2023-24 U.S. Para Alpine Ski Team Announced
PARK CITY, Utah (Oct. 16, 2023) – U.S. Ski & Snowboard officially announced the 12 athletes who have accepted their nomination to the 2023-24 U.S. Para Alpine Ski Team across all classifications and disciplines. The team is highlighted by multi-time Paralympic medalists Laurie Stephens and Andrew Kurka, alongside seasoned athletes such as Andrew Haraghey and Jesse […]
Stephens Second in Sella Nevea Giant Slalom
Four U.S. Para Alpine Ski Team members brought home new season’s bests in today’s giant slalom World Cup Finals in Sella Nevea, Italy. Laurie Stephens led the team, finishing in second place. Conditions today in Italy have been described as the “most interesting conditions” skiers have experienced all year. It was warm, sunny, mushy and […]
2024-25 U.S. Para Alpine Ski Team Announced
PARK CITY, Utah (Sept. 16, 2024) – U.S. Ski & Snowboard has announced the 12 athletes who have accepted their nomination to the 2024-25 U.S. Para Alpine Ski Team across all classifications and disciplines. The team is highlighted by multi-time Paralympic medalists Laurie Stephens and Andrew Kurka, who also had podium finishes on the World Cup […]
Kurka Fourth, Halgren, O’Brien Fifth in World Cup Opener
The stage was set this morning in Steinach am Brenner, Austria for the first Para alpine World Cup of the season, where Andrew Kurka led the way for the Stifel U.S. Para Alpine Ski Tea, finishing fourth in super-G. It was a beautiful bluebird day with a perfect compact racing surface to kick off the […]
Mikaela Shiffrin is Otherworldly, Exceeds All Expectations With Dominant Comeback Victory in Sweden
Winning world cup ski races versus elite competition at the highest level, by large margins of 1.2 seconds or greater is highly improbable, unusual and for most ski racers, unthinkable. Then factor in an athlete being out of race form and battling back from a demoralizing injury in a dangerous sport in which quick reaction […]