When Ski the Whites’ Last Skier Standing event began in 2020, Rick Chalmers, of Portland, Maine, finished first with a remarkable 34 consecutive hours hiking and skiing. That’s 34 laps up and down Jackson, N.H.’s Black Mountain, which boasts a summit elevation of 2,350 feet and a vertical drop of … [Read more...]
Memo to an uninformed audience: Leave Mikaela Shiffrin alone
This is nothing new. The same thing happened to Bode Miller back during the Winter Olympics in 2006. The New Hampshire native was already a two-time overall World Cup champion — something no American man had accomplished since Phil Mahre — and had a pair of Olympic silver medals he won at Salt … [Read more...]
Vermonter Cochran-Siegle adds to his family’s Olympic legacy with silver in the super-G
Fifty years after his mother first tasted Olympic glory, American skier Ryan Cochran-Siegle has added to his family’s extraordinary skiing legacy. The Vermont native will be coming home from Beijing with a silver medal, one that he won in Tuesday’s super-G, finishing only .04 seconds behind gold … [Read more...]
Shiffrin, Cochran-Siegle among local stars seeking Olympic Alpine glory
The 2022 Winter Olympics begin Friday in Beijing, with dozens of New Englanders hoping to grab gold in their respective sports. Here’s a look at four skiers with Vermont ties on the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team who will be competing in Alpine events, as well as their Instagram handles in order to … [Read more...]
Local freestyle skiers look for success at the Winter Olympics in Beijing
The 2022 Winter Olympics begin Friday in Beijing, with dozens of New Englanders hoping to grab gold in their respective sports. Here’s a look at four skiers with New England ties on the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team who will be competing in freestyle events, as well as their Instagram handles in … [Read more...]
Lindsey Jacobellis among local snowboarders headed to Olympics in Beijing
The 2022 Winter Olympics begin Friday in Beijing, with dozens of New Englanders hoping to grab gold in their respective sports. Here’s a look at three athletes with New England ties on the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team who will be competing in snowboarding events, as well as their Instagram handles … [Read more...]