The pressure was on for the U.S. women's mogul team in the final Olympic qualifying event of the season, with six women qualifying for the first final to be held on the Champion course and four women on the brink of securing an Olympic bid. Olivia Giaccio, Elizabeth Lemley, and Kai Owens finished just off the podium in Friday's super final at the Intermountain Healthcare Freestyle International at Deer Valley Resort. Tess Johnson, Hannah Soar, and Jaelin Kauf did not qualify for the super final. 

Soar and Kauf, who met criteria to be nominated to the 2022 Olympic team prior to the Intermountain Healthcare Freestyle International, qualified for the first final, but not the second, finishing seventh and 14th respectively. Between Johnson, Giaccio, Lemley, and Owens, competition for a shot at Beijing was tight. 

Giaccio led the fight for the third criteria spot heading into Deer Valley, so it was imperative for the women who wanted to compete on the Olympic stage to do well in order to secure their place on the team. Johnson just missed the cut to compete in Friday's super final and finished the day in ninth, leaving the podium open for Giaccio, Lemley, and Owens. Unfortunately, none of the U.S. women could capitalize in the super final, and the trio finished fourth, fifth, and sixth. 

21-year-old Giaccio, who made history in the Tremblant World Cup when she became the first woman to ever land a cork 10 in World Cup competition, and secured a World Cup win in Ruka in December, objectively met criteria when she and her teammates came up short of a podium in the super final.

"The contrast between the last Olympic qualifying season and this one, it's been so much more fun this season and I've just been kind of leaning into the pressure and performing the way that I want to," commented Giaccio. "All I really wanted to do was ski three clean runs the best that I could and I'm really happy with my process and how I accomplished that; there's a lot of great women's skiing out there today."

15-year-old Lemley and 17-year-old Owen's final scores suffered from small kick-outs. They finished the day fifth and sixth.

Brad Wilson and Cole McDonald qualified to represent the U.S. in the men's final but did not make the cut to fight for a podium in the super final. Wasatch Freestyle alumni and Park City local McDonald finished 15th. Wilson just missed the top six mark, finishing seventh overall in the final Deer Valley World Cup of his career. 

"I literally was crying. I was talking about it all day, that this was my last time here at Deer Valley, and I was fine," said Wilson. "Then as soon as it actually happened, knowing it was my last run here, I just lost it. This place has been so good to me, this course is incredible, the event is so much fun, and it's such a legendary place and I'm just so happy that I was able to be a part of it."

RESULTS 

Women's Results

Men's Results

HOW TO WATCH

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**Please note: Streaming services and apps are third-party services and subject to such parties’ terms of use and data privacy. U.S. Ski & Snowboard disclaims any and all liability for use of third-party services and apps.

Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022

12:30 p.m. Intermountain Healthcare Freestyle International Men and Women's Moguls - next-day broadcast, Deer Valley, UT, Broadcast CNBC

2:00 p.m. Intermountain Healthcare Freestyle International Men and Women's Aerials - delayed broadcast, Deer Valley, UT, Broadcast CNBC

2:15 p.m. FIS Freeski World Cup Ski Cross - LIVE, Nakiska, CAN, Streaming Ski and Snowboard Live, Streaming Peacock

Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022

4:30 a.m. FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup, Slopestyle – LIVE, Fort Romeu, FRA, Streaming Peacock, Ski and Snowboard Live

12:00 p.m. FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup, Freeski & Snowboard Halfpipe – delayed broadcast, Mammoth, USA, Broadcast NBC

1:30 p.m. Intermountain Healthcare Freestyle International Men and Women's Moguls - delayed broadcast, Deer Valley, UT, Broadcast NBC

Sport-specific broadcast and streaming schedules are available below:

• Alpine
• Cross Country
• Freeski
• Freestyle
• Ski Jumping
• Nordic Combined
• Snowboard

Broadcast and streaming schedules are updated daily throughout the season.

Bryce Bennett and Ryan Cochran-Siegle scored top 10s on one of the most storied downhills on the FIS World Cup tour, taking seventh and eighth, respectively, in Wengen, Switzerland.

The podium was full of favorites on a sunny day on the Lauberhorn, with Aleksander Aamodt Kilde of Norway nailing the win by .19 seconds—his fifth win of the season. Marco Odermatt of Switzerland finished second after winning Thursday’s super-G and his teammate Beat Feuz—the 2020 Wengen champion—was third. With his victory, Kilde took over the lead in the downhill standings, while Odermatt still has control over the overall.

Bennett had a tough start of the season, struggling with his equipment setup until he burst onto the podium to win the downhill in Val Gardena. Though he expected to do well at Bormio, one of his favorite tracks on the World Cup and one where he’s had top results in the past, he again had issues with his gear. But he and his tech dialed it in for the race down the Lauberhorn track, which resulted in one of his best finishes of the season. “We made some major adjustments to the way we were prepping the skis before we came here,” said Bennett. “The first training run was my best training run all year and I felt pretty good, so it was just getting some confidence back in that.”

Bennett also clocked the fastest speed on the track, hitting almost 94 mph on the Haneggschuss pitch—and he was stoked about it, reminiscing on advice from his former teammate Marco Sullivan. “I remember after Marco retired, he sent a text message out to our whole group—I’ll never forget it,” laughed Bennett. “He was explaining the whole course and he goes, ‘When you hit the Haneggschuss, you better tuck like you love going fast.’ I always think about going as low as possible and going as fast as possible. It’s not often you get to go that fast and I enjoy it.”

Cochran-Siegle also had a banner day, scoring his second-best downhill finish of the season, finishing in eighth—his best result on the Lauberhorn. But he knows he has more in him and will look to improve on the result in Sunday’s downhill.

Travis Ganong also finished in the points, taking 20th. Steven Nyman was 44th and Sam Morse 47th. Following his crash in the super-G, Jared Goldberg was nursing a sore ankle and knee and did not start. Erik Arvidsson also did not start, as he's dealing with some nagging back pain, and has shifted his focus to the Hahnenkamm at Kitzbuehel, Austria next week. 

The men race downhill again Saturday to wrap up the classic speed races in Wengen before a slalom on Sunday.

RESULTS
Men’s downhill

STANDINGS
Overall
Downhill

HOW TO WATCH
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Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022
4:45 a.m. FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup, Women's Downhill – LIVE, Zauchensee, AUT, Streaming Peacock
6:30 a.m. FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup, Men's Downhill – LIVE, Wengen, SUI, Olympic Channel, OC 24/7 Player, Streaming Peacock

Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022
4:15 a.m. FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup, Men's Slalom Run #1 – LIVE, Wengen, SUI, Streaming Peacock
5:30 a.m. FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup, Women's Super G – LIVE, Zauchensee, AUT, Streaming Peacock
7:30 a.m. FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup, Men's Slalom Run #2 – LIVE, Wengen, SUI, Olympic Channel, OC 24/7 Player, Streaming Peacock

U.S. Ski & Snowboard today announced that Delta Air Lines, the U.S. global airline leader in safety, innovation, reliability and customer experience, is returning as its Official Airline Partner through 2023. Through this partnership, Delta will support athlete training and competition travel, as well as launch a series of female empowerment initiatives as the founding partner of the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Women’s Mentorship Program.

U.S. Ski & Snowboard first teamed up with Delta in 2007, delivering athletes, coaches, staff and equipment to competition and training grounds for seven years. Delta’s involvement with the Olympics originated in the 1990s as a sponsor for both the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta and the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City.

“Delta has been a key asset to our team throughout our history together and we are thrilled to have rekindled our relationship with them ahead of an important Olympic season,” said U.S. Ski & Snowboard Chief Revenue Officer Michael O’Conor. “We are looking forward to our new activations with this partnership, including our new female empowerment initiatives. We are excited to collaborate with Delta to help maximize overall sport inclusion, athlete support and advocation for women’s equality within the sports industry.”

A significant part of the partnership will be the implementation of several female empowerment initiatives embodying spirit, strength and inclusion. Delta is the founding partner of the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Women’s Mentorship Program, which pairs women from the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team with women at Delta to meet monthly.

Delta will also collaborate with U.S. Ski & Snowboard to create content with athletes and host community events. Additionally, Delta is supporting individual athletes, including 7-time World Cup podium alpine skier Breezy Johnson, as well as five other Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls. 

“We are thrilled to rejoin U.S. Ski & Snowboard ahead of the Olympic Winter Games 2022 to assist with athlete travel and the Women’s Mentorship Program,” said Molly Battin, SVP, Global Brand Marketing at Delta. “With years of experience working with the team under our belt, we know that each year will be better than the last in improving athlete experience as they go for gold.”

Along with its partnership of U.S. Ski & Snowboard, Delta is the airline partner of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) and will commute Team USA athletes to the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 directly to and from Beijing on charter flights.

For more information on Delta, please visit delta.com/teamusa.

About Delta
Delta Air Lines is the U.S. global airline leader in safety, innovation, reliability, and customer experience. Powered by our employees around the world, Delta has for a decade led the airline industry in operational excellence while maintaining our reputation for award-winning customer service.

Today, and always, nothing is more important than the health and safety of our customers and employees. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Delta has moved quickly to transform the industry standard of clean to ensure a safe and comfortable travel experience for our customers and employees.

With our mission of connecting the people and cultures of the globe, Delta strives to foster understanding across a diverse world and serve as a force for social good.

About U.S. Ski & Snowboard
U.S. Ski & Snowboard is the Olympic National Governing Body (NGB) of ski and snowboard sports in the USA, based in Park City, Utah. Tracing its roots directly back to 1905, the organization represents nearly 200 elite skiers and snowboarders in 2021, competing in seven teams; alpine, cross country, freeski, freestyle, snowboard, nordic combined and ski jumping. In addition to the elite teams, U.S. Ski & Snowboard also provides leadership and direction for tens of thousands of young skiers and snowboarders across the USA, encouraging and supporting them in achieving excellence. By empowering national teams, clubs, coaches, parents, officials, volunteers and fans, U.S. Ski & Snowboard is committed to the progression of its sports, athlete success and the value of team. For more information, visit www.usskiandsnowboard.org

Olivia Giaccio, Elizabeth Lemley, and George McQuinn scored top results for the U.S. Freestyle team in Thursday's mogul competition in the Intermountain Healthcare Freestyle International at Deer Valley Resort. 

Both Giaccio and Lemley pushed through the top 16 women into the super final by staying strong after their air landings but could not repeat their execution in the fight for the podium. Giaccio ended the day in fifth, followed by 15-year-old Lemley in sixth.

"I think my performance in the first two rounds was definitely good, and the top half of my supers run, I was trying to charge as much as possible," commented Giaccio. "I was excited about my competitive process throughout the day, and I'm looking forward to continuing that tomorrow and getting that speed up a little bit." 

Tess Johnson, Hannah Soar, and Kai Owens did not qualify for the super final and finished 10th, 15th, and 16th, respectively. 

As the sole representative of the United States in the men’s superfinal, George McQuinn pushed down the course, ready to give his run everything he had for a chance to secure a spot on the men’s U.S. Olympic team. Unfortunately, McQuinn entered his second air in the backseat, hitting the back of his head on the lip of the jump and knocking himself out in the process. He immediately received medical attention and is currently responsive and in stable condition.

Nick Page qualified strong in second, but unfortunately did not compete in finals due to an injury sustained during finals training. His teammates Bradley Wilson, Cole McDonald, and Joel Hedrick qualified for finals but could not break into the top six for a shot at the podium in the super final. Wilson finished the day in tenth, followed by McDonald in 14th, Hedrick in 15th, and Page in 16th.

With a chance to compete in Beijing on the line, the competition is fierce headed into Friday's final Olympic trial event. Soar and Jaelin Kauf have already met criteria. The third women's criteria nomination slot is still in play. Athletes will return to the Champion course with ferocity on Friday in hopes of staking their claim on an Olympic bid.

RESULTS 
Men's Results
Women's Results

HOW TO WATCH

*All times EST.

Please note: Streaming services and apps are third-party services and subject to such parties’ terms of use and data privacy. U.S. Ski & Snowboard disclaims any and all liability for use of third-party services and apps.

Friday, Jan. 14, 2022
2:15 p.m. FIS Freeski World Cup Ski Cross - LIVE, Nakiska, CAN, Streaming Ski and Snowboard Live, Streaming Peacock
4:00 p.m. Intermountain Healthcare Freestyle International Men and Women's Moguls - LIVE, Deer Valley, UT, Streaming Peacock

Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022
12:30 p.m. Intermountain Healthcare Freestyle International Men and Women's Moguls - next-day broadcast, Deer Valley, UT, Broadcast CNBC
2:00 p.m. Intermountain Healthcare Freestyle International Men and Women's Aerials - delayed broadcast, Deer Valley, UT, Broadcast CNBC
2:15 p.m. FIS Freeski World Cup Ski Cross - LIVE, Nakiska, CAN, Streaming Ski and Snowboard Live, Streaming Peacock

Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022
4:30 a.m. FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup, Slopestyle – LIVE, Fort Romeu, FRA, Streaming Peacock, Ski and Snowboard Live
12:00 p.m. FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup, Freeski & Snowboard Halfpipe – delayed broadcast, Mammoth, USA, Broadcast NBC
1:30 p.m. Intermountain Healthcare Freestyle International Men and Women's Moguls - delayed broadcast, Deer Valley, UT, Broadcast NBC

Sport-specific broadcast and streaming schedules are available below:

• Alpine
• Cross Country
• Freeski
• Freestyle
• Ski Jumping
• Nordic Combined
• Snowboard

Broadcast and streaming schedules are updated on a daily basis throughout the season.

Spyder, one of the world’s most recognizable active lifestyle brands, today unveiled the U.S. Alpine Ski Team, U.S. Freestyle Ski Team, and U.S. Freeski Team uniforms for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022.  The U.S. Olympic Alpine Team nominations will be announced on Jan. 20, and U.S. Freestyle and Freeski Team nominations will be announced on Jan. 21.

Spyder, which is owned by Authentic Brands Group (ABG), has been an official apparel partner of the U.S. Ski Team since 1989 and will be represented by more than 60 Olympic athletes. The uniforms are designed by world-renowned artist and designer, Eric Haze. Haze is a New York City native, who has lent his unique artistic style to everything from album art to internationally recognizable brands.

“It’s such an incredible honor to put my fingerprints on the U.S. Alpine Ski Team, U.S. Freestyle Ski Team, and U.S. Freeski Team uniforms, especially when they’ll be wearing them on such a huge world stage as the Beijing Olympic Games. I can’t wait to see the teams actually competing in them," notes Eric Haze.

Inspired by the American flag, the collection features outerwear, base layers, and accessories that are sustainable, technically advanced, and stylish. Eric’s iconic lettering, signature STAR icon, and hand-painted pattern work can be found on all the collection pieces.

“February of 2022 will be our ninth Olympic Games outfitting the U.S. Ski Team and with each Games, our goal is to provide products that give our athletes a competitive advantage while incorporating comfort and protection from the cold,” said Brady Collings, Global GM of Spyder. “This year is no exception and working with Eric Haze has allowed us to bring a fresh design perspective while infusing the technology and performance the athletes and the team expect from Spyder. This collection will give our athletes the edge they need to perform at their best and bring home the gold.”

The 2022 Spyder Team Collection is outfitted with Spyder’s latest technology and highest-performing materials to date. Every detail of all 29 styles of the collection including the apparel and goggles were developed with direct athlete feedback and uses discipline-specific functionality.

“Spyder and Eric Haze have created an amazing collection by blending fashion and function that represents the U.S. in all aspects — allowing our athletes to look and feel their best,” added Wesley Chu, SVP of APAC, Spyder, and Volcom at ABG. “We look forward to watching them compete next month.”

All outerwear styles are composed of Gore-Tex fabrics, Primaloft ECO insulation, and YKK zippers. The U.S. Freestyle Ski Team and U.S. Freeski Team outerwear uses 100% recycled polyester fabric with Gore-Tex Laminate and PFCecFree DWR and PrimaLoft SilverECO insulation, and the U.S. Alpine Ski Team outerwear uses a brand new engineered woven face fabric with Gore-Tex Laminate and PFCecFree DWR. A new baselayer technology will be introduced as well, in a cut-resistant, proprietary Kevlar/graphene stretch knit pant.

For the first time in Spyder’s history, the brand designed, developed, and produced an aerials one-piece kit and a skier cross race suit, both of which use individual athlete measurements to optimize performance and fit. The fit in the pants and training shorts in all three disciplines was designed to optimize comfort, warmth, and performance specific to each sport. The center-back full-length zipper on the alpine athletes’ outerwear jacket increases the functional fit while the athletes are wearing their back protectors and race suits during pre-race warmups. To complete the uniform, Spyder and Eric Haze partnered with Dragon to design the NFX Spyder Goggles. The goggles feature a frameless lens providing added peripheral vision giving athletes the ability to locate the best lines on the mountain. In addition to the googles, a new optical style that comes in a classic, modified rectangle shape and three metal colorations will also be making its debut.

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About Eric Haze

Legendary News York artist and designer Eric Haze began his career in the early 80s, exhibiting artwork alongside friends like Keith Haring and Jean Michael Basquiat. After founding a design studio in the late 80s, then his own clothing label in the 90s, best known for his iconic hand lettering, Haze remains one of the most sought-after creatives in the worlds of contemporary art, design and artist driven brand collaborations.

About Spyder

Spyder is one of the world’s most recognizable and credible outdoor sportswear brands. Focused on enhancing the ski experience both on and off the mountain, Spyder prides itself on its advanced technical composition and style. As the official outfitter for the U.S. Ski Team for over 30 years, Spyder offers technical ski, fitness, swim and lifestyle apparel and accessories for men, women and children. The highly sought-after brand is available in over 150 direct-to-consumer retail outposts globally as well as department stores, sporting goods stores and specialty retailers throughout North America, Europe, Middle East, South Korea and China.

For more information, visit spyder.com.
Follow @spyderactive on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

Members of the U.S. Freestyle Aerial Ski Team gave it their all in the Intermountain Healthcare Freestyle International at Deer Valley Resort in hopes of earning one last strong result before heading to the Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. U.S. athletes Kaila Kuhn, Winter Vinecki, and Chris Lillis all qualified for finals but were unable to stick the landing on each of their respective tricks to qualify for the podium round. 

The competition was fierce, as athletes looked to take advantage of a challenging event that acts as perfect training for a performance on the world’s biggest stage. The women’s podium saw three different nations take the stand, including Australia's Laura Peel who threw a Full Full Full to take first, followed by China's Fanyu Kong in second and Belarus' Hanna Huskova in third. China dominated the men’s podium with Xindi Wang in first, Longxiao Yang in second, and Jiaxu Sun in third.

Despite finishing in 11th overall, Vinecki, who has already achieved the criteria necessary for nomination to Team USA, is happy to be healthy and is hungry for more training as her focus switches wholly to Beijing 2022.

“We got some really good training here in Deer Valley and that's just what I needed before we head over to Beijing,” commented Vinecki. “Obviously would have loved to get on the podium but I'm healthy and happy we get to train one more week [in Park City] before we head over. This event is always tough as expected, we always know it's going to be great. Getting some good double-ins in training and getting really consistent with those is really important here and I'm just going to keep doing that at the UOP.”

Kuhn, who finished 10th, has achieved criteria for nomination from her third-place finish at 2021 Intermountain Healthcare Freestyle International, which served as an Olympic tryout event for these athletes. She will continue to train a new trick that she had hoped to perform if she qualified for the super final as she prepares for the Games. Megan Nick has also achieved criteria to be nominated to the team. 

Lillis had already achieved criteria to represent the U.S. men, alongside teammate Justin Schoenefeld. Given his strong position headed into Deer Valley, an 11th place finish was disappointing, but not devastating. The sole representative of the United States in the men’s final went for a double-Full Full Full and held off on the quint twist that he has been sticking in training.

“I thought that I put a really good jump together, had a good take-off, and it was right there,” reflected Lillis. “Unfortunately every once and a while you get caught up in the snow, you go over the back, you go over the top, and that's what happened to me today. We had a really solid week of training, I was able to get up a degree of difficulty, do some big tricks, do another quint twist this week. From that final jump, there's not too much I'm going to take away from it but a solid week of training and looking forward.”

Nick, Karenna Elliott, Ashley Caldwell and Dani Loeb did not qualify for women’s finals.

Derek Krueger, Eric Loughran, Justin Schoenefeld, Connor Curran, Quinn Dehlinger, Ian Schoenwald did not qualify for men’s finals.

Competitions continue at the Intermountain Healthcare Freestyle International on Thursday, Jan. 13, with the first of two mogul World Cups at Deer Valley Resort, the final Olympic tryout events for those athletes.

RESULTS 
Men's Results
Women's Results

HOW TO WATCH

*All times EST.

Please note: Streaming services and apps are third-party services and subject to such parties’ terms of use and data privacy. U.S. Ski & Snowboard disclaims any and all liability for use of third-party services and apps.

Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022
4:00 p.m. Intermountain Healthcare Freestyle International Men and Women's Moguls - LIVE, Deer Valley, UT, Streaming Peacock

Friday, Jan. 14, 2022
2:15 p.m. FIS Freeski World Cup Ski Cross - LIVE, Nakiska, CAN, Streaming Ski and Snowboard Live, Streaming Peacock
4:00 p.m. Intermountain Healthcare Freestyle International Men and Women's Moguls - LIVE, Deer Valley, UT, Streaming Peacock

Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022
12:30 p.m. Intermountain Healthcare Freestyle International Men and Women's Moguls - next-day broadcast, Deer Valley, UT, Broadcast CNBC
2:00 p.m. Intermountain Healthcare Freestyle International Men and Women's Aerials - delayed broadcast, Deer Valley, UT, Broadcast CNBC
2:15 p.m. FIS Freeski World Cup Ski Cross - LIVE, Nakiska, CAN, Streaming Ski and Snowboard Live, Streaming Peacock

Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022
4:30 a.m. FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup, Slopestyle – LIVE, Fort Romeu, FRA, Streaming Peacock, Ski and Snowboard Live
12:00 p.m. FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup, Freeski & Snowboard Halfpipe – delayed broadcast, Mammoth, USA, Broadcast NBC
1:30 p.m. Intermountain Healthcare Freestyle International Men and Women's Moguls - delayed broadcast, Deer Valley, UT, Broadcast NBC

Sport-specific broadcast and streaming schedules are available below:

• Alpine
• Cross Country
• Freeski
• Freestyle
• Ski Jumping
• Nordic Combined
• Snowboard

Broadcast and streaming schedules are updated on a daily basis throughout the season.

Volcom, an iconic board sports brand owned by Authentic Brands Group (ABG) and the official outfitter of the U.S. Snowboard Team, today unveiled its new uniforms for the upcoming Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. The U.S. Olympic Snowboard Team nominations will be announced on Jan. 21.

Since its inception, Volcom has outfitted some of the most creative personalities, on and off the snow. The new uniforms feature signature details and artwork that celebrate Volcom’s D.I.Y. roots and original ‘Alive We Ride’ mentality.

“The Volcom team is honored to be the official uniform provider for the U.S. Snowboard Team and provide for world-class athletes on snowboarding’s biggest global stage,” said Ryan Immegart, CMO of Volcom and Liberated Brands. “Volcom was the first brand to combine the cultures of surfing, snowboarding, skateboarding, music and art and the original pioneer of the action sports industry. 30 years later, Volcom’s ‘True To This’ spirit comes to life through these uniquely designed uniforms created exclusively for some of the world’s greatest snowboarders.”

The U.S. Snowboard uniforms were made specifically for the next crop of the greatest American heroes. With avant-garde designs and premium quality, this outerwear is crafted from decades of research and development in the harshest environments. The designs weave together cuttingedge, patented proprietary technologies and bio-based sustainable materials into designs meant to function for peak performance.

“Volcom has a deep-rooted history in supporting professional athletes as well as sports enthusiasts,” said Wesley Chu, SVP - Head of Asia Pacific, Spyder and Volcom at Authentic Brands Group. “It is within Volcom’s DNA to create and provide innovative products to the world’s top athletes and we are proud to cement that initiative by partnering with the U.S. Snowboard Team.”

To match the diverse and intense needs of the U.S. Olympic Snowboard Team athletes, Volcom has created its most versatile uniforms to date. The ‘Volcom Owl 3 Layer Gore Jacket’ provides an outer Gore-tex shell, coupled with the ‘Volcom Utility Puff’ inside as an insulated, hooded puffy jacket that transitions into a fully functional, sleeveless layering vest. Featured throughout the line is the brand’s patented ‘Volcom Zip-Tech’ jacket to pant interface, designed to keep athletes warm and dry while keeping snow out. Our ‘Volcom Thermal Defense System’ (TDS) is designed to keep the wearer warm where they need it most, so they can enjoy the mountains even longer.

The line also features Volcom’s heavily tested technical elements paired with exceptional design details to ensure the U.S. Snowboard team will take to the airin style. Each piece features patches and trims that proudly represent the USA, gold-plated zipper pulls, a lucky faux rabbit’s foot stashed in the jacket for good luck, and Volcom’s hallmark collage print adorning the uniform that pay tribute to the storied history of the legends who have made the Volcom brand what it is today. The line is complemented throughout by the brand’s signature black and white, op-art style.

The uniforms will hit the slopes starting on February 4, 2022, as these world-class athletes suit up in their high-performance uniforms that were crafted with the ‘True To This’ spirit for the love of snowboarding. To view the uniforms, please visit https://vol.cm/usst-beijing-uniforms

Michael O’Conor, U.S. Ski & Snowboard Chief Revenue Officer
We’re thrilled to have Volcom supply our 2022 Winter Olympic uniforms. Each piece is well-thought-out and harkens back to snowboard culture throughout the decades. We’ll be proud to see our athletes go for gold in this amazing gear in February.

Jeremy Forster, Snowboard, Freeski, and Freestyle Team Director
Volcom did an incredible job creating the uniform for the U.S. Snowboard Olympic Team and we are proud to wear product from a brand that has such a deep-rooted snowboarding history. Each piece is designed with the athlete in mind and will make sure they can perform at the height of their game. We’re excited to see these uniforms on the biggest sport stage in the world at the Olympics.

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About Volcom

Inspired by the creative spirit, Volcom was founded as a clothing company rooted in skateboarding, surfing and snowboarding. Building upon the foundation of sport culture, Volcom also supports initiatives in music and the arts and lives by the mantra ‘True To This’ as a rallying cry for persistent rebels and creatives that follow their passions. Volcom creates meaningful products for men, women, and kids across a variety of categories including outdoor, swim, skate, denim, fashion and more. Volcom is available in more than 100 direct-to-consumer retail outposts globally and has distribution in hundreds of specialty retail and department store locations. To view Volcom’s deep product assortment, visit volcom.com. Follow @volcom on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

About U.S. Ski & Snowboard

U.S. Ski & Snowboard is the Olympic National Governing Body (NGB) of ski and snowboard sports in the USA, based in Park City, Utah. Tracing its roots directly back to 1905, the organization represents nearly 200 elite skiers and snowboarders in 2021, competing in seven teams; alpine, cross country, freeski, freestyle, snowboard, nordic combined and ski jumping. In addition to the elite teams, U.S. Ski & Snowboard also provides leadership and direction for tens of thousands of young skiers and snowboarders across the USA, encouraging and supporting them in achieving excellence. By empowering national teams, clubs, coaches, parents, officials, volunteers and fans, U.S. Ski & Snowboard is committed to the progression of its sports, athlete success and the value of team. For more information, visit www.usskiandsnowboard.org 

On the eve of the 2022 Olympic Winter Games, the impact of the U.S. Ski Team’s first coach is still being felt over a half-century later. U.S. Ski & Snowboard, the governing body for Olympic skiing and snowboarding, has launched the final phase of its Bob Beattie Athlete Travel Fund, which has already raised $17-million to support athletes since its launch in 2017, with a final phase target of $20-million.

The fund is named in honor of Coach Beattie, who led the U.S. Ski Team to its first men’s alpine medals in 1964 and was a tireless supporter of athletes up to his passing in 2018. The launch of the fund in his name five months earlier was one of his proudest moments. When fully endowed, it will fund nearly $1-million each year direct to athlete travel costs.

“I was fortunate in the early days of my career to have most of my athlete travel costs supported by the team. But I watched the impact that travel expenses had on my young teammates who were struggling to make it to the top. The Bob Beattie Athlete Travel Fund has created a much more positive environment on the team thanks to the generous support of donors.”
        — Olympic gold medalist Ted Ligety. 

While it was established relatively recently, the roots of the Bob Beattie Athlete Travel Fund go back decades. Named in honor of the late Bob Beattie (1933 – 2018), he was an icon of the sport of alpine ski racing, one of its most passionate pioneers, and an outspoken advocate for athlete travel funding throughout his life. The fund was created to specifically close the gap on funding of athlete travel costs to training camps, and domestic and international competitions. While in the past most of those expenses were covered by the team, in recent years a gap in funding created scenarios where athletes were paying $25,000 or more just to travel with the team.

“Increasing funding and decreasing costs for our athletes is a top priority for U.S. Ski & Snowboard,” said U.S. Ski & Snowboard Chief Development Officer Trisha Worthington. “The support provided by the Bob Beattie Athlete Travel Fund helps our athletes focus exclusively on their training, performance, and competitions, without worrying about how they’re going to pay their way. We’re proud of this fund and the progress it represents.” 

The Bob Beattie Athlete Travel Fund is unique in the sports world - no other national governing body has an endowment that provides financial support specifically for its athletes’ travel needs. 

A New Hampshire native, Beattie stumbled into the national team role in the early 1960s but went on to become its first full-time coach. He was an ardent promoter of ski sport, leading Billy Kidd and Jimmie Heuga to silver and bronze in the slalom on the last day of the 1964 Olympics in Innsbruck. He was one of the originators of the Alpine World Cup tour, which began in 1967. Beattie went on to pioneer NASTAR, start World Pro Skiing and become a legendary broadcaster with ABC and ESPN. He remained an active trustee with the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Foundation for a half-century and was well known for his impassioned speeches at board members imploring more support for athletes.

The fund supports athletes across alpine, cross country, freeski, freestyle, and snowboard. The foundation hopes to reach its $20-million target during this Olympic season. The goal of the fund is to eliminate the athlete travel funding issue permanently. As a non-profit organization, U.S. Ski & Snowboard has limited annual resources to allocate across multiple sports. Endowments like the Bob Beattie Athlete Travel Fund are a great way to augment athlete support while maintaining core operational funding. 

Interested supporters can check out more information on the Bob Beattie Athlete Travel Fund here.

With a blazing second run, Mikaela Shiffrin came back from a 0.42-second deficit behind Petra Vlhova to claim her 47th slalom win under the lights in the iconic venue at Schladming, Austria. The FIS Ski World Cup win is Shiffrin's first slalom win since the HomeLight Killington Cup and officially pushed her past the legendary Swede Ingemar Stenmark's record of most individual wins in a single World Cup discipline. Her victory also keeps her on top of the overall World Cup point standings, 55 points ahead of Vlhova. 

Schladming is a special place for Shiffrin for a multitude of reasons. Not only is the venue a historic stop on the men's World Cup slalom circuit, but it also marks the first time the women's circuit has ever had the opportunity to cut their teeth under the lights. What's more, Schladming is the site of Shiffrin's first-ever World Championships in 2013. It was there that Shiffrin won her first-ever World Championship title (at the age of 17) fittingly in the slalom, albeit on a different track. 

"I think aside from Killington for obvious reasons, it's probably going to be the most memorable race of my career," said Shiffrin. "It's really quite a privilege for us [women] to be able to race on this slope. This morning I was totally geeking out over it because it's Schladming! This is what we live for! After the last few weeks, I wasn't feeling prepared to race this race, but this is the opportunity we have, and we have it now. I'm not going to have this opportunity tomorrow, or in two weeks, or four weeks when I feel ready, I have this opportunity now, tonight, and that's it. The second run, I think my skiing was more deserving of this hill and this opportunity, and I'm really proud of that. I don't take for granted the opportunity to race here and be in a position where I can actually win."

After the first run, Shiffrin sat in fifth overall behind Vlhova in first, Lena Duerr in second, and Wendy Holdener and Ali Nullmeyer tied in third. A win didn't seem likely for Shiffrin behind four strong performances, especially given the consistent tempo of Vlhova's slalom throughout the season. But if anyone can make up over a half a second in her second run, it's Shiffrin. At the end of the night, she found enough speed to claim the win, 0.15 seconds over Vlhova, making for a nerve-racking and emotional second run show. In fact, Shiffrin made up a half of a second at the last interval. With Vlhova in second, Germany's Lena Duerr rounded out the podium in third.

"She's skiing strong; she's making no mistakes," commented Shiffrin on Vlhova's slalom season. "She's skiing slalom the way it's meant to be skied, and it's impressive and special to watch that. It's very rare that somebody is going to be able to come out ahead of her. Tonight it was my night, and I'm thankful for that but I didn't expect that [my second run] was going to be enough."

With her second-place finish tonight, Vlhova—with an impressive five victories, two-second place finishes, and 660 points—has clinched the World Cup slalom title. 

Overall, the U.S. women's slalom team had a solid day of skiing. Paula Moltzan had a brilliant first run, only 0.47 seconds behind Vlhova and five-hundredths behind Shiffrin. Moltzan charged in her second run in hopes of securing a top-five finish. Unfortunately, she straddled mid-way down the course and ended the day with a DNF. 

Nina O'Brien snagged a top 20 finish in 19th, her best slalom World Cup finish of the season. AJ Hurt and Katie Hensien did not qualify for a second run.

This weekend, the women's World Cup circuit heads to Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, Austria, for its first speed series since Val d'Isere, France.

RESULTS
Women's Slalom

OVERALL STANDINGS
Women's Overall
Women's Slalom

HOW TO WATCH
*All times EST.

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Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022
6:30 a.m. FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup, Men's Super G – LIVE, Wengen, SUI – Streaming Peacock

Friday, Jan. 14, 2022
6:30 a.m. FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup, Men's Downhill – LIVE, Wengen, SUI, Olympic Channel, OC 24/7 Player, Streaming Peacock

Saturday, Jan. 15, 20224:45 a.m. FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup, Women's Downhill – LIVE, Zauchensee, AUT, Streaming Peacock
6:30 a.m. FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup, Men's Downhill – LIVE, Wengen, SUI, Olympic Channel, OC 24/7 Player, Streaming Peacock

Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022
4:15 a.m. FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup, Men's Slalom Run 1 – LIVE, Wengen, SUI, Streaming Peacock
5:30 a.m. FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup, Women's Super G – LIVE, Zauchensee, AUT, Streaming Peacock
7:30 a.m. FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup, Men's Slalom Run 2 – LIVE, Wengen, SUI, Olympic Channel, OC 24/7 Player, Streaming Peacock

Current television broadcast and streaming schedules for all sports are available here.

Freestyle returns to Deer Valley Resort for its 24th year of elite competition at the 2022 Intermountain Healthcare Freestyle International January 12 - 14, 2021. This stop marks the final Olympic qualifying events for the U.S. Freestyle Ski Team on their way to the 2022 Beijing Olympic Winter Games. Athletes will compete on the renowned 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games courses, celebrating its 20th anniversary in February. 

Six athletes who have achieved criteria to be nominated to the 2022 Olympic Winter Games freestyle team are set to compete: mogul skiers Jaelin Kauf and Hannah Soar, and aerial skiers Chris Lillis, Megan Nick, Justin Schoenefeld and Winter Vinecki. 

Aerials kicks things off Wednesday and 13 Americans are scheduled to compete. The team has been training since Sunday, soaking up the Utah bluebird sky conditions, and vibes are high for the week ahead.

“Training is going very well, we are so happy to be back at Deer Valley,” said Head Aerial Coach Vladimir (Vlad) Lebedev. “This site is always high quality and this year is no exception. Wednesday’s event is a critical moment for these athletes and we’re grateful to have the final Olympic qualifier on home snow. The team is looking strong and we’re ready for the days ahead.”

Seventeen Americans will face down champion-maker Champion ski run, the meanest course on the FIS Mogul World Cup circuit. Athletes will have two opportunities for podiums with two single mogul events scheduled for Thursday and Friday. As dual moguls is not an Olympic event, it is not part of the Olympic qualifying process. 

“Deer Valley is the ultimate Olympic warmup event,” said Head Mogul Coach Matt Gnoza. “There is a very good chance that the podiums we see here will be telling of who will do so at the Games. The whole team always looks forward to this event. Being on home snow really gets the athletes fired up and the Champion course is a perfect showcase of our sport. We’re excited to get out there.”

The stage will be set for an incredibly high level of competition as the world’s best freestyle skiers vie for World Cup glory. Current U.S. Freestyle Ski Team athletes have earned a combined 19 World Cup and World Championship podiums on home snow at Deer Valley. Expertly created courses set the Americans up right to perform at their peak. With Olympic spots on the line, expect no less than the best of what these athletes have to offer. 

STARTERS

Aerials
Women
Ashley Caldwell
Karenna Elliott
Kaila Kuhn
Dani Loeb
Megan Nick
Winter Vinecki

Men
Connor Curran
Quinn Dehlinger
Derek Krueger
Chris Lillis
Eric Loughran
Justin Schoenefeld
Ian Schoenwald

Moguls
Women
Avital Carroll
Olivia Giaccio
Kasey Hogg
Madison Hogg
Tess Johnson
Jaelin Kauf
Elizabeth Lemley
Kai Owens
Hannah Soar

Men
Jesse Andringa
Joel Hedrick
Alex Lewis
Cole McDonald
George McQuinn
Nick Page
Dylan Walczyk
Brad Wilson

HOW TO WATCH 

All times EST

Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022
5:00 p.m. Intermountain Healthcare Freestyle International Men and Women's Aerials - LIVE, Deer Valley, UT, Streaming Peacock

Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022
4:00 p.m. Intermountain Healthcare Freestyle International Men and Women's Moguls - LIVE, Deer Valley, UT, Streaming Peacock

Friday, Jan. 14, 2022
4:00 p.m. Intermountain Healthcare Freestyle International Men and Women's Moguls - LIVE, Deer Valley, UT, Streaming Peacock

Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022
12:30 p.m. Intermountain Healthcare Freestyle International Men and Women's Moguls - next-day broadcast, Deer Valley, UT, Broadcast CNBC

2:00 p.m. Intermountain Healthcare Freestyle International Men and Women's Aerials - delayed broadcast, Deer Valley, UT, Broadcast CNBC

Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022
2:30 p.m. Intermountain Healthcare Freestyle International Men and Women's Moguls - delayed broadcast, Deer Valley, UT, Broadcast NBC

Broadcast and streaming are updated on the U.S. Ski & Snowboard website throughout the season.

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2021-22 Freestyle World Cup Schedule
2021-22 Freestyle Olympic Schedule

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