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11/15/2024 |  Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn ends retirement, returns to U.S. ski team (United Press International (UPI)) Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Lindsey Vonn, one of the most decorated skiers in history, ended her retirement and will join the U.S. Ski Team, the three-time Olympic medalist announced Thursday.

11/14/2024 |  US skiing legend Lindsey Vonn to make surprise return after five-year retirement (CNN Sports) Lindsey Vonn, one of the greatest skiers of all-time, is set to end her five-year retirement and return to the sport.
After 18 years on the World Cup circuit, three Winter Olympic medals, eight world championship medals and 82 World Cup race wins, Vonn decided to step away from skiing in 2019, saying her body was “broken beyond repair.”     

11/6/2024 |  U.S. Nordic combined salvages program with grant from International Ski and Snowboard Federation (Associated Press (AP)) The United States Nordic combined program has been salvaged for the upcoming World Cup season, receiving desperately needed financial help from the International Ski and Snowboard Federation.

11/6/2024 |  U.S. Nordic Combined Salvages Program with Grant (SportsTravel) The United States Nordic combined program has been saved for the upcoming World Cup season, as the International Ski and Snowboard Federation provided the organization with a grant that will allow the NGB to stay in business.
The Associated Press reported Wednesday that FIS Nordic combined race director Lasse Ottesen declined to say how much money was given ahead of the season which begins November 28 in Ruka, Finland. Americans who compete internationally in Nordic combined, which includes ski jumping and cross-country skiing, lost funding for training and coaching from USA Nordic Sport last June.

10/24/2024 |  EXEC: Perfect Moment Opens First U.S. Warehouse and Distribution Center (SGB UPDATE) UK-based fashion skiwear and active lifestyle brand Perfect Moment, Ltd. has opened its first U.S.-based warehouse and distribution center in Dallas, TX. The announcement follows SGB Media’s first report that the company signed a new partnership with Quiet Platforms, a subsidiary of America Eagle, in July.