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Luke Bodensteiner Talks New Potential and a Possible New Olympics in Utah

Jason AlbertAugust 14, 2020

In the thick of the elite winter sport scene for more than 25 years. That would in part define Luke Bodensteiner. He strung together an Olympic cross-country ski career and ended his over two-decade stint at U.S. Ski & Snowboard as their Chief of Sport. For roughly the past year, Bodensteiner has worn two hats at the Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation (UOLF): Chief of Sport Development and GM of Soldier Hollow (SoHo), the cross-country and...

Juniors Racing

Tuesday Rundown: Soldier Hollow & Almaty (Updated x2)

FasterSkierJanuary 31, 2017

FIS Nordic U23 World Championships (Midway, Utah): Classic sprint [UPDATED] All four American women and three Canadians qualified for the women’s classic sprint heats on the first day of U23 World Championships on Tuesday, and in the men’s qualifier, three Americans finished in the top 30 to advance to the quarterfinals at Soldier Hollow in Midway, Utah. Kelsey Phinney led the Americans in sixth in the women’s 1.3-kilometer qualifier, clocking in 2.77 seconds off the fastest women’s...

Other News

Q & A with USSA Nordic Director Robert Lazzaroni

Eric ByramDecember 18, 2015

Why is membership growth important? Nordic skiing is a family – we’re all very close. We’re proud of our sport heroes. We need to give our entire family an opportunity to feel the pride of supporting our national team and the development system that helped them reach the top. Now, for just $15, you can be a part of their success. What’s important for USSA competitors? One of the most important elements of a sport program is having...

Continental Cup General News Nordic Combined Racing

Taylor Fletcher’s Three Podiums Lift U.S. World Cup Quota to Five

Jason AlbertDecember 15, 2015

Jump, ski, repeat. That was the mantra in Park City and Midway, Utah, last weekend as some of the world’s best nordic combined skiers converged for a series of three Continental Cup races. Taylor Fletcher placed third, second and finally first to secure a fifth quota spot for the U.S. team at the World Cup.

General News

USSA Names Lazzaroni New Nordic Domestic Program Director

BrainspiralAugust 6, 2015

On Thursday, the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) announced it named Robert Lazzaroni, a former Rossignol nordic division manager who most recently managed the Utah Olympic Park nordic programs, as its new nordic domestic program director.

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Springer Tourney & US Large Hill Ski Jumping/NoCo Championships: July 27-Aug. 1

Alex KochonJuly 24, 2015

17th Annual North American Jindro Mayer Springer Tournee & US Large Hill Ski Jumping & Nordic Combined Championships AAlborn@uolf.org and please only one entry form per division!! National teams will be separate. If you have trouble opening the registration form electronically, please contact http://utaholympiclegacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/UOP-Waiver-FY16.pdf AAlborn@uolf.org Phone: 435.513.0987 REGISTRATION FEES: Springer Tournee All HILLS (HS-15 – HS-100) $155.00 for all events and food on Saturday + Ropes course. (Hill Fees included for the week) Springer Tournee...

Juniors Racing

Utah to Host 2017 Junior/U23 World Championships (Updated)

Lander KarathJune 5, 2015

If everything goes according to plan the world’s best junior and U23 nordic skiers will descend upon Park City, Utah in the winter of 2017. The United States Ski and Snowboard Association announced Tuesday that organizing body submitted a bid for the 2017 Junior/U23 World Championships.

Nordic Combined Racing

NoCo Continental Cup in Park City: Day 1 and 2 (Photo Gallery)

BrainspiralDecember 16, 20141

Park City hosted the first Nordic Combined Continental Cup of the season last week with jumping at Utah Olympic Park and the 10 k races at the Gorgoza tubing hill, moved there because of a lack of snow. Taylor Fletcher posted the two best U.S. performances in fifth and eighth place, followed by Billy Demong.

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IMD Youth Ski Festival February 22nd-23rd

Lander KarathFebruary 18, 2014

Park City Nordic Ski Club is hosting the 2014 Intermountain Nordic Division Youth Ski Festival this February 22nd and 23rd at the Utah Olympic Park in Park City. The event is designed for cross country skiers aged 15 and younger. There will be individual competitions for skate and classic, an awesome terrain park, and many more activities for everyone. Tentative Schedule: Friday, February 21 1:00PM-3:00PM – Preview IMDYSF courses at UOP 3:00PM-5:00PM – Check-in with UOP waiver/payment (UOP)...

News Nordic Combined

For Lodwick, ‘Passion Still Burns’ for Sixth Olympics, Will Be First American to Do So in Sochi

Alex KochonJanuary 4, 2014

Todd Lodwick hadn’t felt nerves like he experienced last Saturday in a long time. The U.S. Nordic Combined veteran was about to see if he could make his sixth Olympic team at the U.S. Olympic trials on Dec. 28. He came out on top of the individual 10-kilometer competition in Park City and made history as the first American to qualify for six Winter Olympics. "If I touch one kid to help them achieve their dream, then I consider my career a success," Lodwick says.

Dryland General News Nordic Combined Ski Jumping US Nationals

U.S. Ski Jumping, NoCo Nationals This Weekend: What to Know

Alex KochonAugust 3, 2012

For the fifth-straight year, the U.S. Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Championships are about to take place in the middle of summer with events Saturday and Sunday in Park City, Utah. The nation’s best, including defending champions Billy Demong and Jessica Jerome, will descend on the Utah Olympic Park ski jumps in Park City and Soldier Hollow ski area in Midway for two days of dryland competition, according to the Nordic combined (via USSA)