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| Reynolds, Strandberg Join Foundation Board | 18/09/2006 9:27 |
| PARK CITY, Utah (Sept. 18) - Robert Reynolds and Steve Strandberg have been named trustees of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team Foundation, announced Foundation Vice President Trisha Worthington. | |
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| McCann Named NCACE President-Elect | 05/09/2006 1:28 |
| PARK CITY, Utah (Sept. 5) - USSA Director of Educational Services David McCann was named president-elect of the National Council for Accreditation of Coaching Education (NCACE) at its conference in East Lansing, Mich., earlier this summer. McCann has been USSA Educational Services Director for three years, prior to which he was the associate director of the American Sport Education Program. He will take over as NCACE president at next year's conference in Indianapolis, Ind. | |
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| Squaw Valley Founder Alex Cushing Dies | 21/08/2006 11:28 |
| SQUAW VALLEY, Calif. (Aug. 21) - The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association is hailing the late Alex Cushing, founder of Squaw Valley resort and the energy behind bringing the Winter Olympics back to North America in 1960, as "a man of vision to match the mountain he developed." | |
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| White Wins, Teter Takes Home 1st ESPY | 14/07/2006 5:19 |
| LOS ANGELES (July 14) - You never know if Olympic gold medalist Shaun White (Carlsbad, CA) is smiling or not behind his trademark "masked-bandit" black bandana he wears while competing, but there's no covering up that toothy grin when White suits up in chocolate pinstripes for he 2006 ESPYS Co-presented by GMC and Under Armour. Tune in Sunday night, July 16, at 9 p.m. ET to watch White win two awards during the annual awards show on ESPN. | |
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| Westminster Supports Athletes with Education | 05/07/2006 9:55 |
| PARK CITY, Utah (July 5) - Juggling training and travel along with the pursuit of higher education is a tough pairing for any elite athlete. Yet through a unique partnership between the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) and Westminster College, qualified USSA athletes are able to enroll in a college plan that fits both their educational and their athletic pursuits, and they receive full tuition scholarships. | |
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| Ligety, Victor Lead Red, White & Blue Parade | 04/07/2006 10:19 |
| PARK CITY, Utah (July 4) - The traditional red, white and blue Fourth of July festivities in this Olympic town Tuesday came with a touch of gold, too, from a couple of homegrown gold medalists. Olympic champion Ted Ligety and Paralympic champion Stephani Victor - seated atop a Chevrolet Avalanche - were the parade's co-grand marshals. | |
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| Hall of Fame Member John Elvrum Dies at 97 | 04/07/2006 1:46 |
| REDLANDS, Calif. (July 4) - U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame member John Elvrum, who was born in Norway but held the U.S. ski jumping distance record for three years, died Tuesday of old age. Elvrum, who also owned Snow Valley Ski Area in California's San Bernardino Mountains for three decades, was 97. | |
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| Vote! Seven Athletes Nominated for ESPY's | 30/06/2006 4:10 |
| PARK CITY, Utah (June 30) - An unprecedented seven U.S. Ski and Snowboarding athletes have been nominated for the 14th Annual ESPY Awards highlighting sports top moments and performances in the past year. Those nominated are Olympic snowboarders Hannah Teter (Belmont, VT), Shaun White (Carlsbad, CA) and Gretchen Bleiler (Aspen, CO), Olympic skiers Julia Mancuso (Olympic Valley, CA) and Ted Ligety (Park City, UT), plus Paralympians Steve Cook (Salt Lake City, UT) and Laurie Stephens (Wenham, MA). | |
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| 'Successful Sports Parenting' Educational CD | 27/06/2006 4:23 |
| PARK CITY, Utah (Fall 2006) - Looking for tips on nurturing your future Olympian? Then look to the new CD produced by the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Association and USA Swimming titled "Successful Sports Parenting," now available. Packed with tools and information for parents, coaches and club administrators, "Sports Parenting" is the most comprehensive resource ever created to support the successful development of young athletes - from novice to elite level - of all sports. | |
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| Ligety, Victor Co-Grand Marshals in Park City | 23/06/2006 6:37 |
| PARK CITY, Utah (June 23) - Are the co-grand marshals of Park City's annual Fourth of July parade excited about their role? Does Donald Trump like his name in the headlines? Is there sand in the Sahara? Is this a great country? | |
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