Here are the 2012 Race and Ace Results:

Congratulations to the top teams:

1st- Brothers and Ace

2nd- Team Nyman

3rd- Dream Killers

Full list of Results:

2012_Race_and_Ace_Scoring_Results_Break_Down.pdf

Details (Times, calculations):

2012_Race_and_Ace_Scoring_Sheet1.pdf

Big thanks to everyone for participating in such a fun weekend!  Also thanks to our sponsors: Nordica, Swix, POC, Soul Poles, GrowlerOnBoard.com, Don and Sons Wine and the help of Doug Fish, Jim Bickler, Teresa Cravens, Billy Farwig, Greg Mirecki, Broken Top resort, Mt. Bachelor, Mt. Bachelor Village lodging, and Deschutes Brewery.

2011_update_wcdf.pdf

We are bummed to hear that Steven Nyman is out for the season with a torn achilles tendon suffered in a training run crash before the start of the 2011/12 season. He has had surgery and is on the road to recovery already.

He will be one of the athletes that is supported through his recovery by our Disability Fund.  It will help him with his costs and allow him to focus 100% on his rehab and getting back on his feet.

We wish him a speedy recovery and all our best!

You can support this fund directly, with 100% of the donated money going to support injured athletes.  Use the box in our donation section for the Disability Fund. Here

New to the Mt. Hood event this year!  

The athletes of the World Cup Dreams Foundation will be holding a coaching clinic July 9-10th in Mt. Hood.

Coaches: Take advantage of a unique opportunity to learn from Olympians and World Cup Athletes.  Learn directly and ask questions about how top athletes approach their events- favorite drills, inspection, imagery and mental preparation, warm up routines and race day prep.  What do top athletes think about when skiing fast?  How did they dial in their technique, tactics and execution to get to where they are now? 

It is a rare chance to expand your coaching skills with tips from the best in the sport, while also supporting a great cause.

Scott Macartney, two time Olympian, will be leading the clinic.  Each USST athlete attending the event will also cycle through the group during the two days to give input and answer questions.  Those athletes include Andrew Weibrecht, Olympic bronze medalist among others.

A video analysis session is included, with footage from USST athletes training.

Price of the 2 day Clinic, including tickets, breakfast and lunch is: 

$580 if registered by May 31st ($600 after)

Please contact Scott, scott@worldcupdreams.org for more information, including a discount if your club signs up with World Cup Dreams for the Junior Program.

There will be a max of 10 coaches in the clinic, so register now!

We raise the majority of our funds in the spring and summer period since the World Cup circuit is done and athletes are available to attend our events.

We had a great event at Mammoth early in April- Thank you to all the MMI3 crew for your support of World Cup Dreams and for hosting a great event!

Check out our upcoming events here.

Ted Ligety is leading the GS standings and will try to clinch the title on Friday.  Women run Slalom on Friday, then switch over for Saturday- men SL, women GS.

Lindsey and Maria are very close in the overall standings with the tech events coming up for Maria.  It will be down to the wire for the women's overall globe!

watch the action on Universal Sports.

Go team USA and our protected World Cup Dreams Athletes!

From his blog...

Wow this ski season has to have been my shortest ski season ever.  It seems like it just started and now, sadly I am done for the year.  It was an amazing season with many firsts. It was my first time scoring World Cup points in Downhill scoring at Kitzbhuel, Wengen, and Bormio.  It was my first time finishing in the top 20 in both Downhill and Super G on the World Cup, and I qualified for the World Ski Champs in Garmisch which was an amazing experience.  The downhill at Garmisch sadly will also be my last race of the season. I broke my hand in the Downhill race there and had to have surgery with Dr. Viola in Vail. Following that surgery I had to have another operation to repair my lower core and groin area.  They had to reattach torn lower abdominal muscles on both sides, sewing them onto my pubic bone.  It is called Athletic Pubalgia...

read the rest here.

We have some great events coming together this Spring and Summer!  Check out the details on our events page.

Mammoth Mountain Invitational- April 8-10th

The Race and Ace- Bend, Oregon. April 29th, 30th

World Cup Dreams Portland, Mt. Hood- July- exact date TBD.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/19/sports/skiing/19skiing.html

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/tim_layden/02/18/alpine.skiing.ted.ligety/

Julia Mancuso and Lindsay Vonn had a solid World Championships in Garmisch as well! Each earned a Silver Medal.  Julia in SG and Lindsay in DH.  Read their stories here:

With a simple donation of $20 or $30 for a family, junior ski racers become members of the World Cup Dreams Junior Team.  Junior benefits are growing, but the main benefit is support if an injury occurs.

We will work to inspire that athlete to come back to the sport and recover quickly from their injury. With broad support of this program throughout the country, we hope to give grants to injured athletes that face financial hardship.

Join our Junior Team now!  Click here for more info and to join.

I had my two-week post-op appointment with Dr. Sterett on Friday, and so far so good! My incision has healed up so I am cleared to begin going in the pool and I am also allowed to get full range of motion bending my knee.  I have even started spinning for ten minutes on bike with no resistance! Pretty exciting stuff…

So far I have been working on getting control of my quad, getting better mobility with my knee, keeping the swelling down and trying to prevent scar tissue build-up. The biggest challenge so far has been getting control of  my quad again, after surgery I could not flex my quad at all. It was strange not being able to move my leg at all and straining hard as I could to make something happen with the muscle but all I could get was a small quiver showing me that there was some life in my leg.  I am making progress though, slow but sure!

I have been doing therapy five days a week in Eagle and Vail and will continue to do it for the next four weeks till I get off crutches. I wish I could progress faster with rehab, but we have to take it pretty slow the next four weeks, I guess we actually need to wait for the bone to heal more before I can go jumping around on it….dang.

It has been challenging being at home while the races continue on in Europe. I like watching the races but it hurts to watch and not be there. As anyone who has been injured they know how hard it is to not be able to do the things you enjoy and love. Life is never perfect and is full of challenges that can teach you lots of things about yourself and life, you just have to work through the tough times, keep things in perspective and look for the silver lining!  My silver lining is that I will get to see my niece take her first steps and if I had been in Europe I most definitely would not be around for that.  I am sure there will be many other silver linings from this injury, they may just take a bit to show themselves!

Good-bye till next time!

Despite some flat tires, a broken shock mount and a few other twists and turns, World Cup Dreams “Dream Team” finished in an impressive 16thplace in the 5 person co-ed division, completing 15 laps – over 223 miles with more than 20,400 feet gained in elevation.

Special thanks to Cole Sport (colesport.com) for sponsoring the team. And also to Jasmine Furnish, Alice McKennis and Marcus Caston for the amazing on-site support! We could not have done it without them.

Donations for the team’s 24 Hours of Moab race are being accepted until October 23rd. For more information or to donate visit www.raceraiser.com/pages/worldcupdreams

February 16, 2010

We are very excited to announce that we have obtained a disability insurance policy for all members of the National Alpine Ski Team.  The policy will provide financial security and support for the athletes, most of whom were previously unprotected, in the event of a season or career-ending injury.

The procurement of this essential policy is the culmination of years of hard work and determination on the part of our founders Bryon Friedman and Erik Schlopy; as well as many dedicated supporters.  Funds to purchase the policy were raised through the generosity of private donors and various fundraising events.

Thanks for helping us achieve our mission and supporting “World Cup Dreams”!