For 15 years, the annual Maine Ski Hall of Fame Induction Banquet has unofficially kicked off the ski season. This year’s event drew more than 300 skiers to Sunday River’s Grand Summit Hotel to recognize eight Maine skiers who made significant contributions to Maine skiing. This year’s class included Steve DeAngelis, a successful ski coach […]
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On skiing: Championship thoughts, and a season winds down
I have no idea how many ski competitions I have covered, but the National Championships at Sugarloaf brought back some interesting memories. One of the first people I met in the finish was Sun Journal editor Justin Pelletier, who introduced me to Lee Horton. Along with Brewster Burns to take pictures that day, and a […]
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U.S. Alpine Championships: Roberts wins title for his brother
Hig Roberts screams down the first run of the US Alpine Championships Giant Slalom on Tuesday morning at Sugarloaf. Roberts won the Giant SlalomThe top three competitors of the US Alpine Championships celebrate on the podium after their win at the end of the Giant Slamon Course at Sugarloaf. From the left, in second place, […]
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Resi Stiegler captures U.S. Alpine Championships slalom crown
Resi Stiegler, center, celebrates her first place finish along with second place finisher Roni Remme (left) and third place finisher Lila Lapanja (right). CARRABASSETT VALLEY — With one run under her belt in the anything-can-happen slalom event, Resi Stiegler clung to a .16-second lead over Megan McJames, and Roni Remme of Canada and the University of […]
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U.S. Alpine Championships: Carrabassett Valley Academy trio takes on Nationals
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Sam Conzelman, Emma Kearing and Rylee McCormack gave Carrabassett Valley Academy bragging rights by qualifying for the U.S. Alpine Championships at Sugarloaf. “This was our goal, and it’s so cool that all three of us made it,” Kearing said. “We’re the only academy that has three girls in this.” Making the U.S. […]
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Escalator fall ended US ski racer's career, launched another
In this April 3, 2007, photo, Cody Marshall competes in the men’s giant slalom ski race of the U.S. Alpine Championships at Alyeska Resort in Girdwood, Alaska. Marshall, who suffered a traumatic brain injury after falling off an escalator in July 2009, has turned to coaching as well as helping launch a program to prepare […]
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Welcome back to the 'Loaf: Weather or not, U.S. Alpine Championships begin Saturday
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — The U.S. Alpine Championships bursts out the gates Saturday morning with the men’s and women’s super-G national championships up for grabs at Sugarloaf. After intermittent snow throughout Friday’s training day, race organizers expressed confidence that the weather — specifically the wind — would not be a detriment as some of the country’s […]
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U.S. Alpine Championships: A lot on the line for Ankeny at Sugarloaf
Michael Ankeny skis during the men’s combined at the 2016 Nature Valley U.S. Alpine Championships at Sun Valley, Idaho. Michael Ankeny broke onto the national skiing scene as a 19-year-old, thanks to a U.S. Alpine junior championship in the slalom at Sugarloaf in 2008. Nine years later, Ankeny returns to the Western Maine mountain at […]
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Injuries put skiing and family in perspective for Cochran-Siegel
The U.S. Nationals at Sugarloaf will serve as the backdrop for a family reunion of sorts for Ryan Cochran-Siegle. “My mom and dad are coming,” said the Starksboro, Vermont skier, who was already at Sugarloaf on Wednesday competing in the first day of the NorAm finals. “I’m excited to be here and happy that nationals […]
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Thanks for the coverage
Kudos to Dave Irons and the Sun Journal for the March 19 article and vivid cover relating to the U.S. Alpine Championships returning to Sugarloaf. The Sun Journal plays an important role in publicizing area events that could use local support to flourish. The U.S. Alpine Championships returning to Sugarloaf illustrates the jewel of a […]