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The Gold Rush Award is an annual award that celebrates exceptional achievements and versatility among cross country athletes and is awarded to a World Cup woman athlete who demonstrates outstanding qualities of grit and grace throughout the year. The accolade celebrates Smith’s exceptional achievements, highlighting her as a standout athlete of the season. Previous winners include Smith’s Read More Top News Stifel Award Winners (April 25, 2024 – Park City - Utah /St. Louis, Missouri) Stifel Financial Corp., the title sponsor of the Stifel U.S. Ski Team, is thrilled to announce the recipients of the Stifel Awards for the 2023-24 season. As the season officially wraps for the athletes, Stifel has contributed $36,000 to the team across nine distinct award categories spanning alpine, cross country, freestyle and freeski disciplines. Winners were nominated and elected by their teammates and staff. At Stifel, we strive to be the place where success meets success, and nobody embodies that more than all of the Read More Top News Historic Season Wraps Up U.S. Ski & Snowboard, the governing body for skiing and snowboarding in the United States, has officially wrapped one of its most successful seasons in history. Throughout the organization’s 10 sports, U.S. Ski & Snowboard brought home four Nations Cups, 13 individual FIS Crystal Globes, 14 Youth Olympic Games medals, 14 Junior World Championships medals, and had two teams, cross country and freeski, end their year with their most successful seasons in history. Alongside the athletic success, the organization hosted 11 domestic World Cups and is celebrating the launch of initiatives Read More Top News XC Team Celebrate Historic Season The cross country ski season has officially wrapped and the Stifel U.S. Cross Country Ski Team is celebrating the most successful season in history. Looking back at the first World Cup of the season in Ruka, Finland, Rosie Brennan was on the podium twice, alongside teammate Jessie Diggins. The season was clearly off to a strong start, but if you were to tell the 20+ athletes and coaching staff that they were on the way to their most successful season in history, well, they likely already knew. This season, there were no World Championships and Olympics, but there was one race Read More Top News Key Alpine Staff Changes for 2024-25 PARK CITY, Utah (April 24, 2024) – The Stifel U.S. Ski Team announced key staffing changes for the upcoming 2024-25 season across both the men’s and women’s alpine teams. Both alpine teams had a strong 2023-24 season, securing 10 World Cup wins, 21 podiums and 51 top 10 results in the World Cup across 11 athletes. We had a very good 2023-24 season and we are excited to build upon this success with these new hires,” said U.S. Ski & Snowboard Chief of Sport Anouk Patty. The coaches joining our organization are sure to make a positive impact on the future of our alpine programs. Read More Top News 2024 Sport Education Club Excellence EARLY BIRD SPECIAL 40% OFF 2024 Hybrid Club Excellence Conference Friday, May 17th, 2024 - 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Saturday, May 18th, 2024 - 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM We’re thrilled to host this dynamic event, catering to both in-person attendees and virtual participants from around the nation. Whether you’re joining us onsite or logging in remotely, get ready to dive into a world of practical insights and collaborative opportunities across all disciplines. All registrants will receive recorded sessions following the event. COST FOR ATTENDANCE $120.00 Read More Top News Ski Cross Success at Junior World Championships In Idre Fjall, Sweden, the Ski Cross Junior World Championships team found tremendous success both individually and in the team event, highlighted by a team event bronze medal from Morgan Shute and Jack Mitchell. In the individual competitions, two-time Youth Olympic Games silver medalist Shute claimed fifth place in the individual competition. The next top performer for the U.S. was Maggie Swain in 16th and Molly Hagan in 27th. On the men’s side, Jack Mitchell found the top 10 in ninth place. Walker Robinson was 21st and Sullivan Butler 37th. Shute, who hails from Read More Top News 2023-24 Freestyle Season Recap The Stifel U.S. Freestyle Ski Team had the chance to leave a long-lasting mark on the freestyle world this year, an opportunity they took and ran with. Three continents, 11 World Cups and 23 events made it one of the most physically demanding seasons in recent history, but the team went in with a vision and came out to a shift in the U.S. freestyle landscape. Aerials The season started with the moguls and aerials teams together in Ruka, Finland. Ruka has become a familiar starting point for the teams as they often spend weeks training just below the Arctic Circle leading into the Read More Top News International Moguls Season Wraps, Two on the Podium at Junior Worlds The international moguls season is officially complete after two days of intense competition at the 2024 FIS Freestyle Junior Ski World Championships in Chiesa in Valmalenco, Italy. The moguls action kicked off with the men’s and women’s single moguls events on April 5. Asher Michel shined for the Stifel U.S. Freestyle Ski Team, finishing third against solid competition. This is his second Junior World Championship podium in the same amount of years. Porter Huff of Ski & Snowboard Club Vail rounded out the top five at only 16 years old in his first Junior World Championships appearance. Read More Top News Elliott, Haynes, Huckaby Finish the Season on Top The U.S. Para Snowboard Team ended the season on top in Mt. Sima, where Brenna Huckaby, Noah Elliott and Darian Haynes won, and three more finished on the podium. The athletes took on the same dynamic course set from yesterday, where the difficulty was accentuated by the cold weather overnight. The course featured unforgiving, tight turns that could easily take even the best horizontal. After the first run, Huckaby, Elliott, and Haynes had the fastest times in their categories, while Mike Minor was second and Zach Miller was third. Despite winning their Read More Previous Next Your Journey Begins Here. Whether you’re an athlete who wants to compete, a fan who wants to follow the action, a parent, coach, or you just want to support the team, U.S. Ski & Snowboard has a program for you! We’re built around one common goal - to provide the right resources for athletes who are inspired to be the Best in the World! Get Involved Get InvolvedSport Programs Sport ProgramsDonate DonateTools ToolsHow To Watch Our World Cups How To Watch Our World CupsFeatured Athlete Samantha Smith Sammy Smith won the US NOW Gold Rush Award. Visit Athlete Bio Smith Awarded US Nordic Olympic Women Gold Rush Award In recognition of her outstanding performance and versatility, Sammy Smith of the Stifel U.S. Cross Country Ski Team has been awarded the US Nordic Olympic Women (US NOW) Gold Rush Award. The Gold Rush Award is an annual award that celebrates exceptional achievements and...