Ten-time X Games Gold Medalist, four-time Olympian, and U.S. Snowboardcross Team member Lindsey Jacobellis is set to host the 2020 Super Girl Snow Pro at Bear Mountain in Big Bear, Calif. Feb. 22-23. Lindsey is psyched about this year’s improvements to the only all women’s snowboard competition in the world. 

“I’m really happy that we have been able to expand the space we are working with this year,” said Lindsey. “We have more real estate for boardercross than ever before and we were able to spread out where big air jump is going to be. Essentially, this means that wherever spectators are located on the deck at Bear Mountain, they’ll have a great viewing experience. In addition, I’m excited to share that we have more World Cup riders participating this year including a good percentage of the Canadian National Team. We definitely stepped up the big players attending the event.”

The event will serve as a showcase for the best of women’s snowboarding in a contest completely designed by the riders, including top-level snowboardcross and big air competitions. The event also serves as a developmental contest to help encourage, nurture, and mentor the next generation of aspiring female snowboarding pros. More than 100 top amateurs will compete alongside their heroes. This year the amateur contest will serve as the final qualifier into the USASA National Championships March 27 - April 2 at Copper Mountain, Colo. 

The Super Girl Series is about much more than landing on the podium. The event supports sustainability efforts through the Southern California Mountains Foundation and breast cancer prevention through Boarding for Breast Cancer. Furthermore, the mission of the event is also designed around the honorable sentiment of providing opportunities for women to be front and center in sports, entertainment, education, business, and popular culture.

“This is an event that I am extremely passionate about," said Lindsey. "It’s incredibly important to lay the foundation for the future of women’s snowboarding, and this event does an amazing job of empowering women and putting pros and amateurs together in a unique environment so we can pass along our experiences to the next generation.” 

In addition to the high-level snowboarding competition, the event features live concerts with Stephanie Poetri, New Hope Club and Ally Brooke, female DJs, panel discussions, autographs, giveaways, sponsor booths, and more. Don’t miss your chance to see pros like Lindsey and her U.S. Snowboardcross teammates Meghan Tierney and Faye Gulini. Admission is free for spectators. If you can’t make it out in person, be sure to tune in below to the live webcast. 

To connect with the event via social media, follow @SupergirlPro on Instagram and Twitter, visit Facebook.com/SupergirlPro. 

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Six members of the Davis U.S. Cross Country Ski Team advanced to the heats in the Stage 3 freestyle sprint held on the lower slopes of Sweden’s National Ski Area in Åre, with Jessie Diggins leading the way in 11th on Tuesday.

Racing through soft snow conditions, the athletes faced an interesting course profile with a stiff climb to the finish at the unique venue. In fact, the climb was at the base of the World Alpine Ski Championships track in Åre—the same track that FIS Ski alpine athletes will descend in just a couple of weeks. Sophie Caldwell finished in 12th, followed by Sadie Mauabet Bjornsen in 20th and Julia Kern in 27th. In the men’s race, Simi Hamilton was the lone U.S. men’s qualifier, finishing 14th.

“Well, it was quite the surprise to lay eyes on this course for the first time,” Sadie said. “Unlike any other race I have done before, it was a small little 'skier cross' course on the bottom, followed by 700 meters straight up the alpine slope. While that number sounds small, the real-life vision was severely intimidating!

“While I would have liked to chase some precious seconds back in a standard sprint race today, I walked away from the day with a smile on my face from such a unique experience. I will have to go on a mission on this next 38k race, and try to pick away that time,” she added.

With three stages remaining, including Thursday’s 38k point-to-point freestyle race, Jessie sits seventh overall, Rosie is 12th and Sadie is 18th. Thursday’s race features the legendary crossing of the international border between Storlien in Sweden (start) and Meråker in Norway (finish) and will surely shake up the overall standings as the stage will require athletes to carry their own nutrition as no feeding zones or coaching will be allowed on the majority of the course. 

Upon arrival in Meråker, the athletes continue by train to Trondheim, Norway, the final destination of the Tour, where Stages 5 and 6 will take place. The organizers behind the Ski Tour 2020 want to set an example for future organizers by making Ski Tour 2020 as sustainable as possible. In minimizing the use of fossil-fuel operated transportation, all participating athletes and staff will travel by train between the venues, no team cars will be allowed, with the exception of wax trucks.

RESULTS
Stage 3 
Women’s freestyle sprint
Men’s freestyle sprint

STANDINGS (Through Stage 3)
Women
Men

Wednesday, Feb. 19
Travel day

Thursday, Feb. 20
Stage 4 Storlien, SWE (start) to Meråker, NOR (finish)
Freestyle 38k both men and women

Friday, Feb. 21
Travel day

Saturday, Feb. 22
Stage 5 Trondheim, NOR
Classic sprint

Sunday, Feb. 23
Stage 6 Trondheim, NOR
Classic pursuit, 15k women, 30k men

HOW TO WATCH
Thursday, Feb. 19
4:45 a.m. - Ski Tour 2020, Women’s 38k mass start, Storlien, SWE - Meråker, NOR - Olympic Channel, OlympicChannel.com, NBC Sports Gold
7:30 a.m. - Ski Tour 2020, Men’s 38k mass start, Storlien, SWE - Meråker, NOR - 5:00 a.m. - Olympic Channel, OlympicChannel.com, NBC Sports Gold

Saturday, Feb. 22
7:00 a.m. - Ski Tour 2020, Men and women’s classic sprint, Trondheim, NOR - Olympic Channel, OlympicChannel.com, NBC Sports Gold

Sunday, Feb 23
5:00 a.m. - Ski Tour 2020, Women’s 15k pursuit, Trondheim, NOR - OlympicChannel.com, NBC Sports Gold
7:05 a.m. - Ski Tour 2020, Men’s 30k pursuit, Trondheim, NOR - OlympicChannel.com, NBC Sports Gold
12:00 p.m.. - Ski Tour 2020, Women’s 15k pursuit, Trondheim, NOR - Olympic Channel*
1:00 p.m. - Ski Tour 2020, Men’s 30k pursuit, Trondheim, NOR - Olympic Channel*

*Same-day broadcast

Note: All televised events to stream across NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app, OlympicChannel.com, and Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA app

Exclusive commercial-free coverage will be available for subscribers of the NBC Sports Gold Pass, available here: https://www.nbcsports.com/gold/snow.

Chloe Kim won her second straight Action Sports Sportsperson of the Year Award at the 20th Anniversary of the Laureus World Sports Awards on Monday, Feb. 17 in Berlin, Germany. Chloe took a break from studying and pulled her head out of her books to share her gratitude. 

The Laureus World Sports Awards are the premier global sporting awards. First held in 2000, the annual event honors the greatest and most inspirational sporting triumphs of the year and showcases the work of Laureus Sport for Good. The event was hosted by actor Hugh Grant and featured entertainment from British singer-songwriter and former member of One Direction, Liam Payne. Nominees were determined by a vote of more than 1000 sports journalists, broadcaster and influencers from around the world, while the winners were voted for by the living sporting legends who collectively make up the Laureus World Sports Academy.

Chloe’s nomination and victory come as no surprise after having an amazing 2018-19 season. Kim topped the podium at five out of six events she entered, winning at a rate of 83%. Kim did not just win at elite level events against the best riders in the world, but she did it consistently, winning every major competition she entered from the 2018 X games to the 2019 FIS World Championships, completing over a full year of victories. This season Chloe has taken a break from competition to study at the prestigious Princeton University. 

Chloe is in good company with a long list of world-class athletes taking home hardware. One highlight included Simone Biles, who continued her domination of the Laureus World Sports Awards where she was announced as the winner of her third Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year Award in four years, at the age of just 22. 

For highlights, reaction and more information on the 2020 Laureus World Sports Awards, visit laureus.com/world-sports-awards.

WINNERS
Laureus World Sportsman of the Year: Lewis Hamilton and Lionel Messi
Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year: Simone Biles
Laureus World Team of the Year: South Africa Men’s Rugby Team
Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year: Egan Bernal
Laureus World Comeback of the Year: Sophia Flörsch
Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability: Oksana Masters
Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year: Chloe Kim
Laureus Best Sporting Moment: ‘Carried on the shoulders of a nation’ – Sachin Tendulkar
Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award: Dirk Nowitzki
Laureus Academy Exceptional Achievement Award: Spanish Basketball Federation
Laureus Sport for Good Award: South Bronx United

U.S. Ski & Snowboard has named 15 promising athletes to the 2020 FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships Team to represent the Land Rover U.S. Alpine Ski Team in Narvik, Norway, in six events March 5-14.

The 2020 squad is derived from the Land Rover U.S. Alpine Ski Team B, C, D teams, and the U.S. Ski & Snowboard National Development Group, as well as top U.S. Ski & Snowboard club program athletes from across the nation. Headlining this year's team are 2019 Junior Worlds' silver medalists Ben Ritchie, AJ Hurt, and Katie Hensien, and current NorAM overall leaders Keely Cashman and Bridger Gile. 

Last year at Junior Worlds in Val di Fassa, Italy, the American men's junior team put forth a best in the world effort. River Radamus took home gold in super-G and giant slalom, while teammate Ben Ritchie grabbed silver in slalom, and the team of Katie, AJ, River, and Ben was second in the mixed team parallel event. Keely finished just off the podium in the alpine combined, in fourth, and AJ and Katie each had top-10 results. Keely and Bridger are leading in the current overall NorAm standings. Bridger is also leading in giant slalom and alpine combined, while Keely is first in downhill. 

"We are excited to name a team of both experienced and first-time athletes to the 2020 World Junior Ski Championships," said Land Rover U.S. Alpine Ski Team Development Director Chip Knight. "Four of the 15 athletes have had top-10 results in past WJSC events, six have won NorAm races this year, and all of them have performed well in NorAm Cup races. We are aiming for strong individual performances and a podium finish in the Marc Hodler overall team standings." 

In 2019, Switzerland won the Marc Hodler Trophy, with 107 points, followed by Norway with 86 points, and the U.S. rounding out the podium with 80 points. The U.S. has been steadily working towards the podium, getting fifth in the standings in Åre, Sweden in 2017, and fourth in Davos, Switzerland in 2018. 

The 2020 Junior Worlds will include men and women’s downhill, super-G, alpine combined, slalom, giant slalom, and a mixed team event. Live timing will be provided by FIS.

2020 FIS ALPINE JUNIOR WORLD SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM
Name, Hometown; Team Affiliation; Club (Birthdate)

Women

• Keely Cashman, Strawberry, Calif; Squaw Valley Ski Team (4/4/1999)
• Katie Hensien, Redmond, Wash.; Rowmark Ski Academy and University of Denver (12/1/1999)
• Olivia Holm, Old Greenwich, Conn.; Burke Mountain Academy (7/12/2001)
• AJ Hurt, Carnelian Bay, Calif.; Squaw Valley Ski Team (12/5/2000)
• Lauren Macuga, Park City, Utah; Park City Ski & Snowboard Club (7/4/2002)
• Nicola Rountree-Williams, Edwards, Colo.; Independent/Private (7/7/2002) 
• Alix Wilkinson, Mammoth Lakes, Calif.; Squaw Valley Ski Team (8/2/2000)
• Zoe Zimmermann, Gilford, N.H.; Burke Mountain Academy (5/16/2002)

Men

• Jacob Dilling, Vail, Colo.; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail (10/19/1999)
• Bridger Gile, Aspen, Colo.; Aspen Valley Ski Club and Ski & Snowboard Club Vail (10/15/1999)
• Matthew Macaluso, Vail, Colo.; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail (6/29/1999)
• Isaiah Nelson, Wayzata, MN.; Buck Hill Ski Racing Club (4/3/2001)
• Ben Ritchie, Waitsfield, Vt.; Green Mountain Valley School (9/5/2000)
• Jack Smith, Sun Valley, Idaho; Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation (4/24/2001)
• Bradshaw Underhill, Newbury, N.H.; Killington Mountain School (3/10/2000)

NARVIK 2020 COMPETITION SCHEDULE
March 5 – Women's and men's downhill training
March 6  – Women's and men's downhill training
March 7  – Women's and men's downhill 
March 8  – Women's and men's super-G
March 9  – Women’s alpine combined
March 10  – Men’s alpine combined
March 11  – Women’s giant slalom
March 12  – Men’s giant slalom 
March 13  – Women's and men's slalom 
March 14  – Mixed Parallel Team Event

MORE INFORMATION
Narvik 2020 Official Website
Narvik 2020 Promotional Video

VAL DI FASSA 2019 MEDAL TALLY
Gold, Super-G, River Radamus
Silver, Team Event, Katie Hensien, AJ Hurt, River Radamus and Ben Ritchie 
Gold, Giant Slalom, River Radamus
Silver, Slalom, Ben Ritchie
Bronze, Marc Hodler Trophy, Team

OTHER TOP TEN 2019 RESULTS
4th, Alpine Combined, Keely Cashman
4th, Alpine Combined, River Radamus
5th, Super-G, Keely Cashman
6th, Slalom, Jimmy Krupka
6th, Downhill, Kyle Negomir
7th, Giant Slalom, AJ Hurt
8th, Downhill, River Radamus
8th, Alpine Combined, Kyle Negomir
10th, Slalom, Jett Seymour
10th, Slalom, Katie Hensien
10th, Downhill, AJ Hurt

In a wet and wild Stage 2 of Ski Tour 2020, Rosie Brennan and Jessie Diggins led four Davis U.S. Ski Team athletes into the top 25 in Sunday’s 10k classic pursuit. But at the end of the day, the real winners were the U.S. Ski & Snowboard wax technicians.

“Rain turning to snow about five minutes before the start is everyone’s worst nightmare on a classic day,” said Rosie, who finished 10th, with Jessie in 11th, Sadie Maubet Bjornsen 19th and Hailey Swirbul in 24th. 

“Thanks to the tech team for putting wonderful skis together given the absolute craziness coming out of the sky,” noted Sadie, who recovered from a stomach bug that knocked her back quite a bit before the opening stage. “With a snow-rain downpour, I was feeling right at home strapping classic skis on my feet and heading out into the misery. I have spent plenty of days in this exact condition during summer training up on Eagle Glacier, so I was trying to channel every bit of internal strength I could find. The fact that I was able to work my way up to 19th today, and had encouraging feelings in a somewhat depleted version of myself is something I will take and run with.”

With Sunday’s classic pursuit start times based on Saturday’s opening stage 10k results, Jessie and Rosie started eighth and ninth, respectively, and worked with the second group of skiers to maintain their pace.

“I started calm and controlled to see what the tracks were going to be like and what my skis were going to do and upon realizing that my skis were working great and it was hard to break away with fresh snow in the tracks, I bridged you to the next group,” Rosie said. “I remained there throughout the race and tried my best to break away, but with the falling snow it was truly difficult to make any ground.”

Starting before the women’s 10k Sunday, the men raced a 15k classic pursuit without the rain-snow challenges. David Norris was the top American finisher for the second-consecutive stage, moving up two places from Saturday’s result to finish 34th Sunday. Simi Hamilton also improved on his 46th-place result from Saturday, finishing 43rd Sunday.

“I felt great today, but didn’t ski the smartest race,” said David. “I got impatient and pushed hard on the second lap costing me some time in the final couple kilometers. On the other hand, my skis were running great and I felt strong. I’m now looking forward to the next several days.”

The athletes will enjoy a rest day Monday before Tuesday’s Stage 3 sprint at the base of the alpine slopes in Åre, Sweden. 

“I am excited to have a day to recover and fill up my tank,” added Sadie. “An imperfect start will just fuel me with extra fight for the days to come!”

RESULTS
Stage 2 
Women’s 10k classic pursuit
Men’s 15k classic pursuit

STANDINGS (Through Stage 2)
Women
Men

Ski Tour 202 Schedule:
Monday, Feb. 17
Rest day

Tuesday, Feb. 18
Stage 3 Åre, SWE
Freestyle sprint

Wednesday, Feb. 19
Travel day

Thursday, Feb. 20
Stage 4 Storlien, SWE (start) to Meråker, NOR (finish)
Freestyle 38k both men and women

Friday, Feb. 21
Travel day

Saturday, Feb. 22
Stage 5 Trondheim, NOR
Classic sprint

Sunday, Feb. 23
Stage 6 Trondheim, NOR
Classic pursuit, 15k women, 30k men

HOW TO WATCH
Tuesday, Feb. 17
10:15 a.m. - Ski Tour 2020, Men and women’s sprint, Åre, SWE - Olympic Channel, OlympicChannel.com, NBC Sports Gold

Thursday, Feb. 19
4:45 a.m. - Ski Tour 2020, Women’s 38k mass start, Storlien, SWE - Meråker, NOR - Olympic Channel, OlympicChannel.com, NBC Sports Gold
7:30 a.m. - Ski Tour 2020, Men’s 38k mass start, Storlien, SWE - Meråker, NOR - 5:00 a.m. - Olympic Channel, OlympicChannel.com, NBC Sports Gold

Saturday, Feb. 22
7:00 a.m. - Ski Tour 2020, Men and women’s classic sprint, Trondheim, NOR - Olympic Channel, OlympicChannel.com, NBC Sports Gold

Sunday, Feb 23
5:00 a.m. - Ski Tour 2020, Women’s 15k pursuit, Trondheim, NOR - OlympicChannel.com, NBC Sports Gold
7:05 a.m. - Ski Tour 2020, Men’s 30k pursuit, Trondheim, NOR - OlympicChannel.com, NBC Sports Gold
12:00 p.m.. - Ski Tour 2020, Women’s 15k pursuit, Trondheim, NOR - Olympic Channel*
1:00 p.m. - Ski Tour 2020, Men’s 30k pursuit, Trondheim, NOR - Olympic Channel*

*Same-day broadcast

Note: All televised events to stream across NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app, OlympicChannel.com, and Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA app

Exclusive commercial-free coverage will be available for subscribers of the NBC Sports Gold Pass, available here: https://www.nbcsports.com/gold/snow.

It was a tough day for the Land Rover U.S. Alpine Ski Team in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, with no Americans qualifying for the second run in Sunday's slalom. However, despite missing the last five FIS Ski World Cup races, Mikaela Shiffrin maintained her lead in the overall standings. 

Paula Moltzan, who has been skiing fast in training, straddled, while Nina O'Brien was skiing solid on the top of the first run, but "made a mistake and couldn't get her rhythm back," explained coach Magnus Andersson. Nina did not qualify for a second run. 

Swede Anna Swenn Larsson had everyone amped, having had the fastest first run. After the first run, Slovakia's Petra Vlhova was sitting in fourth, .92 seconds back. However, Petra stepped on the gas second run, moving ahead of both Switzerland's Wendy Holdener (who ended up second) and Norway's Nina Haver-Loeseth (who moved back to fourth). All eyes on the Swede, Anna, as she made a valiant effort to win her first World Cup. Gaining time all the way down, Anna had a massive 1.17 second lead on Petra before a heartbreaking fall right before the finish line. 

Petra won by .24, with Wendy Holdener in second, .24 seconds back, and Austria's Katharina Truppe in third, .89 seconds off Petra's pace. This is Petra's third-straight slalom victory—a victory that extended the three-year winning streak of Mikaela and Petra in the discipline. Mikaela and her rival Petra have won the last 26 slaloms, with Mikaela winning 19 to Petra's seven. 

Mikaela's absence was not only felt by fellow competitors and the media but also fans. Slovakian fans paid a classy tribute to Mikaela, holding up a big sign with a Slovakian and American flag that read, "We miss you, Mikaela!" Though the rivalry on the hill is strong, Mikaela and Petra have displayed incredible sportsmanship both on and off the mountain, and Mikaela is adored by Slovakian fans. 

Despite sitting the last five races out (one downhill, two super-Gs, a giant slalom, and a slalom), Mikaela continues to hold the lead in the overall standings, by 113 points over Italy’s Federica Brignone (who was in 25th after the first run, but DNFed second run of Sunday's slalom) and 154 points ahead of Petra Vlhova. In the slalom standings, Petra has now surpassed Mikaela by 20 points, with 460 points, followed by Mikaela with 440.  

The races in Kranjska Gora were a replacement for the previously scheduled "Golden Fox Trophy" races in Maribor, Slovenia, but warm temperatures forced the change in venues. 

Up next for the women is a speed series in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, with two downhills—including a make-up downhill from Rosa Khutor, Russia—and an alpine combined (featuring one run of super-G and one run of slalom). The next tech series in Ofterschwang, Germany March 7-8. At this point, the current overall leader Mikaela's return to Europe and return to competition is unknown. 

RESULTS
Slalom

STANDINGS
Overall
Slalom

HOW TO WATCH
All times EST

Sunday, Feb. 16
7:00 p.m. - Women’s slalom, Kranjska Gora, SLO - NBCSN*

*Same-day broadcast

Note: All televised events to stream across NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app, OlympicChannel.com, and Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA app. 

Exclusive commercial-free coverage will be available for subscribers of the NBC Sports Gold Pass, available here: https://www.nbcsports.com/gold/snow. 

It was no-holds-barred for athletes dropping into the slopestyle course under mostly cloudy skies at the Calgary Snow Rodeo on Saturday, Feb. 15. U.S. Freeski team member Colby Stevenson continues to bring the heat to slopestyle finishing second.

“I came out today and landed the run I had planned,” said Colby who took an early lead in the first run with a nose butter 4 on, switch 4 backslide and a dub 16 stale. “I’m very stoked on my skiing and I’m having more fun in competitions than ever. I can’t wait for two weeks at home in Park City before heading to Norway for X Games.” 

Carrying the momentum from two wins in two weeks at X Games Aspen and Mammoth Grand Prix and earning himself Best Trick at Dew Tour Street Style, Colby started things off strong in Calgary. However, Switzerland’s Andri Ragettli squeezed out a narrow lead with a solid second run. 

Third place went to Colby’s teammate Nick Goepper with a technical run that included a two on rodeo out of the cannon. 

“This one feels good,” said Nick. “It’s been a little while since I was on the box. I had to fight for this one and if feels good to land in the top three.” 

Meanwhile, teammate Willie Borm landed a solid run earning him sixth place with Alex Hall rounding out tenth for the U.S. Freeski men. On the women’s side, U.S. Freeski team member Marin Hammil took sixth place.

Results
Men’s Freeski slopestyle
Women’s Freeski slopestyle

Cup Standings
Men’s Freeski slopestyle
Women’s Freeski slopestyle

Jessie Diggins and Rosie Brennan led the way for the Davis U.S. Cross Country Ski Team, finishing eighth and ninth respectively, in the opening stage of Ski Tour 2020 in Östersund, Sweden, Saturday.

“It was a good opening day of the Ski Tour 2020 for me,” said Rosie, who posted a couple of top-five early split times. “I didn’t perfectly pace it and lost a little in the closing kilometers, but I had much-improved race feelings so I am very satisfied and hope I can continue this way throughout the tour.” 

Racing under partly cloudy skies and on a firm track, Sadie Maubet Bjornsen was 22nd in the 10k individual start freestyle, Hailey Swirbul finished 36th, Caitlin Patterson was 40th, Alayna Sonnesyn was 43rd, Julia Kern 50th, Sophie Caldwell 51st, Katharine Ogden 53rd, and Rosie Frankowski 56th.

Norway’s Therese Johaug opened the nine-day, six-stage event with a 45-second victory over teammates Heidi Weng in second, and 47 seconds ahead of Ingvild Flugstad Østberg in third for the Norweigan podium sweep. 

In the men’s 15k individual start freestyle, David Norris was the top American in 36th. Simi Hamilton was 46th, Kevin Bolger was 71st, Ben Lustgarten finished 73rd, and Logan Hanneman was 86th. Norway also swept the podium in the men’s race with Sjur Roethe, Simen Hegstad Krüger and Finn Hagen Krogh going 1-2-3.

Stage two remains in Östersund with a classic pursuit Sunday. Stage three moves to Åre, Sweden, with a freestyle sprint Tuesday.

RESULTS
Stage 1 
Women’s individual start freestyle
Men’s individual start freestyle

Ski Tour 202 Schedule:
Sunday, Feb. 16
Stage 2 Östersund, SWE
Classic pursuit - 10k women; 15k men

Monday, Feb. 17
Rest day

Tuesday, Feb. 18
Stage 3 Åre, SWE
Freestyle sprint

Wednesday, Feb. 19
Travel day

Thursday, Feb. 20
Stage 4 Storlien, SWE (start) to Meråker, NOR (finish)
Freestyle 38k both men and women

Friday, Feb. 21
Travel day

Saturday, Feb. 22
Stage 5 Trondheim, NOR
Classic sprint

Sunday, Feb. 23
Stage 6 Trondheim, NOR
Classic pursuit, 15k women, 30k men

HOW TO WATCH
Sunday, Feb. 16
7:45 a.m. - Ski Tour 2020, Men’s 15k pursuit, Östersund, SWE - OlympicChannel.com, NBC Sports Gold
9:45 a.m. - Ski Tour 2020, Women’s 10k pursuit, Östersund, SWE - OlympicChannel.com, NBC Sports Gold
12:30 p.m. - Ski Tour 2020, Men’s 15k pursuit, Östersund, SWE - Olympic Channel*
1:30 p.m. - Ski Tour 2020, Women’s 10k pursuit, Östersund, SWE - Olympic Channel*

Tuesday, Feb. 17
10:15 a.m. - Ski Tour 2020, Men and women’s sprint, Are, SWE - Olympic Channel, OlympicChannel.com, NBC Sports Gold

Thursday, Feb. 19
4:45 a.m. - Ski Tour 2020, Women’s 38k mass start, Storlien, SWE - Meraker, NOR - Olympic Channel, OlympicChannel.com, NBC Sports Gold
7:30 a.m. - Ski Tour 2020, Men’s 38k mass start, Storlien, SWE - Meraker, NOR - 5:00 a.m. - Olympic Channel, OlympicChannel.com, NBC Sports Gold

Saturday, Feb. 22
7:00 a.m. - Ski Tour 2020, Men and women’s classic sprint, Trondheim, NOR - Olympic Channel, OlympicChannel.com, NBC Sports Gold

Sunday, Feb 23
5:00 a.m. - Ski Tour 2020, Women’s 15k pursuit, Trondheim, NOR - OlympicChannel.com, NBC Sports Gold
7:05 a.m. - Ski Tour 2020, Men’s 30k pursuit, Trondheim, NOR - OlympicChannel.com, NBC Sports Gold
12:00 p.m.. - Ski Tour 2020, Women’s 15k pursuit, Trondheim, NOR - Olympic Channel*
1:00 p.m. - Ski Tour 2020, Men’s 30k pursuit, Trondheim, NOR - Olympic Channel*

*Same-day broadcast

Note: All televised events to stream across NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app, OlympicChannel.com, and Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA app

Exclusive commercial-free coverage will be available for subscribers of the NBC Sports Gold Pass, available here: https://www.nbcsports.com/gold/snow.

Under a clear and chilly windless sky in Moscow, Russia, Chris Lillis led the U.S. Aerial Ski Team with a sixth-place finish. Four Americans qualified for finals, two women and two men: Megan Nick, Megan Smallhouse, Chris and Alex Bowen. 

Megan Smallhouse led the American women with a career-best ninth-place finish in her first World Cup finals appearance, her first overseas World Cup start, and only her third-career World Cup start.

“I’m so grateful for this opportunity!” Megan said. “I feel like my jumping is continuing to get better week to week, and I’m excited to see what the rest of the tour brings. Adapting to new jumping sites in new countries is a challenge, but I’m learning more and more every day!”

"I'm super pumped for Smalls!" said Aerials World Cup Coach Eric Bergoust. "She jumped great all day. She struggled a little yesterday so I asked her to keep jumping. She took ten training jumps yesterday, which is a lot normally and especially difficult here. The lift doesn't go to the top so [the athletes] had to hike for every jump. Today I told her she could cut training short, but she kept jumping until the last minute of training. All of her hard work in the gym paid off. Thanks, Houston Deck [aerials athletic development coach]!"

Megan Nick successfully completed her new double full full and ended the night in tenth. "Another solid performance by Megan, landing a Miller again in the final - Triple Twisting Double Backie!" said Eric. The women's field was jumping well, lots of high DD triple flips, so earning on Saturday podium required precision.

Winter Vinecki finished just outside of the finals in 13th, "She’s jumping great, really consistent," commented Eric."[But she] went all out on her last jump and it was a little too much." Madison Varmette finished 16th and Kaila Kuhn in 17th. 

On the women’s side, Belarus’ Hanna Huskova landed in the top spot, Australia Laura Peel came in second and Russia’s own Sofia Alekseeva rounded out the podium in third.

Chris was the top American finisher with a sixth place. Chris qualified in fifth out of six for the super final, landing a double full full full for a score of 110.86 out of a maximum of 137.75. In his super final round Chris completed a full double full full, and although he landed the trick, it did not score high enough to land on the podium. An excellent jumper, Chris always has high expectations of himself, "It was awesome to see him get a shot in the super final but it didn’t go our way tonight," reflected Eric. 

This marked Alex’s first finals appearance since the 2019 FIS World Championships. Alex threw a full double full full and earned a 103.98 out of a possible 132.75, and just missed super finals with a seventh-place finish. "I’m definitely excited to be back on the World Cup tour with old friends and new ones, especially after I was thinking about hanging it up after last year," said Alex. "And, I’m proud I improved my result from last week in Deer Valley."

"[He was] so close to advancing to the super final, and he was jumping awesome!" said Eric. "He's consistent and getting better every week. I’m especially excited about Bowen‘s prospects next week in Minsk. He did a lot of great jumps in training and competition [this week]!"

Jon Lillis narrowly missed finals with a 13th place finish. Justin Schoenefeld finished 18th, Quinn Dehlinger in 19th and Eric Loughran in 21st.

On the men’s side, Russia’s Pavel Krotov delighted his Russian countrymen and women with a quintuple twist: a double full full double full, earning a 137.50 out of a possible 150, to win the event. Switzerland’s Noe Roth threw another quint: a double full double full full, which he first competed at Deer Valley on Feb. 7, to claim second and Belarus’ Pavel Dik rounded out the podium in third. 

Aerials heads next to Belarus for another nighttime city World Cup on Feb. 22.

"This week I gained the confidence to perform my tricks under the pressure of competition," reflected Alex as he looks to the next three weeks of competition. "I did more quad-twisting triples this week than I’d done all year. This will help me to prepare for the next three weeks of competitions. Next week, I’ll continue to focus on my takeoffs as well as focus on improving my landings. Landings are the key to making it through all the rounds. Go U.S. Aerials!"

RESULTS
Women’s aerials
Men’s aerials

Halfpipe athletes let ‘er buck for the final FIS World Cup of the season during the Calgary Snow Rodeo and Birk Irving led the pack for the U.S. Freeski Team taking third. 

“I've been getting fourth all year with a similar run, but I didn't have the double on the left side,” said Birk. “I knew what I had to do to get on the podium. I learned the right dub 12 on my first run. I'm really glad I learned that trick and have it in the bank going into next season. I'm feeling better and stronger than I ever have before.” 

Birk stuck an impressive run landing his first double and a left down the pipe 720, a trick that is unique to him. After qualifying in first, David Wise dropped into finals with a heater of a first run and a final run that was looking to be podium-worthy, but he washed out on his final hit landing him in fourth. 

"I'm so pumped to see Birk lay down a podium run here in Calgary at the last world cup of the season," said U.S. Freeski Halfpipe Pro Team Head Coach Mike Riddle. "He's been killing it all year and it's a great way to wrap up an amazing season. It was such a high caliber competition and everyone put on a hell of a show. Birk landed a new trick for him and while it wasn't enough for first here, it's a huge building block for next season."

Gus Kenworthy made a solid come back taking first as a recent addition to the Great Britain Freeski Team and Canada’s Brenden Mackay earned second. The rest of the U.S. Freeski men had a respestable showing with Cassidy Jarrell in sixth, Taylor Seaton in seventh, Hunter Hess in eighth and Lyman Currier rounding out the top ten.

Despite an injury during qualifications, Aaron Blunck held on to the top spot in the overall FIS Cup Standings taking home the crystal globe. It was a tight competition between Aaron and Canada’s Noah Bowman all season with Bowman in second heading into Calgary, but a fifth-place finish during the Snow Rodeo was just enough to keep him out of the lead with Birk taking third.

“I’ve had some goals that I’ve wanted to achieve in my career and winning a crystal globe has always been one of them,” Aaron said after awards. “I set the goal and worked as hard as I could to get this. I’m so stoked. I can’t believe it.”

Aaron also spoke to the season-long battle with Noah Bowman in the FIS Cup Standings. 

Noah’s my favorite guy to watch in the halfpipe,” said Aaron. “The moment he drops in I feel like it’s all eyes on Noah. We have two completely different styles, but the friendship between us keeps growing all the time. The way we got to battle it out all season was incredible. He had a hell of a season.” 

Meanwhile, on the women’s side, Abigale Hansen carried the momentum from her best result of the year at  Dew Tour landing in fifth again followed by Devin Logan in sixth and Brita Sigourney in seventh. China’s Eileen Ailing Gu celebrated her first World Cup win followed by Canada’s Rachael Karker in second and Russia’s Valeriya Demidova in third. 

Valeriya’s third place was enough to give her the overall world cup win, followed by Rachael Karker in second and China’s Kenxin Zhang taking third overall.

CUP STANDINGS
Men's freeski halfpipe
Women's freeski halfpipe

RESULTS
Men's freeski halfpipe
Women's freeski halfpipe