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U.S. Ski Team & U.S. Snowboarding Achievements 2006/07
26 victories, 62 podiums, 6 World Cup titles, 9 World Championship medals 10 Athletes made their first World Cup Podiums Over six straight days, the U.S. Alpine Team had an unprecedented string of nine World Cup podiums The Alpine Women’s Team had a record breaking season with seven victories by two athletes, the best since ‘83 U.S. Freestyle Team nearly swept the FIS Rookie of the Year Awards 2007 was the first year ever for Women’s Ski Jumping U.S. Snowboarding riders swept the HP podium three times at the Grand Prixs and once at the World Cup American snowboarders took 17 of 18 top-3 finishes on the Grand Prix tour (11 countries competed) Nine World Championship Medals were collected for the Teams, including the 2nd Nordic-combined medal in U.S. History
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U.S. SKI TEAM Star Athletes
LINDSEY KILDOW DH & SG Silver medals at World Championships 3 World Cup wins, 8 total podiums 6th overall in World Cup Standings Lindsey Kildow surpassed her idol Picabo Street who had 17 career wins, Kildow has 21 and counting BODE MILLER Won his second super G globe (’05 & ’07) 4 World Cup wins, 6 total podiums Bode Miller added 4 wins to his running total, putting him two shy of Phil Mahre’s U.S. record of 27 JULIA MANCUSO CO Silver medal at World Championships 4 World Cup wins, 10 total podiums 2006 Olympic GOLD Medalist 3rd overall in World Cup Standings Julia Mancuso made history in ‘07 with a podium streak of 5 consecutive races
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U.S. SKI TEAM Star Athletes
STEVE NYMAN Won the first World Cup podium of his career 1 World Cup win, 2 total podiums U.S. SKI TEAM Star Athletes TED LIGETY 2 total podiums, 2006 Olympic GOLD Medalist KIKAN RANDALL 2 total podiums Randall’s 3rd place photo finish was a first podium for U.S. Women in the history of the WC circuit JERET PETERSON 2 wins, 4 total podiums Peterson won twice in 24 hours with the “Hurricane”, the most difficult jump in the sport and set the world record for highest score NATE ROBERTS Moguls Bronze medal at World Championships 2 World Cup wins, 2 total podiums
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U.S. SNOWBOARDING Star Athletes
NATE HOLLAND SBX bronze medal at World Championships 3 total World Cup podiums 2nd in overall ’07 WC standings X Games SBX Champion, defended ’06 X Games crown LINSDEY JACOBELLIS SBX gold medal at World Championships, defended ’05 title 2 World Cup wins, 3 total podiums ’07 SBX WC Champion, 2006 Olympic Silver Medalist Jacobellis won two SBX races within 72 hours; her teammate, Nate Holland, also on the podium twice in the same 72 hours with two 2nd place finishes! SETH WESCOTT SBX silver medal at World Championships X Games SBX 3rd place 2006 Olympic Gold Medalist
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U.S. SNOWBOARDING Star Athletes
STEVE FISHER 1 World Cup win 1 Grand Prix win X Games HP Champion Fisher is one of three HP riders to win X Games twice, ‘05 &’07 (matching his success, Shaun White & Todd Richards) HANNAH TETER 2006 Olympic Gold Medalist GRETCHEN BLEILER 2 World Cup wins 1 Grand Prix win, 2 total GP podiums 2nd place finish at X Games 2nd place at U.S. Open 2006 Olympic Silver Medalists SCOTTY LAGO 1 World Cup podium, his career first 2nd at the New Zealand Open 2nd at the Vans Cup
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