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| Sport Loses Friend With Robbins' Passing | 24/02/2008 2:49 |
| WEATHERSFIELD, Vt. (Feb. 23) - Internationally recognized ski and travel journalist Paul Robbins, a wordsmith and historian for the U.S. Ski Team for 30 years, died Saturday at his home in Vermont. Robbins, whose wit, humor and vast knowledge was legendary, was 68. He died of an apparent heart attack while working on weekend news stories in his home. | |
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| Team Partners with Brand Connections | 20/02/2008 7:57 |
| NEW YORK (Feb. 20) - With the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver two years away, the U.S. Ski Team and U.S. Snowboarding announced a partnership with New York-based Brand Connections. The partnership will utilize the media and marketing company's Active Outdoor Network to promote its brands: U.S. Ski Team-All Out and U.S. Snowboarding-Ride with US. The partnership is designed to raise the Team's profile among active Americans at winter resorts throughout the country. | |
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| Hall of Fame Adds Burtons, Bergoust, Lewis | 29/01/2008 7:36 |
| LAS VEGAS (Jan. 29) - Snowboarding trail-blazers Jake and Donna Burton Carpenter, Olympic aerials champion Eric Bergoust and alpine World Championships medalist Doug Lewis were inducted Thursday into the U.S. National Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame. Ceremonies took place during the SnowSports Industries of America trade show at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Convention Center. | |
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| Delta Air Lines Partners with USSA | 18/01/2008 11:25 |
| PARK CITY, Utah (Jan. 18) - Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) today announced a four-year agreement making it the official airline of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA). As the parent organization of the U.S. Ski Team and U.S. Snowboarding, the USSA is the national governing body for Olympic skiing and snowboarding with more than 30,000 member athletes, coaches, officials and volunteers. | |
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| Dale of Norway Renews Through 2012 | 11/01/2008 6:26 |
| SHELBURNE, Vt. (Jan. 11) - Dale of Norway, the well known designer and manufacturer of ski sweaters, technical apparel and lifestyle knitwear, announced that it will renew its agreement as the exclusive sweater supplier to the U.S. Ski Team and U.S. Snowboarding through 2012. | |
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| USSA Releases New Training DVD | 18/12/2007 6:20 |
| PARK CITY, Utah (Dec. 18) - Athletes at any level, in any sport can train like Olympic-class performers with the DVD, a new DVD set featuring top Olympic athletes produced by the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA). | |
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| Harman, Hatcher Join Team Foundation | 13/12/2007 11:49 |
| PARK CITY, Utah (Dec. 13) - President and CEO Bill Marolt announced that Frederic W. Harman of Palo Alto, CA, and Robert F. Hatcher of Macon, GA, two business leaders who also are involved in their communities, are new trustees of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team Foundation. | |
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| Foundation Names Denver Major Gifts Manager | 06/12/2007 3:04 |
| PARK CITY, Utah (Dec. 6) - The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team Foundation, looking to expand its presence in the Rocky Mountains, named Tamara (ta-MAR-ah) Marks as its new major gifts manager for the Rockies region. Marks will be responsible for working with major donors and prospective donors in plus cultivating additional relationships to benefit the Foundation, said Janine Alfano, vice president of fundraising. | |
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| Audi Official U.S. Ski Team Sponsor | 26/11/2007 9:21 |
| AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (Nov. 26) - Audi of America, Inc. Monday announced it is the official automotive sponsor of the U.S. Ski Team. The partnership includes sponsorship of both the Team and key U.S. events. | |
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| USSA Mourns Death of Trustee | 13/11/2007 1:31 |
| GREENWICH, Conn. (Nov. 13) - Michael Biondi, a driving force in making the annual New York Ski and Snowboarding Ball a million-dollar fundraiser for the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team Foundation, has died at his home. He was 50. | |
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