Skiers from nineteen countries gathered in Akita, Japan from September 8 through September 11, 2016. Skiers come from many nations, but several of the skiers ski within the NCWSA and we are proud of all of them for competing at the World University Championships. After three days of skiing, Team USA earned the top spot of the team […]
Lauren Morgan of Team USA Leaps to Gold at 2016 World University Championships
The women’s jump final was the second to last event at the 2016 World University Championships and Team USA had three skiers jumping in the final: Jenna Morgan who skis in the NCWSA for the University of Alabama, Brittany Greenwood who skis for the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and Lauren Morgan who skis for […]
Joshua Briant of Australia Wins Gold, Team USA’s Dylan Schaffer Earns Bronze at 2016 World University Championships
Team USA took to the trick course today at the World University Championships in Akita, Japan with two skiers in the men’s trick finals, Dylan Schaffer and Sam Greenwood. The top Team USA contender was Dylan Schaffer who is also the current NCWSA men’s trick record holder. Dylan started his NCWSA skiing career at the […]
Giannina Bonnemann of Team Germany Wins Gold in 2016 WUC Women’s Trick
Giannina Bonnemann is skiing for Team Germany in Akita, Japan at the 2016 World University Championships, but we know her best as a member of the current NCWSA national champion team from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. After posting the best women’s trick score in the preliminary round (8880 points), she bested everyone in […]
Dane Mechler of Team USA Wins Gold in 2016 WUC Men’s Slalom
Dane Mechler skis for University of Lousiana at Lafayette within the NCWSA, but this weekend he is skiing in Akita, Japan as one of the six skiers on Team USA. Dane skied into a tie for first in the final round of slalom with 2.5 buoys at 58 kmph / 10.75 meters, he was the […]
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