Whitney McClintock is a Canadian water skier from Cambridge, Ontario. McClintock is a five time world champion. McClintock has also won thirteen Pan American Games medals (four gold and seven silver). Women Fitness President catches up with Whitney, water skier about her love for the sport and reason behind her success. Namita … [Read more...]
Alpine Ski Racer Nicole Schmidhofer Shares The Secret To Her Olympic Win
Born in Friesach in Carinthia, Nicole made her World Cup debut in March 2007. Schmidhofer competed for Austria at the 2010 Winter Olympics, but did not finish in the super-G at Whistler, her only event at the Olympics. Three years later, Schmidhofer finished in 11th place in the super-G at the 2013 World … [Read more...]
2018 Olympic Champion Wendy Holdener Shares Her Skiing Secrets
Wendy Holdener made her World Cup debut in Sölden in October 2010, and attained her first podium in March 2013, a second place in slalom at Ofterschwang. In 2016, she gained her first two World Cup victories and won the crystal globe title in the combined discipline. Women Fitness President, Namita Nayyar, joins the 2018 Olympic Champion for an illuminating chat about her … [Read more...]
Alpine Ski Racer Stephanie Venier Talks About Her World Cup Win!
Stephanie Venier is an Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer, and specializes in the speed events of downhill and super-G. Born in Innsbruck, Tyrol, Venier made her World Cup debut at age 19 in January 2013. She gained her first podium in January 2017 in a super-G at Garmisch, Germany; several weeks later at the World Championships, she won the silver medal in … [Read more...]
America’s Top Freestyle Skier Morgan Schild Shares Her Road To Success
Morgan Schild is one of America’s top freestyle mogul skiers, who after a two years break made a major comeback in January 2018. Schild placed third in two events at the FIS Visa International World Cup, securing her spot on the United States Olympic team for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. At the Olympics, Schild was in third place after the first round of … [Read more...]
3X Olympian Chloé Dufour-Lapointe Shares Her Journey Into The World Of Skiing
Chloé Dufour-Lapointe is a Canadian freestyle skier, who was the 2013 FIS World Champion in dual moguls with her winning run at the 2013 World Championships. Dufour-Lapointe was the runner-up and silver medalist at the FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2011 as well and placed fifth at the 2010 Olympic Games. She won the silver medal at the 2014 Olympic Games behind her … [Read more...]
2X Olympic Medalist Justine Dufour-Lapointe Shows That She Is Unstoppable.
Justine Dufour-Lapointe is a two times Olympic freestyle skier and the youngest in a famous skiing family. She was the Olympic champion in the moguls event at the 2014 Winter Olympics and won a silver medal in moguls at the 2018 Winter Olympics. The gold and silver she and her sister Chloe Dufour-Lapointe won in 2014 was the first time that Canadian sisters stood together on … [Read more...]
Lindsey Vonn Re-Creates History: Takes Home Bronze In Ski Racing At The Winter Games 2018
Lindsey Vonn, one of the United States' most famous Olympians, won a bronze medal at the 2018 Winter Games, becoming the oldest female medalist in Alpine skiing at the Winter Games in what will likely be her final downhill run. “I wish I could keep going; I wish this wasn’t my last Olympics but it is,” she said, adding: “I don’t think my body can take another four years of … [Read more...]
5X Olympic Medalist Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Shares Her Fitness, Diet & Training Routine
Aino-Kaisa Saarinen is a Finnish cross country skier who has competed since 1998. Competing in three Winter Olympics, she won three bronze medals with one in 2006 (Team sprint) and two in 2010 (30 km, 4 x 5 km), and two silver medals at 2014 Winter Olympics. Saarinen also won six medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with four golds (Team sprint: 2009, 10 km: … [Read more...]
