The UAA ski team added to its impressive list of All-America skiers by producing three top-10 finishes on the first two days of the NCAA Ski Championships in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Sophomore Ainslee Proffit and senior Leon Nikic chalked up top-10 finishes in...
US Ski Team member Andrew Kurka of Palmer picked up a couple silver medals at the North American Cup adaptive alpine races in Panorama, Canada. He finished second to Japan’s Taiki Morri in both men’s sit-down Super-G and slalom races. “I have a new mono ski I have...
Paralympian Andrew Kurka of Palmer took home a bronze medal in the super-G sitting competition at the IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships in Canada. He finished just .91 seconds behind winner Corey Peters of New Zealand and .12 seconds behind France’s Frederic...
He won’t be on the mountain, but Andrew Kurka of Palmer will be on your TV. The injured U.S. Paralympic Alpine Team skier told me he will be part of the ESPN broadcast team that will be announcing live at the X Games next month in Colorado. “I am very excited to be...
Battered and bruised, but not broken, Andrew Kurka of Palmer hasn’t dwelled on the disappointment of his early exit from the Paralympic Games in Sochi, Russia. He’s too busy having fun. “I feel great. Been staying very busy and spending as much time home as possible....
You can add two more names to the list of Alaska Olympians. Mono-skiers Andrew Kurka of Palmer and Joe Tompkins of Juneau today were named to the U.S. Paralympic Alpine Team that will compete at the Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, in March. Kurka, of...
Andrew Kurka of Anchorage stuck gold today in Canada. The 21-year-old won a gold medal in the men’s sitting division on the first day of downhill competition at the International Paralympic Committee Alpine Skiing World Cup in British Columbia. “It feels really great...
Whether or not he was on the U.S. Ski Team, Kieffer Christianson of Anchorage would be a ski bum. Normally he would be in Girdwood this time of year, but now that he got promoted on the national team the 21-year-old alpine racer will travel the globe and compete...
Already a rising star in American skiing, Andrew Kurka of Palmer now has his sights on something bigger. “I have my eye on the World Cup this year,” Kurka told me. The 21-year-old will get that chance after he was named to the U.S. Paralympics Alpine Skiing National...
One of the budding stars in the world of free skiing, Zach Halverson of Girdwood was recognized by Powder Magazine in last month’s issue as one of the top 10 skiers under 19 years old. Impressive stuff no doubt – then the kid went out and backed it up. Last week...
Juneau’s Nathan Ord of Whitman College finished eighth in the men’s giant slalom at the United States Collegiate Ski Association Championships to earn All-American honors. A two-sport college athlete, Ord also plays soccer for Whitman.