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Killington Resort hosted an amazing World Cup event last weekend! It was very special to have so many American ski fans, friends, family and future ski racers cheering us on! Thank you to everyone who worked so hard to put the event on, I am still working hard to find that last bit of SPEED!!
GS 2016 Audi FIS World Cup – Killington, VT Photo © Reese Brown
Slalom 2016 Audi FIS World Cup – Killington, VT Photo © Reese Brown
Feeling the love with 16,000+ people lining the slopes in Killington! I could hear the crowd cheering me on while standing in the start of the slalom!!
Thank you to Cody Marshall for being my support staff this weekend! ❤ Check out: @groundswellathletics
Best Friend & Best Coach 🙂
My #1 support crew rocking Team Megan hats! @bigtruckbrand
The holidays are for family, Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Work hard for miracles & always BELIEVE
October in the Austrian Alps
Posted on: November 7, 2016
On top of the World on Molltal Glacier, this was one of the few sunny days! @brikousa @syncperformancefirst @levelgloves @t2foundation
A GS skier’s Paradise! Course after Course after Course…
I LOVE all of the healthy, happy cows roaming in the Alps ❤
Time for a Hot Chocolate Break?
Or a few Powder turns? 🙂 @altaskiarea
Race Day in Sölden!
Thank you to the West Team for all of the support, training and laughs!!
SummerTime
Posted on: August 2, 2016
End of Season News
Posted on: April 1, 2016
Thank you for making it possible for me to end another ski-season strong!
I was able to wrap up the Overall North American Cup title, this qualifies me for every World Cup race for the 2016-17 season!
The last race series of the winter was U.S. National Championships in Sun Valley where I was able to ski into 2nd place in the super combine and 3rd place in the giant slalom:
http://www.skiracing.com/stories/shiffrin-takes-u-s-champs-gs-to-end-series
I was also able to participate in a Fast and Female event in Sun Valley that was all about inspiring the next generation of female skiers to dream big:
Thanks to all of you for being a part of my team, as an independent skier it means the world to me to have so many supportive people believing in my racing!
January is for Adventure!
Posted on: February 15, 2016
January’s race schedule called for another European adventure…
The trip started in beautiful Possa di Fassa, Italy where I had lots of fun training giant slalom with the West Team girlies!
#westteamisthebestteam
World Cup Giant Slalom in Flachau, Austria
I was lucky enough to have my Dad keeping me company in Europe and being my support team at the World Cup races in Flachau and Maribor!
World Cup Giant Slalom in Maribor, Slovenia
Race Day in Maribor
The weather made snow conditions tough on race day, but also made for beautiful sunsets along the Drava river!
Downtown Maribor, Slovenia
Kitzbuhl, Austria
Dad & I decided to spend New Years watching the men race the infamous Kitzbuhl downhill. There was so much excitement for ski racing and I was very impressed by the male athletes throwing themselves down such a challenging course!
Thank you Pinky’s Hut for making our stop in Kitzbuhl possible!
Then it was back too work! I had so much fun training and eating pizzas with the World Cup girls in San Candido, Italy. Being back with the team was not only fun, but pushed my skiing to the next level!
San Candido, Italy
Then it was back to Eastern Canada and U.S. for a long series of Noram Races:
NorAms Switch Gears to Whiteface Speed
It is always fun to win, but even better with a friend! Congrats on your GS comeback Resi Stiegler!
Thank you to everyone who makes podiums possible for me with their support!
So many crazy, fun, beautiful, fast girls on the circuit; hanging out with friends new & old!
“It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.”
-The Alchemist
Happy Holidays!
Posted on: January 3, 2016
For me, December was full of holiday celebrations, family-time, travel and skiing….just like it is supposed to be!
Christmas Cookies are a must!
Before I hit the road, I had a Christmas cookie decorating party with my mom and Cody Marshall!
My first races of the month were the North American Cups in beautiful Panorama Mountain Resort, British Columbia.
It is always nice to stand on the top of a podium!
Playing Catch Up with the Canadian Norams – Skiracing.com
And then off to Europe! Where we spent Christmas in Innsbruck, Austria.
I was lucky enough to have my mom and brother keeping me company!
I hope everyone got to see the full moon on Christmas, this is an Italian church in St. Vigilio!
Early Mornings in the French Alps!
The last stop of our trip was the World Cup giant slalom in Lienz Austria where I was very happy to score my first World Cup points of the season with a 25th place 🙂
More to come soon!
November in Colorado
Posted on: December 4, 2015
I spent the month of November doing lots of skiing, racing and hanging out with great friends from the ski community!
I had some really fast runs but am still working on managing my expectations for myself to turn those fast runs into happy race days 🙂
I want to wish everyone a HAPPY HOLIDAY season!!!
I feel very grateful for my life in the mountains am always looking for an excuse to celebrate! I spent Thanksgiving at the Aspen Winternational with my Dad and boyfriend Cody Marshall & will celebrate Christmas racing in Europe with my mom and little brother Kevin!!
Beautiful View at Copper Mountain GS Training
First Podium of the Season…in Slalom!!
Echo Mountain, Colorado
Fall Baking = Apple Pie
The one & only Sarah Schleper #teamrouge
Little fans & friends cheering me on at the #aspenwinternational !!!
Lots more races & updates to come!
From Fall to Winter
Posted on: November 1, 2015
A huge thank you to everyone who attended my Follow Your Dreams Benefit II, the fundraiser was a huge success and a fun party! Photo Credit: Lauren Loberg
After event planning, I was ready to get back out into the mountains!!!
A beautiful autumn view from the top of the Living Room Rocks hike in Park City
- The Wasatch Mountains ❤ ❤ ❤
My last mountain bike ride of the season; Wasatch Crest with Dear Old Dad
My three favorite men: Cody, Dad & Kevin (my little brother 🙂 )
Happy Birthday to Me! Thank you to Chelsea, Cody, Mom and Barb for my birthday celebration! Lots of cake and gifts!!!
Awesome training in Hintertux, Austria! Thank you to Sarah Schleper & team Mexico for letting me join you.
The race hill for the World Cup Opener in Soelden, Austria. It was steep and icy!!! Thank you to Pat Duran with Volkl skis for getting me out of the start house!
My European fan club cheering me on At the World Cup in Soelden, so cool!
Happy, healthy & ready to race!
Off to Colorado in November to greet winter and start race season…
Chile Trip!
Posted on: October 8, 2015
Here are some photos from my most recent training trip to La Parva, Chile. Thank you to Western Region for letting me join, it was one of the least stressful & most productive ski trips I have been on in a while!
Slalom Happiness On My New #volklskis ! Photo Credit: Maddy Smith
Buenos Días La Parva!
y Buenas Noches!
I was so happy to be back on snow with my buddies Julia Ford and Abby Ghent!
Slack Lining into the Sunset
Whole Lamb BBQ for Chilean Independence Day!
Big Smiles for a Powder Day!
Even in Slalom Gear! #t2foundation #brikousa #lekiusa
I can’t wait to get back to this next week in Europe! #teamviper
Megan McJames 