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Title IX almost 40: In it for the long run
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Grete Eliassen was not going to let a little thing like a torn anterior cruciate ligament stand in the way of her lobbying congressional leaders to support women’s sports.…
More | Posted: February 6, 2012SheKnows.com 20 Fast Fitness Tips Featuring Promax DOers
Here are 20 top tips from Billy Blanks, Jr., Kathryn Budig, Holly Perkins, Billy Miller and more. Even better, Promax is inviting fans to Like them on Facebook for a chance to win a Trainer for a Year.…
More | Posted: January 25, 2012Freeskier Video Profile: Grete Eliassen
We’ve teamed up with our friends at Teton Gravity Research to bring you a series of exclusive athlete profiles.…
More | Posted: December 13, 2011Skiers tapped for U.S. slopestyle team
The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association named 10 athletes for its first freeskiing slopestyle national team Friday morning.…
More | Posted: November 4, 2011Grete Eliassen’s ski season through her Holga
The life of a pro skier and snowboarder is a filled with copious amounts of travel and adventure.…
More | Posted: September 19, 2011Dual citizen: Grete Eliassen Q&A
Grete Eliassen had a good season this year: Third in Winter X Slopestyle, first at Red Bull Cold Rush, the best female performance at the Powder Video Awards, and her Teton Gravity Research film debut in their latest release, “One For The Road,” due out this fall.…
More | Posted: July 18, 2011Bobby Brown, Grete Eliassen and Kaya Turski at Red Bull Tramp Camp
Tramp Camp – no not that type of camp you sillies. Bobby Brown, Grete Eliassen and Kaya Turski were at in the Toronto area last week for Red Bull Trampoline Camp at Skyriders Trampoline Facility in Markham practicing their flips and tricks with Tramp award winning coaches, Matt Christensen and David Ross.…
More | Posted: June 21, 2011WSF Response to NY Times Article “Born on Sidelines Cheering Clamors to Be Sport”
The New York Times released its third edition to its series about gender equity in athletics with the article, “Born on Sidelines, Cheering Clamors to Be Sport.” This article focuses on the development of competitive cheerleading, and the two organizations competing to be declared the sport’s governing body by the NCAA.…
More | Posted: May 25, 2011At home with Grete Eliassen
Accompanied by Devin Logan, freestyle ski goddess Grete Eliassen visits her hometown of Minneapolis, Minnesota – a city well know for its urban freestyle spots and great skiers…
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Grete Eliassen: Breaking Records and Hitting the Books
Grete Eliassen first began hitting jumps at age four, and now at 23 she holds the women’s world record for biggest air, at 31 feet (off of a 30 foot jump) that she claimed at the Canyons Resort in Utah last Spring.…
More | Posted: March 8, 2011