Two skiers from the Winter Park Competition Center are traveling to Valmalenco, Italy, to compete in the prestigious FIS Freestyle Junior World Ski Championships. Asher Michel and Olivia Maurais will join 12 other top athletes.
Asher Michel, a 17 year-old Grand County native and Winter Park Competition Center athlete, enjoyed several podium finishes in international competitions this season as well as his first World Cup event. In January, Michel.
Tsubaki Miki has completed a clean sweep at the International Ski
Federation Alpine Snowboard Junior World Championships in Chiesa in
Valmalenco after leading Japan to victory in the team parallel slalom
alongside Shikoh Sugimoto.