This July 4th took on an even bigger meaning for members of the skiing and snowboarding community!  The IOC announced yesterday that Men’s and Women’s slopestyle skiing and snowboarding will be Olympic events in the 2014 Sochi Winter Games!

June 15th, 2011 was another first for the ski industry.  On the 15th the USSA announced a listed of nominated US skiing athletes that will begin to train as the first ever US Freeskiing team.  These 9 men and women nominated are some of the countries best superpipe talent.  With the announcement yesterday on the slopestyle event we can expect the USSA to nominate another group of the United States most talented slopestyle skier’s.  This current list of nominated athletes consists of:

Simon Dumont
David Wise
Torin Yater-Wallace
Tucker Perkins
Gus Kenworthy
Devin Logan
Jen Hudak
Jess Cumming
Brita Sigourney

(Nordica’s new team member, and US Freeskiing nominee,  Tucker Perkins catching air on his Nordica Ace of Spades skis)

GET EXCITED!

“Intensity is a skill.” – Martina Navratilova

The tennis season has gotten off to a rollicking start this year with the incredible winning streak of Novak Djokovic. And now, only Federer stands between Djokovic and the record books – they are set to play in a highly anticipated semifinal match on Friday at the French Open. For those of you who don’t already know: if Djokovic wins, he will become the number one seed in the world and also equal John McEnroe’s 1984 record streak of 42 straight wins. The French Open is inspiring fans and players alike to revel in the adrenaline and excitement of the tournament. We love it!

Also at the French Open, royal sister Pippa Middleton was spotted taking in a match with friends on Monday. Apparently both she and her sister are avid tennis players and fans. Recently the British press has been spreading word, backed by royal sources, that the newly married Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, will be presenting a trophy at Wimbledon. That’s our gossip tidbit for the day.

And now you can share your gossip with us! We’d love to hear your insights on the Boston tennis scene and if there is any great tennis gear you spotted in tournaments that you’d like to see at our store, please let us know! We aim to have the biggest selection and want to keep in touch with our customers’ interests! Of course many of the pros have their own custom gear, but it doesn’t hurt to ask – we can certainly get you something similar if it’s not already in stock.

We hope you check back with us and begin following our latest tennis news, including tournament updates, product news, and sale announcements! We’ll be blogging about tennis all summer and will switch to skiing and boarding in the fall. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for exclusive news and deals as well! Thanks for reading!