Equipment Company Dainese Named U.S. Ski Team Supplier
Aug 23, 2007
Juliann Fritz
PARK CITY, UTAH- The U.S. Ski Team has named noted action sports safety equipment provider Dainese as an official supplier. Dainese will provide helmets, goggles and body protective gear, according to Associate Athletic Director Dale Schoon.
"Partners like Dainese play an important role in helping athletes achieve their goals safely," said Schoon. "We're especially happy to add a company with as diverse a sports background as Dainese to our supplier team."
"We are very excited to offer our product, safety protection knowledge and technical support to the top U.S. Ski Team athletes," said Dainese Business Development Director Alessandro Zamuner. "We are confident that this partnership will yield successful results in competitions as well as provide great promotion of Dainese safety gear in the U.S. market.”
Helmets and goggles are critical components in ski competition. Body protective gear, including arm guards, shin guards and back protectors, are increasingly important. For example, arm guards and shin guards are critically important in slalom where athletes ski at high speeds through closely spaced gates, coming in contact with many of the spring-loaded slalom poles. And back protection is becoming more important in alpine ski racing and freestyle moguls and aerials.
U.S. Ski Team athletes train year-round and compete each winter on a global World Cup circuit in addition to the Olympic Winter Games every four years.
Dainese joins a supplier team of over 50 companies providing valuable support to U.S. Ski Team athletes.
About Dainese
Dainese, based in Molvena, Italy, is a world leader in the manufacturing of protective clothing for action and dynamic sports and among market leaders in Italy, Germany, England, France, Spain, Austria, Switzerland, Holland and the United States. Dainese was founded in 1972 by its current president, Lino Dainese, and started out as a manufacturer of leather pants for Motocross, serving the top riders in the sport. Dainese has expanded into other safety products, including gloves, boots and crash helmets. In the '90's, Dainese took its technology into other action sports including mountain biking, snowboarding and skiing, and today serves a mission of providing "head-to-toe protection for people who engage in dynamic sports."
About the U.S. Ski Team
The U.S. Ski Team fields the national ski team for the United States, supporting world-class athletes for national and international competition annually, as well as the Olympic Winter Games. The Team manages year-round, nationwide, development and elite programs, with the organizational vision to be the best in the world in Olympic skiing. The Team manages programs in five distinctly different Olympic sports: alpine, cross country, freestyle, nordic combined and ski jumping, as well as Paralympic sports disabled alpine and disabled cross country. The U.S. Ski Team is governed by the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association, the national governing body of Olympic skiing. It has been based in Park City, Utah since 1973.
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"Partners like Dainese play an important role in helping athletes achieve their goals safely," said Schoon. "We're especially happy to add a company with as diverse a sports background as Dainese to our supplier team."
"We are very excited to offer our product, safety protection knowledge and technical support to the top U.S. Ski Team athletes," said Dainese Business Development Director Alessandro Zamuner. "We are confident that this partnership will yield successful results in competitions as well as provide great promotion of Dainese safety gear in the U.S. market.”
Helmets and goggles are critical components in ski competition. Body protective gear, including arm guards, shin guards and back protectors, are increasingly important. For example, arm guards and shin guards are critically important in slalom where athletes ski at high speeds through closely spaced gates, coming in contact with many of the spring-loaded slalom poles. And back protection is becoming more important in alpine ski racing and freestyle moguls and aerials.
U.S. Ski Team athletes train year-round and compete each winter on a global World Cup circuit in addition to the Olympic Winter Games every four years.
Dainese joins a supplier team of over 50 companies providing valuable support to U.S. Ski Team athletes.
About Dainese
Dainese, based in Molvena, Italy, is a world leader in the manufacturing of protective clothing for action and dynamic sports and among market leaders in Italy, Germany, England, France, Spain, Austria, Switzerland, Holland and the United States. Dainese was founded in 1972 by its current president, Lino Dainese, and started out as a manufacturer of leather pants for Motocross, serving the top riders in the sport. Dainese has expanded into other safety products, including gloves, boots and crash helmets. In the '90's, Dainese took its technology into other action sports including mountain biking, snowboarding and skiing, and today serves a mission of providing "head-to-toe protection for people who engage in dynamic sports."
About the U.S. Ski Team
The U.S. Ski Team fields the national ski team for the United States, supporting world-class athletes for national and international competition annually, as well as the Olympic Winter Games. The Team manages year-round, nationwide, development and elite programs, with the organizational vision to be the best in the world in Olympic skiing. The Team manages programs in five distinctly different Olympic sports: alpine, cross country, freestyle, nordic combined and ski jumping, as well as Paralympic sports disabled alpine and disabled cross country. The U.S. Ski Team is governed by the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association, the national governing body of Olympic skiing. It has been based in Park City, Utah since 1973.
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