Silverthorne, Colorado (August 15, 2024) – The United States Ski Mountaineering Affiliation (USSMA or USA Skimo) is happy to announce the profitable launch of Venture Podium, a donation-funded initiative created to make sure the success of USA skimo athletes in world competitors. USA Skimo can be happy to announce the appointment of Sarah Cookler to serve within the newly created place of Head of Sport. On this capability, Sarah will lead Venture Podium, together with USA Skimo’s sports activities initiatives, in preparation for the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics and past.
Venture Podium is a complete new initiative by USA Skimo centered on serving to our nationwide sports activities group and athletes be persistently aggressive on the world stage. Mike Paulus, a know-how firm founder and entrepreneur, has offered a big preliminary donation to underwrite the primary part of Venture Podium, together with the vital step of hiring Sarah Cookler as Head of Sport.
Sarah Cookler is at the moment a board member of USA Skimo and the founder and Managing Director of Silverfork Ski Mountaineering Membership. On this capability, Sarah has been the game’s chief in putting junior athletes onto the US Nationwide and Youth World Cup groups. Sarah can be the proprietor and Race Director for The Powderkeg Race, most lately serving as our sport’s Nationwide and Continental Championships. Sarah additionally brings over 10 years of race expertise as an completed Skimo racer.
Anthony Armstrong, Govt Director of USA Skimo, stated, “We’re extremely grateful to Mike Paulus for his important donation to USA Skimo. Mike’s donation has enabled the profitable launch of Venture Podium, together with the vital step of hiring Sarah as Head of Sport. Mike’s generosity will, for the primary time in our sport’s historical past, permit us to fund a full program centered on figuring out, growing, and coaching USA athletes to compete at a world stage.” Anthony added “We’re extremely excited to have Sarah be part of us in a full-time capability as Head of Sport. Discovering a Head of Sport with Sarah’s background and talent set fulfills our most necessary mission which is to elevate USA Skimo to a globally aggressive stage. Sarah’s expertise as a extremely profitable membership director, race director, coach, and athlete will convey the extent of experience we have to construct out a world-class Sport program.”
Sarah Cookler commented, “I’m extraordinarily honored to have been really helpful and chosen for the Head of Sport for USA Skimo. We’re about to witness monumental enhancements in USA Skimo with the foundational monetary help offered by Mike Paulus and others. I’ll try to not solely present help for our prime athletes, however develop a robust basis nationwide that may function a pathway to the elite ranges of ski mountaineering.”
Mike Paulus commented, “I invested in USA Skimo as a result of it’s a corporation at an inflection level. The mix of spectacular new management and the Olympic alternative present a once-in-a-generation alternative to develop the game each at an elite efficiency stage and mass participation. I stay up for persevering with to work with USA Skimo management to make sure the success of Venture Podium.”
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