Dainese lends protective help to U.S. Ski Team pool

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.
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, shinguards and back protectors, are increasingly important. For example, arm guards and shinguards 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 has been a leader in protective apparel for people who engage in dynamic sports including skiing, snowboarding, mountain biking, water sports and motorcycling since 1972. The company got its start in motocross, moving into mountain biking, skiing and snowboarding in the 1970s. Its mission is providing “head-to-toe protection for people who engage in dynamic sports.”
    Dainese joins a supplier team of more than 50 companies providing valuable support to U.S. Ski Team athletes.