Ava Sunshine and Isabella Wright are part of the US Ski and Snowboard team, the US national team that will wear Kappa until the end of 2032. Also passionate about other sports, they are involved with two different charities.

Tetx by SILVIA FRAU
Photography ANNA BRIGNOLO
Skiing is the passion that unites them, but the American athletes Isabella Wright and Ava Sunshine have many others, many of which are linked to the world of sport . &laquo;Improving results from race to race&raquo; is the leitmotif of Isabella Wright , born in 1997, who at the last world championships in Courchevel/M&eacute;ribel 2023 ranked 19th in the downhill and 13th in the combined. She believes a lot in associations, she is part of the Fiercely Female Foundation and the SBSEF, which promotes outdoor sports. She takes part in hiking, cliff jumping, off-road motorcycling, skateboarding and frolfing (sort of like disc golf, but with freesbe). Among her favorite athletes are &laquo;Bode Miller, an individual with a great vision, <a href="https://www.lofficielibiza.com/portraits/tsitsipas-tennis-player-age-ranking-atp-photo-who-is" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rafael Nadal</a>, because he plays with grace and is a great sportsman, and Leticia Bufoni (Brazilian skater), because she is fearless and &ldquo;works hard&rdquo;&raquo;. A lifelong vegetarian, she is also very involved in an animal rights association, Nuzzles and Co, from which she adopted her two cats, Brutis and Jack.

A portrait of Ava Sunshine Jemison

Her colleague Ava Sunshine Jemison was born in 2002 and is also a downhill skier and, like most athletes, she would like to "win a world championship and participate in an Olympics", but she also finds time to participate in the activities of the Ski Fast Foundation, an association created by Campbell Sullivan, her dear friend, to support the passion of children affected by Ewings sarcoma with scholarships (skifastfoundation.com). And even though she spends most of her time on skis - and her favorite athlete is snoboarder Ester Ledecka - she hates the cold. And perhaps this is also why in recent summers she has taught skateboarding and surfing (as a child she participated in the NSSA, National Scholastic Surfing Association, a series of surfing competitions in Southern California). She loves going to the <a href="https://www.lofficielibiza.com/travel/albanian-beaches-visit-ksamil-albania" target="_blank" rel="noopener">beach</a>, tanning, playing spike ball and beach volleyball, skating and spending time with friends and family. And when she's in Utah, whizzing around on his mountain bike. We see them both wearing <a href="https://www.lofficielibiza.com/music/kappa-futur-festival-torino-timetables-lineup-capsule-peggygou" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kappa&reg; clothes</a>. Until 2032 the Italian brand, owned by BasicNet SpA, will be the official partner for the technical clothing of all the athletes of the US Ski and Snowboard - National <a href="https://www.lofficielibiza.com/fashion/emporio-armani-mens-show-spring-summer-2023-collection-photo-look" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Olympic</a> Governing Body of the United States -, made up of around 200 athletes involved in various disciplines , including downhill, cross-country skiing, freeskiing, freestyle, snowboarding, Nordic combined and ski jumping. It is the first time that a single brand of outerwear and racing suits appears on the uniforms of all the US national teams, from domestic competitions to World Cup events, the Winter Olympics (the next one is Cortina 2026), and the Olympic Games (2030). The clothing will also be available to the public, through official merchandising with the dual brands of US Ski &amp; Snowboard and Kappa&reg;.

An Isabella Wright portrait

«It is the first time that a single brand appears on the uniforms of all the US national teams».

Isabella & Ava: US Skiers Bonded by Numerous Passions

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