SmartWool will continue its partnership with the U.S. Ski Team and U.S.
Snowboarding as the official sock supplier through 2011. The
partnership spans nearly a decade.

“We
are delighted to continue our relationship and help America's best snow
sports athletes prepare each winter for competition around the globe as
well as get ready for the highest level of international competition
when the eyes of the world are watching in 2010,” said Gardner
Flanigan, SmartWool marketing director.

“SmartWool is a great
long-running partner of the Teams,” said Ted Morris, the Team's vice
president of sales and marketing. “SmartWool continues to provide our
athletes with the most comfortable and top-performing product available
and we are very excited to carry on our phenomenal partnership as we
head to Vancouver.”