USANA Named Title Sponsor Of FIS Freestyle World Cup Event

SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Suit up and get ready for a world-class thrill. Global nutritional company USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (NYSE: USNA), today announced that it is the title sponsor of an FIS World Cup event. The USANA Freestyle World Cup will take place January 17–19 at Whiteface Mountain in Lake Placid, New York.

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"To be named the title sponsor of the 2012 Telluride USANA Ski and Snowboardcross (SBX) Cup and now the Lake Placid event is a huge honor," said USANA Chief Communications Officer Dan Macuga. "We are thrilled to be able to support the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) and these elite athletes through these international events."

The three-day competition will feature the world's premier skiers and host both men's and women's moguls and aerial events. The action-packed event will mark the fourth World Cup tournament USANA has sponsored since partnering with the USSA in 2011, and the second time it has sponsored the Lake Placid competition.

The event will be broadcast January 20 on NBC at 3 p.m. EST

For more information about USANA's products and company, visit USANA.com.

About USANA

Founded in 1992, USANA Health Sciences (NYSE: USNA) is a U.S.-based nutritional company that manufactures high-quality supplements and personal care, energy, and weight-management products in their FDA-registered facility in Salt Lake City, Utah. USANA's products, tested by NSF International and used by more than 600 professional athletes, are developed by the company's award-winning team of scientists and sold directly to Preferred Customers and Associates in 18 international markets. Named one of Outside magazine's "Best Places to Work" for four consecutive years, USANA has received more than 100 state, national and international accolades, including Utah Best of State, Stevie Awards, Australian Business Awards, NutriSearch Editor's Choice and others. Learn more about USANA (www.USANA.com) and the USANA True Health Foundation (www.USANAfoundation.org/), stay current with the official USANA blog (www.whatsupUSANA.com), like us on the USANA Facebook page (www.facebook.com/USANAhealthsciences), or follow USANA on Twitter (@USANAinc).

Media Contact: Ashley Collins
Executive Director of PR, Social Media and Communications
USANA Health Sciences, Inc.
(801) 954-7280
media(at)us.usana(dot)com 

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