Some World Leaders Considering Pulling Teams Out Of PyeongChang 2018 The world is watching intently as South Korea ramps up preparations for the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics, which are now only a few months away. Tensions surrounding North Korea are high right now which is causing South Korea to feel the effects as they prepare to host the world. The main concern on everyone’s mind seems to be surrounding the safety […] Industry News Caitlin Perry | October 17, 2017 0 Comments
Denver and Tahoe Amongst US Cities Preparing Bid for 2026 or 2030 Winter Olympics Having just been awarded the Summer Olympics in LA for 2028, the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) is priming a bid for the Winter Olympics in 2026 or 2030. The US last held a Winter Olympics in 2002 at Salt Lake City, who along with Denver, Reno-Tahoe and other cities have expressed an interest in bidding. Not since Germany, before […] Industry News Steven Agar | September 28, 2017 0 Comments
New Technology Allows Winter Olympic Ski-Jumpers to Train Year Round Ski-jumpers are a rare breed. I mean, who else would launch off a 120m high ramp at 90mph, ‘fly’ 250m and then land with only a lycra suit for protection?! It takes skill, bravery and just a little bit of crazy. But thanks to a new development the one thing they now no longer need, is snow. The ski-jumping facility at the […] Industry News Steven Agar | September 14, 2017 3 Comments
Head Skis ‘Quashed’ Bode Miller’s ‘Dream of Returning’ to Ski Racing In an unfortunate turn of events for Bode Miller, the courts have upheld a ruling locking Miller into a legal contract with Head Skis. This move prevents Miller from returning to alpine ski racing this season. Miller had hoped to compete with his new ski brand, Bomber. “If Head had not won on a legal technicality, Bode would have returned […] Olympics Robin Azer | December 20, 2016 4 Comments
Big Air Added to 2018 Winter Olympics in Korea: The Winter Olympics just got a helluva lot more entertaining. Big Air is by far the most fun park/X-games event to watch and draws the most viewers. It’s simple: go big and do amazing trips. Spectators get that and line up for Big Air events. Snowboarding big air, skiing big air, mass start in speedskating and mixed doubles in curling were approved during the IOC’s board meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Monday. Snowboard parallel slalom was dropped from the winter olympics on Monday. “The changes reflect […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 8, 2015 0 Comments
Why Nobody Wants to Host the 2022 Olympics Next summer, the IOC (International Olympic Committee) will have its election deciding which city will have the honor of hosting the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. It’ll come down to a narrow race between two host cities. Yet I may need to […] Michael Etezadi | January 8, 2015 14 Comments
“Life’s short, Live it Fast” | Andrew Kurka, Representing the U.S. at the Paralympics With the Olympic games long gone, and Putin invading Ukraine, its easy to forget that some of our American athletes are still in Sochi. Yes the Paralympic games begin in two days and stretch from March 7th to the 16th in Sochi. Andrew Kurka is currently representing the United States with the help High Fives in Sochi at the Paralympic Games in the Adaptive Ski division, and has been unheard of for the most part unfortunately. I had to opportunity to speak with Andrew over the last few weeks heading into the games and would like to […] Olympics Jesse Cassidy | March 5, 2014 1 Comment
Julia Mancuso is the Most Decorated ♀ American Skier in History | Tribute Video: This video was made by Julia’s sister, Sarah. They both grew up skiing Squaw Valley, CA. Four time Olympic Medalist Julia Mancuso. Congratulations on your bronze medal, making you the most decorated American women’s Alpine skier in Olympic History […] SnowBrains | February 28, 2014 1 Comment
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