Cavanman’s Diary Published: Wed 16 Mar 2022, 5:43 PM A friend of mine in college was the first person I knew who got into skiing. Man, I regretted the day he stood on skis. He kept saying how good it was, dropping fancy terminology like “the best after” and how he liked to go “off-road”….
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What are the best ski-themed video games? – FasterSkier.com
Skiing has been used for thousands of years as a way for people in cold climates to get around. Preserved skis and cave paintings show that skis were used by hunters and trappers in prehistoric times in the Altai region of Asia. Slowly, the use of skis migrated to the Eurasian arctic regions and then…
Mia Brookes: the young British snowboard hopeful at the 2026 Winter Olympics
Brookes has won eight of the 12 European Cup events she has entered As young freestyle skier Kirsty Muir won plaudits for her first performance at the Winter Olympics, another British teenager watched the action from thousands of miles away. Mia Brookes is one of the most exciting snowboarding hopefuls Britain has ever produced, but…
Paralympic Winter Games set to start in Beijing after Russia and Belarus ruled out
The IPC said backlash from teams and athletes preparing to compete in Beijing “jeopardized the viability” of the Games and made athlete safety “unsustainable”, even after Russian and Belarus participants had to compete as than neutral. It is in this context that the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Winter Games starts on Friday with the…
Mikaela Shiffrin and Petra Vlhova start the weekend tied in the overall Alpine Skiing World Cup standings
Mikaela Shiffrin is taking part in the Beijing 2022 Games.Harald Steiner/AP The pressure isn’t off Mikaela Shiffrin by any stretch of the imagination. In fact, it may have been taken up a notch. Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States competes in the Mixed Team Parallel Skiing event at the 2022 Winter Olympics Sunday, Feb. 20,…
Ski Brule and Krist Oil host fundraising event for Nick Baumgartner
IRON RIVER, Michigan (WLUC) – Ski Brule and Krist Oil Company will host a fundraising event for Nick Baumgartner at the Ski Brule Resort in Iron River, Michigan on Friday, March 11 from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. There will also be a Ride with Nick day at Ski Brule on March 13, from 12:00…
This international COVID Olympic romance is a story for our time
Maja Dahlqvist of Sweden and her boyfriend, Olympian Kevin Bolger of the United States, pose for a photo Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, after Dahlqvist won a silver medal in the Olympic cross-country sprint event . (Courtesy of Kevin Bolger) DNA reporter Nat Herz covered the Winter Olympics for DNA and FasterSkier.com. This is a latest…
After Arif Khan’s Olympic bow, the Kashmiri duo prepare to represent India at the Asian Ski Championships
Just 10 days after Arif Khan made his Winter Olympics debut in Beijing, two other Kashmir skiers – 25-year-old Waseem Ahmad Bhat and 20-year-old Ayan Zargar – are set to follow in his footsteps, representing the India at the 30th Asian Alpine Skiing Championship. The tournament, which is to take place in Lebanon, will begin…
Mikaela Shiffrin stays at 2022 Olympics for delayed team event
BEIJING — Mikaela Shiffrin hangs on until the very end. Shiffrin has changed his departure from the Beijing Olympics after the team event was pushed back to Sunday due to high winds. She was originally supposed to leave early on Sunday to return to Europe for the remainder of the World Cup season, but US…
Why do snowboarders in the Winter Olympics wear bibs under their arms?
Function or mode? Here’s why some Beijing Winter Olympics snowboarders tucked their bibs under their arms. During the high-flying snowboarding events at the Beijing Winter Olympics, fans may have noticed that some athletes tuck one side of the bib under their armpit. The reason is more function than fashion, according to CBC Olympics snowboarding expert…
Analysis: A lot went wrong for US alpine skiing at the Olympics | News
BEIJING (AP) — A United States team led by Mikaela Shiffrin leaves the Beijing Olympics with only one of the 30 individual medals in alpine skiing. And it’s a silver medal Ryan Cochran-Siegle in the men’s super-G). The country responsible for such Winter Games successes as Bode Miller, Lindsey Vonn, Ted Ligety and Julia Mancuso…
Black skiers struggle to achieve their Olympic dreams
BEIJING (AP) — Respond to an informal survey of elite American alpine skiers and snowboarders, and most can name an organization that exposes black and Hispanic children in urban areas to winter sports. From the inland halfpipes of New Jersey to the slopes of the Rockies of Colorado and Wyoming, there seem to be plenty…
Jenise Spiteri is the hater, bao bun-loving Olympic snowboarder we all want to be friends with
During the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics, the snowboarder Jenise Spiteri entered the National Stadium in Beijing as the flag bearer and lone athlete of the Mediterranean island state of Malta, sporting gorgeous waist-length half-neon pink/half-blue-green hair. She then won the hearts of fans in the women’s snowboarding halfpipe competition when she pulled…
Climate Change on the Slopes – The Bates Student
Steve Fuller The increase in artificial snow, partly due to climate change, is changing the way athletes around the world (and at Bates) ski. Here: Marat Washburn ’25 in an alpine ski race. Climate change poses challenges to the ski industry, both locally and at larger events, even at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing….
News and Live Scores February 16, 2022
Two months ago, I called my grandmother to tell her that I would be in Beijing for the Winter Olympics. She was delighted. But I explained that even if we would be in the same town, I couldn’t see her. I would be in a strict bubble, separated from the rest of the Chinese population….
Beijing 2022: skier Arif Khan carries the flag for 1.4 billion Indians | Sports | German football and major international sports news | DW
Skier Arif Khan, dressed in a uniform in the colors of the Indian flag, always knew he was trying something bigger than himself. So as the runners in Sunday’s men’s giant slalom twisted left and right on Yanqing’s Ice River course, he knew he had to hit rock bottom for the millions of Indians watching….
Snowboarder Nick Baumgartner emotional in interview after quarter-final elimination – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
American snowboarder Nick Baumgartner was heartbroken after his quarter-final elimination in snowboard cross at the 2022 Winter Olympics. “I don’t think people know how much you put into it,” Baumgartner said, fighting back tears. “I put in so much time and effort and then one little mistake and it was gone.” “I’m 40, running out…
What is Alpine Combined Alpine Skiing?
What is Alpine Combined Downhill and Alpine Combined Slalom? They are different but part of the same thing. The men’s alpine combined was contested on Wednesday night at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. This has led many people to google what is Alpine Combined Downhill and Alpine Combined Slalom. They are different, but part…
2022 Olympic Alpine Skiing Calendar: Live Stream, TV News on Women’s Slalom Race | Launderer’s report
Gabriele Facciotti/Associated Press Mikaela Shiffrin will look to bounce back from her fall in the women’s giant slalom with a strong performance in the women’s slalom on Tuesday at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Shiffrin is ranked second in the FIS World Cup standings in the slalom event, and she needs to put the failure of…
Figure Skating, Alpine Skiing, Freestyle Skiing Live: Watch Online, TV Channel, Start Time
A great thing with the Winter Olympics, like the Summer Olympics, is that around the big team sports there are a ton of fun, unique and interesting little sports to capture attention and the imagination of the world. Today, there are three figure skating events, two alpine skiing events and two other freestyle skiing events…
Downhill, snowboard and mogul medals
BEIJING, China — It’s the first full day of competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics and the first medals of the Games will be determined. Minnesota athletes will feature prominently at the games, with cross-country skier Jessie Diggins on the course for the women’s skiathlon. The Minnesotans are also key players as the United States…
How snowboarding became a marquee event at the Winter Olympics – but lost some of its cool factor in the process
The massive appeal of creative and youth-oriented events, such as snowboarding and freestyle skiing at the Winter Olympics, is a virtual case study of how the old radical can go mainstream. And while audiences have come to love these relatively new sports, the history of snowboarding’s inclusion in the Olympics also reveals the unintended consequences…
Olympian Eileen Gu competing for China rattles US skiers
She could be America’s next Olympic sweetheart – a stunning 18-year-old skier who has signed with Victoria’s Secret and plans to go to Stanford after battling for gold in Beijing. But Eileen Gu will not compete for the United States. Instead, in a move that has baffled members of the American ski community, Gu, born…
Conflict zone to slalom for Beijing’s only Indian Olympian
Published on: 02/01/2022 – 04:10 New Delhi (AFP) – At the age of four, Arif Mohammad Khan put on skis for the first time, just a few kilometers from the Line of Control which divides the disputed and conflicted region of Kashmir. It was to be the start of a difficult journey that will culminate…
Where are the Olympics in 2022? Locations, sites and more to know about the Beijing Games
Nearly 3,000 athletes representing more than 90 countries will compete in Beijing, China at the 2022 Winter Olympics. This will be Beijing’s first time hosting the Winter Olympics. Two nearby cities will also host athletes for outdoor sports, while Beijing will only host indoor ice sports. Here’s everything you need to know about Beijing’s sights,…
Five facts about the Olympic biathlete – and the wood turner – Sean Doherty
Sean Doherty competes in the men’s 10 kilometer sprint during the IBU World Cup on December 10, 2021 in Hochfilzen, Austria. Best junior biathlete of all time In 2012, Doherty won her first international medal in biathlon: a bronze medal in the mixed team relay at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics. The following year, competing…
British team snowboarder Charlotte Bankes: ‘No one ever knows what’s going to happen’ | Winter Olympics 2022
“Just before the last dragon, I grab my heel and suddenly I’m skidding, losing speed, trying to stay on course. Then I hear Belle Brockhoff, right behind me, scream and crash and I’m like, ‘Oh shit.’ And I say to myself: ‘Stay on your feet, you can’t crash. You are not allowed to do this.”…
Skier Arif Khan talks about Kashmir as he heads to Winter Olympics
It still feels like a dream for Arif Khan as his extraordinary journey nears its final destination. The 31-year-old alpine skier from Tangmarg in Baramulla district in northern Kashmir is making waves after qualifying for two events at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, which start on February 4. Read more Arif’s dream came true on…
Local resident Tessa Maud will be snowboarding at the Winter Olympics
Local resident Tessa Maud will represent Team USA in halfpipe snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. The 18-year-old from Carlsbad is part of a 26-member USA snowboard team that is considered one of the strongest teams ever in halfpipe, slopestyle, big air and snowboardcross with multiple gold medalists title on the list. “I’m…
How Olympic Ski Uniforms Have Changed Over the Years
Skiing at the Olympics has been around since 1936, when the Games were held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. But a lot has changed since those inaugural races. Take a look at these Olympic ski uniforms over the years for proof. Speed and agility have always been hallmarks of good racing, but what has evolved are the…
How to watch alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics on NBC and Peacock
From 18 years old Mikaela Shiffrin offer gold in slalom in Sochi to a snowboarder Ester Ledecka superb super-G in PyeongChang, alpine skiing regularly delivers some of the most memorable moments of any Winter Olympics. Expect nothing different in 2022, where NBC and Peacock will be there to capture it all. The Yanqing Alpine Ski…
There are snow affairs like urban indoor skiing
Ten years ago, German Henrik Stefes was an international student specializing in business management at Fudan University in Shanghai. He put his education to good use in 2018 by co-founding and serving as director of SNOW 51, an indoor skiing and training center in China. Stefes, born in Bremen, started skiing for the first time…
Ukraine to send 45 athletes to Beijing for Winter Olympics despite West boycott
NNA | Update: January 22, 2022 07:54 STI Kyiv [Ukraine], Jan 22 (ANI): Ukraine to send 45 athletes to Beijing for 2022 Winter Olympics despite Western boycott.The National Olympic Committee of Ukraine announced on Friday that Ukrainian athletes will compete in 12 sports, namely biathlon, bobsleigh, alpine skiing, Nordic combined, cross-country skiing, luge, snowboarding, ski…
Team UK ski and snowboard contingent confirmed for Beijing 2022
The British Olympic Association (BOA) today announced the 18 skiers and three snowboarders selected to represent Team Britain at the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. GB Snowsport athletes will represent the nation in nine disciplines during the Games, with nine athletes selected for Team GB for the first time. For the remaining twelve members of…
Avoiding the omicron is an Olympic-level challenge for Alaskan skiers with the Beijing Games and virus testing looming
Hailey Swirbul searched for an empty train car to ride in while trying to avoid infection with the omicron variant as she traveled to a ski resort in Austria this month. Swirbul is one of many athletes from Alaska taking stringent COVID-19 prevention measures to avoid derailing their hopes of competing in the Beijing Winter…
Born in a Wyo blizzard, Breezy Johnson skis a World Cup storm | Local
VICTOR, Idaho – American women’s alpine skiing champion – Breezy Johnson of Wyoming – competes in three World Cup events in January after storming the podium earlier this season and tightening the heels of the medalist. reigning Olympic gold. A few weeks from the end, the Beijing games are in his sights. With three second…
Coming back from an injury and my hopes for the Olympic halfpipe final qualification
Toby Miller practices prior to the Men’s Snowboard Halfpipe Qualifying Round of the Copper Mountain United States Toyota Grand Prix on December 9, 2021 in Copper Mountain, Colorado. Career influencers The snowboarding community is such an amazing bunch of humans. I have made so many friends who will be my lifelong friends. In this community,…
Victor Muffat-Jeandet set to miss Beijing Olympics after Frenchman injured in abandoned Zagreb slalom
French skier Victor Muffat-Jeandet looks set to miss the Beijing Winter Olympics after injuring his ankle during the abandoned Zagreb slalom. A limited number of skiers were able to start the rescheduled event in Croatia, but officials were forced to abandon the process as a below par track was tight and skiers struggled to hang…
Born in a Wyo blizzard, Breezy Johnson skis a World Cup storm | Regional news
VICTOR, Idaho – American women’s alpine ski champion – Breezy Johnson of Wyoming – competes in three World Cup events in January after storming the podium earlier this season and tightening the heels of the medalist. reigning Olympic gold. A few weeks from the end, the Beijing games are in his sights. With three second…
Artificially white Winter Olympics
‘Snow guns’ spewing artificial snow for upcoming games in China raise concerns Bright yellow turbines line the slopes of the Beijing Winter Olympics, spraying the artificial snow needed to hold the Games. Artificial snow has been used to varying degrees since the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. But the Beijing Games in…
Snowboard technician Blake Lewis and the Canadian Ski Technicians Association need speed
Breadcrumb Links Olympic Games Author of the article: Dan Barnes • Postmedia “ Release date : Jan 01, 2022 • 53 minutes ago • 4 minutes to read • Join the conversation Snowboard technician Blake Lewis works hard at the Canadian Ski Technicians Association Center of Excellence in Canmore. Photo by Dan Barnes /Post-media network…
Kitzbühel, Courchevel, Gstaad or Cortina – where is the best place to buy ski property in Europe?
Carla Passino explores four of Europe’s top winter destinations and selects great ski properties for sale. Kitzbühel, Austria Advantages and quirksHumility is not part of the vocabulary of a resort that claims to be the best ski area in the world. Still, Kitzbühel has the snow chops to support the swagger, with over 144 miles…
Winter Olympics: by adding another feather to the cap, Arif Khan also qualifies for the giant slalom
Added the 29 december 2021 Akeel Rashid Srinagar, December 29: Arif Mohammad Khan, a professional alpine skier from northern Kashmir Tangmarg, added another feather to his hat as he qualified for the giant slalom event in Kolasin Montenegro. Arif thus becomes the first Indian to qualify for two Olympic events for men. Khan confirmed this…
Colorado’s top skiers and snowboarders dominate ahead of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
Taylor Gold took second place in the Dew Tour men’s snowboard superpipe final on December 19 at Copper Mountain Resort.Liz Copan / For the Daily News Summit DENVER – Colorado’s top freeskiers and snowboarders enjoyed a busy December as they dominated the competitions that served as qualifiers for the Beijing Winter Olympics in February. This…
China talks ‘green’ Olympics but braces to fight smog
China is using the Winter Olympics to boost its efforts to improve the environment, but Beijing, the smog-prone capital, is still bracing for the worst as the opening ceremony approaches. Beijing has improved air quality since China won its bid to host the Games, but the Ecology and Environment Ministry said the risk of winter…
List of Team United States Athletes for the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games
Team USA will include more than 200 athletes at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, which opens on February 4. To date, 37 athletes have qualified or been named to the team. Athletes are not officially part of the team until they have been approved by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee. More Americans will…
Live ski and snowboard coverage from Dew Tour: Halfpipe, Slopestyle, and more
Home »News» Live Dew Tour Ski and Snowboard Coverage: Halfpipe, Slopestyle, and more Professional skiers and snowboarders from around the world gather in Copper Mountain, Colorado, once again for the Dew Tour competition. And the stakes are high since this is an Olympic qualifying event. What exactly is Dew Tour? It’s more than 200 athletes…
Saudi snowboarder faces daunting challenge to qualify for Beijing Olympics
“I’m nothing special, I’m not an incredibly gifted athlete born for this sport; I’m just a normal guy who applied for the Olympic team and walked in. Snowboarder Yousif Kurdi is erased as he reflects on his unlikely run that led him to be part of Saudi Arabia’s six-man squad vying for a berth at…
Winter Olympics get underway – Scot Scoop News
Athletes and coaches around the world are starting to prepare for the upcoming 2021 Winter Olympics. The highly anticipated sports festival will be held in Beijing and is scheduled to start on February 4. The Olympic Games attract millions of international viewers every four years. The most popular sports at the Winter Olympics include ice…
Jessie Diggins – reigning Olympic champion – talks about her priorities this season
Jessica Diggins celebrates her Tour de Ski victory on January 10, 2021 in Val Di Fiemme, Italy. Jessie Diggins has a busy season ahead of her. The 30-year-old cross-country skier is the reigning World Cup champion, the 2021 Tour de Ski winner and the reigning Olympic team sprint gold medalist. She also won the Distance…
Ski Star Feuz Deplores Lack of Skiing Buzz in Olympic Host China | Olympic Games
GENEVA (AP) – Two-time Olympic medalist Beat Feuz is not thrilled to travel to Beijing for further Winter Games in a host country with little skiing tradition. The expected favorite of the men’s downhill on February 6 said in comments reported by Swiss media on Thursday that it was “unfortunate” that its third consecutive Olympics…
Alpine Skiing World Cup 2021-22 season TV, live broadcast program
NBC Sports, Olympic Channel: Home of the US team and peacock combine to broadcast live coverage of the Alpine Skiing World Cup season, which sandwiches the Winter Olympics in February. Mikaela shiffrin, a three-time overall champion, is expected to return to her regular racing list – every slalom and giant slalom, as well as a…
Arif Khan becomes first Indian to qualify for 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
Alpine skier from Kashmir, Arif Khan became the first Indian to qualify for the Olympic Winter Games to be held in Beijing from February 4, 2022. For Indians, it is a rare feat for a participant to qualify. for the Winter Olympics. The Winter Olympics are generally dominated by participants from Europe, the United States…
The Fascinating History of Different Styles of Skiing | Multimedia
Crossing or sliding on snow has been a common sport for millennia. Fragments of skis – primitive but undeniably similar to today’s skis – found in northern Russia go back up to 6000 BC Theorized for use as a way to cross swathes of frozen land and hunt, skiing eventually transformed from a tool of…
WATCH: Shaun White shows flawless snowboarding skills ahead of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics qualifiers
US Olympic Winter Games star Shaun White has been training rigorously for the upcoming 2022 Olympic Winter Games trials in Beijing. Notably, the 35-year-old is aiming for what would be his fifth appearance on the big stage. ADVERTISING The article continues under this ad Shaun is one of America’s most decorated snowboarders, thanks to his…
The Empire State Winter Games in New York will return in February |
LAKE PLACID, NY (AP) – The Empire State Winter Games will return in February after a year-long hiatus caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The amateur winter sports competition will be held from February 3-6. Organizers expect approximately 2,000 athletes to compete at venues in Lake Placid and the surrounding Adirondack region. “I am delighted that…
Two skiers to miss Canada’s World Cup races for refusing to be vaccinated against Covid-19
GENEVA — Two Swiss skiers who do not want to be vaccinated against the coronavirus will miss the first men’s downhill race of the World Cup ski season in Canada as the country requires international visitors to have two doses to enter. Swiss teammates Urs Kryenbühl and Ralph Weber posted messages on social media on…
Fans will return to X Games Aspen 2022 with proof of COVID-19 vaccination
Media and athlete support stand in an otherwise empty spectator corral during the women’s big air final at the base of the course during the 2021 X Games from Aspen to Buttermilk on Friday, January 29, 2021.Kelsey Brunner / The Aspen Times Fans will return to the X Games Aspen in 2022, ESPN announced on…
The 14 most Instagrammable ski resorts in Europe unveiled
With the winter holiday season just around the corner, it’s safe to say we’ve definitely deserved a mountain getaway this year. Of course, it’s the abundance of snow and the thrill of hitting the slopes that make or break a ski vacation. But why wouldn’t you want to make your followers jealous at the same…
Snowboarder Katie Ormerod: “If you like what you do, it’s easy to work really hard” | Snowboard
WWith a display of resilience just as breathtaking as her snowboarding, Katie Ormerod relives her nightmare of the 2018 Winter Olympics. There is plenty to do, even if she never made it to the starting ramp. First, she broke her wrist in training two days before the Games. Then, having refused to give up her…
IPOS: the snow king | Teton Gravity Research
Watch TGR Full Movie In pursuit of the soul on TGRtv now For me, this has been my favorite escape. Working nine to five in the winter means spending most of the daylight indoors. Many evenings after work I gathered my tour setup and made my way up the hill to town. I would voluntarily…
Alpine Skiing – Sofia Goggia: Me without fear? Everybody’s scared, you gotta let her lead you
“You never seem to be afraid when skiing, so what in life scares you?” ” Sofia Goggia smiles and pauses before answering a question put to her by a reporter on Atomic Virtual Media Day. “In fact, I feel like being fearless is something that goes against you.” She says. Alpine skiing Shiffrin: I never…
Mikaela Shiffrin: I never feel ready for anything, I plan to run more speed events this season
One of Mikaela Shiffrin’s greatest gifts is to make it all so easy. Shiffrin is the undisputed superstar not only of skiing, but of almost every winter sport. At 26, she is already a three-time overall World Cup winner and has won 45 World Cup slalom races, more than anyone in history. Yet every time…
Ski season kicks off with big savings for winter sports holidaymakers
The ski season is expected to start in the coming weeks and winter sports enthusiasts will be able to save fantastic amounts by hitting the slopes. Airline and tour operator Jet2 has resumed flights to Switzerland, Austria, France, Italy and the Pyrenees and to celebrate this has launched a £ 1 ski car promotion. Jet2.com…
Will Salt Lake need new Olympic venues? The organizers speak out
The group will meet with the IOC in Europe in November to get more details on the 2030 bid dates versus 2034 (Francisco Kjolseth | Tribune file photo) Fireworks explode above Rice-Eccles Stadium during the closing ceremony of the 2002 Winter Olympics. Organizers of the group seeking to bring the Olympics back to 2030 or…
Alpine Canada coach Nick Cooper makes skiers the best they can be
If you watch a ski racing athlete descend the slopes at a World Cup or Olympic Games race in February, it can be easy to overlook the contributions of the many people behind the scenes. Alpine Canada took some time at the end of September to credit its many talented coaches with its “Thanks Coach 
Saudi Arabia’s intense effort on a cool quest with a first at the Winter Olympics
LAUSANNE – Saudi Arabia has stepped up preparations for Beijing 2022 as the Kingdom tries to qualify athletes for the Olympic Winter Games for the first time. Saudi Arabia is a vast nation that occupies most of the Arabian Peninsula, whose landscape consists of endless expanses of desert and rugged mountain ranges. The earth’s daily…
It’s a slippery slope without government help | Shimla News
MANALI: As India did its best over the past four decades at the Olympics and made the history of the Paralympic Games, sporting events suddenly took a big place in the imagination of Indians. Now it is the turn of the 2022 Winter Olympics. But, unfortunately, most of the people in India are not familiar…
America’s most beautiful ski resorts
Rural – On Monday, US authorities announced the reopening of borders to tourists from November. When it comes to winter sports, many may immediately think of Austria, France or Switzerland, but did you know that there are also beautiful ski areas outside of Europe? Now that the borders are open again, you can visit the…
Snowbasin Plans Major Expansion Including 300-Room Club Med Hotel | News, Sports, Jobs
1/2 Skiers descend a slope in Snowbasin, the ski resort in Weber County, in this undated photo. Snowbasin officials unveiled their plans to upgrade the resort on Thursday, September 21, 2021. Photo provided, Snow pool 2/2 Earl’s Lodge in Snowbasin, right, and the main parking lot at Weber County Ski Resort are shown in this…
Snowboard icon James admits Rival White’s ‘perfect’ score was frustrating
Snowboard star Scotty James is still frustrated with the 100 “perfect†scores of three-time Olympic winter gold medalist Shaun White. White scored a perfect 100 at the 2018 Toyota United States Grand Prix, causing significant controversy and frustration among many snowboarding competitors. James, who won bronze at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, was…
Utah Olympic Park mountain expansion gathers momentum
Technical skiers at the University of Utah could perfect GS turns in the morning and runners from the Park City Ski Team tackle the slalom gates in the afternoon, while junior skiers are trained to proper technique right in front. They will all benefit from the mountain expansion of Utah Olympic Park. Development plans continue…
Margaux Hackett adds to proud family history with first selection at Olympic Winter Games
Joe Allison / Getty Images Margaux Hackett and her father AJ speak on Sunday when the New Zealand Olympic Committee’s athlete selection was announced for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Freestyle skier Margaux Hackett will add another chapter to her family’s history when she competes in the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. Hackett, the 22-year-old…
Bronze medalists secure early spot for Winter Olympics
Olympic Winter Games bronze medalists Zoi Sadowski-Synnott and Nico Porteous lead a group of five athletes named to the New Zealand squad to compete in next year’s Beijing Games. Nico Porteous Photo: Athletic Sadowski-Synnott (snowboard and big air slopestyle) and Porteous (freeski halfpipe) are both reigning world champions and won bronze at the 2018 PyeongChang…
Egypt dreams of making Olympic Winter Games debut after 40-year hiatus
Egypt dreams of making Olympic Winter Games debut after 40-year hiatus Skiing Winter sports. Source: Pixabay Beaming with pride and watching the Egyptian flag hoisted at the Olympics can be the dream of a professional athlete running in Egypt, a dream that is not always easy to achieve. This dream is especially difficult for lesser-known…
The best example of Park City’s international sports diplomacy
PARC CITY, Utah. – Ski Austria, US Ski and Snowboard’s and more specifically the USA Nordic counterpart, sent a team of Nordic combined athletes to train for two weeks at Utah Olympic Park (UOP) and Soldier Hollow (SOHO). Austrian skiers are eternal engines in international competitions. Park City resident Billy Demong, Olympic gold and silver…
On the sidelines with Synness: Ralph of the US ski team has a GoFundMe page for trips to Europe | Local
HELEN – Helena’s Konnor Ralph, who qualified for the U.S. freeski team earlier this year, is the subject of a GoFundMe page to help carry over costs for the next international ski season, in his attempt to be part of the Olympic team. Ralph, 18, who leaves for Park City, Utah on Labor Day weekend…
Pyeongchang 2018 ski slope to be dismantled to restore forest ahead of YOG 2024
One of the slopes used for alpine skiing at the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics is due to be demolished – potentially even before the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympics – in an effort to restore the forest. The Jeongseon Alpine Center hosted the Alpine Combined, Downhill and Super-G events at Pyeongchang 2018, while the Slalom…
Shaun White Net Worth: Snowboard, Olympic Games + Endorsements
Shaun White first captivated Americans at the age of 19 with long red hair at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin. He won the gold medal after a thrilling halfpipe performance that quickly earned him his iconic “The flying tomato” nickname. Since then it has become a household name and one of the most…
Chorley coach Jo Ryding backs UK to continue leading the way in snow sports when it comes to elite female coaches
Jo Ryding from Bretherton, a GB Snowsport Para Alpine performance trainer GB Snowsport Para Alpine performance coach Jo believes that UK Sport’s innovative new leadership program has the potential to dramatically change the coaching landscape ahead of Paris 2024. Jo says she’s never realized the extent of the gender training imbalance before, but hopes snow…
The Big Air World Cup in Chur will open the 2021-2022 season in a festival atmosphere
The 2021-2022 seasons of the International Ski Federation (FIS) of freeskiing and snowboarding are set to open with the Big Air World Cup in Chur, Switzerland in October, an event that also serves as a qualifying event for Winter Olympics next year. In addition to hosting the world’s best in freeskiing and snowboarding as they…
Tokyo Olympics to include more than 60 San Diego athletes
Jennifer Valente grew up in San Diego in an active family. They went to the beach, played baseball and soccer, they mountain biked in the summer, they skied in the winter. She was part of the junior lifeguard program. In Cathedral Catholic High School, she played water polo. His dream was to one day participate…
IOC EB approves change of nationality of four athletes
Tokyo [Japan], July 17 (ANI): At its Saturday meeting in Tokyo, the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved the nationality changes of four athletes for the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. The Executive Board granted the requested exemption from the three-year waiting period, with the prior agreement of the international federations and…
Steamboat Olympian Arielle Gold announces retirement from snowboarding
Arielle Gold won bronze in the women’s snowboard halfpipe at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. (File photo) After an illustrious ten-year snowboarding career, Steamboat Springs Olympic snowboarder Arielle Gold announced her retirement on Tuesday. Gold has not competed since March 2019 due to prolonged symptoms of a concussion. She has focused…
Meet Australia’s oldest living Olympian, who turns 100 today
Australia’s oldest living Olympian, Frank Prihoda, is celebrating his 100th birthday today. Prihoda, who was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia on July 8, 1921, developed a passion for skiing at the age of eight. Following a Communist coup d’état in 1948 following World War II, Prihoda and her brother-in-law were driven to the Austrian border where…
Sabrina Simader – Kenya’s Proud Snow Leopard: New Frame
A chance encounter at a bar in Mombasa, Kenya changed the course of Sabrina Simader’s life. “I think that was the start of everything,†says Simader. “I was born in Mombasa in Kilifi, my stepfather [Josef from Austria] met my mother [Sarah from Kenya] in Mombasa, and my stepdad was the reason I ski ski…
Snowboarder Alex ‘Chumpy’ Pullin’s Girlfriend Reveals She Is Pregnant With Their Child
The grieving girlfriend of snowboarding champion Alex ‘Chumpy’ Pullin has revealed the bittersweet news that she is pregnant with their child, almost a year after her death. Ellidy Vlug, 29, made the heartwarming announcement to her 57,000 Instagram followers through a series of photos of her swollen belly on Sunday. Her late partner and three-time…
Olympic champion Torah Bright reveals why she regrets posting THIS photo
In May, Torah Bright shared a photo showing her breastfeeding her 10-month-old son on a pear tree. The photo, posted on Facebook, has sparked heated debate online – and the Olympic champion, 34, says she now regrets sharing it. “If I knew how these women took the picture, you know, to represent things that it…
Authorities respond to major step towards 2026 Olympic ski mountaineering in Italy
Local Summit County silver medalist Grace Staberg competes in the International Ski Mountaineering Federation U-20 Women’s World Championship vertical race in Andorra on Thursday. Photo by Maurizio Torri Ski mountaineering is about to officially become an Olympic sport. The International Olympic Committee announced on Friday June 18 that the IOC Executive Board had sent a…
Major steps towards the 2026 Olympics, including ski mountaineering in Italy
Local Summit County silver medalist Grace Staberg competes in the International Ski Mountaineering Federation U-20 Women’s World Championship vertical race in Andorra on Thursday.Photo by Maurizio Torri FRISCO – Ski mountaineering is about to officially become an Olympic sport. The International Olympic Committee announced on Friday June 18 that the IOC Executive Board had sent…