Ukrainian Athlete Forced to Withdraw From Paralympics After Father Captured by Russian Forces A Ukrainian athlete has had to withdraw from the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics after her father was captured by Russian forces. Biathlete Anastasiia Laletina was forced to pull out of the middle distance sitting event on Tuesday, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian paralympic committee told Reuters. Related: International Paralympic Committee Reverses Decision, Bans Russia and Belarus From Competing at Paralympics […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 10, 2022 1 Comment
International Paralympic Committee Reverses Decision, Bans Russia and Belarus From Competing at Paralympics The decision to allow Belarussian and Russian athletes to compete as neutrals in the Beijing Paralympic Games has been reversed by the International Paralympic Committee after harsh criticism from several national paralympic committees and world governments. Russia and Belarus are now banned from competing. Related: Norwegian Ski Federation Bans Russian Athletes From Competing in Upcoming Events The IPC’s decision to […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 4, 2022 0 Comments
Surfer Who was Attacked by TWO Sharks Took up Snowboarding in 2015 as Part of Recovery | Competed in Paralympics on Monday Australian Sean Pollard’s life was changed in just a couple of minutes when he was attacked by TWO Great White sharks while surfing in Esperance in October 2014, losing his left arm and his right hand in his struggle to escape, reports the Guardian. As a result of the attack, he needed seven blood transfusions amounting to three liters of […] Olympics Steven Agar | March 15, 2018 0 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
Athletes in Cortina at the 2026 Winter Olympics Will Stay in a Trailer Park The 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympics are soon to be upon us. As the world awaits the inaugural flame and the athletes prepare for their fateful moments, Italy is preparing to host this iconic worldwide event. Housing the few thousand athletes, along with feeding these hulking humans and supplying them with the necessary facilities is no easy task. Every Olympics, the athlete […] Olympics Zach Suffish | December 9, 2025 0 Comments
Utah Unveils ‘Utah 2034’ Olympic Logo—And Opinions Are Divided With exactly 3,000 days to go until the 2034 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, Utah’s organisers have unveiled the interim branding for the Games: ‘Utah 2034.’ The new logo and name were launched on Saturday, November 22, at a ceremony in the Salt Lake City International Airport. Related: How the 2034 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City Could Affect Utah’s Economy […] Olympics Julia Schneemann | November 25, 2025 0 Comments
New York Governor Signs Bill Giving Olympic Athletes In-State Tuition at New York Public Universities A Bill, proposed by Assembly member Robert Carroll, which makes Team USA athletes training for the Olympics and Paralympics in New York eligible for in-state tuition at State University of New York (SUNY) and City University of New York (CUNY) schools, was signed into law by Governor Hochul on Friday. The proposal, known as Assembly Bill A761C, will create legislation […] Olympics Gregg Frantz | November 25, 2025 0 Comments
GoFundMe Helps Athletes and Para Athletes Make The Olympic Dream A Reality In just a few months, we’ll be watching Team USA enter the Olympic venue at Milano Cortina, Italy, in the opening ceremony. Between now and then, athletes will compete fiercely with each other to qualify for the team and represent the U.S. at the Winter Olympics. While the immense challenge of maintaining an extreme training program, avoiding injury, and stringing […] Olympics Zach Armstrong | November 15, 2025 0 Comments
Colorado Snowsports Hall of Fame Unveils 2025 Annual Award Honorees Tickets are on sale now for the 2025 Colorado Snowsports Hall of Fame Celebration this September 27. The institution proudly announces the Annual Award recipients for the year, representing snow sports advocates and some of Colorado’s greatest athletes. In addition, the Colorado Snowsports Museum and Hall of Fame welcome the incoming class of inductees announced last month: Alice Mckennis Duran, […] Press Release | August 18, 2025 0 Comments
Rift in French Alps Olympic Bid: Méribel Ski Resort Threatens to Withdraw Over Venue Dispute Tensions are mounting in the French Alps after the ski resort of Méribel announced plans to withdraw from the 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, citing a dispute with the Games’ organizing committee over the relocation of key alpine skiing events. The alpine village, part of the municipality of Les Allues in Savoie, had initially been slated to host women’s alpine […] Olympics Julia Schneemann | July 20, 2025 0 Comments
Noah Elliott, U.S. Paralympic Snowboarder, Wins First ESPY for “Best Athlete With a Disability” Noah Elliott, a U.S. Paralympic snowboarder, won the ESPY for “Best Athlete With a Disability” on Wednesday in Los Angeles, California. The award show, hosted by ESPN, honors the best athletes and moments in sports and is Elliott’s first ESPY win. It was also his first time being nominated. Elliott, who had his left leg amputated after a battle with […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | July 18, 2025 0 Comments
Four U.S. Ski Stars Punch Early Tickets to 2026 Olympics The Stifel U.S. Ski Team is thrilled to announce the first four athletes to qualify for the 2026 Olympic team: two from the Stifel U.S. Freeski Team and two from the Stifel U.S. Freestyle Ski Team. 2022 Olympic gold medalist Alex Hall qualified for slopestyle and big air and two-time Olympic medalist Alex Ferreira qualified in halfpipe. 2022 Olympic silver […] Olympics SnowBrains | June 11, 2025 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] Mikaela Shiffrin Spotted at 2024 Paris Olympics Mikaela Shiffrin has been sharing snaps from the Paris Olympics where the American ski racer has been cheering on the American Olympic athletes. The most successful Alpine skier of all time had previously shared her excitement for the Summer Games in Paris, so it does not come as a surprise that the Adidas athlete has been spotted at the Olympic […] Olympics Julia Schneemann | August 7, 2024 0 Comments
Cardrona Alpine Resort Leads New Zealand in Adaptive Snow Sports Most people are familiar with the pain of getting up to use the bathroom at night, and you can’t see anything while going down the hall. There is always a stubbed toe involved or a wall that wasn’t supposed to be there. Now replace the hall with a ski field and the lack of light for visual impairment—a frightening thought, isn’t […] Olympics Nathaniel Lewis | July 26, 2024 0 Comments
Marcel Hirscher Discusses Comeback to Ski Racing at Press Conference at SnowWorld in Zoetermeer, Netherlands In what can only be referred to as a multi-lingual media spectacle, Dutch-Austrian ski racer Marcel Hirscher discussed the details of his comeback in Zoetermeer, the Netherlands, on Wednesday, July 24. Hirscher’s return to competitive skiing under the Dutch flag was discussed in three languages at a press conference at the SnowWorld Indoor Ski Center in Zoetermeer. After signing orange-colored […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | July 25, 2024 0 Comments
French Alps and Salt Lake City, UT, Selected as 2030 & 2034 Winter Olympic Hosts Respectively It is official: the 142nd IOC Session has elected French Alps 2030 as the host of the XXVI Olympic Winter Games and Salt Lake City, Utah, as the host of the XXVII Olympic Winter Games. The official announcement was made this morning in France during the IOC session in Paris. The Olympic Winter Games are returning to France for the […] Olympics Julia Schneemann | July 24, 2024 0 Comments
48th Annual Wells Fargo Cup to be Held This Weekend at Winter Park, CO Exercise, being active, and participating in sports are both healthy for our minds and bodies and can help reduce stress and depression. It also increases social and team-building skills among other things. For many of us, it is a way to stay in shape and have fun, while others may need to exercise for other health reasons. Regardless of the […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | February 21, 2024 0 Comments
IOC Selects France as Preferred Host for 2030 Winter Olympics & Salt Lake City, UT, for 2034 The International Olympic Committee (‘IOC’) announced today, Wednesday, November 29, 2023, at its meeting in Paris, France, that Salt Lake City is its preferred host for the 2034 Winter Games and France is the preferred host for the 2030 Games. The preferred hosts will now move into targeted dialogues with the potential hosts for the finer details. It is not […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | November 29, 2023 0 Comments
Skier Mikaela Shiffrin and Snowboarder Zach Miller Nominated for ESPYs Totaling a combined three nominations, Team USA Skier Mikaela Shiffrin and Snowboarder Zach Miller have been nominated for this year’s ESPYs awards. An acronym for Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly, ABC broadcasts the award ceremony to recognize individual and team athletic achievement, with notable nominations such as Patrick Mahomes, Lionel Messi, and Caitlin Clark joining Shiffrin and Miller this year. […] Industry News Tate Sundberg | June 26, 2023 0 Comments
GB Snowsport’s Appeal Against Funding Cuts Dismissed by Arbitrator UK Sport last week confirmed the conclusion of an appeal brought by GB Snowsport regarding investment for the 2026 Olympics and Paralympics in Milan-Cortina, Italy. GB Snowsport had turned to an independent arbitrator after UK Sport, the British government body, had cut Olympic funding to a meager GBP 11.9 million (USD 14.7 million) in total for both Olympic and Paralympic […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | April 12, 2023 0 Comments
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