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
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