American Sweep in Ski Slopestyle! | Gold, Silver, Bronze The United States of America swept the Ski Slopestyle Olympic competition last night. This was crazy fun to watch. The tricks going down these days are nutty. Ski slopestyle made it to the olymipcs at the exact right time. Gold = Joss Christensen (Park City, UT) @ 95.8 Silver = Gus Kenworthy (Telluride, CO) @ 93.6 Bronze = Nick Goepper (no poles from Indiana) […] SnowBrains | February 13, 2014 3 Comments
All 4 Americans Qualify for Men’s Ski Slopestlye Finals: All 4 American skier slopestyle athletes have qualified for the the slopestyle finals that will be shown on US television tonight. It’s gonna be a good show. Our 4 guys are Joss Christensen, Nick Goepper, Gus Kenworthy, and Bobby Brown. Joss crushed it and qualified 1st while Bobby barely made the cut in 12th place, the last place […] SnowBrains | February 13, 2014 0 Comments
Team Mando Wins Big at Red Bull Cascade at Solitude Mountain Resort, UT Solitude Mountain Resort, Utah (March 30, 2024) – Red Bull Cascade, the celebrated freeski competition from the mind of the legendary Bobby Brown, concluded on Saturday, March 30 after two days of epic lines by 16 of the world’s most renowned skiers. The bracket-style contest between four teams saw a collection of elite men and women put down their best top-to-bottom […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 1, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] People Like Us – Being a Gay Man in Revelstoke, BC, and the Larger Picture of Queer Life in a Mountain Town Ryan Collins explores the implications of being a gay man in Revelstoke, British Columbia, while seeking to frame a larger picture of queer life in a mountain small-town. People Like Us follows Ryan as he connects with the queer community of Revelstoke, seeking their opinions and stories, and relationship with mountain culture in the hope of building perspective into what […] SnowBrains | November 6, 2023 0 Comments
Breezy Johnson, US Ski Team Downhill Racer, Comes Out as Bisexual View this post on Instagram A post shared by Breezy Johnson (@breezyjohnsonski) US downhill racer Breezy Johnson announced yesterday that she is bisexual. The seven-time World Cup podium finisher, who missed this year’s winter Olympics through injury, made the announcement in an Instagram post. “So I’m bisexual. Before this season starts I wanted to be open about who I am. […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 9, 2022 6 Comments
Tanner Pendelton Comes Out and Makes History as Industry’s First Openly Gay Snowboarder Snowboarder and filmmaker Tanner Pendleton came out earlier this week in an interview with Torment magazine. It is thought he is the first openly gay male in snowboarding. Related: Gus Kenworthy Becomes First Openly Gay Action Sports Athlete “For me, ever since I was really young, I knew. But it was something that the world told me was bad—so I […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 29, 2020 1 Comment
Sixty Athletes Won’t be Accepting the White House Invite to Celebrate their Achievements in PyeongChang On Friday, April 27, around 200 2018 Winter Olympic athletes will visit the White House, accepting an invitation from President Trump to celebrate their achievements at the PyeongChang Games. However, many familiar faces from the Games will be missing from the White House festivities, reports Bustle.com. Indeed, some athletes have specifically indicated that they will not be attending due to […] Industry News Steven Agar | April 27, 2018 3 Comments
Lindsey Vonn Says She Won’t Be Representing Trump At Olympics In a recent interview with CNN, Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn said she won’t represent President Trump at the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. Vonn also added how she would not visit the White House if given the opportunity. “Well I hope to represent the people of the United States, not the president,” Vonn told the interviewer. As a number of athletes […] Olympics Mitch McDermott | December 7, 2017 10 Comments