Team USA’s Carissa Moore Wins First Ever Olympic Women’s Surfing Gold In a historic moment for the Olympic Games, Team USA’s Carissa Moore wins the first-ever Olympic gold in women’s surfing, reports Olympics.com. Moore’s scoring waves of 7.33 and 7.60 exceeded Buitendag’s total score of 8.46, relegating the South African to the silver. Related: How Will Olympic Surfing Work at the 2021 Tokyo Games? Surfing’s long-awaited debut at the Olympic Games […] Olympics SwellBrains | July 27, 2021 0 Comments
43-Year-Old Team USA Winter Olympic Medalist Took His Own Life Last Week Olympic bobsledder Pavle Jovanovic took his life on Sunday, May 3 at the age of 43. The Toms River, N.J. native started the sport of bobsled in 1997. He went on to win a World Championship bronze medal in 2004, and to finish seventh in both the two-and four-man events at the 2006 Winter Olympics with Todd Hays. “The winter […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 11, 2020 0 Comments
Gus Kenworthy: Team GB or Team USA for the 2022 Winter Olympics? Gus Kenworthy, a two-time Olympian for Team USA, revealed in a statement from his agent that he is open to switching teams to represent Great Britain at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Kenworthy is a world-renowned freestyle skier and has previously competed in the halfpipe, slopestyle, and big air competitions, earning him many medals including a silver for Team […] Industry News Lucy Ferneyhough | November 15, 2019 0 Comments
Team USA Snowboard Athletes have English-to-Korean Translations Sewn Inside their Jackets Love this! Team USA snowboard athletes have English-to-Korean translations on the inside of their jackets, helping them out with the most common phrases they may need. Also for their information, are time differences, currency conversion, and addresses/contact numbers in case of emergency! Olympics Steven Agar | February 12, 2018 0 Comments
California’s Jamie Anderson does it Again! Defends her Title for Team USA’s Second Gold Medal California’s Jamie Anderson continued her dominance in woman’s snowboard slopestyle by winning her second straight gold medal yesterday in PyeongChang, reports NBC. Due to the high winds, the format of the event pushed all athletes into the finals, which would now comprise of only two runs instead of three. Her 83.00 score in the first run was good enough to […] Olympics Steven Agar | February 12, 2018 0 Comments
Colorado is the Highest Represented State in Team USA for the 2018 Olympics Last Friday morning, the U.S. Olympic Committee announced its entire team for the Olympics that will be heading to PyeongChang and of the record 242 participants, 31 are from Colorado, making it the highest-represented state of the group, reports 9news. The next closest state is California, which has 22 athletes represented, followed by Minnesota (19), New York (18) and Utah […] Olympics Steven Agar | January 30, 2018 0 Comments
U.S. Ski & Snowboard Teams Up with iFIT to Revamp Dryland Training at USANA in Salt Lake City, UT This week U.S. Ski & Snowboard and iFIT, the global leader in exercise equipment and fitness content, officially announced a four-year partnership. As part of the partnership iFIT will be fully retrofitting the U.S. Ski & Snowboard’s headquarters, the USANA Center of Excellence, in Park City, Utah. iFIT will completely revamp the USANA Center of Excellence gym floor, with state-of-the-art […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 21, 2023 0 Comments
Salt Lake City, UT Gets Sued by Steamboat Springs, CO Over “Ski Town, USA” Last week, Steamboat Spring ski resort filed a legal complaint against Visit Salt Lake and 4 Salt Lake area ski resorts. The complaint was filed with the Federal District Court for the District of Colorado. Steamboat claims they need to protect its “Ski Town, U.S.A.” trademark. This legal action was in direct response to the Visit Salt Lake’s recent branding of Salt Lake City as “Ski City, USA”. Visit Salt Lake just began using this slogan in September. […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 8, 2014 1 Comment