Italian Olympic Skier Elena Fanchini Dies Aged 37 The recent success of Italian athletes at the World Championships in Courchevel and Méribél, France, was overshadowed this week by the announcement of the passing of Italian ski racer Elena Fanchini. The Italian athlete had been battling bowel cancer for five years. Elena Fanchini was born in 1985 and started competing in World Cups at 19 in January 2005. She stunned […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 13, 2023 0 Comments
Swiss Race Skier Beat Feuz Announces Retirement Swiss alpine race skier Beat Feuz announced his planned retirement from ski racing on social media this week. The 2017 World champion and 2022 Olympic champion in Downhill posted on Instagram in a joint post with the Swiss Ski Team his intention to retire on January 21, 2023, after competing in a final race at the famous Hahnenkamm race in […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | December 23, 2022 0 Comments
Beijing 2022 Most Watched Winter Olympics Ever The International Olympic Committee ’IOC’ released its marketing report on the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics this week. The report analyzed the Winter Games from a commercial angle and celebrated sporting achievements. The IOC is a privately funded organization that relies on commercial partners’ contributions to stage Olympic Games. Selling media rights is the single most important source of revenue for the […] Olympics Julia Schneemann | October 27, 2022 0 Comments
Double Olympic Gold Winning Skier Diagnosed With Testicular Cancer Norwegian double Olympic gold medal skier Aksel Lund Svindal, 39, has undergone surgery for testicular cancer. In a social media post, he said the operation was successful and the outlook good. Related: Pro-Snowboarder Kimmy Fasani Announces She Has Breast Cancer Svindal won gold in the Super-G at the 2010 Vancouver Games and downhill at the 2018 Pyeongchang games. He won five […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 26, 2022 0 Comments
National Ability Center: Where Ability Knows No Bounds Brought to you by National Ability Center “I CAN” Lives Here – This is the motto of the National Ability Center, a sports center based in Park City, UT, whose aim is to provide adaptive sports training and opportunities to youth, coaches, admin, and elite athletes through various facilities, camps, and adventures. Related: The Best Ski Bum Job: Adaptive Raft […] Jenah MacGrain | March 9, 2022 0 Comments
Shaun White’s Official Retirement Statement After a 22-year career filled with ups and downs, literally, Shaun White has officially retired. White is one of the most well-known athletes in the sport. Since his Olympic debut in 2006, White has grown with the sport. He famously created the double Mctwist, a combination of three and a half twists and two flips. White is finishing his career […] Industry News Aunika Skogen | February 24, 2022 0 Comments
[OLYMPICS] Mikaela Shiffrin Confirms She Will Enter All 6 Disciplines at Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Mikaela Shiffrin’s original plan was to enter the five individual Alpine skiing disciplines. But after disappointing results in her first four events, she told Eurosport that she would also join Team USA in the mixed team parallel slalom competition. “I’m going to do the team event as well.” – Mikaela Shiffrin It will be the first time Shiffrin has competed […] Olympics SnowBrains | February 16, 2022 0 Comments
[OLYMPICS] 3rd in the Medal Table, Here’s Team USA’s Full Medal Count So Far Slow to start, Team USA has slowly risen to third in the medal table, following a spate of gold medals in the last few days. Related: [OLYMPICS] Team USA’s Chloe Kim Takes Gold in Snowboard Halfpipe At the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, the United States finished fourth overall with 23 medals—nine gold medals, eight silver medals, and six bronze […] Olympics SnowBrains | February 14, 2022 1 Comment