Ironic Environmental Cost of 100% Artificial Snow at Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics The 2022 Winter Olympics have officially begun! Unfortunately, we may have seen more fake snowflakes during the opening ceremony than we will real ones over the next two weeks in Beijing. The images of brown mountains with small bands of snow are jarring for a competition celebrating snow sports. These Winter Olympics will be the first to use 100% artificial […] Olympics SnowBrains | February 6, 2022 3 Comments
Athlete Spotlight: African Nation Eritrea’s First Winter Olympian Back For Round Two in Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics The Winter Olympic Games are foremost an arena for the best of the best to compete in a prestigious competition. Austria, France and Switzerland are the obvious frontrunners in terms of medal winnings in Alpine Skiing at the Olympic Winter Games, with Austria winning 121 Alpine Skiing medals since the races were first introduced to the Olympics at the 1936 Olympiad […] Olympics Phil Tremblay | February 2, 2022 2 Comments
[VIDEO] Sneak Peek at Beijing 2022 Snowboard Slopestyle Course The highly-anticipated Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games slopestyle course is nearing completion, just in time for the start of the Games on Feb 5. Related: U.S. Ski & Snowboard Nominates Freestyle Team Roster for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 Take a sneak peek at the course, hear from the course designers and builders from Schneestern, and get hyped for […] Olympics SnowBrains | January 27, 2022 0 Comments
U.S. Ski & Snowboard Nominates Freestyle Team Roster for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 U.S. Ski & Snowboard announced today its nominations for the U.S. Olympic Freestyle Team that will represent Team USA at the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. Nominations are to be confirmed by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee when it formally announces the U.S. Olympic Team. “I am incredibly grateful for this opportunity and all the people who have […] Olympics SnowBrains | January 21, 2022 0 Comments
U.S. Ski & Snowboard Nominates Alpine Team Roster For Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 U.S. Ski & Snowboard announced today its nominations for the U.S. Olympic Alpine Team that will represent Team USA at the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. Nominations are to be confirmed by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee when it formally announces the U.S. Olympic Team. “I’m thrilled and honored to be representing my country on the biggest sporting […] Olympics SnowBrains | January 21, 2022 0 Comments
U.S. Ski & Snowboard Nominates Snowboard Team Roster For Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 U.S. Ski & Snowboard announced today its nominations for the U.S. Olympic Snowboard Team to represent Team USA at the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. The nominations are to be confirmed by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee when it formally announces the U.S. Olympic Team. “I’m feeling really good and ready to go to Beijing and snowboard my […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 21, 2022 0 Comments
President Joe Biden Confirms US Diplomatic Boycott of 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China Last month we reported that United States President Joe Biden was considering a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China. Yesterday it was confirmed. “The athletes on Team USA have our full support. We will be behind them 100% as we cheer them on from home. But, we will not be contributing to the fanfare of the Games […] Olympics SnowBrains | December 7, 2021 14 Comments
India Qualifies Its First Athlete For The Beijing Winter Olympics India’s first official competitor in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics will be an alpine skier. As well as being the first, 31-year old Arif Khan is the only Indian athlete qualified thus far. Khan will be competing in the Slalom event. He recently qualified for the Olympic Games at an Entry League FIS event on the indoor slopes of Ski […] Olympics Jake Vigesaa | December 4, 2021 1 Comment