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The 9 Greatest Ski Racers of All Time

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[UPDATED March 15, 2023] SnowBrains assembled a list of the ten greatest alpine skiers of all time for our readers. Only one of these ten athletes is still active; the other nine have all retired. To find a numerical measure, we created the ranking by the number of World Cup wins in alpine disciplines. In reverse order and starting with […]

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Julia Schneemann | October 5, 2022
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World Cup Ski Racing Takes an Overdue Step in the Right Direction for Gender Equality

Let this sink in. Alpine skiing’s World Cup circuit began in 1967. It took until *today* for a woman to be named head coach of a *women’s* national ski team. What a moment for Karin Harjo.@OnHerTurf | @AlpineCanada https://t.co/q67Gi6adNA — Alex Azzi (@AlexAzziNBC) March 30, 2022 Karin Harjo makes history as the first woman to lead a World Cup ski […]

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Haleigh Hafner | April 4, 2022
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Origins: Ski Racing

Steven Nyman ran bib No. 1 in Saturday’s Hahnenkamm Downhill in front of 70,000 fans. (Getty Images/Agence Zoom-Alexis Boichard)

In the second edition of Origins, we will be looking at the long history of ski racing and how it came to be one of the biggest winter sports. If you haven’t already, check out the first edition of Origins that dives deep into the history of grooming snow. Related: Origins: Groomers The act of skiing has been dated back […]

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2021 Alpine Skiing World Championships in Italy May be Pushed Back a Year

As the coronavirus continues to wreak havoc on the world at large, uncertainties surrounding the virus has forced yet another major event to push back their date by a year. The 2021 Alpine skiing World Championships, set to take place in Cortina d’Ampezzo in Italy, was determined by the Italian winter sports federation unsafe for the athletes and general public […]

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Emily Crofton | June 1, 2020
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Bear Valley Ski Resort, CA Report: Bluebird Powder Day and the Slopes to Myself

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Report from 14th and 15th December 2019 Nestled at the end of Highway 4 in Northern California lies Bear Valley Ski Resort. It is a quaint mountain town with about 200 year-round residents and plenty of space for guests. It is only 40 miles south of Tahoe as the crow flies but features none of the crowds. The first lift started […]

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Joseph Phillips | December 19, 2019
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Ester Ledecka Snowboards Faster Than You. She Skis Faster Than You Too!

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When we think of multi-sport athletes, our minds tend to go directly towards biathletes or triathletes. Most compete in events with closely related skill sets, such as running and biking or ones that involve a less physically demanding counterpart, such as shooting would be to nordic skiing. From time-to-time, we see individuals who are talented in more than one physically […]

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Jon Roubik | January 11, 2019
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Former Rugby Star Will Ski At The Olympics Representing Ireland

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Patrick McMillian has taken an unconventional route to representing his country at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.  McMillian was a former international rugby star with his sights set on making a career of it in Ireland. At the age of 19 he planned on playing international rugby for the Leinster 19-U team.  If it wasn’t for an administrative error, […]

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Mitch McDermott | December 27, 2017
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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 […]

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Mitch McDermott | December 7, 2017
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