Olympic and X-Games Gold Medal Skier David Wise Also a Professional Hunter? [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaDqxd1rAsk"] Dominic Gawel | January 29, 2021 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
David Wise: “I Sent it a Little Harder Than I Should Have” and Broke His Femur at the Audi Nines Just days after breaking the world’s highest air record for half-pipe to banked landing, David Wise crashed hard at the Audi Nines, breaking his femur. View this post on Instagram I’m taking on a new summer project: knitting my femur back together. It’s certainly unfortunate, but it isn’t BAD. I’m very disappointed to be ending my ski season […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 8, 2019 0 Comments
VIDEO: David Wise Sets New Record for World’s Highest Air – Quarter Pipe to Banked Landing [arve url="https://youtu.be/TqSl85gUKHo"] SnowBrains | April 26, 2019 0 Likes 2 Tweets 0 Comments
VIDEO: Moment Skis Feature in Californian Tech Giant’s New Ad Campaign [arve url="https://youtu.be/f0RJ1_709DY"] SnowBrains | August 9, 2018 33 Likes 3 Tweets 0 Comments
9 Skiers Nominated for Awards at Tonight’s ESPYs in Los Angeles, CA Since 1993, the world’s best athletes have gathered to celebrate the year’s top athletic performances and victories, awarding ESPYs (which stands for Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly) by popular fan vote. For athletes hailing from around the world competing at the highest level in sports ranging from bowling to basketball, taking home an ESPY is to athletes as an Oscar […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 18, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: Watch David Wise Complete his Insane Gold Medal Halfpipe Run After crashing his first two runs, David Wise decided there was nothing left to lose when he stood atop a halfpipe that had sent one-third of the 12 skiers limping off with injuries, facing an all-or-nothing run after his ski bindings had failed him in his two previous trips down, reports the ChicagoTribune “We cranked my bindings up as high as they […] Olympics Steven Agar | February 22, 2018 1 Comment
2018 Olympic Athletes with Roots at Squaw Valley | Alpine Meadows Squaw Valley | Alpine Meadows served as the host of the Winter Games in 1960. That Olympic spirit has continued through the years with numerous athletes getting their start and /or training for the Winter Games on these very same slopes. This year’s Olympic athletes include the “Big Man” Bryce Bennet as well as two former Alpine Meadow protégés, David […] Olympics Robin Azer | February 21, 2018 1 Comment
VIDEO: David Wise Shares his Journey to the Olympics Story David Wise: “Thank you, Alex Margulies, for taking the time to share my story so well. I am so honored to be at the Olympics and representing everyone who believed in me along the way. #renoproud #dreambigger #roadtopyeongchang” A cool section with David Wise, great story, worth a watch. Olympics Steven Agar | February 12, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: David Wise Becomes First Skier to Land All 4 Double Corks During a Contest History was made in Aspen, CO during the X Games Men’s Ski SuperPipe Competition as David Wise became the first person to ever land four double corks rotating in different directions, reports NBC Sports. “I just started feeling the energy of the crowd,” Wise, said about his decision to try all four double corks in one run. “That was my goal at […] Industry News Steven Agar | January 30, 2018 1 Comment
David Wise Calls Out “Spin-to-Win” and Quad Cork David Wise is a lot of things: Olympic gold medalist, husband, father, and perhaps the most outspoken pro in the freeskiing world right now. He notably spoke out against FIS in January for scheduling the World Championships at the same time as the X Games. Wise made a Facebook post on Monday addressing the recent progression of the quad cork, landed for the first time on a snowboard last week. “Ever since I saw the Billy Morgan clip I have been waiting for someone to post this. Essentially the same landing, haha. Brings up an interesting conversation about an individual riders responsibility to the sport as a whole. I know […] Featured Article ameliatraynor | April 21, 2015 3 Comments
David Wise Calls Out FIS for “Arrogance” in X Games Snub For those of you who have been living under a rock, the 2015 Winter X Games is happening now at Aspen Snowmass. This year, they happen to overlap on the calendar with the 2015 FIS World Championships in Krieschberg, Austria… coincidence? Olympic and X-Games gold medalist David Wise took aim at the International Ski Federation (FIS) in a blog post on Tuesday, citing their “arrogance” in choosing to schedule the world championships the same week as the X Games. Wise calls it an “unforgivable blunder” to force […] ameliatraynor | January 22, 2015 4 Comments
Tahoe’s David Wise Wins Gold in Ski Halfpipe in Driving Sleet We know, we know, David Wise is from Reno, not Tahoe, but you can’t ski halfpipe in Reno. You gotta come up to Lake Tahoe, California to do that. So, we’ll claim him. And why wouldn’t we wanna claim David. The guy is a white-hot halfpipe robot right now. He won the gold medal at X-Games in 2012, 2013, and 2014 before winning a gold medal in the first ever Olympic ski halfpipe competition yesternight. Very impressive, David. […] SnowBrains | February 19, 2014 2 Comments
Reno, NV’s David Wise Wins X-Games SuperPipe w/ Switch Double Cork We all hear about how skiing and snowboarding are starting to look like a video game. Johnny Moseley’s old game “Mad Tricks” literally didn’t have tricks this insane. David Wise of Reno, Nevada just won […] SnowBrains | January 27, 2014 1 Comment
2014 USA Olympic Freeskiing Athlete Nominees Announced | Halfpipe & Slopestyle Freeskiing in Sochi The 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi Russia will feature Slopestyle and Halfpipe skiing for the first time. This is a huge turnaround as only snowboarding was given to privilege before. The USA has a fierce freeskiing squad that will have a few favorites to win it all. Tahoe skier David Wise from Reno, Nevada is a clear favorite to bring home […] Olympics SnowBrains | August 7, 2013 1 Comment