[OLYMPICS] Men’s Downhill Race Recap: Beat Fuez Wins First Swiss Downhill Olympic Title In 12-Years Forty control gates, two training runs, nearly a kilometer of vertical descent (2933ft), no test event, and a postponed race day. This was the story of the buildup to the first Alpine Skiing event of the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, China. The Men’s Downhill is one of the most popular events in the Winter Olympics, and this year’s […] Olympics Phil Tremblay | February 7, 2022 0 Comments
Olympic Snowboarder Trevor Jacob’s Plane Crash: Public Stunt or Good Cause? Former Olympic Snowboarder Trevor Jacob was making a vlog of his trip to the Sierra Nevada Mountain range in which he subsequently uploaded a video to YouTube titled “I Crashed My Plane.” Since that video has been released, the comments have been removed and controversy has sparked on the internet. In the vlog, Trevor Jacob stated, “that he’s going to […] Industry News Evan Boughey | January 6, 2022 8 Comments
The Body of Olympic Ski Medalist Missing for 2-Weeks has Been Found The body of former Spanish Olympic alpine ski medalist Blanca Fernandez Ochoa was found on Wednesday in a mountainous area near Madrid after days of searches for her by hundreds of police and volunteers, the AFP is reporting. Related: Fears Rising for Former Olympic Skier Missing for Nearly 2-Weeks in Popular Hiking Area “Solidarity, support and human warmth have been […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 5, 2019 0 Comments
Fears Rising for Former Olympic Skier Missing for Nearly 2-Weeks in Popular Hiking Area Fears are rising for a former Olympic skier who has been missing almost 2-weeks. Blanca Fernandez Ochoa, 56, was last seen on August 23 in Madrid and her car has just been found in an area popular with hikers. Madrid-born Ms. Ochoa, who won the bronze medal in slalom at the 1992 Olympics at Albertville, France, is understood to have planned holidays […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 2, 2019 0 Comments
Former Olympic Skier Alleges Alpine Canada Didn’t Protect Female Athletes from Sexual Assault A retired Canadian Olympic skier has launched a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging Alpine Canada didn’t protect its female athletes from the sexual assaults of a former coach, reports the Globe and Mail. Related: Canadian Ski Coach Found Guilty of 37 Counts of Sexual Assault of Underage Ski Racers Allison Forsyth alleges in a statement of claim filed in British Columbia […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 27, 2019 0 Comments
Olympian Kikkan Randall Diagnosed with Breast Cancer Five months ago, Kikkan Randall was the first American women to ever medal in an Olympic cross-country skiing event along with teammate, Jesse Diggins in Pyeongchang. Not long ago, Randall announced that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer on social media. Randall is an American cross-country skier who has won two gold medals, one at the Pyeongchang Olympics and […] Olympics Kristen Strom | July 17, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: Oops! Trump Calls Nick Goepper ‘Mark’ At White House Olympic Team Celebration [arve url="https://youtu.be/RAuLDF764w8?t=54m41s"] SnowBrains | May 4, 2018 0 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
VIDEO: Watch a Nine-Year Old Red Gerard Tear Up Breckenridge A day at Breckenridge with Olympic Slopestyle gold medalist Red Gerard. This was filmed eight years ago, and Red was just nine years old. Little shredder! Who would have thought, 8 years later, he’d become the youngest US gold medalist, appear on Jimmy Kimmel and have the world at his feet. Steven Agar | February 23, 2018 0 Comments
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