[OLYMPICS] Team USA’s Alex Hall Qualifies for Skiing Big Air Finals Alexander Hall, a 23-year-old from Park City, Utah, representing Team USA, is making a name for himself in the Big Air Competition this Olympics. After landing five full rotations, an 1800 on his first run this Olympics, he just qualified for finals, which will take place this Wednesday, February 9th. Related: [VIDEO] Alex Hall Goes to the Future | Lands […] Olympics Aunika Skogen | February 7, 2022 0 Comments
[OLYMPICS] O Canada! Snowboarder Max Parrot Wins Canada’s First Gold Medal at Beijing Olympics Max Parrot has won Olympic gold in men’s slopestyle, bringing home Canada’s first gold in this year’s games. The 27-year-old snowboarder, the pride of Bromont Mountain, beamed with pure joy in post-competition interviews after the “biggest run” of his life (so far), a life that in the past four years has included a cancer diagnosis and recovery, and recovery from […] Olympics Jacqui Davis | February 7, 2022 1 Comment
[VIDEO] US Skier Nina O’Brien in Horror Crash at Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Scary crash! US skier Nina O’Brien injured her left leg in a crash. She was taken off the slopes in a stretcher but was alert and responsive pic.twitter.com/vRIu9LECVV — John Rogers (@JohnRogers7News) February 7, 2022 US skier Nina O’Brien crashed hard just before the finish line in the giant slalom at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics yesterday. After clipping the penultimate […] Olympics SnowBrains | February 7, 2022 0 Comments
[OLYMPICS] Mikaela Shiffrin Out of Olympic Giant Slalom After First Run Two-Time Olympic Gold Medallist Mikaela Shiffrin’s Olympic Giant Slalom campaign in Beijing was over as quickly as it began. The 26-year-old superstar from Colorado seemed to be on impeccable form in the leadup to the 2022 Olympic Winter Games, with Giant Slalom World Cup wins in Soelden, Austria, and Courchevel, France earlier this season. Shiffrin started the Beijing Giant Slalom […] Olympics Phil Tremblay | February 7, 2022 0 Comments
Shaun White to Retire From Competition After Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Shaun White, 35, announced his retirement this weekend by saying that this will not only be his last Olympics but the last competition he enters. He put his decision down to several injuries accumulating over time. Related: Why Snowboarders Hate Shaun White: “I think this will be my last, well, it will be my last competition, which is pretty special, too.” […] Olympics SnowBrains | February 6, 2022 0 Comments
[OLYMPICS] Grand Targhee’s Jaelin Kauf Takes Silver in Moguls at Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics The United States’ second medal of the Beijing Winter Games was won by Grand Targhee’s Jaelin Kauf, 25, on Sunday. Kauf finished second in the women’s moguls final at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics finishing just behind Australia’s Jakara Anthony and ahead of Russia’s Anastasiia Smirnova. SnowBrains Interview: US Olympian Jaelin Kauf Talks Targhee Roots Kauf, 25, scored 80.28 at […] Olympics SnowBrains | February 6, 2022 0 Comments
Palisades Tahoe, CA, Celebrates the 2022 Winter Olympics with Watch Parties, App Challenges and Signature Cocktails Palisades Tahoe athletes represent more than a third of this year’s Olympic U.S. Alpine Ski Team As the host of the 1960 Winter Olympics and the home to dozens of Olympians since Palisades Tahoe will continue to honor its Olympic legacy during the 2022 Winter Olympics. In addition to having many locations to watch the six Palisades Tahoe Olympic athletes […] Olympics SnowBrains | February 6, 2022 1 Comment
[OLYMPICS] How and When to Watch Mikaela Shiffrin Go for Gold in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Alpine Skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics began on Saturday, February 5th, with the Men’s Downhill event. The competition will take place at the National Alpine Ski Center in Yanqing, located roughly 45 miles northwest of Beijing. Related: Lindsey Vonn vs Mikaela Shiffrin: Who Is The Best Female Ski Racer? Mikaela Shiffrin, 26, the three-time Olympic medalist (two gold), three-time […] Olympics SnowBrains | February 6, 2022 0 Comments
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