Lindsey Vonn Inducted into U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame Lindsey Vonn, the most successful female U.S. skier of all time, has been inducted into the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame. Vonn, along with eight others, will be inducted on June 24, 2022, at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum in Colorado Springs, CO. In her career, Vonn competed in the 2002, 2006, 2010, and 2018 Olympics. She […] Industry News Brent Thomas | June 7, 2022 0 Comments
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 […] Industry News Haleigh Hafner | April 4, 2022 2 Comments
International Paralympic Committee Reverses Decision, Bans Russia and Belarus From Competing at Paralympics The decision to allow Belarussian and Russian athletes to compete as neutrals in the Beijing Paralympic Games has been reversed by the International Paralympic Committee after harsh criticism from several national paralympic committees and world governments. Russia and Belarus are now banned from competing. Related: Norwegian Ski Federation Bans Russian Athletes From Competing in Upcoming Events The IPC’s decision to […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 4, 2022 0 Comments
Shaun White’s Official Retirement Statement After a 22-year career filled with ups and downs, literally, Shaun White has officially retired. White is one of the most well-known athletes in the sport. Since his Olympic debut in 2006, White has grown with the sport. He famously created the double Mctwist, a combination of three and a half twists and two flips. White is finishing his career […] Industry News Aunika Skogen | February 24, 2022 0 Comments
Mikaela Shiffrin Fires Back at Internet Haters pic.twitter.com/akrdlidmBx — Mikaela Shiffrin (@MikaelaShiffrin) February 17, 2022 Mikaela Shiffrin is one of the best alpine skiers of all time. She is the best slalom skier of all time. But that hasn’t stopped internet trolls from rushing to attack her following her disappointing results at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Related: [OLYMPICS] Mikaela Shiffrin “Feels Like a Joke” After 3rd […] Olympics SnowBrains | February 18, 2022 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Olympic Snowboarder Waits 12-Years to Hit Back at Haters View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jenise Spiteri (@jenisespiteri) Snowboarder Jenise Spiteri posted a long-awaited response to her haters this week after competing in the women’s snowboard halfpipe event at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. “Twelve years ago, I moved to Tahoe to pursue my dream of being a snowboarder, and some guys made a […] Olympics SnowBrains | February 18, 2022 0 Comments
[OLYMPICS] Mikaela Shiffrin “Feels Like a Joke” After 3rd Failure to Finish at Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics After a solid run in the downhill portion of the Alpine combined event at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics put her just 0.56-secs off the lead, Mikaela Shiffrin missed out on a medal again after failing to finish the slalom portion. Shiffrin, 26, skied out of the slalom after losing her balance at the tenth gate. Unable to regain it, […] Olympics SnowBrains | February 17, 2022 0 Comments
[OLYMPICS] Mikaela Shiffrin Confirms She Will Enter All 6 Disciplines at Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Mikaela Shiffrin’s original plan was to enter the five individual Alpine skiing disciplines. But after disappointing results in her first four events, she told Eurosport that she would also join Team USA in the mixed team parallel slalom competition. “I’m going to do the team event as well.” – Mikaela Shiffrin It will be the first time Shiffrin has competed […] Olympics SnowBrains | February 16, 2022 0 Comments
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