[OLYMPICS] Team USA’s Nathan Chen Takes Gold in Figure Skating With 5-Quadruple Jumps https://twitter.com/NBCOlympics/status/1491775209120043015 Team USA’s Nathan Chen, 22, won his first gold medal at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics after successfully landing five quadruple jumps on Thursday. His performance was the final one of the event. Related: [OLYMPICS] Team USA’s Chloe Kim Takes Gold in Snowboard Halfpipe From Salt Lake City, UT, Chen won the men’s singles figure skating event with his “Rocketman” routine. […] Olympics SnowBrains | February 10, 2022 0 Comments
[OLYMPICS] Olympic Big Air Jump is Located in an Old Steel Mill The 2022 Beijing Olympics have made a unique impression in many ways. The fact that 100% of the snow at the event is artificial is one, but the most unique so far has been the setting and construction of the Shougang Big Air Jump. Located in the heart of a former steel mill, China’s first state-owned steel production plant, the […] Olympics Aunika Skogen | February 9, 2022 1 Comment
[OLYMPICS] After Falling on 1st Run, Shaun White Qualifies For Halfpipe Final on Final Run https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1491296315598598146 In what is his last ever competitive event before retiring, Shaun White qualified for the halfpipe final at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics on Wednesday. Related: Why Snowboarders Hate Shaun White: White fell in his first run while attempting a Double McTwist leaving him just one chance to avoid a humiliating early end to his games. But with all […] Olympics SnowBrains | February 9, 2022 0 Comments
[OLYMPICS] Lindsey Jacobellis Wins First Gold For Team USA in Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics On Wednesday, Lindsey Jacobellis won Team USA’s first gold medal at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in the women’s snowboard cross. https://twitter.com/ActionNetworkHQ/status/1491320520570068992 This was the 36-year-old’s fifth Winter Olympics and her first gold medal. “This feels incredible because this level that all the women are riding at is a lot higher than it was 16 years ago.” – Lindsey Jacobellis […] Olympics SnowBrains | February 9, 2022 0 Comments
[OLYMPICS] More Heartbreak for Mikaela Shiffrin as She Fails to Finish Slalom For the second time in as many events at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Mikaela Shiffrin, 26, failed to complete her first run in a technical competition, eliminating her from the women’s slalom, her best discipline. Just two days ago, during her first giant slalom qualifying run, Shiffrin slipped, missed a gate, and didn’t finish. Related: [OLYMPICS] Mikaela Shiffrin Out of Olympic […] Olympics SnowBrains | February 9, 2022 0 Comments
[OLYMPICS] Jessie Diggins Wins US’s First Medal in Cross Country Sprint Event The Olympics are underway, and history is being made across all events. Jessie Diggins won the US its first medal in the cross country sprint event. She came in third, following Sweden’s Jonna Sundling and Maja Dahlqvist in first and second. Diggins and Dahlqvist battled it out to the finish line. With Dahlqvist narrowly beating her, ending up ahead and […] Olympics Aunika Skogen | February 8, 2022 0 Comments
[VIDEO] San Francisco, CA’s Eileen Gu Wins Gold in Women’s Big Air With Double Cork 1620 Gu for GOLD. Eileen Gu wins Women's Big Air gold with a double cork 1620 on her final run. #WinterOlympicspic.twitter.com/VMC8T19xvB — NBC Sports (@NBCSports) February 8, 2022 American-born Eileen Gu won gold yesterday at the Beijing 2022 Winter Games — becoming the first woman to win the Olympics’ inaugural freeski big air event. Related: [VIDEO] Teenager Eileen Gu Stomps First […] Olympics SnowBrains | February 8, 2022 1 Comment
[OLYMPICS] Canadian Ski Jumping Team Snags First Olympic Medal in Nation’s History Canada has hosted two renditions of the Olympic Winter Games with the 1988 Games in Calgary and the 2010 Games in Vancouver. One of the marquee events of the Olympic Winter Games is the Ski Jumping events, which also requires a considerable amount of infrastructure and investment. With this, both Canadian Olympic venues have Ski Jumps built, but due to lack […] Olympics Phil Tremblay | February 8, 2022 0 Comments
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