Purpose Built $200-Million Olympic Alpine Center in PyeongChang to Be Destroyed at Cost of $71-Million The Korea Forest Service recently made a request to the local Government that the $200m Jeongseon Alpine Center, which was built for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic alpine events, be destroyed and the area returned to its natural condition, reports Powder. Over 58,000 trees were removed and many locals in the small village of Sukam at the base of the venue […] Olympics SnowBrains | January 11, 2019 3 Comments
PyeongChang Winter Olympics 2018 Made a $55-Million Profit The Organising Committee for the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 (POCOG) has announced a profit of at least $55-million while presenting its final report at the 133rd IOC Session, reports Snow Industry News. PyeongChang 2018 generated a total revenue of $2.245-billion with an expenditure of $2.190 billion, leaving POCOG with a profit of at least $55-million. This remarkable achievement is a […] Olympics SnowBrains | October 12, 2018 0 Comments
Hosting the Winter Olympics: Profitable or a Money Pit? During last week’s debrief of the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics, the President of the Organizing Committee, Lee Hee-Beom, declared PyeongChang 2018 a success. Lee predicts Beijing will break even or make a profit in 2022. “I was pleased to say that PyeongChang 2018 can already announce a multimillion-dollar surplus,” President Lee said. “It seems that Beijing will continue with this trend of […] Olympics Katy Shipley | June 12, 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: Dude… When Red Gerard Met Donald | Olympic Athletes Celebrate at the White House The winter Olympic athletes were at the White House this weekend, at the invitation of the President, to celebrate their achievements in PyeongChang. The highlight of the day had to be Red Gerard, being, well, Red Gerard. When asked by the President to say a few words, he replied: “Dude, you can’t put me on the spot like this!”. Olympics SnowBrains | April 30, 2018 1 Comment
Did the Winter Olympics Motivate Viewers to Get Out there and Participate? SIA Releases Latest Research Data (Spoiler: NO) The Snowsports Industries America (SIA) just released their latest research on how the PyeongChang Winter Olympics impacted viewers and the subsequent participation of those sports. Turns out, the Olympics had a very little impact on viewers, with almost 70 percent saying that watching the events had no impact on their desire to participate. Other nuggets of info to be taken […] Industry News Steven Agar | April 27, 2018 1 Comment
Sixty Athletes Won’t be Accepting the White House Invite to Celebrate their Achievements in PyeongChang On Friday, April 27, around 200 2018 Winter Olympic athletes will visit the White House, accepting an invitation from President Trump to celebrate their achievements at the PyeongChang Games. However, many familiar faces from the Games will be missing from the White House festivities, reports Bustle.com. Indeed, some athletes have specifically indicated that they will not be attending due to […] Industry News Steven Agar | April 27, 2018 3 Comments
Surfer Who was Attacked by TWO Sharks Took up Snowboarding in 2015 as Part of Recovery | Competed in Paralympics on Monday Australian Sean Pollard’s life was changed in just a couple of minutes when he was attacked by TWO Great White sharks while surfing in Esperance in October 2014, losing his left arm and his right hand in his struggle to escape, reports the Guardian. As a result of the attack, he needed seven blood transfusions amounting to three liters of […] Olympics Steven Agar | March 15, 2018 0 Comments