Wimbledon Winner Jannik Sinner Used to be a National Champion Skier Jannik Sinner, the 23-year-old Italian tennis star and former skier who excelled in Italy’s junior ski racing circuit, won his first Wimbledon men’s singles title yesterday, overcoming two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in a gripping four-set final, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. The victory, his fourth Grand Slam title, cemented his place as the world’s No. 1-ranked tennis player Related: Tennis […] SnowBrains | July 14, 2025 0 Comments
U.S. Ski Team Racer Handmakes 3,000 Face Masks, Donates to Health Care Workers Ainsley Proffit is a ski racer on the U.S. Ski Team and she’s making an impact in the war against coronavirus. The athlete who earned a Top 5 World Ranking for Slalom in 2018 recently handmade over 3,000 face masks that she donated to health care workers in the fight against COVID-19. So far, her masks have been donated to […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | April 22, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: Snowballs Thrown at Racer during Alpine Ski World Cup Slalom Event Norwegian slalom skier Henrik Kristoffersen was in the middle of his run when fans threw snowballs at him in an attempt to distract him. The incident happens at 1:00 in the video. “That was disrespectful. That was not cool at all,” said Kristoffersen (via the AP), who came second to rival Marcel Hirscher. Though he was visibly annoyed, he did not blame […] Industry News Steven Agar | January 25, 2018 0 Comments
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