Swiss Skier Lara Gut-Behrami to Retire After 2026 Olympic Season Two-time overall World Cup champion Lara Gut-Behrami has announced she will be retiring after the 2025-26 Olympic season. The 34-year-old Swiss skier revealed her plans at a sponsor’s event in Zurich this week, confirming that the upcoming Winter Games in Cortina d’Ampezzo will mark her final competitive appearance. Related: The 11 Wealthiest Skiers and Snowboarders in the World Gut-Behrami’s decision […] Competition SnowBrains | June 27, 2025 0 Comments
Palisades Tahoe, CA, Announces the Retirement of Dee Byrne, President & COO Palisades Tahoe in California announces the retirement of Dee Byrne, President & COO of Palisades Tahoe. Dee has worked in the ski industry for over 40 years, the last 13 of them spent at Palisades Tahoe. Related: RESCHEDULED: 32nd Annual Cushing Crossing Returns to Palisades Tahoe, CA, on May 11 After holding numerous positions across prominent mountains and brands, Dee […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 9, 2024 0 Comments
Legendary Pro Surfer Kelly Slater Hints at Likely Retirement For 33 years, professional surfing has been carried by one man. Kelly Slater, an 11-time world champion and widely regarded as the greatest professional surfer of all time, said “This feels like the end,” after being knocked out of the Margaret River Pro competition in Australia last week. The 52-year-old did not definitively say he was retiring, and it should […] Brent Thomas | April 22, 2024 0 Comments
Norwegian Ski Racer Ragnhild Mowinckel Announces Retirement After 12 seasons on the World Cup circuit, Norwegian ski racer Ragnhild Mowinckel announced her decision to retire. According to a video the 31-year-old skier shared on social media, she made the decision before her first-ever Downhill victory at Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, earlier this year. The Norwegian skier’s strongest disciplines were Super-G and Giant Slalom, in which she had […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 26, 2024 0 Comments
U.S. Olympic Snowboard-Cross Bronze Medalist Alex Deibold Announces Retirement Olympic bronze medalist Alex Deibold announced his retirement on the weekend on his social media accounts. Deibold had been on the U.S. Snowboard Team, competing in the snowboard-cross discipline representing America for almost 20 years. Deibold grew up in Vermont before moving to Boulder, CO, when he joined the U.S. Snowboard Team. Making the Olympics had been his dream since […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | May 2, 2023 0 Comments
U.S. Ski Racer Travis Ganong Announces Retirement Two-time Olympian and World Championships silver medalist Travis Ganong announces his retirement from Alpine ski racing after 17 years on the U.S. Alpine Team. The FIS World Cup in Aspen will be his last domestic race. His final race will be in Soldeu, Andorra, at the FIS World Cup Finals. “I achieved my goals by winning World Cups, earning a […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 3, 2023 0 Comments
3-Time World Cup Winner and US Alpine Ski Team Athlete Steve Nyman Announces Retirement Three-time World Cup winner and Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team athlete Steven Nyman is retiring from professional alpine ski racing at 41 years old. “My love for the sport of alpine ski racing burns strong but I have taken it to my limits physically and cannot compete on the highest stage anymore. I am happy to say my last run […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 28, 2023 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
As the Legalization of Cannabis Spreads, Drug Sniffing Dogs Go Jobless According to O.Berk, in 48 out of 50 states, some form of medical marijuana is legal, except for Nebraska and Idaho. Within those 48 states, many states are expanding on how much is legal and which variants. Recreational use of Marijuana is legal in 18 states, as well. This presents an obstacle for drug-sniffing dogs (K-9). While K-9 dogs can detect […] Breya Bergom | July 16, 2021 1 Comment
Ted Ligety Announces Retirement After Golden 17-Year Career Two-time Olympic champion and Land Rover U.S. Alpine Ski Team athlete Ted Ligety has announced his retirement, capping a storied 17-year career. Ligety announced on Tuesday that he will stand in the start gate one final time on the world stage in the giant slalom at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships at Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy on Feb. 19th. Related: VIDEO: […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 9, 2021 2 Comments
Eric Pollard and LINE Skis Go Separate Ways After Over 20 Years The ski industry was shocked to hear that Eric Pollard and LINE skis have finally cut ties after over 20 years of designing skis and riding the world together from Oregon to Japan. Pollard has been every bit of the ski legend, switch-skier extraordinaire as well as the face of the company over the last 20 years. Pollard not only […] Industry News Galen Carrico | October 23, 2020 0 Comments
Spotlight On: Lindsey Vonn, The End Of An Era Few athletes can truly say that they dominated an era and a sport as much as Lindsey Vonn. Since her Olympic debut in 2002 when she was only 17 years old she has risen to become the most successful female alpine ski racer in history, earning three Olympic medals, including gold in downhill in the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic games, […] Industry News Lucy Ferneyhough | February 11, 2020 0 Comments
Ski Legend Marcel Hirscher Retires The multiple world and Olympic alpine skiing champion, Marcel Hirscher announced his retirement today September 4, 2019. Born in Austria, the 30 yr-old retires as the most successful skier in history. The Hirscher trophy room features: – 67 World Cup victories – 8 overall World Cup Titles – 7 World Championship gold medals – 2 Olympic gold medals Paulie | September 4, 2019 0 Comments
Lindsey Vonn Brings an End to Her Career With a Bronze World Cup Medal After crashing in the World Championship super-G and having to come to terms with the idea that her body was demanding immediate retirement, Lindsey Vonn made her final race appearance in Sunday’s World Championships downhill race, just hoping to make it down safely and take one last bow to her fans in the finish area, reports Ski mag. But instead […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 15, 2019 0 Comments
After a Disappointing Comeback Lindsey Vonn is Considering Immediate Retirement After failing to finish higher than ninth in several races over the weekend (and failing to finish one entire race), Lindsey Vonn may be closer than ever to calling it a career and hanging up her skis and poles for good. Vonn spoke to reporters after she couldn’t finish the World Cup super-G at Cortina D’Ampezzo, Italy, and said it’s “a […] SnowBrains | January 22, 2019 1 Comment
What’s Next for Lindsey Vonn? She Reveals All in Sports Illustrated Article In an article published on Sports Illustrated yesterday, Lindsey Vonn bares all about her career, her decision to retire, and what the future holds for the winningest female skier of all time. Announcing my retirement has been the most difficult reality I have ever faced. In the revealing post, she also discusses the support and encouragement of her family, the […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 25, 2018 0 Comments
U.S. Olympian Andrew “War Horse” Weibrecht Retires from Ski Racing Three time U.S. Olympic alpine skier Andrew Weibrecht announced his retirement from racing yesterday at the age of 32. Weibrecht made his World Cup debut in 2006 and spent the next 12 years as a member of the U.S. Ski Team, making three olympic appearances, and taking home two medals. Citing the stresses of being on the road, Weibrecht posted on […] Olympics Mike Lavery | May 3, 2018 0 Comments
Bode Miller, America’s Most Decorated Skier, Announces his Retirement Bode Miller, America’s most decorated alpine skier, this week announced his retirement from the sport. The 40-year-old last raced in 2015 at the World Championships in Beaver Creek, and though he said at the beginning of this year he would consider competing in skiing’s FIS World Cup again, he announced Tuesday his career is over. Miller has won the most […] Industry News Steven Agar | November 3, 2017 1 Comment
Bode Miller Strongly Considering Retirement After Recent Surgery It’s looking very likely that we won’t see Bode Miller skiing in the World Cup ever again. Just writing that sentence makes me a bit sad, yet very happy for him. Bode has been an absolute beast on the race track. There’s nothing sad about it for Bode. The guy is the winningest male American alpine skier in history. Bode is one of only 5 skiers to ever win a World Cup event in all 5 disciplines. He’s won more Olympic medals than any other US skier. That alone should be enough to make anyone smile. […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 10, 2015 2 Comments
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