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[OLYMPICS] Medal Ceremony Postponed as 15-Year-Old Russian Skater Caught Up in Doping Scandal

15-year-old Russian skater Kamila “Miss Perfect” Valieva was caught up last night in a doping controversy at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. The Russian Olympic Committee won the team event on Monday, beating the US and Japan for the first time since 2014. Related: [OLYMPICS] Team USA’s Nathan Chen Takes Gold in Figure Skating With 5-Quadruple Jumps However, Tuesday night’s […]

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SnowBrains | February 10, 2022
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Video + Photo Tour: Big Turn Out for A-Basin’s Bikini Ski Day

Saturday, May 21st- Arapahoe Basin, Colorado.  At the crack of 10 in the morning, all the local, lazy skiers and riders made their way to A-basin for some quality spring skiing.  This wasn’t just your average Saturday.  It was America’s attempt to beat the Russians world record for number of skiers in bikinis and bathing suits.     Unfortunately, the […]

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Keenan Grady | May 23, 2016
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Friday Fun: Russian Water Park = Getting Stuffed Into Water By Tractor at Speed

After all the dash-cam footage that we’ve all seen from Russia, we think it’s safe to assume that Russians aren’t like us.  They’re a bit more extreme, a bit less afraid of consequences, and a bit more fun than we are. There is even a great website that is called “Sola Pasa en Rusia” (only happens in Russia).  It actually […]

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SnowBrains | August 30, 2013
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Friday Fun: Russians Set Bikini Skiing World Record…

It does seem to be decieving to call it a world record bikini ski because, as in most ski town, the participants are mostly dudes. Either way, this does look crazy fun.  Almost any skier or rider could appreciate skiing down a slope with 250 other riders scantily clad just for fun. Russians do seem to be able to have […]

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SnowBrains | August 9, 2013
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Russians Stockpiling Snow Now for 2014 Winter Olympics | 2 Test Events Canceled Due to Low Snow in 2013

“We think it’s unlikely that there will be 2 mild winters in a row.  Even if this winter is without snow and mild, we’ll still have 450,000 cubic meters, which, of course, is enough.” – Mikail Tiguskin, snow saving operations manager The Russians have begun stockpiling snow for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.  They’ve already stored 450,000 cubic meters […]

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SnowBrains | June 4, 2013
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