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Spider Sabich: Murder, Cocaine, Money, Olympics & Skiing — California Golden Boy

April 8 is Spider Sabich Day—a local holiday celebrated every year in Snowmass Village, Aspen, Colorado, in honor of one of America’s greatest ski racers. And yet, most people have never heard of him. Spider Sabich was the most famous ski racer in America, an Olympic competitor, a pro tour champion, and the man Robert Redford’s character in Downhill Racer […]
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SnowBrains Podcast Ep. 99 | Sophie Goldschmidt – President & CEO of the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team

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Sophie Goldschmidt is the President and CEO of the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team, leading the organization responsible for the future of ski racing and snowboarding in the United States from grassroots development to Olympic podiums. Before stepping into this role, she built a career at the highest level of global sports and media, including senior leadership positions at the […]
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Lindsey Vonn Surprises Skiers by Running Pop-Up Magazine Newsstand at Copper Mountain, CO

Skiers at Copper Mountain got an unexpected dose of star power last week when Olympic legend Lindsey Vonn stepped behind the counter of a pop-up magazine newsstand built directly on one of the resort’s ski trails. Riders cruising past the small Red Bulletin news stand, which features Vonn on its current cover, soon realized the person handing out magazines wasn’t […]
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Martin Kuprianowicz |
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[PHOTOS] Marcel Hirscher Dials Up Training on Zermatt’s Glacier in Switzerland

Nine months after an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear cut short his comeback season, Marcel Hirscher has returned to proper race training. The 36-year-old Austrian-born skier shared photos on Instagram on Sunday, September 21, from Zermatt, Switzerland, showing himself back on the glacier slopes. Related: Marcel Hirscher Returns to Snow 9 Months After ACL Tear For one of Alpine skiing’s […]
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Reigning Super-G World Champion Announces Retirement from Alpine Ski Racing

Reigning Super-G World Champion Stephanie Venier, a standout on the Austrian alpine ski team for more than a decade, announced her retirement from competitive ski racing on Thursday, August 7. The 31-year-old can look back on a 12-year World Cup ski racing career that includes three World Cup victories, three World Championship medals, and three Junior World Championship medals. “The […]
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Bode Miller Inducted Into U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame, Cementing His Legacy as America’s Most Decorated Male Alpine Skier

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Six-time Olympic medalist and alpine ski racing icon Bode Miller was officially inducted into the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame on Saturday, joining an elite 2025 class that includes Serena Williams and Nike co-founder Phil Knight. The honor recognizes Miller’s historic career as the most successful American male alpine skier of all time. Miller’s Olympic journey spanned five […]
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Martin Kuprianowicz |
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German Olympic Cross-Country Skiing Champion Faces Doping Investigation Over Military-Issued Medication

Victoria Carl, a two-time Olympic medalist in cross-country skiing, is under investigation after testing positive for clenbuterol, a banned anabolic substance. The positive test, confirmed by Germany’s ski federation, was collected during an out-of-competition doping control while Carl was competing in the Winter Military World Games earlier this year. Carl, who won gold in the team sprint and silver in […]
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3 Serious Skiing Accidents in Swiss Alps Leave 2 Dead, 1 Injured During Allalin Races and Separate 4 Vallées Incident

What began as a celebration of alpine speed and tradition ended in tragedy on Saturday, April 12, when two separate serious accidents during the Allalin Races left one skier dead, another critically injured, and a third participant also hospitalized after a collision. According to the Cantonal Police of Valais, the first accident occurred at 9:40 a.m., when a 26-year-old Swiss […]
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Italian Ski Racing Icon Federica Brignone Airlifted After Big Crash at Italian National Championships

Italian ski star Federica Brignone was airlifted off the slope in Val di Fassa on Thursday, April 3, following a crash during the second run of the women’s giant slalom at the Italian National Championships. The incident occurred after Brignone straddled a gate midway through her second run, just hours after clocking the fastest time in her opening run. An […]
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Courmayeur Ski Resort, Italy, Dedicates Ski Run to Federica Brignone, Honoring Her Extraordinary Career and Dominant World Cup Season

This past Sunday, Courmayeur ski resort in Italy’s Aosta Valley officially renamed one of its iconic ski runs to honor Italy’s most decorated female alpine skier. Slope 14 will now bear the name of Federica Brignone, a tribute to her exceptional achievements and lifelong connection to the Aosta Valley. Related: Pushing the Age Limit: Lindsey Vonn’s Historic Podium at Age 40 […]
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French Engineers Prepare Val d’Isère Resort’s Slopes for Major World Cup Ski Event

With the Critérium de la Première Neige ski race set for December 14-15 in Val d’Isère, France, a team of ski safety specialists from MBS, a French engineering company, is hard at work preparing its slopes for this high-stakes Alpine Ski World Cup competition. MBS, which specializes in slope safety and equipment, has partnered with the Val d’Isère Sports Club […]
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Alpine & Freeride Events Take the Stage at Olympic Authority Venues, NY

With the ski and snowboard season picking up momentum at Whiteface, Belleayre, and Gore Mountains, racers and riders have a full slate of competitive events taking place. With different sized events and levels of competition for a wide variety of age groups, these events create a significant impact for the surrounding communities in the Adirondacks and Catskills and provide guests […]
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Outpouring of Support for Lucas Braathen from Fellow Athletes After Retirement Announcement

Not even 24 hours have passed since the shock announcement by Lucas Pinheiro Braathen that the Norwegian skier will retire at only 23-years of age, and social media is flooded with an outpouring of love and support … and even the odd marriage proposal. Starting with teammates Aleksander Aamodt Kilde’s “A firework of a human, will be missed but never […]
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