Meet the 64-Year-Old Prince Who Has Competed at 20 World Championships He is the most flamboyant and well-known ski racer on the World Championship scene, but for the uninitiated, he is probably a name they have never heard of: Hubertus von Hohenlohe. Born in 1959 in Mexico to German parents — his father was working for Volkswagen in Mexico City — this globetrotter learned to ski in Austria and took his […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 21, 2023 0 Comments
Sochi Winter Olympics 2014 Review & Recap The Olympics have drawn to a close and despite the skepticism, speculation, and minor mishaps Russia pulled off a very successful Games. Here, we bring you the two weeks in review from the highlights including a podium in slopestyle to the humor of the intwerwebs puns circulating around. In case you missed it, here are the Olympics in review, as […] SnowBrains | February 24, 2014 0 Comments
Ted Ligety Takes Home Gold in Men’s GS It’s comes as no surprise, Mr. Ted Ligety took home the gold last night in the Men’s Giant Slalom with a combined time of 2 minutes, 45.29 seconds. Ligety has been on fire since FIS rules changed the turn radius of the GS skis, no one can touch him when it comes to GS. After his first run, he had a lead of 0.93 seconds…impressive for an event […] SnowBrains | February 19, 2014 0 Comments
Can The Russians Pull Off A Successful Olympics? Women Downhill Training Delayed Due To Poor Design As the Opening Ceremony for the 2014 Winter Olympics approaches, the question is starting to rise: Can the Russians pull off a successful Olympics? Particularly, will their course designs […] SnowBrains | February 7, 2014 0 Comments
Russian Subways Now Accepting Squats as Payments In order to promote the upcoming 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, subway stations in Moscow, Russia have added some impressive new ticket machines which allow passengers to do 30 squats in exchange for a train ticket. This is a fantastic idea to promote the Olympics as well as good health. The project is part of the Russian Olympic Committee’s efforts […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 15, 2013 3 Comments
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