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sochi 2014

U.S. Olympic Snowboard-Cross Bronze Medalist Alex Deibold Announces Retirement

Alex Deibold

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 […]

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Julia Schneemann | May 2, 2023
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Meet the 64-Year-Old Prince Who Has Competed at 20 World Championships

64 year old racer

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 โ€” his father was working for Volkswagen in Mexico City โ€” this globetrotter learned to ski in Austria and took his […]

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Julia Schneemann | February 21, 2023
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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.ย  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.ย  In case you missed it, here are the Olympics in review, as […]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | February 24, 2014
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Ted Ligety Takes Home Gold in Men’s GS

Ted Ligety gold medal smile

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 […]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | February 19, 2014
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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 […]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | February 7, 2014
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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. ย  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 […]

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