List of USA Olympic Medal Winners in Sochi, Russia: Athletes from the USA pulled in 28 medals (9 gold, 7 silver, 12 bronze) at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games. This is 9 medals less than we brought home from Vancouver in 2010. The USA was stronger in Freestyle Skiing than in any other discipline. We […] SnowBrains | February 24, 2014 0 Comments
Final Winter Olympic Medal Count @ Sochi, Russia 2014 The 2014 Sochi, Russia Winter Olympics have come to a close. There were some fantastic moments and more than just a few heartbreaking ones. Just athletes from Lake Tahoe pulled in 4 Olympic medals this year (3 golds, one bronze). The US of A brought home 28 medals (9 gold, 7 silver, 12 […] SnowBrains | February 24, 2014 0 Comments
Emergency Crews Attempt To Rescue Olympic Figure Skater Who Fell Through Ice SOCHI, RUSSIAโIn a race against time, local emergency crews reportedly rushed to rescue Italian figure skater Carolina Kostner Wednesday after the Olympian plunged through a […] SnowBrains | February 20, 2014 4 Comments
Sharing Courses with Men Taking a Big Toll on Women in Sochi | by New York Times In most ๏ปฟWinter Olympic events (downhill skiing, ski jumping, bobsled, luge) women have their own course. At Sochi’s Extreme Park (slopestyle, halfpipe, skier cross) the men and women share the same courses. 16 of the 22 injuries that have occurred in the Extreme Park have been women. […] SnowBrains | February 20, 2014 1 Comment
Bode Miller Takes Emotional Bronze in Super-G | Oldest Alpine Skier to Win an Olympic Medal 36-year-old Bode Miller took Bronze in the Olympic Super-G on Sunday. The win was emotional for Bode and for once, he actually showed it. Bode said he was thinking of his late brother, Chelone Miller, who died last April, during the race. “If it’s not the most important race of my life, it’s right there with it. I had a lot to show.” – Bode Miller […] SnowBrains | February 17, 2014 2 Comments
Canadians Get Free Beer in Sochi… If you’re a Canadian, you can simply scan your passport to open these cherry red fridges in Sochi. Molson Canadian Beer has placed these locked fridges full of beer in the streets of Sochi. Just find your nearest Canadian with a passport and you’ll have a instant party on your hands. Once the passport scans the fridge will open, stocked full of beer and you can have as many as you like. […] SnowBrains | February 13, 2014 1 Comment
American Sweep in Ski Slopestyle! | Gold, Silver, Bronze The United States of America swept the Ski Slopestyle Olympic competition last night. This was crazy fun to watch. The tricks going down these days are nutty. Ski slopestyle made it to the olymipcs at the exact right time. Gold = Joss Christensen (Park City, UT) @ 95.8 Silver = Gus Kenworthy (Telluride, CO) @ 93.6 Bronze = Nick Goepper (no poles from Indiana) […] SnowBrains | February 13, 2014 3 Comments
South Lake Tahoe’s Jamie Anderson Wins GOLD in Snowboard Slopestyle 23-year-old South Lake Tahoe, CA native Jamie Anderson won gold in women’s snowboard slopestyle over the weekend. She smoothly landed two huge 720s in her run, setting her apart from the other competitors. Jamie completed an American sweep of snowboard slopestyle after Sage Kotsenburg won the men’s gold medal. This was the first ever Olympics to include snowboard slopestyle. […] SnowBrains | February 10, 2014 0 Comments
