Winter Games New Zealand: Local Kiwi Ski Racer Piera Hudson Takes Win in Slalom The fast-paced action of the Winter Games NZ alpine ski racing program continued at Coronet Peak on Friday, August 30, with the first of two FIS Australia New Zealand Cup (ANC) Slalom races. Spectators passing over the top of the course on the Coronet Express chairlift were treated to prime viewing including a winning performance by New Zealandโs Piera Hudson. […] Industry News Nathaniel Lewis | August 31, 2024 0 Comments
Record-Breaking Numbers at Winter Games NZ Freeride: Kiwis Land Podiums in Every Category The 2024 edition of the Winter Games NZ charged into action yesterday with over a hundred skiers and snowboarders, including a record number of female athletes, competing in The North Face Frontier 2-star freeride event on the summit slopes above Treble Cone Ski Area. New Zealand athletes landed on the podium in all four categories, among a huge international field […] Industry News Nathaniel Lewis | August 25, 2024 0 Comments
Horror Car Crash Kills 3 Korean Ski Racers Training in New Zealand Three Korean skiers were killed in a horror crash on State Highway 79 in New Zealand on Wednesday, August 21. A van carrying Korean national athletes and a four-wheel-drive collided head-on on a highway near Geraldine in South Canterbury on New Zealandโs South Island, leaving three dead and two with serious injuries. South Korean sports officials and New Zealand police […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | August 22, 2024 0 Comments
New Zealand Winter Games About to Begin Wฤnaka, New Zealand (22 August 2024) โ Winter Games NZ, the biggest snow sports event in the Southern Hemisphere, is primed to run from Friday, 23 August. Winter Games NZ and its resort partners will host ten events across Freeride, Alpine, and Park and Pipe at The Remarkables Ski Area, Coronet Peak, and Cardrona Alpine Resort. Related: Marcel Hirscher Updates […] Nathaniel Lewis | August 22, 2024 0 Comments
French Alps and Salt Lake City, UT, Selected as 2030 & 2034 Winter Olympic Hosts Respectively It is official: the 142nd IOC Session has elected French Alps 2030 as the host of the XXVI Olympic Winter Games and Salt Lake City, Utah, as the host of the XXVII Olympic Winter Games. The official announcement was made this morning in France during the IOC session in Paris. The Olympic Winter Games are returning to France for the […] Olympics Julia Schneemann | July 24, 2024 0 Comments
2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics Will Hold Sliding Events Outside of Italy On Monday, October 16, 2023, the Italian Olympic Winter Committee (โCONIโ) formally confirmed that bob, skeleton, and other sliding races for the 2026 Winter Games will not take place in Italy. Milan and Cortina dโAmpezzo will host the 2026 Winter Games and utilize much of its existing infrastructure per the new guidelines by the International Olympic Committee (โIOCโ). Cortina was […] Olympics Julia Schneemann | October 18, 2023 0 Comments
Sapporo, Japan, Withdraws Bid to Host 2030 Olympic Winter Games Amidst Bribery and Bid Rigging Scandals Japanese Olympic Committee officials and representatives from Sapporo, Japan, announced on Wednesday, October 11, 2023, that the city of Sapporo will withdraw its bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics. The decision to withdraw the bid came due to a lack of public support amidst the scandals following the 2020 Tokyo Summer Games. Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto and Japanese Olympic […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | October 11, 2023 0 Comments
Sweden Inching Closer to Bid for 2030 Winter Olympics Sweden is moving closer to a making an official bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics. The Scandinavian nation had emerged as a last minute contender in February this year, after several potential bidders dropped out of the bidding contest, and wrapped up a four-month feasibility study last month. Barcelona, Spain, withdrew its bid as it could not come to […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | June 30, 2023 0 Comments
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