The Top 7 Olympic Winter Sports That Didn’t Make the Cut The Winter Olympic Games are not even 100 years old. The first Winter Olympics were held in 1924 in Chamonix, France, and in those 98 years some disciplines and events have come and gone. For the 2028 games in Milan/Cortina, Italy, a new discipline was added with dual moguls, taking it to a total of 16 disciplines and 116 separate […] Olympics Julia Schneemann | October 11, 2022 4 Comments
International Olympic Committee Postpones Decision on 2030 Winter Olympics Host City The International Olympic Committee has announced that its decision on a host city for the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics will be delayed until at least September 2023. Candidate cities: Salt Lake City; Sapporo, Japan; and Vancouver, Canada, all of which have previously hosted a Winter Games, will have to wait until next fall for a final decision. The postponement […] Industry News Nick DeRiso | September 13, 2022 1 Comment
United Kingdom Cuts Snowsports Funding After ‘Disappointing’ Performance in Beijing Winter Olympics The UK had its best start to the 21/22 season in decades with Dave Ryding famously winning the Kitzbühel FIS World Cup men’s slalom race in January of this year. It was the first time since 1931 that a Brit has won the famous race on the Hahnenkamm run, also known as the “Streif,” and, in fact, the first time […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 8, 2022 2 Comments
International Paralympic Committee Reverses Decision, Bans Russia and Belarus From Competing at Paralympics The decision to allow Belarussian and Russian athletes to compete as neutrals in the Beijing Paralympic Games has been reversed by the International Paralympic Committee after harsh criticism from several national paralympic committees and world governments. Russia and Belarus are now banned from competing. Related: Norwegian Ski Federation Bans Russian Athletes From Competing in Upcoming Events The IPC’s decision to […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 4, 2022 0 Comments
[OLYMPICS] Mikaela Shiffrin “Feels Like a Joke” After 3rd Failure to Finish at Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics After a solid run in the downhill portion of the Alpine combined event at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics put her just 0.56-secs off the lead, Mikaela Shiffrin missed out on a medal again after failing to finish the slalom portion. Shiffrin, 26, skied out of the slalom after losing her balance at the tenth gate. Unable to regain it, […] Olympics SnowBrains | February 17, 2022 0 Comments
[OLYMPICS] Snow Causes Chaos at Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Yesterday, real snow in Beijing put the winter into the Winter Olympics as up to six inches fell on the mountains and Olympic area. The games are famous for being the first Winter Olympics on 100% artificial snow. Related: SnowBrains Forecast: Beijing Olympics On Tap For 4-6″ This Weekend In Rare Winter Storm Ironically, the snowfall brought chaos to the schedule […] Olympics SnowBrains | February 14, 2022 0 Comments
[OLYMPICS] Olympic Big Air Jump is Located in an Old Steel Mill The 2022 Beijing Olympics have made a unique impression in many ways. The fact that 100% of the snow at the event is artificial is one, but the most unique so far has been the setting and construction of the Shougang Big Air Jump. Located in the heart of a former steel mill, China’s first state-owned steel production plant, the […] Olympics Aunika Skogen | February 9, 2022 1 Comment
[OLYMPICS] After Falling on 1st Run, Shaun White Qualifies For Halfpipe Final on Final Run https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1491296315598598146 In what is his last ever competitive event before retiring, Shaun White qualified for the halfpipe final at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics on Wednesday. Related: Why Snowboarders Hate Shaun White: White fell in his first run while attempting a Double McTwist leaving him just one chance to avoid a humiliating early end to his games. But with all […] Olympics SnowBrains | February 9, 2022 0 Comments
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