US Olympic Freeskiing Slopestyle and Halfpipe Teams Announced: After two weeks of competition at Park City, the US Olympic Freeskiing slopestyle and halfpipe teams have been announced. These 11 athletes make up four teams, the U.S. Olympic men’s and women’s slopestyle and halfpipe teams. For the 2014 Winter Olympics ski halfpipe and slopestyle were added to the winter sports competition. […] Olympics Chaz Diamond | January 23, 2014 2 Comments
BBC’s Winter Olympics Trailer Is Totally Over the Top Um… Hey, lady, yeah, that’s not how you carry skis… The BBC made this 2014 Winter Olympics trailer and it’s preposterous. The voice in the clip is British actor Charles Dance, who is famous for his role as Tywin Lannister in HBO’s Game of Thrones. This trailer has people who don’t know how to carry skis and who don’t really look like athletes going up against Mt. Doom. The best part is listening to […] Olympics SnowBrains | January 16, 2014 1 Comment
Are the Olympics & President Putin Ecologically Destroying Sochi, Russia? “It’s hard to say in one word how this makes me feel,” she said. “I want to be a giant and take all the buildings and trucks and break them.” She made a snapping motion with her hands. “It is horrible to make such things with nature.” – Maria Reneva, Russian Geographical Society scientific secretary in Sochi/Outside Magazine Featured Article SnowBrains | December 18, 2013 0 Comments
French & German Presidents Will NOT Attend Sochi Olympics French President François Hollande has announced that he will not attend the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. In fact, according to the Guardian, France’s foreign minister said that none of the top French officials will be going to Sochi this February. Germany’s President will not attend the Olympic games, either. “Last week German […] SnowBrains | December 17, 2013 0 Comments
Sochi, Russia Calls In Shamans to Pray for Snow for Olympics… Last spring, they stockpiled 450,000 cubic meters of snow for this winter’s Olympics. This fall, Olympic organizers in Sochi have brought in shamans to pray for snow. They’ve also brought in 550 snowmaking machines to take advantage of any cold weather Sochi sees leading into the Olympics this February. Yep, shamans, witchdoctors, spiritual healers, magic makers. Russia isn’t taking any chances with snow during these winter games. Their concerns are valid. Last year, Sochi had one of the worst winters on record. They got a lot of rain and very little snow. Two Olympic training events were canceled last winter in Sochi due to a lack […] SnowBrains | December 13, 2013 0 Comments
“What Is & Where Is Sochi, Russia?” Yep, Sochi, Russia, home of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, is a beach town. Ya know, palm trees, warm water, bikinis, sunscreen? Sochi lies in a sub-tropical climate akin to Florida’s climate. But 30 miles away from that beach lies the foot of the Caucasus mountains (which white people are named after) and, hopefully, a lot of snow. Already the […] SnowBrains | August 7, 2013 3 Comments
NPR Story: Are the 2014 Winter Olympics Hurting the Beach Town of Sochi, Russia? This NPR story sheds light on what exactly is happening to Sochi, Russia as they prepare for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games. Sochi isn’t what we think. It’s not a ski resort town. It’s a beach resort town (luckily they’ve stored 450,000 cubic meters of snow for 2014) on the Black Sea that is getting a winter make over for […] SnowBrains | June 12, 2013 6 Comments
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