Olympic Committee Invites Reno-Tahoe Region to Participate in Bid to Host Winter Olympics The United States Olympic Committee has invited the Reno Tahoe Games Coalition to be a part in the process of selecting the next United States city to represent the country in a future Winter Olympics bid competition. The USOC did not specify the year targeted to host this future Olympic Winter Games. “This invitation is an affirmation of all the […] Olympics SnowBrains | November 2, 2018 4 Comments
Denver’s Olympic Exploratory Committee Recommends 2030 Bid Denver’s Olympic Exploratory Committee has suggested that the city state pursue a bid for the 2030 Winter Games. According to Sky Hi News, the committee said that they would like to push for a referendum as soon as 2020. The timeline is extremely long. A bid committee would be created in 2020, candidate city would be chosen in 2023, then the US […] Olympics Greg Obernesser | June 6, 2018 0 Comments
The Inclusion of Telemarking at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics Just Got a Step Closer [arve url="https://youtu.be/vwTuhwNb5u0"] Steven Agar | June 4, 2018 12 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
Austria Officially Enters Race for 2026 Winter Olympics | Joins Italy, Turkey, Japan, Sweden, Canada, Switzerland and USA Austria is moving forward with its 2026 Winter Olympics bid interest, sending a letter of intent to the International Olympic Committee before the end-of-month deadline, reports NBC. The bid would center on Graz, the nation’s second-largest city after Vienna. Graz shares a province with Schladming, host of the 1982 and 2013 World Alpine Skiing Championships. In January, Graz and Schladming […] Olympics Steven Agar | March 30, 2018 0 Comments
Colorado is Serious About Hosting the Winter Olympics in 2026 or 2030 | Steamboat Joins List of Potential Venues Will the Winter Olympics take place in Colorado in the next 12 years? “Yes,” said Steve McConahey, chief of finance for the Denver Olympic Exploratory Committee. “Well, I hope so.” McConahey was one of a trio of Olympics proponents who briefed the gathering of local leaders on the progress and process of a Denver Olympic bid for either the 2026 […] Industry News Steven Agar | March 23, 2018 1 Comment
2022 Beijing Olympic Mountain Venues Average 2″ Snow Depth The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has failed us. They’ve chosen a venue for the 2022 Winter Olympics that lacks the most fundimental element necessary for winter sport: snow. The snow venue for the 2022 Winter Olympics average a wintertime snow depth of 2″. They average 2″ of snow Industry News SnowBrains | February 22, 2018 4 Comments
VIDEO: Red Gerard – My Road to Korea Red Gerard posted a video to his Facebook page showing the months leading up to him winning Gold in PyeongChang last week. Lots of traveling, practicing, having fun and lots of riding. The longest / fastest 2 and 1/2 months of my life. I traveled to 4 countries, did 7 contest and ended up with a spot to compete in Korea […] Olympics Steven Agar | February 16, 2018 0 Comments
Apple Partners with NBC to Provide the Ultimate Winter Olympics Coverage Portal Apple has partnered with NBC to make Apple News the go-to source for coverage of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, which officially began with Friday’s opening ceremony, reports macrumors.com. A new section devoted to the Winter Olympics is now available within the “For You” tab of Apple News in the United States, and it will feature […] Olympics Steven Agar | February 9, 2018 0 Comments