Sometimes, you have to construct your own platform.
Winter Sports
Big E giving colour commentary on his first zamboni ride is everything I’d hoped for and more.
A Coca-Cola commercial for the 1984 Winter Olympics in 35mm 4K
Coke Is It!
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Sporting terms named after people
Forget the trophies and the medals – having a move named after you is the highest accolade in sport.
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The top 10 posts of 2022
What were the most viewed articles of 2022?
Big up George Jedenoff, the world’s oldest living skier at 105
Happy birthday, George!
Jesper Tjäder sets new world record for longest rail grind on skis
Congrats, Jesper!
Skijoring: the one-time Olympic demonstration sport
From Scandanavian winter travel to North American snow cowboy racing.
Mpora's guide to ice climbing
If you thought ice climbing was like rock climbing but with ice… you’d be right. But there’s a little more to it than that as Mpora explained in their ice climbing guide: It might seem like you can put your pick anywhere, making it far easier than the finite number of good holds on a …
Millie Knight on her experiences with blind alpine skiing
The Winter Paralympics is well underway now but a few weeks ago, Bloomberg spoke to the three-time Paralympic medalist Millie Knight about her challenges with blind alpine skiing and her relationship with her guide, Brett Wild. And congrats to Millie for her bronze medal in the women’s downhill, vision impaired event yesterday!
Skiing in Turkey
What’s “shoop, shoop, shoop” in Turkish?
Marbled skis made from melted down plastic bags
Could we see plastic bag skis on the slopes in Milano Cortina 2026?
Watch the trailer for Dear Rider, the Jake Burton Carpenter story
Dear Rider celebrates the life and legacy of Jake Burton Carpenter. Watch the trailer here.
Shout out to Benjamin Alexander, the first Jamaican alpine skiier at the Winter Olympics
Alexander joins a host of Jamaicans who have featured at the Winter Games, but he has the distinction of being the first in alpine skiiing.
The dangers of Olympic sledding
Sled head is still a WIP for scientists studying the dangerous sports of bobsleigh, skeleton, and luge.