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Winter Sports
An Atlas Obscura history of luge
‘Luge is pure folly, a creation of bored, aristocratic, and sometimes destructive men on vacation.’
Watch a playthrough of all the events from Nagano Winter Olympics ’98 on the N64
If only there was a Konami code for the athletes in real life, eh?
Beijing’s big air jumps at the 2022 Winter Olympics look metal AF
The big air ramps at the Winter Olympics offer a different kind of backdrop to what most people are accustomed to and that can be a good thing.
Guides to Winter Olympic sports
Get to grips with all the sports at Beijing 2022.
Nagano 1998 (Winter Olympic Film)
Relive Nagano 1998 with the official Olympic film right here.
Shout out to Arif Khan, the only Indian athlete at Beijing 2022
‘As children we used to play football and cricket, but there was no playground around us. Skiing was the only convenient sport for us.’
The best Winter Olympic sports (if they took place in the dark)
Ah you think darkness is your ally? You merely adopted the dark. I was born in it, molded by it. I didn’t see the light until I was already an Olympic champion, by then it was nothing to me but blinding!
Snow worries: Beijing’s artificial snow and climate change putting future Winter Games at risk
A lack of powder is causing problems.
The science and history of snowboarding
Get educated on skateboarding for the Winter Olympics with these articles.
Speed skiing and its limited Olympic history
With speeds of over 150 mph, speed skiing isn’t for the faint of heart—or the Olympics.
The past and present of skis
Back in my day, we used animal hide for ski boots!
Appareltly: Snow+Rock
This snow and rock climbing brand is the second featured brand in our Appareltly series.
Nicole Whyte on finding confidence through speed skating
More Black women on the ice, doing their thing.
Beijing’s new ‘Ice Ribbon’ stadium by Populous
Populous is back with another sporting stadium.