The Olympics are so dope.
Skiing
Trampolino Olimpico Italia was a ski jumping hill built in 1955 in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. It was the venue for a number of events in the 1956 Winter Olympics including ski jumping and Nordic combined as well featuring in the James Bond movie, For Your Eyes Only. Sadly since losing its FIS-certification in 1990, the ski jump remains unused to this day. However the bottom of the hill is used by AC Milan for junior camps.
Olympic skier Gus Kenworthy writes “FUCK ICE” in the snow. With his urine.
The president will be so pissed.
Remembering Isaac Menyoli's run at Salt Lake 2002 to raise AIDS awareness
Sometimes, you have to construct your own platform.
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Big up George Jedenoff, the world’s oldest living skier at 105
Happy birthday, George!
Skijoring: the one-time Olympic demonstration sport
From Scandanavian winter travel to North American snow cowboy racing.
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!
Marbled skis made from melted down plastic bags
Could we see plastic bag skis on the slopes in Milano Cortina 2026?
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.
TIL: Ski ballet was a demonstration sport at the Winter Olympics
‘In essence, ski ballet is figure skating on skis.’
Shout out to Samuel Ikpefan, the only Nigerian athlete at Beijing 2022
Ikpefan is the second consecutive Nigerian Olympian at the Winter Games, after Seun Adigun appeared in two-women bobsled in 2018.