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Aussie Baff continues snowboard cross medal blitz
2+ week, 5+ day ago (194+ words) Josie Baff has backed up her Winter Olympics gold medal with a runner-up performance in the World Cup snowboard cross event in Austria. The 23-year-old, who became Olympic champion in Italy last month, won both her quarter-final and semi-final in…...
Latino Travelers Are Redefining Ski Season in the U.S. With Group Trips and Longer Stays, Airbnb Data Shows
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (462+ words) Latino travelers in the United States are reshaping the country's ski season, turning what was once a quick winter getaway into a multiday, multigenerational group experience. New data released by Airbnb shows that Latino guests are increasingly booking entire homes…...
Records tumble for Team GB on Super Sunday at 2026 Winter Olympics
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (362+ words) Team GB chef de mission Eve Muirhead has hailed the greatest day in British Winter Olympic history as records tumbled like an avalanche in Livigno and Cortina. Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale teamed up to win mixed team snowboard cross…...
Pipedream over: James settles for second Olympic silver
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (571+ words) Never has silver felt so deflating with Australian snowboard great Scotty James falling short in his quest to complete his Olympic medal collection at the Milan-Cortina Games. Competing at his fifth Olympics, James became Australia's most decorated winter athlete with…...
Winter Olympics live: Kirsty Muir bids for Team GB’s first medal in slopestyle skiing ahead of curling action
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1959+ words) Great Britain hold high hopes for a medal on Monday with Kirsty Muir, in action for the women's freeski slopestyle final, before Mia Brookes goes off in the women's snowboard Big Air final after overcoming a nervy start in qualifying....
Scotty's halfpipe dream: competing at an Aussie X Games
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (468+ words) While his first priority is winning an elusive Olympic gold, halfpipe king Scotty James also wants to compete in Australia for the first time before hanging up his snowboard. James is looking to complete his Olympic medal collection in Milan-Cortina,…...
‘It made me cry’: your favourite moments from past Winter Olympics
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (705+ words) With the 2026 Winter Olympics off to a spectacular start with the opening ceremonies in Milan, Cortina, Livigno and Predazzo, the coming weeks promise medals, memories and iconic moments. While history awaits this year's athletes, we asked readers about their most…...
Who is Chloe Kim: Olympic snowboarder vying for third successive gold medal in Milan
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (429+ words) Appearing at her third Olympic games, American snowboarder Chloe Kim is chasing a third goal medal in Milan this February. Born in Torrance, California, part of the Los Angeles Metropolitan area, the 25-year-old got into snowboarding when she was still…...
Huge avalanche ploughs through ski resort on Europe’s highest mountain
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (134+ words) An avalanche has swept through a ski resort on Europe's tallest mountain, sending tourists fleeing in panic. Eyewitness footage shows the moment a cascade of snow tumbles down the mountainside on Mount Elbrus on Thursday (15 January). The wall of snow…...
Eight Rockies ski resorts where you can dodge the lift lines
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1777+ words) For many, Rocky Mountain skiing has become associated with mega-resorts, long lift lines and the scramble for Instagram kudos. But there is a quieter version of the Rockies out there. Tucked into less-traveled corners are overshadowed ski destinations that showcase…...