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Out with a splash: Big Sky celebrates end of winter season with Pond Skim
6+ day, 14+ hour ago (847+ words) Officials help a contestant out of the pond." Hundreds of spectators gathered to watch Pond Skim contestants tear down the run." BIG SKY " Anticipation mounted in the Big Sky Bowl as hundreds of skiers and snowboarders waited for the first…...
Norway's Tormod Frostad wins big air gold in 'one of the greatest events ever' at Winter Olympics
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (826+ words) Norway's Tormod Frostad reacts to his score during the men's freestyle skiing big air finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. From left, gold medalist Norway's Tormod Frostad, silver medalist United States' Mac Forehand and bronze medalist…...
Dual athlete Ester Ledecka to go for glory again on snowboard and skis at the Milan Cortina Olympics
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (790+ words) FILE -Gold medal winner Ester Ledecka, of the Czech Republic, celebrates after the women's parallel giant slalom at Phoenix Snow Park at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018. Czech Republic's Ester Ledecka speeds down the course during…...
Eileen Gu overcomes an early fall in slopestyle to keep her Olympic dreams intact
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (909+ words) China's Eileen Gu, right, talks with her mom Yan Gu during women's freestyle skiing slopestyle qualifications at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. United States' Alex Hall practices during a freestyle skiing slopestyle training session at the 2026 Winter…...
Snowboarder Su Yiming delivers China's 1st gold of Winter Olympics while Japan grabs more medals
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (830+ words) Gold medalist China's Su Yiming sheds tears as he reacts to winning the men's snowboarding slopestyle finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. Gold medalist Japan's Mari Fukada, left, celebrates her win alongside bronze medalist Japan's Kokomo…...
Scotty James wows em with a 5th-straight Winter X title, matches Shaun White with his 8th gold there
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (429+ words) Silver medal winner Australia's Scotty James celebrates during the venue award ceremony for the men's halfpipe finals at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Feb. 11, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. Snowboarder Scotty James parlayed a never-before-landed trick combination into his fifth straight X Games title…...
Jakara Anthony, Scotty James among 53 athletes named in Australian team for Milan Cortina Games
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (410+ words) Australia's Jakara Anthony competes in the women's World Cup freestyle moguls ski competition, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, in Waterville Valley, N. H. Winner Scotty James of Australia, center, second placed Campbell Melville Ives of New Zealand, left, and third placed Valentino Guseli of Australia…...
Chloe Kim rediscovers love for Olympics. Will an injury derail quest for a 3rd straight gold medal?
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1295+ words) FILE - Women's halfpipe gold medalist Chloe Kim, of the United States, poses during the medals ceremony at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Feb. 13, 2018. FILE - Chloe Kim, of the United States, jumps during the women's halfpipe finals at…...
Ryan Wedding, a former Olympic snowboarder on the FBI's 'Most Wanted' list, has been arrested
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (260+ words) FILE - An FBI seal is displayed on a podium before a news conference at the field office in Portland, Ore. , Jan. 16, 2025. Wedding, 44, is accused of running a drug trafficking operation, and officials say he orchestrated several killings to further the…...
Snow or not, Friends of the Avalanche Center keep awareness at forefront
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (739+ words) For more than three decades, Friends of the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center has worked to educate skiers and riders about backcountry safety. However, years of uncertainty for its federal counterpart, the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center (GNFAC), has pushed…...