British freeskier Emma Lonsdale has announced her retirement from competitive skiing. The 29-year-old competed in the halfpipe today and came 18th in qualification. Only the top 12 go through into the final. Continue Reading →
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Unknown Snowboarder Wins Gold Medal in Women’s Halfpipe
There have been some surprising results in the snowboarding competitions – Shaun White failed to medal in the halfpipe and Kelly Clark, the most decorated female snowboarder and favourite for the gold, only managed a bronze. Continue Reading →
Shock Result in the Men’s Snowboarding
Two-time Olympic gold medalist and snowboarding superstar Shaun White (USA) did not medal at the men’s snowboarding halfpipe. White, who has dominated the sport for over ten years, came fourth – missing out on the bronze medal by two points. Continue Reading →
Freestyle Skiing
Freestyle skiing has a total of five events at Sochi 2014: moguls, aerials, ski cross, half-pipe and slopestyle. Half-pipe and slopestyle are both new to the Olympics this year, added largely because of their popularity in annual tournaments like the X Games and Dew Tour. Continue Reading →
Torah Bright Becomes the First Snowboarder Ever to Qualify For All Three Olympic Events
Torah Bright has become the first person ever to quality for all three Olympic snowboard disciplines – slopestyle, halfpipe and snowboard X. Bright, who will be going into her third Winter Olympics, normally only competes in slopestyle and halfpipe, but a year ago, prompted by her brother, Bright decided to go in for all three.
Four UK snowboarders make it to the Winter Olympics for the first time
Four snowboarders make it to the Olympics for the first time
The introduction of Snowboard Slopestyle to the Olympics has seen Jenny Jones, Aimee Fuller, Jamie Nicholls and Billy Morgan qualify for the Olympics for the first time. In total seven snowboarders will go to Sochi and compete in a slopestyle, halfpipe and snowboard cross. Continue Reading →
Nail biting finish to the X Games #YOLO
For the first time in seven years Shaun White will not have won the X Games Super Pipe. White decided to pull out of the competition to prepare for the up-coming Winter Olympics in two weeks’ time. Continue Reading →
13-Year-Old Chloe Kim Wins Silver at X Games Halfpipe
13-year-old American snowboarder, Chloe Kim, narrowly missed out on gold on her first X Games appearance. Continue Reading →
A Round-up of This Week’s Competitions
The competition season has begun in earnest as the snow sports athletes of the world begin their road to the Winter Olympics. Continue Reading →
Americans clean up at Dew Tour
Team USA came out well from Dew Tour iON Mountain Championships, which took place this weekend at Breckenridge, Colorado. The event features ski and snowboard competitions with live music. Dew Tour is hugely important to the US athletes as it’s an Olympic qualifying event. Continue Reading →