The XXII Winter Olympic Games in Sochi have ended, but the question remains: How will they be remembered?
We've been hearing a lot about the huge slopestyle course and the dogged halfpipe at Sochi the past two weeks, andabout victories and losses on hardpack snow, and even solid ice (on purpose!). But that's not to say that skiing and snowboarding's contest jokes to sneak in some laps on what is quickly being recognized as some of the best lift-accessed terrain in the world at newly-developed ski areas like Rhosa Khutor, where the slope and pipe venues were hosted, to Krasnaya Polyana.
A day after its release from jail, Pussy Riot tried to stage its punk protest today in Sochi, only to be met by whip-wielding police officers. Six group members--including the recently freed Nadya Tolokonnikova and Masha Alyokhina--donned the collective's signature ski masks and were about to launch i
Second installment in this little blog project. Searching for some urban locales and getting eyed by the locals. An off day in Pseudo-Siberia.
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The days of the classic Teletubby look of a bulky POV camera mounted to the helmet are numbered... instead Sage captures his early winter shredding the Alps during the jump-infused big mountain comp known as the Swatch Skier's Cup (Team Americas wins again!) with the low-pro Action Cam.
In 1984, Sarajevo hosted the Winter Olympics. Just a decade later, the region was torn apart by a bitter years-long conflict...
There's no rush quiet like chasing your dreams, nothing can compare to the constant feeling of excitement, knowing you’re on a path to something special.
The intro and first installment of a fun little project. Follow me on my skiventures.
Today I left behind the Olympic madness of Wu Tang, Valentine's dates and adoptable puppies to see if what they say is true: Is Sochi really a freeride mecca?
The only triple black diamond on the East Coast.
Yessir so here is my last update from Sochi, russia, olympics 2014!! It has been absolutly amazing to experince this the past two weeks and ive had a really awesome time. The vibe has been great, weather, course and everything else have been sooo good.
With climate change threatening the plentitude of consistent powder days, will snow biking be all the rage on TGR come 2050? A couple potential Winter Olympic events could include:
The first ever Men's Olympic Slopestyle is history and It's one for the record books. Camp of Champions campers swept the podium. With this haul, adding the other medals campers have won, if COC was a country it would be fifth.
Today was our last day of practice before the event, it went really good so im stoked for tomorrow! if i land my run if will definitely be the best slope run ive ever done so i hope everything goes...
How well do you know your celebs?? Two Bobby Browns have stole America's heart before. One has written and sung beautiful R&B songs and had a long-lasting and much discussed relationship with Whitney Houston (RIP), while the other was the first skier to land a triple cork and is currently representing the U-S of A at these Sochi Olympics.
Today was another mellow and nice day. Watched the gals get down in the slope, big ups to Emma for putting down a solid run and also maad propps to Dara for lacin the best slope run h’eva by ...
Upon arrival I was hacked, attacked by stray dogs, beaten by homophobic thugs, and ambushed by an uncovered manhole before discovering that my hotel is actually a pile of rubble.
