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Skier Shreds Knee In Practice, Asks Dad, "Am I Still An Olympian?"
American moguls skiier Heidi Kloser, touted as a legitimate medal contender, ripped up her knee on a crash during warm-ups, just minutes before she was to begin her qualification run. Her ACL is completely torn, and her first Olympic games are over before they began....
Stray Dog Wanders Onto Cross-Country Skiing Course, Barks At Everyone
One of Sochi's many adorable strays found itself in the middle of the cross-country skiers' training runs, and courseworkers seemed oddly unwilling to chase it away. ...
Women's Downhill Skiing Halted Because Jump Was Too Big
Training for the women's downhill was delayed by more than an hour today, after the first three skiers down the course complained that one particular jump was way too intense, with one of them injuring both knees. Why wasn't this caught in testing? That's sort of embarrassing, actually....
Mexico's Olympic Skier Is Absolutely Fascinating
Say hello to Prince Hubertus von Hohenlohe, who at age 55 will be the second-oldest winter Olympian in history when he competes (in this mariachi-inspired uniform) in the slalom for Mexico. But there's more to Hubertus than his flashy outfit. There's a reason NBC has dubbed him "The most interesting...
Skiing Through Colored Snow Produces Some Stunning Visuals
Ski videos can get tiresome—we've all seen plenty of slo-mo clips of bros shredding through powder while concussive house music plays over the footage—but brothers Nicolas and Loras Falquet have found a way to add a new wrinkle to the genre. ...
Amputee Paralympian Has The Best Halloween Costumes
It might take you few seconds to figure out exactly what you're looking at. It's former Paralympic Games ski racer Josh Sundquist, unveiling this year's edition of his always-great Halloween costume....
Aussie Olympic Skiing Star/Spyware Artist Chilling In Caribbean
Australian skier Dale Begg-Smith is one of his nation's best hopes for medaling in the 2014 Winter Olympics, and not just because he's one of a select few Aussies who could participate in the Winter Olympics. Six months before Sochi, he's hanging out in the Caribbean....
Lindsey Vonn Had To Take A Drug Test While At An Awards Show
According to a report from the New York Post, Olympic skier and drunk Tiger Woods wrangler Lindsey Vonn was ambushed by drug testers from the International Olympic Committee while at the Council of Fashion Designers of America Awards (sounds made up), and was forced to take a drug test on the spot....
Roundup: Your Best Tiger Woods-Lindsey Vonn Photoshop Contest Submissions
This contest elicited plenty of predictably great submissions. Let's run through the best of the bunch....
Teen Falls 45 Feet From Ski Lift After Throwing Snowball At The Chair Ahead Of Him
First, let's mention that this 17-year-old, who plummeted from the chair lift at Ski Santa Fe earlier this month, is OK. Despite being helicoptered from the mountain, he did not require surgery, and was released from the hospital after a few days of observation. Knowing that, we won't feel bad in ...
Lindsey Vonn's Busted Knee Looks Like Hell
U.S. skier Lindsey Vonn tore the ACL and MCL in her right knee in a brutal crash at the World Championships in Austria last week. Here's how it looks today....
Here's Why You Don't Tell Your Mom When Your Ski Races Are Scheduled
The other day, Yuri Danilochkin of Belarus went flying down the slope in the downhill competition at the FIS World Cup championships in Schladming, Austria. He just never made it past the first turn. Crashes happen in skiing, but be sure to watch what happens at the 58-second mark of the video abo...
This Bro Skiied Through An Abandoned Five-Story Building In Alaska
Why is there an abandoned, haunted five-story government building in Whittier, Alaska? Oh, hell, who cares? It's snowing....
Lindsey Vonn Was Airlifted From The Slope At The World Championships After This Brutal Crash (UPDATE)
Lindsey Vonn, the 28-year-old American skier and Olympic gold medalist, was airlifted from the slope at the World Championships in Austria this morning after a hideous, sudden crash in the Super-G. Her injuries are still unclear, though the AP reports that it appeared to be her right knee. If fe...
Moose Chasing Someone Skiing? Moose Chasing Someone Skiing.
Sometime around Christmas, somewhere on a slope at Sugarbush, a ski resort in Vermont. Moose chasing someone skiing....
Bode Miller Accidentally Destroyed His Wife's Face With A Golf Ball
That butchered face you see there belongs to professional volleyball player Morgan (Beck) Miller, who happens to be the wife of Bode Miller, the alpine skiing Olympic gold medalist and world champion. Seems the Millers were out playing a little golf together yesterday. And we can safely conclude tha...
Lindsey Vonn Forgot To Pay Her Taxes
According to public records, Lindsey Vonn owes more than $1.7 million to the IRS in "delinquent federal taxes."...
Here's The Remarkably Uplifting Story Of A Paraplegic Skier Doing A Backflip On The Slopes
Eight years ago, Josh Dueck broke his back during a skiing accident that left him paraplegic....
A Tour Of The Terrifying Downhill Ski Course That Will Rip Open Your Pelvis "Like A Book"
At first glance, the Hahnenkamm doesn’t seem too gnarly. A mountain near the ski resort town of Kitzbühel, Austria, the peak isn’t the highest in the Alps. Or the biggest. Or the steepest. And it has a funny name that translates to “Rooster’s Comb,” which sounds like a spot where the Trapp Family mi...
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US Skier Claims She Was Disqualified From The X-Games For Sarah Burke Tribute [UPDATE]
Langely McNeal is a US skier competing in this year's X-Games. Earlier today, she posted a status update on her facebook page indicating that she had been disqualified from the Women's Skier X final as a result of the French team protesting a Sarah Burke band around her thigh and a hair tie around ...