Feb 10 How Olympic ski jumpers toe the line between falling and flying By Amy Pope, The Conversation Ski jumpers do everything they can to counteract the effects of gravity and fly as far as they can down hills. Continue reading
Feb 09 How competing on fake snow affects the performance of Olympic skiers and snowboarders By Peter Veals, The Conversation Snowmaking machines can produce enough snow to cover a run, but artificial snow is very different from natural flakes that fall from the sky. Continue reading
Feb 09 Out in 2 of her best events, Olympic skier Mikaela Shiffrin tries to figure out what went wrong By Howard Fendrich, Associated Press Two-time Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin missed a gate early in the first run of the slalom at the Beijing Games and is out of the event. Continue reading
Jan 28 Watch 8:57 Olympian skier Lindsey Vonn on what drove her success, and the ‘heavy price’ of her career The Beijing Winter Olympics are a week away. Judy Woodruff talks about the upcoming games with Lindsey Vonn, the Olympic gold medal-winning Alpine skier. She holds four overall World Cup titles, and is one of only six women to have… Continue watching
Jan 19 French actor Gaspard Ulliel dies in skiing collision By Nicolas Vaux-Montagny, Associated Press French actor Gaspard Ulliel has died after a skiing accident in the Alps, according to his agent's office. Continue reading
Dec 16 Watch 7:00 How Italian ski resorts are trying to reopen safely using vaccine passports By Adam Raney Many of Italy’s ski resorts reopened this month for the first time since march 2020 when they were forced to close as COVID swept across the country. The industry as a whole lost billions. Even with a spike in cases,… Continue watching
Jan 23 Watch 1:51 COVID-19 shutdowns bring new popularity to old winter pastime By PBS NewsHour After months of shutdowns and restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic, some ski resorts are cautiously reopening in the U.S. and Europe. But not in France. Worried about outbreaks, French ski resorts can’t use their chair lifts or open their chalets. Continue watching
Nov 30 Skiing may not spread coronavirus but slopes still risky, says U.N. By Associated Press The World Health Organization’s emergencies chief said the risk of catching COVID-19 while skiing is likely minimal. The agency warned that it's the activities around skiing that are risky for disease spread. Continue reading
Mar 28 Watch 2:41 The ski jump and the rodeo combine for this extreme sport By Julia Griffin In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, while most of us are ready for spring, some extreme athletes in Montana are savoring the last bit of winter. In skijoring, horse riders tow their human teammates through a 700-foot obstacle… Continue watching