Born today : November 17th - Toni Sailer, Alpine Ski Racer, three time Olympic Gold Medalist, "considered among the best in the sport", "won three gold medals in alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics, becoming the only triple gold medalist from that Games" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ton…
Climate Change Will Make It Too Warm for Winter Olympics -- by mid-century, close to half of the previous host cities could likely be too warm for outdoor sports like Alpine skiing and snowboarding science.time.com/2014/01/…
In the 1988 and 1992 Winter Olympics, Ski Ballet was a demonstration sport. The sport involved a choreographed routine of flips, rolls, leg crossings, jumps, and spins performed on a smooth slope. youtube.com/watch?v=fG_nf…
In the 1988 and 1992 Winter Olympics, Ski Ballet was a demonstration sport. The sport involved a choreographed routine of flips, rolls, leg crossings, jumps, and spins performed on a smooth slope. youtube.com/watch?v=fG_nf…
Ski Ballet, a demonstration sport for the 1988 and 1992 Winter Olympics. Sadly, did not become a full Olympic sport streamable.com/eoy50
In Cool Runnings (1993), Russia appears on a chalk board despite still being part of the USSR at the time of the 1988 Winter Olympics.
Hot plating on a rainy Saturday afternoon! Alpine skiing Olympic Style! ⛷⛷⛷. I ALWAYS just do little bumps but since I discovered hot plating...it’s solid lines all the way! Here’s # 7 and 8...Cheers to the freakin weekend! 🔥🔥🔥. Highly recommend hot plating!
TIL Eddie 'The Eagle' competed for Britain in the 1988 Winter Olympics. He had no funding, wore fogged-over glasses and weighed 9kg more than any rival. He came last and was dubbed the ski-dropper in the media but became a legendary figure in the UK, earning up to £10,000/hr for public appearances. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edd…
Eddie “The Eagle” Edwards, flying over the crowd at the Calgary 1988 Winter Olympics.
Flags at Canmore Nordic Centre, Alberta, Canada where the 1988 Winter Olympics were held.
With the Winter Olympics on at the moment, this is what I'm reminded of everytime I watch the mogul skiing
Hi, I'm Kikkan Randall, 4x Olympian in cross-country skiing, Alaska girl, "Get-Active"ist and Mom -- Training for the Gold at the Winter Olympics. AMA and pleas ask me what I like on my pizza! reddit.com/r/IAmA/comment…
Anton Kushnir's freestyle skiing aerials gold-medal run at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi
Just saw a guy from Helsinki dominate the cross-country skiing event at the Winter Olympics
He led the race from start to Finnish.
@nytimes: Ester Ledecka planed to make history as the first person to compete at the Olympics in both skiing and snowboarding. Now she has her sights set on becoming the first woman to win a medal in two sports in a single Winter Olympics. https://t.co/LspyUjaDf0 twitter.com/nytimes/statu…
