For Andrzej Bargiel, there wasn't anything lazy about his Sunday on July 22, 2018. The 30-year-old Polish mountaineer became the first person to reach the summit of K2 and ski all the way down to its first base camp. He attempted the feat a year ago, but had to abandon his expedition due to safety concerns. "I’m very happy that [...]
Golf, skiing, diving and running. Our top five stories in March certainly covered a wide range of sports. But, it was the athletes and their stories that made them worth reading. Here's a look at our top stories, as measured by pageviews: 5. Meet the combat vet who ran 31 marathons in 31 days on prosthetic legs Rob Jones lost [...]
If you're still skiing at 100 years old, you're doing something right. Look at George Jedenoff, a celebrity on the slopes thanks to his longevity and never-ending desire for fresh powder. For the past six years, Ski Utah has released a film on Jedenoff. At first, their mission was to encourage older people to stay active and keep skiing. But, [...]
If you ask Claire Smallwood the key to success when taking on a new challenge, she'll quickly tell you that being okay with "looking foolish" will make all the difference. It's advice worth listening to. The 32-year-old who lives in Salt Lake City, Utah and speaks four languages is an accomplished private chef, a passionate skier and the co-founder of [...]
Andrew Kurka made history in Pyeongchang on Saturday by becoming the first person from Alaska to win a gold medal at the Winter Paralympics. The 26-year-old downhill skier blazed down the course in 1 minute, 24.11 seconds. "I have never won a downhill by 1.6 seconds, that is a huge margin in our sport, usually it's tenths or hundredths," Kurka he [...]
When mountain guide Barry Cobert first laid eyes on a harrowing section of mountain in Jackson Hole, Wyoming in the 1960s, he proclaimed, "Someday, someone will ski that." However, he never imagined that someday, someone would mountain bike it. Now known as Corbet's Couloir, it's been named "America's scariest ski slope." The entrance to the run is 10 feet wide [...]
A 107-year-old skier? A high school senior with Down syndrome who drills a 3-pointer at the buzzer? A cross-country skier with her sights set on making history at the 2018 Winter Olympics? These are our top stories from January: 5. Jared Blank parts ways with USC football to run World Marathon Challenge, help others with dyslexia Jared Blank probably missed [...]
It's not often a great idea is born inside of a 30-foot 1996 Winnebago that's cruising the California coastline. However, that's exactly where PlayHard GiveBack sprouted from. The 5-year-old company based in Ketchum, Idaho leverages the power of sports and the influence of athletes to make the world a better place. Its catalyst? Trail mix. Building homes for families in [...]
Purpose2Play Founder Kim Constantinesco is many things: a ninja-like athlete, a fiercely competitive snowboarder, and a journalistic champion of unsung heroes everywhere. Now, she can add children’s book author to that list. Her first book, Solar the Polar, (MacLaren-Cochrane Publishing) hit bookshelves and online retailers in December, garnering such great response that it temporarily sold out within hours of release. [...]
When you think of Afghanistan, skiing certainly isn't the first thing that comes to mind. However, Sajjad Husaini and Alishah Farhang are working to change the perception that their country is exclusively war torn by representing Afghanistan at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang Country, South Korea. It will be the first time the country makes an appearance at the [...]