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US fans react as Shaun White fails to live up to gold medal expectation; Swiss fans celebrate
Fans from the United States expressed disappointment after American snowboarder Shaun White failed in his quest to win his third consecutive gold medal on Tuesday in the men's halfpipe.
White, the best snowboarder of his era and one of...
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Can Dynamite Save You From An Avalanche?
Avalanches are mysterious and complex and the science of these natural phenomena is incomplete. But one thing that is known is how to prevent them. To do that, you have to do something counterintuitive — you have to start them.
Great Big Story
Beyond limits, the inspiring journey of an adaptive athlete
Uncover the powerful story of an athlete who turned a life-altering injury into a source of innovation and success in the Paralympics and X Games.
Curated Video
The Math of Snowmaking - Behind the Scenes at a Ski Resort
In this fun and educational video, we go behind the scenes of a real ski resort to learn about the complex process of making snow. Did you know that there's tons of math involved in snowmaking? We'll discover how they use math for...
Prime Coaching Sport
This or that exercise game - PE fitness workout - (extreme sports theme)
A 'this or that' style PE fitness game (extreme sports theme) - Students make a choice, and then do a fitness exercise based on their choices. Have students work on their fitness and strength with these fun exercises! Great for brain...
Science360
Science of the Winter Olympics - Snowboarding
The stakes are high for the snowboarders in Vancouver as they try to master new tricks to unseat the star of Torino, American Shaun White. But to get "max air" off the half-pipe without losing their balance, they might want to check out...
Curated Video
A2 English Listening Practice - Sports
This video serves as English listening comprehension practice for lower-level students. In this video, a native English speaker talks slowly and clearly about the topic of sports. The subtitles are included at the bottom of the screen to...
Packt
Advanced Computer Vision Projects 1.2: Image Captioning Introduction
We cover image classification vs. captioning and touch on recurrent neural networks with long-short-term-memory. • Understand that captioning is an extension of classification to generate more human friendly image labelling • Learn about...
Curated Video
B2 English Listening Practice - Extreme Sports
This video serves as English listening comprehension practice for intermediate and upper intermediate-level students. In this video, a native English speaker talks in a natural way about the topic of extreme sports. The subtitles are...
The Economist
Are winter sports going downhill?
Athletes from a record-breaking 92 countries are taking part in the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea. But winter sports are facing a double threat, from climate change and ageing populations
All Ears English
Group Conversation: Native Group Conversation about Snow Sports - All Ears English Podcast 1702
What's your favorite snow sport? Today, we have a group conversation as an All Ears English team to discuss our experiences participating in or avoiding snow sports.
Kult America
Zakopane - Wonderful Tourist Trap
Zakopane is one of my favourite places to visit in Poland, the town is terribly over crowded but some how manages to maintain its magical appeal. Perhaps its the local food, perhaps its the amazing tatry mountains, or maybe its the fact...
Curated Video
A2 English Listening Practice - Nature
This video serves as English listening comprehension practice for lower-level students. In this video, a native English speaker talks slowly and clearly about the topic of nature. The subtitles are included at the bottom of the screen to...
Curated Video
ENGLISH VOCABULARY LESSONS: Ski & Snowboarding Equipment #1
Join Anna on the mountain side to go through the English words for some of the equipment you would use if you were skiing or snowboarding.
The Economist
What you need to know about the Winter Olympics
The Winter Olympics officially starts today in Pyeongchang, South Korea. This Games is the most important ever–here’s why.
Getty Images
FOLLOW: Cool woman rides her snowboard down a mountain covered in fresh snow.
FOLLOW: Cool woman rides her snowboard down a mountain covered in freshly fallen snow. Extreme female snowboarder enjoying in the breathtaking Alps. Cinematic shot of girl carving fresh powder snow
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WS SLO MO TS View of Snowboarder jumping and turning two times with snowboard at ski slopes of Pyeongchang(The venue for the 2018 Winter Olympics ) / Pyeongchang, Gangwon do, South Korea
WS SLO MO TS View of Snowboarder jumping and turning two times with snowboard at ski slopes of Pyeongchang(The venue for the 2018 Winter Olympics ) / Pyeongchang, Gangwon do, South Korea