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About the Author: Brian Pinelli

Brian is a veteran skiing and winter sports journalist having covered seven Olympic Winter Games, and numerous Alpine World Ski Championships and World Cup events. After nearly a decade in Park City, Utah, he gave up the world's greatest snow, moving to Europe and attending races at iconic venues including Kitzbuehel, Wengen, Cortina, St. Moritz, Val d'Isere, Kvitfjell and others. He has contributed to the New York Times, Around the Rings, Olympic Review, Team USA, Powder Magazine, the FIS, CNN World Sport, CBS Sports, NBC Olympics, and other international media. He currently resides in Cortina d'Ampezzo.

Posts of : Brian Pinelli

  • Contributors

    Ledecka seeks skiing-snowboarding double-double in women’s super-G

    Storylines abound in what is shaping up to be an intriguing Olympic super-G as the

    Brian PinelliFeb 10, 2022
  • World Cup

    Can the alpine combined be saved?

    Three-time Olympic combined silver medalist Ivica Kostelic raises the question to FIS: “Why are you destroying 100 years of tradition?”

    Brian PinelliFeb 09, 2022
  • Contributors

    Back to ‘The Rock’ for men’s Olympic SG

    The U.S. Ski Team starts a full squad of four racers returning to ‘The Rock’

    Brian PinelliFeb 07, 2022
  • News

    Shiffrin begins quest for five medals in defense of giant slalom gold

    Mikaela Shiffrin starts her ambitious pursuit of five Olympic medals in the first of five

    Brian PinelliFeb 06, 2022
  • Features

    Skiers ‘praying for tailwind’ in Sunday’s Olympic downhill

    The 2014 Olympic downhill champion Matthias Mayer kicked out of the gate on a sunny,

    Brian PinelliFeb 05, 2022
  • World Cup

    Garmisch speed weekend: last stop before Olympics — for some

    Notable names are missing from women’s World Cup speed races in Garmisch-Partekirchen this weekend considering

    Brian PinelliJan 28, 2022
  • World Cup

    Ledecka snags career-first (Alpine) World Cup podium in Cortina

    Ester Ledecka has been a dominant force on her snowboard in Cortina d’Ampezzo, amassing four

    Brian PinelliJan 22, 2022
  • World Cup

    Adelboden slalom champ Strolz insists on tuning his own skis

    Upon being demoted from the Austrian Ski Team last spring, Johannes Strolz did some soul

    Brian PinelliJan 21, 2022
  • World Cup

    Goggia, Suter in spotlight on Olympia Delle Tofane

    Corinne Suter thrived at last season’s Cortina world championships, while Italian star Sofia Goggia was

    Brian PinelliJan 21, 2022
  • World Cup

    Austria-Switzerland rivalry heats up as Hahnenkamm downhill moves to Sunday

    Swiss racers and team leaders arrived in Kitzbühel this week with chips on their shoulders

    Brian PinelliJan 20, 2022
  • Features

    Benjamin Alexander seeks to qualify for Beijing 2022 as Jamaica’s first Olympic alpine skier

    Photo: Atomic Benjamin Alexander hopes to follow in the footsteps of the Jamaican Bobsled team,

    Brian PinelliJan 10, 2022
  • World Cup

    Three-time winner Steven Nyman, 39, reminisces ahead of Val Gardena start

    Steven Nyman will kick out of the Val Gardena start – racing in his 14th

    Brian PinelliDec 17, 2021
  • World Cup

    Life without Jansrud: Kilde forges ahead

    Aleksander Aamodt Kilde stood atop his very first World Cup podium in 2015, at age

    Brian PinelliDec 16, 2021
  • Features

    On unknown Olympic courses, how will US experience — or lack thereof — be a factor?

    The U.S. will field a fairly inexperienced team, certainly on the tech side, for the Beijing Winter Olympic Games. With so little known about the venue, however, many are saying experience is overrated.

    Brian PinelliNov 18, 2021
  • World Cup

    ‘Aksel’ vividly captures remarkable comeback of Norwegian hero

    According to the film’s director, Christensen, a release date in North America has yet to be finalized due to hold-ups over the usage of rights-protected Olympic and other footage. The Norwegian co-creator at Field Productions, who collaborated with Evan Sigstad on the project, also notes that a version of the film with English voice-overs is in production.

    Brian PinelliNov 10, 2021
  • World Cup

    Would Pinturault’s second overall title be tougher than his first?

    Last season's overall winner Alexis Pinturault talks season strategy and shares his thoughts on the likely combined phase out.

    Brian PinelliNov 02, 2021
  • Features

    Solving the great unknown of the Beijing 2022 Olympic races

    In the absence of test events and without the ability for on-site reconnaissance, the Olympic Winter Games in Beijing are shrouded in mystery like never before. 100 days out, here's what athletes are saying about it.

    Brian PinelliOct 27, 2021
  • Features

    FIS president Eliasch ‘very concerned’ about US broadcast troubles

    FIS president Johan Eliasch offered strong comments about the fluid situation on Friday, prior to the deal being officially announced.

    Brian PinelliOct 23, 2021
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