No Slopestyle medal for Woodsy

James ‘Woodsy’ Woods went to Sochi as one of Britain’s top medal hopefuls.

He was hoping to follow in Jenny Jones’ footsteps and get a place on the podium at the Olympic Games.

Today, however, he finished in 5th place.

After … Read More

How about a KAGGS trip to Courchevel?

Let’s face it…  sometimes you just need a short break from the kids!  FamilySkiNews reporter Briony Key is just back from a Ski Weekends “KAGGS” trip to Courchevel.  Here she reports on the rapidly-growing ski mini-break market AND finds ways … Read More

Bjoerndalen wins a record twelve Olympic medals

Norwegian veteran Ole Einar Bjoerndalen has become the joint most decorated Winter Olympian of all time.

Bjoerndalen, who is taking part in his sixth Winter Olympic Games, won his 12th medal (and seventh gold!) in the Biathlon 10 kilometre-sprint today, … Read More

Sage Kotsenburg wins Slopestyle gold

Sochi today featured the men’s slopestyle snowboard final – an new event for the Winter Olympics.

It featured Britain’s Jamie Nicholls and Billy Morgan who finished a brilliant sixth and 10th respectively.

Thankfully, it was a day without incident, despite questions about the safety … Read More

Tongan luge athlete Bruno Banani… and his pants

A Tongan, Bruno Banani, made history today – it was the South Pacific island’s Winter Olympic debut.  However the world seems far more interested in his pants than his luge performance!

Of the 88 countries participating in the Sochi Winter … Read More

The Olympics have started… one day early!

The Olympics have started … one day early!

Although this common practice at the Summer Games, it is the first time in 30 years that a Winter Olympics begins a day before the opening ceremony.

It seems a fitting start … Read More

Slopestyle debuts as an Olympic sport

Even though the opening ceremony is not until tomorrow, some events have begun in Sochi today (as we reported in an earlier story HERE).  These events include the ice-skating and the first ever Olympic Slopestyle events.

Indeed, it was Slopestyle … Read More

Teenagers ski Les Menuires

Our teenage reporter, Katie Campkin, recounts her experiences travelling as part of a group of seventeen teenagers (no adults!) on a Neilson package holiday to Les Menuires (in the 3 Vallées, France) – focusing on the skiing and, of course, the party scene.  … Read More

Sochi team reactions

It was a big day today as the Sochi ski and snowboard GB teams were finally announced.

Here are some of the very initial reactions from the skiers and snowboarders after selection to go to the Sochi Winter Olympics 2014 … Read More

Team GB announces ski and snowboard Winter Olympic squads

Team GB announced its ski and snowboard Olympic squad this morning.

So, without further ado, here’s the list of British competitors:

DAVE RYDING (Alpine Skiing) CHEMMY ALCOTT (Alpine Skiing) ANDREW MUSGRAVE (Cross Country) ANDREW YOUNG … Read More