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Freestyle skier Alex Ferreira mixes perfect halfpipe year with pranks as his alter ego 'Hotdog Hans'

Apr. 18, 2024 06:06 AM EDT

Freestyle skier Alex Ferreira won every halfpipe contest he entered this season. His alter ego, “ Hotdog Hans,” won, too, by charming unsuspecting terrain-park visitors with his outlandish antics. It was the perfect season of performing tricks and pulling pranks. ...

Eileen Gu chooses 'All of the Above' when faced with choices involving skiing, Stanford and style

Jan. 29, 2024 17:31 PM EST

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — Whether the choices are serious or of a more trivial nature, Eileen Gu refuses to be hemmed in. Two years after exploding onto the world stage at the Beijing Winter Games, the 20-year-old Olympic champion, straight-A student and fashion model remains as...

A snowboarder spent 15 hours trapped in a ski gondola. She rubbed her hands and feet to keep warm

Jan. 27, 2024 17:57 PM EST

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — A snowboarder spent 15 hours trapped overnight inside a ski lift gondola amid freezing temperatures at a Lake Tahoe resort, according to officials and media reports. Monica Laso boarded the gondola around 5 p.m. Thursday at Heavenly Ski Resort to...