Tag: winter sports

  • What’s That Olympic Sport Called Again?

    Sophia from sports-management-degrees.com posted an Infographic “What’s That Olympic Sport Called Again?”, which the Sports Techie community blog is happy so share with our readers all over  the world. Many of the summer and winter Olympic sports in this Infographic have a glorious history that go back over one hundred years. Every two years we turn on our t.v.’s and…

  • Team Citi Athletes Team Up with U.S Olympic, Paralympic And Community Programs In Need

    The 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics are here and the Sports Techie community blog is now part of an exclusive group of bloggers who are using their influence to share stories of the Team Citi® athletes and the programs they are helping, while supporting Team USA.  These nine U.S. Olympic and Paralympic athletes represent nine winter…

  • First-ever US Women’s Ski Jumping Team Documents Training in Web Series REFUEL USA By Got Milk

    Women’s Ski Jumping USA is composed of seven extraordinary women who are making history. This team of inspirational athletes bonded over their passion for flight and because of their influence, for the first time, women are able to compete at the highest level in the sport. The Sports Techie community blog is excited to share…

  • NBC Olympics Sochi Chooses Videoscape Cloud Solution By Cisco For Eighth Consecutive Olympics

    A pioneering sports technology deal between Cisco and NBC Olympics was announced at the CES 2014 event in Las Vegas where NBC Olympics’ production of the XXII Winter Games in Sochi, Russia will utilize the new Videoscape Cloud Solution. It is the privilege of the Sports Techie community blog to share the news that Cisco…

  • Big Data Numbers and Analysis of Athletic Diets

    Hannah Williams has been following our Sports Techie community blog for quite some time now and shared the recently published Infographic “Athletic Diets : The Numbers” researched by Nursing School Rankings. Diets are a popular and progressive topic that can be controversial. That’s probably even more so when it comes to athletes all over the…

  • Brain Injuries and Extreme Sports?

    The appeal of extreme sports is in the adrenaline rush the athlete feels while engaged in the activity. The inherent danger involved, combined with the athlete’s requirement to push their body beyond its perceived limits, makes sports such as base jumping and free climbing a draw for millions of thrill seekers. Unfortunately, those who choose…

  • How the Ski Industry Affects the Environment

    Nearly 96 percent of consumers have a positive image of companies that participate in cause marketing, reports research group Cone/Echo. How does this affect ski and other sports enthusiasts? Providing inexpensive products and services isn’t enough in today’s consumer-savvy market. In addition to demanding products that add value and make life easier, consumers want to…

  • FIS Winter Sports Web Site Powered by Deltatre For Sochi Olympic Games

    The International Ski Federation (FIS) recently partnered with deltatre to rebrand their web site in time for a significant increase in Internet traffic by fans of each sport discipline and the Sochi Winter Olympics that begins in less than 100 days. The new FIS web platform has been operating for one month now and delivers a database of exclusive digital…

  • 10 Reasons Outdoor Play is Crucial to Healthy Child Development

    The iconic image of the idyllic American childhood was, not so long ago, based around the idea of spending long summer days playing outside and exploring the neighborhood until the streetlights were illuminated. Today’s fear-driven culture might make it difficult to send your kids outside for the entirety of a day in good conscience without…