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February 18, 2026
Massive Avalanche Buries 15 in California; 9 Missing as Search Continues
After a massive storm deposited feet of snow across the Sierras, 15 backcountry travelers were caught in an avalanche near Truckee, Calif., on Tuesday. Six of them were successfully evacuated by search and rescue (SAR). According to reports on Wednesday, nine members of the party remain missing. Based on available...
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February 18, 2026
Garmin posts record revenue for 2025 and 17% growth in Q4
Garmin reported record consolidated revenue for 2025, a 15% increase over the previous year, with all segments posting full-year all-time gains. For the fourth quarter, Garmin's revenue increased 17%. For the year, revenue was $7.25 billion, compared with $6.29 billion in 2024. For the quarter, revenue was $2.12 billion, compared...
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February 18, 2026
Powerhouse athletes are actually prematurely aging their bodies thanks to an extreme exercise: study
They’re running themselves ragged — and possibly fast-tracking Father Time. Ultramarathons are surging in popularity, with more than 100,000 North Americans racing beyond 26.2 miles last year, nearly triple the 35,000 who did so in 2020. But before you lace up your sneakers, here’s the catch: New research suggests that...
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February 17, 2026
How Ski Mountaineering’s Hype Man Went From TikTok to NBC
The newest addition to the Winter Olympic Games almost doesn’t seem real. Ski mountaineering starts with athletes running up the hill in their skis, with grippy “skins” on the bottom so they don’t slide backward. Then, they stash the skis in a backpack to hike even higher. At the top,...
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February 16, 2026
New Everest Regulations: You Must Climb a 7,000m Peak in Nepal First
A new Tourism Bill passed Nepal’s National Assembly last week. It will require climbers to have previously climbed a 7,000’er in Nepal before tackling Everest. In part, the move will prevent inexperienced or unfit climbers on the mountain, but it also boosts the country’s thriving expedition business. Every year, new regulations are...
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February 14, 2026
AI Drones Transform 2026 Winter Olympics Viewing Experience
The Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games are set to redefine sports broadcasting, trading traditional camera angles for high-speed, AI-driven drone cinematography that puts viewers right in the action. When the world tunes in to the 2026 Winter Olympics, the view will be radically different. Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) has announced...
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February 13, 2026
Banned Ski Wax Is Triggering DQs at the Olympics
The terms “banned substance” and “Olympics” likely conjure images of performance-enhancing drugs or famous examples of countries tricking anti-doping agencies. At the 2026 Games in Milano–Cortina, however, the illicit substances at the center of a debate have nothing to do with what athletes are putting into their bodies: It’s all about...
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February 12, 2026
Drones and AI Could Transform Search and Rescue. One Hiccup Is Holding Them Back.
The Weber County, Utah, search and rescue (SAR) team has a new drone that’s the size of a chunky black lab, but with a ten-foot wingspan sporting 16 scything blades. The man piloting the DJI Flycart 30, commercial airline pilot Kyle Nordfors, is one of the nation’s foremost SAR drone pilots. Still, most...
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February 11, 2026
Drones are the star of NBC’s Winter Olympics coverage so far
If the star of the 2024 Paris Olympics was NBC’s debut of Gold Zone, 2026 in Milan-Cortina might be the year of the drones. Throughout the first few days of the Winter Games, drone shots have become all the rage. Sports like alpine skiing, luge, snowboarding, speed skating, and ski jumping...
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February 11, 2026
Aerobic Exercise Shows Greatest Potential in Alleviating Depression and Anxiety Symptoms
A groundbreaking comprehensive analysis recently published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine has reinforced the powerful role of exercise in alleviating symptoms of depression and anxiety. This sweeping umbrella review and meta-meta-analysis synthesized a vast amount of data from numerous prior studies to evaluate the effectiveness of various exercise...
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