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Brian McKeever
Brian McKeever, Canadian Para cross-country skier and biathlete; legally blind from Stargardt disease; won 20 Paralympic medals including 16 gold across six Winter Games 2002-2022, retired as most decorated male Winter Paralympian, now Canada's Para Nordic head coach.
Brian Orser
Brian Orser, Canadian figure skater born 1961, two-time Olympic silver medalist (1984, 1988), 1987 world champion, 'Mr. Triple Axel'; later coached Yuna Kim and Yuzuru Hanyu to Olympic gold.
Brit Pettersen
Brit Pettersen (Tofte), Norwegian cross-country skier born 1961 in Lillehammer; Olympic relay gold Sarajevo 1984, relay bronze 1980, 10 km bronze 1984; World Cup runner-up 1982-83; Holmenkollen medal 1986.
British Figure Skating Championships
The British Figure Skating Championships are Great Britain's national figure skating championships, dating to 1894 and deciding senior, junior, and novice titles in all four disciplines.
Britt Strandberg
Britt Strandberg (Britt Marianne Strandberg, later Lundén), born 1934, Swedish cross-country skier; only skier on all three Swedish 3×5 km relay medal teams, gold 1960, silver 1964 and 1968 Olympics.
Brittany Bowe
Brittany Bowe (Brittany Starr Bowe), born 1988 in Ocala, Florida, is an American long-track speed skater, four-time Olympian with two bronzes, six-time world champion, 1000m world record holder (1:11.61), and former FAU basketball point guard.
Brittany Schussler
Brittany Schussler is a Canadian retired long track speed skater who competed at three Olympic Games and won four team pursuit world championship medals, with gold in 2009 and 2011.
Brooke Apshkrum
Brooke Apshkrum, Canadian luger from Calgary, won women's singles gold at the 2016 Lillehammer Youth Olympic Games, Canada's first gold there, and placed 13th in singles at PyeongChang 2018; later a Whistler development coach.
Bruno Massot
Bruno Massot (born 1989, Caen) is a French-German retired pair skater. With Aljona Savchenko for Germany he won 2018 Olympic pairs gold (235.90) and the 2018 Worlds, setting a free-skate world record of 159.31.
Burton Snowboards
Burton Snowboards, founded by Jake Burton Carpenter in 1977 in Londonderry, Vermont, is a family-owned snowboard equipment maker headquartered in Burlington, Vermont, known for The Channel binding mount, Step On systems, and B Corp certification.
Byeon Cheon Sa
Byeon Cheon Sa (변천사, also Byun Chun-sa), born 1987, is a South Korean short track speed skater and 2006 Turin Olympic gold medalist in the women's 3,000 m relay, with world titles in 2004 and 2007.
Cairngorm Mountain Railway
Cairngorm Mountain Railway: Scotland's only funicular railway and the UK's highest, a 2 km line on Cairn Gorm opened in 2001, closed 2018-2023 and 2023-2025 for structural repairs, reopened February 2025 under HIE ownership.
Camel spin
Camel spin: figure skating spin in a spiral position, free leg extended backward at or above hip level; one of three basic spin positions with upright and sit; flying camel invented by Dick Button.
Camille Bened
Camille Bened, French biathlete (born 2000, Évian-les-Bains), Olympic gold medalist in the women's relay at Milan-Cortina 2026, sixth in the 15 km individual, 2024-25 IBU Cup overall winner.
Canada Olympic Park
Canada Olympic Park (COP) in Calgary, Alberta, built for the 1988 Winter Olympics' ski jumping, bobsleigh, and luge events and now run by WinSport, a year-round training and recreation venue.
Canadian Figure Skating Championships
The Canadian Figure Skating Championships are Canada's annual national figure skating competition, first contested in 1905 and held officially since 1914, crowning champions in men's and women's singles, pairs, and ice dance.
Canadian Ski Patrol
The Canadian Ski Patrol, formerly the Canadian Ski Patrol System, is a Canadian non-profit volunteer organization providing advanced first aid at ski areas and other events since 1941.
Canalino
Canalino, Italian for small channel or gully, names Alpine ski runs and couloirs such as the Canalino Sertorelli on Bormio's Stelvio, the red Canalino piste at Livigno, plus a Lombard hamlet and a Carpinteria, California school.
Candide Thovex
Candide Thovex, born 1982 in La Clusaz, France, is a French freeskier nicknamed the Flying Frenchman, X Games gold medalist (2000, 2003), 2010 Freeride World Tour champion, and maker of the Few Words film and One of Those Days video series.
Candy Bauer
Candy Bauer (Arndt Bauer), German bobsledder born 1986 in Zschopau, brakeman/push athlete in Francesco Friedrich's four-man crew; double Olympic gold (2018, 2022), five world titles, retired 2024.
Carien Kleibeuker
Carien Kleibeuker (Meiskelina Catharina Anna Kleibeuker), Dutch speed skater born 1978, won 5000 m bronze at Sochi 2014 after a 2006 Turin debut, held Dutch 5000 m and one-hour records, and retired in 2021.
Carina Vogt
Carina Vogt (born 1992, Schwäbisch Gmünd) is a retired German ski jumper, first Olympic champion in women's ski jumping (Sochi 2014), five-time world champion, Bundespolizei officer, retired May 2022.
Carl Verheijen
Carl Verheijen (born 1975, The Hague) is a Dutch long-track speed skater, two-time Olympic bronze medalist at Turin 2006 and five-time world single-distance champion, later chef de mission for TeamNL at Beijing 2022 and Milan 2026. Not the guitarist Carl Verheyen.
Carlijn Achtereekte
Carlijn Achtereekte, Dutch speed skater (born 1990, Lettele), won 3,000 m gold at PyeongChang 2018 in 3:59.21 leading a Dutch sweep, took world 5000m/3000m silvers, then cycled for Visma-Lease a Bike 2022-2025 before retiring.
Carlo Janka
Carlo Janka (born 1986, Ilanz, Switzerland), nicknamed Iceman, Swiss alpine skier; 2010 Olympic giant slalom gold, 2009 world giant slalom champion, 2009/10 overall World Cup winner, 11 World Cup wins; retired 2022 at Wengen.
Carol Heiss
Carol Heiss (born 1940), American figure skater; 1956 Olympic silver and 1960 Olympic gold in women's singles, five-time world champion 1956-1960, took the 1960 Olympic oath, later a coach.
Carola Anding
Carola Anding (later Jacob), born 1960 in Struth-Helmershof, East German cross-country skier, ASK Vorwärts Oberhof; 1980 Lake Placid 4×5 km relay Olympic gold, 1982 Oslo relay bronze, 1984 Sarajevo Olympian, retired 1987.
Carole Montillet Carles
Carole Montillet Carles, born 1973 in Grenoble, French alpine skier; 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic downhill champion, first Frenchwoman to win that title, 2003 Super-G World Cup globe, 8 World Cup wins, retired 2006.
Carolina Kostner
Carolina Kostner (born 1987, Bolzano) is an Italian figure skater, 2012 World champion, five-time European champion, and Sochi 2014 Olympic bronze medalist; later a coach and Milano Cortina 2026 commentator.
Caroline Ulrich
Caroline Ulrich (born 2002, Vevey) is a Swiss ski mountaineer, double 2020 Youth Olympic champion (individual, mixed relay), 2025 world sprint/vertical/team fifth, and 7th in women's sprint at Milan-Cortina 2026.