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Vonn, Shiffrin and Brignone among the Olympic skiers voicing concern over receding glaciers
Top skiers and scientists warn that glacier loss threatens winter sports and mountain safety, with over 7 trillion tons of ice lost globally since 2000, studies show.
- Earlier this month in Cortina, athletes warned that retreating glaciers threaten training terrain at these Olympic Games, with some glaciers now tiny remnants in the Dolomites.
- A study in 2025 found more than 7 trillion tons of ice lost globally since 2000, and the University of Padua reported the glacier had been halved over 25 years.
- Goodbye Glaciers Project models show a glacier could be mostly gone earlier this month if warming reaches 2.7 C, while limiting warming to 1.5 C could extend glacier survival and save around 100 glaciers.
- Athletes report training limits, with some unable to use former glacier slopes, as Vonn said on Feb. 3 that most glaciers she used are "pretty much gone" and Hurt mentioned missing snow in Cortina.
- With stakes high, athletes and campaigners are pressing for change as choices this decade will decide how much ice remains and the viability of future Winter Games, with Radamus and Schirmer advocating for sponsorship reform.
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Vonn, Shiffrin and Brignone among the Olympic skiers voicing concern over receding glaciers
Team USA skiers Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin, along with Italy’s Federica Brignone, are among the many skiers who have expressed concern during these Olympic Games about the accelerating melt of the world’s glaciers.
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