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Brian Pinelli

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Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
As seen in: Infobae, Ski Racing, Team USA, The Curling News, MSN, The New York Times, Yahoo Life, USA Today, Aol, The Toronto Star, Flipboard, Olympics, Yahoo Sports, Yahoo Sports Canada and
Covers:  The Olympic Games, International Sport, The Olympic Movement, Sports Business, the IOC, Ski Racing, Ice Hockey, Winter Sports, Golf, Athletics, Surfing, and even Bobsleigh, Luge, and Skeleton
Doesn't Cover: Soccer, Dodgeball, Darts
Basking in the afterglow of the XXV Olympic Winter Games here in Cortina d'Ampezzo and the Dolomites ⛷️🔥 11 Olympics. Writer, Reporter, Producer
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Brian Pinelli’s Biography

I possess 25+ years of experience as a multimedia journalist specializing in coverage of International Sport, The Olympic Games and Olympic Movement, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Sports Business. Since starting my career at CBS Sports in New York, I have covered eleven Olympic Games, five Youth Olympic Games, three FISU University Games, two Goodwill Games, the inaugural X Games, and numerous World Championship and World Cup events.

Along the journey, I have developed and maintained close relationships with athletes, IOC and sport leaders, and influencers across world sport. Events covered include five FIS Alpine Ski World Championships, six IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships, the Tour de France, four British Open Championships, the Ryder and Presidents Cup, six National Basketball Association Playoffs, Diamond League Athletics, IOC Sessions and Executive Board meetings, Olympic host bids, SportAccord conferences,, European, Asian and Pan American Olympic Committees Meetings, European and PGA Tour golf, U.S. Open Tennis, the National Football League, Major League Baseball and various other marquee sporting events.

I am currently based in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, enjoying the inspiring and majestic Italian Dolomites, while covering the lead-up to the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games. If you need skiing, pizza and/or wine recommendations, please give a holler.

Proud to be the lone journalist to have covered and reported on American alpine skiing legend Mikaela Shiffrin's first World Cup race in Spindleruv Mlyn, Czech Republic, then age 15, in March 2011. I have closely followed Mikaela's astounding, record-breaking career, ever since.

I am an avid skier, frequently charging down steep, icy mountains at blistering speed at World Cup races to meet editorial deadlines. We will not discuss my golf game here, under any circumstances.

Member of the Association of International Sports Journalists (AIJS). Honored for covering 7 Olympic Winter Games. Sports Emmy Award Winner for contributions as a field producer to TNT's renowned Inside the NBA studio show. CNN World Sport expert/guest.

Need anything, please ask. No request is too outlandish. Always game for a new adventure.