Oakley Goggles to make yet another appearance? The opening ceremony for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi starts today. Sochi is located on the coast of the Black Sea and is close to where the borders of Georgia and Russia meet. Sochi is also known for being one of the only cities in Russia to have a sub climate making the summers hot and the winter’s cold. The winter of 2014 is only going to be about one thing in Russia – the Winter Olympics. The Winter Olympics is a play ground for winter sports athletes including Oakley athletes. Oakley Goggles have been around the Winter Games for years and this year should be no different.
Tipped for gold is Jamie Anderson, an Oakley athlete with bags of experience. Anderson has won gold at the X Games four times, silver once along with two bronze medals in the slopestyle category. She is seen below in the newest frame released, the Oakley O2. Jamie is wearing the O2 XS goggles which are tailored more towards a woman’s fit as appose to its big sister the O2 XL.
Jamie Anderson | Oakley O2 XS
A matte black frame coupled with an emerald iridium lens makes this choice a great look for carving down the mountain. The emerald iridium lens is used for medium to bright light conditions and is a good version for an all day lens in the sun. The frame itself also comes in many different colours and also has the capability of changing lenses so no matter what the conditions are you are always able to change over the lens whenever the weather changes.
Oakley sponsors Jamie Anderson so watch out for her this Winter Olympics as she will be sporting a pair of Oakley Goggles.
Jamie Anderson | Huge Air
Silje Norendal | Oakley Crowbar
One to Watch
Be sure to keep your eyes peeled this Winter Olympics for the hottest thing to come out of Norway since the Aerosol Can in the 1970’s – Silje Norendal. Silje, age 20 is also tipped for a podium at the 2014 games after winning her first X Games gold medal last year, bumping her up to third in the overall world ranking table. She is seen below sporting some Oakley Goggles; in this case the Crowbar. She has been using a Fire Iridium Lens which is perfect for bright light conditions and also looks really cool. The bright orange, mirrored lens is perfect for hiding the eyes and making the goggle look oversized. The Oakley Crowbar range has been around for years although new colour variations are always being released. Silje has taken inspiration from a young age from Jamie Anderson and is one of the new kids on the block. Who knows what the future holds for this young Norwegian.
Vonn waiting to go on
Lindsey Vonn is slowly becoming a downhill veteran and is currently in training in the hope to be fit enough for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games. The Oakley athlete injured her knee during February 2013 during a downhill competition at Schladming. Lindsey has since been taking it easy trying to recover until she re-injured her knee in a training accident in November 2013. She is currently trying to build the strength up in her knee so she can attend the games in Sochi as part of team USA and has said she “currently feels good and is starting to put the usual 100% effort and confidence back into her unique skiing style”. Lindsey is bravely delaying surgery to be in with a chance of attending the Olympics in February. Lindsey’s favourite frame has been the Oakley A Frame which offers a smaller fit more tailored towards women. The airflow technology coupled with triple layer face foam also makes this a perfect choice for downhill competitions. Lindsey has a range of Oakley A Frame Goggles in colours chosen by herself. Be sure to look out for Lindsey in February wearing Oakley Goggles as she is slowly becoming the woman to beat in the downhill and super-g disciplines.
Lindsey Vonn | Oakley A Frame