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Coverage dated January 29, 2023 to January 30, 2023

Kyle Smaine, world champion halfpipe skier dies in avalanche in Japan

Headline from KTVU San Francisco

The U.S. Freeski team posted on social media about the 31-year-old American’s death.

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  1. NBC10 Philadelphia

    US Freestyle Skier Kyle Smaine Dies in Avalanche in Japan (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    A U.S. freestyle skier has died after being caught in an avalanche in Japan on Sunday, his family confirmed.

  2. CBS News

    Avalanche at Japan ski resort reportedly kills American pro Kyle Smaine, one other backcountry skier (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Japanese officials were waiting to confirm the victims' IDs in the off-piste disaster, but a U.S. magazine and a photographer said Lake Tahoe's Kyle Smaine was one.

  3. Thv11

    World champ freeskier Smaine dies in avalanche in Japan (opens Thv11)

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    Thv11's feed description

    Smaine had recently posted that he was taking the trip to Japan to enjoy the “unbelievable snow quality."

  4. NBC News

    U.S. freestyle skier dies in avalanche in Japan (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Kyle Smaine died after an avalanche unfolded Sunday in Nagano Prefecture, in the center of Japan’s Honshu island, his family confirmed.

  5. Tahoe Daily Tribune

    South Lake Tahoe pro skier Kyle Smaine reportedly dies in avalanche in Japan (opens Tahoe Daily Tribune)

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    Tahoe Daily Tribune's feed description

    SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Beloved South Lake Tahoe professional skier Kyle Smaine reportedly died this past weekend in an avalanche in Japan. The Mountain Gazette reported that Smaine, 31, was skiing on a marketing...

  6. UPI

    U.S. champion skier Kyle Smaine dies in avalanche in Japan (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    U.S. champion freestyle skier Kyle Smaine was killed Sunday after he was swept away in an avalanche while skiing down a mountain in central Japan.

  7. ABC 10 Sacramento

    Kyle Smaine among 2 skiers killed in Japan avalanche (opens ABC 10 Sacramento)

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    ABC 10 Sacramento's feed description

    Kyle Smaine was an American skier based in South Lake Tahoe. His wife, Jenna Dramise posted on Instagram Sunday following his death.

  8. KTVU San Francisco

    Kyle Smaine, world champion halfpipe skier dies in avalanche in Japan (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    KTVU San Francisco's feed description

    The U.S. Freeski team posted on social media about the 31-year-old American’s death.

  9. WMUR

    US pro skier Kyle Smaine killed in Japan avalanche at 31 (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    The 31-year-old was one of two men found dead, by the authorities in Nagano, Japan after they were caught in an avalanche.

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