The weather was miserable and it turned out to be a rather miserable day overall for U.S. Alpine skiers Tuesday at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Tina Maze of Slovenia dashed through the clouds and even rain to capture her second gold medal of the Sochi Olympics on Tuesday. Maze edged out silver medalist, Anna Fenninger […]
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Commentary: Was Christin Cooper’s NBC interview with Bode Miller inappropriate?
One day after this controversial interview, the question lingers: Was U.S. skier Bode Miller pushed too far Sunday in an NBC interview that kept probing his feelings regarding the death of his younger brother? It was certainly an emotional moment even before Miller agreed to the interview with NBC’s Christin Cooper. Miller had come up […]
Commentary: Can Ligety, Shiffrin save U.S. alpine skiers from disappointment at Sochi?
There have certainly been disappointments regarding the U.S. Olympic Alpine ski team, which to date only has three medals overall at the 2014 Winter Olympics. After a promising start with Lake Tahoe’s Julia Mancuso earning a surprising bronze in women’s combined, U.S. Alpine skiers were shutout over the next four days until Andrew Weibrecht took […]
Kirkwood ski resort in Lake Tahoe reporting 9 feet of new snow in past 12 days
Historically, there have been many years when Kirkwood Mountain has received the most snow of any Lake Tahoe ski resort. This may again be one of those years. Kirkwood gets dumped on During the recent snow storms in the Lake Tahoe region, Kirkwood ski resort got seriously dumped on. The resort, located off Highway 88, received […]
Lake Tahoe’s Travis Ganong finishes 23rd in Olympic men’s super-G
There was no individual reason to rejoice for Travis Ganong following today’s super-G at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Ganong, who trains at Squaw Valley ski resort, was far from the podium, finishing 23rd in the super-G, an event that combines the speed of the downhill with the skills of a slalom racer and is a […]
Bode Miller dedicates bronze medal to younger brother, who died a year ago
It was certainly an emotional day for Bode Miller, the aging U.S. Olympic alpine skier who is undoubtedly making his final appearance in the Winter Olympics. The 36-year-old Miller added one more Olympic medal Sunday, taking third place in the super-G at the Sochi Olympics. Canada’s Jan Hudec tied Miller for bronze. However, thoughts turned […]
Julia Mancuso 8th in women’s super-G; U.S. Alpine skiers struggling in Sochi
At the halfway point in the 2014 Winter Olympics, American Alpine skiers are not faring well. The results in Sochi: one medal – a bronze by Lake Tahoe’s Julia Mancuso in the super combined – is all the U.S. ski team has after Saturday’s women’s super-G. After five of 10 alpine races, the United States […]
Many Lake Tahoe ski resorts opening new terrain for Presidents’ Day weekend
Thanks to last week’s sizable snow storm, Lake Tahoe ski resorts are running more lifts and opening more terrain for skiing and snowboarding. It comes at a good time as well, since this is Presidents’ Day weekend and the Lake Tahoe ski resorts are hoping for a huge turnout of excited skiers and riders who […]
Sugar Bowl ski resort in Lake Tahoe opens new Crow’s Peak lift today
When the ski season began in November, no one could have predicted that the new ski lift at Sugar Bowl ski resort in Lake Tahoe would remain dormant into February. But due to light snow this season, that’s been the case. However, thanks to the recent snow, Sugar Bowl plans to operate its new Crow’s Peak […]
Lake Tahoe’s Hannah Teter finishes disappointing 4th at women’s Olympic halfpipe
This was a new experience for Hannah Teter, and certainly not one she was enjoying. The highly decorated snowboarder from Lake Tahoe was noticeably absent from the medal podium Wednesday night in the 2014 Winter Olympics. Teter, 27, finished where no one really wants to finish: Fourth place. That was one spot away from an […]