BY JEFFREY WEIDEL Olympic gold medal snowboarder Jamie Anderson is giving back to her sport and her community. Anderson will sponsor three South Lake Tahoe students for her annual “Give Back With Love” sponsorship. Anderson, who was raised in South Lake Tahoe and calls Sierra-at-Tahoe her home ski resort, announced that this year’s recipients are Justice Ensign, […]
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Olympic profile: U.S. snowboarder Jamie Anderson wins inaugural slopeside gold medal
Here’s a look at Jamie Anderson, one of the four Lake Tahoe medal winners at the Sochi Olympics.: Favored to win is never that easy, especially at the Olympics. Just ask Shaun White. Although White couldn’t ultimately deliver in Sochi, the favored Anderson certainly did, making her last effort her best one in the slopestyle competition. […]
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 […]
Commentary: Will Sochi Olympics be the beginning of the end for Shaun White?
In hindsight, perhaps Shaun White should have competed in the slopestyle event at the 2014 Winter Olympics. It would have doubled his chances of winning a coveted Olympic medal. Instead, shockingly White will depart Sochi with nothing and his flawless image is tarnished. It’s clear that he no longer resides alone at the top. A […]
U.S. snowboarder Chas Guldemond questions merit of Winter Olympic slopestyle judging
His quest for a medal at the first-ever slopestyle event at 2014 Winter Olympics came and went. Although Lake Tahoe snowboarder Chas Guldemond loved competing in Sochi, he can’t help but think – what if the Winter Olympic slopestyle judging was easier to understand for competitors? Guldemond missed the finals after finishing seventh in the semifinals […]
Lake Tahoe’s Jamie Anderson captures gold medal in Women’s Slopestyle
American snowboarder Jamie Anderson was clutch, making the last effort her best one. And the result: the coveted gold medal in Women’s Slopestyle Sunday at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Anderson, a Lake Tahoe product who grew up challenging anything and everything at Sierra-at-Tahoe ski resort, laid down a superb run on her final trip down […]
American Sage Kotsenburg wins Men’s Slopestyle; Tahoe’s Chas Guldemond takes 15th
A medal eluded Lake Tahoe snowboarder Chas Guldemond on Saturday in the first-ever slopestyle finals event at the 2014 Winter Olympics. The Northstar California rider didn’t finish near the top, but that honor did go to an American. U.S. teammate Sage Kotsenburg captured the gold medal in Men’s Slopestyle. Kotsenburg, a 20-year old from Park […]
Northstar rider Chas Guldemond settles for 5th in Olympic Men’s Slopestyle
Following the preliminary round of the Men’s Slopeside event on Thursday, Chas Guldemond has put the pressure on himself to perform the next time he heads down the controversial course at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Despite the competition beginning in Sochi, talk still continued regarding Shaun White’s decision to abandon the slopestyle event. […]
Lake Tahoe snowboarder Jamie Anderson qualifies second in Olympic Women’s Slopestyle
U.S. snowboarder Jamie Anderson passed her first test at the 2014 Winter Olympics on Thursday in Sochi. The flamboyant snowboarder from Sierra-at-Tahoe ski resort had a strong showing in the first-ever Women’s Slopestyle competition in Winter Olympic history. Anderson took second in her heat and had the second best score overall with a 93.50, which […]
Will Lake Tahoe’s Jamie Anderson capture Olympic gold in Women’s slopestyle?
Jamie Anderson could become a household name by this weekend. Despite what critic Bob Costas says, slopestyle skiing will most likely draw great nationa interest on Saturday and Sunday (Feb. 8-9) when competition begins at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. A Sierra-at-Tahoe ski resort competitor, Anderson is the favorite to capture a gold medal […]