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Winter Olympics

Tahoe’s Maddie Bowman retires from freeskiing

January 23, 2020 By admin

A beloved figure in Lake Tahoe who was among the best halfpipe skiers in the world, Maddie Bowman has announced her retirement from the sport. Bowman, who grew up in South Lake Tahoe and has called nearby Sierra-at-Tahoe her home mountain for years, was the first woman to win an Olympic gold medal in halfpipe […]

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Lake Tahoe Olympians earn 4 medals

February 25, 2018 By admin

Led by snowboarder Jamie Anderson, Lake Tahoe Olympic athletes brought home four medals, including a pair of gold medals. Here’s a breakdown of how the eight Lake Tahoe athletes fared. Jamie Anderson: Despite treacherous conditions that had many women enraged that the slopestyle snowboarding event wasn’t canceled, Anderson scaled back her more aggressive plans for […]

Filed Under: Skiing, Winter Olympics Tagged With: David Wise, Jamie Anderson, Lake Tahoe Olympians, medals Lake Tahoe Olympians, Olympic skiing, Olympic snowboarding

David Wise overcame adversity to capture Olympic gold in Pyeongchang

February 23, 2018 By admin

In typical fashion, David Wise didn’t let consecutive falls on his first two attempts get into his head as he prepared for one last drop into the halfpipe at the PyeongChang Olympics. Some life-defining moments the past two years only strengthened his inner faith and allowed him to put his freestyle skiing in perspective. Still clinging […]

Filed Under: Skiing, Winter Olympics Tagged With: David Wise, freestyle skiing, Olympic skiing, PyeongChang Olympics, skiing

Tahoe’s Maddie Bowman fails to defend Olympic freestyle crown

February 20, 2018 By admin

There were no tears of joy this time. Maddie Bowman of South Lake Tahoe crashed three consecutive times and could not repeat as women’s Olympic freestyle skiing gold-medal champion. No matter what Bowman did, she just couldn’t pull off her final trick in the halfpipe, a right-side 900. On the last of three attempts Tuesday […]

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Tahoe’s Maddie Bowman goes for gold in freestyle skiing

February 19, 2018 By admin

Maddie Bowman of South Lake Tahoe goes for gold Monday, trying to repeat as women’s Olympic freestyle skiing champion. The Sierra-at-Tahoe skier placed sixth (83.80) in qualifying Sunday and will be one of 12 freestyle skiers vying Monday night for the halfpipe crown at the PyeongChang Olympics. The top qualifier was Cassie Sharp (93.40) of […]

Filed Under: Skiing, Winter Olympics Tagged With: Brita Sigourney, freestyle skiing, Maddie Bowman, PyeongChang Olympics

Olympic commentary: Jamie Anderson overcame severe conditions to capture gold

February 13, 2018 By admin

Conditions were so treacherous that many women were enraged that the slopestyle snowboarding event wasn’t canceled Monday at the PyeongChang Olympics. But once the decision was made, U.S. snowboarder Jamie Anderson wasn’t among the dissenters. Anderson simply gritted her teeth, took some deep breaths, and did what she always does – remain calm and focused […]

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Mark Engel of Truckee earns Olympic berth

January 30, 2018 By admin

His ultimate goal has been reached. Mark Engel of Truckee will be competing in the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. U.S. Ski & Snowboard recently announced its selections for the U.S. Olympic Alpine Ski Team and Engel’s name was on the list. There are 22 athletes who qualified for the team. The Winter Olympics begin […]

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Lake Tahoe’s Wise, Bowman qualify for Olympics

January 13, 2018 By admin

Lake Tahoe products David Wise and Maddie Bowman will be returning to the Winter Olympics. The pair won their first Olympic ski halfpipe gold medals in Sochi at the 2014 Winter Olympics. On Friday, they became the first U.S. halfpipe skiers to qualify for the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. A colorful snowboarder from South Lake Tahoe who […]

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Shaun White hosting snowboarding event at Bear Mountain

January 4, 2018 By admin

Shaun White will host an Air + Style event Saturday, Jan. 6 at Bear Mountain ski resort. Some of the biggest names in snowboarding will be competing at Bear Mountain with the Winter Olympic looming in early February. The event will draw 50 of Southern California’s best riders, who are competing for a chance to […]

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