Olympic skier Mark Engel will receive a hero’s welcome Saturday, March 10 at Tahoe Donner ski resort in Lake Tahoe. Engel, who learned to ski as a child at Tahoe Donner, competed in men’s slalom at the recently completed Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. He finished 31st in the slalom, his lone event at […]
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Mark Engel of Truckee earns Olympic berth
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 […]
Jitloff captures gold in giant slalom at U.S. Alpine Championships
To the delight of his many fans from Reno and Lake Tahoe, Tim Jitloff captured first place in the men’s giant slalom Wednesday at the first day of competition in the Nature Valley U.S. Alpine Championships at Squaw Valley. Jitloff grew up in Tahoe Donner, was a member of the Alpine Meadows Ski Team, and graduated from […]