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Olympic skiing

Ugly American – Skier Eileen Gu defies Olympic spirit

February 20, 2022 By admin

Tahoe Ski World Commentary on Eileen Gu There used to be something often referred to as the Olympic spirit. I had it as a kid, maintained it through much of adulthood. yet found myself becoming much more cynical in the past few decades. The Olympic spirit was demonstrated when spectators applauded all the competitors, not […]

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Reno’s David Wise settles for silver this time

February 19, 2022 By admin

This time David Wise had to settle for second best. The flamboyant Reno skier earned a silver medal Friday in the Olympic halfpipe competition in Beijing. The 31-year-old Wise won Olympic gold in Sochi in 2014 and PyeongChang in 2018. He sought a three-peat in Beijing, which would have made him the first freestyle skier […]

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Reno holding David Wise Olympic watch party

February 10, 2022 By admin

Olympic skier David Wise won’t have his family in Beijing, but the next best thing is happening – family, friends and well-wishers will be in his hometown of Reno at a watch party. The Northern Nevada supporters of Reno’s born-and-raised Wise can cheer him on Feb. 18 (5-7 pm) during a watch party at The […]

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Northstar’s Eileen Gu takes gold in Olympic Big Air

February 8, 2022 By admin

She was born in San Francisco, trained at Northstar ski resort in Lake Tahoe, so why isn’t American freestyle skier Eileen Gu competing for the United States? That was a good question to ponder Monday night in Beijing when the American teenager captured the gold medal for China in freestyle Big Air. The freestyle skiing […]

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USA Olympic skier Nina O’Brien breaks leg on fall

February 8, 2022 By admin

A fall in the Giant Slalom on Monday at the Beijing Olympics has resulted in a broken left leg and several torn ligaments for USA skier Nina O’Brien, who has ties to Lake Tahoe. According to Mark Jarvis, owner of Tahoe Ski Girl, where O’Brien is a member, the injuries were confirmed today following O’Brien’s […]

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Tahoe skier Nina O’Brien injured in Olympic crash

February 7, 2022 By admin

The Beijing Olympics just started, but the end may have already come for Tahoe skier Nina O’Brien. The Palisades Tahoe Ski Team product crashed near the finish line yesterday morning (Monday, Beijing time) in her second Olympic Giant Slalom run, sending gasps throughout the crowd that included many fellow Olympic skiers. The 24-year-old O’Brien is […]

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Eight Sugar Bowl skiers earn Olympic berths

February 1, 2022 By admin

This news is sure to become a wonderful advertisement of what can be accomplished when attending or training at the Sugar Bowl Ski Team & Academy. The Academy, located at Sugar Bowl ski resort in Norden, will have a record-breaking eight skiers connected to the program participating in the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. […]

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Skier David Wise goes for one more Olympic Gold

January 21, 2022 By admin

Olympic skier David Wise heads to Beijing with the confidence of someone who has already produced on the sport’s largest stage. It’s three-peat time for the flashy Reno freestyle skier. And it’s probably not – pardon the pun – wise to bet against the two-time gold medal winner doing it again. He’s definitely ready for […]

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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 […]

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