It’s taken Lila Lapanja a long time to achieve her goal, but it’s about to take place two days from now for the Diamond Peak ski resort product. Skiing in the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Cortina, Italy lies on the horizon as the 31-year-old Lapanja anxiously awaits her debut on the big stage. She will […]
Olympic skiing
Five Olympic skiers with Palisades Tahoe roots
Palisades Tahoe will leave an imprint on the upcoming 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Winter Games with connections to five skiers on the U.S. team. Palisades Tahoe ski resort recognizes a group of local athletes from Team Palisades Tahoe and Olympic Valley Freestyle who have been named to U.S. teams scheduled to compete at the Winter Games. […]
Ugly American – Skier Eileen Gu defies Olympic spirit
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 […]
Reno’s David Wise settles for silver this time
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 […]
Reno holding David Wise Olympic watch party
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 […]
Northstar’s Eileen Gu takes gold in Olympic Big Air
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 […]
USA Olympic skier Nina O’Brien breaks leg on fall
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 […]
Tahoe skier Nina O’Brien injured in Olympic crash
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 […]
Eight Sugar Bowl skiers earn Olympic berths
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. […]
Skier David Wise goes for one more Olympic Gold
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 […]