Travis Ganong made the Olympic ski team a year ago, which was a major goal. This weekend he reached another career milestone – winning a World Cup event. Ganong, who trains at Squaw Valley ski resort in Lake Tahoe, dominated on the new course on the men’s Audi FIS Ski World Cup tour, finishing first at […]
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Lindsey Vonn captures downhill; Lake Tahoe’s Cook, Mancuso also on podium
Lindsey Vonn had a much better start to her ski season than boyfriend Tiger Woods. While Woods shot a 5-over par 77 in his return to golf this week and entered the final day of his hosted Hero World Challenge in last place, Vonn was triumphant on the slopes Saturday, winning the World Cup downhill […]
Lindsey Vonn set to test her injured knee
Lindsey Vonn vows to be back on skis real soon. How soon? Vonn expects to make a few turns this week in training runs in Austria. Despite coming off two serious knee injuries, the decorated U.S. skier expects to get into training mode soon and be ready for the 2014-15 World Cup season. She plans […]
Heavenly ski resort’s Sho Kashima chasing Olympic dream
Like many aspiring Olympic athletes, Sho Kashima has experienced his share of setbacks. The worst one: Clearly a knee injury just prior to the key qualifying time period for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. That ranks right at the top for Kashima, who has skied at Heavenly Mountain resort in Lake Tahoe since his skis […]