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 […]
Winter Olympics
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 […]
Hyundai Santa Fe continues offering value
Hyundai certainly can offer lots of variety if one zeroes in their sport utility vehicle search to the popular Santa Fe. Some shoppers might opt for the traditional gas-powered Santa Fe, a smart choice among midsize SUVs. Yet so are two other versions of the Santa Fe – the hybrid and the new plug-in hybrid […]
Disappointing Olympics for Tahoe’s Jamie Anderson
Unfortunately for this talented snowboarder from South Lake Tahoe, what appears to be her final Olympics will clearly not be the most memorable for Jamie Anderson. In Monday’s Big Air competition, Anderson failed to qualify for the finals and her stay at the Beijing Olympics is over. She earned a silver medal in the event’s […]
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 […]
Jamie Anderson falters in quest for third Olympic Slopeside gold medal
A third straight Olympic gold medal in women’s snowboard slopestyle will have to wait for South Lake Tahoe’s Jamie Anderson. The outstanding snowboarding prodigy from Sierra-at-Tahoe, failed to delivery in three error-prone runs Saturday at the Beijing Olympics. Her top score (60.78) wasn’t close to earning Anderson a medal. She finished 9th. The 31-year-old Anderson […]
Tahoe’s Jamie Anderson goes for Olympic gold tonight
Lake Tahoe’s Jamie Anderson – the reigning queen of women’s slopeside competition – will be out to keep her crown Saturday night (Feb. 5) in the finals of Olympic women’s slopestyle snowboarding. A two-time Olympic gold medalist snowboarder in slopestyle, Anderson did what needed to be done in Friday’s qualifying round, taking fifth place with […]