At the halfway point in the 2014 Winter Olympics, American Alpine skiers are not faring well. The results in Sochi: one medal – a bronze by Lake Tahoe’s Julia Mancuso in the super combined – is all the U.S. ski team has after Saturday’s women’s super-G. After five of 10 alpine races, the United States […]
2014 Winter Olympics
Lake Tahoe’s Hannah Teter finishes disappointing 4th at women’s Olympic halfpipe
This was a new experience for Hannah Teter, and certainly not one she was enjoying. The highly decorated snowboarder from Lake Tahoe was noticeably absent from the medal podium Wednesday night in the 2014 Winter Olympics. Teter, 27, finished where no one really wants to finish: Fourth place. That was one spot away from an […]
U.S. skier Julia Mancuso finishes 8th in women’s Olympic downhill
After capturing a bronz medal on Monday at the 2014 Winter Olympics in an event that’s not her best, Julia Mancuso failed to reach the medal podium today in an event that’s more her specialty. Mancuso, from Squaw Valley ski resort in Lake Tahoe, finished eighth in the women’s downhill at the Sochi Olympics. U.S. […]
Julia Mancuso chases another Olympic medal today in women’s downhill
This is Julia Mancuso’s time. It arrives every four years when the colorful skier from Lake Tahoe has a knack for attracting the spotlight at the Winter Olympics. The Sochi Olympics are no different. Mancuso has already added to her Olympic legacy as one of the best alpine skiers the United States has ever produced. […]
U.S. skier Julia Mancuso claims bronze medal in Olympic super combined
Julia Mancuso of Lake Tahoe is at it again. She has a penchant for capturing medals at the Winter Olympics. The pride of Squaw Valley ski resort claimed another medal Monday at the 2014 Winter Olympics, taking a bronze medal in Sochi in the super combined alpine skiing event. The combined is an event that […]
Bode Miller falters, but Tahoe’s Travis Ganong takes 5th in Olympic downhill finals
Favored to take the gold medal after a very impressive week of training runs, Bode Miller suffered a major disappointment in Sunday’s Olympic downhill event. Miller, 36, struggled to maintain speed on the bottom two-thirds of the downhill run and finished a disappointing eighth in an event that was won by Austria’s Matthias Mayer. Best-ever finish […]
U.S. snowboarder Chas Guldemond questions merit of Winter Olympic slopestyle judging
His quest for a medal at the first-ever slopestyle event at 2014 Winter Olympics came and went. Although Lake Tahoe snowboarder Chas Guldemond loved competing in Sochi, he can’t help but think – what if the Winter Olympic slopestyle judging was easier to understand for competitors? Guldemond missed the finals after finishing seventh in the semifinals […]
Lake Tahoe’s Jamie Anderson captures gold medal in Women’s Slopestyle
American snowboarder Jamie Anderson was clutch, making the last effort her best one. And the result: the coveted gold medal in Women’s Slopestyle Sunday at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Anderson, a Lake Tahoe product who grew up challenging anything and everything at Sierra-at-Tahoe ski resort, laid down a superb run on her final trip down […]
American Sage Kotsenburg wins Men’s Slopestyle; Tahoe’s Chas Guldemond takes 15th
A medal eluded Lake Tahoe snowboarder Chas Guldemond on Saturday in the first-ever slopestyle finals event at the 2014 Winter Olympics. The Northstar California rider didn’t finish near the top, but that honor did go to an American. U.S. teammate Sage Kotsenburg captured the gold medal in Men’s Slopestyle. Kotsenburg, a 20-year old from Park […]
U.S. skier Julia Mancuso finishes third in Women’s Downhill training run
U.S. skier Julia Mancuso of Lake Tahoe has three Olympic medals. Can she claim a fourth? Although she has experienced a lackluster World Cup season thus far, don’t rule out the possibility that Mancuso will be on the medal stand at the 2014 Winter Olympics. In a training run Thursday on the challenging downhill course in […]