Following the preliminary round of the Men’s Slopeside event on Thursday, Chas Guldemond has put the pressure on himself to perform the next time he heads down the controversial course at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Despite the competition beginning in Sochi, talk still continued regarding Shaun White’s decision to abandon the slopestyle event. […]
2014 Winter Olympics
Four Squaw Valley skiers, riders set to make 2014 Winter Olympic debut; Julia Mancuso seeks another medal
Three athletes with ties to Squaw Valley ski resort in Lake Tahoe are preparing to make their debut at the 2014 Winter Olympics. The four Squaw Valley athletes – Julia Mancuso, Travis Ganong, Nate Holland and Marco Sullivan – are all in Sochi and representing the U.S. Winter Olympics team. Here’s a look at the […]
Lake Tahoe snowboarder Jamie Anderson qualifies second in Olympic Women’s Slopestyle
U.S. snowboarder Jamie Anderson passed her first test at the 2014 Winter Olympics on Thursday in Sochi. The flamboyant snowboarder from Sierra-at-Tahoe ski resort had a strong showing in the first-ever Women’s Slopestyle competition in Winter Olympic history. Anderson took second in her heat and had the second best score overall with a 93.50, which […]
Lake Tahoe will be represented by 9 skiers, riders at 2014 Winter Olympics
The 2014 Winter Olympics begins this week in Sochi and Lake Tahoe will be well represented. There will be nine skiers and riders from Lake Tahoe ski resorts competing in the Winter Games in Sochi, which run from Feb. 7-23. Here is a look at the Tahoe athletes competing for Olympic medals in February. Northstar […]
Will Lake Tahoe’s Jamie Anderson capture Olympic gold in Women’s slopestyle?
Jamie Anderson could become a household name by this weekend. Despite what critic Bob Costas says, slopestyle skiing will most likely draw great nationa interest on Saturday and Sunday (Feb. 8-9) when competition begins at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. A Sierra-at-Tahoe ski resort competitor, Anderson is the favorite to capture a gold medal […]
Shaun White injures wrist; is Oympic slopestyle course too dangerous?
Slopestyle skiing and snowboarding makes its debut at the 2014 Winter Olympics later this week? But taking center stage right now is a difficult course that has skiers and riders wary. The latest skier to feel the pain of the course at the Sochi Winter Olympics was snowboarding superstar Shaun White. White fell and jammed […]
Will Bob Costas’ remarks affect slopestyle’s Winter Olympics debut?
It’s pretty evident from his comments that Bob Costas has no love for slopestyle and doesn’t believe it belongs in the 2014 Winter Olympics. Hugely popular among the younger generation, men’s and women’s slopestyle skiing and snowboarding will make its Winter Olympic debut as four of the 12 new medal events at the Sochi Olympics, […]