By Bill Pennington, New York Times WHISTLER, British Columbia — Rivals since they were 12, Lindsey Vonn and Julia Mancuso have long been the yin and yang of American ski racing. They are Olympic teammates now for the third time, and little has changed since they were preteens. Lindsey Vonn has 18 World Cup wins […]
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A storm is expected to move into the Lake Tahoe region later today. For now, it’s partly cloudy. Here is the ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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By Kathryn Reed TRUCKEE — Staring at a map that looks more vast than the layout of the downhill resort, I feel overwhelmed. I just want a little snowshoe. No worries. Short or long, green-blue-black — that’s all possible at Northstar-at-Tahoe. It was easy to accommodate the three of us. My sister, Jann, doesn’t downhill […]
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By USA Today South Lake Tahoe’s Hannah Teter surrendered first place, but the U.S. still managed two Olympic medals in the women’s halfpipe on Thursday. Teter, who led after the first run in the finals, scored a high of 42.4, good for second place behind Australia’s Torah Bright, with a 45.0 American Kelly Clark took […]
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By Matthew Piper, USSA WHISTLER, British Columbia — Julia Mancuso (Olympic Valley, CA) charted a courageous line through Thursday afternoon’s slalom run to earn her second silver in two events and tie Bode Miller (Franconia, NH) for the most Olympic medals ever by a U.S. skier at three. “When I realized that I got another […]
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It’s a groomer kind of day in Lake Tahoe. Here is the ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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By Kathryn Reed With the centennial of naval aviation in 2011, preparations are under way to commemorate this event. South Lake Tahoe may be part of those of festivities. The Navy asked Lake of the Sky Air Show officials to apply to be one of the 25 sites to host a celebration next year. Word […]
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By USSA VANCOUVER, British Columbia -– Complications from a recent appendectomy will keep freestyle aerialist Dylan Ferguson (Amesbury, MA) from joining his Olympic teammates in Vancouver. The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association Wednesday announced that aerialist Scotty Bahrke (Tahoe City, CA) will replace Ferguson. Bahrke is the brother of Shannon, who won bronze in Saturday’s […]
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By Toledo Blade WHISTLER, British Columbia — Lindsey Vonn lived up to expectations and won the Olympic downhill Wednesday, and childhood rival and American teammate Julia Mancuso took a surprise silver medal. In a race characterized by several crashes — including one to Swedish standout Anja Paerson — Vonn’s bruised right shin proved not to […]
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It feels more like spring than winter in Lake Tahoe. Bring out the sunscreen. Here is the ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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