Author Archive: tahoequa
Reno Honors Golden David Wise
Olympic half-pipe champ talks family, taking time off By Kristin Close David Wise toured his hometown as a champion Saturday. That evening, the City of Reno hosted a Parade of Champions for Wise, a 2014 Olympic Gold Medalist in skiing halfpipe in Sochi, Russia, and the first Reno resident to win winter gold. Wise attended […]
Weekend Outlook: April 24-27
Written by Kristin Close We’ve enjoyed sunny, warm weather here in Tahoe, but we’re expecting some rain/snow this weekend. Bundle up when you head out, here’s what’s on the agenda for the upcoming weekend: Thursday, April 24, 2014 – Out of the Blue at The Cottonwood 7 p.m. Enjoy live music in the main dining […]
Weekend Outlook: April 18-20
By Kristin Close Looking for a quick Easter weekend getaway? Come to Tahoe to fill all those eggs with candy. Get out and about as the weather is expected to be sunny and mild; the perfect holiday weekend is ahead. Friday, April 18 – The Improv at Harveys 9 p.m. Stand-up comedy at The […]
Olympics 2014: Is Julia Mancuso the Greatest U.S. Women’s Skier Ever?
Written By Kyle Magin Julia Mancuso is crafting a befuddling legacy. No female U.S. Olympic downhill skier has done what she’s done after winning bronze earlier this week at Sochi in the downhill combined race: Namely, win as many medals as she has (4—a gold, two silvers and the bronze) or win as consistently at […]
Olympics 2014: White Pulls out of Slopestyle, Guldemond, Fellow Snowboarders Take Shots
Written by Kyle Magin Two-time Olympic gold medalist and Northstar California Team Rider Shaun White announced today he withdrewfrom the Sochi Olympics snowboarding slopestyle competition. The move drew criticism from some teammates. White cited a practice-run injury for his decision to pull out, and later questioned the safety of Sochi’s slopestyle course, joining a few teammates […]
Olympics 2014: Moseley’s Golden Moment
Sixteen years after taking the Olympics by storm and winning gold in Nagano, a look back on Jonny Moseley’s iconic run Written by Sylas Wright Jonny Moseley remembers it like it was yesterday—standing atop the sun-drenched Nagano Olympic moguls course, running through his mental checklist, confident, anxious, the pressure of a nation on his shoulders. […]
Olympics 2014: Squaw Valley’s Forgotten Miracle
More than five decades later, the players and head coach from the 1960 U.S. hockey team remember American hockey’s first gold medal Written by Matthew Renda It was Saturday, February 27, 1960—the second to last day of the Squaw Valley Winter Olympics—and the recently built Blyth Arena was packed to the rafters. The seething throng […]
Olympics 2014: Follow Them!
The Tahoe/Truckee/Reno region sent 15 athletes to the Sochi Winter Games, which open Friday in Russia! Follow your favorite athletes on their social media accounts as they post and tweet out updates and pics from the Games! Jamie Anderson Facebook @Jme_Anderson Maddie Bowman Facebook @maddiebowman Stacey Cook Facebook @staceycookUSA Danny Davis Facebook @theDDeadshow Travis Ganong […]
Olympics 2014: Olympic Dreams for Tahoe/Reno Athletes
A plethora of Tahoe athletes hope to represent the United States in Russia (Ed’s Note: This story went to press before the Olympic teams were announced, so any athlete who made the teams will have an * next to their name in this story.) Written by Alison Bender On Friday, the best athletes in the […]
Olympics 2014: Tahoe Docs Sochi Bound
Barton physicians head to Russia with U.S. Skiing Teams By Laney Olson The Olympics are upon us and spectators are engulfed which Tahoe athletes may be headed for a place on the podium. However, behind every successful athlete is a group of men and women who are seldom in the spotlight; the U.S. skiing physicians. […]
