Olympic Valley, CA – Following the U.S. Olympic committee’s (USOC) decision earlier this month to not pursue a U.S. bid to host the Olympic Games in 2022, thereby scuttling hopes to return to the site of the 1960 Winter Games at Squaw Valley/Lake Tahoe, Calif. that year, the region continues to purse a bid for … Continue reading Lake Tahoe Refuses to Abandon Olympic Dream
Calgary (AB), Canada – Canadian Olympian and World Cup speed skier Kelly VanderBeek is heading to the London 2012 Olympics – to spend two weeks working as a broadcaster. The 29-year-old from Kitchener, Ontario, has spent the summer working hard in the gym as she continues her comeback from a long-term knee injury. And with … Continue reading Canadian Ski Racer Kelly VanderBeek to Broadcast from London 2012 Olympics
Colorado Springs, CO – The board of the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) voted this week to not pursue a bid for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, dashing Lake Tahoe’s hopes that the Games could be once again celebrated at the site of the 1960 Games at Squaw Valley and Denver’s desire to host the games … Continue reading USOC Scuttles Tahoe’s, Denver’s Hopes to Host 2022 Winter Olympic Games
Olympic Valley, CA – Five U.S. Olympians have agreed to join its efforts of the Lake Tahoe Winter Games Exploratory Committee (LTWGEC) to develop a bid for the Tahoe region for the Winter Olympics. Friday’s announcement of their involvement comes just weeks after the LTWGEC formed itself with civic leaders from both California and Nevada. … Continue reading Olympians Join Efforts to Develop an Olympic Bid for the Tahoe Region
Indianapolis, IN –Over the past decade, U.S. Snowboarding halfpipe riders have dominated international competition. U.S. Snowboarding Pro Halfpipe Team Coach Rick Bower, from Park City, Utah, was named 2011 Olympic Coach of the Year by the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC). “I feel this award speaks for the overall progress of the sport of halfpipe snowboarding … Continue reading U.S. Snowboarding’s Bower Named Olympic Coach of Year
Lake Tahoe, CA/NV – Fifty-two years after the Olympic flame was first ignited in the Tahoe region, California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom and Nevada Lieutenant Governor Brian Krolicki on Thursday announced the formation of the Lake Tahoe Winter Games Exploratory Committee (LTWGEC), a new joint initiative between the states to build upon existing efforts dedicated … Continue reading Joint Committee Formed to Explore 2022 Tahoe Olympic Bid
Sochi, Russia – With Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in the crowd, Franconia, N.H.’s Bode Miller rode a razor sharp line to finish fourth by a mere two hundredths of a second in Saturday’s Audi FIS Alpine World Cup test of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games downhill. Swiss ski racer Beat Feuz won on his 25th … Continue reading Bode Miller Finishes Just Off Podium in World Cup Test of Russian Olympic Downhill
