freestyle skiing
Vote for Jamie Anderson and David Wise as TeamUSA Athletes of the Year
Submitted by paula on Mon, 02/26/2018 - 10:49am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. - The U.S. Olympic Committee is recognizing the success of Jamie Anderson of the South Shore and David Wise of Reno Reno in the Olympics by naming them finalists for the Female and Male Olympic athlete of the Games. This year's Team USA Awards, Best of the Games are presented by Dow. Winners will be determined by online votes over the next 18 days, until March 11.
Vote here (as many times as you wish): https://awards.teamusa.org/vote and show them some hometown support.
Disappointed Maddie Bowman falls during halfpipe finals
Submitted by paula on Mon, 02/19/2018 - 8:40pm
Maddie Bowman took three spills in PyeongChang during the finals in the halfpipe in freestyle skiing, keeping her off the podium but in the hearts of South Lake Tahoe.
Bowman, the reigning gold medalist, was visibly disappointed in the third fall of the day, staying down on the snow as she received medical attention.
In each run, attempting back-to-back 900s, she fell coming out of the last 900, just moments from the finish. Her runs, tricks and height all looked good until the end.
Olympic viewing schedule for Jamie Anderson and Maddie Bowman
Submitted by paula on Sat, 02/10/2018 - 1:35pm
Update Saturday: Looks like weather has caused a delay in Jamie's Slopestyle. Schedule shows it rescheduled for 10:00 a.m. Monday in PyeongChang - 5:00 p.m. Sunday on the west coast. Sunday prime time coverage starts at 4:00 p.m.
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Opening ceremonies were held for the 2018 Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea on Friday, and now the athletes hit a full schedule of events through February 25.
Olympic countdown: Anderson and Bowman lead U.S. teams to South Korea
Submitted by paula on Thu, 01/25/2018 - 7:26pm
Gold medalists Maddie Bowman and Jamie Anderson are representing the South Shore once again on the global stage as they head to the 2018 Olympics in PyeongChang February 9-25.
Below are the Olympic snowboarding, free skiing, alpine and freestyle teams headed to South Korea. (names in bold are Lake Tahoe area athletes)
2018 U.S. OLYMPIC SNOWBOARDING SKIING TEAM
Women's Snowboard Slopestyle/Big Air
Jamie Anderson, South Lake Tahoe, Calif. (9/13/1990) *
Julia Marino, Westport, Conn. (9/11/1997)
China's Olympic freestyle mogul run renamed "Squaw Valley"
Submitted by paula on Mon, 02/06/2017 - 4:40pm
A delegation made up of Lake Tahoe and Reno area ski and tourism vendors and officials was recently in China to spur both an interest in skiing and snowboarding in China, as well as promoting tourism to the Sierra Nevada.
The ”stoke delegation” from Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows visited the resort’s sister mountain in China, Genting Secret Garden. China will be hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
South Lake Tahoe's Sho Kashima named to 2015 US Freestyle Moguls Team
Submitted by paula on Tue, 12/09/2014 - 11:34pm
Sho Kashima of South Lake Tahoe has spent the off-season recovering from injuries and is preparing for the 2015 US Freestyle Moguls team.
The team was named this week in advance of the Dec. 13 FIS Freestyle World Cup season opener in Ruka, Finland. Kashima, who skis for Heavenly, expects to be able to join the team mid-season. According to his Facebook and Instagram pages he is working hard on rehabilitation.
Heavenly's Sho Kashima Named to 2015 Freestyle Skiing Team
Submitted by paula on Tue, 06/17/2014 - 6:55pm
South Lake Tahoe's Sho Kashima was named to the 2015 U.S. Freestyle Skiing Team Tuesday. Kashima, who has called Heavenly Valley his home since 4 years old, made the "A" men's team.
Here is Kashima's record provided by the USSA:
WORLD CHAMPONSHIPS
Teams: 2007, 2009, 2011
6th, MO, Inawashiro, JPN, 2009
7th, DM, Madonna di Campiglio, ITA, 2007
10th, DM, Inawashiro, JPN, 2009
18th, DM, Deer Valley, UT, 2011
30th, MO, Madonna di Campiglio, ITA, 2007
WORLD CUP (highlights)
Three top-10 finishes in 2014
With only five starts in the 2013 season, earned three top-ten results
NFL, MLB Greats and Winter Olympic Stars Tee it Up for 6th Annual Gene Upshaw Memorial Golf CLassic
Submitted by paula on Sun, 04/20/2014 - 7:40pm
Gene Upshaw’s legacy has reached far beyond his stellar NFL playing career and his years as the leader of the NFL Players Association. It has touched a community in Truckee/North Lake Tahoe where a state of the art cancer center bears his name.
South Lake Tahoe Celebration, Parade and Party Being Held For Its Three Olympians
Submitted by paula on Thu, 02/27/2014 - 9:57pm
Event Date:
March 15, 2014 - 1:00pm
South Lake Tahoe, the tight-knit ski community big on Olympic athletes will honor its three USA team members in a city-wide celebration, Saturday, March 15.
Jamie Anderson, Maddie Bowman, who won gold for snowboarding slopestyle and freeskiing halfpipe respectively, and Hannah Teter who placed fourth in snowboarding halfpipe, will be lauded at Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort.
Event Schedules for Lake Tahoe's Olympic Athletes
Submitted by paula on Mon, 02/03/2014 - 10:02pm
Athletes from around the world are headed to Sochi, Russia for the start of the 2014 Olympics on Thursday, February 6. Television viewers will be able to follow all ten Lake Tahoe area athletes starting on the first day of competition. The following is the NBC schedule of events, subject to change. Local athlete event times will be highlighted below in bold:
Thursday, Feb. 6 on Primetime 8 pm to 11 pm
Snowboarding (Men's and Women's Slopestyle)
2014 Olympic Halfpipe and Slopestyle Team Nominations Announced
Submitted by paula on Tue, 01/21/2014 - 3:56pm
USSA - Five additional freeskiing athletes were nominated by the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association to be a part of the Olympic debut of halfpipe and slopestyle skiing. In addition, skicross athlete John Teller (Mammoth Lakes, CA) was nominated to the team, following his win in the final Olympic qualifying World Cup last week. With the confirmation of quotas within freestyle skiing, the USSA added two skiers in halfpipe and three in slopestyle to round out the full team.
Men’s Skicross
John Teller, Mammoth Lakes, CA (3/9/1983)
Bobby Brown Dominates 2,750 ft Long Slopestyle Course Built at Kirkwood
Submitted by paula on Mon, 09/09/2013 - 11:32pm
As the chairlifts at Kirkwood Mountain Resort came to a halt this past spring, the Snow Park Technologies (SPT) snowcats were powering up. For twenty days, an SPT crew of seven logged 1,200 hours building the slopestyle course of Bobby Brown’s dreams. Three years ago the professional skier, who is based in Denver, CO, was asking friends, “What’s next for slopestyle skiing?” The result is Red Bull Megaslope, a 2,750-foot long course that flawlessly incorporates six epic features winding across the natural terrain of the mountain.
From start to finish, the course featured:
American men 1-2 in halfpipe at freestyle worlds
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/07/2013 - 7:06pmOSLO, Norway - David Wise of Reno, Nev., has won his first halfpipe title at the world freestyle skiing championships.Wise earned 96.2 points on Tuesday from his first run, leading a 1-2 America...
South Shore Lake Tahoe prepares for second round of winter season
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 02/07/2013 - 11:53am
With snow on the way in time for the weekend, South Shore Lake Tahoe has a number of activities at ski resorts, lodges and casinos lined up now through spring. Besides skiing and snow boarding at Sierra Resort, Heavenly and Kirkwood there's concerts, contests and festivals planned in the weeks ahead.
Lake Tahoe South hits payload with resort improvements, events and celebrations for winter 2012-13
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 09/28/2012 - 1:34pm
Weeks away from when the snow will fly and pile up high, visitors to America’s favorite lake — picked by readers in USA Today — can expect a winter of epic content as Tahoe South resorts are poised with prime attractions, sizzling special events and a combination of unmatched outdoor recreation and nighttime amenities.
Heavenly Mountain Resort at Lake Tahoe highlights 2012-2013 ski and board season
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 09/20/2012 - 9:59am
With Nov. 16 as its opening day, the countdown is on at Heavenly Mountain Resort. From intense competitions and events to the return of the halfpipe, excitement is stirring at Lake Tahoe’s largest winter playground.
Heavenly to host U.S. Freestyle Championships through 2014
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 04/26/2012 - 2:29pmHeavenly Mountain Resort will host the U.S. Freestyle Championships in 2012-13 and 2013-14. The two-year deal brings the women’s and men’s moguls, aerials and dual moguls back to South Lake Tahoe for the second time. Heavenly also hosted the U.S. Freestyle Championships in 2004, as well as FIS World Cup Freestyle events in 1999 and 2000.
Local doctor Terrence Orr makes Olympic effort as part of athlete care team
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 02/20/2012 - 1:02pm
Sochi, Russia is next on the list for orthopedic surgeon, Terrence Orr's medical volunteerism. As a physician with Tahoe Orthopedic & Sports Medicine, he will be previewing the future site of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games as part of his role as Head Team Physician for the United States Men's Alpine Ski Team — a position he has held since 1999.
Freestyle skiing trailblazer Sarah Burke dies after Jan. 10 training accident
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 3:00am
Canadian freeskier Sarah Burke died Thursday in a Salt Lake City hospital, nine days after crashing at the bottom of the superpipe during a training run in Utah. Burke, who lived near Whistler in British Columbia, was 29. She was injured Jan. 10 while training at a personal sponsor event at the Park City Mountain resort.
Tests revealed Burke suffered "irreversible damage to her brain due to lack of oxygen and blood after cardiac arrest," according to a statement released by Burke's publicist, Nicole Wool.
Canadian freestyle skier seriously hurt on superpipe
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 01/11/2012 - 8:04amBy Sheena McFarland and Michael C. Lewis, Salt Lake Tribune. A pioneer in women's freestyle skiing has been seriously injured in Park City. Sarah Burke, a ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../canadian-fre...
Canadian freestyle skier seriously hurt on superpipe
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 01/11/2012 - 5:52amBy Sheena McFarland and Michael C. Lewis, Salt Lake Tribune. A pioneer in women's freestyle skiing has been seriously injured in Park City. Sarah Burke, a Canadian freestyle skier who's a four...
Freestyle skiing pioneer Wayne Wong to host camp at Diamond Peak
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Thu, 12/29/2011 - 12:28pm
Diamond Peak Ski Resort on the North Shore of Lake Tahoe is the home mountain for a January 7-8, 2012, ski camp hosted by legendary skier Wayne Wong.
The camp begins with an evening “meet and greet” at Village Ski Loft in Incline Village on January 6 and then continues with two full days of on snow instruction at Diamond Peak.
Kashima finishes third in France
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 10:49amMERIBEL, France (TDT) - American skier Sho Kashima defeated compatriot Jeremy Cota in the consolation run to take third place of the World Cup Freestyle skiing last week. Mikael Kingsbury of Can...
Snow Park Technologies takes over more Tahoe terrain park contracts
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 12/03/2011 - 6:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Snow Park Technolgies is a subtle name for a company that is half-responsible for snowboarding and freestyle skiing as we know it.More commonally known as SPT, Snow Pa...
