Let's just say if Tahoe were its own country, it would be tied with Poland and Italy for the four medals its athletes have already won! From North shore to south, Lake Tahoe athletes are making a historic mark in Vancouver! Nine athletes representing Lake Tahoe and Truckee are making their mark, boot mark that is -and in most cases, a bigger bootprint than the rest of the world.! At this point, only 12 countries out of the total 83 countries can say they've outperformed Tahoe.....yowzza!
I'm sure you can call out (or I hope at least) one of the 3 Tahoe grown athletes to land a spot on the podium? Here's the lineup on our locals:
Shannon Bahrke: Born and raised in Tahoe city, she received the bronze medal in women's moguls; adding a cherry on top of her 12-year career with the U.S. Ski Team!
Julia Mancusco: This Squaw Valley resident has racked in two silver medals so far; one for Women's downhill last Wednesday and the other for Women's super combined early Thursday.
Hannah Teter: Our girl scored silver in Woman's Halfpipe last Thursday night making her the last athlete of Tahoe so far to get a medal!
More in store:
Look for Julia Mancusco to return to the snow in the women's giant slalom tomorrow and women's slalom Friday, while Tahoe City's Scottie Bahrke - brother of Shannon - looks to medal in Thursday's men aerial finals!
Big shout outs to the rest of Tahoe's shinning stars: Stacy Cook, Daron Rahlves & Errol Kerrof of Truckee (both downhill & slalom skiers), Elena Height of South Lake Tahoe (Halfpipe), but who rides for Northstar, Nate Holland of Squaw Valley (snowboardcross), and Marco Sullivan of Tahoe City (alpine skiier).
Keep up the support for our locals who are killin' the competition!
It's been real, better see you on the slopes!
Thanks,
DaNae'
