Today, the City of South Lake Tahoe did an awesome thing by honoring local National, World and Olympic Athletes with the unveiling the Walk of Champions.
My legends sandwich consists of Maddie Bowman- Olympic and X Games gold medalist (skiing); Travis Cabral- Olympian, World Cup champion, U.S. Nationals champion (skiing); and Jamie Anderson- Olympic gold medalist, Olympic silver medalist, X Games gold medalist (snowboarding). Incredible!
Along with Travis, I was blown away by local boy Juan Torres- World light welterweight champion and International Kickboxing Hall of Fame inductee. Next to him is Glen Plake- Three-time World Hog Dog champion who is also in U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame and a pioneer of extreme skiing (more about him below).
On the heels of the 2014 Winter Olympics, in which several local athletes earned Olympic medals, the idea of creating a Champions Plaza was born. To honor and recognize these athletes the South Lake Tahoe City Council approved the construction and design of a Champions Plaza.
Peeking out of Jamie's pocket were her medals from the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
I love this image of Hannah Teter- Olympic gold and silver medalist, X Games gold medalist, World Championships bronze (snowboarding). She's pointing to her name on the Walk.
I was entrance by Glen Plake. There is much to learn about this neat guy. When asked if he still had his mohawk, for which he was famous, he took off his hat to the delight of the crowd. Thirty years ago he was the star of the movie The Blizzard of Aahhh's. It was the movie that inspired a generation of skiers and popularized the concept of "extreme" skiing and, more importantly, it introduced local bad-boy Glen, a self-confessed drink-and-drug-fueled punk rocker. Fun stuff.
Our South Lake Tahoe community continues to impress and enthrall. Today blew me away!
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2 comments:
How cool that was! Super exciting!
Wow! that's our Officer Cabral?! I had no idea! Your blog is such a great record that ties future to past. Love that!
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