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Squaw Olympians

Future Olympian? At Squaw's Oly. Museum (High Camp)

You might know some of the Squaw-folk who are at the Olympics because you bought a cookie next to them at Wildflower. Or your kid may have gotten to take a few runs with them while in the Mighty Mites. You could have watched Shannon Bahrke train one last time on Squaw’s bumps course before boarding a plane for Vancouver. And possibly you checked a couple of them out in the X Games. But it is another thing altogether to see these same folks competing on the world’s largest and most significant stage. Here’s a quick rundown of Squaw’s own who are at the 2010 Games:

Julia Mancuso, Ladies’ Alpine Skiing: 2010 Silver in Downhill, Silver in Ladies Super-G Combined. She won Gold in 2006 Olympic Giant Slalom. She confirmed that she’ll compete in the Freeride World Tour at Verbier – this is the fourth stop of the very same tour that comes to Squaw’s Tram Face in the next week. Julia was on the Squaw Valley Ski Team.

Shannon Bahrke, Ladies’ Moguls: she got Silver in 2002 and an impressive bronze in 2010. Grew up in Tahoe City, skied on the Squaw Valley Freestyle Team.

Daron Rahlves, Men’s Skiercross: He wiped out so didn’t get a high finish result but that’s the nature of the sport. Daron is considered the most successful American downhiller and he started with the Squaw Valley Ski Team.

Marco Sullivan, Men’s Alpine: in Vancouver her got 23rd in Super G, and DQ’d in Downhill. Marco was on the Squaw Valley Ski Team.

Nate Holland, Men’s Boardercross: 4th in 2010, 5-time X Games Boardercross winner. He moved to Squaw in the late 90’s and loves the place!

Poster from the 1960 Games @ Squaw

More memorabilia at High Camp