Olympic ski resort, skiers, IOC, adapt to Squaw Valley to Palisades Tahoe name change
IOC says it is consulting with the Northern California resort about how exactly to proceed. Extreme skier Dan Egan: “All of us are in an awakening to what this means to people and how important it is”
Palisades Tahoe unveiled as new name for resort that hosted the 1960 Winter Olympics
The name change comes more than a year after it was decided by the resort that Squaw Valley was derogatory and offensive.
Top Story Replay: Name Change for 1960 Olympic Ski Resort
(ATR) Squaw Valley Ski Resort leaders acknowledge that the word "squaw" is derogatory.
Name Change for 1960 Olympic Ski Resort
(ATR) Squaw Valley Ski Resort leaders acknowledge that the word "squaw" is derogatory.
U.S. Olympic Cities Signal Support for LA 2028
(ATR) Former Olympic host cities in the United States display the LA 2028 logo the night before Los Angeles’ official coronation.
Op Ed: 1960 Squaw Valley Looks Back for 50th Anniversary
(ATR) Less than a week from today Squaw Valley will celebrate 50 years since it hosted the 1960 Winter Olympics. As this excerpt from David Antonucci's book, Snowball’s Chance – The Story of the 1960 Olympic Winter Games, Squaw Valley and Lake Tahoe recounts", Ski Area President Alexander Cushing's idea of holding the Winter Games began as a marketing ploy that catapulted the region into international resort status.
2010 Olympic Anniversaries: Squaw Valley 50th, Lake Placid 30th
(ATR) Two United States towns plan to celebrate their Winter Olympic
legacy in the coming weeks at the same time they hope for future events
under the five rings.
