Winter Olympics History to be Celebrated at Palisades Tahoe USA

Saturday
On Saturday, Feb. 11 former Olympians Tamara McKinney, Jeff Hamilton, and Jimbo Morgan, with help from the Mighty Mites, Squaw Kids, and anyone else who wants to join in, will ski a lit Olympic Torch down the Mountain Run. The group will convene at 12:30 pm at Gold Coast and will ski down to the Olympic Houses' Sun Deck at the base of the mountain. At 12:45 pm a reception will be held on the Sun Deck with former Olympic athletes present. There will be a torchlight ceremony and a performance of the National Anthem sung by 18 year-old Kendall Naughton.



Sunday
On Sunday, Feb. 12 at 11 am, professional ice skater, Fanny Horn, will perform an ice skating exhibition at the Olympic Ice Pavilion. The exhibition will include performances by local and national figure skaters.

Super G Races
On Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, February 11--13 Squaw's Exhibition course will be transformed into "Little Italy" with the Far West Association's J3 Future Olympians Super-G Races; the races will be visible from the base of the mountain.

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