Come to the Olympic Day Family Festival June 28
Want to try curling, skiing, snowboarding or biathlon target shooting during the summer? How about more traditional seasonal sports like track and field events, volleyball or badminton and lacrosse? How about meeting some of our areas Olympians and Paralympians? Then you’ll want to attend the 4th annual Olympic Day Family Festival this Saturday, June 28 at […]
Continue Reading...Nevada History Made with New U.S. Olympians and Paralympians Chapter
The “Silver State” is the latest state to form a Chapter of the U.S. Olympians and Paralympians Association. The Nevada Chapter’s creation is the result of the decade-long effort of the Reno Tahoe Winter Games Coalition to enhance the scope of the Olympic Movement throughout the region and growing relationships with the Northern California Olympians […]
Continue Reading...USOC Tabs Four U.S. Cities for Possible 2024 Summer Bid
Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. remain from an initial field of cities under consideration to be the U.S. Candidate City for a 2024 Summer Olympic Games bid. United States Olympic Committee Chairman Larry Probst made the announcement in the days after the USOC’s Board of Directors made that determination. Dallas and San […]
Continue Reading...Silver State Track and Field on the Rise
Over 150 athletes, more than twice as many as last year’s inaugural event, participated in the Silver State Track and Field Championship at Damonte Ranch High School Saturday, June 14. Most of the competitors represented local track and field clubs, but teams also attended from Fernley, Tonopah, Las Vegas and Sacramento. “We’re excited to have […]
Continue Reading...SAVE THE DATE: Reno Tahoe International Sports Hall of Fame Inductions
Friday night, October 17 will shine in the Paradise Ballroom of the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa as the Class of 2014 will be inducted into the Reno Tahoe International Sports Hall of Fame. This will be the fourth year of inductions after the Reno Tahoe Winter Games Coalition (RTWGC) resurrected the Sports Hall of Fame […]
Continue Reading...Reno-Tahoe to Host Historic Curling Congress
Never before has North America hosted the World Curling Federation Congress. That will change this September 2-8 as the annual gathering of the sports board members and stakeholders will come to Reno’s Peppermill Hotel and Casino. The Reno Tahoe Winter Games Coalition worked with the Reno Sparks Convention & Visitors Authority to submit a bid […]
Continue Reading...Sky Tavern’s Summer of Fun for All
For decades the Junior Ski Program at Sky Tavern has been the region’s special place for kids to learn how to ski or snowboard. Now, thanks in part to a recently signed year-round lease with the City of Reno, Sky Tavern is your place for summer fun in the mountains. Last Sunday, the venue on […]
Continue Reading...International Sports Hall of Fame Dinner Gala
To order tickets: CLICK HERE The Reno-Tahoe region has a proud history of producing world class athletes including dozens of Olympians, Paralympians, coaches and sports pioneers. Many call Reno-Tahoe home and continue to carry on the tradition of sport legacy by helping develop the next generation of talent. It is the commitment of the Reno […]
Continue Reading...Olympic Day Family Festival Returns to Mackay Stadium
Free Event Celebrates Olympic Games Anniversary and Promotes Olympic Values Kids of all ages are invited to attend the 3rd annual Olympic Day Family Festival this Saturday, June 22from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This FREE event gives participants the opportunity to try various Olympic sports, meet Olympians and Paralympians and learn about the core […]
Continue Reading...Reno Tahoe Duo Attends Major International Sports Conference
Reno Tahoe Winter Games Coalition (RTWGC) Chief Executive Officer Jon Killoran and Vice Chairman Hawley MacLean recently returned to Reno after attending the SportAccord Convention in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The annual event brings together more than 2,000 representing the International Olympic Committee (IOC), International Federation (Ifs)s and other governing bodies of sport as well as […]
Continue Reading...World Curling Congress Site Tour Comes to Reno-Tahoe
High-ranking officials from the World Curling Federation (WCF) and the United States Curling Association (USCA) will be in Reno-Tahoe next week to visit potential host resort properties for the WCF Congress during the late summer of 2014. During their visit, WCF Secretary General Colin Grahamshaw and USCA Chief Operating Officer Rick Patzke will visit properties […]
Continue Reading...2014 WFG Continental Cup of Curling a Hot Ticket
Curling fans are “hurrying hard” to get their tickets for the historic 2014 World Financial Group (WFG) Continental Cup taking place January 16-19, 2014 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. The Reno Tahoe Winter Games Coalition has partnered with three major curling federations to host the competition. “We are thrilled with the heavy interest […]
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