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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“It’s made for the U.S. market. It’s a two-and-a-half to three-hour version. There’s constant big hits, constant big catches and fielding with no mitts,” White continued. “ If we get it right, cricket can have a foothold here in the Bay Area and in the USA.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Establishing the Coliseum as a venue that can successfully host cricket matches could raise the chances that the venue would be selected to host the sport for the Olympics in 2028, according to Matthew Atencio, Professor of Kinesiology at Cal State University East Bay and the co-director for the Center for Sport and Social Justice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ There will be a need for cricket-specific venues that can host events,” Atencio said. “There aren’t many of them right now, so my view is that this would position the Bay Area as a potential venue.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cricket is set to return to the games in 2028 for only the second time in Olympic history after a 128-year hiatus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Atencio said the arrival of cricket at the Coliseum builds on the buzz generated by other teams like the Roots, who now call the stadium home. Last weekend, both the lower and upper deck of the stadium was nearly packed, as the team played in front of a crowd of more than 26,000 for the first game of their inaugural season, complete with a halftime performance by Too $hort and a post-game fireworks show.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12032648\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12032648\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250322_Roots_11420.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250322_Roots_11420.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250322_Roots_11420-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250322_Roots_11420-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250322_Roots_11420-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250322_Roots_11420-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250322_Roots_11420-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Too $hort, center, poses for a photo with a fan as the Oakland Roots hosted the San Antonio FC at the Oakland Coliseum on Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Oakland, California. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“ Now we can see the rise of grassroots soccer, we can see the rise of grassroots cricket in the Bay Area emerging as really viable professional sports opportunities for people to go to,” Atencio said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As Oakland sports fans seek to fill the emotional void left by the departure of the Warriors, Raiders and A’s, and city officials seek to generate commerce around sporting events, teams with grassroots credentials and promises to stay “rooted” like the Oakland Ballers, Roots and Soul are offering their allegiance. Cricket is now the latest sport to offer a path forward.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>‘“It’s an opportunity for sports and the professional landscape to be more creative about what sports can look like,” Atencio added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ How can we think differently in 2025 about what sports may look like in a way that is more grounded in community, grounded in different cultures — grounded in a more grassroots vision of what sports can be even at this elite level of a professional sports.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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He is the lead defendant in a superseding indictment that was unsealed this week, naming 16 people in all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They have triggered an avalanche of violent crimes, including brutal murders,” Matthew Allen, special agent in charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Los Angeles division, \u003ca href=\"https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/16-defendants-charged-superseding-indictment-alleging-bulk-shipments-cocaine-canada\">said in a statement\u003c/a>. “Wedding, the Olympian snowboarder, went from navigating slopes to contouring a life of incessant crimes.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1630x1082+0+0/resize/1200/quality/75/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe7%2Fd5%2F71c8f3374c038c933a2127ba90be%2Fscreenshot-2024-10-18-at-9-18-50-am.png\" alt=\"Ryan Wedding appears on an FBI wanted poster. The U.S. says Wedding, 43, is a fugitive and may be in Mexico.\">\u003cfigcaption>Ryan Wedding appears on an FBI wanted poster. The U.S. says Wedding, 43, is a fugitive and may be in Mexico. \u003ccite> (FBI)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Authorities allege that the drug conspiracy operated on a large scale, listing locations from Colombia and Mexico to three California counties — Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino — and Miami-Dade County, Fla.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Agents were able to monitor the group’s actions earlier this year thanks to a mole who relayed coded messages about alleged drug shipments sent on the encrypted messaging application Threema, according to the indictment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The indictment describes an elaborate system in which transportation dispatchers based in Canada allegedly used dollar-bill serial numbers as “tokens” to verify co-conspirators’ identities as they arranged for semi-trucks to carry tons of cocaine from Southern California into Canada. The alleged leaders of the enterprise’s transportation arm agreed to a flat fee of $220,000 Canadian for each load, according to court documents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As part of the federal investigation — dubbed Operation Giant Slalom, echoing an Olympic event Wedding once competed in — law enforcement agents caught defendants with a total of some 1,800 kilograms (1.8 metric tons) of cocaine, according to the Justice Department. They also seized guns, $255,400 in cash, and more than $3.2 million in cryptocurrency.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This week, Operation Giant Slalom’s reach extended to an elite enclave in Aventura, Florida. The FBI raided \u003ca href=\"https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/3914-Island-Estates-Dr-Aventura-FL-33160/44060368_zpid/\">a mansion\u003c/a> worth millions of dollars that a defendant, Miami Beach music executive and restaurateur Nahim Jorge Bonilla, \u003ca href=\"https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/aventura/article294122259.html\">had reportedly bought\u003c/a> from music star DJ Khaled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wedding had sent Bonilla 12 kilograms of cocaine, according to the indictment — 7 that were paid for and 5 on consignment. In June, Wedding threatened to kill Bonilla’s mother if the remaining debt wasn’t settled within three days, court papers say. Within a week, Bonilla allegedly paid Wedding for 2 kilograms of cocaine and sent 20 kilograms of methamphetamine to Montreal, Canada, to settle the rest of the debt.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2028x1178+0+0/resize/1200/quality/75/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F04%2Ffa%2F5ca0d8634c44a77aa45a4a683aef%2Fscreenshot-2024-10-18-at-9-40-42-am.png\" alt=\"Stacks of cocaine are seen in a Justice Department image from Aug. 1, when some 201 kgs of cocaine were seized in Riverside County, Calif., as part of an investigation into an international trafficking ring.\">\u003cfigcaption>Stacks of cocaine are seen in a Justice Department image from Aug. 1, when some 201 kgs of cocaine were seized in Riverside County, California, as part of an investigation into an international trafficking ring. \u003ccite> (U.S. Attorney’s Office, Central District of California)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In other cases, murders were allegedly carried out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Wedding and Clark allegedly directed the Nov. 20, 2023, murders of two members of a family in Ontario, Canada, in retaliation for a stolen drug shipment,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office says. The agency says another person was killed in May over an unpaid debt, allegedly on Wedding and Clark’s orders.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Twelve of the 16 defendants have been arrested. They include four Canadians arrested in Ontario this week and three Canadians arrested in the U.S., according to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/news/2024/significant-transnational-organized-crime-group-disrupted-rcmp-fbi-and-police-canada-and\">Royal Canadian Mounted Police.\u003c/a> But Wedding and several others remain at large.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If convicted, Wedding and several co-defendants “would face a mandatory minimum penalty of life in federal prison on the murder and attempted murder charges,” according to the Justice Department. Other charges in the case also carry similarly stiff penalties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s the second time U.S. authorities have leveled serious drug charges against Wedding: In 2009, he was convicted of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and served more than a year in prison. Canadian authorities had also previously investigated him as part of drug inquests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the Salt Lake City Games in 2002, Wedding placed 24th in the parallel giant slalom, according to his \u003ca href=\"https://olympics.com/en/athletes/ryan-wedding\">Olympic bio page\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>After winning the gold medal in the 400-meter race in the Berlin Olympics in 1936, \u003ca href=\"https://xs.pac-12.com/2021-08/Archie_Williams.png\">Oakland-born Archie Williams was honored with a parade\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But when he graduated from UC Berkeley with a mechanical engineering degree in 1939, he couldn't get hired in his chosen field because he was Black. So he dug ditches for the East Bay Municipal Utility District.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The life story of Archie Williams is filled with highs and lows and, most of all, perseverance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He went on to learn to fly, \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/02/28/little-told-story-tuskegee-weathermen/\">helped teach the Tuskegee Airmen to fly during World War II and had a career as an Air Force meteorologist\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1993/06/26/a-hero-of-berlin-olympics-dies/5bbcabc6-c29d-447c-86fe-46bf529c1c03/\">Williams died in 1993\u003c/a>. Just last year, San Anselmo's Sir Francis Drake High School \u003ca href=\"https://marinmagazine.com/community/who-was-archie-williams-the-story-behind-the-renaming-of-a-san-anselmo-high-school/\">was renamed Archie Williams High School\u003c/a> in honor of the man who was a beloved math and computer science teacher at the school for over 20 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Once you learn about Williams's incredible life, then the life of a 14th-century human trafficker from England — whose name the school used to bear — doesn't seem so worthy of honor, even if he did sail around the world.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(For an even more detailed account of Archie Williams's life, I highly recommend reading \u003ca href=\"https://digitalassets.lib.berkeley.edu/rohoia/ucb/text/joyofflyingthe00willrich.pdf\">this oral history from UC Berkeley's \"Black Alumni Series.\"\u003c/a>)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin01.png\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11905897 size-large\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin01-1020x1020.png\" alt=\"Cartoon: shows Archie Williams wearing his Olympic gold medal. He got a degree from UC Berkeley in engineering, ran track and went on to win a gold medal at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin.\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin01-1020x1020.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin01-800x800.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin01-160x160.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin01-1536x1536.png 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin02a.png\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11906063 size-large\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin02a-1020x1020.png\" alt=\"Cartoon: Archie Williams with Nazi flags and crowds in the background. Williams says, "I was aware of their super race, whatever, 'Aryan Supremacy,' but they didn't prove it to us!"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin02a-1020x1020.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin02a-800x800.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin02a-160x160.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin02a-1536x1536.png 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin02a.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin03.png\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11905899 size-large\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin03-1020x1020.png\" alt=\"Cartoon: Williams faced discrimination back in the U.S. Cartoon shows him digging a ditch for East Bay Municipal Utility District since no one would hire a black man for his engineering degree.\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin03-1020x1020.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin03-800x800.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin03-160x160.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin03-1536x1536.png 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin03.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin04a.png\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11906065 size-large\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin04a-1020x1020.png\" alt=\"Cartoon: a plane soars over clouds, Archie Williams pictured below in a flight helmet with goggles. Williams learned to fly at the Oakland Airport and went on to help teach Tuskegee Airmen how to fly.\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin04a-1020x1020.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin04a-800x800.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin04a-160x160.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin04a-1536x1536.png 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin04a.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin05.png\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11905901 size-large\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin05-1020x1020.png\" alt='Cartoon: an older Williams writes on a weather map. Text: After a career as an Air Force meteorologist... he became a much-loved math and computer science teacher in Marin & coached track & field at what is now called \"Archie Williams High School.\"' width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin05-1020x1020.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin05-800x800.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin05-160x160.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin05-1536x1536.png 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin05.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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So he dug ditches for the East Bay Municipal Utility District.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The life story of Archie Williams is filled with highs and lows and, most of all, perseverance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He went on to learn to fly, \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/02/28/little-told-story-tuskegee-weathermen/\">helped teach the Tuskegee Airmen to fly during World War II and had a career as an Air Force meteorologist\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1993/06/26/a-hero-of-berlin-olympics-dies/5bbcabc6-c29d-447c-86fe-46bf529c1c03/\">Williams died in 1993\u003c/a>. Just last year, San Anselmo's Sir Francis Drake High School \u003ca href=\"https://marinmagazine.com/community/who-was-archie-williams-the-story-behind-the-renaming-of-a-san-anselmo-high-school/\">was renamed Archie Williams High School\u003c/a> in honor of the man who was a beloved math and computer science teacher at the school for over 20 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Once you learn about Williams's incredible life, then the life of a 14th-century human trafficker from England — whose name the school used to bear — doesn't seem so worthy of honor, even if he did sail around the world.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(For an even more detailed account of Archie Williams's life, I highly recommend reading \u003ca href=\"https://digitalassets.lib.berkeley.edu/rohoia/ucb/text/joyofflyingthe00willrich.pdf\">this oral history from UC Berkeley's \"Black Alumni Series.\"\u003c/a>)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin01.png\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11905897 size-large\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin01-1020x1020.png\" alt=\"Cartoon: shows Archie Williams wearing his Olympic gold medal. He got a degree from UC Berkeley in engineering, ran track and went on to win a gold medal at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin.\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin01-1020x1020.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin01-800x800.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin01-160x160.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin01-1536x1536.png 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin02a.png\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11906063 size-large\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin02a-1020x1020.png\" alt=\"Cartoon: Archie Williams with Nazi flags and crowds in the background. Williams says, "I was aware of their super race, whatever, 'Aryan Supremacy,' but they didn't prove it to us!"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin02a-1020x1020.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin02a-800x800.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin02a-160x160.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin02a-1536x1536.png 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin02a.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin03.png\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11905899 size-large\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin03-1020x1020.png\" alt=\"Cartoon: Williams faced discrimination back in the U.S. Cartoon shows him digging a ditch for East Bay Municipal Utility District since no one would hire a black man for his engineering degree.\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin03-1020x1020.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin03-800x800.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin03-160x160.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin03-1536x1536.png 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin03.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin04a.png\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11906065 size-large\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin04a-1020x1020.png\" alt=\"Cartoon: a plane soars over clouds, Archie Williams pictured below in a flight helmet with goggles. Williams learned to fly at the Oakland Airport and went on to help teach Tuskegee Airmen how to fly.\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin04a-1020x1020.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin04a-800x800.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin04a-160x160.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin04a-1536x1536.png 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin04a.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin05.png\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11905901 size-large\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin05-1020x1020.png\" alt='Cartoon: an older Williams writes on a weather map. Text: After a career as an Air Force meteorologist... he became a much-loved math and computer science teacher in Marin & coached track & field at what is now called \"Archie Williams High School.\"' width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin05-1020x1020.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin05-800x800.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin05-160x160.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin05-1536x1536.png 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/archiewilliams_fin05.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://olympics.com/en/beijing-2022/#:~:text=When%20is%20the%20next%20Winter,scheduled%20for%2020%20February%202022.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">24th Winter Olympics\u003c/a> are unfolding in Beijing right now with endless hours of coverage and athlete profiles. It’s a much bigger event than the winter games held in the Tahoe valley back in 1960. At that time, there were no huge ski resorts and bustling crowds. The Olympics jump-started Tahoe’s reputation as a winter sports destination.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[baycuriouspodcastinfo]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Osvaldo and Eddy Ancinas live in Olympic Valley near Lake Tahoe — right where the \u003ca href=\"https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/squaw-valley-1960\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1960 Olympics\u003c/a> took place. Both remember those winter games as if they were yesterday. Back then, \u003ca href=\"https://olympics.com/en/athletes/osvaldo-a-ancinas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Osvaldo\u003c/a> was a dashing member of Argentina’s ski team, who competed in three alpine events — downhill, giant slalom and slalom. Eddy was one of the young multilingual women employed to make the visiting dignitaries feel welcome.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s like when you meet a wonderful family,” said Osvaldo, who can remember the folk song he performed at the athlete’s talent show held during the games one night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11904458\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 765px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11904458\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53559_Olympic-Athlete-Village-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"765\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53559_Olympic-Athlete-Village-qut.jpg 765w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53559_Olympic-Athlete-Village-qut-160x161.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Olympic Village, 1960. The complex housed athletes and was mostly off-limits to others. \u003ccite>(Courtesy Bill Briner)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Outsized and lasting impact\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The Ancinases said the 1960 Olympics weren’t just memorable for the people who were there, like them. The event also had an outsized and lasting impact worldwide because of the many firsts and innovations that happened there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Technologies that we consider commonplace today, like instant replay and a first-of-its-kind refrigeration mechanism for the speed-skating oval, were pioneered or developed at those games. Also, this was the first time the Olympics were televised live nationwide. CBS bought the exclusive rights for $50,000, and Walter Cronkite reported live throughout the event.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11904460\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11904460\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53562_Disney-qut-800x790.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"790\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53562_Disney-qut-800x790.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53562_Disney-qut-1020x1008.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53562_Disney-qut-160x158.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53562_Disney-qut-1536x1518.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53562_Disney-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pageantry chair Walt Disney at the 1960 Olympics. \u003ccite>(Courtesy Bill Briner)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Walt Disney himself \u003c/a>was the pageantry chair. The entertainment king and winter sports enthusiast turned the event into a theatrical extravaganza worthy of TV.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Disney’s team booked choirs and bands to play in Olympic Village and created giant, white statues of athletes that looked like they were carved out of ice (though in reality they were fashioned from wire and papier-mâché). At various points they released fireworks, balloons and even pigeons into the sky.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Eddy Ancinas said the event took on an almost supernatural quality under Disney’s direction, especially after a heavy snowstorm delayed the start of the opening ceremony.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11904461\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11904461\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53561_Sculpture-1-qut-800x1007.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1007\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53561_Sculpture-1-qut-800x1007.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53561_Sculpture-1-qut-1020x1284.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53561_Sculpture-1-qut-160x201.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53561_Sculpture-1-qut-1221x1536.jpg 1221w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53561_Sculpture-1-qut.jpg 1498w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of the massive athlete sculptures created by Walt Disney’s team for the 1960 Olympics. \u003ccite>(Courtesy Bill Briner)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The blizzard suddenly ended, the sun came out and the sky was blue,” she said. “It was kind of like maybe God had a hand in this or something.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Myth-making vs. lost reality\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The weather wasn’t the only element to give the 1960 Olympics an almost mythological aura. Another is the U.S. men’s ice hockey team’s triumph against the fearsome Soviets — a big deal during the Cold War.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11904386\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 540px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11904386\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53532_Squaw-Valley-US-Russia-Final_Buzzer-1960-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53532_Squaw-Valley-US-Russia-Final_Buzzer-1960-qut.jpg 540w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53532_Squaw-Valley-US-Russia-Final_Buzzer-1960-qut-160x94.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Historic ice hockey game between the U.S. and Soviet Union at the 1960 Olympics. The U.S. won 3-2. \u003ccite>(Wikimedia Commons)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And then there’s the narrative about how the games even made it to an obscure corner (at the time) of the Sierra Nevada in the first place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a David and Goliath story,” said Eddy, who wrote \u003ca href=\"https://www.talesfromtwovalleysbook.com/book/\">a 2019 book about the region’s ski history\u003c/a>. “There was nothing there, so they had a clean slate. To make that into an Olympic site was quite a feat.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But what tends to get lost in accounts of the 1960 Olympic Games is the fact that they took place on unceded Indigenous lands — stolen land that had belonged to Native people for thousands of years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People view this land as pristine and untouched,” said Herman Fillmore, culture and language resources director for the \u003ca href=\"https://washoetribe.us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California\u003c/a>. “But this land was actually shaped by Indigenous peoples and our cultures.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the time of the Olympics, Fillmore said his tribe was in the middle of a \u003ca href=\"https://www.onlinenevada.org/articles/washoe-tribe-indian-claims-commission\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">decades-long lawsuit against the federal government\u003c/a> for the theft of roughly 6 million acres of Washoe lands, including the area where the Olympics were held. The Washoe had never formally entered into a treaty nor received compensation for land occupied by the United States.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“While Washoe people were undergoing a court case to gain any sort of restitution for the taking of our land, we coincidentally have the 1960 Olympics, where other nations are freely welcome to Washoe homelands, a place that Washoe people were no longer allowed to be,” Fillmore said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11904384\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11904384\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53530_library-of-congress-1866-washoe-indians-valley-of-lake-tahoe-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"569\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53530_library-of-congress-1866-washoe-indians-valley-of-lake-tahoe-qut.jpg 640w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53530_library-of-congress-1866-washoe-indians-valley-of-lake-tahoe-qut-160x142.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Washoe tribespeople in their ancestral lands in the valley of Lake Tahoe. \u003ccite>(Library of Congress)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Both the tribe and local historians say the organizers of the Olympic Games did not consult Washoe people about their plans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To make matters worse, owners named the resort that hosted the games Squaw Valley, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13885276/squaw-valley-ski-resort-will-change-its-name\">a racist and misogynistic term used for Indigenous women\u003c/a>. European settlers had given the land that name in the mid-19th century.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The resort kept the name until September 2021, when \u003ca href=\"https://www.palisadestahoe.com/new-name\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">management rebranded it Palisades Tahoe\u003c/a>. Tribal members had been asking for the derogatory name to be removed for years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The renaming of Palisades was long overdue,” said Fillmore.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>The 1960 Olympic story\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Most historical accounts of the Tahoe Olympics begin with a picture of a sparkling white landscape, practically untouched by human hands.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There was almost nothing here: one lift, two rope tows, a lodge and a dirt road leading to it off the highway. And there were only two year-round families that lived in the valley itself,” said \u003ca href=\"http://www.tahoefacts.com/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David Antonucci\u003c/a>, an avid cross-country skier, long-time Tahoe resident and author of the book “\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002Y5VTCC/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Snowball’s Chance: The Story of the 1960 Olympic Winter Games\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Tahoe Olympic story began in the waning days of 1954.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Alex Cushing, who is a co-founder of what was then known as the Squaw Valley ski area, was reading the paper,” said Antonucci. “And he saw that the city of Reno was submitting a bid to host the 1960 Winter Olympics.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That was all it took to give Cushing the improbable idea of pitching his own little ski resort as a contender for the privilege of hosting the 1960 Olympics, said Antonucci.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He thought, ‘Heck, Squaw Valley is a better mountain. I’ve got better conditions here. I wonder if I could submit a bid and just get some publicity for it?'”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cushing was a Harvard-educated lawyer with many rich and powerful friends. He hurriedly put together a proposal, got financial backing from the California state Legislature, and traveled to New York to pitch the U.S. Olympic Committee.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“And much to the surprise of everybody, the U.S. Olympic Committee decided to nominate Squaw Valley to host the 1960 Winter Olympics,” Antonucci said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11904462\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 755px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11904462\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53560_Opening-2-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"755\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53560_Opening-2-qut.jpg 755w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53560_Opening-2-qut-160x163.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A view of the opening ceremonies at the 1960 Olympics. \u003ccite>(Courtesy Bill Briner)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But Cushing still had to go to Paris and convince the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that Tahoe should host the Games. Even though by this point he had the support of both the state of California and the U.S. federal government, his chances of winning looked pretty slim.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He’s being told, ‘Forget it. You’ve got no chance. You’re just wasting your time,'” said Antonucci. “People in the Olympic orbit said, ‘Innsbruck, Austria, has it tied up.'”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Cushing and his team didn’t give up. They started working their contacts around the globe. The lobbying effort included the then-unorthodox step of printing their proposal in Spanish — not just the official Olympic languages of English and French. [emailsignup newslettername=\"baycurious\" align=\"right\"]“He actually traveled or had representatives travel to South America to visit with IOC representatives that normally wouldn’t be interested in the Winter Olympics to get their support and make sure they would be in attendance and could vote,” Antonucci said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And it worked.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After two nail-biting rounds of voting, California prevailed, beating Innsbruck by just a couple of votes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The world was shocked,” said Antonucci, adding that another year would pass before the IOC definitively green-lit Cushing’s winning bid, asking him to raise several million dollars in funding first.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Disappearing history\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you visit \u003ca href=\"https://www.palisadestahoe.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Palisades Tahoe\u003c/a>, the massive white mountains set against the limitless blue sky are just as awe-striking today as they likely were back in 1960. Antonucci points out where some of the Olympic races took place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If we look up this canyon here, this was the men’s downhill course,” he said. “It started up on that peak, which is called Palisades.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And the Olympic logo, with its five, colorful interlocking circles symbolizing global unity, is a favorite location for a photo opp.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But only a smattering of the original Olympic era structures remain. One such building is the Olympic Village Lodge, part of the complex that was used to house the athletes for the duration of the games.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Olympic Village Lodge’s cavernous dining hall is where the athletes came together to socialize, eat and enjoy evening performances by some of the leading acts of the day like Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Walt Disney arranged for entertainment every night, and that was held in this room,” said Antonucci.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11904380\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11904380\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53529_olympic-village-lodge-dining-hall-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53529_olympic-village-lodge-dining-hall-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53529_olympic-village-lodge-dining-hall-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53529_olympic-village-lodge-dining-hall-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53529_olympic-village-lodge-dining-hall-qut-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53529_olympic-village-lodge-dining-hall-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inside the dining room at Olympic Village Lodge, one of just a few spaces built for the 1960 Olympics that remain at Palisades Tahoe. \u003ccite>(Chloe Veltman/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But this historic building, like most of the others still standing at Palisades Tahoe, isn’t in great shape. The dining room roof is currently propped up by steel columns, following snow damage from a few years ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“After the Olympics, the facilities were originally to be operated by the state of California through its Department of Parks and Recreation as a public winter recreation site,” said Antonucci. “But it never became viable.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Antonucci said the state eventually sold the buildings off bit by bit to developers and investors, until it all ended up under control of a privately owned resort.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>New developments\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The current resort owner, \u003ca href=\"https://www.alterramtnco.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alterra Mountain Company\u003c/a>, proposed a \u003ca href=\"https://www.placer.ca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/9344/Specific-Plan-for-Village-at-Squaw-Valley-PDF\">plan in 2016 to demolish the historic buildings\u003c/a> in order to make way for new development, including high-rise hotels and an indoor waterpark.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Local anti-development activists managed to stall these plans in court last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[baycuriouspodcastinfo]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People who really value the sense of place that we still feel in the Tahoe Sierra are working together to demand something better,” said Tom Mooers, executive director of the Nevada City-based conservation group \u003ca href=\"https://www.sierrawatch.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sierra Watch\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are committed to carrying out a responsible development project,” said \u003ca href=\"https://blog.palisadestahoe.com/press/dee-byrne-named-president-coo-of-squaw-valley-alpine-meadows/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Palisades Tahoe President and COO Dee Byrne\u003c/a> in an email. “This project will provide significant benefits to our community, such as new jobs, increased tax revenue, new affordable housing units and millions in funds for conservation and transit to Olympic Valley and the region. Unfortunately, due to the 2021 court decision, we will now have to wait longer to see those benefits come to fruition and begin to serve our community.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Regardless of what happens next in court, David Antonucci is resigned to the idea that eventually the historic buildings will likely come down. He expressed sadness, but said the structures mostly fall short of current ADA and energy conservation standards.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Something has to happen,” Antonucci said. “These buildings are at the end of their useful life.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Olympic future at Tahoe\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Ever since the 1980s, a variety of local groups, such as the \u003ca href=\"https://www.renotahoewintergames.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reno Tahoe Winter Games Coalition\u003c/a>, have been working to bring the Olympics back to the Sierra Nevada.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The most recent efforts fell by the wayside in 2018. But that doesn’t put a definitive end to the possibility of the games returning at some point down the line.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11904381\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11904381 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53528_eddy-osvaldo-and-dave-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53528_eddy-osvaldo-and-dave-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53528_eddy-osvaldo-and-dave-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53528_eddy-osvaldo-and-dave-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53528_eddy-osvaldo-and-dave-qut-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53528_eddy-osvaldo-and-dave-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eddy Ancinas, David Antonucci and Osvaldo Ancinas in Tahoe City. \u003ccite>(Chloe Veltman/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The idea, however, holds little interest for Eddy and Osvaldo Ancinas, even though they hold cherished memories of the 1960 event.\u003cbr>\n\u003cbr>\n“It’s just so different right now,” said Osvaldo. “The cost is going to be horrible. Billions.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So many people,” said Eddy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the meantime, the couple, together with David Antonucci, are part of a group working to salvage the region’s Olympic history as best as they can. They’re planning to build a \u003ca href=\"https://www.thesnowmuseum.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">20,000-square-foot museum\u003c/a> at the entrance to Olympic Valley, right where the Olympic torch still burns.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[baycuriousquestion]\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://olympics.com/en/beijing-2022/#:~:text=When%20is%20the%20next%20Winter,scheduled%20for%2020%20February%202022.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">24th Winter Olympics\u003c/a> are unfolding in Beijing right now with endless hours of coverage and athlete profiles. It’s a much bigger event than the winter games held in the Tahoe valley back in 1960. At that time, there were no huge ski resorts and bustling crowds. The Olympics jump-started Tahoe’s reputation as a winter sports destination.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003caside class=\"alignleft utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__bayCuriousPodcastShortcode__bayCurious\">\u003cimg src=https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/bayCuriousLogo.png alt=\"Bay Curious Podcast\" loading=\"lazy\" />\n \u003ca href=\"/news/series/baycurious\">Bay Curious\u003c/a> is a podcast that answers your questions about the Bay Area.\n Subscribe on \u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bay-curious/id1172473406\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apple Podcasts\u003c/a>,\n \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/podcasts/500557090/bay-curious\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NPR One\u003c/a> or your favorite podcast platform.\u003c/aside>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Osvaldo and Eddy Ancinas live in Olympic Valley near Lake Tahoe — right where the \u003ca href=\"https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/squaw-valley-1960\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1960 Olympics\u003c/a> took place. Both remember those winter games as if they were yesterday. Back then, \u003ca href=\"https://olympics.com/en/athletes/osvaldo-a-ancinas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Osvaldo\u003c/a> was a dashing member of Argentina’s ski team, who competed in three alpine events — downhill, giant slalom and slalom. Eddy was one of the young multilingual women employed to make the visiting dignitaries feel welcome.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s like when you meet a wonderful family,” said Osvaldo, who can remember the folk song he performed at the athlete’s talent show held during the games one night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11904458\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 765px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11904458\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53559_Olympic-Athlete-Village-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"765\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53559_Olympic-Athlete-Village-qut.jpg 765w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53559_Olympic-Athlete-Village-qut-160x161.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Olympic Village, 1960. The complex housed athletes and was mostly off-limits to others. \u003ccite>(Courtesy Bill Briner)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Outsized and lasting impact\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The Ancinases said the 1960 Olympics weren’t just memorable for the people who were there, like them. The event also had an outsized and lasting impact worldwide because of the many firsts and innovations that happened there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Technologies that we consider commonplace today, like instant replay and a first-of-its-kind refrigeration mechanism for the speed-skating oval, were pioneered or developed at those games. Also, this was the first time the Olympics were televised live nationwide. CBS bought the exclusive rights for $50,000, and Walter Cronkite reported live throughout the event.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11904460\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11904460\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53562_Disney-qut-800x790.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"790\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53562_Disney-qut-800x790.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53562_Disney-qut-1020x1008.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53562_Disney-qut-160x158.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53562_Disney-qut-1536x1518.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53562_Disney-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pageantry chair Walt Disney at the 1960 Olympics. \u003ccite>(Courtesy Bill Briner)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Walt Disney himself \u003c/a>was the pageantry chair. The entertainment king and winter sports enthusiast turned the event into a theatrical extravaganza worthy of TV.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Disney’s team booked choirs and bands to play in Olympic Village and created giant, white statues of athletes that looked like they were carved out of ice (though in reality they were fashioned from wire and papier-mâché). At various points they released fireworks, balloons and even pigeons into the sky.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Eddy Ancinas said the event took on an almost supernatural quality under Disney’s direction, especially after a heavy snowstorm delayed the start of the opening ceremony.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11904461\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11904461\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53561_Sculpture-1-qut-800x1007.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1007\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53561_Sculpture-1-qut-800x1007.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53561_Sculpture-1-qut-1020x1284.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53561_Sculpture-1-qut-160x201.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53561_Sculpture-1-qut-1221x1536.jpg 1221w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53561_Sculpture-1-qut.jpg 1498w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of the massive athlete sculptures created by Walt Disney’s team for the 1960 Olympics. \u003ccite>(Courtesy Bill Briner)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The blizzard suddenly ended, the sun came out and the sky was blue,” she said. “It was kind of like maybe God had a hand in this or something.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Myth-making vs. lost reality\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The weather wasn’t the only element to give the 1960 Olympics an almost mythological aura. Another is the U.S. men’s ice hockey team’s triumph against the fearsome Soviets — a big deal during the Cold War.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11904386\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 540px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11904386\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53532_Squaw-Valley-US-Russia-Final_Buzzer-1960-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53532_Squaw-Valley-US-Russia-Final_Buzzer-1960-qut.jpg 540w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53532_Squaw-Valley-US-Russia-Final_Buzzer-1960-qut-160x94.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Historic ice hockey game between the U.S. and Soviet Union at the 1960 Olympics. The U.S. won 3-2. \u003ccite>(Wikimedia Commons)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And then there’s the narrative about how the games even made it to an obscure corner (at the time) of the Sierra Nevada in the first place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a David and Goliath story,” said Eddy, who wrote \u003ca href=\"https://www.talesfromtwovalleysbook.com/book/\">a 2019 book about the region’s ski history\u003c/a>. “There was nothing there, so they had a clean slate. To make that into an Olympic site was quite a feat.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But what tends to get lost in accounts of the 1960 Olympic Games is the fact that they took place on unceded Indigenous lands — stolen land that had belonged to Native people for thousands of years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People view this land as pristine and untouched,” said Herman Fillmore, culture and language resources director for the \u003ca href=\"https://washoetribe.us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California\u003c/a>. “But this land was actually shaped by Indigenous peoples and our cultures.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the time of the Olympics, Fillmore said his tribe was in the middle of a \u003ca href=\"https://www.onlinenevada.org/articles/washoe-tribe-indian-claims-commission\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">decades-long lawsuit against the federal government\u003c/a> for the theft of roughly 6 million acres of Washoe lands, including the area where the Olympics were held. The Washoe had never formally entered into a treaty nor received compensation for land occupied by the United States.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“While Washoe people were undergoing a court case to gain any sort of restitution for the taking of our land, we coincidentally have the 1960 Olympics, where other nations are freely welcome to Washoe homelands, a place that Washoe people were no longer allowed to be,” Fillmore said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11904384\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11904384\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53530_library-of-congress-1866-washoe-indians-valley-of-lake-tahoe-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"569\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53530_library-of-congress-1866-washoe-indians-valley-of-lake-tahoe-qut.jpg 640w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53530_library-of-congress-1866-washoe-indians-valley-of-lake-tahoe-qut-160x142.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Washoe tribespeople in their ancestral lands in the valley of Lake Tahoe. \u003ccite>(Library of Congress)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Both the tribe and local historians say the organizers of the Olympic Games did not consult Washoe people about their plans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To make matters worse, owners named the resort that hosted the games Squaw Valley, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13885276/squaw-valley-ski-resort-will-change-its-name\">a racist and misogynistic term used for Indigenous women\u003c/a>. European settlers had given the land that name in the mid-19th century.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The resort kept the name until September 2021, when \u003ca href=\"https://www.palisadestahoe.com/new-name\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">management rebranded it Palisades Tahoe\u003c/a>. Tribal members had been asking for the derogatory name to be removed for years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The renaming of Palisades was long overdue,” said Fillmore.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>The 1960 Olympic story\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Most historical accounts of the Tahoe Olympics begin with a picture of a sparkling white landscape, practically untouched by human hands.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There was almost nothing here: one lift, two rope tows, a lodge and a dirt road leading to it off the highway. And there were only two year-round families that lived in the valley itself,” said \u003ca href=\"http://www.tahoefacts.com/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David Antonucci\u003c/a>, an avid cross-country skier, long-time Tahoe resident and author of the book “\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002Y5VTCC/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Snowball’s Chance: The Story of the 1960 Olympic Winter Games\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Tahoe Olympic story began in the waning days of 1954.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Alex Cushing, who is a co-founder of what was then known as the Squaw Valley ski area, was reading the paper,” said Antonucci. “And he saw that the city of Reno was submitting a bid to host the 1960 Winter Olympics.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That was all it took to give Cushing the improbable idea of pitching his own little ski resort as a contender for the privilege of hosting the 1960 Olympics, said Antonucci.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He thought, ‘Heck, Squaw Valley is a better mountain. I’ve got better conditions here. I wonder if I could submit a bid and just get some publicity for it?'”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cushing was a Harvard-educated lawyer with many rich and powerful friends. He hurriedly put together a proposal, got financial backing from the California state Legislature, and traveled to New York to pitch the U.S. Olympic Committee.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“And much to the surprise of everybody, the U.S. Olympic Committee decided to nominate Squaw Valley to host the 1960 Winter Olympics,” Antonucci said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11904462\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 755px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11904462\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53560_Opening-2-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"755\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53560_Opening-2-qut.jpg 755w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53560_Opening-2-qut-160x163.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A view of the opening ceremonies at the 1960 Olympics. \u003ccite>(Courtesy Bill Briner)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But Cushing still had to go to Paris and convince the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that Tahoe should host the Games. 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Antonucci points out where some of the Olympic races took place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If we look up this canyon here, this was the men’s downhill course,” he said. “It started up on that peak, which is called Palisades.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And the Olympic logo, with its five, colorful interlocking circles symbolizing global unity, is a favorite location for a photo opp.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But only a smattering of the original Olympic era structures remain. One such building is the Olympic Village Lodge, part of the complex that was used to house the athletes for the duration of the games.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Olympic Village Lodge’s cavernous dining hall is where the athletes came together to socialize, eat and enjoy evening performances by some of the leading acts of the day like Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Walt Disney arranged for entertainment every night, and that was held in this room,” said Antonucci.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11904380\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11904380\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53529_olympic-village-lodge-dining-hall-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53529_olympic-village-lodge-dining-hall-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53529_olympic-village-lodge-dining-hall-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53529_olympic-village-lodge-dining-hall-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53529_olympic-village-lodge-dining-hall-qut-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53529_olympic-village-lodge-dining-hall-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inside the dining room at Olympic Village Lodge, one of just a few spaces built for the 1960 Olympics that remain at Palisades Tahoe. \u003ccite>(Chloe Veltman/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But this historic building, like most of the others still standing at Palisades Tahoe, isn’t in great shape. The dining room roof is currently propped up by steel columns, following snow damage from a few years ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“After the Olympics, the facilities were originally to be operated by the state of California through its Department of Parks and Recreation as a public winter recreation site,” said Antonucci. “But it never became viable.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Antonucci said the state eventually sold the buildings off bit by bit to developers and investors, until it all ended up under control of a privately owned resort.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>New developments\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The current resort owner, \u003ca href=\"https://www.alterramtnco.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alterra Mountain Company\u003c/a>, proposed a \u003ca href=\"https://www.placer.ca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/9344/Specific-Plan-for-Village-at-Squaw-Valley-PDF\">plan in 2016 to demolish the historic buildings\u003c/a> in order to make way for new development, including high-rise hotels and an indoor waterpark.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Local anti-development activists managed to stall these plans in court last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003caside class=\"alignleft utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__bayCuriousPodcastShortcode__bayCurious\">\u003cimg src=https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/bayCuriousLogo.png alt=\"Bay Curious Podcast\" loading=\"lazy\" />\n \u003ca href=\"/news/series/baycurious\">Bay Curious\u003c/a> is a podcast that answers your questions about the Bay Area.\n Subscribe on \u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bay-curious/id1172473406\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apple Podcasts\u003c/a>,\n \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/podcasts/500557090/bay-curious\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NPR One\u003c/a> or your favorite podcast platform.\u003c/aside>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People who really value the sense of place that we still feel in the Tahoe Sierra are working together to demand something better,” said Tom Mooers, executive director of the Nevada City-based conservation group \u003ca href=\"https://www.sierrawatch.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sierra Watch\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are committed to carrying out a responsible development project,” said \u003ca href=\"https://blog.palisadestahoe.com/press/dee-byrne-named-president-coo-of-squaw-valley-alpine-meadows/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Palisades Tahoe President and COO Dee Byrne\u003c/a> in an email. “This project will provide significant benefits to our community, such as new jobs, increased tax revenue, new affordable housing units and millions in funds for conservation and transit to Olympic Valley and the region. 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But that doesn’t put a definitive end to the possibility of the games returning at some point down the line.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11904381\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11904381 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53528_eddy-osvaldo-and-dave-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53528_eddy-osvaldo-and-dave-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53528_eddy-osvaldo-and-dave-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53528_eddy-osvaldo-and-dave-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53528_eddy-osvaldo-and-dave-qut-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53528_eddy-osvaldo-and-dave-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eddy Ancinas, David Antonucci and Osvaldo Ancinas in Tahoe City. \u003ccite>(Chloe Veltman/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The idea, however, holds little interest for Eddy and Osvaldo Ancinas, even though they hold cherished memories of the 1960 event.\u003cbr>\n\u003cbr>\n“It’s just so different right now,” said Osvaldo. “The cost is going to be horrible. 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"content": "\u003cp>Carissa Moore wore a white and yellow plumeria pinned next to her ear for her victory-lap interviews after making history as the first Olympic gold medalist at \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/2020-tokyo-olympics-lifestyle-sports-science-surfing-122d0d99a0b6b37abfc3ad6ab6091f60\">surfing’s historic debut\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her mother — crowned the Honolulu Lei Queen in 2016 — had given her the flower hair clip before she left for Tokyo to remind the only \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/2020-tokyo-olympics-games-racial-injustice-hawaii-surfing-5048591ab4620f8796a08ff54331fec0\">Native Hawaiian Olympic\u003c/a> surfer of where she came from.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At this pinnacle point, Moore is still in disbelief when she’s compared to Duke Kahanamoku, the godfather of modern surfing who is memorialized in Hawaii with a cherished monument.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t think I’ll have a statue,” Moore said, grinning from ear to ear while her body bobbed into a quiet giggle at the suggestion. “Gosh, there’s only a few people in Hawaii that I think deserve that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As celebrated at home as she is loved by fans and peers around the world, it was a characteristically modest statement from one of the world’s greatest surfers after she took home gold in the sport’s inaugural Olympic competition.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The methodical Moore found her rhythm with the ocean to deliver the kind of standout, power-surfing performance that has defined her career. The picture-perfect ending even included a rainbow that popped into the sky as she shredded waves in the final against South African rival Bianca Buitendag.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Moore has now become a realization of Kahanamoku’s dream, at once the symbol of the sport’s very best and a validating force for an Indigenous community that still struggles with its complex history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11883965\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11883965\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/GettyImages-1330874132-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/GettyImages-1330874132-1.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/GettyImages-1330874132-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/GettyImages-1330874132-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/GettyImages-1330874132-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/GettyImages-1330874132-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carissa Moore of Team United States surfs during the Gold Medal match against Bianca Buitendag of Team South Africa on day 4 of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach on July 27, 2021 in Ichinomiya, Chiba, Japan. \u003ccite>(Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It’s a reclaiming of that sport for our native community,” said Kūhiō Lewis, president of the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, which convenes the largest annual gathering of Native Hawaiians.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lewis said all the locals he knew were texting each other during the competition, glued to the TV and elated, even relieved, by Moore’s “surreal” win. He called it a “come to home moment” for a community that may never reconcile its dispossession.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After centuries of colonization by various European settlers, Hawaii was annexed by the United States in 1898 after the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy by U.S.-backed forces in 1893.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“At times, we’re an invisible people. We’re lumped into other ethnic groups. Our sport is being defined by other groups. This puts it into perspective,” Lewis said. “It feels like an emerging of a people, of a native community that has been invisible to many.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All eyes were on Moore when the Tokyo Games began, not only because she was the medal favorite as the reigning world champion but also because she was competing for the United States. Until then, Moore had always surfed for Hawaii in the professional World Surf League, which recognizes it as a “sovereign surfing nation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Moore is biracial and grew up in the only majority Asian American and Pacific Islander state in the United States. Her white father, of Irish and German ancestry, taught her how to surf. Her mother is ethnically Native Hawaiian and Filipino and was adopted and raised in a Chinese-American family.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m proud to be representing the USA, but specifically the islands of Hawaii because there are just so many different kinds of people there, and I feel like such a connection to all of them,” Moore said. “And I wouldn’t be where I am today without the community of people that have really raised me.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/rissmoore10/status/1422238730539048982\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>In the video above, surfer Carissa Moore shares a video of her surfing and childhood photos.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaii this week honored both Moore and Kahanamoku on the Senate floor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s a saying that the best surfer is the person having the most fun, and that’s unquestionably the case with Carissa,” Schatz said. “She’s an intense competitor who wants to win every event she enters, but also one who wants to see her opponents — and more importantly the sport of surfing itself — succeed.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=\"news_11881139\" label=\"More Olympic Surfing Coverage\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kahanamoku was among the first athletes to break sports’ color barrier as an Olympic swimmer who medaled five times. It was at the 1912 Summer Games in Stockholm that he first pushed the International Olympic Committee to include surfing, though it was virtually unknown outside of his native Hawaii back then.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hawaii’s most famous son then dedicated his life to promoting surfing and his homeland, famously introducing the sport via exhibitions in places from California to New Jersey, Australia and Europe. Kahanamoku was the ultimate waterman: His legacy includes popularizing flutter swimming kicks and spreading the concept of lifeguarding and water rescue to the masses. On top of that, he dabbled in Hollywood movies and served as Honolulu’s sheriff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A century later, Moore was plenty accomplished in the sport before her Olympic Games. She became the youngest ever champion at age 18, and today has four world titles in addition to being the first Olympic gold medalist in her sport. She’s also recruiting young girls to take up a sport that once very much prioritized men, and has spoken publicly about her struggles with body image and disordered eating as a teenager.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With this new global platform, Moore says she is proud of what she represents and wants to spread positivity as her idol did.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This was his dream to have surfing in the Olympics,” Moore said. “I hope I made him and my people proud.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Seattle-based AP journalist Sally Ho is on assignment at the Tokyo Olympics, covering surfing. Follow her on Twitter at \u003ca href=\"http://twitter.com/_sallyho\">http://twitter.com/_sallyho\u003c/a>. More AP Olympics: \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/hub/2020-tokyo-olympics%20and%20https://twitter.com/AP_Sports\">https://apnews.com/hub/2020-tokyo-olympics and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>Luis Grijalva — the first known DACA recipient to qualify for the Olympics — headed to Tokyo Friday to compete in next week's 5,000 meter-race, representing Guatemala.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At this time last week, the \u003ca href=\"https://nauathletics.com/sports/cross-country/roster/luis-grijalva/4953\">Northern Arizona University track star\u003c/a> wasn’t sure if U.S. immigration authorities would grant him permission to travel, despite qualifying for the race last month at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, where \u003ca href=\"https://nauathletics.com/news/2021/6/11/track-field-grijalva-grabs-second-garners-first-team-all-american-honors-in-ncaa-mens-5k.aspx\">he ran\u003c/a> an impressive 13:13.14. Only on Monday was Grijalva granted emergency permission to leave the country, after showing up in person with his attorney at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Phoenix. [pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Luis Grijalva, student at Northern Arizona University\"]'My advice to people who are in similar situations as I am, is to keep believing. Keep fighting, because even though it might seem like a big step forward ... keep working hard and believing in yourself.’[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Being able to represent Guatemala and where I was born and started — and to represent my family and generations of families born in Guatemala is pretty awesome,” said Grijalva, who came to the United States with his family when he was still a baby.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Grijalva lived in New York before moving to Fairfield, California at age three. He has fond memories of running throughout the Bay Area as a member of the track team at Armijo High School, and has dreamed of competing in the Olympics ever since joining the team his freshman year, in 2013.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Palo Alto, Stanford, Cal Berkeley — all these different places as a high schooler. It’s awesome, just thinking about it,” Grijalva told KQED this week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Growing up in the Bay Area was “pretty special,” he said. Currently a senior at Northern Arizona University, he plans to eventually move back to the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The dilemma: As a DACA recipient, Grijalva would technically be considered as self-deporting if he were to leave the U.S. without a special permit, and would likely not be allowed to come back. But the process of obtaining the necessary permissions, known as advance parole, can take months.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>News of Grijalva’s situation was first reported last week by the \u003ca href=\"https://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/story/news/2021/07/23/why-luis-grijalva-may-not-make-olympics-despite-qualifying/8065828002/\">Visalia Times Delta\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11882831\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/gettyimages-1316117823-9785a1244672d5f43cda9117af525aa5bf6a225e-1-scaled.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11882831\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/gettyimages-1316117823-9785a1244672d5f43cda9117af525aa5bf6a225e-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/gettyimages-1316117823-9785a1244672d5f43cda9117af525aa5bf6a225e-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/gettyimages-1316117823-9785a1244672d5f43cda9117af525aa5bf6a225e-1-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/gettyimages-1316117823-9785a1244672d5f43cda9117af525aa5bf6a225e-1-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/gettyimages-1316117823-9785a1244672d5f43cda9117af525aa5bf6a225e-1-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/gettyimages-1316117823-9785a1244672d5f43cda9117af525aa5bf6a225e-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/gettyimages-1316117823-9785a1244672d5f43cda9117af525aa5bf6a225e-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/gettyimages-1316117823-9785a1244672d5f43cda9117af525aa5bf6a225e-1-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Luis Grijalva of the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks finishes in ninth place during the Division I Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships held at the OSU Cross Country Course on March 15, 2021 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. \u003ccite>(Shane Bevel/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Jessica Smith Bobadilla, Grijalva’s Fresno-based attorney, helped make his Olympic trip possible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bobadilla, who has been representing immigrants and refugees for over 20 years, said Grijalva came to her for help in June.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We quickly filed as soon as we had the paperwork from his coaches and from the delegation,” she said, noting the emergency process they needed to go through to expedite his application.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But when they hadn’t heard anything by late June, Bobadilla decided she needed to do everything she could to push his application forward. Even though they didn’t have an appointment, she flew to Phoenix to show up in person at the immigration office in an effort to ensure Grijalva could make it to Tokyo in time for his qualifying race on August 3.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We almost were not allowed in,” Bobadilla said. But after contacting the offices of U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly and Rep. Tom O’Halleran — both Arizona Democrats — for help, Bobadilla said she and Grijalva were eventually able to enter the building, and after several hours, were granted the advance parole.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The future of DACA was once again put in jeopardy after a federal district judge in Texas earlier this month \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11881668/after-texas-court-ruling-whats-the-future-for-young-immigrants-and-daca-recipients\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ruled the program \u003c/a>unlawful.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.instagram.com/p/CRzgof2nI8P/\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are currently \u003ca href=\"https://www.migrationpolicy.org/programs/data-hub/deferred-action-childhood-arrivals-daca-profiles\">more than 650,000\u003c/a> DACA recipients in the U.S.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My advice to people who are in similar situations as I am, is to keep believing,” Grijalva said. “Keep fighting, because even though it might seem like a big step forward ... keep working hard and believing in yourself.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside tag=\"olympics, daca\" label=\"Related Stories\"]Grijalva hopes the Biden administration will be able to secure a pathway to citizenship or legal residency, allowing those in his situation to travel freely in and out of the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I'm only 22 years old. I still see myself running at the next games in Paris and then after that in L.A. in 2028,” he told KQED earlier this week. “It's special and I have a lot of gratitude towards everyone who helped me get here in this process.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Grijalva already been sponsored by Hoka One, a sneaker brand, and has received an outpouring of support on social media.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Bobadilla, who has been enmeshed in the DACA struggle since the program was first established by the Obama administration in 2012, Grijalva’s case underscores the urgent need for immigration reform, particularly as it applies to Dreamers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is a really important day for DACA and for Dreamers and also an illustration, and maybe yet another reason why Congress has to act on this issue effectively,” she said. “We're missing out on future Olympians and scientists and exceptional people in so many ways.”\u003cbr>\n[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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