catching up with lila lapanja While others dream of powder days and apres-skiing with family and friends by glowing fireplaces, Lila Lapanja, our hometown “Diamond Girl” and World Cup Alpine ski-racing success story, has her eyes on another type of fire: laying down blazing-fast times in her upcoming World Cup races and qualifying for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China for Team USA. Lila is the reigning U.S. Nationals champion in both the Giant Slalom and Alpine-Combined disciplines. She also
currently holds the NorAm Cup Slalom Overall title and is ranked #3 in the country. Big accomplishments for the racer who launched her career right here at Diamond Peak Ski Resort as a junior racer on the Diamond Peak Ski Team. As Lila fondly recalls, “An Olympic dream began when I kicked out of the start of my first race when I was 6 years old. My father, mentor and coach, Vojko - a top ski racer from Slovenia - was the one I wanted to ski like…and to beat.”
Now Lila sets out to make that dream come true. This winter she will be training in Colorado and Europe and competing in the remaining four qualifying World Cup races in Lienz, Austria; Zagreb, Croatia; Maribor, Slovenia (Lila holds dual citizenship as a Slovenian!); and the grande dame of them all, Flachau, Austria (where she scored her career-best points and has tasted World Cup success in the past). To join Lila and obtain updates on her Olympic quest and World Cup journey, please visit her website at www. teamlila2022.com and follow her via @lilalapanja on social outlets. Go Lila! Call for a FREE in home consultation!
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