Borda wool goes to the Olympics

A little piece of Carson Valley will make its debut at the Paris Olympics later this month.

Gardnerville’s Borda Land and Sheep Co. is one of several contributors to Shaniko Wool Co. in Oregon, which is supplying wool for Ralph Lauren’s Team USA’s opening ceremony parade uniforms for the 2024 Olympics.

Generally, Borda sheep are in the news for eating grass in the area around Carson City to prevent wildfires. But the Gardnerville company supplies wool from their sheep to a variety of outlets.

Shaniko Wool is located in Maupin, Ore.

The Borda family was featured in a documentary directed by UNR student and Douglas resident Kat Fulwider, who is among 16 Reynolds School of Journalism students heading to the Olympics this month.

Accompanied by five members of the Reynolds School faculty, the students will attend events like soccer, tennis, rugby, water polo, triathlon and more.

“In addition to in-depth coverage of the games, students will further their global journalism skills like culture reporting in foreign locales, covering gender and inclusivity and the logistics and economics of major global events,” officials said.

The Olympics were be top of mind Saturday when David and Gayle Woodruff will speak on “Going for the Gold: The 1960 Winter Olympics,” at the Dangberg Historic Home Ranch.

The Woodruffs are the authors of several books on Eastern Sierra history, as well as presenters of a variety of local history programs.

Coverage of the 33rd Olympics will be live and on-demand on NBC and will be available to Spectrum video subscribers.