Celebration Tuesday at Reno-Tahoe airport for Olympic medal winner Krysta Palmer
A welcome home gathering for Olympic bronze medalist and Northern Nevada athlete Krysta Palmer and diving coach Jian LiYou will be Tuesday at Reno-Tahoe International Airport, at 2:30 p.m.
Palmer won a bronze medal in women’s 3-meter springboard diving and became the first American woman to win a medal in the event in 33 years.
The public is invited to the welcome home celebration.
Palmer grew up in Carson City, graduated Douglas High School and is a graduate of University of Nevada, Reno and Western Nevada College. Go here for a Nevada Wolfpack bio and here for a WNC writeup.