There's gold in our mountains
Check out the Olympics and Cascades today, beautiful white robes of new snow on the jagged peaks. What you can't see in those mountains is Olympic gold. Not yet. But two local skiers, Scott Macartney and Libby Ludlow, who trained at Crystal Mountain, go for the gold this weekend. They aren’t touted as the top contenders, but in these games so far we've seen some stars fade and some new leaders emerge.
For sure what they bring will be inspiration to thousands of local kids watching them. And training their sights on Whistler, where the games will be held in four years...
With Scott and Libby, as well as with the gold medal rated U.S. snowboarders, ride the hopes of so many local kids who have grown up hiking up our Olympic Mountains, and skiing at Baker, riding at Stevens and Snoqualmie. And training at Crystal, like Libby and Scott did.
Two kids who trained at Crystal are in the Olympic games! What a boost for local skiers and snowboarders. When the Olympic games roll into Whistler, that will be gold for the Northwest!
Comments
I am so tired of hearing people rag on Lindsey for falling down in the snowboard cross. It is shameful to see how everyone treated her from the commentators to the reporters to the interview with Bob Costas. Chevy moments deal was a disgrace and only showed how cruel and rude reporters can be when they don't get what they want. Almost like little children throwing a temper tantrum. Lindsey is a world champion. No matter what happened at the end of the race. It is a disgrace to keep going over and over again what happened. I'm sure that she feels bad enough. Reporters shouldn't be adding to it. I don't hear anyone ragging on Bode Miller for not doing well. Lindsey at least got a silver. Lay off and act like responsible journalists or go ahead and join the ranks of the poparrazi. Whatever but it makes it so that no one wants to watch NBC anymore for anything. We are not proud of your actions NBC.
Posted by: Sarah | February 18, 2006 8:03 PM