An alpine ski racer competing at the Winter Olympics for Team USA will be doing so in a very special anniversary year. Ryan Cochran-Siegle is the sixth member of the Cochran family to race for the U.S. Olympic Alpine Ski Team. His mom, Barbara Ann, won gold in slalom in the 1972 Winter Olympics, which were held in Japan. “I…
"It sure would! I’m not making any promises, but I’m definitely working my best to try to accomplish what I can accomplish, so we’ll have to wait and see," he said.
"Whether he wins medals or not, that to me isn’t the most important thing," the 1972 gold medalist said."I want him to enjoy the experience. It’s really, really special that you get to represent the United States at the Olympics."Cochran’s Ski Area"I feel like I’m a racer every day I go down the mountain," said Paige Pemberton, a third grader at Richmond Elementary School who was skiing at Cochran’s Friday through a physical education program during the school day.
"I love the Olympics — you can’t get me away from it," the elementary schooler said of the broadcasts, adding that she has imagined being an Olympic ski racer herself one day."I dream of it every night. I think it will take a lot of practice and a lot of learning but I’m sure if I put all my hopes and dreams to it, I will complete it."
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