HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-01 Recognizing Vail Valley Athletes Participating in 2018 OlympicsTOWN OF VAIL`
PROCLAMATION NO. 1, SERIES OF 2018
RECOGNIZING VAIL VALLEY ATHLETES PARTICIPATING IN 2018 OLYMPICS
TO BE HELD IN PYEONGCHANG, SOUTH KOREA
WHEREAS, the XXIII Winter Olympics will be held over the course of 17 days, from
February 9-25, 2018, and the XII Paralympic Winter Games will be held from March 9-18, 2018,
in several locations across South Korea, the first time in three decades that the country will host
the games, with the opening ceremony on Feb. 9 and closing ceremony on Feb. 25, and most
snow sports events taking place in PyeongChang; and
WHEREAS, there will be an estimated 3,000 athletes from across the globe, with over
90 countries represented from regions of Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania, who will
participate in the 2018 Winter Olympics, competing in 102 events in 15 disciplines, with
additional new events as part of the Olympic programming, including Men's and Women's
Snowboard Big Air, Men's and Women's Speed Skating Mass Start, Curling Mixed Doubles,
and the Alpine Skiing Nations Team Event; and
WHEREAS, there are two hundred forty-two (242) athletes from the United States
participating in the Games, thirty-one (31) athletes from the State of Colorado, and eighteen
18) of those athletes having ties to Eagle County; these local competitors have been selected
to represent the United States and five other countries in the upcoming 2018 Olympics, and will
compete in a multitude of winter sports, such as Freestyle Skiing, Freestyle Skiing -Half pipe,
Moguls, Snowboard Cross, Downhill / Super G / Combined, Slalom / GS / Combined, Hockey,
GS Slalom, Giant Slalom, and Ski Cross; and
WHEREAS, it is a time to specially recognize not only our local Olympic contingent, but
the trainers, mentors and organization of Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; whose mission it has been
to instill the values of "character, courage and commitment" in its cultivation of numerous
champions; it is a time to commend these athletes for their countless hours of training,
acknowledge their successes and disappointments in competition, and honor them for their
incredible dedication and extended commitment to their selected winter sport; and
WHEREAS, our Vail community extends our most gracious encouragement and full
support to our Vail Valley athletes whose names follow:
and extends our best wishes to all eighteen competitors participating in the 2018 Olympics in
South Korea. The Vail Valley is so very proud of you!
Dated this 6th day of February 2018.
Vail Town Council Attest:
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Vail Valley Athletes
2018 Winter Olympics
Athlete Country Event
1 Aaron Blunck USA Freestyle Skiing
2 Annalisa Drew USA Freestyle Skiing-Halfpipe
3 Casey Andringa USA Moguls
4 Emerson Smith USA Moguls
5 Faye Gulini USA Snowboard Cross
6 Jake Pates USA Snowboard Halfpipe
7 Lindsey Vonn USA Downhill/Super G/Combined
8 Meghan Tierney USA Snowboard Cross
9 Mikaela Shiffrin USA Slalom/GS/Combined
10 Morgan Schild USA Moguls
11 Tess Johnson USA Moguls
12 Thomas Walsh USA Paralympics Alpine Skiing
13 Mike Testwuide South Korea Hockey
14 Charlie Flaherty Puerto Rico GS-Slalom
15 Rakai Tait New Zealand Snowboard Halfpipe
16 Sarah Schleper Mexico Giant Slalom
17 Chris Del Bosco Canada Ski Cross
18 Toby Dawson South Korea Coach -Moguls
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED by the Vail Town Council, that today,
Tuesday, February 6, 2018, the Town of Vail recognizes our gifted and talented local athletes