Kikkan Randall, the Anchorage cross-country skiing superstar who won a gold medal at the 2018 Games, will also be participating in this year’s Olympics — albeit from a broadcast booth in Stamford, Connecticut.Randall has been hired by NBC as an expert analyst for the network’s broadcasts of cross-country skiing and biathlon races, she said in a phone interview Thursday.
Brooks, in a phone interview, said the committee selected the team during a two-hour conference call Monday. “All of my emotions are on overload,” said Halvorsen. “I am beyond proud, beyond grateful and beyond excited and honored to be on the 2022 Olympic Team.” The flip side of Thursday’s announcement are the Alaska skiers who came oh-so-close to qualifying but didn’t. That includes veterans David Norris and Logan Hanneman, who grew up in Fairbanks and train with APU, as well as their teammate Rosie Frankowski.
It’s almost easier to be farther from qualifying, she said, because then “it’s like you couldn’t have really done anything.
WitterBanter sportsadn Hey, thanks for not bragging on my post about the Maine athlete going. We can't compete!
sportsadn All 14 are vaccinated...riskmanagement.. Olympics USA GetVaxxed
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