Colorado Winter Olympians Competing in Vancouver
Jeremy Abbott (Aspen, Colo.) - Figure Skating - Singles 2009 U.S. champion, 2008 Grand Prix Final gold medalist Todd Lodwick (Steamboat Springs, Colo.) - Nordic combined skier who has been named to five consecutive U.S. Olympic Teams. Lodwick wins Silver! 
Americans Brett Camerota (from left), Todd Lodwick, Johnny Spillane and Bill Demong pose with their silver medals during the medal ceremony of the men's Nordic Combined team event in Vancouver earlier this week.
Casey Puckett (Aspen, Colo.) Ski Cross - Competed in four straight Winter Games as an alpine skier. After retiring from the U.S. Alpine Ski Team in 2002 he returned to the slopes to try out ski cross, which makes its Olympic debut in Vancouver. Lanny Barnes (Durango, Colo.) US Biathlon 2002 Junior World Championship Bronze Medallist in 15K Individual and Silver in Women's Relay. Results for Lanny Barnes: | Date | Event | | Rank | Results |
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| Sat, Feb 13 - 1:00p | 7.5km Sprint | | 78 | 23:26.0 | | Thu, Feb 18 - 10:20a | 15km Individual | | 23 | 43:31.8 | | Tue, Feb 23 - 11:30a | 4 x 6km Relay | | 17 | 1:15:47.5 |
Michelle Roark (Denver, Colo) Freestyle skiing - moguls 
Results for Michelle Roark: | Date | Round | Result |
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| 02/13 | Women's Moguls Final | 15.90 | | 02/13 | Women's Moguls Qualification | 23.98 (7th - Qualified) |
Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) Alpine race 
Vonn wins GOLD! Lindsey Vonn won the Olympic Downhill Gold today (Wednesday). Her best friend Julia Mancuso took the silver for US Olympic team. Vonn said. "I can't stop crying . . This is everything that I ever wanted and hoped for. I had a lot of ups and downs in my career. Standing here today at the finish and to win, is amazing." It's only the third time two Americans have finished 1-2 in an Olympic Alpine race, and the first time in 26 years. Complete Results for Vonn: | Date | Event | | Rank | Results |
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| Mon, Feb 15 - 10:00a | Downhill (Training Run 1) | | 1 | 1:30.75 | | Mon, Feb 15 - 1:00p | Downhill (Training Run 2) | | 20 | 18.52 | | Tue, Feb 16 - 11:00a | Downhill (Training Run 3) | | | | | Wed, Feb 17 - 11:00a | Downhill | Gold
| 1 | 1:44.19 | | Fri, Feb 26 - 10:00a | Slalom, Run 1 of 2 | | | | | Wed, Feb 24 - 10:00a | Giant Slalom, Run 1 of 2 | | | | | Thu, Feb 25 - 9:30a | Giant Slalom, Run 2 of 2 | | | | | Sat, Feb 20 - 10:00a | Super-G | Bronze
| 3 | 1:20.88 | | Thu, Feb 11 - 10:00a | Super-Combined, Downhill (Training Run 1) | | | | | Fri, Feb 12 - 2:00p | Super-Combined, Downhill (Training Run 2) | | | | | Sat, Feb 13 - 9:00a | Super-Combined, Downhill (Training Run 3) | | | | | Thu, Feb 18 - 9:30a | Super-Combined, Downhill | | 1 | 1:24.16 | | Thu, Feb 18 - 12:30p | Super-Combined, Slalom | | | |
Congrats Lindsey! You have done a wonderful job. 
Gretchen Bleiler (Aspen, Colo.) US Ski and Snowboard 
2006 Olympic silver medalist, Nine World Cup podiums (five wins), 2008: X Games gold medalist
Taylor Fletcher (Steamboat Spring, Colo.) - US Ski and Snowboard
Results for Taylor Fletcher: | Date | Round | Result |
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| 02/25 | Individual Large Hill/10 km CC - 10 km | 32:13.5 | | 02/25 | Individual Large Hill/10 km CC - Comp. Round | 38.0 (46th) |
| Date | Round | Result |
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| 02/22 | Large Hill Team | 340.0 | | 02/22 | Team 1st Round | 340.0 (11st) | - 2007: 5th at U.S. Championships (Park City, Utah)
- 2008: 9th at U.S. Championships (Lake Placid, N.Y.)
- 2009: 12th World Juniors (Strbske Pleso, SVK)
Chris Klug (Aspen, Colo.) - US Ski and Snowboard
- 2008: NorAm Champion
- First transplant recipient to win an Olympic medal - PGS bronze 2002
- Two-time Olympian - 1998, 2002
- Three World Cup wins, seven other top-3s
Matt Ladley (Steamboat Springs, Colo.) - US Ski and Snowboard
- 2009: 2nd at the U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix in Killington
- 2008: 6th at the 48 Straight in Squaw Valley
- 2007: Revolution Tour halfpipe champion (2 wins)
Alice McKennis (Glenwood Springs, Colo.) - US Ski and Snowboard
Results for Alice McKennis: | Date | Round | Result |
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| 02/18 | Women's Super Combined | | | 02/17 | Women's Downhill | DSQ |
- 2009: Four NorAm Wins in four days
- 2009: 4th in DH at Junior Worlds
- 2009: NorAm DH and SG Champion
- 2009: Two South American Cup podiums, one win
Justin Reiter - (Steamboat Springs, Colo.) - US Ski and Snowboard
- 2008: First World Cup podium (Italy)
- 2007: Six World Cup top 16s
- 2007: Three NorAm podiums (third in PGS at U.S. champs)
- 2006: National champ in PSL and PGS
Sarah Schleper (Vail, Colo.) - US Ski and Snowboard 
| 02/26 | Women's Slalom 1st Run | Upcoming event on 02/26 at 1:00 PM ET | | 02/25 | Women's Giant Slalom | 2:28.36 | | 02/25 | Women's Giant Slalom 2nd Run | 1:12.17 (17th) | | 02/24 | Women's Giant Slalom 1st Run | 1:16.19 (14th) |
- Olympic Winter Games: 1998, 2002, 2006
- Worlds: 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009
- 2009: First races since March of 2006
- 10th in slalom at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games
Johnny Spillane (Steamboat Springs, Colo.) US Ski and Snowboard Three Silvers Results for Johnny Spillane: | 02/25 | Individual Large Hill/10 km CC - 10 km | Silver25:36.9 (2nd) | | 02/25 | Individual Large Hill/10 km CC - Comp. Round | 118.5 (2nd) | | 02/23 | Team/4x5 km - 4x5 km Relay | Silver 49:36.8 (2nd) | | 02/23 | Team/4x5 km - Competition Round | 505.8 (2nd) | | 02/14 | Individual Normal Hill/10 km CC - 10 km | Silver 25:47.5 (2nd) | | 02/14 | Individual Normal Hill/10 km CC - Comp. Round | 124.5 (4th) |
- 2002 Olympic Winter Games - fourth (Team), 32nd (Sprint, Individual)
- 2006 Olympic Winter Games - seventh (Team), 10th (Sprint), 30th (Individual)
- 2003 World champion - Sprint
Ryan St. Onge (Winter Park, Colo.) - US Ski and Snowboard - 2006 Olympic Winter Games - 16th
- 2007 World Championships - 18th
- 2009 World champion
Paul Stastny (Denver, Colorado) - USA Hockey 2008-09 Team: Colorado Avalanche USA HOCKEY EXPERIENCE: 2006-07:Member of the U.S. Men’s National Team at the 2007IIHF Men’s World Championship … Ranked second on team in goals (4) and points (8). 2003-04: Member of the U.S. Junior Select Team at the 2004 Viking Cup … Helped the United States to a second-place finish and earned the tournament’s Top Forward award after totaling 11 points (6-5).
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