Olympics Week 1 Brings 2 Medals Home to Colorado
Congrats to Colorado natives Lindsey Vonn, gold, and Johnny Spillane, silver, for their fantastic week 1 medal finishes!
Lindsey Vonn (right) of Vail, becomes first woman to win gold in Women’s Olympic Downhill Skiing with a time of 1 min 44.19 secs. *LA Times Article
Johnny Spillane of Steamboat Springs, grabs silver in Nordic combined with a soaring 329 ft jump and 25 min 47.5 sec 6.2 mile cross country treck. *NY Daily News Article
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