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Let the Games Begin

2/6/2014

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Competition at the Sochi Olympics has already begun, 32 hours before the opening ceremony. The early starts were needed this year because of the number of events that are scheduled. The 2014 Winter Olympics will feature a record 12 new events, making them the biggest Winter Games ever.

The U.S. Olympic program earned a record 37 medals (nine gold) during the winter Olympics of 2010. The U.S. could win 40-50 medals in Sochi according to a talk radio show that I was listening to and more than 15 gold medals seems plausible. For me, the appeal of the Winter Olympics are those high-wattage sports such as Hockey, Skeleton,  Luge, Ski Jumping, Downhill, Snowboard, Alpine and yes even Figure Skating events.

I will be camped out in front of the television Friday night to see the opening ceremonies with the huge artistic show that the host nation puts on to celebrate the country’s history and heritage. The XXII Olympic opening ceremony in Sochi starts Friday morning at 11 a.m. and will be shown on NBC Friday night.

Good luck to all the athletes in their quest for the Gold, and a special shout out to our own New England natives that are competing in the 2014 games.

Biathlon

Russell Currier – Stockholm Maine
Hannah Dreissigacker – Morrisville Vt
Susan Dunklee – Barton Vt


Figure Skating

Marissa Castelli – Cranston RI
Zachary Donohue – Madison CT
Ross Miner – Boston MA
Simon Shnapir – Sudbury MA


Skiing & Snowboarding

Nick Alexander – Lebanon NH
Kelly Clark – West Dover VT
Jimmy Cochran – Keene NH
Jeremy Cota – Carrabassett Valley, Maine
Simon Dumont – Bethlel Maine
Nicholas Fairall – Andover NH
Dylan Ferguson – Amesbury Ma
Julia Ford – Plymouth NH
Michelle Gorgone – Boston Ma
Ellery Hollingsworth – Stratton VT
Lindsay Jacobellis – Statton Mtn VT
Tyler Jewell – Boston Ma
Nolan Kasper – Warren VT
Hannah Kearney – Norwich VT
Robby Kelley – Starksboro VT
Scotty Lago – Seabrook NH
Christopher Lamb – Andover NH
Devin Logan – West Dover Vt
Bode Miller – Franconia NH
Michael Morse – Duxbury MA
Andy Newell – Shaftsbury VT
Warner Nickerson – Gilford NH
Eliza Outtrim – Hamden CT
Kevin Pearce – Norwich VT
Tucker Perkins – North Hampton NH
Ida Sargent – Orleans VT
Ryan Cochran Siegle – Starksboro VT
Leanne Smith – North Conway NH
Liz Stephen – East Montpelier VT
Joe Swensson – Niantic Ct
Seth Wescott – Sugarloaf Maine


Bobsled / Skeleton

Alex Ivanov – Calisle MA
Steve Langton – Melrose Ma
Chriss Langton – Melrose MA
Steve Morris – Hinsdale NH

Curling

Elizabeth Abeltin – Falmouth MA
Kathryn Annand – Hollis NH
Laura Bernier – Upton MA
Tim Claflin – Brookline MA
Benjamin Clark – Worcester MA
Nate Clark – Nashua NH
Alex Colacchio – Falmouth MA
Mary Colacchio – E Falmouth MA
Korey Dropkin – Southborough MA
Stephen Dropkin – Southborough MA
Laura Hallisey – Medfield MA
Ryan Hallisey – Medfield MA
Jeff Hannon – Norwalk CT
Matina Heisler – Falmouth MA
Connor Hoge – Southborough MA
Alex Leichter – Wayland MA
Fred Leichter – Wayland MA
Joel Leneker – Monroe CT
Charrissa Lin – New Haven CT
Meghan Lino – East Falmouth MA
Angelo Marasciulo – Darien Ct
Marinna Martini – Falmouth MA
Abigail Morrison – Falmouth MA
Laura Murphy – Falmouth MA
Dayton Neil – Boston MA
David Palmer – Mashpee MA
Britt Rjanikov – Wayland MA
Nikki Rossetti – Framingham MA
Wendy Scholes – North Falmouth MA
Leila Smith – Andover MA
Richard Smith – Andover MA
Derek Surka – New Haven CT
Abigail Suslavich – Woodbury CT
Barbara Thomson – South Weymouth MA
Nicole Vassar – Framingham MA
Jeffrey Wadsworth – Wayland MA
Emily Walker – Sudbury MA
Huliian Walker – Medfield MA
Karen Walker – Enfield CT
Monica Walker – Brighton MA


Hockey

Caitlin Cahow – New Haven CT
Julie Chu – Fairfield CT
Rachael Drazan – Orono ME
Meghan Duggan – Danvers MA
Jamie Hagerman – Wenham MA
Ron Hainsey – Bolton CT
Courtney Kennedy – Woburn MA
Katie King – Salem MA
Erika Lawler – Fitchburg MA
Tricia Dunn-Luoma – Derry NH
Sarah Parsons – Dover Nh
Jonathan Quick – Milford CT
Helen Resor – Greenwich CT
Molly Schaus – Natick MA
Ryan Whitney – Boston MA


Luge

Julia Clukey – Augusta ME
Bengt Walden – Westborough MA
Ashley Walden – Framingham MA
Tucker West – Ridgefield C

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