Figured I'd start this thread now since the ski team just released the below article.
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Direct link - https://cubuffs.com/news/2022/1/26/...aded-to-beijing-for-2022-winter-olympics.aspx
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BOULDER, Colo. – Seven athletes connected with the University of Colorado Boulder, including six that are or were members of the Colorado Buffaloes Ski Team, will head to Beijing to represent five countries in the XXIV Olympic Winter Games from February 4-20, 2022.
Current Buffs Weonika Kaleta (Poland, Cross Country Skiing) and Magdalena Luczak (Poland, Alpine Skiing), along with Cass Gray (Canada, Alpine Skiing), who is taking a year off from CU to make her Olympic push, represent the ninth, 10th and 11th skiers in CU history to go to the Olympics as active members of the CU ski team or taking that season off to compete in the Olympics before returning to CU.
Another one of those 11 is Petra Hyncicova, who is returning to the Olympics in 2022 after representing the Czech Republic in Cross Country Skiing in 2018 in Beijing, her senior season at CU. Hyncicova is one of three former Buffs competing in their second Winter Olympics along with Joanne Reid (USA, Biathlon), who also competed in 2018 in PeyongChang, and Taylor Gold (USA, Snowboard Half Pipe), a non-varsity athlete that also competed in 2014 in Sochi.
Joining the list of first-time Olympic Buffs alongside Gray, Kaleta and Luczak is Alvar Alev, who will compete in Cross Country Skiing for Estonia.
With six of the seven having competed for the CU Ski Team, that brings the number of Olympians for the program to 36 athletes that have competed in 49 Olympic games. Overall, CU Boulder now has 109 Olympic athletes making 162 appearances overall and 63 Olympic athletes making 96 appearances in the Winter Olympics.
Olympic Schedule
Alvar Alev is making his first Olympic appearance for Estonia and will compete in Cross Country Skiing in Beijing. A native of Parnu, Estonia, he graduated from CU with a degree in Ethnic Studies. He skied for the Buffs for two seasons in 2018-19 and was a three-time All-American and two-time All-RMISA selection and won the team's Lucie Hanusova Award his first season. He was a finalist for CU Male Career Athletic Achievement for the 2019 CUSPYs despite only competing for two seasons with the Buffs.
Taylor Gold is making his second Olympic appearance for Team USA, the first coming in 2014. His sister, Arielle Gold, is also a two-time Olympian, former CU student and won the bronze medal in 2018 in the Snowboard Halfpipe, the same discipline Taylor will be competing in in Beijing. Gold finished 14th in Snowboard Half Pipe in 2014 at the Olympics and he has been competing internationally since 2011.
Cass Gray is making her first Olympic appearance for Canada and will compete in Alpine Skiing in Beijing. A native of Panorama, British Columbia, she is studying Integrative Physiology at Colorado. She is taking the season off for her Olympic push. A freshman on last year's team, she split her time between Team Canada and the Buffs, but nonetheless made a big impact winning the Individual National Championship and picking up first-team All-America honors in the process. She was named the Colorado Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame Collegiate Skier of the Year and won CU's CUSPY for Female Freshman of the Year.
Petra Hyncicova is making her second Olympic appearance for the Czech Republic in Cross Country Skiing in Beijing. A native of Liberec, Czech Republic, she graduated from CU with both a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Integrative Physiology. She skied for the Buffs form 2015-18 and won two Individual National Championships, sweeping the races at the 2017 NCAA Championships. A seven-time All-American, she won seven races at CU, was named the 2017 RMISA Skier of the Year and won CUSPY's both for Female Athlete of the Year and Female Career Athletic Achievement. Her 2018 Olympic appearance came her senior season at CU. Since leaving CU, she has made more than 50 starts on the World Cup and competed in two other World Championship events.
Weronika Kaleta will make her first Olympic appearance for Poland in Cross Country Skiing in Beijing. A native of Kasina Weilka, Poland, she is earning degrees in both Mathematics and Psychology at Colorado. She is in her sophomore season with the Buffs and as a freshman, she earned All-America honors and won CU's Outstanding Nordic Woman award. This season she has competed in four races for the Buffs before heading to the Olympics with two top five finishes and one podium appearance. Between semesters, she was in Europe competing on the World Cup qualifying for the Olympics.
Magdalena Luczak will make her first Olympic appearance for Poland in Alpine Skiing in Beijing. A native of Lodz, Poland, she is a freshman at CU in the Leeds School of Business. She has spent a majority of this ski season in Europe competing on the World Cup and Europa Cup circuits. She finished 20th in the World Cup GS race in Courchevel in December and at the 2021 World Championships last spring, she finished 19th in the GS race.
Joanne Reid will make her second Olympic appearance for the United States in Biathlon in Beijing. Born in Madison, Wis., she grew up in Palo Alto, Calif., and now resides in Grand Junction, Colo., and she earned a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics and a Master's degree in Engineering - Technology, Media and Society at Colorado. She skied for the Buffs from 2010-13 and earned seven All-America honors and four all-RMISA accolades. She was an Individual NCAA Champion in 2013 in the freestyle discipline and helped the Buffs to two team NCAA Championships in her four years. After getting her Master's at CU, she turned her attention to Biathlon and has competed on the Biathlon World Cup since 2015. She and Team USA are coming into the Olympics strong, fresh off a fifth place finish on the World Cup in the women's relay, one of the first top five finishes for Team USA in a World Level competition in a long time.
Olympic Notables
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Results and schedule - https://olympics.com/beijing-2022/o...ts/olympic-daily-schedule-date=2022-02-05.htm (Can change date as required) and/ or https://www.espn.com/olympics/winter/2022/results
Go Buffs!
Direct link - https://cubuffs.com/news/2022/1/26/...aded-to-beijing-for-2022-winter-olympics.aspx
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BOULDER, Colo. – Seven athletes connected with the University of Colorado Boulder, including six that are or were members of the Colorado Buffaloes Ski Team, will head to Beijing to represent five countries in the XXIV Olympic Winter Games from February 4-20, 2022.
Current Buffs Weonika Kaleta (Poland, Cross Country Skiing) and Magdalena Luczak (Poland, Alpine Skiing), along with Cass Gray (Canada, Alpine Skiing), who is taking a year off from CU to make her Olympic push, represent the ninth, 10th and 11th skiers in CU history to go to the Olympics as active members of the CU ski team or taking that season off to compete in the Olympics before returning to CU.
Another one of those 11 is Petra Hyncicova, who is returning to the Olympics in 2022 after representing the Czech Republic in Cross Country Skiing in 2018 in Beijing, her senior season at CU. Hyncicova is one of three former Buffs competing in their second Winter Olympics along with Joanne Reid (USA, Biathlon), who also competed in 2018 in PeyongChang, and Taylor Gold (USA, Snowboard Half Pipe), a non-varsity athlete that also competed in 2014 in Sochi.
Joining the list of first-time Olympic Buffs alongside Gray, Kaleta and Luczak is Alvar Alev, who will compete in Cross Country Skiing for Estonia.
With six of the seven having competed for the CU Ski Team, that brings the number of Olympians for the program to 36 athletes that have competed in 49 Olympic games. Overall, CU Boulder now has 109 Olympic athletes making 162 appearances overall and 63 Olympic athletes making 96 appearances in the Winter Olympics.
Olympic Schedule
- Opening Ceremonies - Feb. 4
- Alpine Skiing - Feb. 6-11, 13, 15-17, 19
- Nordic Skiing - Feb. 5-6, 8, 10-13, 16, 19-20
- Biathlon - Feb. 5, 7-8, 11-13, 15-16, 18-19
- Snowboard - Feb. 5-12, 14-15
- Closing Ceremonies - Feb. 20
Alvar Alev is making his first Olympic appearance for Estonia and will compete in Cross Country Skiing in Beijing. A native of Parnu, Estonia, he graduated from CU with a degree in Ethnic Studies. He skied for the Buffs for two seasons in 2018-19 and was a three-time All-American and two-time All-RMISA selection and won the team's Lucie Hanusova Award his first season. He was a finalist for CU Male Career Athletic Achievement for the 2019 CUSPYs despite only competing for two seasons with the Buffs.
Taylor Gold is making his second Olympic appearance for Team USA, the first coming in 2014. His sister, Arielle Gold, is also a two-time Olympian, former CU student and won the bronze medal in 2018 in the Snowboard Halfpipe, the same discipline Taylor will be competing in in Beijing. Gold finished 14th in Snowboard Half Pipe in 2014 at the Olympics and he has been competing internationally since 2011.
Cass Gray is making her first Olympic appearance for Canada and will compete in Alpine Skiing in Beijing. A native of Panorama, British Columbia, she is studying Integrative Physiology at Colorado. She is taking the season off for her Olympic push. A freshman on last year's team, she split her time between Team Canada and the Buffs, but nonetheless made a big impact winning the Individual National Championship and picking up first-team All-America honors in the process. She was named the Colorado Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame Collegiate Skier of the Year and won CU's CUSPY for Female Freshman of the Year.
Petra Hyncicova is making her second Olympic appearance for the Czech Republic in Cross Country Skiing in Beijing. A native of Liberec, Czech Republic, she graduated from CU with both a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Integrative Physiology. She skied for the Buffs form 2015-18 and won two Individual National Championships, sweeping the races at the 2017 NCAA Championships. A seven-time All-American, she won seven races at CU, was named the 2017 RMISA Skier of the Year and won CUSPY's both for Female Athlete of the Year and Female Career Athletic Achievement. Her 2018 Olympic appearance came her senior season at CU. Since leaving CU, she has made more than 50 starts on the World Cup and competed in two other World Championship events.
Weronika Kaleta will make her first Olympic appearance for Poland in Cross Country Skiing in Beijing. A native of Kasina Weilka, Poland, she is earning degrees in both Mathematics and Psychology at Colorado. She is in her sophomore season with the Buffs and as a freshman, she earned All-America honors and won CU's Outstanding Nordic Woman award. This season she has competed in four races for the Buffs before heading to the Olympics with two top five finishes and one podium appearance. Between semesters, she was in Europe competing on the World Cup qualifying for the Olympics.
Magdalena Luczak will make her first Olympic appearance for Poland in Alpine Skiing in Beijing. A native of Lodz, Poland, she is a freshman at CU in the Leeds School of Business. She has spent a majority of this ski season in Europe competing on the World Cup and Europa Cup circuits. She finished 20th in the World Cup GS race in Courchevel in December and at the 2021 World Championships last spring, she finished 19th in the GS race.
Joanne Reid will make her second Olympic appearance for the United States in Biathlon in Beijing. Born in Madison, Wis., she grew up in Palo Alto, Calif., and now resides in Grand Junction, Colo., and she earned a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics and a Master's degree in Engineering - Technology, Media and Society at Colorado. She skied for the Buffs from 2010-13 and earned seven All-America honors and four all-RMISA accolades. She was an Individual NCAA Champion in 2013 in the freestyle discipline and helped the Buffs to two team NCAA Championships in her four years. After getting her Master's at CU, she turned her attention to Biathlon and has competed on the Biathlon World Cup since 2015. She and Team USA are coming into the Olympics strong, fresh off a fifth place finish on the World Cup in the women's relay, one of the first top five finishes for Team USA in a World Level competition in a long time.
Olympic Notables
- The addition of Alev, Gray, Kaleta and Luczak all competing in their first Olympics brings CU Olympics count to:
- 36 Winter Olympians that were members of the CU Ski Team
- 63 Winter Olympians by current CU students or alumni
- 109 Olympians by current CU students or alumni.
- With Gold, Hyncicova and Reid all competing in their second Olympics, along with the four above, that brings CU Olympics count to:
- 49 Olympic appearances by members of the CU Ski Team
- 12 members of the CU Ski Team with multiple Olympic appearances
- 96 Winter Olympic appearances by current CU students or alumni
- 25 current CU students or alumni who have made multiple Olympic appearances
- 162 Olympic appearances by current CU students or alumni
- The Beijing 2022 Olympics will be just the second time three "current" Buffs will go to the Winter Olympics since 1964 when Bill Marolt and Jimmie Heuga for alpine and Mike Gallagher for Nordic all competed. All three took the 1964 season off, but competed for the Buffs in both 1963 and '65.
- Other active members of the CU Ski Team to compete in the Olympics alongside Gray, Kaleta, Luczak from 2022 and Gallagher, Heuga and Marolt from 1964 were John Dendahl, Nordic skiing in 1960, Ron Yeager, Nordic skiing in 1972, Ondrej Valenta, Nordic skiing in 1998 and Tahir Bisic, alpine skiing in 2002.
- CU has had current student or alumni representation at every Winter Olympics since 1988, or 10 straight Winter Games, and dating back to 1960, representation in 16 of the past 17 Winter Olympics.
- Gray (Canada), Kaleta and Luczak (Poland), and Alev (Estonia) are the first current or former Buffs to represent their countries at the Olympics, brining the CU total to 22 countries represented by Olympians.
- Gold and Reid will bring the total to 128 Olympic appearances for the Buffs for Team USA.
- Hyncicova representing the Czech Republic will bring the total to seven Olympic appearances for Buffs, the second most behind Team USA.
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Results and schedule - https://olympics.com/beijing-2022/o...ts/olympic-daily-schedule-date=2022-02-05.htm (Can change date as required) and/ or https://www.espn.com/olympics/winter/2022/results
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