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U.S. Ski Team members meet the public |
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Monday, November 07, 2011 11:11 |
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By Laura Glendenning, The Vail Daily
VAIL, Colorado — Eagle-Vail resident and U.S. Ski Team member Will Gregorak has wanted to be a professional ski racer since he was 2 years old - he could easily relate to the hundreds of young fans who came to Vail Village on Saturday evening to catch a glimpse of some of the best ski racers in the world.
The U.S. Ski Team officially announced its 2011-12 teams in Vail on Saturday, as heavy snow came dumping down throughout the afternoon and well into the night. Despite the weather, a few hundred people showed up for the event to cheer on the team and get a few autographs.
The crowd was full of young skiers with dreams just like Gregorak's. They looked up on stage and could imagine themselves standing up there someday.
“I came to see Lindsey Vonn,” said Sunlight Ski Team member Alexis Naylor, 11. “She's just a really good skier, and she's my inspiration.”
Her friend and fellow Sunlight Ski Team member Devan McSwain, 11, also thinks Vonn is someone to look up to.
“I want to be like her when I grow up,” Alexis said.
See the U.S. Ski Team roster.
PHOTO: Vail's Mikaela Shiffrin, second from right, is interviewed during the U.S. Ski Team Alpine Team announcement on Saturday at Vail Village. Vail's Sarah Schleper, right, also answered questions at the event. Kristin Anderson / kanderson @vaildaily.com
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