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Sochi... Virgin Islands Athletes
Sochi... Virgin Islands Athletes
Three young people from the Virgin Islands are participating in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
From the USVI... Jasmine Campbell and Veronica Gaspar.
http://www.virginislandsolympics.org/20 ... -games.php
From the BVI... Peter Adam Crook.
http://bviolympics.org/?p=702
Good luck! In the snow!
Edited: It seems that Veronica Gaspar was not at the Parade of Nations. Is she there?
Another edit: The USVI has one winter athlete at the Sochi Games competing in Alpine skiing events, but there was another contender. Meet Veronica Gaspar. Veronica’s sport, like Jasmine, is also Slalom and Giant Slalom. Veronica took a year off from college in order to prepare for her Olympic dreams. She competed in the necessary races and qualified to attend the Olympics. Both Jasmine and Veronica achieved “B” qualifying standards, which meant only one athlete could compete at the Olympics for the USVI. Jasmine was selected based on the qualifying points she’d received in races leading up to the Games. Veronica is 18 years old. She has been skiing for fun since she was five, and racing in international competitions since 2011.
From the USVI... Jasmine Campbell and Veronica Gaspar.
http://www.virginislandsolympics.org/20 ... -games.php
From the BVI... Peter Adam Crook.
http://bviolympics.org/?p=702
Good luck! In the snow!
Edited: It seems that Veronica Gaspar was not at the Parade of Nations. Is she there?
Another edit: The USVI has one winter athlete at the Sochi Games competing in Alpine skiing events, but there was another contender. Meet Veronica Gaspar. Veronica’s sport, like Jasmine, is also Slalom and Giant Slalom. Veronica took a year off from college in order to prepare for her Olympic dreams. She competed in the necessary races and qualified to attend the Olympics. Both Jasmine and Veronica achieved “B” qualifying standards, which meant only one athlete could compete at the Olympics for the USVI. Jasmine was selected based on the qualifying points she’d received in races leading up to the Games. Veronica is 18 years old. She has been skiing for fun since she was five, and racing in international competitions since 2011.
Last edited by lprof on Mon Feb 10, 2014 4:41 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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Re: Sochi... Virgin Islands Athletes
is there a movie in here somewhere 
Re: Sochi... Virgin Islands Athletes
Ask and...... (Facebook has it.)shoemak38 wrote:is there a movie in here somewhere
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=574186845989724
While I'm here... how about a photo?
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Re: Sochi... Virgin Islands Athletes
We have had many Winter [and Summer] Olympic participants over the years:
http://www.the-sports.org/luge-kyle-hei ... 08231.html
http://www.virginislandsolympics.org/olympic-teams/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Abernathy
It is a big advantage to young athletes to compete under the USVI Flag.
Peter Holmberg won a Silver medal in Seoul!!
http://www.the-sports.org/luge-kyle-hei ... 08231.html
http://www.virginislandsolympics.org/olympic-teams/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Abernathy
It is a big advantage to young athletes to compete under the USVI Flag.
Peter Holmberg won a Silver medal in Seoul!!