14.2.10

Ode to Olympic Love


I love watching the Olympics. As a small girl, I would watch ice skaters glide effortlessly on frozen water and marvel at pirouettes and jumps that I could not name let alone do. I would watch downhill skiers defy physics and live to tell about it at the bottom of a giant mountain. I love the Olympics because they challenge, inspire and tell the story of how people’s dreams can turn into reality. It is the stuff of legends.

As a tribute to these folks, I’ve started a list of U.S. Olympic athletes on Twitter. Please add more! And keep on living (and tweeting!) those dreams.

Biathlon
@jteela – Jeremy Teela

Bobsled
@eamslider24 – Elana Meyers
@stevemesler – Steve Mesler
@pcbobsledder - Steven Holcomb

Curling
@chrisplys – Chris Plys
@NicCurl - Nicole Joraanstad

Figure Skating
@CaydeeandJeremy – Caydee Denney and Jeremy Barrett
@charlieawhite – Charlie White
@Ben_Agosto – Ben Agosto
@jeremyabbottpcf – Jeremy Abbott
@JohnnyGWeir – Johnny Weir
@Meryl_Davis – Meryl Davis
@RachaelFlatt – Rachael Flatt
@TanithJLB – Tanith Belbin

Hockey
@Hilary_Knight – Hilary Knight
@PatKane88 – Patrick Kane
@RKsecrets – Ryan Kesler

Luge
@erinhamlin – Erin Hamlin
@tonybenshoof – Tony Benshoof

Skiing
@AndyNewellskier-Andy Newell
@aweibrecht - Andrew Weibrecht
@BelieveinSteve – Steven Nyman
@BillyDemong – Billy Demong
@EmilyCook – Emily Cook
@flyingfetch13 - Taylor Fletcher
@johnnyspillane - Johnny Spillane
@lindseyvonn - Lindsey Vonn
@LizStephen – Liz Stephen
@jakezamansky – Jake Zamansky
@Julia Mancuso – Julia Mancuso
@kikkanimal - Kikkan Randall
@marcOsullivan – Marco Sullivan
@Masterskier - James Southam
@N8Holland – Nate Holland
@shotime2010 – Sho Kashima
@smacartney – Scott Macartney
@simihamilton – Simi Hamilton
@speedypeterson - Jeret Peterson
@tedligety – Ted Ligety
@willyb14 - Will Brandenburg

Snowboarding
@scottylago – Scotty Lago
@GretchenBleiler – Gretchen Bleiler
@Shaun_White – Shaun White

Speed Skating
@AllisonMBaver – Allison Baver
@alydudek – Alyson Dudek
@ ApoloOhno - Apolo Anton Ohno
@BekahBrad – Rebekah Bradford
@celskeet - JR Celski
@chadhedrick – Chad Hedrick
@CYNeedham – Chris Needham
@katreutter - Katherine Reutter
@LMCHOLEWINSKI – Lauren Cholewinski
@nickotto7 – Nick Pearson
@raneycat – Catherine Raney
@ryanObedford – Ryan Bedford
@shanidavis2010 - Shani Davis
@speedchic428 – Kimberly Derrick