When I found out about the Olympics last week I was excited but didn’t feel anywhere near the emotions I felt the first time I was named four years ago. This was partly because the first time around I had already come to terms with not being named and wasn’t expecting the call at all (I was added as an alternate after they initially named the team). The second reason is that I have the tendency to ‘doomsday’ events which essentially means whenever I get exciting news or am looking forward to something I immediately think about all the things that could go wrong. For example, when I called my mom to tell her, I told her I was worried they were going to change their mind or take it away from me even though when the US Ski Team Athlete Director called me he said “congratulations you’re named to the Olympic team.” Not much ambiguity in that statement.
Congratulations, Tricia! I'm so excited for you and your family and am looking forward to sharing your inspiring journey and story with our community. It's such an incredible honor to have a HOMETOWN Olympian! Not many towns can say that in the United States. I had a great conversation with your mom today about your family's participation at the event in Evans on February 19th at Suncliff, which helped direct me to your blog. This is unbelievable news and we should be shouting it from the rooftops, especially in Evans, NY. So that is what I'm going to try to do. We'll be here watching and rooting for you in Evans, NY! Safe travels!
Spectacular news and we are all excited for you and your family. Thank you for taking the time to share your experiences and thoughts. We will be cheering for you! - Carole, Bernie, George, Gen & Sean Crotty
Congratulations on being named to the team. A second time Olympian. Doesn’t that have a nice ring ? Go get ‘‘em in china and we are all so proud of you. Irv
Congratulations, Tricia! I'm so excited for you and your family and am looking forward to sharing your inspiring journey and story with our community. It's such an incredible honor to have a HOMETOWN Olympian! Not many towns can say that in the United States. I had a great conversation with your mom today about your family's participation at the event in Evans on February 19th at Suncliff, which helped direct me to your blog. This is unbelievable news and we should be shouting it from the rooftops, especially in Evans, NY. So that is what I'm going to try to do. We'll be here watching and rooting for you in Evans, NY! Safe travels!
-Lisa LaRusso
Spectacular news and we are all excited for you and your family. Thank you for taking the time to share your experiences and thoughts. We will be cheering for you! - Carole, Bernie, George, Gen & Sean Crotty
Congratulations on being named to the team. A second time Olympian. Doesn’t that have a nice ring ? Go get ‘‘em in china and we are all so proud of you. Irv