Olympian
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Perathoner, who lives two hours from Cortina, is a two-time Olympian in snowboard cross but in January 2021 suffered a serious knee injury while training for the Beijing Games.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
Forty-six years to the day after the Miracle on Ice, a same-named Olympian brings gold and glory to America.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
And curler Rich Ruohonen, an attorney from Minnesota, became the oldest U.S. winter Olympian at 54.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026
“We knew it was a matter of time,” Knight, a five-time Olympian, said, “just leaning on them slowly.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
Nico sat with the Stoll brothers, since new campers always got stuck in the Hermes cabin if their Olympian parent was unknown.
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
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