Like most Americans, my television has been centered on sports for the past few days as the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics began. As I have watched the Olympic events, one story I found particularly interesting is that of Seth Wescott, the 33-year old Olympic snowboarder from Maine. After winning the gold in the 2006 Olympics in Turin, Italy, Wescott returned to defend his title. However, battling with injury and poor qualifying times, Wescott had his work cut out for him. Coming from the back of the pack, Wescott made a heroic comeback to narrowly defeat Mike Robertson to win the gold. My main attraction to this blog about Seth Wescott was the fact that he was from Maine. Everyone likes to see star athletes and famous people emerge from their home communities. The fact that a two time Olympic gold medalist did the majority of his training at Sugarloaf Mountain is pretty exciting for residents of Maine! I actually know several people who frequently ski and snowboard at Sugarloaf who have met Seth Wescott.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/15/seth-wescott-wins-snowboa_n_463170.html
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