The Peru Gazette

PLATTSBURGH, NY— Following the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Congressman Bill Owens congratulated American Olympians with local ties.

“Every Winter Olympics, New York’s rich Olympic history and the region’s pride in our local best-in-a-generation athletes come together as we watch the Olympic Games and root for our friends and neighbors,” Rep. Bill Owens said. “Our local athletes rose to the occasion in Sochi and showed what makes our nation and New York great. Congratulations to our Olympic athletes and their families on bringing to fruition years of hard work and sacrifice and for competing on the Olympic stage.”

The Adirondack Daily Enterprise recently published a list of Olympians with ties to the 21^st Congressional District. They are as follows:

LUGE

Chris Mazdzer, 25, Saranac Lake

Jayson Terdiman, 25, Lake Placid

Bronze Medalist Erin Hamlin, 27 Remsen

Summer Britcher, 19, attended the National Sports Academy

Tucker West, 18, attended National Sports Academy

Kate Hansen, 21, La Canada, Calif. and a part-time Lake Placid resident

Preston Griffall, 29, Salt Lake City, Utah and a part-time Lake Placid resident

Christian Niccum, 36, Woodinville, Wash. and a part-time Lake Placid resident 

SPEED SKATING

Shani Davis, 31, attended Lake Placid Middle-High School 

BIATHLON

Tim Burke, 31 (turns 32 Feb. 3), Paul Smiths (now lives in Lake Placid)

Lowell Bailey, 32, Lake Placid

Annelies Cook, 29, Saranac Lake

Hannah Dreissigacker, 27 (will be 28 Feb. 12), Morrisville, Vt., and a part-time Lake Placid resident

Susan Dunklee, 27 (will be 28 Feb. 13), Barton, Vt., and a part-time Lake Placid resident

Sarah Studebaker, 29, Boise, Idaho, and a part-time Lake Placid resident

Russell Currier, 26, Stockholm, Maine, and a part-time Lake Placid resident

Leif Nordgren, 24, Marine on St. Croix, Minn., and a part-time Lake Placid resident 

BOBSLED

Bronze Medalist Jamie Greubel, 30, Lake Placid

Bronze Medalist Aja Evans, 25, Chicago, Ill., and a part-time Lake Placid resident

Jazmine Fenlator, 28, Wayne, N.J., and a part-time Lake Placid resident

Lolo Jones, 31, Des Moines, Iowa, and a part-time Lake Placid resident

Elana Meyers, 29, Douglasville, Ga., and a part-time Lake Placid resident

Silver Medalist Lauryn Williams, 30, Rochester, Pa., and a part-time Lake Placid resident

Cory Butner, 32, Yucaipa, Calif., and a part-time Lake Placid resident

Nick Cunningham, 28, Monterey, Calif., and a part-time Lake Placid resident

Bronze Medalist Chris Fogt, 30, Alpine, Utah, and a part-time Lake Placid resident

Double Bronze Medalist Steven Holcomb, 33, Park City, Utah, and a part-time Lake Placid resident

Bronze Medalist Steve Langton, 30, Melrose, Mass., and a part-time Lake Placid resident

Justin Olsen, 26, San Antonio, Texas, and a part-time Lake Placid resident

Johnny Quinn, 30, McKinney, Texas, and a part-time Lake Placid resident

Dallas Robinson, 31, Georgetown, Ky., and a part-time Lake Placid resident 

NORDIC COMBINED

Bill Demong, 33, Vermontville (now lives in Utah)

SKI JUMPING

Peter Frenette, 21 (turns 22 Feb. 24), Saranac Lake

Anders Johnson, 24, formerly Plattsburgh, Lake Placid (now Utah)

Nick Alexander, 25, attended the National Sports Academy

Lindsay Van, 29, attended the National Sports Academy

Nick Fairall, 24, Andover, N.H., and a part-time Lake Placid resident 

ALPINE SKIING

Silver Medalist Andrew Weibrecht, 27 (will be 28 Feb. 10), Lake Placid

SKELETON

John Daly, 28, Smithtown (SUNY Plattsburgh Graduate)

Katie Uhlaender, 29, Breckenridge, Colo., and a part-time Lake Placid resident

Bronze Medalist Matt Antoine, 28, Prairie du Chien, Wis., and a part-time Lake Placid resident

Kyle Tress, 32, Ewing, N.J., and a part-time Lake Placid resident 

FREESTYLE SKIING, MOGULS

Bronze Medalist Hannah Kearney, 27, Norwich, Vt., and a part-time Lake Placid resident