That's right, Apolo Anton Ohno! Sometimes my job can be pretty fun - especially when cool speakers come in to talk with the students. Of course, the challenge is often finding the time in my work schedule to actually go see those speakers. But this one I wasn't going to miss!
So, we had 3 Olympians to talk to the students about their Olympic experiences and their work in their communities/the importance of giving back...
Apolo Anton Ohno - the most decorated American Winter Olympic athlete of all time with eight medals (two gold, two silver, four bronze). He also talked about his big win on Dancing with the Stars ;)
Cullen Jones, sprint swimmer, who won gold on a relay team with Michael Phelps in 2008. He's also working with a nonprofit to teach minority kids how to swim (backstory - he almost drowned when he was 5 b/c he didn't know how to swim at the time).
Alana Nichols is another amazing athlete with an amazing story - she was an all-star athlete in high school until a snowboarding accident broke her back and left her paralyzed from the waist down. But she managed to overcome it all and is now this amazing Paralympian who has won gold medals in both the summer (basketball) and winter (downhill AND slalom) games!
Not bad for a Tuesday!
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