Skier Elizabeth Swaney captured attention at the Winter Olympics this week for her decidedly average performance in the women’s halfpipe.
How freeskier Elizabeth Swaney made it to the #WinterOlympics with this very simple halfpipe run: https://t.co/enfDyoQjGC pic.twitter.com/kHTAV7XND4
— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) February 20, 2018
Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson speaks with Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn), reporter for CBS Sports, about how an average skier makes it to the Olympics.
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