With the winter Olympics concluded, athletes are heading home and we tend to forget about what goes on once they leave. So what really does happen to athletes after the Olympics?
Beijing has been selected to host the 2022 Winter Olympics. The International Olympic Committee voted in favor of China's capital over Kazakhstan, which was the only other competitor.
Those that paid close attention during the opening ceremony to the Olympic Games may have noticed one of the U.S. Olympians on crutches, that was 15-year-old Montana slopestyle competitor Maggie Voisin.
Another Montana native has made the U.S. Olympic team. Heather McPhie, who grew up in Bozeman and skied at Big Sky, will compete in the women’s freestyle moguls.
I’m not a huge fan of the Olympics. My least favorite of the two is the winter Olympics, mostly because I don’t enjoy winter and have never enjoyed winter sports, therefore I have a hard time really getting into the sports. I’m not sure how many different possible ski events there …
The Paralympics celebrates the human spirit, but there seems to be some serious spirit lacking in a controversial decision not to let a paralyzed woman participate.