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  • J.R. Celski
    J.R. Celski

    Short Track

    J.R. started as an inline skater at the same rink as Apolo Ohno

  • Jennifer Rodriguez
    Jennifer Rodriguez

    Speed Skating

    Former inline skater who has competed in three Olympic Games

  • Christian Niccum
    Christian Niccum

    Luge & Bobsled

    Woodinville native who is part of one of the top U.S. sleds

  • Nicole Joraanstad
    Nicole Joraanstad

    Curling

    Graduated from Kentridge High School in Kent

  • Karen Thatcher
    Karen Thatcher

    Hockey

    Moved to Blaine after a standout college career

  • Torin Koos
    Torin Koos

    Skiing

    Grew up in the sleepy town of Leavenworth, WA.

  • Ashley Wagner
    Ashley Wagner

    Figure Skating

    Family lived in Washington before moving to the East Coast

  • Laura Valaas
    Laura Valaas

    Skiing

    Attended Wenatchee High School and Whitman College

  • Apolo Ohno
    Apolo Ohno

    Short Track

    Apolo is a member of the Asian-American Hall of Fame, based in Seattle

  • Scott Macartney
    Scott Macartney

    Skiing

    Learned how to ski at Crystal Mountain

  • Patrick Deneen
    Patrick Deneen

    Skiing

    Trains on a moguls run his parents' Cle Elum backyard

  • Bree Schaaf
    Bree Schaaf

    Luge & Bobsled

    Played volleyball at Portland State and now writes for the Kitsap Sun

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