US Skier Aims High in New Olympic Event

The 2014 Games in Sochi, Russia, will feature a new medal event - freestyle skiing in the halfpipe - and a daring skier from the U.S. Northwest hopes to make his Olympic debut at the event. Dirt bike racing was Wing Tai Barrymore’s first true passion. He was on track to become a professional motocross competitor until midway through high school in Hailey, Idaho. Daring competitor "I was gone so much going to all these big races. I was failing high school. Really, I was missing...

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