Four Aspen Athletes Headed to Winter Olympics

Torin Yater Wallace
Torin Yater Wallace

Four local athletes are headed to Russia for the Winter Olympics and Aspen is sending them off with community support during a rally in Gondola Plaza on Jan. 29. The skiers and skaters headed to Sochi are Torin Yater-Wallace, U.S. Freeskiing Team; Jeremy Abbott, U.S. Figure Skating Team; Simi Hamilton, U.S. Cross Country Ski Team and Noah Hoffman, U.S. Cross Country Ski Team.

Everyone is invited to gather on Wednesday at 4 p.m. for a brief proclamation from Mayor Steve Skadron followed by a ceremony and food and drink specials at Chair 9 inside The Little Nell. The Winter Olympics start Feb. 7 in Sochi and run through Feb. 21.