[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 26 (Thursday, March 10, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: March 10, 1994]
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         A TRIBUTE TO TAD LANGLOIS, OLYMPIAN FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE

 Mr. SMITH. Mr. President, today I would like to pay tribute to 
a young Olympian from Newport, NH, who participated in the 1994 Winter 
Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.
  Tad Langlois was a member of the U.S. ski jumping team where he 
placed 33d in the normal hill competition and 35th in the large hill 
competition. The Granite State is proud of his representation at this 
historic sporting event.
  Tad is in his 8th year as a member of the U.S. ski team where he has 
been a competitive skier since the mid-1980's. In 1986, in his first 
Europa Cup in Tarvisio, Italy, Tad led after his first jump and wound 
up fifth. He finished 11th at the 1986 World Juniors where he won the 
U.S. junior title and was third in the 1986 large hill championship.
  Tad, who made his first Olympic team as a teenager, was competing in 
his third Olympics at Lillehammer. He missed the 1993 World 
Championships after suffering a leg injury in a pickup basketball game 
at the Subaru U.S. championships and has been determined to do well 
this season.
  In addition to skiing, Tad is an avid golfer. He has sponsored 1-day 
tournaments to raise funds for local jumping. He was a baseball 
infielder before trying ski jumping in the eighth grade. New Hampshire 
will continue to cheer on Tad as he continues his skiing 
career.

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