[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 KRISTEAN PORTER, OLYMPIAN FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE

 Mr. SMITH. Mr. President, today I would like to pay tribute to 
a young Olympian from Greenland, NH, who participated in the 1994 
Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.
  Kristean Porter was a member of the U.S. Women's Freestyle Ski Team 
where she placed 20th in aerials. She is in her fifth year as a member 
of the U.S. Women's Ski Team. The Granite State is proud of her 
representation at this historic sporting event.
  Aerials became an Olympic full-medal event for the first time at 
Lillehammer. Two years ago, Kriste missed making the 1992 Olympic squad 
by a single point. While missing the Olympic team in 1992 was a serious 
disappointment, Porter learned from the experience and vowed to go to 
the Olympics in 1994.
  Kriste is one of the early freestyle skiers in Maine's Sugarloaf USA 
freestyle program. She made her way up the ladder, competing at the 
Subaru U.S. Championships in 1987 as a 15-year-old. Kriste moved onto 
the World Cup tour for the 1990 season and produced 10 top 15 results, 
including fourth overall in combined. She won the upright aerials and 
combined titles at the 1990 Subaru U.S. Freestyle Championships and was 
bronze medalist in combined at the 1991 World Championships.
  Although aerials is her strong event, Porter continues to compete as 
a combined skier in World Cup events. New Hampshire will continue to 
support Kriste as she continues her skiing career.

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