[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 202 (Tuesday, December 12, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1686]
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                  GUS KENWORTHY OLYMPICS 2018 TRIBUTE

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                          HON. SCOTT R. TIPTON

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 12, 2017

  Mr. TIPTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Gus Kenworthy of 
Telluride, Colorado. Mr. Kenworthy will be one of hundreds of other 
athletes competing in the 2018 Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea as 
part of Team USA.
  Mr. Kenworthy is an accomplished freestyle skier who has competed in 
slopestyle and halfpipe competitions for most of his adult life. His 
hard work and dedication has led to numerous commendations. From 2011 
to 2013 he won the Association of Free-skiing Professionals World 
Championships overall titles. In 2013 while competing in the X Games he 
was awarded the bronze medal in slopestyle skiing as well as two silver 
medals in 2016 for the superpipe and slopestyle competitions.
  Next years' Olympics won't be the first time Mr. Kenworthy is 
competing in the Olympic Games. In 2014, he represented Team USA in the 
Sochi Olympics and won a silver medal in the slopestyle event. His 
qualifying events for the 2018 games in the halfpipe will take place at 
Copper Mountain December 6 through 8, and for slopestyle in 
Breckenridge on December 15.
  Mr. Speaker, I am honored that Mr. Kenworthy will be representing not 
only the United States but the people of Telluride, Colorado in the 
2018 Olympics. I stand with the people of the Third District in 
recognizing him for his achievements and wishing him luck in next 
years' Olympic events.

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