[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 51 (Tuesday, March 22, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S1288]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      RECOGNIZING IDAHO OLYMPIANS

  Mr. CRAPO. Mr. President, along with my colleagues Senator Jim Risch 
and Representative  Mike Simpson, I congratulate three Idaho athletes 
who competed in the XXIV Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. I commend 
Andrew Blaser, Chase Josey, and Hilary Knight for their diligence and 
dedication that resulted in them representing our great State and 
country on this world stage.
  Four-time Olympic medalist Hilary Knight, of Sun Valley, once again 
competed with distinction on the U.S. women's hockey team. The team 
earned a silver medal, and Hilary scored one of the team's two goals in 
the final game. In the 2022 Olympic Games, she scored her 12th career 
Olympic goals, becoming the second leading scorer in U.S. Olympics 
Women's Hockey history. With 15 career Olympic assists, Hilary also 
ranks second in most career assists. She played in her 22nd career 
Olympic Game, giving her the record for the most Olympic Games played 
in U.S. women's hockey history. This follows her earning a gold medal 
in the XXIII Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang; a silver medal in the 
XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi; and a silver medal in the XXI 
Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver.
  Two-time Olympian Chase Josey, of Hailey, earned seventh place in the 
snowboard halfpipe. Chase completed two frontside double cork 1080s and 
a cab double cork 1260 in his third run of the 2022 Olympics, earning 
79.50 points. He earned sixth place in the halfpipe in the XXIII 
Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang and was fifth at the 2021 world 
championships.
  Nick Blaser, of Meridian, who ranked 28th in the world, competed in 
his first Olympic games on the U.S. Olympic Skeleton Team. With three 
competitors, the team was characterized as ``small but mighty.'' Nick, 
who came in 21st place at the 2022 Olympics, was a top pole vaulter and 
hurdler at the University of Idaho before competing in skeleton after 
college.
  These athletes lead through their examples of dedication and 
persistence. As younger generations watch, they show us all how to turn 
preparation into achievements. Thank you, Olympians, for representing 
Idaho and our country so well in the Olympics, while overcoming the 
added pressures of training and competing during a global pandemic, in 
a high-risk and dangerous political environment. We commend you for 
your extraordinary hard work and commitment.

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