CONWAY — Leanne Smith is heading to her second Winter Olympic Games.
The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association on Sunday afternoon nominated 20 athletes to the U.S. Olympic Alpine Ski Team that will compete in Sochi next month, and Smith was one of them. The daughter of Paula and Joe Smith, of Conway, is looking forward to representing her country and is a medal contender in the downhill, super-G and super-combined.
kAm$>:E9[ ae[ 364@>6D E96 D64@?5 z6??6EE w:89 8C25F2E6 2?5 r@?H2J C6D:56?E E@ 36 D6=64E65 E@ E96D6 ~=J>A:4D] p=D@ C6AC6D6?E:?8 p>6C:42 H:== 36 $62? s@96CEJ[ `g[ @7 r6?E6C r@?H2J[ H9@ H:== 4@>A6E6 :? 3:2E9=@?]k^Am
kAmu@FC vC2?:E6 $E2E6CD H6C6 49@D6? E@ E96 2=A:?6 DBF25] y@:?:?8 $>:E9 2C6 ~=J>A:4 8@=5 >652=:DE q@56 |:==6C WuC2?4@?:2X[ (@C=5 r92>A:@? |:<26=2 $9:77C:? Wt28=6\'2:=[ r@=@][ H9@ 8C6H FA :? }6H w2>AD9:C6X[ 2?5 yF=:2 u@C5 Ww@=56C?6DDX]k^Am
kAmQxV> AC@F5 @7 E96 AC@8C6DD E9:D E62> 92D >256 E96 4=@D6C H6 86E E@ $@49:[Q p=6I w@65=>@D6C[ H@>6?VD 2=A:?6 9625 4@249[ D2:5 $F?52J] Q(6 DE:== 92G6 2 =@E @7 H@C< E@ 5@[ 3FE E96 A@E6?E:2= 7@C DF446DD :D 46CE2:?=J E96C6] ~? E96 E649 D:56 H:E9 |:<26=2[ H6 92G6 D@>6 9F86 A@E6?E:2=[ 3@E9 :? E96 D=2=@> 2?5 8:2?E D=2=@>] ~? E96 DA665 D:56[ H6 D2H E92E yF=:2 2?5 $E246J 567:?:E6=J 2C6 @? E96 C:89E EC24<[ @? 2 9F86 FADH:?8] $@49: :D 2 E@E2= 5:776C6?E E9:?8 2?5 E96 492?46D 2C6 E96C6 7@C 492>A:@? A6C7@C>2?46D]Qk^Am
kAmv@:?8 :?E@ E9:D A2DE H66<6?5VD C246D :? xE2=J[ $>:E9 H2D E96 =@?6 &]$] D<:6C E@ >66E E96 ~=J>A:4 DE2?52C5 7@C E96 DFA6C\v] |2?4FD@ 2?5 r@@< 2EE2:?65 E96 DE2?52C5 3J G:CEF6 @7 E@A `_ 7:?:D96D]k^Am
kAmpE r@CE:?:2 :? E96 DFA6C\v[ $>:E9 H2D 2=D@ @? A246 7@C 2 E@A\`_ 7:?:D9 F?E:= D96 D<:65 @FE >:5H2J 5@H? E96 ~=J>A:2 56==6 %@72?6 4@FCD6]k^Am
kAmQxVG6 925 WDA665X 2== J62C[Q $>:E9 D2:5[ Q3FE H96? J@FVC6 8@:?8 7@C :E J@F 92G6 E@ 36 DFA6C\AC64:D6] xEVD 92C5 H96? J@FVC6 C62==J 492C8:?8 E@ <66A :E E@86E96C 2?5 ?@E >2<6 =:EE=6 >:DE2<6D[ 2?5 D@>6E:>6D E96J 42? 4@>A@F?5 2?5 86E J@F]Qk^Am
kAmpE E96 a_`_ ~=J>A:4D :? '2?4@FG6C[ $>:E9 7:?:D965 `gE9 :? E96 DFA6C\v 2?5 a`DE :? DFA6C\4@>3:?65]k^Am
kAm$>:E9[ H9@ 92D 366? @?6 @7 E96 &]$] 2E9=6E6D D9@H? :? 2 4@>>6C4:2= 3J }qr 9:89=:89E:?8 E96 FA4@>:?8 ~=J>A:4D H9:49 368:? u63] f[ 2=D@ 92D 96C @H? A286 @? E96 }qr H63D:E6 C64@8?:K:?8 96C 2D 2? 2E9=6E6 E@ H2E49]k^Am
kAmQp7E6C 2? 62C=J 42C66C 36D:6865 3J D6E324<D[ {62??6 $>:E9 :D A@:D65 E@ >2<6 96C >2C< 2D 2 >6>36C @7 E96 G2F?E65 &]$] DA665 E62>[Q E96 D:E6 DE2E6D] Qx?;FC:6D 92G6 9:E $>:E9 62C=J 2?5 @7E6?] pE 286 h[ D96 3C@<6 2 =68 2?5 DF776C65 96C 7:CDE E@C? pr{] q642FD6 D96 H2D E@@ J@F?8 7@C DFC86CJ[ D96 H2D 7@C465 E@ H62C 2 4F>36CD@>6 3C246 7@C D6G6C2= J62CD] x? 96C 62C=J E66?D[ $>:E9 E@C6 <?66 42CE:=286 H9:=6 C64C62E:@? D<::?8] x? a__h[ ;FDE EH@ 52JD 367@C6 E62> D6=64E:@?D 7@C E96 (@C=5 r92>A:@?D9:AD[ D96 4C2D965 5FC:?8 E96 5@H?9:== :? r@CE:?2 5Vp>A6KK@[ xE2=J 2?5 E@C6 96C pr{ 282:?]Qk^Am
kAm$>:E9 7:?:D965 `aE9 :? E96 5@H?9:== 2E E96 a_`b (@C=5 r92>A:@?D9:AD 2?5 =2?565 @? E96 A@5:F> EH:46 5FC:?8 E96 D62D@?]k^Am
kAmQ%96 (@C=5 rFA A@5:F> :D D@>6E9:?8 E92E J@F 5C62> 23@FE — E92E J@F AFE J@FC 962CE 2?5 D@F= :?E@[Q $>:E9 D2JD @? 96C &]$] $<: %62> H63D:E6 A286] QtG6CJ 52J J@F ECJ E@ 5@ J@FC 36DE] '2= 5VxD6C6 H2D >J 52J] x D<:65 2D 92C5 2D x 4@F=5 2?5 x 42?VE 6IAC6DD 9@H 2H6D@>6 :E 766=D E@ <?@H J@F 42? 36 E96C6 H:E9 E96 36DE]k^Am
kAmQxVG6 366? @? E96 (@C=5 rFA E62> 7@C 2 76H J62CD ?@H 2?5 :EVD DE2CE:?8 E@ 766= 4@>7@CE23=6[Q D96 4@?E:?F65] Qw@A67F==J J@FV== D66 >@C6 @7 >6 ?@H]Qk^Am
kAm$>:E9 2=D@ AC2:D6D 96C E62>>2E6D]k^Am
kAmQ%96 &]$] $<: %62> :D 2>2K:?8[Q D96 D2:5] Qx? 6G6CJ 5@H?9:==[ E96C6 :D 2 ?6H 8:C= @? E96 A@5:F>] (6 AFE :? D@ >F49 677@CE 5FC:?8 DF>>6CE:>6 :? E96 8J>] xEVD 2>2K:?8 E@ 36 A2CE @7 2 E62> =:<6 E9:D — 96=A:?8 6249 @E96C 2?5 9@A:?8 6249 @E96C 5@6D H6==] |J E62>>2E6D <?@H E96J 42? 36 @? E96 A@5:F> E@@] (6 92G6 2 8C62E 4@249:?8 DE277 C:89E ?@H 2?5 2 8C62E D6E @7 E649?:4:2?D]Qk^Am
kAm}qr 2=D@ =:DE65 E9C66 Q%9:?8D E@ z?@HQ 23@FE $>:E9ik^Am
kAmQ`] $>:E9 H2D =FC65 :?E@ E96 DA@CE 3J 7@==@H:?8 96C @=56C D:DE6C[ {2FC6= W9625 D<: 4@249 2E z6??6EE w:89X[ :?E@ D<: C24:?8] $96 5@??65 96C 7:CDE A2:C @7 D<:D 2E 286 e]k^Am
kAma] p7E6C 8C25F2E:?8 7C@> 9:89 D49@@= :? a__d[ $>:E9 2EE6?565 E96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 }6H w2>AD9:C6 H96C6 D96 D<:65 7@C E96 (:=542ED 2D 2 7C6D9>2?] %96 7@==@H:?8 J62C[ D96 ;@:?65 E96 56G6=@A>6?E2= DBF25 @7 E96 &]$] $<: %62>] $>:E9 >@G65 FA E96 (@C=5 rFA E62> :? a__f\_g[ >2<:?8 96C 563FE :? {2<6 {@F:D6 H96C6 D96 7:?:D965 abC5 :? E96 5@H?9:==] $>:E9VD 36DE (@C=5 rFA 7:?:D9 :D D64@?5 :? 2 5@H?9:== 2E '2=\5VxDèC6 :? s646>36C a_`a] w6C @?=J @E96C A@5:F> 7:?:D9 42>6 =2DE D62D@? H96? D96 H2D E9:C5 :? E96 5@H?9:== :? r@CE:?2 5Vp>A6KK@]k^Am
kAmb] $>:E9[ H9@ :D 2 3:8 4@>65J 72?[ :D H:56=J C682C565 2D E96 AC24E:42= ;@<6C @7 E96 H@>6?VD E62>] }@E DFCAC:D:?8=J[ D96 =:DED E96 >@G:6 VsF>3 2?5 sF>36CV 2?5 E96 %' D9@H V%96 ~77:46V 2>@?8 96C A6CD@?2= 72G@C:E6D]Qk^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.