“To carry the flag,” Salt Lake City resident Brittany Bowe told The Tribune on Friday morning, “is literally the biggest honor of my entire life.” Olympics Beijing2022
Figure skater Nathan Chen, a gold medal favorite, skipped the ceremony out of concerns about COVID-19
“To carry the flag,” the Salt Lake City resident told The Tribune on Friday morning, “is literally the biggest honor of my entire life.” The opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics at the National Stadium in Beijing on Friday, Feb. 4, 2022. Jackson is the world leader at that distance, but she slipped during the Olympic trials last month in Milwaukee, Wisc., and finished third — one spot out of qualifying for the Games. At first Bowe, the race winner, said she was certain US Speedskating would find a way to get Jackson to China. When it became clear it could be a couple of agonizing weeks before Jackson — who also hails from Bowe’s hometown of Ocala, Fla. — would get any clarity on her position, however, Bowe stepped up.
Each sporting body nominates an athlete to be the flag bearer, and competing athletes then vote for their representative. Bowe, 33, was US Speedskating’s selection, and as a finalist, she was asked to explain why she wanted to be a flag bearer. “I think everything happens for a reason,” she said. “And I think it’s wild that this situation has come to be after me, you know, sacrificing my spot for Erin. And it’s obviously different circumstances with Elana having to pull out. But it’s giving me an opportunity of a lifetime.
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