Katie Uhlaender has been training for the Olympics for longer than she has been alive.
Just like the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, every athlete has been working towards making their country’s Olympic team while at the same time trying to stay safe in a global pandemic. COVID nearly derailed Uhlaender’s quest for her fifth Games.tree arborist assistant to stay fit“I got COVID like two to three weeks ago. I got pulled from one race. I didn’t make the next race. I think that happened to a lot of athletes.
The good news for her was she was able to qualify and said she wants nothing more than to just get going. “I know there’s a lot of politics and there’s a lot of stuff going on with the pandemic, but when it comes down it, it’s about sport. It’s about being able to compete with the best in the world and I just wanted to go back on my terms and remind the kids and the future that anyone who has the opportunity to put their best foot forward with something should go for it. That’s what I am doing,” Uhlaender said.
Uhlaender placed sixth at Torino 2006 and fourth at Sochi 2014, but was far from medal count in Peyongchang in 2018. The veteran will lead the smallest Skeleton teamShe confirmed this would be her last Games. She said once she retires, she plans to return to Texas to attend either the University of Texas or Baylor.starts on February 3rd with the Opening Ceremony on February 4th. You can see it all on your NBC 5 station.
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