Sen. Keith King, R-Colorado Springs, and Rep. Marsha Looper, R-Calhan, want to extend their congratulations to the four man bobsled gold medal winners of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, specifically team member Steven Holcomb, who is a local hero.
Bobsled team member Steven Holcomb lives in King and Looper’s district. “Holcomb has become a local hero, and it is an honor to have such a hard working, dedicated athlete in our midst,” King said.
Holcomb, his coach Brian Shimer and Execute Director of the US Bobsled and Skeleton Federation Darrin Steele will be in Gov. Bill Ritter’s office at 9:15 a.m. March 22 to receive a proclamation from the Governor.
After the governor's proclamation, the three will make appearances on the House and Senate floors for tributes and a video of gold medal event.
“I am so excited to honor the bobsled crew for their hard work, strength and speed,” said Looper. “It has been 62 years since an American men’s four-man bobsled team could claim an Olympic gold medal. This is a tremendous accomplishment.”
The USA-1 four-man bobsleigh team piloted by Holcomb and his crew members Curt Tomasevicz, Steve Mesler and Justin Olsen won the four-heat race by a combined time of 3:24.46 and won the gold by .38 seconds.
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