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The extended Laurentian family is well represented at the 2010 Olympics, in Vancouver. Our connections include:

Gina Kingsbury '04 is a member of the defending gold medal-winning Canadian women's hockey team 2010: Gold again!!!

Thomas Vonn '01n is coach (and husband) of alpine ski racer Lindsey Vonn, the first American woman to win a gold medal for downhill skiing
2010: Gold and Bronze medals

Michele Amidon '94 is general manager of USA Hockey (women's)
2010: Silver medal

Jodi McKenna (former assistant women's hockey coach) is an assistant coach for Team USA
2010: Silver medal

Robert "Bob" Crowley '73 is executive director of U.S. speed skating

Bob McKenzie, father of Mike McKenzie '10, is covering hockey at the Olympics for TSN

Chris Mazdzer, son of Marty Lawthers '77, competed in the luge singles

Brian Martin, son of Nancy Current Martin '64, competes in luge doubles

Mark Driscoll '74 is the founder of Ignition Inc., the company that coordinated the Olympic Torch relay

David Jacobs '59 is founder and CEO of Spyder Active Sports, the athletic-wear company supplying attire for Lindsey Vonn and others, for both competition and non-competitive appearances

Louie Vito, of the U.S. men's snowboarding team, is the son of Louis Vito '78
2010: 5th place finish

Bill Demong, on the Nordic combined team, is a brother of Kathleen (Katy) Demong '04
2010: Gold and Silver medals

Lake Placid native Andrew Weibrecht, alpine skiing, is the brother of Jonathan Weibrecht '07
2010: Bronze medal

Gina Kingsbury is one of three alumni who have won gold medals in the Olympics. Isabelle Chartrand '03n, won Olympic gold with the Canadian women's hockey team in 2002 and Ed Rimkus '32 was a member of the U.S. four-man bobsled team which won gold in the 1948 Olympics.

Posted: February 18, 2010