Athletic Excellence

Athletic Excellence
CVA OLYMPIC HOPEFULS
With the 2014 Olympic Winter Games close at hand, the CVA community is once again rooting for our alumni as they compete
in qualifying events during the coming months. Most U.S. Olympic team members are selected on the basis of World Cup results
between September 2013 and January 2014 (criteria and time frame varies from discipline to discipline). As these athletes enter
their 2013/2014 season, we wish them luck and look forward to seeing them on the big stage in Sochi. Here are a few CVA
Olympic hopefuls to watch:
BODE MILLER '96
As one of alpine racing’s most decorated
athletes in history, Bode Miller is no
stranger to Olympic competition. He
has competed in the last four Olympics,
securing five medals. Miller will be
emerging into qualifying World Cups
after missing the 2013 season due to
injury. The ski community’s curiosity is
abuzz, awaiting his return to snow.
SETH WESCOTT '94
Seth Wescott has competed in the
past two Olympics and won gold
both times for boardercross. With an
impressive World Cup showing last
season, highlighted by a first place finish
in Telluride, Wescott looks better than
ever. Working hard to recover from
ACL reconstruction, he hopes to be
ready for the Sochi games.
EMILY COOK '97
As a two-time Olympian and fivetime National Champion, Emily Cook
is a likely contender for a spot on the
U.S. Aerial Team for Sochi. In recent
years, she has been consistently on the
leader boards. Coming off a National
Championship win and many top-ten
World Cup finishes, Cook is one to
watch.
ALEX TUTTLE '10
For the last few years, Alex Tuttle has
been a rising boardercross athlete.
Tuttle is coming off a big year, earning
his first World Cup podium and being
named to the U.S. Snowboard Team. He
has been training hard in the off-season
and, with a full World Cup schedule
leading up to Sochi, Tuttle’s chances of
making the team are promising.
Photo by Monte Isom
JEREMY COTA '07
Jeremy Cota has been a top ranked
World Cup skier for the last several
years. Cota, a U.S. Mogul Ski Team
member, has been preparing this
summer at the Lake Placid water
ramps, tightening up his jumps. After
narrowly missing the Olympic team
four years ago, look for Cota to show
up to qualifiers determined.
DAVE DIGRAVIO '05
Having been a member of the U.S.
Mogul Ski Team for eight years, and a
15-time top ten World Cup finisher,
Dave DiGravio has the experience to
make the 2014 Olympic team in Sochi.
In recent years, DiGravio has been
ranked as high as 10th on the World
Cup standings. Will this be his year to
break through?
Other CVA alumni that may be attending the Sochi Games: U.S. Ski Team Coach Forest Carey '94; Canadian
Snowboard Team Coach Mark Fawcett '90; New Zealand Ski Team Members Jamie and Nick Prebble '10
(PG); Great Britan Ski Racer Alexandra Tilley '11 (PG); U.S. Park and Pipe Skier Annalisa Drew '12 (PG)