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Local biathlete Emily Campbell will represent US in Youth Olympic Games

Michele Roepke
Jan 3, 2024

Emily Campbell , in pink, competing biathlon in Alaska. Photo: Chris Campbell (Facebook)

MIDWAY, Utah — The United States Biathlon Association announced on Monday the official roster of athletes that will represent the United States at the 2024 Youth Winter Olympic Games in Gangwon, Republic of South Korea Jan. 19-Feb. 1, and Park City High School student Emily Campbell made the cut.

Biathlon athletes combine their shooting skills and cross country ski racing within one course. The Winter Youth Olympic Games happen once every four years and competitors must be between 15-18 years of age.

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I've lived in Park City for 30 years but right off the starting line, my journalism professors expressed plaudits after class for writing more so about the small-town sports in the surrounding mountains than the urban updates they assigned. Therefore, I’m on par punning and penning Parkites' pastimes. Turning high and early through my career, I’ve worked communications for The Olympics, the Paralympics and the Special Olympics. Additionally, there's been National Geographic, Patagonia, NCAA, USA Nordic and the United States Library of Congress, so I guess you could say this ain't my first rodeo.

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