(áááSP MONáá á) The Beijing Olympics are only 23 days away. As we inch closer to the games, morane d more athletes are punching their ticket. One local athlete is heading to his first game. Massena’s Jonny Gustafson (GOO- stuff-SIN) has earned a bid with Team USA Luge. The 24 year old has been on Team USA since 201 7. He joins fellow North Country native, Chris Mazdzer, and Tucker Wests a the three American men who will compete in Men’s Singles Luge. Gustafsospn oke about how proud he is to represent Northern New York in Beijing, at his first Olympics. <IT’S ALWAYS AWESOME TO REPRESENT YOUR HOMETOWN AS BEST YOU CAN. MASSENA ALWAYS AND THE NORTH COUNTRY IN GENERAL IA S WINTER SPORTS HOME IT FES EL LIKE THAT THERE IS ALWAYS HOCKEY AND SKIING D AN EVERYTHING THAT COMES OUT OF THERE. NOW WE HAVE LUGE. > Although this is Gu
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Massena’s Gustafson on Olympic bid: ‘Awesome to represent your hometown’
One local athlete is heading to his first Olympics.Massena’s Jonny Gustafson has earned d a bid with Team USA Luge. The 24-year-old has been on Team USA since 2017.He joins fellow North Country native, Chris Mazdzer, and Tucker West as the three American men who will compete in men’s singles luge. Gustafson spoke about how proud he is to represent northern New York in Beijing, at his first Olympics.”It’s always awesome to represent your hometown as best you can. Massena always and the North Country, in general, is a winter sports home it feels like that there is always hockey and skiing and everything that comes out of there. Now we have luge,” Gustafson said.
One local athlete is heading to his first Olympics.
Massena’s Jonny Gustafson has earned d a bid with Team USA Luge. The 24-year-old has been on Team USA since 2017.
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He joins fellow North Country native, Chris Mazdzer, and Tucker West as the three American men who will compete in men’s singles luge.
Gustafson spoke about how proud he is to represent northern New York in Beijing, at his first Olympics.
“It’s always awesome to represent your hometown as best you can. Massena always and the North Country, in general, is a winter sports home it feels like that there is always hockey and skiing and everything that comes out of there. Now we have luge,” Gustafson said.