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From the U.S. Ski Team:
American Todd Lodwick (Steamboat Springs, CO) laid down two lengthy jumps and led the cross country to win the gold during a mass start at the FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Liberec Friday. Lodwick's first career major event medal comes on the heels of teammate Johnny Spillane's (Steamboat Springs, CO) gold in 2003 and Billy Demong's (Vermontville, NY) silver in 2007.
"Words cannot describe it. The biggest thing about my comeback was World Championships. It still hasn't set in, but today I am the best in the world," Lodwick said.
Following Lodwick, Teammate Billy Demong (Vermontville, NY) who was third in the cross country portion of the event, finished fifth overall.
Walla Walla is best known for producing onions, a football star (Drew Bledsoe) and a superhero (Adam West, the original Batman).
In eight days it could also be known for producing America’s first 2010 Winter Olympian.
Mark Johnson, 50, was born in Walla Walla shortly before his parents moved to Edmonton to work in the oil industry.
Saturday, after years of trying to make a Canadian Olympic team, Johnson will skipper one of three Seattle teams at the U.S. Olympic qualifiers in Broomfield, Colo. Greg Romaniuk of Seattle is the skipper of the other men’s rink in the 10-team field. Seattle’s Cristin Clark has the only local team in the women’s tournament. The tournament concludes Feb. 28.
While Johnson has lived in Canada most of his live, he never abandoned his U.S. roots.
