{"id":15258,"date":"2016-02-16T22:48:52","date_gmt":"2016-02-17T06:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.46.6.243\/?p=15258"},"modified":"2016-02-16T22:48:52","modified_gmt":"2016-02-17T06:48:52","slug":"strawberrys-cashman-15th-in-youth-olympic-games-giant-slalom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=15258","title":{"rendered":"Strawberry’s Cashman 15th In Youth Olympic Games Giant Slalom"},"content":{"rendered":"

HAFJELL, Norway (Feb. 16, 2016) \u2013 Keely Cashman (Squaw Valley, CA, 16, National Training Group\/Squaw Valley Ski Team) grabbed 15th<\/sup> place Tuesday in the giant slalom at the Youth Olympic Winter Games. \u00a0The giant slalom podium featured Switzerland\u2019s Melanie Meillard finishing first, with Germany\u2019s Katrin Hirtl-Stanggassinger finishing second and Switzerland\u2019s Aline Danioth rounding out the podium in third. \u00a0\u201cSnow was bullet proof and it was an excellent race,\u201d said women\u2019s NTG head coach Thomas Erhard. \u201cGreat learning experience for her at a major Championship.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Keely Cashman finished 15th in the giant slalom at the Youth Olympic Winter Games in Norway Tuesday. (YIS\/IOC-Arnt Folvik)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One of the top skiers in the world in her age group, Cashman also finished 10th in the super G on Saturday. Onward and upward, Cashman will now look ahead to Thursday\u2019s slalom.<\/p>\n

On Monday, the athletes of the Youth Olympic Games received a visit from a very special guest, Youth Olympic Games Ambassador Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO). When the all-time winningest female alpine ski racer is not busy winning Audi FIS Ski World Cups \u2013 her win tally is now 76 \u2013 she enjoys spending time off the mountain helping to inspire and encourage the next generation of champions.<\/p>\n

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U.S. athletes pose for a selfie with the Olympic Champion Lindsey Vonn at the Youth Olympic Village during the Youth Olympic Winter Games on Monday in Lillehammer, Norway. (YIS\/IOC-Thomas Lovelock)<\/em><\/p>\n

Vonn\u2019s advice for athletes included everything from encouraging athletes to enjoy the entire Games experience to finding a hero to inspire them. Of course, she also advised athletes to get a dog, as Vonn just purchased her third puppy, a King Charles Cavalier named Lucy.<\/p>\n

Modeled after the Olympic Games, the Youth Olympic Games debuted its winter event in 2012 at Innsbruck, Austria. Held every four years, the Youth Olympic Winter Games feature more than 1,100 athletes aged 15 to 18, from around the world. Alpine events will include slalom, giant slalom, super G, downhill and alpine combined. The Games continue through February 21.<\/p>\n

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