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Alex Rigsby Ice Hockey Fast Facts • Born Jan. 3, 1992, in Delafield, Wisconsin (age 26) • Attended the University of Wisconsin • Won the NCAA Division I title in the 2010- 11 season with the Wisconsin Badgers • Was the first female to be drafted into the USHL (199th overall) • Currently plays professionally for the Minnesota Whitecaps A lex Rigsby's hockey career has been mostly played among male competitors since she began playing boys hockey at the age of 6. By 10, she was playing AAA boys hockey, which carried on throughout high school when she played for the Chicago Mission and Milwaukee Jr. Admirals AAA teams. In 2009, Rigsby became the first female ever to be drafted into the United States Hockey League, but she chose a career with the Wisconsin Badgers women's hockey team, where she holds school records for career wins, minutes played and saves. She is now on the roster for the Minnesota Whitecaps as she prepares for her first Olympic Games at Pyeongchang 2018, where she hopes to make an impact on the national team. With two other outstanding goalies in Nicole Hensley and Maddie Rooney on the roster, Team USA will rely heavily on strong goaltending to carry it back to the gold medal game. If Rigsby can win the starting role for the United States, a gold medal will be expected, as she has won gold in every world championship she has participated in for the United States. WHO tO Photos courtesy USOC/NBC Olympics Mikaela Shiffrin Alpine Skiing Fast Facts • Born March 13, 1995, in Vail, Colorado (age 22) • Won the gold medal in the slalom at the 2014 Sochi Olympics • Has won the past three FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in the slalom • Is the first woman to win three consecutive slalom world titles in 78 years • Enjoys playing tennis and soccer M ikaela Shiffrin has achieved a lot since her early days of skiing down her family's driveway at the age of 2. She made her World Cup debut at the age of 15 and stepped on the World Cup podium for the first time in Lienz, Austria, one season later. The following year, at 17, Shiffrin won her first World Cup race in Åre, Sweden, becoming the second-youngest American to win an alpine World Cup event, behind Judy Nagel. At the age of 18, she became the youngest ever to win an Olympic gold medal in slalom when she finished first at Sochi 2014. She has been the face of alpine skiing ever since, and at only 22 years of age, she looks to have an even brighter future as she enters the prime of her career. She has some work to do to catch Lindsey Vonn's 77 World Cup wins, but could surpass her in Olympic gold medals if Shiffrin can defend her slalom title at Pyeongchang 2018. Jamie Anderson Snowboarding Fast Facts • Born Sept. 13, 1990, in South Lake Tahoe, California (age 27) • Launched an environmentally conscious clothing company called TRYE (To Respect Your Earth) • Favorite non-snowboarding activities include hiking, camping and yoga • Was homeschooled with her five sisters, the eldest two of whom introduced her to snowboarding • Her sister Joanie won the 2007 X-Games in snowboardcross J amie Anderson learned to snowboard when she was 9 years old when she was first introduced to the sport through her older sisters. By the time she was 13, she was competing in her first Winter X Games. At 15, she surpassed Shaun White as the youngest snowboarder to achieve a podium finish at the Winter X Games, and at 16 she became the youngest woman to win a Winter X Games gold medal. Since then, Anderson has won multiple gold medals in the slopestyle event and won several season championships in the TTR World Tour and Winter Dew Tour. Anderson made history at Sochi 2014 when she became the first Olympic gold medalist in slopestyle snowboarding. She looks to defend her gold medal in the slopestyle event, while adding to history again when the big air event makes its Olympic debut at Pyeongchang 2018. Lowell Bailey Biathlon Fast Facts • Born July 15, 1981, in Siler City, North Carolina (age 36) • Enjoys playing the guitar and mandolin in two bluegrass bands • Often repeats a Theodore Roosevelt quote in the starting gate that says, "Do what you can, with what you got, where you are" • Was a three-time NCAA All-American while attending the University of Vermont • Has a Bernese mountain dog named Hazel G rowing up in Lake Placid, New York, Lowell Bailey participated in several winter sports, including cross-country skiing, but only shot his first biathlon rifle at the age of 14. After years of competing, Bailey saw his breakout season at the age of 30, when he broke into the top 20 of the World Cup rankings for the first time. He finished 14th at the end of the 2011-12 season, improving on his ranking of 41st from the previous year, and he finished last season in eighth position. His first World Cup podium came in 2014 when he finished second in the 10 km sprint at Kontiolahti, Finland. Most recently, a year before considering retiring to become a cattle farmer, Bailey became the first American biathlon world champion when he won his first World Cup gold medal at the 2017 World Championships in Hochfilzen, Austria. In doing so, he also became the oldest individual gold medalist in world championship history, at 35 years and 216 days. Bailey will be an inspiration for most at Pyeongchang 2018, since he exemplifies why one should never give up on their goals. WHO tO Photos courtesy USOC/NBC Olympics 9 2.4.2018 PREMIUM REPLACEMENT WINDOWS AND DOORS ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Start Saving Today! Call (479) 361-3169