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Uthmeier disparaged what he described as race-based quotas in Florida hiring practices and stipulations for minority representation.
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The Florida Highway Patrol says toxicology results show the driver who caused a deadly wrong-way crash on I-95 in Brevard County had high amounts of oxycodone and alcohol in her system.Troopers say the 34-year-old Cocoa woman had a blood alcohol level of 0.053, which is below Florida’s legal limit of 0.08, but impairment is still considered a factor in the crash.The crash happened in September 2025 near Wickham Road, when investigators say the woman made a U-turn at Viera Boulevard and began driving the wrong way in the northbound lanes.FHP says her vehicle struck another car head-on, triggering an eight-car pileup.Two people were killed in addition to the driver, and six others were seriously injured, according to troopers.Investigators previously said the woman traveled about 2 1/2 miles the wrong way before the collision. Because she made a U-turn in the interstate lanes, the wrong-way driver detection systems on ramps did not catch the incident.Anyone impacted by impaired-driving crashes can contact Mothers Against Drunk Driving Central Florida for support and resources at 1-877-623-3435.
The Florida Highway Patrol says toxicology results show the driver who caused a deadly wrong-way crash on I-95 in Brevard County had high amounts of oxycodone and alcohol in her system.
Troopers say the 34-year-old Cocoa woman had a blood alcohol level of 0.053, which is below Florida’s legal limit of 0.08, but impairment is still considered a factor in the crash.
The crash happened in September 2025 near Wickham Road, when investigators say the woman made a U-turn at Viera Boulevard and began driving the wrong way in the northbound lanes.
FHP says her vehicle struck another car head-on, triggering an eight-car pileup.
Two people were killed in addition to the driver, and six others were seriously injured, according to troopers.
Investigators previously said the woman traveled about 2 1/2 miles the wrong way before the collision. Because she made a U-turn in the interstate lanes, the wrong-way driver detection systems on ramps did not catch the incident.
Anyone impacted by impaired-driving crashes can contact Mothers Against Drunk Driving Central Florida for support and resources at 1-877-623-3435.
Nigel Farage insisted on Thursday ‘we will not be dictated to’ as he told global elites at Davos that the world has changed for good.
The Reform UK leader delivered the uncomfortable message as he attended the gathering of business and political classes at the World Economic Forum.
He also, however, suggested that the international organisation was now shifting away from the ideology that has dominated it for decades – and the ‘old Davos’ Keir Starmer was being left behind.
Mr Farage said his message to global elites was: ‘We will not be dictated to by you again.
‘We will not be lectured on climate change, we will not be lectured on the benefits of open borders, we will not be beholden to you. We will work constructively with you under a national interest framework.’
Earlier, he told a Bloomberg News event: ‘The globalist idea we should all do the same thing, have the same regulations, have the same targets – and the EU is the epicentre of all of this for the globalists – that’s now for the birds.
‘It’s a change of debate, there’s now something called national interest. And that’s the new politics that we’re seeing.’
Mr Farage was visiting Davos for the first time in the long lead-up to a general election which – if polls are to be believed – could propel him into Downing Street.
‘We will not be dictated to by you again’ ReformUK leader Nigel Farage told global elites at Davos, Switzerland (pictured)
He has been wooing business people and held a round table at Davos with top executives, who he said felt that the present Government was ‘utterly disconnected’.
Mr Farage revealed he wants to bring captains of industry into government and to create a beefed-up business ministry in a bid to boost growth.
He has previously been a critic of Davos and the globalisation ideology it represents, but now thinks it is changing.
He said he was surprised there is ‘genuine debate’ on artificial intelligence, crypto and energy – unlike previous years when it was dominated by climate change and diversity.
Mr Farage brushed off the idea the world could revert back to how it was before Donald Trump was elected US President.
He added: ‘I don’t think it’s just about Trump. I think Trump is an emblem of looking at things differently. I think you’re seeing it across Europe – things are changing.’
Freestyle skier Quinn Dehlinger punched his Olympic ticket eight months before most of his fellow 2026 Olympians. Dehlinger found out last June that he’d earned a spot in the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics. It was a huge relief after he barely missed out on making the 2022 Beijing Team. It was a game-changer, mentally, heading into World Cup races this season.”Going into the competitions this year, if I got sick or had a minor injury, it lifted a little of the weight off the shoulders,” Dehlinger said. Dehlinger lives in Park City, Utah, where aerial skiers train year-round at the Utah Olympic Park. But he grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, skiing at Perfect North Slopes.It’s a far cry from the mountains out west. But it’s become a pipeline for aerial athletes. In fact, four skiers on the national team are from the Cincinnati area.Top aerial skiers spend their summers in Park City training at the Spence Eccles Olympic Freestyle Pool. The pool is aerated. Skiers go off plastic jumps similar to a regular ski jump. The aerated water provides a soft, safe landing and pushes skiers to the surface. The only hitch? Skiers have to hike more than 100 stairs to get to the top of the ramp.Aerialists are often called acrobats on skis. They rely on strength, flexibility and visualization techniques.”When you’re going down that jump at 45 miles an hour, and it’s 14 feet tall and 71 degrees, it looks like a wall of ice,” Dehlinger said. “You’re visualizing dropping your arms in a specific spot so that it either speeds up your twist or stops your twist, or helps you slow down your flip, or just controls everything.”Dehlinger said fans often get one thing wrong about his sport.”The biggest misconception is that we just don’t get scared. We do get scared, but we just deal with a different way. We just push it down and do what we need to do,” Dehlinger said. And what Dehlinger needs to do now is get to the top of the ramp at Milan-Cortina. He’s already visualizing gold and ready to find out if he’s got what it takes. The 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Games start Feb. 6.
Freestyle skier Quinn Dehlinger punched his Olympic ticket eight months before most of his fellow 2026 Olympians.
Dehlinger found out last June that he’d earned a spot in the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics. It was a huge relief after he barely missed out on making the 2022 Beijing Team.
It was a game-changer, mentally, heading into World Cup races this season.
“Going into the competitions this year, if I got sick or had a minor injury, it lifted a little of the weight off the shoulders,” Dehlinger said.
Dehlinger lives in Park City, Utah, where aerial skiers train year-round at the Utah Olympic Park. But he grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, skiing at Perfect North Slopes.
It’s a far cry from the mountains out west. But it’s become a pipeline for aerial athletes. In fact, four skiers on the national team are from the Cincinnati area.
Top aerial skiers spend their summers in Park City training at the Spence Eccles Olympic Freestyle Pool. The pool is aerated. Skiers go off plastic jumps similar to a regular ski jump. The aerated water provides a soft, safe landing and pushes skiers to the surface.
The only hitch? Skiers have to hike more than 100 stairs to get to the top of the ramp.
Aerialists are often called acrobats on skis. They rely on strength, flexibility and visualization techniques.
“When you’re going down that jump at 45 miles an hour, and it’s 14 feet tall and 71 degrees, it looks like a wall of ice,” Dehlinger said. “You’re visualizing dropping your arms in a specific spot so that it either speeds up your twist or stops your twist, or helps you slow down your flip, or just controls everything.”
Dehlinger said fans often get one thing wrong about his sport.
“The biggest misconception is that we just don’t get scared. We do get scared, but we just deal with a different way. We just push it down and do what we need to do,” Dehlinger said.
And what Dehlinger needs to do now is get to the top of the ramp at Milan-Cortina. He’s already visualizing gold and ready to find out if he’s got what it takes.
The 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Games start Feb. 6.
Gianni Infantino made a joke about British football fans’ behaviour and defended ticket prices for this summer’s World Cup in North America during a speech to world leaders on Thursday.
Fifa’s president addressed concerns around the staging of this summer’s finals in the US amid rising domestic tensions there, telling the World Economic Forum in Switzerland how there had been “a lot of critics” before Qatar 2022.
“When the ball started rolling and the magic started we had virtually no incidents. For the first time in history also, no Brit was arrested during a World Cup. Imagine! This is something really, really special,” he said.
“So it was a celebration, it was a party, and the next one in the United States, Canada and Mexico will be exactly the same. People want occasions to meet, to come together, to spend time, to celebrate, and this is what we try to give them.”
In response to the Fifa president’s comments, the Football Supporters’ Association said: “While we’ve got Mr Infantino‘s attention, we’d like to point out that rather than making cheap jokes about our fans, he should concentrate on making cheap tickets.”
Infantino said the finals would be “the greatest celebration of humanity”, despite human rights groups voicing concerns about a number of policies adopted by the Donald Trump administration, and went on to address criticism of ticket prices.
Fifa said it had received more than 500 million requests for tickets during the most recent application window which ended on 13 January. The second-cheapest category for the final cost $4,185 (£3,100), with only a tiny percentage available in the cheapest $40 category, leading to intense criticism.
“The tickets are not cheap,” he said. “We were hammered. I was hammered, I should say, because of the ticket prices, because they are so expensive. And the main critics were from Germany and England, of course. Now, No 1 in ticket requests is the US. No 2, Germany, No 3, England, because everyone wants to come and to participate.”
Fifa has not released details of how the demand for tickets is spread between the 104 matches or cost categories, but Infantino confidently stated: “Every match will be sold out.”
He said that because of Fifa’s ticket resale platform, “those tickets will probably be resold at even higher prices”.
He added: “This is incredible, but it shows really the impact that it has. To give you another number, to compare this in 100 years of World Cup history, Fifa has sold around 50 million tickets in total. For this World Cup, in these four weeks we have the request for 1,000 years of World Cups at once.
“This is unique, it’s incredible, but I think it shows really that people have trust in the organisation, probably trust in Fifa as well. Trust in Canada, Mexico, the United States. They want to travel. They want to go.”
Infantino said reports that fans from certain countries could be denied visas to enter the United States were “not true”.
Spectators from Haiti, Iran and Senegal in particular are expected to struggle to be granted entry to the US, but Infantino said: “The United States, Canada and Mexico will welcome the world next summer, and this is what we are looking forward to.”
The National Association of Broadcasters Leadership Foundation (NABLF) is now accepting entries for the 2026 Celebration of Service to America Awards. The awards honor “the critical role local television and radio stations play in serving communities across the country.”
All stations and broadcast groups are encouraged to submit their most impactful community service campaigns that took place in 2025. The entry window will close on March 23, 2026, at 11:59 pm Pacific.
This year, the Foundation is introducing an Original Content Podcast category to recognize local stations that are leveraging their digital expertise to deliver accessible, creative and trusted content to their communities and beyond via podcast app or station website.
Additionally, the First Informers Award will recognize one radio and one television station as exemplary sources of immediate information during emergencies, crises or natural disasters.
“No other media platform matches the power of local television and radio to reach people in real time where they live and work,” said NAB Leadership Foundation President Michelle Duke. “Audiences trust their local stations because broadcasters are deeply rooted in their communities — championing local causes, investigating consumer issues, and delivering timely, trusted reporting. We are proud to honor their extraordinary public service.”
Winners will be notified in early April 2026, and awards will be presented at the Celebration of Service to America Awards Gala in Washington, D.C., on June 9, 2026. The event will gather the broadcasting community with members of Congress and other policymakers to salute the exemplary work of local stations.
The Celebration of Service to America Awards is presented by Bonneville International and Hearst Television and honors the exceptional community service provided by local radio and television stations. Additional information about the awards, including eligibility and rules, is available at servicetoamericaawards.org.
The Kia Center transformed into a very unorthodox cathedral last night as a congregation of fans packed the arena to witness Swedish rock band Ghost kick off the U.S. leg of “Skeletour” in Orlando.
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Advocates spoke out against proposed legislation they call “smoke bombs” — culture war measures targeting the LGBTQ community.
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Fandom and cosplay event Megacon is heading back to Orlando with even more big-name guests in tow this spring.
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An estimated 100 million people are under some type of winter weather watch, warning or advisory ahead of a major winter storm expected this weekend, the National Weather Service said.It is important to be prepared as millions of Americans brace for ice and enough snow to make travel very difficult or nearly impossible, forecasters say. Does keeping the heat on actually prevent pipes from freezing? We asked the experts to debunk the popular household myth.According to Stephen Hankinson, energy expert at Electric Radiators Direct, pipes can freeze during cold snaps, with the expanding ice forcing pressure to build and crack the pipe.”Burst pipes are typically caused by low temperatures that can lead to the water within your pipes freezing and then expanding,” says Stephen, who suggests scheduling your thermostat to come on during freezing weather.”Scheduling your heating is a big energy (and cost) saver in general, but it can really help you avoid the threat of burst pipes. If you are heading away and can see that temperatures are set to drop to around or below freezing, then you do need some sort of ‘tick over’ heating schedule in place.”According to Stephen, having your heat on for two hours is enough to avoid a major issue.”It’s often considered best to schedule your heating to come on for one hour at around 7 p.m., and again at 7 a.m. This should help avoid pipes freezing during the coldest times of day (usually overnight), while still minimizing energy usage to keep your bills down,” he adds.If you are trying to save money, the good news is that you don’t need to heat the whole house to a high setting.”You can realistically drop the thermostat to (59 to 61 degrees). This may mean your boiler shuts off before the end of those two scheduled heating hours, saving you even more money. Even at (59 degrees), the water in your pipes should avoid freezing.”
An estimated 100 million people are under some type of winter weather watch, warning or advisory ahead of a major winter storm expected this weekend, the National Weather Service said.
It is important to be prepared as millions of Americans brace for ice and enough snow to make travel very difficult or nearly impossible, forecasters say.
Does keeping the heat on actually prevent pipes from freezing? We asked the experts to debunk the popular household myth.
According to Stephen Hankinson, energy expert at Electric Radiators Direct, pipes can freeze during cold snaps, with the expanding ice forcing pressure to build and crack the pipe.
“Burst pipes are typically caused by low temperatures that can lead to the water within your pipes freezing and then expanding,” says Stephen, who suggests scheduling your thermostat to come on during freezing weather.
“Scheduling your heating is a big energy (and cost) saver in general, but it can really help you avoid the threat of burst pipes. If you are heading away and can see that temperatures are set to drop to around or below freezing, then you do need some sort of ‘tick over’ heating schedule in place.”
According to Stephen, having your heat on for two hours is enough to avoid a major issue.
“It’s often considered best to schedule your heating to come on for one hour at around 7 p.m., and again at 7 a.m. This should help avoid pipes freezing during the coldest times of day (usually overnight), while still minimizing energy usage to keep your bills down,” he adds.
If you are trying to save money, the good news is that you don’t need to heat the whole house to a high setting.
“You can realistically drop the thermostat to (59 to 61 degrees). This may mean your boiler shuts off before the end of those two scheduled heating hours, saving you even more money. Even at (59 degrees), the water in your pipes should avoid freezing.”
The building formerly housing chef Peter Liu’s Peter’s Kitchen now holds Ming Garden, operated by the owners of Mills 50 mainstay Ming’s Bistro …
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A Colorado snowboarder died after crashing into the snow on a black diamond run at Keystone Ski Resort on Monday afternoon, according to the Summit County Sheriff’s Office.
The crash happened about 2 p.m. when a man from the Front Range crashed on Lower Go Devil, a black diamond run near Mountain House, sheriff’s officials said on social media.
The man was riding with several friends when he crashed and hit the snow “with force,” the sheriff’s office said. He was wearing a helmet, and investigators do not believe he hit any trees, blunt objects or other people.
Keystone Ski Patrol started medical care and brought the man to the resort medical center, where he was pronounced dead, according to the agency. His death is under investigation, and his name will be released by the Summit County coroner’s office.
Keystone officials confirmed the 32-year-old man was involved in a “serious incident” on an advanced trail on Dercum Mountain and, after receiving emergency care, was pronounced dead at the medical center.
“Keystone Resort, Keystone Ski Patrol and the entire Vail Resorts family extend our deepest sympathy and support to our guest’s family and friends,” Keystone Resort Vice President and General Manager Shannon Buhler said in a statement.
This is the second death on Keystone’s slopes this month, after a man was found unresponsive Jan. 7 on The Grizz in the resort’s Outback area.
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You may have been late returning a library book, but how about 50 years late?A customer recently returned some books to the Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library in Cincinnati, Ohio, with a shocking note. The library shared the note and photos of the books returned: “2001 A Space Odyssey” “The Origin of Species and Descent of Man” and “A Field Guide to the Mammals.”The library branch shared the photos with the note left, reading, “I checked these books out as a 16 year old back in 1976. Fascinated by science, nature and the future, I was eager to learn more. As time went by, these books got “misplaced” and never returned. All fines and late fees were paid long ago. But, I’ve found these books, and believe it’s time to return them now. Again, sorry it took so long to bring them back.”
You may have been late returning a library book, but how about 50 years late?
A customer recently returned some books to the Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library in Cincinnati, Ohio, with a shocking note.
The library shared the note and photos of the books returned: “2001 A Space Odyssey” “The Origin of Species and Descent of Man” and “A Field Guide to the Mammals.”
The library branch shared the photos with the note left, reading, “I checked these books out as a 16 year old back in 1976. Fascinated by science, nature and the future, I was eager to learn more. As time went by, these books got “misplaced” and never returned. All fines and late fees were paid long ago. But, I’ve found these books, and believe it’s time to return them now. Again, sorry it took so long to bring them back.”
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Olivia Hamlin tallied 20 points off the bench on 9-of-15 shooting to lead BYU to a 73-61 upset of No. 19 Texas Tech on Wednesday evening in Provo, Utah.
After the Red Raiders opened the scoring with a 3-pointer, the Cougars (15-4, 4-3 Big 12) scored the next seven points, led 25-16 after one quarter and never trailed the rest of the way. Delaney Gibb scored 18 and Lara Rohkohl added 15 and eight boards for BYU, which shot 47.3% from the floor and 44.4% from outside the arc.
Texas Tech (19-2, 6-2) has lost two straight games since its 19-0 start. Snudda Collins (17 points) and Bailey Maupin (11) were the only two Red Raiders in double figures as the team shot 33.3% from the floor.
The Red Raiders had 21 turnovers which the Cougars turned into 24 points and were nearly doubled up in paint points (36-20).
No. 3 UCLA 96, Purdue 48
Gabriela Jaquez (25 points) led five players in double figures as the Bruins doubled up the Boilermakers in Los Angeles.
Lauren Betts added 16 points and 10 rebounds and Kiki Rice had 15 points and 10 rebounds for UCLA (18-1, 8-0 Big Ten), which ran its winning streak to 12. The Bruins made 53.7% of their shots, 13 of 22 3-pointers (59.1%), racked up 16 steals and forced 23 turnovers (32 points off).
Nya Smith led Purdue (10-9, 2-6) with 14 points on 6-of-13 shooting while Avery Gordon added 13 off the bench. The Boilermakers were outscored in all four quarters and by 12-plus points in three of those.
No. 14 Baylor 73, UCF 48
The Bears’ Taliah Scott posted 22 points on 8-of-18 shooting in a comfortable victory over the Knights in Waco, Texas.
Baylor (18-3, 7-1 Big 12) sprinted out to a 14-4 lead early on, then gradually added to its advantage before attaining its largest lead of the game, 25 points, with the game’s final score.
Darianna Littlepage-Buggs chipped in with 13 points and 18 rebounds. UCF (10-9, 2-6), paced by Khyala Ngodu’s 11 points and 12 rebounds and Kristol Ayson’s 10 points off the bench, shot just 30% for the game.
No. 22 West Virginia 53, Arizona State 43
Kierra Wheeler’s 16 points helped the Mountaineers survive a game of wild swings in a Big 12 win over the Sun Devils in Morgantown, W. Va.
West Virginia (16-4, 6-2) built a 10-point advantage in the first half, then fell behind 37-29 with a little more than a minute left in the third quarter. The Mountaineers chipped that deficit down to three by the end of the period, then outscored Arizona State 19-6 the rest of the way.
Sydney Shaw added 11 points and Gia Cooke had 10 for West Virginia. The Sun Devils (17-3, 4-3) were paced by 15 points apiece from McKinna Brackens and Gabby Elliott.
Wisconsin 63, No. 24 Nebraska 60
Gift Uchenna scored 22 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as the Badgers upset the Cornhuskers in Madison, Wis.
The Badgers (13-7, 5-4 Big Ten) built a 17-15 lead after one quarter before pressing their advantage to 38-25 at the half. A strong second-half push from the Cornhuskers came up short. Nebraska was powered by Amiah Hargrove’s 15 points, Eliza Maupin’s 13 points and 13 rebounds and Britt Prince’s 11 points.
Nebraska (14-5, 3-5) carried a two-point lead into the fourth quarter, and from there the teams went back and forth. The Cornhuskers held a 60-57 lead with 2:12 to play before Kyrah Daniels, who scored 19 points, hit a tying 3-pointer. Daniels then collected an offensive rebound and absorbed a foul, after which she hit a free throw to regain the lead. After a Nebraska turnover, Uchenna provided the final margin with her layup.
No. 25 Washington 81, Penn State 65
Sayvia Sellers scored a game-high 24 points to lead the Huskies to a win over the Nittany Lions in Seattle.
Avery Howell paired 13 points with 12 boards for her fourth double-double of the season for Washington (15-4, 5-3 Big Ten), which has won three straight games since a two-game skid. The Huskies led by 10 after one quarter before trailing early in the third quarter, requiring an extended 16-5 run to extend its advantage back to 11 late in the stanza.
Gracie Merkle tallied 19 points for Penn State (7-13, 0-9), which has lost nine straight and 12 of 13 since a 6-1 start. The Nittany Lions forced 14 turnovers while committing eight but were outrebounded 49-29.
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I was born and grew up and raised at the Curling Club. That club, Broomstones in Wayland, Massachusetts, *** place with *** down to earth approach to the sport. It was so nice growing up there. Some curling clubs have more of *** commercial business feel, and then there’s curling clubs that have *** real homey feel, and Brimstones is top of the list in terms of. That home club feel, um, and that’s like one of the things, probably the thing I appreciate most about Brimstones. Dropkin learned precision, teamwork, and strategy there. Three core principles he mastered, resulting in early success, *** bronze medal at the Junior Olympics. You know, it was that moment where I was like, wow, this is incredible. Like look at this medal. Now I want some more of this. Unfortunately, international success eluded him until now. With his mixed doubles partner Corey Thiessen, he’s headed to his first Olympic Games, something he visualized would happen for *** very long time. It’s just knowing that if I keep my head down, if I keep working hard, and if I keep dreaming big, that one day I can get there, and it might not be smooth because it hasn’t been smooth sailing, but if I don’t, if I don’t let up, if I don’t. You know, if I keep going, I can get there. And now he’s there. Dropkin and Thiessen playfully use the nickname Corey and Corey to reference their team. On the road to Milan Cortina, I’m Fletcher Mackle.
Olympic games a long time coming for Team USA curler Korey Dropkin
Updated: 6:00 AM EST Jan 22, 2026
The first curling club was founded in Scotland in 1716, but curling didn’t become an Olympic medal sport until the 1998 games in Nagano.As a child, Korey Dropkin watched Olympic curling on TV, and it was love at first sight. “I was born and raised growing up at the curling club,” Dropkin said.That club, Broomstones in Wayland, Massachusetts, a place with a down-to-earth approach to the sport.”It was so nice growing up there, you know, some clubs have a commercial, business-like feel, and then there’s curling clubs that have a real homey feel, and Broomstones is top of the list in having that home club feel,” Dropkin said.Dropkin learned precision, teamwork and strategy there, three core principles he mastered, resulting in early success, a bronze medal at the Junior Olympics.”It was that moment when I was like, this is incredible, like look at this medal, now I want some more of this,” Dropkin said.Unfortunately, international success eluded him until now. Teaming with mixed doubles partner Cory Thiesse, he’s headed to his first Olympic Games, something he visualized for a long time.”Just knowing that if I keep my head down and I keep working hard and dreaming big, I could get there, and it might not be smooth because it hasn’t been smooth sailing, but if I don’t let up, if I keep going i can get there,” Dropkin said. And now he’s there. Dropkin and Thiesse use the playful nickname “Cory and Korey” for their team.
The first curling club was founded in Scotland in 1716, but curling didn’t become an Olympic medal sport until the 1998 games in Nagano.
As a child, Korey Dropkin watched Olympic curling on TV, and it was love at first sight.
“I was born and raised growing up at the curling club,” Dropkin said.
That club, Broomstones in Wayland, Massachusetts, a place with a down-to-earth approach to the sport.
“It was so nice growing up there, you know, some clubs have a commercial, business-like feel, and then there’s curling clubs that have a real homey feel, and Broomstones is top of the list in having that home club feel,” Dropkin said.
Dropkin learned precision, teamwork and strategy there, three core principles he mastered, resulting in early success, a bronze medal at the Junior Olympics.
“It was that moment when I was like, this is incredible, like look at this medal, now I want some more of this,” Dropkin said.
Unfortunately, international success eluded him until now. Teaming with mixed doubles partner Cory Thiesse, he’s headed to his first Olympic Games, something he visualized for a long time.
“Just knowing that if I keep my head down and I keep working hard and dreaming big, I could get there, and it might not be smooth because it hasn’t been smooth sailing, but if I don’t let up, if I keep going i can get there,” Dropkin said.
And now he’s there. Dropkin and Thiesse use the playful nickname “Cory and Korey” for their team.
A Gourmet Chinese Cuisine has a devoted base of Cantonese regulars. Two Cantonese classics — beef chow fun ($19) with house-made noodles and Hakka-style braised pork belly ($19) with preserved mustard greens — are as good as it gets.
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