/tags/2022-olympics 2022 Olympics en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Wed, 23 Feb 2022 22:48:43 GMT /vpr-news/2022-02-23/bronze-medalist-megan-nick-on-going-from-gymnastics-to-olympic-aerial-skiing-and-her-vt-roots Count Megan Nick among the athletes with Vermont ties who returned from Beijing with some new hardware.Making her Winter Olympics debut, the Shelburne native took home the bronze in women’s aerials, a high-flying free skiing sport full of twists and flips. Wed, 23 Feb 2022 22:48:43 GMT /vpr-news/2022-02-23/bronze-medalist-megan-nick-on-going-from-gymnastics-to-olympic-aerial-skiing-and-her-vt-roots Kevin Trevellyan /vpr-news/2022-02-18/vt-s-ryan-cochran-siegle-reflects-on-his-olympic-win-in-beijing Ryan Cochran-Siegle won the silver medal in the men's super-G at the Beijing winter games this month. It was almost 50 years, to the day, that his mom, Barbara Ann, won a gold medal in the women's slalom at the games in Japan. Cochran-Siegle is now back in Vermont, where his accomplishment is being properly celebrated by friends, family and even people he's never met. Fri, 18 Feb 2022 10:00:00 GMT /vpr-news/2022-02-18/vt-s-ryan-cochran-siegle-reflects-on-his-olympic-win-in-beijing Mitch Wertlieb /2022-02-14/u-s-women-make-monobob-history-at-the-2022-winter-olympics This is gold medalist Kaillie Humphries first medal for the U.S. The champion previously won gold and bronze medals for her home country of Canada. Mon, 14 Feb 2022 09:44:03 GMT /2022-02-14/u-s-women-make-monobob-history-at-the-2022-winter-olympics Jaclyn Diaz /show/vermont-edition/2022-02-11/winter-olympics-update-one-vermonters-silver-and-anothers-stunning-defeat Vermont Edition co-hosts Connor Cyrus and Mikaela Lefrak speak with NBC5 sports anchor and reporter Marshall Kramsky about athletes with ties to Vermont and how they have fared so far at the Winter Olympics in Beijing. Fri, 11 Feb 2022 20:19:15 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2022-02-11/winter-olympics-update-one-vermonters-silver-and-anothers-stunning-defeat Connor Cyrus, Mikaela Lefrak, Tedra Meyer /npr-news/2022-02-08/jessie-diggins-wins-first-ever-u-s-olympic-medal-in-cross-country-sprint Diggins snared a hard-won bronze medal in the grueling event after Swedish skiers took an early lead. The only other time a U.S. athlete has won an individual medal in cross country came in 1976. Tue, 08 Feb 2022 21:27:12 GMT /npr-news/2022-02-08/jessie-diggins-wins-first-ever-u-s-olympic-medal-in-cross-country-sprint Bill Chappell