Calgary-born Olympian Liam Gill made a pitstop in Yellowknife during the afternoon of March 3 to try out Bristol Pit at the request of the non-profit snowboarding and skiing club Ragged Riders.
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Ragged Riders put out the request to get the Olympian to the pit after the organization learned Gill was heading to Beijing to compete in the 2022 Winter Olympics.
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For Rossouw, Gill being willing to hang out and board with Yellowknife youths is SA国际影视传媒減retty freaking amazing.SA国际影视传媒�
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When doing his run at the halfpipe event in the Olympics, Gill said he was SA国际影视传媒渟uper scaredSA国际影视传媒� before the big moment but is elated to have accomplished it.
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SA国际影视传媒淪o to be able to do my first run felt really, really good. Even though I fell, it felt amazing,SA国际影视传媒� he said.
Gill, who resides in Calgary, plans to continue training so he can make podium next time around, but for now, heSA国际影视传媒檚 just enjoying the ride.
The Olympian is scheduled to stay in Yellowknife and make appearances at Bristol Pit until Saturday.
