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Winter Olympics: Team USA selects flag bearers for opening ceremonies
Crew USA on Wednesday revealed who could be carrying the American flag in the course of the opening ceremonies in Beijing for the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Olympic bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor and roller John Shuster have been named the flag bearers for Crew USA. Nevertheless, Meyers Taylor shall be unable to attend Friday’s opening ceremonies as a result of she examined constructive for COVID-19. Pace skater Brittany Bowe will exchange her.
Elana Meyers Taylor and Kaysha Love of USA look on after competing within the 2-woman Bobsleigh throughout Day Three of the BMW IBSF World Cup Bob and Skeleton 2021/22 at Veltins Eis-Enviornment on Dec. 12, 2021 in Winterberg, Germany.
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“Being voted by my friends because the flag bearer is the most important honor of my profession,” Meyers Taylor mentioned in a information launch. “Whereas I can not carry the flag and stroll in with the remainder of Crew USA, Brittany could be very deserving of the chance to steer our delegation on my behalf. She is an unbelievable particular person with an exemplary character, and I’m excited to observe her and John lead Crew USA on the Opening Ceremony. I’m honored to be part of this group, and coming from a army household, it’s actually particular to have been chosen to hold our flag.”
Shuster added: “Being elected as one of many flag bearers is an amazing honor. When considering again to my Opening Ceremony experiences, I can not assist however be so proud to steer Crew USA into an Olympic Winter Video games. Becoming a member of the unbelievable group of Crew USA leaders, particularly because it was chosen by my Crew USA teammates, is without doubt one of the best honors of my sporting profession.”
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John Shuster of the US delivers a stone throughout Sport 3 of the US Olympic Crew Trials at Baxter Enviornment on Nov. 21, 2021 in Omaha, Nebraska.
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Meyers Taylor is an completed bobsledder who has hopes of getting her first gold in Beijing. She received bronze within the 2010 Vancouver Video games and a silver within the 2014 Sochi Video games and 2018 Pyeongchang Video games.
Shuster is a embellished roller. He received bronze on the 2006 Turin Video games and a gold medal in Pyeongchang.
Brittany Bowe competes within the Ladies’s 1500 meter occasion in the course of the 2022 US Olympic Trials – Lengthy Monitor for the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Video games at Pettit Nationwide Ice Heart.
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Bowe made the Olympics squad regardless of initially giving up her spot to Erin Jackson, following the velocity skater’s fall throughout Olympic trials. Bowe is changing Meyers Taylor.
“I’m extraordinarily grateful for the chance to steer Crew USA into the opening ceremony. Taking over this duty is the glory of a lifetime, and I’ll proudly carry the American flag on behalf of Elana, her household, and all of Crew USA.”
She received a bronze within the group pursuit speed-skating class in Pyeongchang.
In 2018, luge competitor Erin Hamlin was the flag bearer.
The Olympic opening ceremonies are set for Friday at 6:30 a.m. ET on NBC.
