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Montpelier, Vermont Joint House Resolution J.R.H. 208 Joint resolution congratulating Kelly Clark on winning the gold medal in the women’s halfpipe competition at the 2002 Winter Olympics Offered by: Representatives Hube of Londonderry, Driscoll of Burlington, Obuchowski of Rockingham, Adams of Hartland, Amidon of Charlotte, Anderson of Woodstock, Angell of Randolph, Aswad of Burlington, Atkins of Winooski, Barney of Highgate, Bohi of Hartford, Bolognani of Readsboro, Brown of Walden, Carey of Chester, Cleland of Northfield, Colvin of Bennington, Connell of Warren, Crawford of Burke, Crowley of West Rutland, Dakin of Colchester, Darrow of Dummerston, Davis of Cavendish, Deen of Westminster, DePoy of Rutland City, Donovan of Burlington, Doyle of Richmond, Duffy of Rutland City, Endres of Milton, Flory of Pittsford, Follett of Springfield, Freed of Dorset, George of Middlebury, Gervais of Enosburg, Goodridge of Albany, Grad of Moretown, Haas of Rutland City, Hall of Newport City, Hingtgen of Burlington, Hooker of Rutland City, Johnson of Canaan, Jordan of Middlesex, Keenan of St. Albans City, Kennedy of Chelsea, Keogh of Burlington, Kirker of Essex, Kiss of Burlington, Kitzmiller of Montpelier, Koch of Barre Town, LaBarge of Grand Isle, Larose of Richford, LaVoie of Swanton, Little of Shelburne, Livingston of Manchester, Marron of Stowe, Maslack of Poultney, Metzger of Milton, Milkey of Brattleboro, Miller of Shaftsbury, Molloy of Arlington, Morrissey of Bennington, Mullin of Rutland Town, Nitka of Ludlow, Nuovo of Middlebury, O'Donnell of Vernon, Osman of Plainfield, Palmer of Pownal, Partridge of Windham, Peaslee of Guildhall, Pembroke of Bennington, Pike of Mendon, Pillsbury of Brattleboro, Quaid of Williston, Randall of Bradford, Rosenquist of Georgia, Rusten of Halifax, Ryan of Waltham, Schaefer of Colchester, Schiavone of Shelburne, Scribner of Bristol, Seibert of Norwich, Severance of Colchester, Sheltra of Derby, Smith of New Haven, Sweaney of Windsor, Sweetser of Essex, Symington of Jericho, Towne of Berlin, Tracy of Burlington, Valliere of Barre City, Vincent of Waterbury, Vinton of Colchester, Voyer of Morristown, Webster of Randolph, Weeks of Wallingford, Wheeler of Burlington, Willett of St. Albans City, Winters of Swanton, Winters of Williamstown, Wood of

www.leg.state.vt.us Brandon, Woodward of Johnson, Wright of Burlington and Zuckerman of Burlington Whereas, Kelly Clark is a Vermont native and graduate of Brattleboro Union High School, and Whereas, her affinity for the snowy slopes was developed at the very early age of two when she strapped on her first pair of skis, and

Whereas, at age eight, Kelly, by then a veteran skier, took her first snowboarding lesson, and Whereas, she entered her first snowboarding competition at age 13, and Whereas, during the winter months of her high school years, Kelly attended Mt. Snow Academy, and, in her sophomore year, she finished fourth in the national championships, and Whereas, since joining the U.S. snowboard team in 2000, her performances have been awe-inspiring, and Whereas, in the year 2000, Kelly was a silver medalist at the Goodwill Games and won the world junior halfpipe championship, and Whereas, her amazing snowboarding feats continued in 2001 as she captured the U.S. halfpipe and snowboardcross championships and won the overall 2000-2001 Grand Prix title, and Whereas, immediately before the Winter Olympics, she dazzled the crowds at the Winter X Games in Aspen, Colorado, as she won the gold medal, and Whereas, Kelly only mastered her critical inverted aerials one month before the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, and Whereas, Kelly’s first run down the halfpipe competition slope, at the Park City, Utah Olympic site, was impressive, but her second time around was unbelievable as she nailed the McTwist maneuver and threw in a superbly- executed 720-degree turn at the end, as she sped to a Winter Olympics’ gold medal victory with a final score of 47.9, and Whereas, Kelly headed down the halfpipe with an aggressive confidence and an inspiring attitude, and Whereas, Kelly handled Olympic pressure with an ear-to-ear grin and a typical Vermont combination of pride and a humble nature, and Whereas, she was joined by the other women of the U.S. team, Trisha Burns, also a Vermont-grown rider, and Shannon Dunn, a pioneer of women’s snowboarding, and Whereas, Kelly rides hard as a team member for a Vermont-based company, Jake Burton Carpenter’s Burton Snowboards, now therefore be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives: That the General Assembly is greatly honored to congratulate Kelly Clark of West Dover on winning the 2002 Winter Olympics’ gold medal in the women’s halfpipe competition, and be it further Resolved: That the Secretary of State be directed to send a copy of this resolution to Kelly Clark of West Dover, to her parents Terry and Cathy Clark of West Dover, and to Jake Burton Carpenter at Burton Snowboards in South Burlington.

______Attested to: Speaker of the House

www.leg.state.vt.us ______President of the Senate Donald G. Milne Clerk, House of Representatives

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