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SBX Champs Wescott, Jacobellis on NBC's Today Show
By Juliann Fritz // USA Snowboarding // November 2, 2005
NEW YORK (Nov. 1) - Olympic medalist and defending World Cup overall champion Bode Miller (Bretton Woods, NH) and athletes from the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team will appear Wednesday on NBC's "Today Show" during the 8:30-9 a.m. segment as the network marks 100 days from the start of the 2006 Winter Olympics Feb. 10-26 in Torino, Italy.
Miller, who collected two silver medals at the 2002 Olympics as the opening salvo to a U.S. record of major championships medals (two gold and a silver at the 2003 World Championships, two golds at the '05 Worlds), will be joined by: 2002 Olympic aerials silver medalist Joe Pack (Park City, UT), 2005 snowboardcross world champions Seth Wescott (Carrabassett Valley, ME) and Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton, VT), defending World Cup aerials champion and current leader Jeret "Speedy" Peterson (Boise, ID), Lindsey Kildow (Vail, CO) and Resi Stiegler (Jackson Hole, WY).
NBC once again will be the Olympic broadcaster. The skiers and riders will be joined by athletes from other winter sports teams.
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