American freestyle skier Winter Vinecki is set to become the first athlete with the first name Winter to compete at the Winter Games, just another notch in a long list of accomplishments. Beijing2022
Around that time, Vinecki also happened to cross paths with Olympian Emily Cook, who suggested, given her athletic background, that Vinecki give aerials a whirl.“I did my first flips into the pool,” recalled Vinecki, who grew up skiing at Boyne Mountain in Michigan, where her grandfather serves as a ski instructor. “I fell in love with it after that first week.”
“Doing all these flips and stuff? I don’t think he would ever imagine I’d be doing that, but I think he’d think it’s so cool,” Vinecki said. Her brothers have strong names, too — Yukon, 24, after the potatoes since Estelle’s parents own a farm that’s been in the family for more than 100 years; Magnum, 21, after the tractor series; and Ruger, 19, after the rifle .
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