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Meet The 3 Pennsylvania Athletes Competing In 2022 Winter Olympics Meet The 3 Pennsylvania Athletes Competing In 2022 Winter Olympics
Meet The 3 Pennsylvania Athletes Competing In 2022 Winter Olympics Three Pennsylvania natives are competing for medals in the 2022 Winter Olympic games. This year's competition is being held in Beijing, China from Friday, Feb. 4 to Sunday, Feb. 20.  The Pennsylvania athletes representing Team USA include: Glen Rock (York County) native Summer Britcher, 27: This is Britcher's third time representing the U.S. at the Olympics as part of the luge team. Her first Olympic games were in 2014. She was the youngest woman on the U.S. Olympic Luge team in Sochi, where she earned a bronze medal in a mixed team event.  View this post on Instagram…

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Area Olympian Might Be Sidelined After Crash In Latvia Area Olympian Might Be Sidelined After Crash In Latvia
Area Olympian Might Be Sidelined After Crash In Latvia A finger injury suffered in a crash last week in Latvia could keep an area Olympian from competing. Summer Britcher, a two-time Olympian, is hopeful she will recovered in time for the Beijing Olympics next month where she will be representing the United State on the luge team. Proper recovery is key as her hand is used to help paddle for speed and direct the luge direction. She wrote on her Instagram: "I will still be competing in Beijing, and with such a great team supporting me, I am confident that I will be recovered enough to pull and paddle my way to some fast start times in the Olym…

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Woman With PA, MD Ties Makes US Olympic Team 3x Woman With PA, MD Ties Makes US Olympic Team 3x
Woman With PA, MD Ties Makes US Olympic Team 3x A woman with ties to Maryland and Pennsylvania sled her way to the Beijing Olympics Games. Summer Britcher, 27, qualified for the team by finishing fifth in a World Cup event for luge in Germany on Sunday. This will be her third time representing the US at the Olympics as part of the luge team. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Summer Britcher (@summerbelle) Her first olympic games was in 2014. She was the youngest woman on the U.S. Olympic Luge team in Sochi, where she earned a bronze medal in a mixed team event. Britcher is th…

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