A Gem of an Olympic Story

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This should warm the coldest of hearts this Winter Olympics: the witness of Rebecca Dussault (and her husband and child!) in Turin... "Oympic skier attracts media attention for devotion to faith, family"

A quote:

"A devout Catholic and member of St. Peter's Catholic Church in Gunnison, Colo., Dussault said a lot of media hype was focused on her having the name of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati on all the skis she was using during her two weeks of competition.

When she and her husband decided back in 2003 that she would end what had been an early retirement from elite racing to pursue the Olympics, they decided to make Blessed Pier Giorgio, a Turin-born mountaineer and avid skier, the patron of Dussault's journey to the Olympics. She said her dedication to Blessed Pier Giorgio and her Catholic faith made her stand out from other competitors and gave reporters a hook for stories."

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