Eastern junoir, communication
studies major Cronauer
loves to snowboard like
White…just for
fun.
WALTONIAN: What sport are you most looking forward to watching and why?
Alyssa: Snowboarding for sure, both because I snowboard and because those events are high-paced and high-risk!
WALT: Shaun white won’t be competing in slope-
style this season. Health move, or calculated?
AC: Definitely a health move. Even though he is new to
slopestyle he would definitely have been a fierce competi-
tor. It’s better that he chose to avoid injury and focus on
winning his third gold in halfpipe.
WALT: What’s your favorite past Olympic memory?
AC: The opening ceremonies in China a few years back were something I will never forget!
WALT: How do you feel about Russia being the
Olympic host country?
AC: I believe that Russia has as much right to host as
any other country. If we as the US expect others to
allow us to host and not gruff about our policies
and cultures, then we should extend the same
courtesy. It’s about sports anyway, not
politics.
WALT: If you could add a new sport
to the Winter Olympics, what would
it be and why?
AC: I’m not sure there are any winter
sports not in the Olympics! They cover
everything from mountain sports, shooting,
ice sports (including curling!). I think I would
leave it just the way it is, for now.
Hannah Bonanducci 
Shane Witzer