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Publishers Gunilla Asher – Aspen gasher@aspentimes.com Matt Sandberg – Summit msandberg@summitdaily.com Don Rogers – Vail drogers@vaildaily.com Editor Ed Stoner estoner@vaildaily.com Contributing Writers Ed StoneR John LaConte Geoff Mintz
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16 Sochi: The venues, city and region
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Men’s alpine speed team
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snowboard association
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Travis Ganong
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Copy Editor Ross Leonhart
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Creative Team Supervisor Afton Groepper
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Tim Jitloff
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Keri Herman
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Katie Uhlaender
Advertising Directors David Laughren – Aspen dlaughren@aspentimes.com
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Julia Mancuso
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Jason Woodside – Summit jwoodside@summitdaily.com
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Contributing Photographers Brent Bingham Dominique Taylor Associated Press Tripp Fay / copper mountain Mitchell Gunn / espa Sarah Brunson / u.s. ski and
Publication Designer Carly Hoover Contributing Designers ASHLEY DETMERING Malisa Samsel
Women’s alpine speed team Stacey Cook Alpine tech team
Mikaela Shiffrin
Nordic skiing
Noah Hoffman Snowboard halfpipe
Kaitlyn Farrington Freeskiing halfpipe
David Wise Snowboard slopestyle
Jamie Anderson Skiing slopestyle
Skicross and snowboardcross, ski jumping, figure skating, ice hockey, moguls and aerials, curling, speed skating, bobsled, luge and skeleton.
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Patrick Connolly – Vail pconnolly@vaildaily.com Distribution Maria Wimmer – Aspen Shawn Butler – Summit David Hakes – Vail
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Olympic rings in downtown Sochi await the start of the Games. The Opening Ceremony will be Feb. 7, while the Closing Ceremony is set for Feb. 23. sochi organizing committee | special photo PB
Mikaela Shiffrin as photographed by Brent Bingham at his studio located in Edwards, Colo. Learn more about Shiffrin and her rise to fame on page 32. W I N T E R O LY M P I C S 201 4
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