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A true local hero

November 4th, 2009 at Wed, 4th, 2009 at 5:08 pm by Tim Watanabe

Just had a meeting with Scott Macartney, an Olympic skier born and raised in Redmond, for an interview in Seattle this morning.  He was selected as a Comcast Local Hero, a new campaign seeking to raise money for both local elite winter athletes and Special Olympics-Washington.

Macartney’s lifeblood has been skiing and he’s had great success coming up through the junior ranks and on the international World Cup circuit, which has enabled him to qualify for the U.S. Olympic Team in both 2002 and 2006, while earning a spot on the U.S. Ski Team for 12 straight years.

He is perhaps best known, unfortunately, for his horrific crash at Kitzbuehel in Austria on one of the most dangerous downhill courses in the world, which has over nearly 1 million views combined on Youtube.  Watch it here at your own risk.

He’s really a great guy and had a very busy media schedule today so big thanks for him to take some time for the ol’ Reporter.  Look for the story in this Friday’s issue!

On the high school side, I’m just about to leave for the Overlake Owls’ girls soccer team’s Tri-District Opener against Charles Wright Academy at Sammamish High School.  It’s a loser-out game, but with a win tonight the Owls will be just one win away from a state berth.

Tim Watanabe Hi there! I graduated from the University of Washington in 2007 with a degree in Journalism and have been the sports writer for the Redmond Reporter since May of 2008. When I'm not covering the local high school sports scene I enjoy bowling, anything related to African lions, and performing in costume for community and charity events.

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