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Olympic bronze medal alpine skier and Portland native Jackie Wiles returned home to a hero’s welcome at Portland International Airport on Monday night.
Among the crowd of family, friends and fans gathered to greet Wiles were Dillon, the mascot for the Portland Pickles, the mascot for the Portland Winterhawks, and, fittingly, a therapy llama.
“It’s just fun to feel the love and support from home,” Wiles said. “I really love Portland, and being from Oregon is super special. I felt the love from everyone during the Olympics, so it’s really cool to have the warm welcome as I came into PDX.”
After winning bronze in the women’s team combined event, Wiles’ season continued. She traveled to Norway for the World Cup finals, where she finished 14th in the women’s downhill.
Wiles’ father, David Wiles, said he was thrilled to welcome her home — and had a simple plan to celebrate.
“We have pizza and beer where we can celebrate together,” he said. “I’m happy that she’s had a successful year. It’ll be nice to see her for about three or four weeks, but then the season starts again.”
Wiles said these Olympics will likely be her last and that the upcoming season could be her final one on the World Cup circuit. When she returns to competition, she will do so as an Olympic medalist.
“Being in this moment with this medal, with all the people that were with me through it all, means even more,” Wiles said.
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Among the crowd of family, friends and fans gathered to greet Wiles were Dillon, the mascot for the Portland Pickles, the mascot for the Portland Winterhawks, and, fittingly, a therapy llama.
“It’s just fun to feel the love and support from home,” Wiles said. “I really love Portland, and being from Oregon is super special. I felt the love from everyone during the Olympics, so it’s really cool to have the warm welcome as I came into PDX.”
After winning bronze in the women’s team combined event, Wiles’ season continued. She traveled to Norway for the World Cup finals, where she finished 14th in the women’s downhill.
Wiles’ father, David Wiles, said he was thrilled to welcome her home — and had a simple plan to celebrate.
“We have pizza and beer where we can celebrate together,” he said. “I’m happy that she’s had a successful year. It’ll be nice to see her for about three or four weeks, but then the season starts again.”
Wiles said these Olympics will likely be her last and that the upcoming season could be her final one on the World Cup circuit. When she returns to competition, she will do so as an Olympic medalist.
“Being in this moment with this medal, with all the people that were with me through it all, means even more,” Wiles said.
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