Halfpipe freeskier Devin Logan said she will be missing her mom Nancy, who traveled from the Mount Snow area for the two previous Olympics - even dyeing her hair red, white, and blue last time for support.
“So it’s good when those individuals can be involved as well.”ĭownload our local news and weather app for iOS or Android - and choose the alerts you want. “You got there because of your family and because of the support,” said Cochran-Siegle, the son of a 1972 gold medalist who will be competing during the 50th anniversary of his mom’s Olympic win.
Olympians like Ryan Cochran-Siegle from Vermont’s famous racing Cochran family will tell you this is, of course, hard on them, too. "I think we’ll be watching it live by ourselves and maybe with our friends the next day." “We can watch it live or we can watch it the next day,” the Olympian’s father told NECN & NBC10 Boston, noting the time difference between New England and China will mean some erratic viewing schedules for their family.
Instead, they’ll rely on TV and streaming, Ray Forehand said, to catch the graduate of Vermont’s Stratton Mountain School in action. While Forehand and her husband, Ray, devoted countless hours to being there for their son’s training and competitions, COVID control rules mean they won’t be able to see Mac’s Olympic debut in person. “We’re going to make the best of it,” said Anne Marie Forehand, the mother of freestyle skier Mac Forehand. The Rockets then opened the second 20 minutes by outscoring 19-10 over the first 8:48 to pull within 48-47 on Shumate’s 3-pointer.īut Castaneda, a junior from Chicago, buried consecutive 3-pointers to put the Zips back in control.As athletes stream into China ahead of the opening ceremony for the Winter Olympics, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic means their most loyal fans - their families - will only be able to watch from home.
Toledo again got within four, but the Rockets were forced to foul in the final minute and Greg Tribble and Castaneda made two free throws apiece to close out the win.ĭown 15 and out of sorts, Toledo finally settled in and closed the first half with five straight points. But Freeman powered inside for a bucket and Mikal Dawson made a big 3-pointer with the shot clock winding down to put Akron ahead 66-59 with 1:51 left. Ryan Rollins scored 18 and Ra’Heim Moss had 13 for the Rockets, who pulled within 61-59 on JT Shumate’s basket with 2:52 left. Toledo last made the NCAA field in 1980 and despite the school’s strong record this season, the MAC is unlikely to have a second team invited.Įnrique Freeman added 12 points and 10 rebounds for Akron, which last made the NCAAs in 2013. More importantly, they’ll likely extend their NCAA Tournament drought to 42 years. The Rockets (26-7) had their six-game winning streak stopped.
28 to Toledo and moved into Saturday’s title game, where they’ll play the winner of the second semifinal between Kent State and Ohio for the MAC’s automatic NCAA bid. The Zips (23-9) avenged a regular-season loss on Jan. CLEVELAND (AP) - Xavier Castaneda scored 26 points and Ali Ali added 13, leading fourth-seeded Akron to a 70-62 upset of top-seeded Toledo in the semifinals of the Mid-American Conference tournament on Friday night.