PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — Men’s skeleton will be one of several Olympic competitions taking place Wednesday in PyeongChang.
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LOCAL CONNECTION:
- Figure Skating (Pairs' gold medal final)
- Alpine Skiing (Super G gold medal final - Mikaela Shiffrin competes in this event.)
- Skeleton (Matt Antoine likely to lead the U.S.)
- Women's Speed Skating (1000m gold medal final)
Matt Antoine, A California University of Pennsylvania graduate, is one of Team USA’s skeleton athletes. He took classes online while training for his high-intensity sport.
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Antoine won bronze four years ago in Sochi and is looking forward to an even bigger 2018.
In Salt Lake City, he explained what it is about skeleton that keeps him hooked.
“I just loved the thrill of the competition for sure. It's kind of what keeps me coming back year after year. Even though I've been doing it for 15 years, I still enjoy that race day preparation,” Antoine said.