With four athletes with Steamboat ties making their Olympic debut at the 2022 Beijing Winter Games, history was made.

Sure, the athletes made history in their own right, making their first-ever Olympics after years of dedication, but they helped Steamboat Springs make history on a larger scale as well, bringing the total number of Winter Olympians with ties to the the city to 100.

Steamboat has had representation at every single Winter Games since 1932, except for one in 1936. Over 90 years, athletes from eight different disciplines have seen their dreams come true by competing in the world’s biggest athletic arena.

The Steamboat Springs Olympic tradition began in 1932, when John Steele was named to the 1932 Olympic ski jumping team. He is considered the first Olympian from Steamboat.

Flash back to the present, and ski jumper Decker Dean became the 100th Olympian out of Steamboat in 2022.

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