Celebrating Olympic Day at Fenway Park
Olympic Day commemorates the birth of the modern Olympic Games on June 23, 1894. Every June, events around the globe promote fitness, well-being, culture and education. In Boston, we headed to the place where sport is celebrated all summer long: Fenway Park. During a pre-game ceremony, 170 local Olympians and Paralympians and hopefuls gathered in the outfield to form the Olympic rings.
Then Boston Celtics and Olympic basketball legend Jo Jo White welcomed Olympic hockey player Molly Schaus to the mound to throw out a ceremonial first pitch. A former baseball pitcher and softball shortstop, Schaus was thrilled at the opportunity to pitch at Fenway – and to gather with fellow Olympians. “We all have similar experiences,” she said. “It’s fun to reminisce.”
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From Sochi to "The Amazing Race"
Olympians Steve Langton and Aly Dudek have a few things in common. Both competed in the 2014 and 2010 Games. Both consider themselves competitive. And both appeared together on the 2015 season of the reality TV show “The Amazing Race.”
Langton, a bobsledder, and Dudek, a short-track speed skater, first met in Sochi. When they began dating after the Games, they decided to take on a new adventure together and applied to the TV show. Unlike the Olympics, “The Amazing Race” is a competition you can’t prepare for. “You don’t know what your competition is,” said Langton. “You need to step back and say, ‘This is a game,’ and just have fun.”
Watching the Red Sox at Fenway Park on Olympic Day, both were also enthusiastic about bringing the Games to Boston. After seven years living in Salt Lake City, Dudek has seen the legacy of hosting the Games and feels that “the pride [of hosting] lives on there today.” Langton has an added bias, having grown up nearby in Melrose. “Boston is where my Olympic dream started,” he said. “To see it come full circle – I can’t imagine anything greater.”
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