{"id":2453237,"date":"2020-01-14T20:16:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-15T03:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-skimo-athlete-george-beck-wraps-up-time-at-youth-olympic-games\/"},"modified":"2020-01-14T20:16:00","modified_gmt":"2020-01-15T03:16:00","slug":"aspen-skimo-athlete-george-beck-wraps-up-time-at-youth-olympic-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/photos\/aspen-skimo-athlete-george-beck-wraps-up-time-at-youth-olympic-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Aspen skimo athlete George Beck wraps up time at Youth Olympic Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\" readability=\"6.2506082725061\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-319088-138\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/youtholympics-atd-010820-3-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/youtholympics-atd-010820-3-1024x682.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times | Aspen\u2019s George Beck, 17, competed in ski mountaineering this month at the Youth Olympic Games in Switzerland.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-0.47019867549669\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9.4039735099338\">\n<p><strong>Aspen\u2019s George Beck, 17, competed in ski mountaineering this month at the Youth Olympic Games in Switzerland.<\/strong><br \/>Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/sports\/aspen-skimo-athlete-george-beck-wraps-up-time-at-youth-olympic-games\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/youtholympics-atd-010820-3-1024x682.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/youtholympics-atd-010820-3-1024x682.jpg\"><i class=\"fas fa-shopping-cart\"><\/i> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/youtholympics-atd-010820-3-1024x682.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Aspen\u2019s George Beck, 17, competed in ski mountaineering this month at the Youth Olympic Games in Switzerland.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/youtholympics-atd-010820-3-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/youtholympics-atd-010820-3-1-727x1024.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times | George Beck, 17, left, and Hanna Faulhaber, 15, are competing in the Youth Olympic Games in Switzerland this month. Beck will compete in ski mountaineering while Faulhaber is a halfpipe skier.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"1.4418103448276\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"13.456896551724\">\n<p><strong>George Beck, 17, left, and Hanna Faulhaber, 15, are competing in the Youth Olympic Games in Switzerland this month. Beck will compete in ski mountaineering while Faulhaber is a halfpipe skier.<\/strong><br \/>Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/sports\/aspen-skimo-athlete-george-beck-wraps-up-time-at-youth-olympic-games\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/youtholympics-atd-010820-3-1-727x1024.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/youtholympics-atd-010820-3-1-727x1024.jpg\"><i class=\"fas fa-shopping-cart\"><\/i> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/youtholympics-atd-010820-3-1-727x1024.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"George Beck, 17, left, and Hanna Faulhaber, 15, are competing in the Youth Olympic Games in Switzerland this month. Beck will compete in ski mountaineering while Faulhaber is a halfpipe skier.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/sports\/aspen-skimo-athlete-george-beck-wraps-up-time-at-youth-olympic-games\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/sports\/aspen-skimo-athlete-george-beck-wraps-up-time-at-youth-olympic-games\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BriefText HeadLarge\">Aspen skimo athlete George Beck wraps up time at Youth Olympic Games<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BriefText\">Aspen\u2019s George Beck wrapped up his time at the Winter Youth Olympic Games on Tuesday with the final of his three ski mountaineering events.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BriefText\">The third and final event was the mixed team relay, won by Switzerland in 35 minutes, 7 seconds. France was second and Spain was third, each about two minutes behind. Just missing the podium was Italy in fourth, followed by Germany in fifth and the United States in sixth. The U.S. team included all four of its skimo athletes: Beck, Dillon\u2019s Jeremiah Vaille, Silverthorne\u2019s Grace Staberg and Utah\u2019s Samantha Paisley.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BriefText\">On Monday, the athletes competed in the sprint races. Beck finished fifth out of six in his quarterfinal, with only the top three advancing to the semifinals. Vaille also finished fifth in his quarterfinal heat and did not advance. Italy\u2019s Rocco Baldini eventually won sprint gold for the boys, while Spain\u2019s Maria Costa Diez won for the girls. Neither of the U.S. girls made it past the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BriefText\">The skimo events started Friday with the individual distance races. Beck finished 12th in 53:51.21, about six minutes behind winner Thomas Bussard of Switzerland. Vaille was 17th, just over nine minutes back of first. Switzerland\u2019s Caroline Ulrich won gold for the girls, with Staberg finishing seventh and Paisley 20th.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BriefText\">This was ski mountaineering\u2019s Youth Olympic Games debut; the sport has hopes of making it Olypmic debut in 2026. All of the YOG skimo events were held at Villars Winter Park in Switzerland. Nearby Lausanne, home of the International Olympic Committee, is the main hub for the Winter Youth Olympic Games this month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BriefText\">The Games will go through Jan. 22, with the snowboarding and freestyle skiing events scheduled for the next week. Basalt\u2019s Hanna Faulhaber will compete in halfpipe skiing on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BriefText\"><a href=\"mailto:acolbert@aspentimes.com\">acolbert@aspentimes.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/sports\/aspen-skimo-athlete-george-beck-wraps-up-time-at-youth-olympic-games\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aspen\u2019s George Beck, 17, competed in ski mountaineering this month at the Youth Olympic Games in Switzerland.Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times Buy Photo George Beck, 17, left, and Hanna Faulhaber, 15, are competing in the Youth Olympic Games in Switzerland this month. 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