And it begins again...
It feels like the Paris Olympics just ended. In fact, it hasn't even been two months since I returned from my second Summer Olympics and my fifth Olympics overall. And it's been great talking to the numerous people who come up to me on the sidelines of the various high school contests I've covered in the last month asking about the experience. And while that Paris door has officially closed, the door to the next Olympics is officially open, as the USOPC sent out the e-mail to apply for credentials for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics just last week. Today, I took a few minutes and filled out my application and sent it on to the USOPC. And today also happens to mark 500 days until the start of the Milan-Cortina Games. Like each time I have submitted a request since those first requests (Sochi in 2014 for Winter and Tokyo in 2020 for Summer), I will not be holding my breath for approval. As always, I am hopeful that my request is approved and after covering three Winter