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tomkellyolympic.bsky.social
Olympic storyteller who loves skiing, Jeeping, photography, European travel, and the NFL. Honored member US Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame.
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Olympic champion Hannah Kearney was one of eight new inductees to the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Lake Placid. #skiing

What will the 2034 Olympics mean for skiing? Games leader Fraser Bullock and Ski Utah chief Nathan Rafferty chat about the possibilities and their favorite ski runs in this episode of Last Chair. #skiing open.spotify.com/episode/4KV2...

Deer Valley Resort to Beaver Mountain in a single day! What a contrast. Loved them both. Check it out in this week's Ridgelines in the Park Record. #skiing www.parkrecord.com/2025/03/26/r...

Tonight I'm hosting the HGGS Steve Young Ski Classic gala to benefit Wasatch Adaptive Sports -- a program that makes a difference for people like young Millie. youtu.be/bk80pLEPlSk?...

Bear Lake on a grey evening. #idaho

How do sheep factor into sustainability? Read about it in Ridgelines in the Park Record. #skiing #sustainability #sheep www.parkrecord.com/2025/03/19/r...

Captions please. #skiing

Pot pie and puff pastry night. #cooking

Two of my favorite things working together: first tracks and Youth Sports Alliance -- this week in Ridgelines in the Park Record. #skiing www.parkrecord.com/2025/03/12/r...

What does it take to be #1 in the nation? I met Snowbasin Resort marketing director Michael Rueckert to learn more on my Ski Utah Last Chair podcast. #skiing @skiutah.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/3PuZ...

A very civil way to spend a birthday. Read about it in this week's Ridgelines in the Park Record. #skiing www.parkrecord.com/2025/03/05/r...

Fresh snow, blue skies, and clouds shrouding the ridgeline on a perfect day at Snowbasin. #skiing @skiutah.bsky.social #skiutah

This season we're remembering Bryce Astle and Ronnie Berlack, 10 years after their tragic deaths in an avalanche. But we're also celebrating the work of the BRASS Avalanche Safety Foundation and lives its saved over the past decade. #snowsafety #avalanches youtu.be/3L6Tpt6q4Jc?...

It's showtime with Picabo Street. #olympics #skiing

When I see Lindsey Vonn or Mikaela Shiffrin today, I think back to the trailblazer who pioneered a new era for the sport across the world. Picabo Street. Join me Friday, Feb. 28 to hear Picabo's story from her on the Eccles Center stage in Park City. www.parkrecord.com/2025/02/26/r...

Nice look at my final Behind the Gold stage show of the season with Picabo Street from Scott Iwasaki at the Park Record. Join me this Friday at the Eccles Center in Park City. #skiing #olympics www.parkrecord.com/2025/02/25/b...

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Having been a part of the early years of the Birkie, I still feel pride every February as I watch thousands of cross country skiers navigate the Wisconsin Northwoods in the American Birkebeiner. #skiing

Picabo Street ushered in a new era for alpine ski racing with her tenacity on the slopes and her engaging personality that was a magnet for the sport. See her live this Friday for my final Behind the Gold stage show for the season. #olympics #skiing www.showpass.com/behind-the-g...

Honored to join host Peter Graves online at 7:00 p.m. EST today (Thu. Feb. 20) for a Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum Red Bench Speaker Series: Legacy of the Winter Games with Tom Kelly. #olympics www.vtssm.org/new-events/2...

Tea break at Cushing’s. #skiing @deervalley.bsky.social

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Global press conference featuring eight Utah and sport leaders, each expressing their unique vision in a partnership between the State of Utah, USOPC, communities across the state, and sport leaders as the OCOG for Salt Lake City-Utah 2034 was announced at the Utah State Capitol. #olympics

Three Toms on a donut run. Read about it in this weeks Ridgelines in the Park Record. #skiing #donuts www.parkrecord.com/2025/02/12/r...

Who was Christl Cranz, whose record Mikaela Shiffrin tied with her 15th World Champs gold. Cranz was the first Olympic alpine skiing gold medalist in 1936. www.alpineskiworldcup.com/post/alpine-...

You'll want to be in Cortina next February to watch the show being put on by the U.S. women! #skiing #olympics www.nbcsports.com/olympics/new...

Let the fireworks begin! #olympics #slc-ut2034

I'm calling these the Deer Valley Spines! Can't wait to ski them next season at Deer Valley East Village. #skiing @deervalley.bsky.social

Lauren Macuga and her siblings grew up in a culture of sport that permeates their home in the Olympic town of Park City. Today, she scored a breakthrough medal against the best in the world on a punishing super-G course. #skiing #skiracing #olympics www.usskiandsnowboard.org/news/macuga-...

As an athlete, Tasia Tanner flips and twists on skis 70 feet above the snow. But it's just one element of who she is. Read more in Ridgelines this week in the Park Record. And watch her compete this Friday at @deervalley.bsky.social . #skiing www.parkrecord.com/2025/02/05/r...

How did a resort leader and skyscraper developer team up to create America's first new destination ski resort in 40+ years? Listen in on my Ski Utah Last Chair podcast. #skiing open.spotify.com/episode/7n6D...

As the FIS Alpine Ski World Championships in Saalbach, Austria, with only one Austrian athlete winner this season, Kleine Zeitung takes a close look at the Austrian Ski Team through the eyes of its leader Christian Scherer. #skiing #skiracing www.kleinezeitung.at/sport/winter...

Donut run today. Great reason to get out and ski. #skiing #pcski

There is nothing in sport like throwing down The Streif at 90 mph on a thin layer of ice. Read about it in Ridgelines in the Park Record. #skiing #austria #skiracing www.parkrecord.com/2025/01/29/r...

Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall opened her State of the City address celebrating the awarding of the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games to Salt Lake City-Utah. #olympics

Getting a bit artisan like with my bread. #bread #breadmaking

Irish soda bread. #baking #bread

Sadness … #chocolate

I’m really enjoying my foray into bread baking. #baking #bread #breadmaking

This week my Ski Utah Last Chair podcast heads up Big Cottonwood Canyon in a Utah Transit Authority - UTA ski bus. #skiing #skiutah www.skiutah.com/blog/authors...

I'm not exactly sure why I did this, but it was fun. #skiing @deervalley.bsky.social www.parkrecord.com/2025/01/22/r...

Well, this was fun. #skiing @deervalley.bsky.social

As a young sports photog in Wisconsin, Heinz was my idol. I cherished those times he took me under his wing. He set the standard for sports photography today. Thanks for @richarddeitsch.bsky.social for the wonderful look back on his career.

I spoke to the Utah Public Information Officers Association this week about the road to SLC-UT 2034. These are the essential communicators representing our cities, towns, counties, state, schools and other important organizations. Fun for me to share our Olympic and Paralympic story. #olympics

My Ridgelines column in the Park Record has always been about the joy of sport in our ski town community. This week, I felt I needed to step outside my comfort zone and discuss a holiday we would prefer to forget. #skiing www.parkrecord.com/2025/01/15/r...

Proud of my affiliation with Utah Sports Commission, celebrating 25 years of bringing events to Utah, generating over $4 billion in economic impact. #sports #olympics #stateofsport utahsportscommission.com/25-years-of-...