Catholic Skier From Colorado Uses Her Olympic Experience To Serve Others

Catholic Skier From Colorado Uses Her Olympic Experience To Serve Others

Rebecca Dussault, an Olympic skier and devout Catholic, second from left, poses in an undated photo with her husband, Sharbel, eight of their children, their daughter-in-law and two grandchildren. (Photo: OSV News/courtesy Rebecca Dussault) by Zoey Maraist (OSV News) – Top athletes from around the world are gathered in Northern Italy for the Winter Olympic Games. Twenty years ago, cross-country skier Rebecca Dussault was about to do the same. Bu…

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(OSV News) — In a few days, top athletes from around the world will gather in Northern Italy for the Winter Olympic Games. Twenty years ago, cross-country skier Rebecca Dussault was about to do the same. But instead of heading to Milan Cortina – as this year’s Olympians will for the Feb. 6-22 games – she traveled to Turin, Italy, to compete for the United States in the 2006 Olympics. Though Dussault didn’t return with a medal, skiing in the home…