Schnoor's granddaughter makes Winter Olympics

One girl’s middle school dream became a reality last month when she twisted her way into the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, set for this February. Lacy Schnoor, Draper, Utah, earned her spot on the American aerial skiing team after landing a triple-twisting jump in Olympic Trials in Steamboat Springs, Colo. Schnoor said she had a 50-50 chance of landing it since she practiced the jump on the snow for the first time the day before the event.

“I just could not believe it,”â��Schnoor told the Deseret News out of Utah following her Olympic earning performance. “I was ecstatic. It’s been kind of a long road, but I’m happy it finally paid off.”