Koos, causing trouble
an excerpt from today's Wenatchee World:
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Cops stop Olympian's practice
By Rob Ollikainen
World sports writer
Posted November 12, 2007
PLAIN — Torin Koos, a two-time Olympic cross country skier from Leavenworth, had a skate-in with the law Saturday morning.
He was stopped for training on his roller skis near Plain.
Koos was stopped for five to 10 minutes, he said. He received no ticket. "The sheriff or whoever was pretty cool," Koos said. "It sorted itself out." Koos has been training in his hometown for the upcoming World Cup season.
Barbara Watson, 67, said she became concerned and called police at 10:19 a.m. after Koos started going up a steep, two-lane road on the side of the hill closest to Plain. She said the shoulderless road features a hairpin turn about two-thirds of the way down.
"We see a lot of accidents and people in the ditch," said Watson, who said she has lived near the bottom of the hill for about 15 years. "It's kind of like our mini Grand Prix to get out of Plain here," Watson said, adding that there was heavy traffic on the road Saturday.
According to information from the Chelan County Sheriff's Office, Koos was causing a traffic hazard and was warned for obstructing traffic.
World staff writer Jaime Adame contributed to this report.
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Cops stop Olympian's practice
By Rob Ollikainen
World sports writer
Posted November 12, 2007
PLAIN — Torin Koos, a two-time Olympic cross country skier from Leavenworth, had a skate-in with the law Saturday morning.
He was stopped for training on his roller skis near Plain.
Koos was stopped for five to 10 minutes, he said. He received no ticket. "The sheriff or whoever was pretty cool," Koos said. "It sorted itself out." Koos has been training in his hometown for the upcoming World Cup season.
Barbara Watson, 67, said she became concerned and called police at 10:19 a.m. after Koos started going up a steep, two-lane road on the side of the hill closest to Plain. She said the shoulderless road features a hairpin turn about two-thirds of the way down.
"We see a lot of accidents and people in the ditch," said Watson, who said she has lived near the bottom of the hill for about 15 years. "It's kind of like our mini Grand Prix to get out of Plain here," Watson said, adding that there was heavy traffic on the road Saturday.
According to information from the Chelan County Sheriff's Office, Koos was causing a traffic hazard and was warned for obstructing traffic.
World staff writer Jaime Adame contributed to this report.
posted by LAV at 20:58
2 Comments:
that is a crazy corner. But safe to rollerski up, i'd say. You remember we were there when we heard Princess Di died?
yeah... I think in the suburban we heard it on the radio.
I'm not sure I'd want to rollerski beaver hill though if that's what he was planning on doing.
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