I also love the little factiods I pick up about Olympic sports and athletes along the way. Did you know that the speed skates Apolo Ohno used to win his record breaking number of Olympic medals were handmade in Rock Hill, Missouri? (Just 8 miles west of here!) I didn't either until a few days ago. It turns out a former speed skater who was tired of skates that broke or didn't fit well set up shop and started making them in his backyard using carbon fiber composite and titanium on custom molds for each skater.
Higher quality materials, customization, greater care of workmanship, Olympic victory - all the benefits of buying handmade.
Would like to know more info. The City of Rock Hill likes to feature local Rock Hill businesses.
ReplyDeletePhilip, thanks for your comment. The unfortunate downside of learning things from a 3 minute segment amidst hours of coverage is that it's hard to get more details. I searched NBCs Olympic website but was unable to check the information presented here or discover the artists name and other details I would have liked to include.
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