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OLYMPICS ~ Skier Dickson representing Mexico at Olympics HERB GARBUTT hgarbutt@buringtonpost.com Not every Halton ath- lete at the Olympics is re- presenting Canada. Burlington skier Rodol- fo Dickson is.competing for Mexico ,in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The 20-year-old compet- ed at the world champion- ships: last year in St. Mo- ritz, Switzerland, finishing 47th i~ the giant slalom and 64th ir i e slalom. Rouolfo was born in Puerto Vallarta and was adopted by his Canadian parents when he was three. Rodolfo, who attended St. Dominic Catholic School in Oakville and John T. Tuck in Burling- ton, began skiing when he was,six on a family trip to Quebec. He then continued skiing with the Milton Heights Racing Club and later joined the National Ski Academy in Colling- wood. In 2015, he won a Feder- ation International de Ski (FIS) super-G race in Whiteface, N.Y., becoming the first Mexican skier to ever win an international ski race. He also competed at the world junior champi- onship in 2016 and 2017. "Funding for my sport has really been the hardest part leading up to the Olympics," he told ESPN Mexico in October. "I'm very lucky to have an amazing mother (Dana Sommers) that has sacri- ficed a lot of her income for my dream." Dickson's best result this season. was a fourth- place finish in an FIS su- per-G in Lake Louise in January. He also made his World Cup debut in Aus- tria in January at races in Kitzbuehel and Schladm- ing. Dickson, who now lives in Vancouver and trains with the Whistler Moun- tain Ski Club, is one of four athletes on the Mexican Olympic team. He will compete in the giant slalom (Feb. 18) and slalom (Feb. 22). Health Hub 1 + wollne 8102 ze Aieruqe4 'Aepsiny) | uoidweys uelpeued uo | 3 ; Herb Garbutt/ Metroland Rodolfo Dickson shows off the race suit he's wearing at the Olympics. Dickson ~ grew up in Oakville and Burlington and is representing Mexico, where he was born. He is set to compete in the slalom today (Feb. 22). Bs dain Le ga, Fives i A | Nominate your newspaper carrier for Carrier of the Year Simply email your carriers name (if you know it) and your address with a brief note letting us know why you think your carrier should be "Carrier of the Year". Also include ~~ which newspaper you receive: (J Burlington Post [1 Flamborough Review [1 Milton Champion aft [1 0akville Beaver Deadline for nomination is March 31, 2018 Email to: . Wo uo)eyepisul