Bauth Brings Home the Gold!
Submitted by Stu Boyar, Sports Reporter
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012, 10:45pm
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AMHERST, N.Y.-It was quite a first trip to Europe for 14 year old Jordan Bauth.
She won an Olympic Gold MEdal in the Team Figure Skating Event at the first ever
2012 Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck, Austria.
Bauth represents the Amherst Skating Club. Two On Your Side's Stu Boyar caught
up with her Monday afternoon at the Northtown Center in Amherst. She described
her trip to Europe and winning the gold medal as "the most awesome thing I've
experienced in my life."
Jordan described for Stu what it was like when she was announced as the
Gold Medal Winner. "I didn't believe it was happening like it was so cool and I didn't
think I would ever hear that or just saying United States like representing USA. I'm really
proud to be from the United States and be able to represent my country doing
something I love."
Coach Lenel van den Berg who traveled to Europe with Jordan told Stu that separates
her from the other skaters. "Its her mental toughness. She's very tough mentally. Its paid
off tremendously over the years. That's what I credit that too."
Jordan doesn't know what the future holds or even if winning the Gold Medal at the Youth
Olympics is a big step toward the Olympics. She does know she gets a special feeling from
skating. "Its the feeling I get when I skate that I can't stay away from it or anything. I just feel
so happy and if I have like a bad day and I come to skating it like puts me in a better mood
all of a sudden."
Bauth is a ninth grader at Lancaster High School. Her ultimate goal to skate for her
country in the Olympics.
Jordan Bauth Wins Gold for TEAM USA -
2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games!!!!!!!!
Figure Skating Mixed NOC Team Event
Hailed as a Great Success!
January 23rd, 2012
from Innsbruck2012.com/newsroom
(Innsbruck 2012 Youth Olympic Games - Jan. 13th - 22nd, 2012)
INNSBRUCK, Jan 21 - Team spirit and international friendship took centre stage in the
Figure Skating Mixed-NOC Team event at the Innsbruck 2012 Winter Youth
Olympic Games on Saturday.
The Gold medal went to Shoma UNO (JPN), Jordan BAUTH (USA) and couple
Eugenia TKACHENKA (BLR) and Yuri GULITSKI (BLR) in Team 4.
Eveliina VILJANEN (FIN), Yaroslav PANIOT (UKR) and Ice Dancers Maria SIMONOVA
(RUS) and Dmitri DRAGUN (RUS) claimed Silver in Team 2.
Team 6, consisting of So Youn PARK (KOR), Alexander LYAN (KAZ) and French couple
Estelle ELIZABETH and Romain LE GAC, claimed Bronze.
UNO was quick to pay tribute to his teammates.
“I was really focusing on bringing a good result for my team, but I could not really
lift my legs,” he said.
“I am extremely pleased to win Gold in the team event, I will go home with a pleasant feeling.
I feel extremely grateful to my teammates [for this victory].”
BAUTH was equally thrilled with a place on top of the podium.
“It is amazing [to win Gold],” she said. “I cannot believe this is happening right now.
This event was a really good experience.”
She was just as positive about her whole Innsbruck 2012 experience.
“It’s been very cool," she said. "I have got so many friends from different countries now.
We all have something in common even if we come from different countries.”
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