Celebrate Steamboat’s Olympians in person or virtually

Shelby Reardon

**Bryan Fletcher, left, and Taylor Fletcher light the torch in Gondola Square at the base of Steamboat Ski Area before the 2014 Winter Olympics.**
*Joel Reichenberger/Steamboat Pilot & Today archive*

Howelsen Hill will play host to a celebration of Olympians past and present and the community that helps create them on Saturday, Feb. 5, at 5 p.m.

The City of Steamboat Springs, the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club, the Steamboat Springs Chamber and Steamboat Ski & Resort Corp. are teaming up to put on the event, which will feature a flag parade of nations, the lighting of the Olympian Cauldron, plus cupcakes and a dance party.

For those who can’t attend, there are many virtual options at SSWSC.org/about-sswsc/olympians, Youtube at YouTu.be/6i9Kh8b5ohw or on the SSWSC Facebook page.

To reach Shelby Reardon, call 970-871-4253, email sreardon@SteamboatPilot.com or follow her on Twitter @ByShelbyReardon.

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