Addison Trail alumna receives gold medal earned during Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games

Addison Trail alumna Alexa Knierim (class of 2009) and members of the 2022 U.S. Olympic figure skating team were recently presented with the Olympic gold medal they earned from the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games.

That team – including Knierim and her skating partner, Brandon Frazier – was named as the Olympic Champion after Russian skater Kamila Valieva (who initially won the gold medal) was disqualified over a positive test for a banned heart medicine. No medals were awarded for the team figure skating event in China, while officials worked to sort out the incident.

The ceremony took place by the Eiffel Tower during the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

Knierim also won a bronze medal in the figure skating team event during the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games.

To read the full Chicago Tribune article by Stacy St. Clair, go to https://tinyurl.com/yx62jf8c.