Meet UND’s Olympian

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(By Joe Banish. UND Today) – Among the approximately 3,000 athletes who’ll take part in Friday’s opening ceremony for the XXV Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, is one with a very current North Dakota connection.

Specifically, she’s a student at UND.

Paige Jones, a distance student majoring in Biomedical Engineering, will compete for Team USA in the sport of ski jumping – making her lifelong dream a reality.

“It feels a bit unreal — I don’t think it will feel real until I’m in Italy,” she said to UND Today, in an interview before her arrival at the games. “I’ve spent the better part of the last decade with this one goal in mind, and for it to now become reality it so exciting. I’m so proud of the past versions of myself for getting me to where I am today, and I hope to make the most of this opportunity.”

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