Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Shilts, Teter, Jodarski, Fravert, Glaze
----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 2/03/2016
Shilts Wins Bronze Medal at X-Games in Aspen (Feb - 2016)
Daina Shilts of Neillsville sports the X-Games medal she earned last week, teaming with Olympian Hannah Teter in the Special Olympics Unified Snowboarding dual slalom event at the X-Games in Aspen, CO. Winning a bronze medal means Shilts will automatically be invited back for the 2017 X-Games. (Contributed Photo)
By Todd Schmidt
Daina Shilts, 24, of Neillsville paired with Olympian Hannah Teter to win a bronze medal last week in the Special Olympics Unified Snowboarding dual slalom event at the X-Games in Aspen, CO.
A year ago the dynamic duo won a silver medal in the event, which requires each member of the unified teams to take two runs down the slalom course, with the best scores from each run combined. Winning a bronze medal means Shilts will automatically be invited back for the 2017 X-Games.
“We were the only females on the awards podium,” Shilts noted.
Shilts and her coach, Sue Jodarski, were expected to arrive back in Neillsville Tuesday evening, weather permitting.
Desiree Fravert congratulated Shilts on her accomplishment, recognizing many others for their roles in her success.
“The next time yo0u see Daina and Sue in the halls at school or in the community, make sure you congratulate them both,” Fravert said. “Much of what Daina has learned and accomplished could not have been possible without the support of Dean Glaze, Sue Jodarski and supportive family and friends. The entire school staff needs to be thanked for supporting Daina in her daily life. Without encouragement in our daily lived, we feel downtrodden and less inclined to do great things with our life.”
