Going for the Gold: First to qualify for U.S. Olympic team almost retired

A year ago, three-time Olympic biathlete Lowell Bailey was ready to retire to spend more time with his wife and daughter.
But when an opportunity to continue training and travel with his family came along, he made an easy choice.
“In a short amount of time I went from being 99% committed to retirement to refocusing on ‘okay now Pyeongchang is 2 years away,’” Bailey said.
Now the Lake Placid native has become the first person to qualify for the 2018 U.S. Olympic team.
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