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-State of Vermont
-House of Representatives
-Montpelier, Vermont
-Concurrent House Resolution
-H.C.R. 215
-Offered by Representatives Morrow of Weston and Pinsonault of Dorset
-House concurrent resolution congratulating Ben Ogden of Landgrove on winning two 2026 Winter Olympics cross-
-country skiing silver medals
-Whereas, since 1976, when V ermonterBill Koch won the silver medal in the cross-country Olympic skiing
-competition in Innsbruck, Austria, no American had podiumed in this sport, and Ben Ogden, who ended this half-century
-hiatus, expressed a “hope to … inspire a culture that values a strong work ethic, humility, and fun in all the communities
-that I am a part of,” and of whom Bill Koch observed, “it couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy,” epitomizes the
-Olympic ideal, and
-Whereas, Ben Ogden is a fourth-generation Landgrove resident, and he competed with the memory of his father, John
-Ogden, a former Middlebury College ski racer and Bill Koch Y outhSki League coach, who died in 2023 of cancer at 56
-years of age, in mind, and
-Whereas, as a teenager, Ben Ogden proved his cross-country skiing prowess as a member of the 2018 FIS Nordic
-Junior World Ski Championship silver medal team, the first American team to medal, and, in 2019, he contributed to the
-team’s gold medal triumph; at the University of V ermont,where he earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering,
-he was a leading member of the cross-country ski team, compiling an impressive record, including two individual NCAA
-championships; and, on three occasions, he has ascended a World Cup podium, and
-Whereas, Ben Ogden is a member of both the Stifel U.S. Cross Country Ski Team and the elite Stratton-based SMS
-T2 cross-country ski team, which Bill Koch cofounded, and
-Whereas, skiing in his second Olympics, Ben Ogden’s performance at the 2026 Winter Olympics in the cross-country
-sprint classic was breathtaking, as he narrowly finished in second place by one second at 3:40 to the gold medalist,
-Norwegian Johannes Høsflot Klaebo, whom Ben Ogden observed was “a dream to race against,” and
-Whereas, cheering him on at the race site were his mom, Landgrove’s Assistant Clerk, Town Treasurer, and Trustee of
-Public Funds Andrea Ogden, and many friends from his hometown and across V ermont, and
-Whereas, in a historic coda to his fantastic individual triumph, on February 17, 2026, in tandem with Alaskan Gus
-Schumacher, Ben Ogden won a silver medal in the cross-county ski sprint team freestyle competition, as they became the
-first Americans ever to medal in this Winter Olympics event, now therefore be it
-Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives:
-That the General Assembly congratulates Ben Ogden of Landgrove on winning two 2026 Winter Olympics cross-
-country skiing silver medals, and be it further
-Resolved: That the Secretary of State be directed to send a copy of this resolution to Ben Ogden, Andrea Ogden, Bill
-Koch, and Gus Schumacher.
+H.C.R.215 (Act R-262)
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+House concurrent resolution congratulating Ben Ogden of Landgrove on winning two 2026 Winter Olympics cross-country skiing silver medals
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+Sponsors:
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+Rep.  Christopher Morrow, Rep.  Sandra Pinsonault,
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+Last Recorded Action: 2/27/2026 - Adopted pursuant to Joint Rule 16b
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+Committee Activity - Witnesses Who Testified
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+Regular Session 2025-2026