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For a Winter Olympian, Eagle Scout Justin Krewson has a surprising favorite merit badge

February 8, 2018 0

Eagle Scout Justin Krewson is one of the world’s best at sliding 80 miles an hour down an icy track. He’s so good, in fact, that he’ll represent Team USA in luge doubles at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

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Eagle Scout Taylor Morris tells how Scouting prepared him for 2018 Winter Olympics

February 7, 2018 3

Now 26 and preparing to competing in his first Winter Olympics, Taylor Morris is grateful for the extra push from his parents. He says his time as a Scout and Venturer in the Great Salt Lake Council was transformative. 

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These are the Eagle Scouts competing in the 2018 Winter Olympics

February 6, 2018 8

Years ago they earned the Eagle Scout medal, representing their commitment to Scouting. Now they’ll represent their country while trying to earn another medal: gold in the 2018 Winter Olympics.

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Steven Holcomb, Eagle Scout and gold medal Olympic bobsledder, dies at 37

May 8, 2017 4

Steven Holcomb, the Eagle Scout who piloted the U.S. four-man bobsled team to Olympic gold in 2010 and bronze in 2014, has died. He was 37.

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Eagle Scout Scoutmaster soars to Paralympic gold, breaking his own world record

September 20, 2016 0

Eagle Scout David Blair won a gold medal and extended his own world record in the men’s discus F44 on Friday at the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

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Eagle Scout rower Rob Munn looks back on Rio Olympics, Scouting

September 5, 2016 0

For Rob Munn, an Eagle Scout who competed on the eight-man rowing team in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, a rowing team is a lot like a Scout patrol.

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Jared Ward, Eagle Scout and Olympic marathoner: Scouting taught me to do hard things

August 19, 2016 0

Jared Ward, a member of Team USA’s 2016 Olympic marathon team, says, “Some of my best memories came while I was in a Boy Scout uniform.”

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John Nunn, Eagle Scout, competes in the longest track event in the Olympics

August 17, 2016 2

John Nunn, 38, is an Eagle Scout who will compete in the 50-kilometer race walk at the 2016 Olympics in Rio. He’s the only American in the race.

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Parents of Eagle Scout and Olympic gold medalist Ryan Held tell their story

August 17, 2016 8

The parents of Ryan Held, the Eagle Scout who won Olympic gold, say both of their sons are proof that Scouting helps prepare young people for life.

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Greg Billington, Olympic triathlete and Eagle Scout, found a way to do it all

August 16, 2016 0

Swim, bike, run … and earn the highest award in Scouting. All in a life’s work for Greg Billington, an Eagle Scout and Olympic triathlete.

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Bryan Wendell, an Eagle Scout, is senior editor of Boys’ Life, Scouting and Eagles’ Call magazines.


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