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Smithtown Native John Daly Makes Final Olympic Run
Find out how the 32-year-old local athlete did during the this week's competition in Pyeongchang.
Three-time Olympian and Smithtown native John Daly possibly ended his Olympic career on Friday.
The 32-year-old athlete competed in the Skeleton race in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
He came in 16th place overall ending in 13th place with a time of 51.23 in the first heat on Thursday. South Korea's Yun Sungbin came in first with a time of 50.28.
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In the second heat he did a little better, also ending in 13th place with a time of 51.15. On Friday, Daly finished third heat in 18th place with a time of 51.33 and in 19th place after the fourth and final heat with a time of 51.64.
.@JohnDalyUSA with the good hair (and the best tips for selfies.) pic.twitter.com/fTIaMEGYmE
— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) February 16, 2018
Before heading to the games, Daly told Patch that he hopes to end with the best performace he can.
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"I look forward to ending my career the way I wanted to -- although I shouldn't say end because I never thought I would be going back but here I am," he said. "I think this will be one of my last Olympics but we'll see."
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At the last Olympic games in Sochi, Daly suffered a devasting crash during the third heat of the race.
He hopes to be able to dedicate more time on his career as medical device sales rep, but couldn't resist one more run at the Olympics.
“I believe that everyone will have moments in their lives that will change who they are forever. Mine was Feb. 15, 2014," Daly posted on his Twitter page. "Once tomorrow’s race is over, the deafening crowds will silence and my name will no longer be in lights. I won’t remember how I made it through and I won’t be the same person I was when I started this journey. What I will remember are the memories made, the lifelong friendships that I’ll cherish and the fact that I held my head high, put my helmet on one more time, and tried.”
This last run is dedicated to everyone that has supported my journey. Thank you! #teamusa @TeamUSA #OneMoreTime
— John Daly (@JohnDalyUSA) February" class="redactor-linkify-object">https://twitter.com/JohnDalyUS... 16, 2018
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