FL S1740

Recognizes seven Florida athletes selected to compete in the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia (February 7-23, 2014): Eddy Alvarez, Nathan Bartholomay, Brittany Bowe, Chris Fogt, Joey Mantia, Lauryn Williams, and Felicia Zhang

Honors long track speed skaters Brittany Bowe and Joey Mantia from Ocala, with Bowe ranked second in the world in the 1,000-meter distance during the 2013-2014 season and Mantia winning his first individual World Cup Gold Medal in the 1,500-meter

Recognizes pairs figure skaters Nathan Bartholomay and Felicia Zhang, who earned a silver medal at the 2014 National Championships and train 30 hours per week at the Ice and Sports Complex in Ellenton

Honors short track speed skater Eddy Alvarez from Miami for becoming the first Cuban-American male to win a Winter Olympic medal with a silver medal in the 5,000-meter relay, and bobsledder Chris Fogt for winning bronze in the Men's Four-Man Bobsled competition

Celebrates four-time Olympian Lauryn Williams from Miami for winning the silver medal in bobsled at the 2014 Winter Games after transitioning from track-and-field