¹     Can you play football and be an Olympic Skier? Jeremy Bloom thinks you can. Jeremy was born in Colorado. He spent a lot of time skiing in the Rocky Mountains. His dad teaches people to ski. His whole family loves to ski. They would take family ski trips to the mountains.
 
²     Jeremy loves to ski, and he loves football too. He used to watch the Denver Broncos when he was little. He wanted to be a football player more than anything. Jeremy went to the University of Colorado. He played football. He also kept skiing. In fact, he went to the 2002 Olympics. They were in Salt Lake City, Utah. He placed 9th in his skiing event.
 
³     Jeremy says, "Skiing is not my first love. It is more of a hobby." That hobby is taking him to Torino this year. He will try to win a medal. After that, Jeremy will be trying out for the NFL. He will follow his dream of being a football player. Jeremy Bloom is a star on the ski slopes and on the football field.