Demong Gets Hitched

 

Lake Placid - On a blue-skied, perfect, sunny afternoon, 2010 Olympic medalist Billy Demong (Vermontville, NY) stood waiting patiently at the altar for his bride-to-be Katie Koczynski to walk down the aisle. The couple exchanged vows in Lake Placid on Sunday, July 11, 2010."It was awesome, we had a really great weekend of weather, friends and family in Lake Placid," said Demong. "It was a cool way to come back home to get married and to do it with people that have been very special to us over the years."Koczynski and Demong were married by town justice Jim Rogers, at the Crowne Plaza Resort and Golf Club.

The wedding was filled with Olympic and elite athletes including Demong's teammates and groomsmen Johnny Spillane (Steamboat Springs, CO), who was the best man, and Todd Lodwick (Steamboat Springs, CO). U.S. Cross Country Ski Team member Andy Newell (Shaftsbury, VT) was also there."There are a lot of former and current athletes across many sports that Katie and I both know," said Demong. "She was on the bobsled-skeleton team. We had all sorts of fun guests."

Demong proposed to Koczynski in February at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver at the U.S. Ski Team/Spyder House in front of his teammates, family, sponsors and USSA staff. Earlier in the day, Demong won gold in the large hill competition and was elected flag-bearer at closing ceremonies.

 Elizabeth Karam

 

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