Kelowna welcomed home two local Olympians this afternoon at Stuart Park and celebrated their accomplishments at PyeongChang.

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Kelsey Serwa, ski cross athlete, and Tess Critchlow, snowboard cross athlete, both joined Mayor Colin Basran for a question and answer session. The athletes also signed some posters for residents who attended the celebration.

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This past Sunday, Serwa also attended a celebratory event at Big White Ski Resort, where she grew up. Serwa skied to a first-place finish in the women’s ski cross event at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics, bringing back an Olympic gold to Kelowna.

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Critchlow finished in the top 10 in snowboard cross, being the only Canadian to make the semi-finals in the event. 

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Here at KelownaNow, we got word from Michael J Ballingall, Kelsey's father and a comment from Kelsey herself.