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Hank McKee receives FIS Journalist Award

Longtime journalist Hank McKee (Waterbury, VT) received the FIS Journalist Award last weekend at the Audi FIS Ski World Cup in Beaver Creek. McKee, who has covered the sport for nearly three decades with Ski Racing magazine, was recognized at a gathering of U.S. Ski Team alumni. The FIS Journalist Award is presented by FIS for career contributions to the sport on a worldwide basis. Selections are made by National Ski Associations on behalf of FIS.

"As a sport, we are blessed to have journalists like Hank who put a personal passion into their coverage of our sport," said Tom Kelly, Chairman of the FIS PR and Mass Media Committee. "One of Hank's hallmarks has been his personal connection to athletes over many years. So it was very fitting that he was honored in front of so many great past stars of our sport."

"This award is like the Oscar for what I do," said McKee. "I can't tell you how much I appreciate this. My dad was a newspaper editor and introduced me to writing. He taught me about the sheer joy of writing, and writing well, which is its own joy much like skiing. And he also taught me about excellence."

McKee's career has been spent writing stories about athletes, with nearly 100 athletes, coaches and other team officials from the past gathered in the room. Through that time he has also become the lexicon of the sport, collecting and databasing statistics covering every facet of ski racing. If you need a factoid, Hank will be the one who has it.

Contributed by USSA

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