Pictures from a Life: Cair’s Road to the Torino Winter Olympics

Family photos of 24 years with Carolyn Treacy

Our last family photo of Cair: Christmas Day, 2005--off to Olympic trials in Maine

Our first image of Cair: ultrasound at 13 weeks

gestational age

One week before delivery

Carolyn Rose Treacy--Date of Birth, 3/19/82

With Grandma, Grandpa Treacy (both died in 2002, just after Cair made it back to show them silver medal won with teammates at World Jr. Biathlon Championship in Italy)

With Grandma and Grandpa O’Brien, (still alive at 89, 87 in Jan. ’06)

3 days old, ready to go home

Always liked to smile

She likes this Grandpa guy

Baptism Day – June 19, 1982

Learning about eyes early

Nothing like a good jump-up

This crawling is also pretty cool

OK, let’s try standing

Birthday #1, and Uncle Dan comes through with some cake

Time to try walking

Let’s go check out the world

Golf, anyone?

4 generations, maternal side

Neat toys

First Halloween outfit, “Blueberry Muffin,” age 18 mo

What’s wrong with these dolls?

Snow can be fun!

Good-- keep that follow-through low to the ground (age 2)

I like moving fast! (backyard #1 for Cair, and for this swing-set-- St. Paul, MN)

Let’s rock!

Now for the real thing

Anyone care to dance? (age 2 ½ years)

Halloween age 2 ½ , “Raggedy Ann”

So does this snow stuff happen every year?

If so, let’s enjoy!

Should I rest, or make Snow Angels?

Anyone else like this white stuff?

I can help with those steps

Houses are for running in!

Good-bye snow, hello bubbles. It’s great being 3.

Just great!

So who will be the lucky guy?

Visiting Mom on one of her 135 days in hospital waiting for new arrival

Cair with Grandma Treacy—a star collegiate swimmer, basketball player for College of St. Catherine

Cair with Boots, at grandparents’ home

Halloween outfit #3—Strawberry Shortcake

So this is who we’ve been waiting for—Baby John!

Cair has always embraced snow

12/85– learning to fly

First time on skates--1/86--learning how to skate, and how to bounce back up after taking a fall

4th Birthday party

Halloween, age 4– Princess Carolyn

Always a runner– even in the air.

Backyard #2 for Cair, swingset– South Minneapolis

A budding triathlete? First bike, first pool time

Enjoying ’86 St. Paul Winter Carnival ice sculptures

Escaping the tide, 5/87, age 5

Birthday # 6

5/88– first spring in Duluth

Halloween, age 6– princess redo

First full winter in Duluth, at local rink– 1/89

First time on Nordic skis, age almost 7, back yard in Duluth

And away she goes!

Age 7– start of figure skating era

Enjoying spring snow, 4/89, side yard

Working those leg muscles, summer, age 7

Cair still enjoys playing the piano

Back yard #3 for Cair, swingset—Duluth, age 7 (in blue)

Loving Lake Superior, age 7 summer

The girl who loved to run:

age 7 ½, along North Shore back roads

Halloween, age 7

Age 7, with Treacy relatives, 6/89 (Grandma’s 60th Birthday)

Backyard fun, all-season swingsetting

Building a back yard quinze (snow cave)

Birthday # 8

First Holy Communion, age 8

Has always enjoyed reading. She took nickname spelling of “Cair” after reading about Cair Paravel in Chronicles of Narnia

Age 8—still giving rides at local rink

Brownie, age 8, standing with future Maid of Honor

The Carolyn and John Ham It Up Show

Age 8 ½--hard to keep a straight face

Cutting the ice, side yard rink, age 8 1/2

Learning the breaststroke, age 8 ½, YMCA

Age 8, with her YMCA champion relay team

Time for token annual day on skis, age almost 9

About to head down side yard bobsled run, age 8 1/2

Birthday party, age 9

Easter on Lake Superior ice pile, age 9

Still enjoying spring-time on the swing set, age 9

Still performing at piano recitals, age 9

Tenting with family, age 9

Foos ball wizard, age 9

Age 9, still quite ambidextrous

First day of school, 4th grade

Age 9 ½, learning the ropes as a caddy

a Girl Scout

Age 9 ½, with future Maid of Honor

The Great Halloween Blizzard of ’91 starting up--?41 inches about to fall

Age 9 ½--starting an interest in sharpshooting

Age 9 ½--Christmas Pageant flutist

Carolyn Rose Treacy—a rose for her 10th birthday

Age 10, time for glasses

Baseball, anyone?

Age 10—born to run

Age 10—starting to take a pretty good rip at it

Dang! This mountain lake is WAY COLD!

Halloween, age 10– Ms. Cruella Daville

Street hockey with cousins, age 10 ½

Birthday, age 11

Age 11 and still swinging, climbing

Age 11—playing croquet with brother and with neighbor and future fellow Olympian Mason Aguierre (snowboarding team, Torino Winter Olympics)

Age 11—learning to compete under pressure, figure skating

Age about 12, enjoying figure skating

Age 11 ½, still loves running those leafy back roads

Age 11 ½--a trophy-winning soccer team

Age 11 ½, a full follow through

First day of school, 7th grade

Age 12 ½--an ace rock skipper

Age almost 13, at national YMCA swim meet in Buffalo, NY

13th birthday, time for braces

Age 13, good wind-up

Age 13, with Millie and Les Bolstad (Mr. Golf Legend of Minnesota)

Age 13, 1st Place at MN PGA junior tourney, Grand Rapids, MN

Age 13

She’s got it right!

Working a math problem, getting near the answer

Age almost 14

Age 14, eighth grade state science fair project

Age 14, a good year for snow. Stepping onto kitchen roof.

Age 14, swimming in Lake Superior

Age 14, ace caddy

Age 14 ½, Palisade Head along North Shore

Age 14, last year of competitive swimming, for she is about to discover Nordic skiing

Age 14 ½, relay team

3/97--Future US Olympian caddies for future US Ryder Cup Captain

15th Birthday

Age 15, no contest!

Age 15, godmother to cousin Kevin

Age 15—Confirmation. Chose Grandma Treacy as sponsor.

Age almost 16, MN state ski meet (team took 1st place)

Age 16, first paycheck for Team Treacy newspaper carriers

Age 16 ½, starting recovery from surgery for compartment syndrome. Confined to a wheelchair for 1 month

Age 17, First World Jr. Biathlon Championship—Slovenia

Later venues: Germany, Siberia, Italy, Poland

Age 17, with Treacy cousins, 6/99 (Grandma’s 70th Birthday)

Age 17, begins summers at Olympic Training Centers: Lake Placid; Colorado Springs

Down but not out, after rough-housing with cousins

Almost age 18, visiting orphanage in St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG)

18th Birthday, and still likes frosting

Age 18, article in Duluth Budgeteer News, May,2, 2000

Age 18--MN State HS Golf Tourney, low score on 3rd place team

May, 2000:

High School graduation

Age 18, time for a triathlon

Age 18 ½, doing eye histories, exams in SVG

Article 12/04 Minnesota Medicine (from MMA) re Project SCENE in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, showing Cair assembling eye laser on one of her

5 trips to help provide medical eye care

Cair with patient in SVG that passed out due to insulin reaction while having eye laser, revived because of quick Coke from Cair just before

passing out

Cair with fruit from grateful patients in SVG

Cair cutting coconut from grateful patient

Two great people, biathlon coaches: Cory and Piotr

Age 18, appearance in Dec. 2000 issue, National Geographic

19th Birthday—No photos, as Cair exiled to Siberia for Golden Birthday, World Jr. Biathlon Championship

Age 19, finding her stride as a US biathlete

Age 19 ½, portaging in Boundary Waters Canoe Area

Age 19 ½, last North Shore fall color outing with Grandma Treacy

Same fall, with O’Brien Grandparents

Age 19 ½, after roller-ski biathlon race--last outdoors activity with Treacy grandparents

Leading the way at World Jr. Biathlon Championship, 2002, Ridnaun, Italy

Age 20, Relay Team Silver Medalists, 2002 World Jr. Biathlon Championship

Age 20, Grandpa Treacy stayed alive to greet Cair back with World Jr. Silver Medal, then fell to sleep that day for last time. Grandma joined him 3 months later.

Age 21, Mother wonders—are they in Love?

Age 22, in Love!

Age 23, in Love and engaged!

Inspirations on bedroom walls--#1. Cair really does see Olympics as a way to foster world peace through mutual respect, interaction, understanding

Inspirations on bedroom walls--#2. Note dog trying to pull horse: reflects Cair’s “Can Do” spirit well

Inspirations on bedroom walls--#3.

Inspirations on bedroom walls, #4 (hint—read backwards)

Inspirations on bedroom walls--#4.

Inspirations on bedroom walls--#5.

Post-its (with biathlon targets) around house for dry-firing

Our last family photo of Cair: Christmas Day, 2005--off to Olympic trials in Maine

Carolyn R. TreacyHB 4054 ● Dartmouth College ● Hanover, NH 03755 ● USA ● (218) 349-8458 ● cair@dartmouth.eduEDUCATION◙ Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH; B.A. in Sociology, Minor in Biology 2006◙ Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO; undergraduate coursework, 2001-2003 ◙ National Merit Scholar Letter of CommendationHEALTH CARE EXPERIENCE◙ Project SCENE (Sister Congregations Enjoying New Eyesight), started in Duluth, MN 2000-present Volunteered on five, weeklong trips to St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Organized and completed visual screening, pressure

testing, auto-refraction, and dilation for between 50 and 80 patients per day in one crowded hospital and in rudimentary rural clinics. Assisted in lasers for diabetic retinopathy and observed cataract surgery. Helped re-organize patient registry upon returning from St. Vincent.

◙ President, Vice President, Unite for Sight Dartmouth College 2003-present Promoted education about eye health, screened those without insurance for free visits to an eye-care provider, and raised

money and collected eye glasses for clinics in Tanzania and Ghana. ◙ Ophthalmic Technician Assistant 2001-2002 Worked in an ophthalmologist’s office as a trained ophthalmic technician assistant.◙ Volunteer in Out Patient Surgery 2000-2001 St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth, MN, tended to the families’ needs and transported patients throughout the hospital. VOLUNTEER AND LEADERSHIP POSITIONS◙ Council member of Cabin and Trail, Dartmouth 2003-present Organized and lead groups of students to hike and do trail-work to maintain the AppalachianTrail National Park, as well as the shelters in it. ◙ Cross country ski coach for the Maine Winter Sports Center, 2003-present Taught small children, teenagers, and adults how to ski, often for the first time in their lives. ◙ Author of the column “Ski with Me” in the St. John Valley Times, Aroostook County, ME 2003-2005 ◙ Teacher for Adult Basic Education, Dartmouth 2003 Taught basic reading skills to adults. ◙ Camp counselor at Friendship Ventures 1998-1999 Cared for and coordinated activities developmentally disable adults. ATHLETIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS◙ Five-time member of the US Biathlon Team, competed around Europe, Canada, and Russia. ◙ 2nd place World Jr. Biathlon Championships, Ridnaun, Italy 2002◙ Participant Olympic Trials, Salt Lake City, Utah 2002, with 5 th place in Women’s Biathlon Sprint◙ 1st place overall World University Games/World Junior Trials 2003◙ 5th place US Cross Country Ski Nationals 2004◙ Member, Maine Winter Sports Center Continental Biathlon team in 2003, and Continental Cross Country Team in 2004. ◙ Currently training for the 2006 Olympic Biathlon Trials.