HOOD RIVER, Ore. (KPTV) - The track and field season is in full bloom, and an Olympic hopeful from the Columbia River Gorge is banking on her track background to get her to Milano Cortina in 2026.

Hood River, Ore.? They are returning now, the wind worshippers who swarm into this scenic Columbia River town every year from all corners of the world to squirm into their wetsuits, hop onto their ...