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SR8684 • 2026
Celebrating Washingtonians representing the United States in the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
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Olympic athletes
WHEREAS, For more than 100 years, the Olympic and Paralympic 1 movements have served as global celebrations of athletic excellence, 2 determination, perseverance, and competition that transcend borders, 3 languages, and culture; and 4 WHEREAS, The Olympic and Paralympic Games inspire people young 5 and old to embrace the implausible and strive for greatness; and6 WHEREAS, The Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games take place 7 in Italy from February 6, 2026, to February 22, 2026, and the Milano 8 Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games will take place in Italy from 9 March 6, 2026, to March 15, 2026; and 10 WHEREAS, Thousands of athletes from more than 90 countries will 11 gather in Milano Cortina to compete for victory while displaying 12 sportsmanship and respect; and 13 WHEREAS, The 2026 Winter Games Team USA consists of more than 250 14 athletes, including eight Olympic athletes and one Paralympic athlete 15 with ties to Washington state; and 16 WHEREAS, These nine Olympians will be competing at the highest 17 level in alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, para Nordic skiing, 18 speedskating, short track speedskating, and curling;19 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Washington state Senate 20 stand united in respect, admiration, and pride for the athletes of 21 Team USA and their athletic accomplishments, sportsmanship, grace 22 SENATE RESOLUTION 8684 By Senators Riccelli, Hasegawa, Kauffman, Valdez, and Wagoner p. 1 8684 under pressure, goodwill toward other competitors, and 1 commitment to excellence; and 2 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Washington state Senate 3 recognize the hard work and dedication of Western Washington 4 University Alumni Breezy Johnson, Katie Hensien of Redmond, 5 Eunice Lee of Bellevue, Erin Martin of Seattle, Novie McCabe of 6 Winthrop, Cooper McLeod of Burlington, Ben Richardson of 7 Issaquah, Corrine Stoddard of Tacoma, and Luc Violette of Lake 8 Stevens as they represent Washington state on Team USA at the 9 2026 Winter Games. 10 I, Sarah Bannister, Secretary of the Senate, 11 do hereby certify that this is a true and 12 correct copy of Senate Resolution 8684, 13 adopted by the Senate 14 February 11, 2026 15 SARAH BANNISTER 16 Secretary of the Senate 17 p. 2 8684