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Camas Special Olympian earns bronze medal

Fielding has been skiing for about two decades

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Ryan Fielding earned a bronze medal in the alpine intermediate "Super G" event March 19, at the World Winter Games in Austria. The 34-year-old from Camas finished with a time of 1 minute, 42.78 seconds. Fielding also grabbed fourth place in the giant slalom. (Photo courtesy of Special Olympics USA)

Competing in his first World Winter Games, Ryan Fielding felt lighter than a feather.

On top of seeing his hero Arnold Schwarzenegger, the 34-year-old alpine skier from Camas breezed down the mountain in 1 minute, 42.78 seconds and earned a bronze medal in the intermediate “Super G” event March 19, in Austria. He also finished in fourth place in the giant slalom with a time of 9:00.85.

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