NM speed skier Ross Anderson to have a day named after him
On the other side of the phone came a laugh. The genuine kind. Like the ones that often happen when something doesn’t seem believable and yet there isn’t any uncertainty.
Like that kind that comes with, say, a winning lottery ticket. “Because you don’t believe it until it’s in your hand,” Ross Anderson said. In a way, that’s how the months leading up to Friday have felt for the New Mexico native — and former world-class speed skier and record holder.
It’s surely how it will feel on Saturday at Sports Systems when the state officially declares May 8, Ross Anderson Day. The celebration will include Albuquerque leaders, representatives from the Cheyenne-Araphaho Tribe (of which Anderson is a member) and an official proclamation from Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, along with cultural performances and a traditional acknowledgment.
All organized with the help of Anderson’s Star 154 Foundation, which aims to introduce Native youth to skiing, improve educational avenues and promote other community outreach opportunities. Friday will also be Anderson’s 55th birthday. “What else can you compare it to?
” Anderson said of his lottery analogy. “I never thought I'd ever get into a Hall of Fame and now I’m in five. I never thought in my life that I would have a day.
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