Tacoma's KC Boutiette made history entering 1994 Olympics. Now 47, he wants to do it again
A Tacoma sports legend is attempting to make Winter Olympic history.
KC Boutiette, seen as a trailblazer in speedskating, is on a quest to make the U.S. team for the Winter Olympics, Feb. 9-25, in Pyeongchang, South Korea. If he’s successful, he will be the oldest Olympic speedskater since 1924. He is 47.
So far, the Mount Tahoma High graduate and veteran of four Olympics is making a strong case. In 2016, Boutiette became the oldest speedskater ever to win a World Cup medal when he earned a silver in the mass start at a race in Nagano, Japan.
“That was awesome,” Boutiette said to USA Today. “When I got on the podium, I was like, should I call it? Should this be it?’ Then me and the wife talk and she’s like, ‘We’re so close, it’s only a year away.’ ”
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