Homeschooling Heroes: Todd Lodwick

by Christina Yeager

Champions aren’t born, they are made, Todd Lodwick kinda proves that statement wrong. Almost all his life Todd has acted as a champion. Lodwick is an American skier who has won multiple medals and championships at the Olympics. A homeschooler, Todd Lodwick always had a passion for sports and his career took off after his first championship experience.

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History
Todd Lodwick was born November 21, 1976 in Steamboat Springs Colorado. His parents are Jeanne Lodwick and Dennis Lodwick. 

Homeschool Life
There is currently no info on how long Lodwick was homeschooled or the reason as to why but some believe that he was homeschooled all the way through high school, possibly beginning at age thirteen. 

Achievements 
Lodwick had a widely successful international career from 1993 to 2006. During that time he competed in six world championships, four winter olympics, and 162 world cup events. 

​Lodwick won two individual gold medals at the world championships and finished with a best time of 0.7 seconds behind third place in the individual normal hill/10 km event at the 2010 Olympics.

Currently
Lodwick now has two children Charley and Finn and is an active outdoorsman. He is in a partnership with the Mossy Oaks brand.

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