Plus, is Jon McNaughton trolling the left — or the right? America's most controversial artist proves to be a paradox.
Good morning. Salt Lake City will have a high of 41° and a low of 22°. We're at that point in the season when there's too much winter left over at the end of all the fun holidays we've spent all year looking forward to. But at least we've got videos like this — which should make you smile if you've spent any length of time with a toddler before. Also on our mind today: the paradox of America's most controversial artist, the latest Utah politician to test positive for COVID-19 and former Utah Ute Matt Gay's redemption story. |
| An Olympian who made history looks back on how he did it |
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| | Billy Demong won America’s first – and only – gold medal in Nordic combined at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. What is Nordic combined?: Nordic combines ski jumping with cross-country skiing. The event starts with a ski jump the length of a football field at 60 mph and finishes with a cross-country ski race. How did he do it?: Twelve years later, on the eve of another Olympic Winter Games, Demong has the same advice for aspiring Olympians as he always has: “Treat the Olympics like any other race.” What's he doing now?: Now age 41, Demong serves as executive director of USA Nordic, the governing body of Nordic skiers in America. He lives in Kimball Junction with his wife Katie and sons Liam, 10, and Renn, 6. | Deseret News writer Samuel Benson traveled to Jon McNaughton’s studio to understand America’s most controversial artist. What he encountered was a self-portrait of paradox: an artist who says his work is taken too seriously when it generates uproar, but one whose remarkable success feeds off the controversy. McNaughton relies on the left for publicity, and the right for profitability. Read more. More in Politics Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson tests positive for COVID-19 (KSL.com) |
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