Going for the Au

Going for the Au Today, MIT alum Pat Antaki 84 will compete in the Olympics. He will compete in the luge-like, super-crazy event of skeleton, where he will race down a pure ice track head first at 80 miles per hour. Since Antaki lives in the Dallas suburb of Plano, the Dallas Morning News has the full story. Images of Pat Antaki from skeletonsport.com, photos by Tea Karvinen (TsK) Antaki, who was born in and will compete for Lebanon, lived in Burton-Conner when he was an undergraduate. He was active in rugby, sailing, and, of course, UROP. Pat Antaki isnt the first MIT alum to go to the Olympics. Some others include: CREW Chet Riley 62, 1964, United States Gary Piantedosi 76, 1976, United States John Everett 76, 1980, United States Elizabeth Bradley 81, 1988, United States Steve Tucker 91, 2000 and 2004, mens lightweight double sculls, United States FENCING Joseph Levis 26, 1932, Foil, United States, Silver medalist Johan Harmenberg 81, 1980, Epee, Sweden, Gold medalist RIFLE Herb Voelcker 48, 1956, high-powered rifle, United States SAILING Ralph Evans, 1948, Firefly Dinghies, United States, Silver medalist Ed Melaika, 1952, Finn Dinghies, United States John Marvin 49, 1956, Finn Dinghies, United States Eric Olsen 41, 1956, Sharpie (two-man), United States John Bertrand, 1972, Finn Dinghies, Australia Paula Lewin, 1992 and 1996, Europe Dinghies; 2004, Ynglings, Bermuda SKIING Alexis Photoiades 91, 1988 and 1992, Cyprus TAEKWONDO Chinedum Osuji 03, 2004, Trinidad and Tobago TRACK AND FIELD Thomas Pelham Curtis 94, 1896, 110m hurdles, United States, Gold medalist Henry Steinbrenner 27, 1928, 220-yard hurdles, United States WRESTLING Nate Ackerman G, 2004, Freestyle 74kg, Great Britain And dont forget the cool ice skate research!