Stan Rey is not afraid to cry. “That’s why I love watching sports,” he says. “They show their emotions. It’s so beautiful to see someone in tears of joy from accomplishing a lifetime goal.” 

He cried three days before we talked because his recovery from a fully torn ACL was slower than he’d wanted. He cried when he got married. He cried when he proposed. He cried when his wife, Kelsey Serwa, won an Olympic ski cross gold medal.

Sure, he may attribute it to his 14 concussions (“I’m an emotional person because of all those brain injuries,” he jokes), but Stan has always had a big heart and been willing to ride the ups and downs…

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