By Roxanna Scott, USA Today

Olympic gold medalist David Wise stepped out of his comfort zone this week and delivered a message to members of Congress.

The Reno skier was one of five Olympic athletes who spoke about climate change on behalf of Protect Our Winters at a briefing to Congress on Wednesday. He was joined by Olympic champion cross-country skier Jessie Diggins, Alpine skier Stacey Cook, Olympic bronze-medal winning snowboarder Arielle Gold and biathlete Maddie Phaneuf.

He shared how as a skier, he’s seen the effects of climate change up close.

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