Yet, ever since
Winter Olympiad I in Chamonix, France, when one Charlie Jewtraw of Lake Placid, N.Y. won the first gold medal in any winter sport (in the 500), U.S. speed skating teams have produced more glittering prizes than any American entry — 32 medals in all, 11 of them gold.
In 2009, Ryan was selected as an official filmmaker of The 2010 Vancouver
Winter Olympics, creating the film RGB Move as part of the Cultural
Olympiad Digital Edition exhibition.