USA Pears Sponsors Olympic Athlete

Posted by Brian Sparks|February 12, 2014

USA Pears has been an official sponsor of 33-year-old Olympic cross-country skier Torin Koos for several years and is proud to continue its support as he competes in his fourth consecutive Winter Olympic Games in 2014. The 2014 Winter Olympic Games are being held February 7-23 in Sochi, Russia.

Kloos hails from the Pacific Northwest pear country, home to 84% of the U.S. fresh pear crop.

To keep his fans and fellow pear aficionados updated on the latest from Sochi, Koos will be posting regular photo updates from USA Pears’ Instagram account (http://instagram.com/usapears). As he prepared for the games and settled into Sochi, Koos has given USA Pears fans a glimpse from his journey via Instagram, recently reassuring followers that there are plenty of sweet and juicy USA Pears in the Olympic Village dining hall.

As a professional athlete, Koos says that sound nutrition is integral to his success and pears are a key part of his diet. Having been raised among the orchards in Leavenworth, WA, he holds a special affinity for pears, which inspires his important pre-race meal, “a tall glass of orange juice and a big bowl of oatmeal, topped with slices of Green Anjou pears three hours before race time. Works like a charm.”

When asked his feelings about the Olympics, Koos shares, “It’s the festival of sport powerful enough to unite the world. Who wouldn’t want to be a part of that?”