MISHICOT, Wis. (WFRV) – After decades of carving massive sculptures around the world, Mishicot artist Mike Sponholtz says his latest appearance at the Olympic Arts Festival will be his last time competing in snow sculpting.
Sponholtz recently returned from Italy, where his team earned a bronze finish during cultural events connected to the Olympics, the second Olympic-related bronze of his career after an earlier podium finish in Japan.
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Reflecting on the moment, Sponholtz said the weight of the experience is still sinking in.
“I was a skinny little kid. I mean, going into high school, I weighed 114 pounds. I am a world champion. It’s hitting me now,” he said…