SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Team USA Paralympians received a warm welcome at the Salt Lake City International Airport on Tuesday morning after returning from the Games in Milan, Italy.
The athletes flight landed in Salt Lake City just after 9 a.m. with 11 athletes on board a Delta Airlines flight, the Official Airline of Team USA.
Delta crews and passengers lined up at the gate to greet them with signs, pom-poms, American flags and loud cheers. The moment marking a successful return for athletes who had been competing on the world stage for weeks bringing home 24 medals, 13 of which in gold.
How to make ABC4 your preferred news source on Google
Sled Hockey Star Declan Farmer— a four-time Paralympic gold medalist and Team Delta ambassador— was among those on the flight, proud to be representing Team USA…