by HARRY THOMPSON
Tkachuk Brothers Follow In
Their Dad's Olympic Footsteps
ATTHEW TKACHUK was 8
years old when he joined his
younger brother, Brady, baby
sister, Taryn, and their mom,
Chantal, on an Italian adven-
ture to watch their father, Keith,
compete in his fourth and final
Olympic hockey tournament.
While dad shared a suite with
six of his U.S. teammates in the athletes' vil-
lage, the rest of the family stayed in a down-
town hotel in Torino, Italy. Decked out in their
USA garb, the Tkachuks reveled in their first
Olympic experience, not only watching dad
battle it out on the ice but also soaking in the
atmosphere around the Olympic village and
journeying up to the mountains to watch ski
racing and other sports.
Fast forward 20 years and the competitive
skates are now on the other foot. It's Matthew
and Brady who will be tearing up the Italian
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