jonathon lillis

Nearly four years after Mikey Lillis passed away at 17, his brother Chris is skiing at the Winter Olympics. Here’s the Lillis family’s story of overcoming loss.

Chris Lillis will make his Olympic debut in Beijing near the end of competition in men’s aerials four years after his brother competed in the same event. The New York native may follow in his brother’s footsteps but he brings his own stamp to the sport. In 2021, at the World Championships in Kazakhstan, the 23-year-old skier became to...