producer in the SLOC sport production department. He also served as the stadium announcer for the opening and closing ceremonies for both the Olympics and Paralympics in Salt Lake City, as well as stadium announcer for cross-country skiing and ski jumping. He was the English-language announcer for all cycling events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. At the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, he was the host Nordic announcer calling cross country skiing and ski jumping; he followed that up by serving as PA announcer at alpine skiing, jumping and at medals plaza at Sochi 2014. 2016 Graves was among the announce team for road cycling at the Rio Olympic Games and taught announce team work shops. In February 2017, Graves traveled to Pyeongchang, Korea, to serve as lead announcer for the FIS Alpine women's World Cup, a test event prior to the 2018 Winter Olympics. In 2018, Graves served as Alpine host announcer at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. In 2019 Graves was part of the announcer team for the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. In 2021, the Vermont native was an announcer for road cycling at the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games Recent career Graves continues as an active stadium announcer at international mountain bike events and domestic World Cup ski events including the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup at Beaver Creek, Colorado and the American Ski Classic at Vail, Colorado. He has been the finish line announcer for Grandma's Marathon in Duluth, Minnesota since 1978 and is a member of their Hall of Fame. References Voice of Cross-Country Skiing 1952 births Living people Harvard Crimson coaches People from Bennington, Vermont American sports announcers Public address announcers Cycling announcers Skiing announcers Olympic Games broadcasters