Silver medalist Spillane has a local connection

MEEKER I There was a local connection during the 2008 Summer Olympics with Billy Nelson qualifying for the steeplechase event.
His father, Bill Nelson, is a supervisor with Summit Industries in Meeker.
There’s also a local connection with the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Johnny Spillane won a silver medal Sunday in the Nordic combined — it had been 86 years since an American won an Olympic medal in the cross-country event dominated by the Europeans. His…