Watch 13-Year-Old Adam Rippon: ‘Still So Far Away’ From Olympics (Video)

U.S. figure skater Adam Rippon just won a bronze medal for his part in the figure skating team event at the Pyeongchang Winter Games, realizing a dream at least 15 years in the making.

In an unearthed video from 2003, a then-13-year-old Rippon let local Pennsylvania TV station WNEP know he had his sights on the Olympics.

“It was the first time I did a triple in competition, so I was really excited as soon as I did that,” he said about a competition in Luxembourg, where he placed second in his short program and first in his long program.

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That trip also included a visit to the Olympic museum in Switzerland.