Athletes from the 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games from left, Sage Kostenberg, of Park City, Utah, Olympic Slopestyle Snowboarding gold medalist, Julie Chu, of Fairfield, Conn., a member of the Women's silver medal Olympic Ice Hockey team, and Jon Lujan, of Littleton, Colo., Paralympics Alpine Skiing, former US Marine Corps Sergeant and 2014 Winter Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony Team USA Flag Bearer, gather outside the West Wing of the White House to talk to the media, Thursday, April 3, 2014, in Washington, before being honored by President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)