There’s a giant white SUV we see at the Hawthorne station lot fairly frequently, and we see it around our neighborhood too. It’s got a license plate that reads ‘80GOLD’ and it has Olympic rings on it.

I was doing my own Olympian imitation this morning, chugging my two-wheeler into the parking lot for the 8:16, and the giant white SUV (an Escalade??) pulled in ahead of me. I noticed it had a Lake Placid sticker on the rear windshield. [Editor’s Note: It’s not really a “rear windshield”, as the back window doesn’t block the wind. Unless, of course, you’re speeding in reverse.]

So I’m curious who the presumed Olympic vet is in our little corner of the tri-state area is. I mean, you wouldn’t get the Olympic rings and personalized license plate unless you were there–and there as an athlete. This isn’t the other giant white SUV in the Hawthorne lot–the ridiculous pinstriped Yankeemobile. This dude–dudette??–seems like the real deal.

Of course, the Winter Olympics start next week, and it’s the 30 -year anniversary of the Lake Placid Games–which of course included the unforgettable Miracle on Ice.

Is it Mike Eruzione? Kenny Morrow? Eric Heiden? Some luger?

Anyone know who the Olympian in our commuter ranks is?