<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=16TaxB_1GzmrtnZ00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=16TaxB_1GzmrtnZ00" width="1320" height="743" >What role did JWF Industries play in Dan Barefoot's new sled acquisition?How does Dan Barefoot's GoFundMe support his Olympic training?Why does Dan Barefoot need financial support for the World Cup season?CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — After competing on the Olympic stage in Milan Cortina, Johnstown-area native Dan Barefoot is back in training — and already working toward the next four-year Olympic cycle — but the cost of staying competitive remains a major hurdle.Barefoot finished 20th in men’s skeleton at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics. He is now preparing for a new season with a new sled and a new coaching team, and recently traveled to Norway for preseason training.“I was in Lillehammer, Norway for preseason sliding specifically to train on the new sled and work with our new coaches We slid for three weeks testing different sled setups,” Barefoot said.Barefoot said the sport’s federation covers only part of the cost of a World Cup season, which he estimated at about $30,000. He credited community support — including help from JWF Industries in Johnstown — with helping him manage those expenses.Barefoot said JWF Industries covered the cost of his new sled, allowing him to focus on other needs.“They’re like, ‘Well, actually, let’s just fully cover it.’ And I was like, ‘Holy cow.’ Now I can reshift my focus on trying to get some of these other things covered,” Barefoot said.JWF Industries CEO Bill Polacek said he is a longtime family friend of Barefoot and wanted to help ensure the Johnstown native has what he needs to pursue his goals.“I decided to give him the money to buy the best Sled so he can get the best result because we're so proud of him and what he's accomplished and the perseverance, he's had and I think that's Johnstown, right? resilience and Persevere and he embodies that,” Polacek said.Polacek also urged others in the community to support Barefoot’s efforts.“He needs money to get this off the ground. He works part-time he needs money for hotels and for traveling so anything anyone can do to help Danny barefoot to help this town support him you greatly appreciate it so he challenged Johnstown help this young man bring gold to Johnstown,” Polacek said.Barefoot said he has a GoFundMe to help cover the costs of continuing his career, and emphasized how much local support has meant to him.“I think I need to reiterate the amount of support and help that I'm getting from our community has been everything like not only the the emotional uplift and the you know the confidence now that I could approach a season, but you know again financially it's family members, it's neighbors. It's sometimes people that I haven't met, people I haven't seen in years people showing up to the golf outings. I mean it's those moments. It's those people who support that you know, that's the reason that I'm still doing this,” Barefoot said.Barefoot said he is looking ahead to World Cup races, with a longer-term goal of returning to the Olympics and contending for a medal.</div></body>

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CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — After competing on the Olympic stage in Milan Cortina, Johnstown-area native Dan Barefoot is back in training — and already working toward the next four-year Olympic cycle — but the cost of staying competitive remains a major hurdle. Barefoot finished 20th in...

Cambria County Olympian Dan Barefoot back in training, chasing next Winter Games

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CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — After competing on the Olympic stage in Milan Cortina, Johnstown-area native Dan Barefoot is back in training — and already wor

Cambria County Olympian Dan Barefoot back in training, chasing next Winter Games

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