Edmonton-area Olympians return home from Sochi

EDMONTON – Athletes from the Capital Region are back home after representing their country at the Sochi 2014 Olympics.

Canada’s golden goalie, Shannon Szabados, showed off her hard-earned medal as she greeted family and friends at the Edmonton International Airport Tuesday evening.

It’s Szabados’ second gold, and her family couldn’t be more proud.

WATCH: 1-on-1 with Canadian goalie Shannon Szabados

“Words can’t really describe the feeling you get when you’re watching your wife win a gold medal,” said her husband, Alex Ritchie.

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And even though her father, Gary, watched her gold medal game against the U.S. live in Sochi, it was such a blur for him that he watched it again Monday night.

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“Couldn’t believe how well she played,” gushed the proud father.

Also arriving in Edmonton on Tuesday was figure skater Kaetlyn Osmond, who won a silver medal in the team skate event early in the Olympics.

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She finished in 13th place in women’s singles.

The 18-year old touched down at about 3:30 p.m. to a small welcoming party, and of course, her proud parents.

Her family arrived a couple of days ago from Sochi, where they watched her individual skate.

Osmond says it didn’t really sink in that she was at the Olympic games until the closing ceremony.

The silver medal isn’t slowing her downm though – she has to get set for the World Championship in Japan, which starts in just 29 days. She also  already has her sights set on the next Olympics.

Four-man bobsledder Neville Wright made his return to Edmonton, as well, on Tuesday.

Wright and his Canada-2 crew finished ninth, which he admitted was a disappointment.

“Obviously we wanted to do a lot better out there, but the whole experience was real nice…I mean, we had great weather, even the opening ceremonies – just coming out there with the team that was really exciting.”

With files from Quinn Phillips and Kevin Karius, Global News