Okay, so how can I not write about Toby Dawson finding his birth father? Awhile back, I wrote a post about Toby Dawson…Korean adoptee skier extraordinaire. It’s pretty neat to see a Korean adoptee front and center on the Olympics. Here are some article links:

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If you don’t have time to read all about it, here’s the quick version. Toby Dawson has been searching for his biological parents. He had a couple of misses as people tried to take advantage of his celebrity status and it became even bigger after the Olympics.

The BBC News reported:

Mr Dawson's 2006 bronze medal, and the story of his adoption by a US couple, prompted dozens of South Koreans to claim they were his real parents.

Kim Jae-su, 53, said he had made the connection after friends and relatives called him, saying the skier looked just like him.

The good news is that this time they have DNA proof. It’s nice that we are able to analyze DNA now so that all doubt is eliminated.

The ABC News reported:

In a news conference in Seoul today, Dawson said DNA tests had matched his blood and hair sample with Kim Jae-Soo, 53, a bus driver from the port city of Busan, who said he lost his 3-year-old son at a busy market street 25 years ago.

Dawson is visiting South Korea this week with his fiancee, Leah Halmi, to meet his father and attend ceremonies honoring him as a PR ambassador by the Korea National Tourism Organization and by The 2014 PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games Bid Committee.

Also interested in the welfare of adopted children like himself, Dawson said he would create the Toby Dawson Foundation to help Korean orphanages and adoption agencies reunite families.

Go Toby Dawson!