THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, FEbrUAry 20, 2026 Page 3 Their Olympic moment Jackie Mercurio and her family have been in italy since last week, enjoying fi gure skating and USA hockey games By Mark E. Vogler skating, was accompanied by a small group of skating coachG etting to attend the XXV Winter Olympic Games in Milano, Italy, over the past week was a childhood dream come true for Jackie Harris Mercurio. Joining Mercurio on the vacation trip were her husband, Scott, and her seven-year-old daughter, Pia. “Going to watch an Olympic Games was my bucket list adventure and I was super excited to share it with Pia,” Mercurio wrote in a text message to The Saugus Advocate this week. “It’s been on my bucket list since I was a little girl, and my parents gave me the opportunity to travel the world for my own skating! One of my trips to Switzerland I had the opportunity to visit the Olympic Museum in Lucerne with my coach that had lost her coachROOTING ON THE USA: Seven-year-old Pia Mercurio waved a miniature American fl ag, and she and her parents – Jackie and Scott Mercurio – cheered at an event in Milano, Italy, where they watched the 2026 Winter Olympic Games. (Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate) es and skating family in the 1961 plane crash,” she said. “This really sparked my interest in sports history. Then I went on to graduate college with a degree in Sports Marketing where I had a passion for sports history, mostly for fi gure skating and hockey.” Mercurio, a lifelong figure skater who has spent more than two decades coaching es that she works with. “We are having an absolutely amazing trip fi lled with lots of fi gure skating events and USA hockey games,” Mercurio said. The Mercurios arrived in Italy shortly after the opening ceremonies last week and planned to fl y back home last night. Mercurio fi gured the Olympics Games dream trip would be a great experience for her daughter, whom she described as “a budding competitive fi gure skater that represents the North Shore Skating Club in OLYMPIC | SEE PAGE 4 Lawrence A. Simeone Jr. Attorney-at-Law ~ Since 1989 ~ * Corporate Litigation * Criminal/Civil * MCAD * Zoning/Land Court * Wetlands Litigation * Workmen’s Compensation * Landlord/Tenant Litigation * Real Estate Law * Construction Litigation * Tax Lien * Personal Injury * Bankruptcy * Wrongful Death * Zoning/Permitting Litigation 300 Broadway, Suite 1, Revere * 781-286-1560 lsimeonejr@simeonelaw.net SABATINO/MASTROCOLA INSURANCE AGENCY 519 BROADWAY EVERETT, MA 02149 Auto * Home * Boat * Renter * Condo * Life * Multi-Policy Discounts * Commercial 10% Discounts * Registry Service Also Available PHONE: (617) 387-7466 FAX: (617) 381-9186 Visit us online at: WWW.SABATINO-INS.COM
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