Simplify the following text for a Grade 10 native English-speaking person.
Original: The Swiss skating federation told him that they would send him to the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City if he placed in the top twelve at the 2002 European Figure Skating Championships .
Simplified: In 2002 , when he was 16 , the Swiss Olympic Committee told him he could go to the 2002 Olympics if he placed in the top 15 at the European Championships .