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It always saddens me when someone who has succeeded in so many ways in life makes choices that ruin everything for them. Today, I read that Tim Montgomery, an Olympic gold medallist, was sentenced to four years in jail […]
Paul Hamm has injured his right hand after an unexpected fall from the parallel bars. Not only might he be unable to complete the U.S. gymnastics championships, there could be a chance that he will not be able to participate in the Olympic trials.
Hamm, who was crowned the 2004 all-around champion at the Athens Olympics, […]
Yes, the 2008 Olympic games in Beijing may be just 77 days away, but things are in the works for the 2012 games to be held in London. Below is British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (2nd R) and his wife, Sarah (L) pictured with Chairman of the 2012 commitee, Sebastian Coe (R) and British athletes […]
Indoor volleyball has been part of the Olympic Games since 1964. (Beach volleyball was added in 1992; we’ll take about that in a later post.) Twelve teams participate in each of the men’s and women’s events. The host team automatically qualifies. In addition, three teams qualify via the World Cup and eight teams qualify […]
Olympic figure-skater, Kristi Yamaguchi (gold medalist in 1992 at Albertville) won season six of the popular television reality show, “Dancing with the Stars” last night. For those who had watched her on the ice, it was no surprise. The precision and grace that she put into her figure skating translated well into her ballroom efforts. […]
Melanie Roach, the female weightlifter who, you may remember, suffered a serious back injury eight years ago, has qualified for the USA Olympic team. She attended the trials in Atlanta last weekend and ended up leading the American female team by lifting the greatest amount of weight in proportion to her own size (she […]
The Equestrian judging is based on a points system; the lowest score wins.
There are two equestrian venues for the Beijing Olympics: Double Hong Kong Equestrian Olympic venue (jumping, dressage) and Baes River (cross-country). The cross-country event spans three days and three events, using one horse: dressage, cross- country and show-jumping. There are also individual […]
Former Olympic figure skater, Tonya Harding is telling her story in a book, “The Tonya Tapes,” released in April. Why she thinks anyone wants to hear more from her is beyond my understanding. She still seems not to be taking responsiblilty for her part in attacking fellow skater, Nancy Kerrigan in 1994.
Meredith Vieira, of […]
As a Canadian, I love Elvis Stojko. Okay, in all honesty, there were times when I bordered on obsessed with him. I loved his Bruce Lee-themed figure skating routine set to the “Dragon” soundtrack. I loved that at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan he battled a groin injury, pinched nerve and the […]
The United States chose its seven-person Olympic weightlifting team on Saturday at the Olympic qualifying meet at Georgia Tech. Bound for Beijing in August are:
Cheryl Haworth (pictured above)
Natalie Woolfolk
Carissa Gump
Melanie Roach
Kendrick Farris
Chad Vaugh
Casey Burgener
This will be the third Olympics for Haworth, the top women’s qualifyer. She won the bronze medal in Sydney in 2000 (the […]
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