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Britney Henry: London Bound - Summer ending, training beginning!
by Britney Henry - Olympian in Progress
posted September 26, 2011 at 9:34am

Labor Day in Eugene, OR My summer of rest and relaxation has come to an end. I enjoyed my time off from the ring but my body said it is time to get back at it. This summer was amazing and had a great time with my family, playing at the beach, laying on ...more

3x National Champ Sarah Robles lone US rep for London Olympics Test Competition. Help her pay for her travel!
by Pretty Strong
posted September 25, 2011 at 4:27pm

Olympic Test Event Many of you may have not heard but 3x National Champion and 3x World Team Member Sarah Robles was selected by the London Olympic Committee and the International Weightlifting Federation to be the sole US representative ...more

Athletes: Are We Fooling Ourselves?
by Becca Rorabaugh
posted September 23, 2011 at 10:34am

This spring I was listening to a podcast about lying, and there was a brief mention about the best athletes practicing self-deception in order to perform better.  For example, a successful track and field athlete claims to repeat ‘I am the best...more

XC Skiing-- slightly north of mainstream
by Becca Rorabaugh
posted September 19, 2011 at 8:58pm

Who trains 4 hours a day, spends weeks living on a glacier in the summer, and goes down hills at 40mph with no brakes?...more

De Souza off to Olympic Qualifying Tournament During Playoffs - Iziane to Remain in Atlanta?
by Swish Appeal
posted September 15, 2011 at 11:30pm

De Souza off to Olympic Qualifying Tournament During Playoffs - Iziane to Remain in Atlanta? According to a translated account from the Brazil Basketball Confederation, the Brazilian women's basketball team leaves on Friday, September 16th for Neiva, Co...more

Ring of Honor Retrospective: Rebecca Lobo
by Swish Appeal
posted August 18, 2011 at 3:22pm

This is not the retrospective I was expecting to write, and I'm not sure what that says about me, about us, about her, or about them. But that's the end of the story, and we should be beginning at the beginning. It begins in New York, and it begins w...more

Is London excited about the Olympics?
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted August 16, 2011 at 4:00pm

That question might have seemed a no-brainer until just over a week ago but things are changing fast in the home of the 2012 games. I've been reading some disturbing articles looking at links between the huge development going on for the games and the unr...more

Olympic Medalist Randi Miller Joins Zinagano BJJ as a Wrestling Coach
by Wombat Sports
posted August 16, 2011 at 1:55pm

Olympic Wrestling Bronze medalist Randi Miller has moved camps to Bloomfield, CO and is now apart of Zingano BJJ. Miller, who was training MMA at The Hit Squad in Granite City, IL, is now the wrestling coach at one of Colorado’s elite MMA gyms, and is ...more

Not Your Average Track Fan: Drugs, Drugs and More Drugs
by shonnese
posted August 14, 2011 at 11:34am

(say it with me) INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY!...more

TYF – Thats ‘Talented Young Females!’
by SkaterGirl
posted August 10, 2011 at 1:57am

Pencil Agency, Soho are currently in the process of casting for a campaign next year with a large fashion label in association with the Olympics. They are looking for girls aged 18-25 – who are exceptional at what they do – whether they are a doctor, ...more

Is Missy Franklin US Swimming’s Newest Shining Star?
by Sports Girls Play
posted August 1, 2011 at 12:52pm

The countdown to the 2012 London Olympic Games is on and USA Swimming suddenly has a new star in the making. Well, maybe not so suddenly. Colorado native, Missy Franklin, qualified and swam in the 2008 Olympic Trials as a – get this – 13 year old! And...more

Alice Coachman: First Black Woman To Win Gold
by Black Women in Sports
posted July 22, 2011 at 4:48pm

In 1948, Alice Coachman became the first African American to win a gold medal in the Olympics. It had been a long and difficult road to success. Alice was born in 1923 in Albany, Georgia. She was one of ten children and had a difficult childhood. She stru...more

Just Canoe It!: The Quest For Olympic Status for Women's Canoe
by Women in Sport International
posted July 19, 2011 at 10:04am

JustCanoeIt! is a website that is working towards gender equality in Canoe. Specifically, they are working to get equal canoe events added to the 2012 Olympic program. Currently there are no Canoe sprint events for women and no canoe slalom events. The wo...more

Results from Day 1 of the U25 Wheelchair Basketball Championships in St. Catharines
by Women in Sport International
posted July 17, 2011 at 9:47am

Tweet I have developed a soft spot for Wheelchair Basketball after interviewing team Canada head coach Michael Broughton of Toronto and Gabby Roberts-Winter of Saskatoon. This week in St. Catharine's Ontario the International Wheelchair Basketball Feder...more

Joanna Hayes on achieving the dream and what her daughter's world will be like
by anngaff
posted July 16, 2011 at 2:31pm

Joanna Hayes shocked everyone but herself when she won gold at the 2004 Olympics in Athens in the 100m hurdles, setting an Olympic record of 12.37. At the 2011 Gatorade High School Athlete of the Year banquet in Hollywood, California, she talked about bel...more

Thailand's female boxers go to the Olympics
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted July 15, 2011 at 11:13am

Great interviews from Global Post with the women on the Thai boxing team preparing for the Olympics. As with the male fighters, many of them were Muay Thai boxers first and now are changing over. Interesting look at a culture where women are not meant to ...more

Rio de Janeiro: A Brief Introduction
by Westbound Boarder
posted July 15, 2011 at 9:23am

This blog post is the second entry in a 10-part series on traveling to Rio de Janiero. Click here to view the first article. Among tourists, outdoor enthusiasts, and foodies alike, Rio de Janieiro is known for its miles and miles of beautiful beac...more

Australian Veteran Amy McCann Speaks Out on Women's Baseball and the IBAF
by Women in Sport International
posted July 13, 2011 at 4:37pm

Tweet [Editors Note: After Erin Durant published the post entitled "IOC Names Short List of New Sports For 2020: Baseball and Softball Listed" she was contacted by Amy McCann, a member of the Australian National Baseball team since 2002. Amy was particu...more

Hey International Olympic Committee-Your Words Are Not Enough!
by Women in Sport International
posted July 10, 2011 at 1:40pm

Hey International Olympic Committee-Your Words Are Not Enough! By Nikki Dryden Sport, unlike anything else, brings the world together, has the power to change lives for the better, and is truly universal. “It has an almost unmatched role to play ...more

Slopestyle finally added to Olympic roster
by Westbound Boarder
posted July 9, 2011 at 9:42am

Many of you have probably heard by now that earlier week, the Internal Olympic Committee (IOC) cast a vote to finally make slopestyle an Olympic snowboarding and skiing event (Read the news in ESPN or Transworld Business). Though the news was quickly ov...more

The Space Shuttle, Olympics and childhood dreams
by Byline to Finish Line
posted July 8, 2011 at 11:06pm

We all gathered in the auditorium and the television was playing. This was weird. Television was never on during school. Educational videos and movies from time to time, sure, but live television? That was like the antithesis of school. But here we were, ...more

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