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USOC chooses anti-LGBT activist as Chef De Mission
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted May 6, 2011 at 1:08pm

The United State Olympic Committee (USOC) has named former gold medal winning gymnast Peter Vidmar as chef de mission for the 2012 London Olympics. Vidmar, a Mormon, is a public opponent of extending the right to marry to lesbian and gay people. He donate...more

Vote for our very own Sarah Robles for USOC athlete of the month!
by Pretty Strong
posted May 6, 2011 at 11:22am

I have been nominated for athlete of the month for the USOC! I've never had this honor before. Recent performances include: a 10th place finish at the World Championships, a 2nd place finish at the Pan Am Championships, and a win with personal records and...more

Parity And Olympic Hockey: My Two Cents
by The First Line
posted May 1, 2011 at 12:10pm

The recent piece by Caroline Murphy for ESPNW and the response by David De Remer have opened an important discussion about women’s sports in the Olympics and the media coverage thereof. From my perspective, we risk getting stuck in a paradigm where we...more

The IOC draws a line in the sand of sex (But only for women)
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted April 26, 2011 at 2:52pm

On April 5 the International Olympic Committee released new rules for determining whether or not women who have higher than usual levels of naturally produced testosterone will be eligible to compete in women’s sports. Though the IOC denies it, it seem...more

Green Olympics for London?
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted April 22, 2011 at 7:30pm

Happy Earth Day everyone! Just noticed the animated Google-logo for today, very cute. But of more relevance to us are the plans to Green-Up for the London Olympics next year. From reading this BBC story, it looks like eco-plans were part of the scheme fr...more

Not-so-good commercial(s) featuring athletes
by After Atalanta
posted April 20, 2011 at 3:38pm

Dr. Pants told me about the new Acura commercial a few weeks ago and Sean from at sportsBabel sent me the link last week. Apparently, I need to blog about this one.The commercial features Canadian skier Ashleigh McGivor. Let's strip the athlete down...more

Tulsa Shock's Liz Cambage to choose country over career in 2012
by Swish Appeal
posted April 13, 2011 at 9:49pm

As soon as the balls dropped and the Maya Moore sweepstakes were won by Minnesota, Tulsa went to work on who to acquire with the second pick in the WNBA draft. The Shock took their contemplations seriously and made a trip across the pond - not the littl...more

Top 20 (hilarious) reasons it took so long to add women's ski jumping to the Olympics
by Women in Sport International
posted April 11, 2011 at 6:11pm

I came across this hilarious article, courtesy of SB Nation, and just had to share it with all of you:Holly Anderson, "Women's Ski Jumping at the Winter Olympics: It's a Trap": 20 Reasons. This article tracks down the top 20 reasons why it took so long ...more

Canadian Wheelchair Basketball League Open finals: Co-ed Teams Compete in Surrey BC April 8-10
by Women in Sport International
posted April 7, 2011 at 11:05pm

Canada's best wheelchair basketball players will be in South Surrey, British Columbia this coming weekend.A local British Columbia website is reporting that the co-ed teams will be competing starting Friday April 8 until Sunday April 10. The winning team...more

Rachel Maddow Rings a Cowbell for Women's Ski Jumpers
by anngaff
posted April 7, 2011 at 3:51pm

Rachel Maddow dedicated several minutes to last night's show to talk about the long overdue addition of women's ski jumping to the Olympics. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy ...more

Women Ski Jumpers Can Finally Celebrate but Olympic Gender Battle is Not Over
by Women in Sport International
posted April 7, 2011 at 12:51pm

Yesterday, April 6, 2011 is a huge day for women's ski jumpers and women around the globe. Finally, the Winter Olympic Games will host all of its events for both men and women. The ski jumpers fought hard for their inclusion. After years of lobbying, cour...more

Long Time Coming: Women’s ski jumping finally added to the Olympic Program
by anngaff
posted April 6, 2011 at 9:46am

LONDON, April 6, 2011 — For the first time in Olympic Winter Games history, women will participate in ski jumping, beginning in Sochi, Russia in 2014. The International Olympic Committee made the announcement today during the IOC Executive Board’s ...more

Women's Ski Jumping Could Be a Go!
by Women Skiing and Sports
posted April 6, 2011 at 2:21am

For five years, women ski jumpers have waited to get their sport into the Olympics. After an unsuccessful legal battle to get into the 2010 Vancouver Games, women's ski jumping is finally set to take its place on the Olympic program this week when the Int...more

IOC set to approve women's ski jumping for Sochi
by anngaff
posted April 5, 2011 at 12:03am

By STEPHEN WILSON The Associated Press LONDON — After a five-year wait and an unsuccessful legal battle to get into the 2010 Vancouver Games, women's ski jumping is set to take its place on the Olympic program this week. Women's jumping is among s...more

Decision on Women's Ski Jumping to Come Soon, Along with Report on "Ambiguous Sexual Characteristics"
by Women in Sport International
posted April 4, 2011 at 5:33pm

The Associated Press is reporting that the IOC Executive Board has a very busy week ahead of them. Two very important and controversial items are on the agenda for a two-day meeting being held beginning on Tuesday in London, England. First, women's ski ju...more

Is Jordyn Wieber USA Gymnastics’ “It Girl” for London 2012?
by Sports Girls Play
posted March 22, 2011 at 2:56pm

< p> Jordyn Wieber at the 2011 WOGA Classic - photo by Scott Hults Seventeen months out from the 2012 Olympic Games in London and USA National Team Member Jordyn Wieber is looking more and more like USA Gymnastics’ “It Girl” much like Shawn Jo...more

Loree Smith: Thoughts On Indoors 2011 and Getting to the Medal Stand in 2012
by Loree: A Skirt, A Hammer, A Life, and A Dream
posted March 7, 2011 at 11:39am

Well, the 2011 indoor season has come to an end. Though I was really happy with a lot of things in indoors, I must admit that I do it mostly to bide my time until outdoors. I really love the hammer. I think it’s a more even playing field and is a...more

Thoroughbreds vs. Olympians – the evolution in speed of man and horse
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted February 28, 2011 at 11:54am

My friends at Silver Lining Herbs contacted me earlier this month about a story they featured on their blog – SilverLiningHerbs/blog.com – that tracks the changes in man’s speed versus the change’s in horse’s speed since 1896. Though I’ve neve...more

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