Archive for the ‘Press’ Category
USA sweeps medals in individual women’s sabre
by Craig Bohnert – U.S. Olympic Committee (News Bureau – (86-10) 66626044)
The medal podium at Beijing’s Fencing Hall belonged to the United States as its three entrants swept the medals in women’s individual sabre competition at the 2008 Olympic Games Saturday evening.… More | Posted: August 17, 2008
USA continues journey with 7-0 win over Chinese Taipei
BEIJING, China – The journey to the Gold Medal stand continued today as the USA Softball team shut out Chinese Taipei, 7-0 in five innings, to extend their Olympic win streak to 19 straight games.… More | Posted: August 17, 2008
Sebastien Toutant and Jamie Anderson Win Billabong Big Air In New Zealand
SOURCE: SNOW.CO.NZ
Antti Autti Nails Nixon Quarter Pipe Throw Down
Canadian snowboarder Sebastien Toutant has claimed both the Open Men’s and Junior Men’s divisions of the 3-star Swatch TTR Billabong Big Air event at Snow Park in Wanaka, New Zealand.… More | Posted: August 15, 2008
Jamie Anderson shows her diversity
Source: TAHOE DAILY TRIBUNE By Steve Yingling
Beware, women’s halfpipe riders.
Already the women’s top slopestyle rider in the world, Jamie Anderson of Sierra-at-Tahoe is becoming more serious about her halfpipe career.… More | Posted: August 14, 2008
Bauerle’s Olympic-sized midlife crisis
Source: AJC.COM By Jeff Schultz
Beijing – The last time Jack Bauerle went through a midlife crisis, it played out like Benjamin Braddock’s pool party in, “The Graduate.”… More | Posted: August 12, 2008
Bleiler Announcing in Beijing For Yahoo! Sports
Source: TRANSWORLD BUSSINESS
Park City, Utah – Winter Olympians are heading to China! Olympic gold medalist Julia Mancuso (Olympic Valley, CA) and silver medalist Gretchen Bleiler (Aspen, CO) might not be competing in the 2008 Olympic Summer Games in Beijing, but they’ll be in the midst of the action all the same.… More | Posted: August 12, 2008
‘Spiderwoman’ mountaineer uses iPod for support
Source: METRO.CO.UK
Her face a picture of calm focus, this lone climber carefully considers her next move.… More | Posted: August 12, 2008
The Silver Lining
Source: TEAMUSA.ORG By Aimee Berg
BEIJING – When athletes win multiple Olympic medals, they sometimes say the first one is the sweetest but Kara Lynn Joyce insists “it keeps getting sweeter and sweeter” every time.… More | Posted: August 11, 2008
Once Banned, Women Now Center Stage at Games
Source: NY TIMES By Jere Longman
BEIJING – The West African nation of Mali lost to New Zealand, 76-72, in its inaugural appearance in Olympic basketball on Saturday, playing with the fumbling hands of a diner on a first encounter with chopsticks.… More | Posted: August 11, 2008