Archive for the ‘Sports’ Category
Boulder runner Joanna Zeiger to compete in sixth U.S Olympic trials
Joanna Zeiger knows her chances of earning a ticket to London in today’s Olympic trials for the marathon aren’t very good.… More | Posted: January 16, 2012
Two Triathletes Racing Olympic Marathon Trials
Who says all triathletes are “a jack of all trades, master of none”? Two female professional triathletes, Joanna Zeiger and Tyler Stewart, proved that they have single-sport prowess and qualified for the Olympic marathon trials in Houston tomorrow.… More | Posted: January 13, 2012
A Multi-Talented Trials Qualifier- Joanna Zeiger has qualified for the Olympic trials six times in three sports
The field of runners who have qualified for the women’s U.S. Olympic trials marathon represents an enormous wealth of talent and experience, but arguably none of those runners have shown the athletic range of Joanna Zeiger.… More | Posted: January 10, 2012
Joanna Zeiger among marathoners headed to Olympic trials this weekend
Colleen De Reuck has been running competitively since she was 14, when she made her first state team in her native South Africa.… More | Posted: January 10, 2012
Q&A with Gretchen Bleiler
The pro snowboarder on her ultimate vacation, personal mantra and off-season workout.
Monday, January 09, 2012 | Q Editors
Gretchen Bleiler’s Olympic and X Games snowboarding medals and commitment to environmental causes make her a role model for women everywhere.… More | Posted: January 10, 2012
American skier Sarah Schleper retires from World Cup circuit after 15 years, 186 races
By Associated Press, Published: December 29
LIENZ, Austria – Sarah Schleper let out her trademark roar at the start of a World Cup race for the last time, then leisurely skied down the Hochstein course in a gray minidress, carrying a photo camera and picking up 3-year-old son Lasse midway through her run.… More | Posted: January 3, 2012
Getting ready for Winter X. Skiers, snowboarders are training indoors and outdoors for Winter X Games 2012
As Winter X Games Aspen 2012 inches closer, athletes are getting ready any way they can. That means spending more time in the gym or on trampolines and more time in the park and pipe fine-tuning their tricks.… More | Posted: January 3, 2012
Parkway Grad, Olympic Triathlete Comes Home This Holiday
Local Olympian, Sarah Haskins, talks to firefighters, grade-school students about nutrition and goal-setting.
Olympic Triathlete Sarah Haskins came home for the holidays last week from her winter home in Florida, where she lives with her husband, Nathan Kortuem.… More | Posted: January 3, 2012
Back from injury, Steamboat’s Schaffrick shows the sky’s the limit
Steamboat Springs – Part of Maddy Schaffrick’s charm is the understanding she has about the world around her.… More | Posted: January 3, 2012