Michael Phelps Ends Retirement
Michael Phelps, the U.S. swimmer who is the most decorated Olympian in history (11 total medals, including 18 gold) announced he will be ending his retirement and returning to competitive...
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With Lindsey Vonn out, Mikaela Shiffrin will be the Face of U.S. Women’s Skiing at Sochi Olympics
U.S. medal hopes in alpine skiing at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia took a big hit when defending women’s downhill gold medalist Lindsey Vonn announced that continuing issues with...
Lindsey Vonn Spends Thanksgiving on the Slopes
After reinjuring her knee in a crash last week, Lindsey Vonn’s chances of returning to the Olympics in February were beginning to look a little dicey. The 2014 Games open...
Lindsey Vonn Will Delay Return to Competition by a Month
Lindsey Vonn had hoped to be ready for the start of the World Cup ski season, but she has decided to skip the October 26th opener in Austria in favor...
Usain Bolt Will Retire After 2016 Olympics
For those who are tired of seeing Jamaican super star sprinter Usain Bolt win nearly every completion he participates in, there’s light at the end of the tunnel. Bolt announced...
Lindsey Vonn will Return to the Slopes
Olympic gold medal skier Lindsey Vonn got some good news in her rehab and recovery from the knee injury she suffered at the World Championships in Austria back in February...
Mikaela Shiffrin is a Rising Star on U.S. Ski Team
Those of you who pay attention to competitive Alpine Skiing only during Olympic years listen up. The 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia are just a year away, so remember...
Oscar Pistorius Charged with Murder of Reeve Steenkamp
Oscar Pistorius was charged with the murder of Reeva Steenkamp in Pretoria on February 14th. Known as “The Blade Runner,” the much celebrated South African Olympic and para Olympic 400...
Olympics to Drop Wrestling in 2020
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) voted at a meeting on February 12th to drop both freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling from the 2020 Summer Olympics. It was thought that Modern Pentathlon, ...
Lindsey Vonn Injured in Ski Accident
We sometimes forget how dangerous world class downhill skiing can be while we watch the skiers fly down the slopes. We got a reminder of the dangers on February 4th...
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