female athletes competing at the Winter Games in Sochi
Para-snowboarding took place for the first time in the history of the Paralympic Winter Games today and American snowboarder Amy Purdy captured a bronze medal. After the medal ceremony tonight, Purdy will catch a flight to Los Angeles to prepare for her next competition, a shot at the mirrorball on the reality television show “Dancing with …
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Final thoughts on the Sochi Games and a look at how female athletes fared at the Olympics
Erin Hamlin is a three-time Olympian and the first female American luger to medal at any Winter Olympics, as well as the first American of either gender to medal in singles competition. Hamlin, a New York state native, came to Sochi to make amends for disappointment in Vancouver in 2010, when she was widely considered …
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Who says women’s can’t fly? An historic day was finally realized at the Olympic Games and Whitney Childers was there to see it first-hand. KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia – Try as she might, Jessica Jerome couldn’t convince her eyes and her mind that Tuesday night’s inaugural Olympic women’s ski jumping event was just another competition on …
The 2014 Winter Olympics, officially the XXII Olympic Winter Games, or the 22nd Winter Olympics, are scheduled to take place from 7 to 23 February 2014, in Sochi, Russia. Eighty-eight nations are sending athletes to the Winter Games but the U.S. has the largest delegation with a 230-member team. Are there any athletes from your …
The 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics are only two weeks away so it’s time we got a look at Team USA’s festive wardrobe. Betsy Ross – you might want to cover your eyes. The Ralph Lauren designed Opening Ceremony uniforms are… well, wildly patriotic. Unveiled today, the outfits hark back to that most American of crafts, the …
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Female Athletes in Sochi Timeline Tweets from https://twitter.com/PrettyTough/sochi Find all the Pretty Tough Sochi Winter Games posts here
Sochi – Considered the longest city in Europe (approximately 92 miles), Sochi is a resort destination in the Krasnodar Krai territory. This is the first time Russia will host the Winter Olympics; the Soviet Union (USSR) hosted the 1980 Summer Olympic Games in Moscow. When: The Winter Games will be held February 7-23, 2014. The Paralympic Games …
Do you know all about swizzles, axels and camels? If not, read on… Jumps are an important part of competitive figure skating. There are triples, doubles and quads. There are Toe Loops, Flips, Salchows, Axels, Lutzs and Sequence Jumps. Each is identified by the take-off edge and the number of revolutions completed. Get ready for Sochi …
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US skier Vonn will not compete in Sochi Olympics, to have knee surgery (via Fox Sports) Updated Jan 7, 2014 10:37 AM ET Lindsey Vonn will miss the Sochi Olympics because of a right knee injury, leaving the Winter Games without one of its biggest stars. The 29-year-old skier from Vail, Colo., announced her decision …
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