Only two things can get 150 U.S. Olympic stars in one city at one time: the actual Olympics, and, of course, the most powerful woman in the world: Oprah. Oprah’s season premier couldn’t have been staged any better as she called for the country’s greatest athletes together for a “welcome home” celebration on her show [...]
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Oprah Welcomes Olympic Athletes for Premier
Posted in Famous Women in Sports, From the blogosphere, Gymnastics, Olympics, Soccer, Softball, Sports Headlines, Sports Journalism, Swimming, tagged Beijing, Candace Parker, Jennie Finch, Kerri Walsh, Kristin Armstrong, Lisa Leslie, Mariel Zagunis, Misty May-Treanor, Nastia Liukin, Olympic Softball, Olympics, Water Polo, women's basketball on September 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
USA Soccer Takes Gold!
Posted in Olympics, Soccer, Sports Headlines, tagged Amy Wambach, Beijing, Brazil, Cari Lloyd, gold medal, Hope Solo, USA Soccer, USA Women's Soccer on August 21, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Some better news…. USA soccer clinched hte gold medal today in Beijing, defeating Brazil 1-0 with a goal scored by Carli Lloyd in extra time. According to Newser, goalkeeper Hope Solo was the star of the game. This is USA’s third gold medal since women’s soccer was added in 1996. Truly, awesome stuff. I hope [...]
May-Treanor, Walsh Clinch the Gold
Posted in Famous Women in Sports, Olympics, Sports Headlines, Volleyball, tagged beach volleyball, Beijing, China, gold medal, Kerri Walsh, Misty May-Treanor, Olympics, United States, Volleyball, Walsh and May-Treanor, women's volleyball on August 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Just saw it a few minutes ago… in the pouring rain in Beijing, May-Treanor and Walsh clinched the gold, defeating China. This the 108th straight match won by the duo and Walsh’s 100th career victory, May-Treanor’s 103rd. What an incredible run, as repeat champs who remain to be… the best in the world. May-Treanor and [...]
PostSecret, Gymnastics and the Olympics
Posted in Gymnastics, Olympics, tagged beat, Beijing, Gymnastics, Myspace, Olympics, PostSecret, victory, Women's Gymnastics on August 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I came across this on the PostSecret Myspace blog and thought I’d share it with everyone. It made me laugh.
Donohue (and town of Haddonfield, NJ) prepare for race of a lifetime
Posted in Olympics, Sports Headlines, Track and Field, tagged 1500-meter qualifier, Beijing, Christian Giudice, Christin Wurth-Thomas, competitor, date, Erin Donahue, Erin Donohue, Haddonfield Memorial High School, Haddonfield Online, Myriam Yusuf Jamal, Olympics, race time, Rocky Balboa, Shannon Rowbury, south Jersey, start time, Track and Field, underdog on August 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Below is an article that my mom sent me from Haddonfield Online, a Web site dedicated to what’s going on in Haddonfield, NJ (I know, exciitng, right?) If you didn’t already see from my previous post, Erin Donohue is from my hometown, and she competing in the women’s 1500-m race this week. You can see [...]
Dara Torres advances, Coventry, Adlington shatter world records for golds
Posted in Famous Women in Sports, Olympics, Sports Headlines, Swimming, tagged 200-meter back stroke, 2008 Olympics, 41-year-old swimmer, 50-meter freestyle, 800-meter freestyle, ability, age, Beijing, Dara Torres, Dara Torres and 50-meter freestyle, Dara Torres and freestyle, Great Britain, Huffington Post, Janet Evans, Jenny Thompson, Kirsty Coventry, Margaret Hoelzer, Olympics, Rebecca Adlington, sprint, United States, women's swimming, Zimbabwe on August 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Last night, according to ESPN, Dara Torres won the 50m freestyle heat with ease, finishing at the wall with a time of time of 24.27 – 0.15 better than anyone else. Swimming is hard enough, especially the 50 meter freestyle. An all-out sprint, the 50m requires explosive power and speed, two traits that are supposed [...]
Soni Comes from Behind to Win 200-m Breaststroke
Posted in Olympics, Sports Headlines, Swimming, tagged 200 meters, 200-m breaststroke, Australia, Beijing, breaststroke, gold medal, Liesel Jones, Olympics, Rebecca Soni, silver medal, Swimming, United States, women's swimming on August 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I have to admit it – I think swimming is my favorite event of the Beijing Olympics. I know it seems like I’m “jumping on the bandwagon,” but it was SO exciting last night to watch the women’s 200-m breaststroke event, as American Rebecca Soni came from behind to beat world record-holder Leisel (a.k.a “Lethal [...]
USA Women’s Gymnastics: What Happened?
Posted in Gymnastics, inspiration, Olympics, Sportsmanship, tagged Alicia Sacramone, Beijing, Cheng Fei, Chicago Tribune, Deng Linlin, gold medal, Gymnastics, Jiang Yuyuan, Nastia Liukin, Shawn Johnson, silver medal, team gymnastics, Tribune Olympic Bureau, USA Woman's Gymnastics, Women's Gymnastics, Yang Wei on August 14, 2008 | 3 Comments »
On Tuesday night, we all watched in anticipation: could the USA women’s gymnastics team clinch the gold from China, to win their first since 1996? Apparently not. Instead, the girls walked out of National Indoor Stadium in Beijing on Tuesday with the silver. So what happened? Earlier in the night, USA’s chances looked pretty good. [...]
Beyond War, Georgia and Russia Embrace at Olympics
Posted in Famous Women in Sports, Olympics, Other Sports, Sports Headlines, tagged 2008 South Ossetia war, Abkhazian secessionists, Beijing, Georgia, International Olympic Committee, Natalia Pederina, Nino Salukvadze, Olympics, Russia, Russian Federation, South Ossetian, United Nations, women’s 10 metre air pistol on August 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Olympics are often a spectacle or diplomacy, or, an excuse for the world to come together in a central location and take out their aggression through athletic competition rather than war. But the exact opposite occurred on Saturday in Beijing, as two female opponents overcame the obstacle of war and embraced in a symbolic [...]
Women’s Performances in Beijing Thus Far (some highlights)…
Posted in Cycling, Famous Women in Sports, Olympics, Other Sports, Sports Headlines, Sportsmanship, Swimming, Track and Field, Uncategorized, Volleyball, tagged air pistol, air rifle, archery, Beijing, Brazil, Chen Xiexia, China, Cycling, Czech Republic, Darra Torres, Femke Heemsherk, fencing, Georgia, Germany, Guo Jinging, Guo Wenjun, Inge Dekker, judo, Katerina Emmons, Kristy Coventry, Leni Larsen Kaurin, Mariel Zaguni, Marleen Veldhuis, Natalia Paderina, Netherlands, Nicole Cooke, Nino Salukvadze, Norway, Olympic record, Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon, Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Soccer, South Korea, Stephanie Rice, Summer Olympics, Swimming, United States, Wikipedia, women, women's 400m individual medley, Women's Football, Women's Soccer, women's springboard, women's weightlifting, Wu Minxia, Xian Dongmei, Zimbabwe on August 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
An exciting weekend in international sports as Beijing gets started. It’s only been just over three days and we’ve already seen some incredible performances. Below are some highlights of what’s happened for the women over the weekend, broken down by sport. I thoroughly enjoy the positive impact that Wikipedia has made on my life, as [...]
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