Right off the plane from willing the Olympic Gold Medal Beijing’s Volleyball championship, Misty May-Treanor was enrolled in Dancing With the Stars. She debuted this week. Check out this video on YouTube: Her participation in Dancing With the Stars shows that popular culture is valuing the contribution that May-Treanor and Walsh have made upon our [...]
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Misty May-Treanor on Dancing With the Stars
Posted in Famous Women in Sports, From the blogosphere, Olympics, Volleyball, tagged culture, Dancing With the Stars, gold medal, Kerri Walsh, Misty May-Treanor, Misty May-Treanor and dancing, Olympics, video, women and sports, women's volleyball on September 26, 2008 | 1 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 [...]
Torres Wins Silver, USA Soccer Goes for Gold
Posted in Famous Women in Sports, Olympics, Soccer, Swimming, tagged Angela Hucles, Beijing Olympics, Brazil, Britta Steffen, Dara Torres, finals, Germany, gold medal, Japan, Olympics, silver medal, Soccer, Swimming, United States, women's 50m, Women's 50meter freestyle, Women's Soccer on August 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Dara Torres clinched the silver medal in the 50m freestyle event on Sunday, losing by 0.1 seconds to Britta Steffen of Germany. “Holy crap” is the only thing that came to mind when I saw that finish. She exited the pool with watery eyes. She deserves nothing but congratulations for her efforts this year, and [...]
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. [...]
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