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Katelyn Ohashi reigns in Worcester; wins first senior event
Mar 2, 2013, 6:46 PM EDT
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If any conclusions could be drawn from Saturday’s AT&T American Cup as we start the run up to Rio, it’s this: We’re in for a lot more hot pink leotards. And a lot more WOGA champions. In her much anticipated senior debut, Katelyn Ohashi did as expected: She won. Ohashi now joins Carly Patterson, Nastia…
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Those who’ve had a hankering for gymnastics ever since watching the Fierce Five take gold in London are in luck: the 2013 season kicks off at the American Cup in Worcester, Mass. this weekend. And while Fierce Fiver Kyla Ross and London alternate Ebee Price were forced out of the event with injuries, the U.S.…
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After missing out on winning gold at the London Games last summer due to back surgery, Lakers center Dwight Howard is itching to get back in the Olympics, and only had two words when asked if he plans to play in Rio in 2016: “No doubt.” Oh wait, no. There’s more: “I was mad I…
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San Francisco 49ers tight end Vernon Davis told the USA Today on Thursday that he’ll be reprising his role as the honorary captain for the U.S. Curling team at the Sochi Olympics next February. Davis was first introduced to the sport when the national team practiced in San Jose four years ago in preparation for…
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Fourteen IOC officials are starting their three city tour this week, which will take them from Tokyo to Madrid to Istanbul as they evaluate each city vying to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. The evaluation committee, headed by IOC Vice President Craig Reedie of Britain, will assess each potential host, meet with city and…
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Lolo Jones is going back to the track after her first successful season on the bobsled circuit, but says she’s not done with her new winter sport, and plans to compete for a medal next February in Russia. “When I originally started bobsled, it was just kind of to get away from track for a…
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Under Armour announced Thursday that it’s inked an eight-year deal with USA Gymnastics to keep the team suited up for two Olympic cycles, starting at this weekend’s American Cup in Worcester, Mass. Per the agreement, Team USA gymnasts and coaches will wear Under Armour’s signature gear, including the new Armour39 digital performance monitoring system, at…
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Swimming legend Michael Phelps was on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Tuesday to discuss his London gold medals – and the silvers he wish hadn’t won – as well as his recent return to the golf course as part of the Golf Channel’s Hank Haney Project. During the interview, Phelps admitted that he was “probably…
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Three-time 2013 Alpine skiing world champ Ted Ligety recently strapped a GoPro camera on his person during a training run down next year’s Olympic giant slalom course in Sochi, Russia, so that fans could see what he sees on his way down the hill. “It will be the longest GS on the World Cup, ranging…
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After next February’s Sochi Winter Games, Russia is apparently planning to grow the country’s cycling program by turning one of the resort town’s skating venues into a “top-class” velodrome. “We need it desperately, as none of the existing racing tracks in Russia fit the strict demands for the Olympic cycling track,” Russian cycling head Igor…
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While many are freaking out about wrestling being cut from the 2020 Games, possibly for squash, the world cricket community is using a “great deal of effort” to get their sport included in the 2024 Olympics program to boost its global exposure. Cricket already received its IOC recognition back in 2010, which means it can…
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Russia’s Sagid Murtazalie, following the lead of Bulgarian champion Valentin Yordanov, has also returned his gold medal to the IOC Tuesday, in protest of the organization’s recommendation to remove the sport from the 2020 Olympics. “The decision to return my Olympic medal was not easy for me,” Murtazaliev, the Sydney 2000 heavyweight champ, said in…
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Dancing With the Stars is adding another two Olympic gold medalists to their roster this season, as London gymnast Aly Raisman and 1976 figure skating champ Dorothy Hamill will face off for the relatively coveted Mirror Ball Trophy Both women will hope to follow in the dance steps of speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno, figure…
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Duke Blue Devils basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski reiterated the fact that he won’t be back to coach Team USA this summer while speaking with ESPN Radio’s Mike and Mike Tuesday, and said the team is likely to hire his successor soon so the team can prepare for the 2014 World Championships in Madrid. “I’ve loved,…
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What is the Lochte edge? We have no idea. But here’s a sneak peak of the London swimming heartthrob’s new reality TV show, What Would Ryan Lochte Do, premiering on E! this April. From what we can tell by this short video, Ryan will be swimming, driving fast cars, showing off his stylish clothes, saying…
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London 5000m and 10000m champ Mo Farah won the Rock ‘N Roll New Orleans half marathon Sunday in a course record of one hour and 59 seconds. The race was part of his training to transition to the full marathon next year (and hopefully in Rio). After the race, an impressed local news anchor interviewed…
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Olympics long jumper and general athletic freak Marquise Goodwin has been impressing football scouts at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis this week, running a near record 4.27 seconds in the 40-yard-dash, and somehow broad jumping 11-feet. Goodwin finished tenth in London last summer with a jump of 7.80 meters, but his career best of 8.33…
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There are still nine races to go in the women’s Alpine season, but Slovenian Tina Maze has already won the World Cup title and is now aiming to have the best season in the sport’s history. Maze wrapped up her first championship by winning the super-combined race in France Monday, clocking a total time of…
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Swimming legend Michael Phelps was on Dan Patrick’s radio show Monday morning to chat about his retirement from swimming, his reality TV debut, and what he would give to be a better golfer. “Would you give up a bronze medal to shoot 75?” Patrick asked. “I’d give up a bronze medal to break 70,” Phelps…
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American gold medal Alpine skier Lindsey Vonn sat down for an exclusive interview with Matt Lauer on TODAY Monday morning to discuss her recovery from a surgery to repair two knee ligaments following a devastating crash at the world championships earlier this month. “I struggled definitely the first few days after the injury,” Vonn told…
