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Olympic silver medalist, four-time world champ and nine-time national champ Alicia Sacramone said goodbye to competitive gymnastics Tuesday, announcing her retirement after a nearly a decade as one of the sport’s most accomplished athletes. “Alicia was special, and determined to accomplish the goals she set for herself,” said U.S. national team coordinator Martha Karolyi of…
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Last summer, Li Zhesi’s hopes of competing at the Olympics were taken away when she was busted for taking EPO, a banned substance. EPO, you may remember, is what Lance Armstrong took during his cycling career. It’s a blood-boosting drug that we normally see endurance athletes take. On Tuesday, it was announced that swimming’s international…
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Chicago Bulls All-Star Luol Deng, who happens to play for the British team during the summer, wrote an open letter to Prime Minister David Cameron questioning the Olympic Association’s removal of any and all funding from the national team. Playing catch-up: Despite a record $565 million investment by the UK for the Rio Games, the basketball…
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Shaun White may have just won his sixth straight X Games superpipe gold, which will sit nicely next to his two Olympic halfpipe titles, but he’s still not satisfied and believes he’ll have to step up his game before Sochi comes around next February. “A lot of things I’m doing this season I hope are…
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At about 5-2, 100 pounds, Torino Olympic silver medalist Sasha Cohen was the perfect size for a star figure skater like the one she played on TV all those years, but at 28-years-old, she’s apparently interested in a different sport all-together: rugby. The famous figure skater, who’s now just your standard issue Sophomore at Columbia…
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Vancouver figure skating champ Evan Lysacek missed out on competing at nationals in Omaha this weekend, but says he’s fully recovered from a November 20 surgery to repair a torn abdominal muscle and says he’ll be ready for Sochi. “I’m glad to be here — with mixed emotions, of course,” Lysacek, resigned to the role…
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Two-time Olympic gold medal snowboarder Shaun White won his sixth straight X Games superpipe title Sunday in Aspen, pulling off two double corks and his signature Double-McTwist to earn 98 points on his second of three runs. White actually earned the second best score of the night, too, grabbing 95 points on his first time…
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Max Aaron was as surprised as everyone else in Omaha Sunday after jumping from fourth after the short program all the way to his first national title. The 20-year-old, who also won the U.S. Classic back in September, finished with 255 points to outscore runner-up Ross Miner by nearly four point. “It feels kind of…
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Olympic hurdler Lolo Jones is officially a winter sports world champ after helping the U.S. win the combined bobsled-skeleton team event in Switzerland Sunday. She and Elana Meyers contributed their efforts to the two-woman bobsled portion of the event as the team held off the Germans by 0.24 seconds to take the title. Lolo and…
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Despite two uncharacteristic falls during her free skate Saturday night, Ashley Wagner became the first American woman since Michelle Kwan in 2005 to win back-to-back national titles, holding off Gracie Gold, who finished second to earn her spot at the world championships in Ontario this March. “It’s definitely not the type of win, not the…
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Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn scored her 59th career World Cup victory Saturday, spoiling the homecoming for overall points leader Tina Maze by winning only her third career giant slalom. Vonn, who’s missed a large chunk of the season with health issues, finished in 2:22.20 to hold off Maze by only 0.08 seconds and Austria’s…
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Gold medalist Shaun White, the king of the superpipe, was unable to transfer those talents to the slopestyle event Saturday, finishing fifth as defending champ Mark McMorris of Canada took gold, again. “I proved myself the way I wanted to and I’m just a happy camper,” McMorris said after his historic run. “I landed a…
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Jeremy Abbott skates error-free at U.S. Figure Skating Champs
Jan 26, 2013, 12:47 AM EDT
He’s safe! That’s how one could describe Jeremy Abbott’s skate in the short program at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships Friday night. Abbott was awarded 84.10 points for his performance, three more than Ross Miner. Sitting in third is Joshua Farris, who earned the silver medal at the 2012 World Junior Championships. Abbott was one…
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Rumors have recently been swirling about whether Tiger Woods and Olympic gold medal skier Lindsey Vonn are dating, with the words “might” and “possibly” being carefully attached to all stories about the world class athletes’ romantic encounters. It’s especially strange since Tiger is also rumored to have proposed to former wife, Elin Nordegren, and last…
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The last time we saw the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Neb., two massive 50-meter pools – one in the main arena and another backstage – were in place for the 2012 USA Swimming Olympic Trials. This week, the powers that be turned the water into ice for the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. OK, so the…
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The competition in Omaha might seem a bit lackluster after Vancouver gold medalist Evan Lysacek and three-time national champ Johnny Weir have recently pulled out of the event. But with Jeremy Abbot aiming for his fourth title in five years, there’s still plenty to be excited about. “I’m actually feeling good,” he told the OC…
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Here’s a quick rundown of the schedule for the U.S. Figure Skating Nationals, which are airing all weekend on NBC. You can also catch the Europeans Nationals streaming live on UniversalSports.com. Friday, Jan. 25 Session 15 – Championship Short Dance – 3:00 p.m. Session 16 – Championship Men’s Short Program – 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan.…
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Shaun White didn’t disappoint fans on the opening day of the X Games in Aspen, coasting into Saturday’s superpipe finals, where he’s the five-time defending champ. He actually didn’t do a single trick on his second run after scoring an 87.00 with back-to-back double corks to secure second in qualifying. White didn’t fare as well…
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Ashley Wagner is on her way to becoming the first American woman since Michelle Kwan in 2005 to win back-to-back national figure skating championships after taking the lead in Omaha with a solid short program performed to “Red Violin” Thursday night. “I felt really solid,” the eight ranked skater in the world said after her skate.…
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Three-time Olympic medalist Yevgeny Plushenko decided to withdraw from the European figure skating championships in Croatia Thursday after receiving a less than stellar score on his short program. He was sitting in sixth with just 74.82 points, a full fifteen points behind Frenchman Florent Amodio, after mistakes on two key jumps during his routine. “It’s…
