Olympics
A Train Ticket That Costs You 30 Squats
[youtube video="ojo9M1cPSPI" /] Not enough change lying around to buy a ticket for the Moscow Metro? Don’t worry, just loosen up your legs and get in line at the station’s [...]
Fearless Femme: Freeskier Angeli Vanlaanen
Photo Credit: Mark Von Roy When pro skier Angeli Vanlaanen dropped into her 2008 X Games competition run, she was at the height of her career. As the favorite, [...]
Fearless Femme: Pro Freeskier Roz G
Credit: Chip Kalback At the 2014 Sochi Olympics, the world will bear witness to the first-ever half-pipe freeskiing event, called SuperPipe. Among the inaugural class of competitors, Canadian [...]
After Snapping His Leg, Sprinter Manteo Mitchell Eyes Olympic Comeback
Photo via theepochtimes.com "Four years for 44 seconds." That’s all Team USA's Manteo Mitchell could think about at the halfway point of his leg of the 4x400-meter preliminaries [...]
Taylor Ritzel: The Row To Rio
Editor's Note: Taylor Ritzel was 23 years old and not long out of Yale University when she won a gold medal with the U.S. Women’s Rowing team at the 2012 [...]
Archery Popularized by Blockbuster Hits
The prize for most-watched sport on cable TV during the first week of the 2012 Summer Olympics goes to... archery? Yes, it's true! From a simple hunting tool, the bow [...]
5 Made-for-TV Movies About Olympic Athletes
Incredible athletes with inspiring backstories performed at their ultimate peak during the 2012 Summer Olympics. Collectively and individually, Americans and Brits enthusiastically supported their athletes on the world stage. But [...]
We Now Join "The Road to Rio 2016," Already in Progress
Being an Olympian requires levels of dedication and discipline that few athletes possess. Training cycles stretch for years to prime the body for a few precious seconds or minutes of [...]
Three Training Lessons Learned from the London Olympics
For a fab fortnight, the 2012 Summer Olympics showcased amazing athletes, poignant stories and rousing competition. There's no doubt that the next generation of Olympic athletes were inspired by stars [...]
Olympian Bridget Franek on Motivation
The 2012 London Olympics welcomed several American newcomers, among them Bridget Franek. Although she did not medal in her event, the 3000m Steeplechase, Franek's efforts earned her a ranking of [...]