Tag: beijing-olympics
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO) is honoring Jennifer Stuczynski, who brought home a silver medal for the USA's women pole vaulting team at the Beijing Olympics....
Carly Patterson, who won the Olympic women's all-around title in 2004 at 16, has devoted herself to a music career after briefly attending community college. She's trying to make it in an industry that is as cutthroat as elite gymnastics....
"For me, it's just such a trust issue," she said. "I really have a hard time getting to know people, and letting people get to know me."...
Nastia Liukin's smiling face will appear this fall in Cover Girl ads, and Vanilla Star Jeans aims to launch Nastia Liukin Gold jeans and tops for holiday. She has a stake in Beaconstreetgirls.com, a tween Web site that vends fashion and beauty items, home decor and books....
In all, fifteen Greek athletes in three disciplines -- weightlifting, swimming and athletics -- have tested positive for methyltrienolone, severely embarrassing Greek authorities which on Monday tabled tougher anti-doping legislation in parliament....
While the International Olympic Committee is busy trying to catch today's performance enhancers, athletes are already looking for the next big boost that will give them the edge in 2012....
U.S. water polo player Lauren Wenger will be back in the pool for the goal medal match Friday, two days after team doctors believed she broke her right hand....
BW Blog - Olympic Physique - Aurore Mongel, France Swimming...
BW Blog - Olympic Physique - Lauren Wenger, USA Water Polo...
New Jersey's Rachel Dawson has a field hockey pedigree, and follows her two old sisters on the United States team. As a senior at North Carolina last year, she was the national player of the year and led the team to an undefeated season and NCAA title. ...
