Red Bull Gives You Wings, But Grete Eliassen Had All The Guts
Lori BraunGrete Eliassen, 23-years-old, is a professional skier; she is one of the best all-around skiers in the game, with multiple wins on her resume. Now, she has one more highlight…
Yelena Isinbaeva Sitting Out
Yelena Isinbaeva is the world record holder in the pole vault at 16'5". She is a two-time Olympic Gold Medalist (2004 and 2008) and was named Female Athlete of the…
When You're A Natural It's Never Too Late
Laura Cain, 21-years-old, has a sports resume that includes ballet, fitness competitions, dancing, gymnastics and now pole vaulting. Currently she is a pole vaulter for Scottsdale Community College in Arizona.
Career Ending Injury Turns New Career
Emily Zaler was a Division-I soccer player before she suffered a career ending injury. Instead of leaving the sports industry as a whole, she re-grouped and focused on her love…
***UPDATE***Will Caster Semenya Run or Duck?
***March 30, 2010: Caster Semenya was denied to race and has spoken for the first time:
Japan Ices the Competition at the World Figure Skating Championships
Japan has left the world figure skating championships with the gold medal in the women's and men's competition. Mao Asada took silver in the Olympics this year behind gold medalist…
Mary Sauer: Pole Vaulter and Playboy
Mary Sauer, 34-years-old, is an American Pole vaulter. In June 2001, Mary became the third American woman ever to break the 15-foot barrier by vaulting 4.61 metres. She is a…
From Silver to Gold
Canadian freestyle skier Jennifer Heil, 2010 Olympic silver medalist, won her fifth overall World Cup title in women's moguls. The win came despite of an injury that kept her out…
Summer Sanders Joins Battle of the Sexes
Olympic gold medalist and acclaimed sports reporter, Summer Sanders has joined the 2010 Celebrity Apprentice cast in the battle of the sexes.
ISU World Figure Skating Championships Short One Canadian
The ISU World Figure Skating Championships will have to go on with out Canadian Olympic bronze medalist, Joannie Rochette, 24-years-old. She held strong through the passing of her mother at…