The Olympic Cycling competition features four disciplines—Mountain Biking, Road Racing, Track Racing and BMX. Road Racing (think France’s Tour de Force) is the original Olympic cycling event (introduced at the first modern Olympic Games...
Mon Jul 7, 03:31:59 pm Views: 199 Judo, which means “the gentle way” in Japanese, was added as an Olympic event at the 1964 Games in Tokyo. The host country was allowed to add one sport, and fittingly, Japan added men’s Judo. Women didn’t get in on the actio...
Mon Jul 7, 03:30:47 pm Views: 216 Olympic Triathlon Triathlon is an endurance event consisting of swimming, cycling and running performed back to back over various distances. It is an individual sport where each athlete is competing against the course and the clock for the...
Diving made its debut at the 1904 Olympic Games held in St. Louis. The divers performed in Springboard and Platform dives as they do today, though the event was known as “high diving.” In today’s Olympic Springboard event, five di...
Mon Jul 7, 03:27:50 pm Views: 406 One of the fastest female sprinters in the world, Lauryn Williams’ goal for Beijing is to one up the silver that she secured in the 100m at the 2004 Olympic Games. That high profile second place win took place just months int...
Mon Jul 7, 03:25:41 pm Views: 490 One of the most naturally-gifted female players, Misty May-Treanor, along with partner Kerri Walsh, captured gold at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games, an historic first for U.S. Women’s Volleyball. May-Treanor and Walsh didn’t lose a singl...
Mon Jul 7, 03:23:50 pm Views: 836 Kerri Walsh is on her way to becoming the best female beach volleyball player of all time after a professional career spanning only seven years. She is a two-time AVP MVP and part of the Tour's Team of the Year for the past five seasons. She was na...
At 16, Shawn Johnson has established herself as a gymnast to watch at the Beijing Games. Arguably the only athlete in the world to have three "G" level skills (most difficult on the Code of Points scale) Johnson is an inspiration to a...
Mon Jul 7, 03:17:00 pm Views: 273As a child, Katie Mocco was taught that athleticism and striving for excellence were virtuous qualities but as the only girl in a family of champion wrestlers she tended to be overlooked. At the time her brothers were competing, wrestling just wasn&r...
Mon Jul 7, 03:15:14 pm Views: 156First demonstrated at the 1934 World’s Fair in Chicago, Synchronized Swimming was originally referred to as “water ballet.” It emerged as an exhibition sport at the Olympic Games from 1948 to 1968 and debuted as a full medal sport a...
Two-time World Champion and four-time U.S. National Champion, Anastasia Liukin was named the 2005 Gymnast of the Year by the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. At 19, the 5′2″, 92-pounder is a Senior International Elite gymnast, the h...
aura Wilkinson's repertoire of dives includes some of the highest degree of difficulty in the sport. Despite her 30 years, considered advanced in the world of competitive diving, the 2000 Olympic gold medalist is back for her third shot at the Olympi...
Mon Jun 16, 01:27:17 pm Views: 257Katie Hoff is a formidable contender in multiple events for the 2008 Olympic Games and is on her way toward being one of the most decorated swimmers in her sport. Her strongest events are the 200 and 400 individual medley and she holds the American r...
Mon Jun 16, 01:25:04 pm Views: 168A member of the U.S. Women’s National Team since 2005, Tina Ellertson is known for her unmatched speed and natural athleticism. Growing up in Vancouver, Washington, she excelled at basketball, volleyball and track and was a Washington state fin...
Mon Jun 16, 12:22:15 pm Views: 3522004 Olympic gold medalist and American record holder in the 400 meter dash, Sanya Richards is the youngest American to break the elusive 49 second barrier at 400 meters. In addition to her 4x400 Gold medal win in Athens, Richards earned silver in th...
Mon Jun 16, 12:20:17 pm Views: 201A six-time National Team member and two-time World Champion, Chellsie Memmel started doing gymnastics when most tots are learning how to walk. Her parents, former All-American gymnasts and careered coaches, encouraged her to play around in the gym an...
Wed Jun 11, 02:27:27 pm Views: 192A nut allergy consists of a hypersensitivity to tree nuts. For the millions of people who suffer from nut allergy, eating nuts can cause an overreaction of the immune system, which may lead to severe physical symptoms. Nut allergies occur mainly in c...
Wed Jun 11, 02:25:14 pm Views: 191The Zone diet, created by Dr. Barry Sears, centers around balancing carbs, protein, and fat in a “40-30-30” ratio. “The Zone” is Sears’ term for when the body has reached the proper hormone balance by eating within this ...
Wed Jun 11, 02:24:31 pm Views: 199 B9 helps with cell division, strengthening arterial walls, the maintenance of healthy blood, and the growth of the nervous system of fetuses. Excessive alcohol consumption can stop this vitamin from working. B9, or folic acid, can be found in nuts,...
Wed Jun 11, 02:24:16 pm Views: 231 Vitamin is extremely important for the health of the eyes. It prevents them from drying out, protects the eyeball, and helps to improve night vision. Vitamin A is also good for the repair and maintenance of skin tissue, and has been known to preven...
