J.R. Celski of the United States (pictured above) captured the Gold at the Short Track Speedskating World Championships in Vienna this past weekend in the men’s 3000m event. He was followed by South Korea’s Lee Ho-suk and Canada’s Charles Hamelin. … More
John Davis, a three-time Gold Medalist in swimming, is getting his medals back after they were stolen in San Antonio while he was on his way back home from the airport after showing them to kids at a swim meet … More
It’s just a year until athletes from around the world will converge on Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Games. Recently SportsWorld’s Brendan Conner checked up on the preparations. Here’s his report:
The Winter Games of the 2009 Special Olympics began on February 7 in Idaho. The Games, which give individuals with intellectual disabilities a chance to compete, are featuring almost 3000 athletes from 100 countries. Participants will compete in seven sports, … More
He’s 23 years old and 23 year-olds make mistakes. However, when you’re earning millions of dollars to endorse kid-friendly products like Wheaties, you really ought to be very, very careful. So, when pictures surfaced of Olympic swimmer and eight-time Gold … More
More than 40 years since John Carlos and Tommie Smith made their silent, closed glove, “Black Power” salute at the Mexico City Games in 1968, ESPN has produced a documentary about the act that reverberated throughout the Olympic community and … More
Mark Johnson (pictured above, left), part of the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” men’s Gold-Medal Olympic hockey team is going to share his experience this year as the coach of the 2010 women’s Olympic hockey team. Johnson, who played for Wisconsin … More
Glenn “Jeep” Davis, and eight-time Big Ten champion in hurdles with Ohio State and three-time Olympic Gold Medalist, died this week at the age of 74. Davis won Gold in the 400m hurdles in the 1956 Melbourne Games as well … More
The temperature may be hovering below freezing in Cleveland, but the atmosphere in Quicken Loans Arena was anything but frosty Saturday night for the Championship Ladies Free Skate. A near-capacity crowd watched as 21-year-old, Ohio native, Alissa Czisny won the … More
If you’ve ever felt exhausted at the end of your workout and slightly guilty for skipping a few days, you’re not alone. Even the champions are sore after missing a few–or a few months–of their workouts. The star of the … More
The current economic climate has been difficult for Olympic construction. However, just as the Vancouver Games are struggling with withdrawing sponsors and financial backers, the 2012 London Games have secured the equivalent of $634 million in public funds to help … More
Two of the most well-known female figure skaters have withdrawn from the US Figure Skating Championships in Cleveland this week due to injuries. Kimmie Meissner (pictured above), the 2006 World and 2007 US Champion, withdrew early Monday due to a … More
Defending Olympic speedskating champion, Shani Davis showed that he’s still in top form at the World speedskating championship in Moscow on Saturday. The 26-year-old, 6′ 2″ skater took top honors in the 1000m event, the same race that earned him … More
