Tag Archives: Olympics
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This Day In Sports History (May 21st) – Sweden Men’s Hockey
It was on this day in 2006 that the Swedish men’s hockey team won gold at the World Hockey Championships. Sweden defeated the Czech Republic 4-0 in the championship game played in Riga, Latvia. Sweden became the first country in history to win gold at both the Olympics as well as the World Hockey Championships [...]
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Gold Medal-Winning Olympic Sailor Drowns in San Francisco Bay While Training for 2013 America’s Cup (Video)
Today the sports world is morning the tragic death of Olympic gold medalist Andrew Simpson. The 36-year-old sailor died yesterday after the 72-foot catamaran he was training on capsized in San Francisco Bay. Simpson won a gold medal for Great Britain in the Star Class competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and he [...]
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This Day In Sports History (February 22nd) – Miracle On Ice
It was on this day in 1980 that the United States Men’s Olympic hockey team shocked the world by beating the heavily favored Soviet team. Mike Eruzione scored the winner with ten minutes to go in the third period for a 4-3 victory. What most people do not realize is that this game did not [...]
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This Day In Sports History (February 21st) — Kristi Yamaguchi
It was on this day in 1992 that Kristi Yamaguchi won an Olympic gold medal in women’s figure skating. It would be the first, and only, Olympic medal won by Yamaguchi during her figure skating career. Going into the ’92 Albertville Games, USA’s Tonya Harding and Japan’s Midori Ito held the advantage of being able [...]
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This Day In Sports History (February 19th) – U.S. Men’s Olympic Hockey Team
It was on this day in 1998 that the United States Men’s Olympic hockey team was deemed responsible for trashing their hotel rooms at the Olympic Athletes Village in Nagano. The damage to the room was done just a few hours after the team was ousted from the tournament by the Czech Republic by a [...]
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Michelle Jenneke: 2013 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Photos & Video
Michelle Jenneke became a hit over the summer with her sexy pre-race dance routine, and now she’s bound to turn even more heads following her appearance in the 2013 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. The Australian hurdler shed her track & field uniform for an even sexier outfit, as she posed in a skimpy little bikini [...]
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Oscar Pistorius Charged with Murdering His Girlfriend
You know how you’ve read all those moving, inspirational stories about double-amputee Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius, and what a hero he is? Yeah, well, never mind. All that stuff has been undone. The fact that this guy became the first double-amputee in history to compete in the Olympics against able-bodied athletes doesn’t really matter any [...]
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This Day In Sports History (February 13th) – Calgary ’88
It was on this day in 1988 that the XV Olympic Winter Games kicked off in Calgary, Alberta. The games would run for the following 15 days, before closing out on February 28th. The games were dominated by the Soviet Union and East Germany, as they finished first and second, respectively, in the final medal [...]
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This Day In Sports History (February 12th) – Lillehammer ’94
It was on this day in 1994 that the opening ceremonies were held for the 17th Winter Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway. The Norwegians took home the most medals with a total of 26 (10 gold, 11 silver, 5 bronze) while the Russians had 11 golds of their own, which was the most of any [...]
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Brazilian Prostitutes Are Getting Ready for the World Cup by Learning English
Prostitution is legal in Brazil, as it is in many western nations. However, unlike some other countries, where certain laws have been enacted to keep prostitution very discreet and secretive, in Brazil the government almost encourages it by providing a number of helpful resources for prostitutes. For a while, the government even had a website [...]
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25 Most Memorable Sports Moments Of 2012
Events such as LeBron James’ first championship, the Kings winning the Stanley Cup, and the London Olympic games might seem like distant memories now that we’re focused on the NFL, but all of it went down in 2012. It just goes to show that a lot can happen in a year, and it’s easy for [...]
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Former U.S. Olympian Suzy Favor-Hamilton was Working as a Vegas Escort (Gallery)
Suzy Favor-Hamilton, 44, certainly didn't lack any exposure during her illustrious track & field career. In college, she became the most decorated female track & field athlete in NCAA history, eventually having the Big Ten's female athlete of the year award named after her. She then went on to represent the United States in the [...]
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Will This Video Help Make Squash an Olympic Sport?
Golf and Rugby Sevens are the two most recent sports to be added to the Summer Olympics (they are set to debut at the 2016 Games in Rio), and now it appears as though the sport of squash is attempting to follow in their footsteps. In an attempt to help them achieve that goal, two [...]
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Watch Double-Amputee Oscar Pistorius Race a Horse (Video)
This summer, South Africa’s Oscar Pistorius captured the world’s attention when he became the first ever double-amputee to compete in the men’s 400m and 4x400m events at the Summer Olympics in London. So what’s be been up to since then? Well, right after he competed in the regular Olympics, he competed in the Paralympics. And [...]
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Meet Carlin Isles, the Fastest Rugby Player in the World (Video)
Apparently when you’re an extremely gifted athlete, you can pick up new sports pretty quickly. Take American sprinter Carlin Isles, for example. He didn’t make the cut for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Track Team, so he missed out on London. However, his personal best for the 100m is 10.13 seconds, which would have put him [...]
