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Redemption by the Smallest of Margins
by Aimee Berg - Thursday, 03 July 2008
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Megan Jendrick qualified for the 2008 US Olympic team by one one-hundredth of a second in 100-meter breast stroke, the event that brought her gold at the 2000 Olympics and heartbreak at the 2004 Olympic Trials when she missed the team by .11 seconds. Read More
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Andrew Wheating’s Remarkable Trajectory
by Peggy Shinn - Wednesday, 02 July 2008
Vermonter Andrew Wheating reluctantly switched from soccer to cross-country four years ago. Now, the 6’5” University of Oregon Duck is running all the way to Beijing. Read More
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Q & A with Olympian and Coach Dan O’Brien
by Aimee Berg - Wednesday, 02 July 2008
The last American to win an Olympic gold medal in decathlon, Dan O’Brien, now coaches an Olympic heptathlete. He took a moment to discuss the status of track and field’s multi-event disciplines which traditionally produce the “world’s greatest athletes.” Read More
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Phinney Remembers his First Time
by Aimee Berg - Tuesday, 01 July 2008
Olympic track cyclist Taylor Phinney recalls what it was like to ride around a velodrome for the first time…and it wasn’t that long ago. Read More
