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Opposites Attract in 110-Meter Showdown
by Aimee Berg - Wednesday, 11 June 2008
Photo: Getty Images
If all goes well for the two-time Olympic silver medalist, Terrence Trammell, in the 110-meter hurdles at the US Olympic Team Trials, he will go to Beijing and stare down the man who has become the face of the 2008 Olympic Games in China: Liu Xiang. Read More
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Dara Torres: Three Decades of Excellence
by Aimee Berg - Saturday, 05 July 2008
After nine Olympic medals from four Olympics over three decades, Dara Torres is seeking more gold at 41. Here’s an Olympic-by-Olympic look at where she’s been and where she’s going. Read More
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Marathon Silver Medalist’s Last Hope for Beijing
by Aimee Berg - Tuesday, 17 June 2008
Meb Keflezighi, the 2004 Olympic silver medalist in the marathon, was favored to qualify for the Beijing Olympic marathon. His loss in November leaves him with one remaining chance: in the 10,000 meters. Read More
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Redemption by the Smallest of Margins
by Aimee Berg - Thursday, 03 July 2008
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
