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Winter Olympic Games
Olympians & Their Moms

  By Sarah Dejak • May 9, 2014 Uncategorized
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Olympians Meryl Davis and Charlie White, the popular ice skating duo, describe the important lessons they learned from their mothers. Their mothers also weigh in on the advice and character traits they strive to instill in their talented children every day.

Tagged   Figure Skating, Sports, Winter Olympic Games
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Winter Olympic Games
Olympic Speedskater Bonnie Blair Discusses Passion

  By Witnify • March 18, 2014 Uncategorized
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Bonnie Blair talks about what it means to be successful. Continue reading

Tagged   Bonnie Blair, Skating, Winter Olympic Games
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Tara Lipinski on Being a Young Olympic Gold Medalist

  By Witnify • March 17, 2014 Uncategorized
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Tara Lipinski discusses what it's like to be the youngest figure skater to win an Olympic gold medal. Continue reading

Tagged   1990s, 1998 Winter Olympics, Skating, Sports, Tara Lipinski, Winter Olympic Games
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Assistant Captain Remembers Winning First Gold in Women's Ice Hockey

  By Witnify • February 14, 2014 Uncategorized
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Assistant Captain Karyn Bye remembers what it was like to prepare for the first women's ice hockey game at the 1998 Olympics and remembers what it was like to win the gold medal against their rival. Continue reading

Tagged   Hockey, Sports, Winter Olympic Games
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‘What Happens Inside Your Head?’ Figure Skater Tara Lipinski on Competing

  By Virginia Choi • February 14, 2014 Uncategorized
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Figure skater Tara Lipinski and Lipinski's mother talk to Oprah on her gold medal from the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. Continue reading

Tagged   1998 Winter Olympics, Athlete, Skating, Sports, Tara Lipinski, Winter Olympic Games
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Olympians on the Track Conditions That Killed a Luger in 2010

  By Witnify • February 12, 2014 Uncategorized
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American Olympic lugers describe how they feel about the fastest luge track ever created at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics just a day before the tragic death of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili. Continue reading

Tagged   Athlete, Luge, Sports, Winter Olympic Games
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Olympic Ice Skaters on Competing Against Younger Teams

  By Witnify • February 12, 2014 Uncategorized
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British Ice Skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean are interviewed about competing against much younger skaters at the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics and explain what made them come back to compete. Continue reading

Tagged   Athlete, Christopher Dean, Jayne Torvill, Sports, Winter Olympic Games
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Shaun White Reveals How He Copes With Stress

  By Witnify • February 11, 2014 Uncategorized
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Snowboarder Shaun White explains how he is feeling the day before his third Olympic Halfpipe event and discusses how he deals with nerves before a big competition. Continue reading

Tagged   Athlete, Shaun White, Sports, Winter Olympic Games
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Olympics Favorite Eddie ‘The Eagle’ Edwards on His 1988 Ski Jumping Experience

  By Virginia Choi • February 10, 2014 Uncategorized
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Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards discusses how he started his career in ski jumping and why he believes he became so popular with the British public. Continue reading

Tagged   1980s, Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards, Eddie Edwards, Ski Jumping, Skiing, Sports, Winter Olympic Games
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Snowboarder Torah Bright On Her 2010 Gold Medal Win

  By Witnify • February 7, 2014 Uncategorized
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Torah Bright, Olympic snowboarder for Australia, explains what she was thinking during her Gold Medal half pipe run and explains why she thinks she was able to make such an incredible comeback after falling on her first run. Continue reading

Tagged   Snowboarding, Sports, Winter Olympic Games, Women
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