Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Olympian”
Day in the Life: Usain Bolt Even Usain Bolt, the World’s Fastest Man and nine-time gold medalist from Jamaica, only has 24 hours in the day… Outside of his genes and natural physique, is there anything he does on a daily basis that makes him special? Usain answers with a quote from his coach and mentor, Glen Mills, “Everybody on the circuit, …
Day in the Life: Yuki Tsubota Yuki Tsubota is a 22 year-old freestyle skier for Team Canada from Whistler, British Columbia. She most recently competed in the Sochi 2014 Olympics finishing in sixth place and posting the fourth-highest score in the qualification round. In April 2012 she won the bronze medal at the World Championships presented by the Association of Freeskiing Professionals. …
Day in the Life: Simone Biles At 4 feet 8 inches and 19 years of age, Simone Biles is now recognized as “The Greatest Gymnast Ever” since clinching four golds and five medals in her first Olympiad. How did she do it? We take a walk through the day in the life of Simone to find out… Simone’s Day Plan 7AM – …
Day in the Life: Mariya Koroleva Mariya Koroleva is a Team USA Synchronized Swimmer, 2X Olympian and Stanford alum. She competes in the duet with teammate Anita Alvarez and finished among the top ten at Rio 2016. Mariya’s been swimming for 17 years and has been on the national team for nine. She is a proud graduate of Stanford University with a …
Day in the Life: Jeremy Dodson Jeremy Dodson is a 2016 Olympic Track & Field sprinter for Samoa and cancer survivor, with a master’s degree in business and bachelor degrees in economics and neurophysiology. Born and raised in Denver, Colorado, Jeremy competed collegiately at the University of Colorado where he was a four-time All-American and set Colorado records in the indoor and …
Day in the Life: Georgia Gould Georgia Gould is a 2X Olympian, Bronze Medalist and 4X USA National Champion professional cyclist. Georgia has been a fixture on the international mountain bike scene for the past five years. She represented Team USA at seven World Championships, two Olympic Games and two continental championships. Her palmares include an Olympic bronze medal in London 2012, …
Day in the Life: Jamie Subandhi Jamie Subandhi is a Team USA Olympic Badminton player who competes in the women’s singles and mixed doubles categories. In mixed doubles, she is usually partnered with fellow Olympian Phillip Chew. The two first started playing together when Subandhi was ten years-old and Chew was five! The two won gold in the mixed doubles category at …
Day in the Life: Akeem Haynes Akeem Haynes just won the bronze in the Men’s 4x100m track & field relay in Rio, representing Team Canada. Running with 3X Rio medalist Andre DeGrasse as anchor, Akeem and Team Canada finished less than half a second behind Usain Bolt and the Jamaicans and set a Canadian record at 37.64s. After being named …
Day in the Life: Connor Fields Connor Fields is a 2X USA Olympian and professional BMX cyclist who just won the gold in Rio. Connor began competing in BMX at the age 7 after his mother saw a flyer advertising the local BMX track at a bike shop near their home in Las Vegas. His parents drove him to practice five nights …
Day in the Life: Kerri Walsh Jennings Kerri Walsh Jennings is a 3X Olympic gold medalist and widely considered one of the best, if not THE best, female beach volleyball player of all-time. And she’s competing now in Rio for her fourth medal, as a full-time mother of three. Some jaws still drop when they remember she was weeks five weeks pregnant …
