1. Get Your Mind Right Oksana Chusovitina, Uzebekistan, Gymnastics The 41 Year Old Gymnast shows why Mindset Matters Most From ESPN.com: At this time, I don't need much physical training," she said. "I do a lot of mental training. I have muscle memory that my body has developed over the years. I typically put in ... read more >
I LOVE the Olympics. I love the Olympic Athletes because for many of those athletes they are doing this out of pure passion for their sport. These aren't basketball or baseball players who are making MILLIONS of dollars. For most athletes participating in the Olympics, they have trained for sports that do not receive mainstream ... read more >
Claressa Shields won her second consecutive Gold Medal in Women's Boxing at the Rio Olympics. She is the first American woman to do so. She has a record of 77 Wins and 1 Loss. While on the podium she brought along her Gold Medal from 2012 because she did not feel she received the respect ... read more >
Novlene Williams-Mills is a survivor. She is a 3x Olympic Bronze medalist and she helped the Jamaican Track Team win Silver in Rio but she is a Survivor. According to an article in the Jamaican Observer in 2012, she won the 400m at Jamaica’s national trials in 50.60 seconds within days of being diagnosed with ... read more >
Some say that sports do not make people's character. It reveals it. Abbey D'Agostino and Nikki Hamblin had never met before the Olympics but their names are forever linked in Olympic History. While running the first round heat of the 5000M D'Agostino fell on the eighth lap of the race. Hamblin fell in front of ... read more >
Tori Bowie has been a joy to watch this Olympics. This is her FIRST Olympic Games and she has won a medal in every event she entered. She is only the fifth American Woman to medal in the 100M, 200M, and 4x100M relay. 100M: Silver 200M: Bronze 4x100 Relay: Gold Setback to a Comeback ... read more >
Women continue to shatter barriers in these Olympic Games Kimia Alizadeh became the FIRST Iranian Woman to win an Olympic Medal. She won a Bronze Medal in the 57kg division for Taekwondo The 18 year old athlete is SO excited to be the first to have won a medal for her country and she believes ... read more >
Sakshi Malik won the first medal of the Rio Games for India by winning a Bronze medal in the 58kg division of Women's Wrestling. She is only the 4th Female Indian Athlete to Medal and she is the first Indian woman to win a medal in wrestling. Overcoming Stereotypes and Ridicule Wrestling runs in Sakshi Malik's ... read more >
Helen Maroulis has won the first ever Gold Medal for the United States in Women's Wrestling. Maroulis beat legendary Japanese wrestler, Saori Yoshida. To put how EPIC Maroulis' victory is, consider this: Saori Yoshida is the 3x defending Olympic Champion and has won 13 Consecutive World Championships. Overcoming Obstacles and Sacrificing everything for a dream ... read more >
Maryan Nuh Muse finished the 400M race in 1:10:14. This would not qualify her for a High School State Final. She finished dead last in the competition. She was 57 out of 57. However 19 year old Maryan Nuh Muse was a champion the moment she stepped on the track. She is from Somalia and ... read more >
