The Lake Placid Olympic Center is at the heart of Lake Placid NY, and is one of the more historic sites in Team USA lore. The building is home to the ice rink from the Miracle on Ice when the US Men’s Hockey Team defeated the Soviets in one of the greatest upsets in sports history. …
Watching the Olympics is a classic example of people making America proud. From Katie Ledecky breaking her old world record in the 800M and winning by 11 seconds to Michael Phelps’ Olympic record of Gold Medals. I focus on swimming specifically, because it was Maya Dirado that led me to this post. In her first, …
The Rio 2016 Olympics officially kick off tomorrow, but we all know that yesterday was the real beginning, as the women’s soccer competition got under way, with the men starting today. With a little help from Sports Illustrated, here is a list of the thing you should try to keep an eye on each day of …
There are times when all Americans come together as one, and root for #TeamUSA. And that time is now 100 days away, as the Rio Olympics draws nearer. Berlin, 1936 – Jesse Owens destroys the Nazis Mexico City, 1968 – Black Power Muncih, 1972 – 7 Gold Medals for Mark Spitz Lake Placid, 1980 – Miracle …
We are now 200 days away from the 2016 Olympics in Rio, Brazil. I’m a big sports fan, and almost no sports are off limits, but there is something always special about the Olympics (more so with the winter games than the summer games) that just brings Americans close together to all root for the …
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