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The USA men’s national team never makes anything easy – but there’s certainly never a dull moment. Nobody could of course forget Landon Donovan’s follow-up strike in 2010 in the final minutes that snatched victory from defeat and allowed the team to continue in the tournament. Or how about a clutch header from substitute John Brooks with just minutes left against Ghana during the 2014 World Cup opener, which helped USA escape the so-called “Group of Death.” And it was no different on Tuesday against Iran. USA was just able to score one goal in the match where Christian Pulisic literally sacrif...
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Jake Brown is ready to compete for Team USA’s biathlon team at the Beijing Olympic Games. Biathlon is a sport that combines cross country skiing and rifle shooting, but Brown had to do a lot more than that to prepare for the Olympics. “We’re not just cross country skiing and rifle shooting, we’re also out there mountain biking, riding in the mountains,” he said. As it became closer to the Olympics the team began to train on roller skis and found a roller ring that had a biathlon course, allowing them to ride with the rifles on their back. Brown’s main motivation in sports is to be able to trai...
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Team USA bobsledder Josh Williamson will be representing the United States in the Bejing Winter Olympic Games. Williamson originally competed to qualify for the 2018 games but didn’t make the cut. He was still new to the sport at the time and considers his previous attempt a good learning experience. “Coming in that year I knew I wasn’t vying for a spot at the 2018 Olympics. I just started, it was cool to be a part of that process and watch those athletes go through that, to better prepare me for this time around,” he said. “But at the end of the day, I was just there to learn.” Williamson wen...
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Team USA skier Colby Stevenson is thankful that he will be able to compete in the Beijing Olympic Games after he almost lost his life in a bad car accident. “I was in a terrible car accident, I shattered my skull and stuff, it took a lot of determination and hope to come back from that because we really weren’t sure if I was going to physically be the same again, or ever be able to ski the same again,” he said. Five months after the accident Stevenson was back on skis, determined to continue participating in the sport he loves. “It actually taught me a very valuable lesson in life to not take ...
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Team USA bobsledder Hunter Church will be making his Olympic debut during the Beijing Olympic Games. Shortly before the games began Church had a weightlifting incident that almost caused him to lose one of his toes. “I was doing a hex bar deadlift and upon finishing the set the bar bounced in a very unfortunate way where it actually smashed my distal phalanx, my left big toe, and ultimately I had to go in for immediate surgery that night,” he said. “Our team doctor, Dr. Byrne, had to wire and pin my big toe back together.” Due to the incident, Church was not able to go to Beijing to see the tr...
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Team USA cross-country skier, Gus Schumacher, is ready to hit the slope this year in his first-ever Olympic Games. Schumacher is interested in the impact that climate change is having on his sport, and is worried about what it might mean for the future. “It’s really scary to all of us, especially as winter athletes to see these changes happen,” he said. He went on to say that if things continue as they have been, he’s afraid that we might not be able to have a winter Olympics in a few years. Schumacher is one of the many young athletes who will be entering the games for the first time this yea...
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Two-time Olympic medalist Lee Stecklein will be returning to the ice to play in the Winter Olympic Games. Stecklein believes that the team might have had an impact on the increasing popularity of women’s hockey, and is hoping for support when they go to compete again. “We may have had some small part in growing the women’s hockey game,” she said. “I know individually when people come up to you I’m always amazed at how many people watch that game, stayed up late to see that game, and to know that we were supported here at home was incredible and we’re hoping for the same thing this next go-roun...
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Team USA snowboard slopestyle star Red Gerard will be returning to the Beijing Winter Olympic Games after previously winning a gold medal in 2018. Gerard’s approach to getting ready to hit the snow is to unwind have a good time instead of stressing about what’s to come. “[I] listen to music, hang out with friends, just try not to take anything too seriously,” he said. “I think the serious side comes pretty quick once you’re on the mountain so keeping it mellow in the morning and try to have as much fun as you can before.” Gerard is also worried about the impact climate change might have on his...
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Team USA hockey forward Abby Roque is getting ready to make her Olympic debut at the 2022 winter games. Roque has enjoyed the United States rivalry with Canada and has no reserves about going all out, even during practice matches. “We’re all pretty competitive people so you get on the ice and it’s all out, and I think that’s what makes it so great that you want to do everything you can in your power to win that game because it is so important,” she said. “Every single time you match up whether it’s the Olympics or just an exhibition.”
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Team USA freeski slopestyle medalist Alex Hall is planning on going for gold at this year’s Beijing Olympics. Hall has a morning ritual in order to prepare for the day ahead of him. “I just listen to music in the morning and just trying to get hyped for the day and try to have a good time with it, and just get in the right mindset,” he said. Throughout his travels, Hall noticed the impact that climate change is having on the sport that he loves. “With artificial snows, it’s a little more firm sometimes and it’s just not quite as soft as the natural snow for the jumps and the landings, but clim...
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