Winter Olympics Tag

Posted On February 19, 2014By Cat HauslerIn Sports, Sports Takes

Why the USA Women’s Hockey Team is Awesome

When I was eight, my parents moved us from the San Francisco Bay Area to a small Colorado mountain town. Don’t ask me why, it’s a long story… Anyway, apparently, one day after we’d been in Colorado for a few months, I came home from school and announced, “Carlee’s dad is starting a girl’s hockey team and I’m going to play!” My parents were surprised to say the least. Not only had I never played hockey before, but I could barely skate. Still, I did join the Lady Blades hockeyRead More

Posted On February 17, 2014By Maggie NelsonIn Girlzone, Men

#MCM – Bobby Brown

Lets clear your Monday blues, ladies, with an Olympic man crush by the name of Bobby Brown. -Bobby Brown- Twitter: @Bobby_Brown1 Instagram: Bobby_Brown1 Known for: His freestyle skiing, USA Olympian status, and adorable smile! -Bobby is a Colorado native born in Denver, and currently residing in Breckenridge. This is his first winter Olympic games, but his career really began to soar after the 2010 Winter X Games ,where he was the first skier to win two gold medals in one X Games(big air and slope style). In 2010 he also placed 2nd andRead More

Posted On February 10, 2014By Ascher RobbinsIn Sports, Sports Takes

The 5 Most Badass Sports in the Winter Olympics

Now that the 2014 Olympics are in full-swing, you might have some decisions to make. Between the live-streams on NBC Sports Live Extra, the coverage on NBC, and still more coverage on the NBC Sports Channel, it can be a little overwhelming when deciding what events you want to watch. But, I’ll make it easy for you. If you’re like me – which, let’s be honest, you should be – you only want to watch the sports that make you go “HOLY BALLS! That was SO badass!” Ain’t nobody gotRead More
It’s that time again, when multiple American sporting events collide to make February ‘National Sports Patriotism Month’ (that’s my phrase, consider it copy written). Allow me to break down the national contests YOU should know about…   1/31-2/2 DAVIS CUP TENNIS: USA VS GREAT BRITAIN Normally I wouldn’t include this event as being something you should check out, since I am the only one in America who ever watches Davis Cup (usually by myself, in a dark room). But these are pretty special circumstances. For the first time in tennisRead More