Tag: gold medals
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Mark Kiszla: Why Mikaela Shiffrin won’t be a klutz in the clutch at the Olympics this time
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy – Mikaela Shiffrin showed up at the Olympics, rocking and ready for her close-up in front of the whole wide world, then promptly got rudely photobombed by a total klutz. Damn, girl. Can you say em-bar-rass-ing? The 30-year-old Colorado native is the greatest skier since the invention of snow … except when…
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Air Force Academy cadet wins national skydiving award
When Brock Holmgreen first arrived at the Air Force Academy, a single tandem jump — a gift from his parents when he turned 18 — was the sum total of his skydiving experience. Less than four years later, Holmgreen, a senior, is a collegiate skydiving champion and a core member of the Academy’s Wings of Blue parachute…
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Air Force Academy cadet wins national skydiving award
When Brock Holmgreen first arrived at the Air Force Academy, a single tandem jump — a gift from his parents when he turned 18 — was the sum total of his skydiving experience. Less than four years later, Holmgreen, a senior, is a collegiate skydiving champion and a core member of the Academy’s Wings of Blue parachute…