Tag: olympics
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Tyson Barrie thriving in post-hockey career as his ‘Chilly Ones’ beer arrives in Colorado | NHL Insider
MONTREAL — The transition from NHL player to retirement can be difficult for some. Not for Tyson Barrie, though. He’s thriving. His dream project, “Chilly Ones,” dubbed “the most crushable beer on the planet,” will arrive in Colorado on Monday. Chilly Ones launched in Canada in 2024, but Colorado will be the first stop for…
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Jared Bednar proves why he’s still going strong behind Avalanche bench with Landeskog, Olympics decision | Evan’s take
The next time Gabriel Landeskog plays hockey, he might be donning the Tre Kronor. If that’s the case, the Colorado Avalanche are perfectly OK with it. Ahead of Colorado’s win over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday, Avalanche coach Jared Bednar reiterated his squad will be without Landeskog for “weeks” after suffering an upper-body injury on…
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SafeSport names Mosley new CEO amid national scrutiny
The U.S. Center for SafeSport, an independent watchdog organization dedicated to combating physical, sexual and emotional abuse in amateur sports, has named Olympic gold medalist Benita Fitzgerald Mosley as its new CEO, according to a Tuesday news release. Mosley, a sprinter for the 1980 and 1984 U.S. Olympic teams who won a gold medal in…
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Avalanche forwards Brock Nelson, Artturi Lehkonen and Joel Kiviranta chosen for Olympics
The Colorado Avalanche will be well represented in Italy at the Olympic Games. Center Brock Nelson was named to Team USA on Friday. The 34-year-old center played for the U.S. in the 4 Nations Face-Off and his strong play this season with the Avalanche earned him a spot in Milan. Nelson has become “Mr. Everything”…
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Colorado’s Cam Smith heading to Olympics for first year of ski mountaineering
In the first year of an Olympic sport, Colorado will represent. That’s after Crested Butte’s Cam Smith raced to a stunning victory at the ski mountaineering World Cup at Solitude Mountain Resort in Utah. He did so alongside Anna Gibson of Jackson Hole, Wyo., the two of them forming the first-place relay team that some…
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Scott Wedgewood ready if Team Canada calls Avalanche goalie for the Olympics: ‘I feel like I can help’
Scott Wedgewood has not heard from Team Canada about the Olympics, but he has heard about the growing “Wedgewood for Canada” movement online. He’s ready to step in if he gets the call. “I think (TNT analyst Paul) Bissonnette posted something about it and my buddies were sending that. It’s starting to get some recognition,”…
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Wyatt Hendrickson to attend Air Force, Oklahoma State wrestling dual Friday
As Wyatt Hendrickson’s wrestling worlds collide, he’ll have a front-row seat to the action. Air Force wrestling will host Oklahoma State at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Clune Arena with Hendrickson scheduled to attend the competition and sign autographs after the dual. The heavyweight competitor wrestled at both schools and competed for Air Force from 2020-24…
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Skimo is debuting at the Olympics, and Coloradans have been vying for a spot
Hali Hafeman was once a little girl glued to the TV, mesmerized by her idols skiing to Olympic glory. “One of the earliest dreams I can remember having was wanting to make the USA ski team for freestyle mogul skiing,” she said from her home near Evergreen. “I never came close to that.” Life took…
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Lindsey Vonn says she has ‘nothing to prove’ as she prepares to return to the Winter Olympics
NEW YORK (AP) — Lindsey Vonn feels like she has “nothing to prove” in her bid to return to the Winter Olympics at the age of 41, more than two decades since her first. The American ski great with medals in multiple disciplines said Tuesday she’s not worried about tarnishing her legacy after coming out…
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Colorado native, Olympian Alison Dunlap imparts passion for mountain biking as coach for son, Pikes Peak region prep teams
When Alison Dunlap was cut from the Colorado College soccer team, she panicked about what to do next. In search of her next great passion, Dunlap, then a freshman, saw a poster for the school’s cycling club, and thinking “I like to ride a bike,” attended a club meeting and was hooked for the next…