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The 2010 Winter Olympics have begun and with all the excitement, I want to make sure you're in the know regarding some basic facts about this huge event. Hopefully you know they're taking place in Vancouver, Canada, but what else do you know? Take this quiz to find out. Take the Quiz Read more
We are pumped to share one of our fave stories from espnW here on FitSugar! By Luke Cyphers Dara Torres once wrote a book called Age Is Just a Number. Nowadays, though, the feel-good story of the 2008 Olympics admits to, well, feeling her age. Torres won two silver medals as a 41-year-old mother and swimmer in Beijing, but she harbors no illusions about repeating the feat four years later. "You Read more
We are pumped to share one of our fave stories from espnW here on FitSugar! By Julia Savacool It's a good thing Jenn Sommermann discovered triathlons when she did. "I was turning 40 years old, and my friend and I were looking for a way to commemorate the occasion," Sommermann said. "We decided to train for a triathlon." Because Sommermann was on the East Coast and her friend was on the West, Read more
The daughter of an Olympian and wife of a Major League Baseball player, professional beach volleyball player Misty May-Treanor knows a thing or two about competing. She even tangoed her way across the stage in Dancing With the Stars a few seasons ago. After winning back-to-back Olympic gold with teammate Kerri Walsh in Athens and Bejing, the duo is hoping for top honors again this Summer in Read more
Whee!! Forget flying. With a jar lid, a sloped roof, and a light dusting of snow, this bird has found the next big thing in extreme sports: crowboarding! No word on whether the IOC has added this event to the next Winter Olympics. Read more
If there's one thing the Monaco royal family wants you to know about Prince Albert's fiancée Charlene Wittstock, it's that she does not have cold feet. The 33-year-old South African beauty is set to marry the tiny country's reigning Prince Albert, 53, this weekend, amidst rumors that she might become a runaway bride before that can happen. But the palace has flatly denied the story appearing in Read more
Even though we're in the middle of Fall and I've yet to see any real signs of snow, experts say now is the time to get your butt in gear for Winter sports. Days on the slopes can be long and require a good amount of endurance, especially if you're the type who likes to visit the mountains for an extended weekend or even longer. Veteran Winter Olympic athletes like ski racer Daron Rahlves and Read more
