Category: Press
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Olympic Gymnast Laurie Hernandez Talks About Her Hispanic Heritage, Partnership and More!
Latina Her future is clear…literally! When it comes to the Olympics,Laurie Hernandez is a name that immediately comes to mind, especially surrounding the conversation of gymnastics. However, this young Latina is famous for more than her fabulous balance beam routines, she was the winner of the 23rd season of Dancing With The Stars, has written…
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Olympic gold medalist Nastia Liukin puts on clinic for young gymnasts
West Dakota FOX A golden opportunity was available to dozens of North Dakota gymnasts today. Nastia Liukin inspires visions of gold medals and Olympic glory, but today she was inspiring young gymnasts in Mandan. This is the first event to be held in the Midco Gymnasium, and this last week has seen a rush to…
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Tatyana McFadden nominated for Female Paralympic Athlete of the Year
Sport: Para track and field Hometown: Clarksville, Maryland Age: 28 What She Did This Year: McFadden won her seventh straight Chicago Marathon in October, breaking her own course record with a time of 1:39:15. Earlier this year she swept her events at the World Para Athletics Championships, winning the 200-, 400-, 800- and 1,500-meter to…
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Tatyana McFadden wins 8th Chicago Marathon
Chicago Tribune Doctors told Tatyana McFadden earlier this year that part of her recovery from blood clots should include exercise. Her response: “Why not do a couple more marathons?” McFadden won her seventh straight women’s wheelchair race and eighth overall at the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, breaking her own course record in 1 hour, 39 minutes, 15 seconds. She…
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Nastia Liukin talks values and hard work on SMU campus
The Daily Campus Nastia Liukin spoke to a full auditorium about her experience as an Olympic gymnast and how she discovered who she is outside of the gym. A crowd of roughly 150 college students and community members gathered at the Hughes-Trigg Theatre to hear the athlete and SMU alum speak Tuesday night. The lecture…
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