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In Cuba, The Climbing Is Irresistible
Sasha DiGiulian for National Geographic One of the world’s top female rock climbers explores Cuba’s complex climbing potential. When we first start hiking to the cave all we can see is flat terrain with a perimeter of limestone cliffs in the distance. It isn’t until we veer down a discreet dirt path to an unanticipated…
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With Citizenship Finally Secured, Michal Smolen’s Olympic Dreams Are Close To Reality
TeamUSA You don’t need to look far to find an American frustrated by the gridlock in Congress. Michal Smolen would seemingly be one of those people. Born in Poland but raised in North Carolina since he was 10, Smolen emerged in 2011 as one of the United States’ best whitewater kayakers. That year, at age…
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American Fencing’s best shot at Gold
The New Yorker Daryl Homer says that he lives in Harlem because “it’s halfway between Mom and practice.” Mom lives in Hudson Heights, near the Bronx, where Homer grew up; practice is at the Manhattan Fencing Center, on West Thirty-ninth Street, where, on a recent Friday night, he stretched while listening to the new Kanye…
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Sasha DiGiulian To Join Women’s Sports Foundation Athlete Advisory Board!
Women’s Sports Foundation Each year, we ask a small a group of athletes to take part in a structured level of involvement with the Foundation by joining our Athlete Advisory Panel. Panelists act as the face and voice of the Foundation by promoting our mission, attending our events and spreading the word about us…
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