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Shawn Johnson Speaks On Success at NC State
Technicianonline.com Former Olympic gymnast and gold medalist Shawn Johnson paid a visit to the Wolfpack to deliver a speech about the value of determination and self worth on Monday in Stewart Theatre. Johnson, who competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, spoke to a packed crowd, highlighting her experiences with success and failure as an…
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Olympian Nastia Liukin lives by motto “never quit on a bad day”
Marquette Wire Nastia Liukin is a five-time Olympic gymnastics medalist, the 2008 Olympic all-around champion, and was named 2008 athlete of the year by multiple organizations. But, Oct. 12 at the Weasler Auditorium, she told students the most important event in her life was her career-ending fall at the 2012 Olympic trials. Liukin spoke about…
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Laurie Hernandez on TIME’s 30 Most Influential Teens of 2016
TIME To determine TIME’s annual list, we consider accolades across numerous fields, global impact through social media and overall ability to drive news. In the past, we’ve recognized everyone from singer Lorde to golf champion Lydia Ko to political activist Joshua Wong. Laurie Hernandez, 16 Growing up, Hernandez rarely saw Latina girls like her at…
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Laurie Hernandez Regained Her ‘Dancing With The Stars’ Domination
SELF Last week on Dancing With The Stars, gymnast Laurie Hernandez and partner Val Chmerkovskiy had a rude awakening: They earned a score of just 25 for their performance, going from a perfect score the week prior to the second lowest score in the group. Ouch. It came as a shock to the seemingly unstoppable…
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Tatyana McFadden Wins 6th Straight Chicago Marathon!
Chicago Tribune Tatyana McFadden won her sixth-straight Bank of America Chicago Marathon and seventh overall in the women’s wheelchair division on Sunday in 1 hour, 42 minutes, 28 seconds, becoming the most decorated athlete to ever compete in the annual event. She won gold medals at the Rio Olympics. She’s been on “The Ellen Show.”…
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