Go Away With … Mikaela Shiffrin
Skier Mikaela Shiffrin, 20, born and raised in Colorado, is already an Olympic gold medalist and the youngest slalom champion in Olympic alpine skiing history. “I travel mostly for skiing and feel so...
View ArticleGo Away With … Kelly Clark
Kelly Clark is a four-time Winter Olympian (2002 through 2014) who has won a gold medal and two bronze medals. The halfpipe specialist has said that if she stays at the top of her game, she would love...
View ArticleGo Away With … Steve Furniss
Olympic medalist Steve Furniss competed for the United States at the 1972 Olympics in Munich and also in Montreal four years later. A resident of Huntington Beach, California, he is a co-founder of the...
View ArticleGo Away With … Matt Grevers
Born in Lake Forest, Ill., to Dutch parents, 6-foot-8 inch Matt Grevers swam for Northwestern University and went on to win gold medals at the Summer Olympic Games in Beijing (2008) and London (2012).
View ArticleGo Away With … Becky Sauerbrunn
Becky Sauerbrunn is the co-captain of the U.S. Women's National Soccer team, which will be competing next month at the Olympics. Asked if she would squeeze in any sightseeing, she said, "There won’t be...
View ArticleGo Away With … Nathan Adrian
The son of a nuclear engineer and a nurse, swimming champion Nathan Adrian grew up in the Seattle area. At five, he began swimming to keep up with his older siblings. Rio marks the third Olympic Games...
View ArticleWhat would’ve happened if Ryan Lochte had spoken Portuguese?
Too many people have brushed off Lochte-Gate with, "Boys will be boys." Which makes me question, just what kind of boys are we raising?
View ArticleGo Away With … Scott Parazynski
Former NASA astronaut Scott Parazynski is a physician, inventor and once ranked among the top 10 American luge competitors during the 1988 Olympics Trials. He may now add author to his impressive...
View ArticleGo Away With … Julia Marino
The PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics will mark Julia Marino’s debut as an Olympian. A gold medalist at the 2017 X Games, the 20-year-old snowboarder specializes in Slopestyle and Big Air. A resident of...
View ArticleGo Away With … Alex and Maia Shibutani
After winning two bronze medals at the PyeongChang Olympics this year, Alex and Maia Shibutani made history by becoming the first skaters of Asian heritage to medal in ice dancing. “It was really...
View ArticleGo Away With … Kim Vanderberg
A bronze medalist at the 2008 Olympics, swimmer Kim Vandenberg is hoping to be part of the United States contingent that will compete at the 2012 Olympic Games in London this summer. “You never know...
View ArticleGo Away With … Jason Lezak
The 2012 London Olympics is the fourth Olympics in which American swimmer Jason Lezak, has competed. He swam in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay preliminaries, which helped the United States reach the...
View ArticleGo Away With … Jonny Moseley
Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Jonny Moseley first saw snow when his family moved to Northern California. The mogul skier would go on to compete at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, where he...
View ArticleGo Away With … Brittany Bowe
"I just got home from Japan, and it is by far one of the coolest places I’ve ever been to," says U.S. speedskater Brittany Bowe. "The culture is so unique. We actually got to do a little bit of...
View ArticleGo Away With … Sean Rosenthal
Beach volleyball player Sean Rosenthal has played in two Olympics so far and, if he gets his wish, he’ll be competing at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, too. “I hope to make the U.S. squad...
View ArticleGo Away With … Kikkan Randall
Three-time Olympian Kikkan Randall is prepared to represent the United States for a fourth Olympics.
View ArticleGo Away With … Julie Chu
Julie Chu is the forward for the U.S. Women’s National Ice Hockey Team. A seasoned hockey veteran, the Harvard graduate is proud to be representing the United States at the Sochi Olympics, which will...
View ArticleGo Away With … Bob Bowman
Bob Bowman is the coach of the most famous swimmer in the world: Michael Phelps. While he won’t confirm if Phelps will compete in the 2016 Olympics in Brazil, he says the two enjoy competition of...
View ArticleGo Away With … Derek Hough
More famous than many of the celebrities with whom he is paired on “Dancing with the Stars,” professional dancer Derek Hough is a star in his own right. Hough, 29, has won an Emmy Award for his...
View ArticleGo Away With … Seth Berkman
November is National Adoption Awareness Month. Journalist, author and adoptee, Seth Berkman, got a taste of his birth country when the New York Times sent him to report on the United Korean women’s...
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