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Going the Distance
When I first ran with Maegan Krifchin, an Ithaca College graduate student and recent Olympic Trials qualifier, she wasn’t a professional runner, wasn’t eligible to compete in the trials and had yet to even run a half marathon. We met early last February on a Saturday morning, when the rest of the track team’s distance runners and I were getting ready for a 9 a.m. tempo workout. At the time,...

Better Olympics Experience: Vancouver vs. NBC

By TJ Slipko

Published: February 17, 2010

During basically every commercial break of the Olympics, Morgan Freeman's voice informs me that if I use my Visa Card, I have the chance of winning the opportunity to attend every Winter Olympics for the rest of my life. This commercial not only has me using my Visa Card exponentially more, but has made me think...

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Commentary: Pringles or Work of Art?

By TJ Slipko

Published: February 16, 2010

 

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Winter Vs. Summer

By TJ Slipko

Published: February 16, 2010

Ahh, it’s that time of the year….wait---let me rephrase.

Ahh it’s that time of every other year…sound better? Yeah, I think so...that I anxiously wait for. It’s Olympics season folks and I couldn’t be more excited to watch sports that I can only watch once every 4 years.

But the great debate has fallen on my shoulders, which is better: the Summer Games or Winter Games?

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Commentary: Winter v. Summer

By TJ Slipko

Published: February 16, 2010

Ahh, it’s that time of the year….wait---let me rephrase.

Ahh it’s that time of every other year…sound better? Yeah, I think so...that I anxiously wait for. It’s Olympics season folks and I couldn’t be more excited to watch sports that I can only watch once every 4 years.

But the great debate has fallen on my shoulders, which is better: the Summer Games or Winter Games?

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Dream Fulfilled: How Alon Mandel Pushed Through Grief to Achieve his Father's Dream

By Maura Gladys

Published: October 10, 2008

Alon Mandel at the Beijing OlmypicsAlon Mandel at the Beijing OlmypicsSomething inspiring happened at the Water Cube at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and it had nothing to do with Michael Phelps. In a men's 200 meter butterfly preliminary heat, Israeli swimmer Alon Mandel stepped up to the blocks, blocked out all distractions, focused all his energy, and dove into the water. He proceeded to swim faster than any Israeli had ever swam the 200 meter butterfly. What's inspiring is that Mandel, a junior at the University of Michigan, did it with a heavy heart. His father, Kostya, passed away just two days before the opening ceremony.

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