"olympics-and-chicago" Articles & Blogs:
2016 Olympics in Chicago? Nastia Liukin, President and Michelle Obama say “yes”
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Personally, I think it would be cool to have the Olympics in Chicago in 2016. Nastia Liukin thinks so (click picture below), as well as President and Michelle Obama – they’re traveling to Copenhagen today to pitch Chicago’s bid to the International ...[Read on] |
Iran OKs Female for Games; Vancouver Fails T-Test
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(WOMENSENEWS)--
Cheers
For the first time in Winter Olympics history, an Iranian woman will compete for her country, reported CNN on Feb. 10. Marjan Kalhor, 21, will head the Iranian team in Vancouver, Canada, as the Olympics kicked off Feb. 12.
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Rest in Peace Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Founder of Special Olympics
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Kennedys and Shrivers gathered at Special Olympics founder’s bedside, many recalling the heroic deeds done by JFK’s sisterEunice Shriver Dies | Today 9:05 am
UPDATED: 8:05 AM Tuesday: Eunice Kennedy Shriver has died at the age of 88.
Shriver died...[Read on] |
Eunice Shriver in Critical Condition; Special Olympians Wish Her Well
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As Kennedys and Shrivers gather at Special Olympics founder’s bedside, many are recalling the heroic deeds done by JFK’s sisterEunice Shriver | Today 10:00 am
Special Olympians around the country are sending well wishes to Eunice Kennedy Shr...[Read on] |
The new Olympic spirit?
| So remember when everyone was all "boo hiss China"? They were about to host the Olympics and a lot of Americans got their retro commie high horses to talk about--well mostly how great the West and free speech and capitalism are. And granted there were a ...[Read on] |
Girl-Powered Chicago Film Festival
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</object> The 45th Annual Chicago International Film Festival kicks off today, and this year, organize...[Read on] |
FREE DOWNLOAD: Women & the Winter Olympics Reference Guide
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The Winter Games kick off in Vancouver Friday, February 12th and we’re stoked to see our fave female athletes compete in events like skiing, snowboarding, figure skating, luge, bobsled and more.
For all the deets on who’s competing when, along with...[Read on] |
Q & A with Girls in the Game
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Girls in the Game is a leading girls' health and fitness organization in Chicago that provides and promotes sports & fitness opportunities, nutrition & health education, and leadership development to enhance the overall health an...[Read on] |
Egyptian woman will make history at Youth Olympics
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SINGAPORE — When Jihan El Midany leads the Egyptian delegation into Saturday's opening ceremony of the inaugural Youth Olympics, it will be a historic moment for her country.
The 18-year-old pentathlete will become the first ...[Read on] |
2010 Olympics: The influence of advertising on quality broadcast journalism
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Imagine yourself as Linsey Vonn yesterday – a native of Saint Paul, Minnesota, who has been working her whole life, since she was 2 years old, to bring home an Olympic gold in women’s downhill skiing.
She finally does it, gives hugs to her family in ...[Read on] |
Vancouver 101: Speaking Canadian
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The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, will be held on February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the resort town of Whistler nearby.
The 2010 ...[Read on] |
Virginia Madsen Getting Into Olympic Fight
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I still have major issues with Madsen for shilling Botox, but her Title IX Productions which she formed last year is taking on a good fight - the right for women ski jumpers to compete in the Olympic games.
Film follows 15 athletes and their fight agains...[Read on] |
WNBA’s Sky to host celebrity team in battle of the sexes
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The Chicago Sky will host the first-ever Basketball Battle of the Sexes game when it takes on an all-male team from the Entertainment League in a June exhibition contest.
The game, at 7 p.m. June 2 p.m. at the UIC Pavilion, will be played with WNBA offic...[Read on] |
Catching up with 2010 Olympic hopeful Rachael Flatt
| Seventeen year old Rachael Flatt, the 2008 World Junior Champion and 2008 US Championships silver medalist, has her sights squarely set on the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. After a short holiday in Hawaii this summer, Rachael is headed back to the ic...[Read on] |
Women to Watch in the Olympics: All the Figure Skaters
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Figure skating is one of those Olympic sports that draws a huge viewership. As such, it leads to a sense of rivalry in the fans (I still feel Michelle Kwan was robbed by Tara Lipinski in the ’98 Games, but that’s neither here nor there) but th...[Read on] |
Swimmer Natalie Coughlin among new “Dancing with the Stars” cast
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Swimmer Natalie Coughlin to appear on DWTS
Natalie Coughlin can do the backstroke and the breastroke in world record time, but can she do the tango?
Coughlin, who has made a big splash in the Olympics, will attempt to excel in the ballroom during the ...[Read on] |
Inspiring women and an inspiring league
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This past week, I traveled to Chicago for a wedding and a work trip. Just as I pulled out of my place in DC, I tweeted my status, “En route to Chicago.” Among responses from friends wishing me safe travels came an email from one of my WNBA contacts in...[Read on] |
Olympic pricing: Equality? Economics? Gender?
| What equality is remains contextual and questionable. I don't know much about economics. And gender continues to present so many interesting issues with which to contend.Hence all the questions in the title of this post.But what I really want to talk abou...[Read on] |
Pitcher Jennie Finch announces retirement
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National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) icon and Bandits’ pitcher Jennie Finch announced her retirement plans today, stating her professional and international softball career will end following the final Chicago Bandits home stand and NPF playoffs in August.
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Chicago, America’s Next Surf City?
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The Windy City is one of America’s sports meccas: home to the Bears and the Bulls, the Sox and the Cubs, and but can it become Surf City, U.S.A.? Technically no, since that name belongs to Huntington Beach, California but this week Chicago city offici...[Read on] |
Formula for Success: Motivation, Focus & Drive
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The past few weeks, ChickSpeak has covered the 2010 Olympic Winter Games by featuring articles on inspiring athletes and their practically unprecedented, awe-inspiring accomplishments - including Angela Ruggiero’s historical hockey games and Lindsey Jac...[Read on] |
Women to Watch in the Olympics (While You Still Can): The US Hockey Team
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The ladies of the US’s women’s hockey team are a stunning group of women—who will be going for the gold this Thursday against Canada--peppered with Ivy League grads, awesome moms, and career women (including two women who have opened the...[Read on] |
WPS gives us the publicity campaign we've been looking for!
| This campaign is the first I've seen for the WPS that looks like it was designed by people who play and/or watch the sport. These ads are actually quite traditional - when promoting men's sports. Women's soccer hasn't gotten this treatment (closest...[Read on] |
WPS fans: Mom’s the word this weekend
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The WPS is gearing up to celebrate Mother’s Day this weekend.
Saint Louis and Los Angeles are both marking the occasion with special ticket deals. The Athletica are giving ‘moms’ a free gift, even though they play on Saturday, while in ...[Read on] |
Happy Birthday Mr. President: Obama Turns 49 Today
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Wednesday, August 4 is the 49th birthday of America’s 44th president, Barack Hussein Obama II. “I think his plans for tomorrow are dinner with some friends in Chicago. And I think he is looking forward to spending the nigh...[Read on] |
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