AltWeeklies Wire
Rachael Flatt is OK About Being Overlookednew
Rachael Flatt knows better than to label herself the favorite in women's figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Flatt, the Cheyenne Mountain High School senior fresh off winning the 2010 U.S. championship, generally is considered to have only an outside chance at a medal here at the Vancouver Games.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Ralph Routon |
02-18-2010 |
Sports
Tags: Mirai Nagasu, Rachael Flatt
By Encouraging Skaters to 'Command the Ice,' Coach has Commanded Respectnew
Tom Zakrajsek of Colorado Springs has spent 21 years patiently working and waiting for the moment when he finally could call himself an Olympic figure skating coach.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Ralph Routon |
02-18-2010 |
Sports
U.S. Women's Hockey Team Sizes Up Another Round of Olympic Glorynew
Everything about the latest women's team has been developing and aiming toward the 2010 Winter Olympics, which start this weekend in Vancouver. But in the challenging world of global competition, there's no wiggle room in pursuing goals.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Ralph Routon |
02-11-2010 |
Sports
The Ongoing Olympic Torch Relay Brings Fresh Nightmares and Memories of 1980new
Thanks to the IOC, China has the opportunity to use the world stage in August as a platform for propaganda. And that awful word, boycott, has seeped back into the Olympic movement's consciousness. You have to wonder what might happen if the situation escalates much more.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Ralph Routon |
04-29-2008 |
Sports
Tags: China, Olympic Torch, Olympics, protests, Tibet, Jimmy Carter, boycott, Moscow, sports & fitness
Watch the Meat You Eatnew
What does it take to scare America anymore? Apparently, 143 million pounds of recalled beef isn't enough.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Ralph Routon |
03-11-2008 |
Food+Drink
Goose Gossage, Hall of Famernew
Finally, Gossage can bask in the ultimate recognition that eluded him for too long.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Ralph Routon |
01-15-2008 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
