2004 Summer Olympics

Bart Conner Dedication to one thing in life is hard to accomplish, especially if the one thing requires hours and hours of dedication every week. Bart Conner, an Olympic gold medal winner for the United States and a National Championship at the University of Oklahoma was very dedicated to his career. Bart’s journey to become the outstanding gymnast he is today was long and hard, but it eventually paid off. Even though he had to mature in a hurry, he soon realized that his childhood dream would…

Caster Semenya, winner of the gold medal in the 800m run at both the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games, is a real-life Wonder Woman; except for the fact that many competitors, spectators, and experts accused her of being a man at the 2009 International Association of Athletics Federation World Championships. Her “strikingly muscular physique”(McLean), deep voice, and “the way she runs” (McLean) were the causes for concern and they all tie into how society compartmentalizes people by their sex, gender,…

The 1936 Olympics in Nazi Germany’s Berlin were the first olympic games to be seriously documented on camera with Leni Riefenstahl’s Olympia (1938). The games were split into two parts: Olympia 1. Teil — Fest der Völker (Festival of Nations) and Olympia 2. Teil — Fest der Schönheit (Festival of Beauty). Part I runs 126 minutes and Riefenstahl makes great use of those 126 minutes. Starting with a visual overture of dolly and pan shots of roman architecture and statues, extreme closeups of the…

this was controversial. But when the team won, he awarded the trophy and shook the captain's hand, which was a symbol for the country of hope and forgiveness; bringing the country together. But, the most dramatic moment in sports happened in the summer Olympics in 1936. Adolf Hitler was in power and aimed to prove that the Aryan race was superior. But to his amazement, there were many Jews competing, and more importantly, winning. Hungarian Jew, Karoly Karpati, defeated the German favorite,…

In late April this year, Jacky called me to compete in the contest to be held on June 2, 2016 at Los Angeles. I am a plain looking 25 Year old girl, who really has many shortcomings to represent our country in the world's beauty pageant. But Jackie persisted "You are so pretty, tall, and kind hearted. But most of all you are a true leader!" A few days after, I made decision to compete because I felt this was once-in-life time opportunity. And in my small way, I wanted to make my mom proud, who…

Jack Sock is a professional tennis player, one of the top ranked U.S. players in both singles and doubles, and participated in the 2016 Rio Olympics. He started his junior career in October of 2008 at the age of 16, and continued into his professional career in November of 2009. He began his Olympic 2016 season with the Hopman Cup into the Auckland Open all the way to Rio. Born in Lincoln, Nebraska, Sock started his career in tennis early. In the fall of 2003, Sock made national headlines for…

had a war called the Peloponnesian War for 27 years. Sparta came out victorious, but weakened. All of the city-states shared a common religion. Everyone worshipped the same gods, and the states came together once every 4 years to partake in the olympic games. Wars were even stopped by 3 months so people could safely travel to the games. They were one of the ways Greeks worshipped their gods. The gods were very important to the Greeks, and leaders even went to oracles, or sacred sites, to ask…

January 3rd 2011 marks the return of our super successful “Destination Transformation” fitness competition! And this year, the stakes couldn’t be higher. In this 8 week fitness competition, one hardworking contestant will win one year of personal training with Home Team Fitness, and a new 8GB Apple iPad! This prize package is valued at over $2300, and will be a reward well deserved by our 2011 winner. As a bonus, the grand prize winner will also recieve a cash prize that will be determined by…

After turning out to be the best in February 2004, Roger consolidates his dominance over the game for years and years, until he began suffering from a mononucleosis at the end of 2008. Nowadays, Federer has several records that prove he is the best in his field. He has won 88 single titles including 17 major titles (7 Wimbledon,5 Us Open, 4 Australian Open and 1 Roland Garros) ,23 Masters Series and 6 ATP World Final Tour. He has won two Olympics medals (Gold and Silver) and spent 302 weeks at…

When I was younger I had a goal to get a scholar athelete award. The reason I got the award is because I set two goals, get a state championship cut, and also mantain straight A’s for a single nine-weeks. Goals are an important part of a well round life. My athletic goal is to swim Division 1. I have swam sice I was eight, and naturally if I’ve made it this far I want to be at the top of a new level. I believe I have set myself in good position to swim in college. My father swam division 1 and…