Articles filed under Olympics Women
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Carpentersville's Tennell captures second US Figure Skating titleJan 16, 2021 10:26 AM - Carpentersville native Bradie Tennell is back on top of American figure skating. The 22-year-old Olympian, who had finished second and third at the past two national championships, followed her rollicking short program with a rock-solid free skate Friday night at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
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Smoliga still setting records and dropping timesNov 12, 2020 3:22 AM - Glenview Olympian slices through the water in Budapest
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Warren grad Papadakis keeps fighting in quest to grab Olympic spotApr 22, 2020 4:58 PM - When the IOC decided last month to postpone the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo until 2021, it wasn't the worst news for Warren graduate and USA National Judo Team member Nefeli Papadakis.
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Jennie Finch among speakers at second annual Empowering Girls convention
Aug 9, 2019 6:34 PM - The second annual Empowering Girls for Life Convention will be held Saturday at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont. A variety of big-name and accomplished female speakers, mostly from the sports world, have gathered to impart a motivating and uplifting message to young girls at a free event.
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Boston Marathon's first female runner continues to blaze a trail
Jul 26, 2019 6:28 PM - After more than 50 years since she was the first woman to run in the Boston Marathon, Kathrine Switzer hasn't slowed down much.
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Women's Watch: Will pending lawsuit distract U.S women's soccer team from World Cup prize?
May 10, 2019 6:34 PM - The Goliath U.S. women's national soccer team is taking on the field as the heavyweight and the defending champion in the 2019 Women's World Cup, set to kick off next month in France. But can the U.S. women stay completely focused while they have an equal pay legal dispute with U.S. Soccer on their minds?
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Women's Watch: A look back at the top moments in 2018
Jan 4, 2019 7:48 PM - Women's Watch takes a look back at 10 of the best women's sports stories of 2018.
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DePaul basketball coach Bruno sidelined after spinal surgery
Dec 15, 2018 6:46 AM - Longtime DePaul coach might be going from his usual place on the sidelines to being sidelined himself while he recovers from spinal surgery.
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Babcock McGraw: Suburban mom ready to tackle Chicago Marathon, eyes Olympics
Oct 7, 2018 6:00 AM - Attention women: Just because you're in your late 30s and have kids (even as many as 4 kids), your competitive athletic life isn't over. Suburban runner Jeannie Sullivan, a mom of four kids under age 9, will be running the Chicago Marathon on Sunday and is flirting with a qualifying time for the 2020 Olympic Trials.
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These senior woman are still ballers on the court
Sep 21, 2018 7:03 PM - Retiring at 65? Not from basketball. Meet some senior women who are going strong on the hardwood into their 60s, 70s and even 80s. The National Senior Olympics recently held a qualifying event in West Dundee for basketball and a handful of Chicago area women qualified. The national event, featuring athletes ages 50 to 100, will take place in New Mexico in June 2019.
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