Articles filed under Suburban Olympians
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Local Olympic athletes, hopefuls say decision to postpone Games was right one
Mar 24, 2020 7:22 PM - Regardless of age, experience or sport, local Olympic veterans and hopefuls are united toward doing what's best in light of the International Olympic Committee's decision Tuesday to postpone the 2020 Tokyo Olympics due to the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Suburban wheelchair rugby player named to Team USA
Mar 12, 2019 9:47 AM - Life couldn't be busier for Kevin Hamilton of Arlington Heights. The sophomore at the University of Illinois in Champaign carries a rigorous load of classes and rises before dawn each day to work out with the Illinois wheelchair basketball team. Now he's also been named to the Team USA wheelchair rugby squad.
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With snow on the ground, organizers expect a great turnout for Norge Ski Jump tournament
Jan 23, 2019 6:10 AM - Ski jumpers from around the world, including an Olympian from last year's games, will converge in Fox River Grove this weekend to compete on the 70-meter Norge Ski Jump. -
Local athletes help USA Sled Hockey Team earn another gold medal
Mar 20, 2018 5:13 PM - Two hockey players with Illinois connections helped Team USA win another gold medal in Sled Hockey at the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games in South Korea. The two athletes, forward Brody Roybal and goalie Jen Lee, are also members of the Chicago Blackhawks Sled Hockey Team. -
Carpentersville Olympian Bradie Tennell the highlight of East Dundee parade
Mar 10, 2018 3:45 PM - Olympian Bradie Tennell was the highlight of Saturday's Thom McNamee Memorial St. Patrick's Day Parade in East Dundee, where she rode on a Carpentersville fire truck along with family and friends. -
Carpentersville skater Tennell's Olympic performance doesn't disappoint home crowd
Feb 20, 2018 10:04 PM - Dozens of friends, fans and families gathered Tuesday night in the lobby of Twin Rinks Ice Pavilion in Buffalo Grove, Bradie Tennell's home rink, to watch the Olympic figure skater compete in the women's short program. -
Tennell's composure impresses Lipinski
Feb 18, 2018 6:49 PM - NBC figure skating analyst Tara Lipinski knows how much pressure Olympic figure skaters feel, and it's the ability to handle it that impresses her the most about first-time Olympian Bradie Tennell of Carpentersville. -
Suburban ski jumpers weather the waitFeb 15, 2018 7:41 PM - Despite high winds delaying competitions and providing a threat to Olympic athletes, the suburban competitors on the men's ski jump team isn't fretting the wind as they move on to the large hill events.
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Glenview speedskater Gehring's Olympic journey challenging and inspiring
Feb 15, 2018 12:42 PM - Glenview speedskater Lana Gehring, who missed the 2014 Olympics after earning a bronze medal in the 2010 Winter Games, will be trying to reach the Olympics podium with races on Saturday and Tuesday. Her story, on and off the ice, is an inspiration to many. -
U.S. pairs team from Addison pays tribute to Florida shooting victims
Feb 15, 2018 11:20 AM - American figure skaters Alexa Scimeca Knierim and her husband, Chris Knierim, knew an Olympic medal was beyond their reach Thursday, when the pairs free skate was contested. But they had a greater purpose in mind, their hearts heavy with the tragedy they had learned of hours earlier in the athletes' warmup room at Gangneung Ice Arena, where they watched CNN broadcast details of the Florida school shooting that left 17 dead.
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