Marissa Castelli spends so much time with her Olympic figure skating partner, Simon Shnapir, one might get the wrong impression as people often do with pair skaters. Marissa Castelli’s boyfriend David Leenen would surely beg to differ. David Leenen is from Ottawa originally, where he attended Ashbury College. He eventually moved to Boston to attend Boston University, where he was a member of the Skating Club of Boston. Marissa Castelli was also a member of…
When 22 year old Megan Bozak was growing up in Illinois, she was better at sports than all the boys in her neighborhood, and a lot of guys didn’t like that. But, apparently her athletic talents don’t upset the boys anymore; and Megan Bozek’s boyfriend Andrew Ferguson clearly doesn’t have problem one with the talented Olympic women’s hockey team defender either. Andrew Ferguson, after all, is one tough dude. As rugby captain for McMaster University’s…
Ooops, she did it again. Just like Vancouver, Charles Hamelin’s girlfriend Marianne St-Gelais kissed her sweetheart smack on the lips at the track right after his gold medal win yesterday, and the press has gone wild with it. It was the kiss of the 2010 Olympics, making Canadian short track skaters Charles Hamelin and Marianne St-Gelais famous world-over and capturing the heart of Canadians. Yesterday, after crossing the finish line in the men’s 1,500-metre race,…
Camaraderie is a critical element for the success of a team. We saw it in October with a bearded group of brothers in Boston, and again this February in Seattle with a devastating Seahakws D with total, unwavering trust in one another. While talent, studying, coaching, and luck will all play in to the success of a team, it’s rare to find a winning team that doesn’t first and foremost trust one another. Take the…
David Wise’s Wife Alexandra Wise is a big reason that his story stands out from others in his sport, largely thought of as a bunch of ski bums. David Wise was only 20 years old when he married Alexandra, and now at the age of 23 is raising his daughter with her in the midst of international competition and a rigorous Olympic training schedule. This balance definitely sets him apart from most of his teammates…
Chris Fogt’s wife Rachel Fogt has a lot to look forward to in the next few months. Not only will she be following her husband as he competes for the US Bobsled team in Sochi, but as soon as he returns the couple will find out if their bun in the oven is a boy or a girl! One thing that makes the Olympics such a special event is that each athlete brings a unique…
The recent situation with Marcus Smart falling into the crowd and subsequently shoving Texas Tech fan Jeff Orr has many questioning what prompted Smart’s actions. Smart has gone on record saying that Orr used a racial slur (the rumor is that he told Smart to “go back to Africa”), though Orr denies that and claims he called Smart a “piece of crap”. This whole “he said, she said” (or, I guess “he said, he said”)…