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…
Olympics Wives and Girlfriends (WAGS)
Here’s a riddle for you: How do you become a boyfriend without being a boyfriend? The answer: You’d have to be Ashley Wagner’s “boyfriend” Adam Rippon. In an interview with the Washington Post, Olympian Ashley Wagner called fellow figure skater Adam Rippon, “a boyfriend without being my boyfriend.” The two do spend quite a lot of time together. But their status remains as friends, long-term best friends. Ashley Wagner, age 22, and Adam Rippon, age…
Brianne McLaughlin’s husband Logan Bittle, an assistant coach with the Robert Morris women’s hockey team, is heading to Russia for the second week of the Games to cheer on his wife and her teammates. Brianne McLaughlin, two-time Olympian, married Logan Bittle in July of 2013. Two weeks later, she left to start training for the Sochi Games, and Logan Bittle stayed behind to focus on coaching the RMU Colonials. Although the two haven’t spent much…
Jocelyne Lamoureux’s fiancé Brent Davidson and sister Monique both played ice hockey for the University of North Dakota along with Jocelyne. But ever since the Lamoureux sisters set out to make it to the Olympics together for a second time, Brent Davidson has not seen much of his fiancé. That’s why Jocelyne Lamoureux surprised him this Thanksgiving in Italy, where Brent Davidson plays forward for the Valpellice in Italy’s top division. But surprisingly, planning their…
After missing her compete in the Vancouver Olympics, Monique Lamoureux’s husband Taylor Kolls is making certain he doesn’t miss his wife in Sochi. In 2010, their worlds were quite different. While Monique Lamoureux was competing in her first Olympics alongside twin sister Jocelyne, Taylor Kolls was facing the very real danger of firefights and IEDs in Afghanistan. The couple was only in high school when their relationship started. Taylor Knoll’s younger sister, a hockey teammate…
Sarah Hendrickson, age 19, and the 26 year old Norwegian, Tom Hilde, are a ski-jumping match made in heaven. On January 11th, 2014, Sarah Hendrickson’s boyfriend Tom Hilde received a tweet from Sarah Hendrickson indicating her Dad just might approve of the couple. What was the gift? A photo of a parking sign that reads, “Parking for Norwegians only. All others will be towed.” Tom Hilde, currently holds five World Cup victories since 2007. His…
The United States Women’s Hockey team is positioned well as a gold medal contender at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. While every member of the team traveled a grueling and unique path to arrive in Russia, none have taken the volatile, publicly exposed and draining path as Kelli Stack. After a stellar freshman season at Boston College where Stack led the Eagles in assists and points that helped propel the team to the NCAA frozen four, scandal…