Photogenic charisma and brutal speed (not to mention an unforgettable name) have made Picabo Street one of the best known of the superstar skiers. Possessing a magnitude of fame matched only by Alberto Tomba, Street's talent on the course generated new excitement for US skiing. In the '94-'95 season, she became the first American skier to win a Downhill World... read full bio
Former pro figure skater, Dorothy Hamill won the gold medal at the Winter Olympic Games in Austria and the World Championship title in Sweden. Hamill toured with the Ice Capades and won a Daytime Emmy for her performance in Romeo & Juliet On Ice. She had made her breakthrough at the World Championships in Germany, when she won the silver... read full bio
Few athletes have enjoyed the artistic and popular success that figure skater Brian Boitano has achieved since winning the gold medal for the United States at the 1988 Winter Olympics Games in Calgary, Canada. Brians skating is characterized by power, precision, consistency and emotion. He created and routinely performs his signature jump, the Tano Triple, so difficult it has rarely... read full bio
Jimmy Shea is a retired American skeleton racer who won the Gold medal in dramatic fashion at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Shea also was chosen by fellow athletes to recite the Athlete's Oath during the Opening Ceremonies and along with his father, Jim Shea Sr., passed the Olympic Torch to the 1980 U.S. Mens' Hockey Team... read full bio
Eric Heiden, the unassuming doctor's son from the American midwest, made history during nine days of madness in 1980 when he became the first skater to win all the individual speed skating events at the same Winter Games. He added a world record in the 10,000m to the five gold medals won at Lake Placid, reinforcing the general view that... read full bio
Bob Richards was the second man to vault 15 feet and, like the first man over this height, Cornelius Dutch Warmerdam, he dominated the event for a number of years. Richards is the only man in history to win two Olympic gold medals in the pole vault, these came after an Olympic bronze in 1948. Unlike many champions in this... read full bio
Ruben Gonzalez is a wonderful person who has excelled in his fields of athletics, business writing, and leadership. He is well recognized for becoming the only Winter Olympian to compete over four decades, which speaks to his unwavering willpower and love of sports. Gonzalez decided to follow his dream of competing in the Winter Olympics at the age of 21, which... read full bio
Natalie Coughlin is an American swimmer and eleven-time Olympic medallist. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she became the first American female athlete in modern Olympic history to win six medals in one Olympics and the first woman ever to win a 100m backstroke gold in two consecutive Olympics. Coughlin's success has earned her the World Swimmer of the Year Award... read full bio
Dominique Dawes is a retired United States artistic gymnast. 10-year member of the U.S. national gymnastics team, U.S. all-around senior National Champion, a three-time Olympian, a World Championships silver medalist and a member of the gold-medal winning Magnificent Seven". Dawes is also notable as being the first African-American woman to win an individual Olympic medal in artistic gymnastics, and the... read full bio
Kerri Walsh Jennings is an Olympic volleyball player, who along with teammate Misty May Treanor, has been a gold medalist in beach volleyball at three Summer Olympics. The pair is widely recognized as the greatest beach volleyball team of all time, having reached the number one ranking in the world at their peak. Kerri currently plays on the U.S. AVP... read full bio
Kikkan Randall is an American, Olympic champion cross-country skier. During the span of her career so far she has won 17 U.S. National titles, made 16 podiums in the Stage World Cup, has had 13 individual wins in the World Cup, won the United States first ever cross-country skiing gold medal at the Winter Olympics. Randall has won a Gold... read full bio
Sydney McLaughlin, the youngest American to compete in track and field at the Olympics since 1972, broke the junior world mark in the 400-meter hurdles in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials. She also took home the silver in the 400m hurdles event at the World Championships and she now holds the 400m hurdles NCAA record. She won the gold medal at the... read full bio
Olympic gymnast Laurie Hernandez competed at the Rio Olympics as a part of the famed Gold medal-winning “Final Five” women’s gymnastics team. By winning the gold medal in the Team All Around, Hernandez became the first athlete born in the 21st century to win an Olympic gold medal. At Rio, she also won silver on the balance beam. Laurie competed... read full bio
Peggy Fleming is an inspirational role model whose story will touch people from all walks of life. The Olympic skating legend is no stranger to adversity. Peggy Fleming faced perhaps her biggest challenge of all when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Peggy Fleming successfully battled the disease and has now become one of the foremost speakers on the... read full bio
Millions of Americans remember Mike Eruzione as the captain of the United States Olympic Hockey Team that beat the odds to win the Gold Medal at the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid. It was his decisive winning goal that beat the Soviet team and stunned the world, becoming known as the famous ""Miracle on Ice"" game. Following the team's triumph,... read full bio
Despite her small size and unorthodox windmill stroke, Janet Evans was a natural-born swimmer who was swimming laps at the age of two. In 1987, when she was 15 years old, Evans, broke 3 world records in freestyle. At the 1988 Seoul Olympics, Evans won her first gold medal in the 400m individual medley. Three days later, she won the... read full bio
"Ohio-born Scott Hamilton began his figure skating career as a young child. His career blossomed, leading to his winning of 15 championships and the Olympic gold medal. Hamilton’s flourishing career led to the touring show Stars on Ice, and he later worked as a commentator for ice skating on television. In addition, Hamilton is a cancer survivor- he started an... read full bio
Bonnie Kathleen Blair is a retired American speed skater. She is one of the top skaters of her time, and one of the most decorated athletes in Olympic history. Blair competed for the United States in four Olympics, and in her Olympic career won five gold medals and one bronze medal. Bonnie is a member of the Chicagoland Sports Hall... read full bio
Summer Sanders made waves at the U.S. Olympic Trials, finishing third. She won back-to-back NCAA Swimmer of the Year awards and a total of nine NCAA National Championship titles during her two years of competition. At the World Championships, Summer won a silver medal in the 200m IM and a bronze medal in the 400m IM, and gold in the... read full bio
Alex and Maia (also known as the “ShibShibs”) are Olympic medal-winning ice dancers who made history at the Winter games. They have won two Olympic Bronze medals, they are three-time World Medalists, Four Continent Champions, and two-time US National Champions. The two have medaled at the U.S. Championships for 14 consecutive years and have won six titles on the Grand... read full bio
