On Tuesday, the athletic world was rocked by the announcement that the IOC had voted to remove Wrestling from the list of the Olympic Games' 25 "core sports". This vote by the IOC means that Wrestling, one of the oldest and most iconic of all Olympic competitions, may face elimination from the 2020 Olympic program. … Continue reading The Historic Argument
And…We’re Back
Hello again. I'm finishing up the tail end of my first team camp of 2013 down at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista. I've had three weeks with a small group of USA women and men to get back in to organized full time training and readjust to the physical and social demands of … Continue reading And…We’re Back
One Legend, or Another
This weekend was the Thomas Eakins Head of the Schuylkill Regatta in Philadelphia. I, along with fellow 2012 Olympic Medalists, Henrik Rummel and Esther Lofgren, were once again in attendance to sign autographs, take photos and to present medals to race winners all weekend. Despite the threat of an impending hurricane hybrid being dubbed affectionately … Continue reading One Legend, or Another
2012 Head of the Charles
I made it to Boston and back this year unscathed -- something I never take for granted when taking on the biggest rowing weekend of the year: the Head of the Charles. The Charles in an Olympic year is always a spectacle from this side of things; the window of excitement surrounding the Summer Games … Continue reading 2012 Head of the Charles
The Wait is Almost Over
Coming soon... your 2012 LIST. Thank you to this year's incredible lineup of sponsors--helping to make the LIST bigger and better than ever! I am so excited about what is coming next... I hope you are too. Long Live the Dream, --MK
The White House and Backwards
Happy Autumn to you all! Time is continuing to fly by and summer has officially left the building and I am really feeling it from the couch in my parents' house in Minneapolis. I had another action-packed two weeks leading up to my departure for Minneapolis on Saturday, and I am here now in the … Continue reading The White House and Backwards
Megan Kalmoe, OLY 