When you've made more than one Olympic Team, people like to ask you how your experiences compare - past to the present. What's different this time? Which one was better? I've talked a bit about how I feel I've grown and changed as an athlete over the course of three Olympic Teams, and what making … Continue reading Keeping the Magic Alive
The Truth About My Bank Accounts v2.0
It's been some time since I first posted about the financial situation I found myself in as a returning veteran and Olympic medalist on the US Rowing Team. The post caused a lot of feelings for a lot of people, not all of which were positive or supportive. For every message of support I got, … Continue reading The Truth About My Bank Accounts v2.0
The Truth About my Bank Accounts
When I first started thinking about how to talk about my financial situation in a public forum like my blog, one of my teammates just laughed and said, "Ok, just make sure you don't end up sounding like LoLo Jones!" (Jones earned a thumbs-down from the Internet and from her NGB for publicly complaining about her … Continue reading The Truth About my Bank Accounts
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
Arrival in London + Processing
The first part of Team USA arrived this morning in London and we are bunking in at the satellite rowing/canoe/kayak village (W4X, W8+, W2-, W2X, M2- and LM4-). It's been a long 24 hours since we rolled out of Princeton yesterday afternoon, and we have accomplished a lot in that time. The W1X and … Continue reading Arrival in London + Processing
Megan Kalmoe, OLY 