U.S. Alpine racer Resi Stiegler will be out for the rest of the season following a training run crash on Thursday at Copper Mountain, Colo. The 24-year-old hooked a gate at the bottom of Copper's giant slalom course and suffered a serious complex injury to her left leg, which required surgery and will keep her from skiing for the rest of the season.
If Bode Miller needs to find new forms of inspiration as he attempts a comeback to superiority in an Olympic year, he should look toward an athlete whose reputation permeates more profoundly than even his does throughout the sports world. More specifically, Miller should examine the recent triumphs of Brit David Beckham.
Canadian Joannie Rochette skated to a personal best in the ladies short
program to take the lead at Skate Canada on Friday. On the men's side,
American Jeremy Abbott shined while hometown favorite Patrick
Chan struggled and slipped to sixth. Watch all weekend as the competition continues from Ontario on Universal Sports TV.
The 18-year-old South African keeps the gold medal won at the 800 meters in Berlin. The controversy is far from over, however. Plus: not to worry about Michael Phelps, a former IOC marketing director offers a revealing 2016 analysis and why all Twitter fans should be following sports agent Evan Morgenstein.