http://gty.im/505583324 Arizona Coyotes has named Dawn Braid as their full-time skating coach, making her the first female full-time coach in the NHL. Last season, Braid worked part-time for the Coyotes as their skating coach. General Manager, John Chayka, believes that Dawn Braid can bring a competitive advantage for the Coyotes as ...
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Belgian Grand Prix preview
Embed from Getty Images After a quick summer break to refuel their batteries, the Formula 1 circus heads to the notorious Spa-Francorchamps for the Belgian Grand Prix. There is a glory that comes from winning at Spa; every driver wants to win, and will do what it takes to ...
Read More »Bronze for both Amy Tinkler and Nile Wilson
Embed from Getty Images A historic day for British gymnastics as Amy Tinkler and Nile Wilson have won bronze on the Floor and High Bar respectively. The 16-year-old Tinkler won bronze with a score of 14.933 on Floor. She has become the second female gymnast to medal in an ...
Read More »Gold for Charlotte Dujardin in individual dressage
Embed from Getty Images Great Britain’s Charlotte Dujardin has retained her Olympic title from London 2012, winning the individual dressage gold on Valegro. Silver and bronze went to Germans Isabell Werth and Kristina Broring-Sphrehe respectively. For the 31-year-old, this is her third Olympic gold medal. The Brit secured the ...
Read More »Two golds in two hours for Max Whitlock
Embed from Getty Images Great Britain’s Max Whitlock is a double-Olympic champion after winning gold in both Floor and Pommel horse finals. By winning the floor final, Max became the first British gymnast to win an individual gold. The Brit also broke history by winning two individual golds on the ...
Read More »Gold number three for Simone Biles
Embed from Getty Images American Gymnast, Simone Biles, has claimed her third gold of Rio 2016 on the vault. Russian Maria Paseka won silver with 15.253, and Suisse athlete Guilia Steingruber took bronze with 15.216. The 19-year-old already claimed gold in the all-around team and individual event, and she is ...
Read More »Simone Biles wins second gold of Rio 2016
Embed from Getty Images US gymnast, Simone Biles, has won her second gold medal of Rio 2016 in the all-around individual event with a score of 62.198. American Aly Raisman and Russian Aliya Mustafina, collected Silver and Bronze respectively. The 19-year-old is on a quest to be the first ...
Read More »Max Whitlock wins bronze in all-around individual event
Embed from Getty Images Great Britain’s Max Whitlock claimed Britain’s first all-around gymnastics medal in over a century. Kohei Uchimura retained his Olympic title ahead of Ukrainian Oleg Verniaiev. Whitlock got off to a great start in the all-around final, scoring 15.875 on the pommel horse. This put the ...
Read More »Joe Clarke wins gold in Men’s K1 final
Embed from Getty Images Great Britain have won an unexpected gold medal after Joe Clarke came first in the men’s kayak final. The 23-year-old set a time of 88.53 seconds which put him in first place with two other competitors to go, this cemented a medal for the Brit. It ...
Read More »Chris Froome wins bronze in men’s time trial
Embed from Getty Images Great Britain’s Chris Froome took bronze in the men’s time trial on day five of Rio 2016, whilst Swiss Fabian Cancellara won gold. Froome struggled early on, but the three time and current Tour de France champion managed to pull himself together to finish 1 minute 2.1 seconds ...
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