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Post by Admin on Oct 28, 2021 19:50:53 GMT
 Ralph Lauren is outfitting Team USA for its ninth Olympics and Paralympics since 2008. On Thursday, which marks 99 days until the start of the Beijing Winter Games, Ralph Lauren unveiled the closing ceremony looks for all athletes with snowboarder Jamie Anderson, hockey star Hilary Knight, figure skater Jason Brown, bobsled star Aja Evans and para ice sled hockey player Rico Roman serving as models. Brown, who won bronze at the 2014 Sochi Games, tells PEOPLE that representing the U.S. at the Games in Ralph Lauren is a surreal pinch-me moment, especially since the brand is "synonymous with the Olympics."  "Just being a part of the Team USA spirit is so special," he says. "The 2008 Olympics was the first-ever Summer Olympics that I remember watching as a kid. The images of the opening ceremony and everyone decked out in Ralph Lauren are what sticks with me." Though he failed to qualify for the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics, Brown, 26, is determined more than ever to make the 2022 team and wear Ralph Lauren once again. For the Winter Games this February, Team USA athletes will be wearing a buffalo plaid hooded puffer jacket including recycled polyester and recycled down with a fleece pant (for men) and fleece legging (for women). The gloves and boot are made with recycled polyester while an intarsia turtleneck sweater and hat are made from U.S-grown wool. All items are made domestically. Applauding the brand's steps towards sustainability, Brown says the ensemble allows Team USA stars to "not only look good, but also feel good" about what they're representing. "It's incredible to work with a brand that is environmentally friendly. I definitely think it's really important. I love the fact that all of the products are made in the United States, that's really special. Especially with the Olympics, when you're representing your country, you want to not only look good, but you want to feel good. You want what you're wearing to represent who you are entirely," he says. |
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Post by Admin on Oct 29, 2021 4:07:11 GMT
An East Bay figure skater has her eyes set on the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
Aylsa Liu of Richmond is 16 and has already accomplished so much, including two back-to-back national titles.
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Liu started skating when she was 5 years old. At 13, she became the youngest ever U.S. women's national champion. At 14, she won the title again.
Back then, she was 4 feet 8 inches tall. Now, she's 5-foot-2.
"I had to change up my technique. I had to work more on height instead of just pure rotation," Liu said. "I worked on it for like a good year, working on exercises. So, now that I’m doing axels and quads again, I can do them like normal."
Liu's coach, Massimo Scali, said he gets chills watching her skate with so much beauty and strength.
"One of the most beautiful comments that we always get from judges is that you can feel her joy when she does what she loves to do," Scali said.
Off the ice, Liu gets joy from doing 16-year-old activities, like hanging out with friends and learning how to drive.
"I’ve driven a few times in parking lots," she said. "No license, but in empty parking lots I did it a few times. I’m not that bad actually."
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Post by Admin on Nov 10, 2021 19:34:29 GMT
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Post by Admin on Nov 11, 2021 19:01:59 GMT
At the Grand Premio D'Italia, ice dancers Gabriella Papadakis & Guillaume Cizeron make a golden return to the Grand Prix circuit after taking last season off, taking gold over Madison Hubbell & Zachary Donohue.
Alexandra Stepanova & Ivan Bukin go back to Russia with bronze. Italy just went to show us how it's an incredibly special time in ice dance, with the level of competition being higher than ever, especially with the French team back. Will Hubbell & Donohue, Madison Chock & Evan Bates or Piper Gilles & Paul Poirier be able to challenge Papadakis & Cizeron at the Olympics in Beijing?
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Post by Admin on Nov 23, 2021 15:09:19 GMT
Meet the six teams training together at the Ice Academy of Montreal in Canada for the Olympic Games Beijing 2022. Gabriella and Guillaume reflect on their PyeongChang experience. Madison and Zach have some on-ice tension and speak about their emotional connection and Scott Moir tells us what it takes to be an Olympic champion.
Filmed in the last six months leading up to Beijing 2022, On Edge is the Olympic Channel’s first weekly figure skating reality docuseries chronicling the day-to-day lives of six teams from five countries training at the Ice Academy of Montreal.
Featuring athletes Madison Chock and Evan Bates (USA), Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron (FRA), Madison Hubbell and Zach Donohue (USA), Olivia Smart and Adrian Diaz (ESP), Laurence Fournier-Beaudry and Nikolaj Sorensen (CAN), Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson (GBR), and coaches Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon, Romain Haguenauer and three time Olympic Gold medallist Scott Moir.
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