U.S. Olympic Museum: a virtual reality
By Aishwarya Kumar Lakshminarayanapuram COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Usain Bolt will be in the starting blocks, ready to sprint 27 mph toward yet another Olympic gold medal in the 100-meter heats. And so will you – if you visit the U.S. Olympic Museum set to open in 2018. Virtual reality that will let visitors race […]
2 Olympic hopefuls wrestle with life after the mat
By Adam Rossow Wrestlers Austin Trotman and Deron Winn had been here before. But this time was different. Friday’s 86kg title match at the 18th annual Dave Schultz Memorial International Wrestling Tournament in Colorado Springs was the first and likely the last time the two veteran wrestlers would tangle. Trotman is 27 years old and […]
Olympic diver goes for a new title: Ph.D.
By Peter Dawson Nine-time U.S. national diving champion Christina Loukas, 30, always thought preparing for two Olympic games would be the hardest challenge she would ever face. Then she went to graduate school. “Going to PT [physical therapy] school is harder than training for the Olympics,” Loukas said. “[The Games] are physical, but it’s only […]
