Missy Franklin of the USA wins six gold medals to lead the USA contingent at the FINA Swimming World Championships in Barcelona, Spain held July 20-August 4, 2013.
Franklin won gold in the 100 backstroke, 200 freestyle, 200 backstroke, 4 by 100 free relay(Missy Franklin, Natalie Coughlin, Shannon Vreeland, Megan Romano), 4 by 200 free relay(Katie Ledecky, Shannon Vreeland, Karlee Bispo, Missy Franklin), and 4 by 100 medley relay(Missy Franklin. Jessica Hardy, Dana Vollmer and Megan Romano).
Katie Ledecky of the USA wins gold in the 400 free, 800 free, 1500 free and 4 by 200 free relay.
Shannon Vreeland wins gold in both the 4 by 100 and 4 by 200 freestyle relays.
Haley Anderson wins gold in the open water 5k.
Megan Romano wins gold in the 4 by 100 medley relay and 4 by 200 freestyle relay.
Natalie Coughlin wins gold in the 4 by 100 free relay.
Dana Vollmer wins gold in the 4 by 100 medley relay.
Karlee Bispo wins gold in the 4 by 200 free relay.
Eva Fabian wins bronze in the open water 25k.
Jessica Hardy wins bronze in the 50 and 100 breaststroke and 4 by 100 medley relay.
Micah Lawrence wins bronze in the 200 breaststroke.
Elizabeth Beisel wins bronze in the 400 IM relay.
In women's high diving the USA finished first and second with Cesilie Carlton winning gold and Ginger Huber winning silver.
For the USA Men...
Ryan Lochte wins gold in the 200 backstroke, 200 IM and 4 by 200 freestyle relay and silver in the 4 by 100 freestyle relay.
Matt Grevers wins gold in the 100 backstroke and silver in the 50 backstroke.
Charlie Houchin wins gold in the 4 by 200 freestyle relay.
Ricky Berens wins gold in the 4 by 200 freestyle relay.
Conor Dwyer wins gold in the 4 by 200 freestyle relay and silver in the 200 free.
Jimmy Feigen wins silver in both the 100 free and 4 by 100 freestyle relay.
David Plummer wins silver in the 100 backstroke.
Michael McBroom wins silver in the 800 free.
Eugene Godsoe wins silver in the 50 butterfly.
Chase Kalisz wins silver in the 400IM.
Nathan Adrian win silver in the 4 by 100 freestyle relay and bronze in the 100 free.
Anthony Ervin wins silver in the 4 by 100 freestyle relay.
Connor Jaeger wins bronze in the 400 free.
Tyler Clary wins bronze in the 200 backstroke.
The USA 4 by 100IM relay team of Matt Grevers, Kevin Cordes, Ryan Lochte and Nathan Adrian were disqualified for going too early(did not touch when swimmer entered pool). France wins gold. The USA did finish first before they were disqualified.
In men's 10M Platform Diving David Boudia of the USA wins silver.
Sunday, August 11, 2013
Monday, August 5, 2013
Olympic updates: FIVB Indoor and Beach Volleyball championships
The FIVB Men's World League Indoor Volleyball championships ended in late July.
Russia defeated Brazil 3-0(25-23, 25-19 and 25-19) for gold.
Italy beat Bulgaria 3-2(21-25, 25-21, 25-20, 21-25 and 15-7 for silver.
The USA men's team finished 12th. They finished 4-6.
Here is a recap of their World League play.
June 7 - Lost to Argentina 3-1(18-25, 21,25. 25-22 and 24-26).
June 8 - Beat Argentina 3-1(22-25, 27-25, 25-19 and 25-16).
June 14 - Beat France 3-0( 25-15, 29-27 and 25-16).
June 15 - Beat France 3-2( 22-25, 24-22, 24-26, 30-28 and 15-9).
Jene 28 - Beat Bulgaria 3-0(25-19, 25-22, and 25-21).
June 29 - Lost to Bulgaria 3-1( 20-25, 25-18, 23-25 and 21-25).
July 5 - Lost to Poland 3-2(22-25, 25-19, 25-13, 28-30 and 16-18).
July 7 - Lost to Poland 3-1(23-25, 25-17, 21-25 and 23-25).
July 13 - Lost to Brazil 3-1(22-25, 18-25, 25-20 and 26-28).
July 14 - Lost to Brazil 3-0(21-25, 24-26 and 23-25).
The Inaugural FIVB World Series of Beach Volleyball Cup/Grand Slam was held in Long Beach, CA and ended on July 28.
Jennifer Kessy/April Ross of the USA wins gold beating Tiana Lima/Talita Antunes of Brazil 15-21, 21-18 and 17-15.
In an all American Semifinals Jennifer Kessy/ April Ross beat Kerri Walsh-Jennings/ Whitney Pavlik 18-21, 21-17 and 16-14.
On the men's side in the World Series Cup the USA Team of Jake Gibb/Casey Patterson defeated Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Janis Smedins of Latvia 22-20 and 21-11.
Earlier in the Grand Slam final Americans Phil Dalhausser/Sean Rosenthal beat Pablo Herrera/Adrian Gavira of Spain 21-15 and 21-18.
Russia defeated Brazil 3-0(25-23, 25-19 and 25-19) for gold.
Italy beat Bulgaria 3-2(21-25, 25-21, 25-20, 21-25 and 15-7 for silver.
The USA men's team finished 12th. They finished 4-6.
Here is a recap of their World League play.
June 7 - Lost to Argentina 3-1(18-25, 21,25. 25-22 and 24-26).
June 8 - Beat Argentina 3-1(22-25, 27-25, 25-19 and 25-16).
June 14 - Beat France 3-0( 25-15, 29-27 and 25-16).
June 15 - Beat France 3-2( 22-25, 24-22, 24-26, 30-28 and 15-9).
Jene 28 - Beat Bulgaria 3-0(25-19, 25-22, and 25-21).
June 29 - Lost to Bulgaria 3-1( 20-25, 25-18, 23-25 and 21-25).
July 5 - Lost to Poland 3-2(22-25, 25-19, 25-13, 28-30 and 16-18).
July 7 - Lost to Poland 3-1(23-25, 25-17, 21-25 and 23-25).
July 13 - Lost to Brazil 3-1(22-25, 18-25, 25-20 and 26-28).
July 14 - Lost to Brazil 3-0(21-25, 24-26 and 23-25).
The Inaugural FIVB World Series of Beach Volleyball Cup/Grand Slam was held in Long Beach, CA and ended on July 28.
Jennifer Kessy/April Ross of the USA wins gold beating Tiana Lima/Talita Antunes of Brazil 15-21, 21-18 and 17-15.
In an all American Semifinals Jennifer Kessy/ April Ross beat Kerri Walsh-Jennings/ Whitney Pavlik 18-21, 21-17 and 16-14.
On the men's side in the World Series Cup the USA Team of Jake Gibb/Casey Patterson defeated Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Janis Smedins of Latvia 22-20 and 21-11.
Earlier in the Grand Slam final Americans Phil Dalhausser/Sean Rosenthal beat Pablo Herrera/Adrian Gavira of Spain 21-15 and 21-18.
Monday, July 15, 2013
Olympic Updates-American Tyson Gay tests positive for banned substance
Another prominent athlete has tested positive for banned substances. Tyson Gay of the USA admitted his positive test on Sunday July 14. Gay pulled out of the Track and Field World Championships next month in Moscow, Russia.
Gay has admitted responsibility in what goes in his body and makes no excuses for the failed out of competition doping test. Gay's "B' sample will be tested this week.
Gay has run the three fastest 100m times in the world this year.
Gay faces a possible suspension of up to two years from the sport.
Also Jamaican track star Asafa Powell also tested positive for Oxilophrine which is a banned substance. He was tested during the Jamaican track and field championships held in early June.
Both Gay and Powell said they would not knowingly take any substances that are banned.
I'm now wondering who's next to fail a doping test.
In more positive news the head of the USOC, Larry Probst has been nominated for IOC membership.
Update on Tyson Gay: Gay will return in early July 2014 from a one year ban.
Gay has admitted responsibility in what goes in his body and makes no excuses for the failed out of competition doping test. Gay's "B' sample will be tested this week.
Gay has run the three fastest 100m times in the world this year.
Gay faces a possible suspension of up to two years from the sport.
Also Jamaican track star Asafa Powell also tested positive for Oxilophrine which is a banned substance. He was tested during the Jamaican track and field championships held in early June.
Both Gay and Powell said they would not knowingly take any substances that are banned.
I'm now wondering who's next to fail a doping test.
In more positive news the head of the USOC, Larry Probst has been nominated for IOC membership.
Update on Tyson Gay: Gay will return in early July 2014 from a one year ban.
Saturday, July 6, 2013
USA National Track and Field Championships
This is a few weeks late..
The USA National Track and Field Championships were held in Des Moines, Iowa at Drake University on June 20-23. Athletes who do not achieve the A standard by July 15 will not qualify for Moscow for the World Championships even though they placed in the top 3. Also a fourth qualifer in some events for the World Championships will also compete in Moscow and get a bye because they are Olympic Champions.
The US Team that will be heading to Moscow for the World Championships to be held August 10-18, 2013 are:
Mens 100- Tyson Gay, Justin Gatlin and Charles Silmon
Women's 100- English Gardiner, Octavious Freeman and Alexandra Anderson
Men's 200- Tyson Gay, Isiah Young and Curtis Mitchell
Women's 200- Kimberlyn Duncan, Allyson Felix and Jeneba Tarmoh
Men's 400- Lashawn Merritt, Tony Mcquay and Arman Hall
Women's 400- Natasha Hastings, Francena McCorory and Ashley Spencer
Men's 800- Duane Soloman, Nick Symmonds and Brandon Johnson
Women's 800- Alysia Montano, Brenda Martinez and Ajee Wilson
Men's 1500- Matthew Centrowitz, Leo Manzano and Lopez Lemong
Women's 1500- Treniere Moser, Mary Cain and Cory McGee
Men's 5000- Bernard Legat, Galen Rupp and Ryan Hill
Women's 5000- Jenny Simpson, Molly Huddle and Shannon Rowbury
Men's 3000 Steeplechase- Evan Jager, Daniel Huling and Deshawn Turner
Women's 3000 Steeplechase- Nicole Bush, Ashley Higginson and Shalaya Kipp
Men's 110 Hurdles- Ryan Wilson, David Oliver and Aries Merritt
Women's 100 Hurdles- Brianna Rollins, Queen Harrison and Nia Ali
Men's 400 Hurdles- Michael Tinsley, Kerron Clement and Bershawn Jackson
Women's 400 Hurdles- Dalilah Muhammed, Georganne Moline and Christine Spence
Men's Pole Vault- Brad Walker, Jeremy Scott and Jack Whitt
Women's Pole Vault- Jennifer Suhr, Kylie Hutson and Amber Campbell
Men's High Jump - Erik Kynard JR, Dustin James and Ronnie Black, JR
Women's High Jump- Brigetta Barrett, Inika McPhearson and Maya Pressley
Men's Javelin- Riley Doleezal, Sam Humphries and Sean Furay
Women's Javelin- Brittany Borman, Ariana Ince and Kara Patterson
Men's Triple Jump- Omar Craddock, Will Claye and Ryan Grinnell
Women's Triple Jump- Andrea Geubelle, Toni Smith and Amanda Smock
Men's Long Jump- George Kitchens, Jr, Jeffrey Henderson and Ronald Taylor, Jr.
Women's Long Jump - Janey Deloach Soukup, Tori Polk and Funmi Jimoh
Men's Hammer- AG Kruger, Chris Cralle and Andrew Loftin
Women's Hammer- Amanda Bingson, Jeneva McCall and Amber Campbell
Men's Shot Put- Ryan Whiting, Reese Hoffa and Zack Lloyd
Women's Shot Put- Michelle Carter, Tia Brooks and Alyssa Haslen
Men's Discus- Lance Brooks, Russ Winger and James Plummer
Women's Discus- Gia Lewis-Smallwood, Whitney Ashley and Elizabeth Podominick
The USA National Track and Field Championships were held in Des Moines, Iowa at Drake University on June 20-23. Athletes who do not achieve the A standard by July 15 will not qualify for Moscow for the World Championships even though they placed in the top 3. Also a fourth qualifer in some events for the World Championships will also compete in Moscow and get a bye because they are Olympic Champions.
The US Team that will be heading to Moscow for the World Championships to be held August 10-18, 2013 are:
Mens 100- Tyson Gay, Justin Gatlin and Charles Silmon
Women's 100- English Gardiner, Octavious Freeman and Alexandra Anderson
Men's 200- Tyson Gay, Isiah Young and Curtis Mitchell
Women's 200- Kimberlyn Duncan, Allyson Felix and Jeneba Tarmoh
Men's 400- Lashawn Merritt, Tony Mcquay and Arman Hall
Women's 400- Natasha Hastings, Francena McCorory and Ashley Spencer
Men's 800- Duane Soloman, Nick Symmonds and Brandon Johnson
Women's 800- Alysia Montano, Brenda Martinez and Ajee Wilson
Men's 1500- Matthew Centrowitz, Leo Manzano and Lopez Lemong
Women's 1500- Treniere Moser, Mary Cain and Cory McGee
Men's 5000- Bernard Legat, Galen Rupp and Ryan Hill
Women's 5000- Jenny Simpson, Molly Huddle and Shannon Rowbury
Men's 3000 Steeplechase- Evan Jager, Daniel Huling and Deshawn Turner
Women's 3000 Steeplechase- Nicole Bush, Ashley Higginson and Shalaya Kipp
Men's 110 Hurdles- Ryan Wilson, David Oliver and Aries Merritt
Women's 100 Hurdles- Brianna Rollins, Queen Harrison and Nia Ali
Men's 400 Hurdles- Michael Tinsley, Kerron Clement and Bershawn Jackson
Women's 400 Hurdles- Dalilah Muhammed, Georganne Moline and Christine Spence
Men's Pole Vault- Brad Walker, Jeremy Scott and Jack Whitt
Women's Pole Vault- Jennifer Suhr, Kylie Hutson and Amber Campbell
Men's High Jump - Erik Kynard JR, Dustin James and Ronnie Black, JR
Women's High Jump- Brigetta Barrett, Inika McPhearson and Maya Pressley
Men's Javelin- Riley Doleezal, Sam Humphries and Sean Furay
Women's Javelin- Brittany Borman, Ariana Ince and Kara Patterson
Men's Triple Jump- Omar Craddock, Will Claye and Ryan Grinnell
Women's Triple Jump- Andrea Geubelle, Toni Smith and Amanda Smock
Men's Long Jump- George Kitchens, Jr, Jeffrey Henderson and Ronald Taylor, Jr.
Women's Long Jump - Janey Deloach Soukup, Tori Polk and Funmi Jimoh
Men's Hammer- AG Kruger, Chris Cralle and Andrew Loftin
Women's Hammer- Amanda Bingson, Jeneva McCall and Amber Campbell
Men's Shot Put- Ryan Whiting, Reese Hoffa and Zack Lloyd
Women's Shot Put- Michelle Carter, Tia Brooks and Alyssa Haslen
Men's Discus- Lance Brooks, Russ Winger and James Plummer
Women's Discus- Gia Lewis-Smallwood, Whitney Ashley and Elizabeth Podominick
Olympic updates-Jamaican track athlete faces possible suspension
I usually post about American athletes but because of the intense rivalry between Jamaican and US Track and Field athletes I decided to add this to my blog.
A few weeks ago there was a brief scandal of an unknown Jamaican track athlete who tested positive for using a banned substance. The press wouldn't say who for a few days so I had every Jamaican track athlete's name running through my mind. It turned out to be Jamaican spinter Veronica Campbell-Brown. She tested positive for a banned diuretic in May. She was suspended by the Jamaican Athletics Federation and is under investigation. The banned substance she used is called furosemide. It has been used by athletes to mask other illegal substances.
Reports say she can be given a punishment from just a warning to a two year doping ban and because its a lesser offense Campbell-Brown will likely get a six month suspension. Campbell-Brown is a seven time Olympic medalist and a two time 200M world champion.
Campbell-Brown's possible suspension comes four years after another Jamaican track athlete Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce tested positive for Oxycodone and was suspended for six months.
A few weeks ago there was a brief scandal of an unknown Jamaican track athlete who tested positive for using a banned substance. The press wouldn't say who for a few days so I had every Jamaican track athlete's name running through my mind. It turned out to be Jamaican spinter Veronica Campbell-Brown. She tested positive for a banned diuretic in May. She was suspended by the Jamaican Athletics Federation and is under investigation. The banned substance she used is called furosemide. It has been used by athletes to mask other illegal substances.
Reports say she can be given a punishment from just a warning to a two year doping ban and because its a lesser offense Campbell-Brown will likely get a six month suspension. Campbell-Brown is a seven time Olympic medalist and a two time 200M world champion.
Campbell-Brown's possible suspension comes four years after another Jamaican track athlete Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce tested positive for Oxycodone and was suspended for six months.
Saturday, June 8, 2013
Olympic Updates
At the end of May 2013 the IOC Executive Board narrowed the inclusion of several sports to be incorporated into the 2020 summer Olympics.
Moving on to a vote before the IOC in September are:
Wrestling, Squash and Baseball/Softball.
The sports that were eliminated are:
Roller Sports, Karate, Sport Climbing and Wushu.
What is good about this is that one big American and Worldwide sport has a two-thirds chance of making it back to the Olympics in time for the 2020 summer games, Wrestling and Baseball/Softball. While Squash(a indoor racquet sport) would be a different sport for the Olympics, Wrestling should have never been dropped in the first place.
Wrestling has made many changes over the past several months to be considered when that was not the case several months ago.
The International governing body(FILA) has adopted rule changes to make the sport easier to understand, elected a new president and incorporated more women in decision making roles.
Whether this helps wrestling get back to the 2020 summer games remains to be seen.
By dropping softball after the 2008 Beijing summer games the IOC eliminated hundreds of women athletes from competing. That fact is what I believe why the IOC is reconsidering the sport.
Squash is played in 185 countries and is similar to tennis except the balls are hit off indoor wall courts.
My vote is for Wrestling, with Baseball/Softball second.
The IOC will elect a new President on Sept. 10 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The finalists were announced this week:
Thomas Bach of Germany, a lawyer and 1976 team foil gold medalist for West Germany; Richard Carrión of Puerto Rico, a financier; Ng Ser Miang of Singapore, I.O.C. vice president; Denis Oswald of Switzerland, a 1968 rowing bronze medalist; Wu Ching-kuo of Taiwan, an architect and the head of the International Boxing Association and Sergei Bubka of Ukraine, a Russian pole-vaulter.
I don't know IOC internal politics or who would be best to run the IOC but I do know who we do need. We need a pro American IOC president like Juan Antonio Samaranch which, as president, awarded the US two Olympic games in a six year stretch. The US was awarded four Olympic games in a 22 year stretch, 1980, 1984, 1996 and 2002. Jacque Rogge, current IOC President from Belgium is pro Europe and anti western. The USA has been awarded no Olympics under his leadership. Included were two failed USA bids, 2005 New York City and 2009 Chicago. Chicago was eliminated in the first round of IOC voting to host the 2016 Olympics that were awarded to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and New York was eliminated in the third round that gave us Paris and London as finalists for the 2012 games.
Lastly, Adam Nelson of the USA moved up from silver to gold in the shot put at the 2004 Athens Olympics because Yuriy Bilonog of Ukraine was stripped of the gold medal for doping.
Doping tests can be done and redone as more substances are identified. Eight years later medals switch hands yet again. I'm sure there will be more dopers found from the 2004 games. Stay tuned.
Moving on to a vote before the IOC in September are:
Wrestling, Squash and Baseball/Softball.
The sports that were eliminated are:
Roller Sports, Karate, Sport Climbing and Wushu.
What is good about this is that one big American and Worldwide sport has a two-thirds chance of making it back to the Olympics in time for the 2020 summer games, Wrestling and Baseball/Softball. While Squash(a indoor racquet sport) would be a different sport for the Olympics, Wrestling should have never been dropped in the first place.
Wrestling has made many changes over the past several months to be considered when that was not the case several months ago.
The International governing body(FILA) has adopted rule changes to make the sport easier to understand, elected a new president and incorporated more women in decision making roles.
Whether this helps wrestling get back to the 2020 summer games remains to be seen.
By dropping softball after the 2008 Beijing summer games the IOC eliminated hundreds of women athletes from competing. That fact is what I believe why the IOC is reconsidering the sport.
Squash is played in 185 countries and is similar to tennis except the balls are hit off indoor wall courts.
My vote is for Wrestling, with Baseball/Softball second.
The IOC will elect a new President on Sept. 10 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The finalists were announced this week:
Thomas Bach of Germany, a lawyer and 1976 team foil gold medalist for West Germany; Richard Carrión of Puerto Rico, a financier; Ng Ser Miang of Singapore, I.O.C. vice president; Denis Oswald of Switzerland, a 1968 rowing bronze medalist; Wu Ching-kuo of Taiwan, an architect and the head of the International Boxing Association and Sergei Bubka of Ukraine, a Russian pole-vaulter.
I don't know IOC internal politics or who would be best to run the IOC but I do know who we do need. We need a pro American IOC president like Juan Antonio Samaranch which, as president, awarded the US two Olympic games in a six year stretch. The US was awarded four Olympic games in a 22 year stretch, 1980, 1984, 1996 and 2002. Jacque Rogge, current IOC President from Belgium is pro Europe and anti western. The USA has been awarded no Olympics under his leadership. Included were two failed USA bids, 2005 New York City and 2009 Chicago. Chicago was eliminated in the first round of IOC voting to host the 2016 Olympics that were awarded to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and New York was eliminated in the third round that gave us Paris and London as finalists for the 2012 games.
Lastly, Adam Nelson of the USA moved up from silver to gold in the shot put at the 2004 Athens Olympics because Yuriy Bilonog of Ukraine was stripped of the gold medal for doping.
Doping tests can be done and redone as more substances are identified. Eight years later medals switch hands yet again. I'm sure there will be more dopers found from the 2004 games. Stay tuned.
Friday, May 24, 2013
Olympic updates
This blog has not been updated in a few months so I am adding a few updates...
The AVP pro beach volleyball tour will now be on the CBS affiliate, The CBS Sports Network.. NBC used to cover beach volleyball until 2010. The finals only will be televised. The preliminary rounds will be streamed live on AVP.com The AVP season starts August 16 in Salt Lake City and ends October 20 in Huntington Beach, CA. There will also be stops in Cincinnati, OH, St. Petersburg, FL and Santa Barbara, CA.
I wonder if the CBS Sports Network can get Chris Marlowe to cover the AVP like he did on NBC..
A doping scandal may be unfolding in women's track and field. Turkish female athlete Asli Cakir Alptekin, who was the 2012 London 1500M Olympic champion, was cited for doping and could lose her gold medal. The Turkish athletic federation is investigating. Gamze Bulut also of Turkey was second and would move up to gold, Maryam Yusuf Jamal of Bahrain was third and could move up to silver and Tatyana Tomashova of Russia finished fourth and would win bronze.
IOC President Jacque Rogge's 12 year term ends in September. The IOC elects a new President on Sept. 10 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The AVP pro beach volleyball tour will now be on the CBS affiliate, The CBS Sports Network.. NBC used to cover beach volleyball until 2010. The finals only will be televised. The preliminary rounds will be streamed live on AVP.com The AVP season starts August 16 in Salt Lake City and ends October 20 in Huntington Beach, CA. There will also be stops in Cincinnati, OH, St. Petersburg, FL and Santa Barbara, CA.
I wonder if the CBS Sports Network can get Chris Marlowe to cover the AVP like he did on NBC..
A doping scandal may be unfolding in women's track and field. Turkish female athlete Asli Cakir Alptekin, who was the 2012 London 1500M Olympic champion, was cited for doping and could lose her gold medal. The Turkish athletic federation is investigating. Gamze Bulut also of Turkey was second and would move up to gold, Maryam Yusuf Jamal of Bahrain was third and could move up to silver and Tatyana Tomashova of Russia finished fourth and would win bronze.
IOC President Jacque Rogge's 12 year term ends in September. The IOC elects a new President on Sept. 10 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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