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April 13, 2022
Gymnastics

ONCE AGAIN, SIMONE BILES BROKE RECORDS – AND THE INTERNET WENT WILD

The 2019 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships proved to be historic for Simone Biles. Biles kicked off the competition by landing two new moves, on the floor and on the beam

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USOPA Houston Chapter
April 13, 2022
Gymnastics
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MARY LOU RETTON: SIMONE BILES ‘MAY BE MOST TALENTED GYMNAST’ EVER

By Chrös McDougall PITTSBURGH – Simone Biles wrapped up her second consecutive U.S. all-around title Saturday night. A few hours earlier she bagged quite the endorsement. “She

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April 13, 2022
Speedskating

FIVE-TIME OLYMPIC MEDALIST CHAD HEDRICK TO BE INDUCTED INTO NATIONAL SPEED SKATING HALL OF FAME

KEARNS, Utah – US Speedskating (USS) announced today that five-time Olympic medalist Chad Hedrick will be inducted into the National Speed Skating Hall of Fame on

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USOPA Houston Chapter
April 13, 2022
Taekwando
Nia Abdallah

AFTER THE STORM: HOW THE TEAM USA FAMILY LIFTED UP ALUMNI AFFECTED BY CATASTROPHIC HURRICANES

When Nia Abdallah returned to her house after the flood, she found traces of water from corner to corner, like an unwelcome visitor.Floors were soaked. Puddles settled in kitchen d

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USOPA Houston Chapter
April 13, 2022
Para-athletics

ALLYSA SEELY, MARK BARR EARN ELITE PARATRIATHLETE OF THE YEAR HONORS

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — USA Triathlon today recognized Allysa Seely (Glendale, Ariz.) and Mark Barr (Davis, Calif.) as its 2018 Elite Paratriathletes of the Year, after bo

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April 12, 2022
Para-athletics
Mark Barr

RAISING THE BARR

Mark Barr takes his sport very seriously, but not himself. The longtime competitive swimmer completed his first triathlon only two years ago, yet he has rapidly improved, won two n

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April 12, 2022
Volleybal

IN TURN TO THE NBC BOOTH, KARI MILLER-ORTIZ IS EAGER TO BRING SITTING VOLLEYBALL CLOSER TO FANS

By Joanne C. Gerstner Kari Miller-Ortiz, the U.S. Paralympic sitting volleyball team’s mainstay libero for more than a decade, knew the perfect time to retire was after winning g

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