Sliding and Sweeping to Victory BioAchievementsMore Tyler George settled into the push blocks, or “hack” on the Curling sheet, took a deep breath, and then launched into his throw in the eighth “end,” or period of the gold medal match in 2018 in PyeongChang. The rock slid down the 125’ lane, then with his teammates…
It’s Not How Big You Are, It’s How Big You Play BioAchievementsMore When Emily Pfalzer was in fifth grade, she watched the US Women’s Hockey Team play in Rochester, New York. Ever since, she has been dreaming and training to become one of the world’s best. At just 5’2”, one well-known quote (by basketball great…
Winning Games and Having Fun BioAchievementsMore From her earliest memories of playing Hockey during “open ice” with her dad, sister, and brother at the Plymouth Ice Center in Plymouth, Minnesota, Dani Cameranesi is no stranger to awards and accolades as an Ice Hockey forward. She represented the US team in 2018 in PyeongChang, but even…
Long Track to Long Track BioAchievementsMore When Carlijn Schoutens’ parents took her to the ice skating rink every week as a child, she never dreamed it would one day lead to competition in the national championships and the Games. Now Schoutens trains twice a day in the winter and summer to compete as a Long…
Skating as Long as She Can Remember BioAchievementsMore When Bradie Tennell says she has been figure skating since before she can even remember, she means this in the most literal sense. “I’m not sure where I saw figure skating to know what it was,” she says. “My mom tells me she would come home from…
Skate hard. Hit hard. Work hard. BioAchievementsMore Defensewoman Kacey Bellamy has been a key player in helping the USA Women’s Hockey Team win two silver medals in the Winter Games, and aspires to continue training and playing for the U.S. National Team in upcoming years. A 2009 graduate from the University of New Hampshire (UNH),…
Easier watched, than done. BioAchievementsMore A civil engineer who manages energy pipeline projects across Minnesota and Wisconsin when he’s not throwing 42-pound rocks down the ice, John began participating in curling at an early age. He was introduced to the sport by his father and grandfather. From there, he began competing competitively at local bonspiels…
