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Olympic Journal: Village Buzzes With Anticipation
Olympic Journal: Village Buzzes With Anticipation
Gia Lewis-Smallwood is a former discus thrower at Illinois who recently qualified for the 2012 London Olympics as a member of Team USA. In her second Big Ten Olympic journal for BTN.com, she writes about what it?s like to be in London. Read her first entry in this post and find more Big Ten Olympic […]
Olympic Journal: My Room With a View
Olympic Journal: My Room With a View
As a dual citizen of the U.S. and France, Indiana swimmer Margaux Farrell is competing for France in the 2012 Summer Olympics. In her latest Big Ten Olympic Journal entry, Farrell describes arriving in London and getting introduced to the Olympic pool. Read her journal entry among others in our Big Ten Olympic section. Here's […]
Olympic Journal: Bump in the Road for My Olympics
Olympic Journal: Bump in the Road for My Olympics
Former star Illini soccer player Emily Zurrer sends back her latest update as part of our ongoing Big Ten Olympic Journals for the 2012 Summer Olympics. In this post, she describe the days leading up to Canada's Olympic game and she has a little bad news to report. Here's what Zurrer wrote on Wednesday. "T'was […]
Olympic Journal: Hello London! We're Here!
Olympic Journal: Hello London! We're Here!
The latest in our entertaining and insightful series of Big Ten Olympic Journals is in and it's from U.S. swim team co-captain and Michigan graduate Peter Vanderkay, one of four swimmers sending back reports. Vanderkaay reveals the name of his Olympic roommate, the all-you-can-eat McDonald's, and more as we're just days away from Friday's Opening […]
Sending Off Our Big Ten 2012 Olympians
Sending Off Our Big Ten 2012 Olympians
The Big Ten Conference and member schools released their official lists of all Big Ten names past and present competing in the upcoming 2012 London Summer Olympics, which open this Friday. The list includes the handful of Big Ten athletes contributing Olympic journals to BTN.com, featuring an entertaining band of Big Ten swimmers. Find the official […]
Olympic Journal: Training in London Begins
Olympic Journal: Training in London Begins
Felix Aronovich is a Penn State gymnast competing for Israel in the upcoming Summer Olympics and in his second Big ten Olympic Journal entry he details his taring reguimen, among other things. Go back and read his first entry, then read his latest update in the post below. Here's what Aronovich sent us on Tuesday […]
