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Sam Hazewinkel’s Olympic family tradition was short-lived
Sam Hazewinkel was part of the first father-son combination of wrestlers who wrestled in the Olympics. His father and uncle competed in 1968 and 1972 in Greco-Roman. Unfortunately for the former...
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Burroughs beats Russian to reach Olympic gold medal match
LONDON, England — Before Jordan Burroughs arrived in London, he had just one goal: an Olympic championship. And the 2011 World champion — whose Twitter account is #alliseeisgold — move one...
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Kelsey Campbell got no breaks in her first Olympic experience
If Kelsey Campbell wanted to win an Olympic medal in her first Games experience, the 121-pound women’s freestyle wrestler knew she wasn’t going to get any help from Olympic officials. She...
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Ali Bernard’s second Olympic chance ended with first-round loss
LONDON, England — Ali Bernard got a second chance to wrestle in her second Olympics Games. Unfortunately, she only got one chance to compete in the 2012 London Games after the...