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The road to Paris 2024 and other stuff!
• Surfer Griffin Colapinto Aims for World Title
• Teen swimmer Kayla Han wants to reach high
• Body art tells the story for wheelchair hoops star Courtney Ryan
The road to Tokyo 2021
- Para-swimmer Sophia Herzog prepares for last Games
- Para-cyclist Jamie Whitmore found love during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Para-cyclist Josie Fouts had her bike stolen. But that’s when things got good.
- US vet and para-cyclist Freddie De Los Santos uses art to show his emotions
- Para-cyclist Steven Wilke focused on tech and training to prepare for 2021
- Tennis pro Mardy Fish works to elevate mental health awareness
- Rising swimming star Regan Smith is keeping her focus on Tokyo 2021
- Richmond (Va) cycling club helps newbies find their place in the sport
Other stories
- Michigan State basketball/NBA player Cassius Winston lost his brother to suicide, and then had the pandemic take away his March Mardness. But is surviving.
- Two-time Olympic gold medalist and women’s activist Donna de Varona on her life
- On-site coverage of the 2020 Laureus World Sports Awards in Berlin
- Olympic and World Cup champion Lindsey Vonn adjusts to life in retirement
- On-site coverage of the 2019 Laureus World Sports Awards in Monaco
- On-site coverage of the 2019 US Figure Skating championships
- Stories covering PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics for U.S. Olympic Committee:
- Issues and Ale: Michigan Radio
- Feature on 2017 World champ Morgan Hurd
- Feature on Rio Olympian Ibtihaj Muhammad
- Feature on UCLA’s women’s gymnastics team
- Fierce Five Kyla Ross’ retirement wasn’t easy
- Michigan dominates Michigan State
- Feature on Rio gold medalist Laurie Hernandez
- Commentary on women in sports media, Christian Science Monitor
South by Southwest 2015 panel on “Does sports = brain damage”?
– listing
– Story about the appearance
– video of panel session
Back in the Game Publicity/op-eds:
– On Brandi Chastain donating her brain to science
Magazine work
– AYP Magazine: “Releasing the Pressure”; “How to Collaborate”; “How to mentor”
– Signature Magazine, cover story on Multi-Channel business communication strategy
New York Times work:
– Oakland University’s undersized star, Kay Felder, making big waves
– Neurology is on the football sidelines at Michigan and Michigan State.
– Grosse Pointe Woods-Shores Little League makes it big.
– U.S. figure skating champion Alissa Czisny‘s comeback.
– Exclusive story with Ford scion and chair of the board Bill Ford Jr. and Little Caesar’s/Wings/Tigers executive Chris Illitch both loving to play hockey. And they’re actually not bad.
– Snowboarding Olympians training in Northern Michigan.
– U.S. ice dance champions Meryl Davis and Charlie White did things their way.
Other publications:
– A fun story on the Michigan Wolverines Meryl Davis and Charlie White and their love of UM.
– My humorous opinion piece on NPR.com
– Me and Dickie V., a fully multi-media experience. Here’s the video.