Tag: u.s. olympic & paralympic training center
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Inaugural Handball Futures Festival aims to bring U.S. handball back to prominence ahead of 2028 Olympics
August Raskie left Colorado Springs as a volleyball player and returned as a rising handball star. A graduate of Rampart High School, Raskie, 29, went on to become an All-American volleyball player at the University of Oregon before embarking on a seven-year professional career. In January, she attended a handball tryout and found quick success,…
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U.S. Paralympic skier Patrick Halgren exemplifies happiness, gratitude into second Paralympic Games
Patrick Halgren can’t get enough of the cheeseburgers at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Center. Free housing, a world-class training facility, and all the food at his disposal, Halgren’s life is “eerily good.” It’s a life the Paralympian never imagined when he was putting chains on tires at various ski resorts around the world, nor…