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Athletes: Hélène de Pourtalès
Season 5 Episode 233
Hélène de Pourtalès (1868-1945) was an American-born Swiss sailor who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris representing Switzerland. She was…
1 year, 9 months ago
Athletes: Mary Peters
Season 5 Episode 232
Mary Peters (1939-present) is a former athlete from Northern Ireland who won a gold medal for the pentathlon at the 1972 Olympics in Munich. This mar…
1 year, 9 months ago
Athletes: Lisa Lane
Season 5 Episode 231
Lisa Lane (1933-2024) was an American chess player and 1959 U. S. Women’s Chess Champion. She was also the first chess player to appear on the cover …
1 year, 9 months ago
Athletes: Cathy Freeman
Season 5 Episode 230
Cathy Freeman (1974-present) is an Australian Aboriginal runner. She won the gold medal for the 400 meter race at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, at a…
1 year, 9 months ago
Nike On Air: Breaking New Ground with Sunny Choi
Sunny Choi was climbing the corporate ladder when she heard that breaking would be an event at the world’s biggest stage in sports. After years of up…
1 year, 9 months ago
Nike On Air: The Fastest Woman in the World with Tatyana McFadden
Tatyana McFadden has 20 Paralympic medals in wheelchair racing. She’s won four New York City Marathons. When she’s racing downhill, her arms push her…
1 year, 9 months ago
Athletes: Kathleen Stanford Grant
Season 5 Episode 229
Kathleen Stanford Grant (1921-2010) was a professional dancer turned Pilates pioneer. After a serious knee injury, she trained with founder Joseph Pi…
1 year, 9 months ago
Athletes: Kerri Strug
Season 5 Episode 228
Kerri Strug (1977-present) is a two-time Olympian and gold medalist. In 1992, she was the youngest American Olympian. In 1996, she helped the US team…
1 year, 9 months ago
Athletes: Stamata Revithi
Season 5 Episode 227
Stamata Revithi (1860s-unknown) was a Greek woman who made history as the first woman to run the marathon race at the Olympics. In 1896, during the f…
1 year, 9 months ago
Athletes: Vicki Draves
Season 5 Episode 226
Vicki Draves (1924-2010) was an American diver who won Olympic gold medals in springboard and platform diving at the 1948 Olympic Games in London — t…
1 year, 9 months ago