Photo courtesy of Alexi Pappas By Kim Constantinesco Alexi Pappas, 25, seems to thrive in every world she enters, even the ones she creates herself. The filmmaker, writer, actress, and Olympic hopeful from Eugene, Oregon is proof that in order to tell a good story, you have to live an engaging one yourself. Pappas has her second [...]
Salter loading onto the sled during a race in Lake Placid, NY. Photo courtesy of Lauren Salter As a member of the U.S. skeleton team, Lauren Salter routinely flies down the track at 75+ MPH with her head leading the way, mere inches from the glossy ice. Heading into a curve late or losing concentration for a [...]
Photo courtesy of Amy Acuff By Kim Constantinesco Throughout high jumper Amy Acuff's athletic career, she has arched her back and defied gravity, all in search of reaching her highest peak. The 39-year-old Texas native is already a five-time Olympian and seven-time world championship finalist, but she has her sights set on defying age, and reaching the 2016 [...]
Photo courtesy of Chad Hedrick By Laurie Lattimore-Volkmann If you looked at your whole life up to this single present moment, and considered all you had worked for and all you stood for to be on the line over the next six minutes, you’d likely have a mental breakdown. But maybe you’d win an Olympic gold medal. [...]