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On June 28, the United States Collegiate Ski Coaches Association named John Steel Hagenbuch ’25 the Men’s Nordic National Skier of the Year. This past season, Hagenbuch placed 13th at the World Cup, never lost a collegiate race, won the 7.5K freestyle and placed fifth in the men’s 20K classic at the NCAA Championships, winning All-American honors. The Dartmouth sat down with Hagenbuch to discuss his background in the sport, recent successes and what Dartmouth skiing has meant to him. When did you first get into alpine skiing? JSH: I started alpine skiing when I was quite young, maybe three…
Fernando Alonso believes a double-points finish at the British Grand Prix was a step “back to normality” for Aston Martin after a difficult run of results in Formula 1. The British squad had scored points in each of the first six rounds of the championship, but a comprehensive upgrade introduced for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix made the AMR24 more difficult to drive. As a result, Aston Martin only managed to score in two of the next five races, albeit with a double-points finish in Canada amid variable conditions. Although the seventh and eighth places that the team scored mere…
Reigning US Open champ Bryson DeChambeau has accused his former coach of attempted extortion amid counter claims that the LIV Golf star reneged on an agreement to fund a junior tour named for his late father.’He’s not going to extort me for $2 million,’ DeChambeau, 30, told Golfweek about his former coach, Mike Schy.Also at issue is DeChambeau’s omission of Schy’s name when thanking his team and family for last month’s US Open win.’Mike’s feelings got hurt,’ DeChambeau’s agent Brett Falkoff told Golfweek. ‘That’s ultimately what led to all of this.’The feud is a major departure for the pair, who…
Tennis star Novak Djokovic’s wife, Jelena, rolled her eyes at comments he made about their parenting during an interview Wednesday.“Out of the two parents, I’m the one who is responsible for their activities, sports, healthy lifestyle,” the seven-time Wimbledon winner said during an interview with Tennis Channel. “Exactly—she’s rolling her eyes right now as I’m speaking!” he added, referring to his wife, who was observing the interview off-camera.The pair have been married since 2014 and share two children together, Stefan and Tara. According to People, they first met in high school and dated for close to ten years before their…
STANFORD, Calif. – Princeton grad and four-year letter winner Kevin Zhang has been named assistant coach for the Stanford men’s water polo program, as announced by Brian Flacks, the Dunlevie Family Director of Men’s Water Polo. “I’m thrilled to welcome Kevin to the Farm. His addition marks a significant step for our program, as we become one of the few in the nation with a full complement of coaches on staff. Kevin’s unique background and highly successful career in athletics and business will undoubtedly offer innovative insights and strategies to push our program forward,” said Flacks. “Beyond his proven track…
Gymnast Olivia Dunne is returning to compete for a fifth year at LSU.Dunne, 21, announced her decision on social media on Monday with the caption “not Dunne yet” and a video in which she read a letter to LSU fans that narrated clips from her previous four years of competition.”These past four years have changed my life.”There’s something about putting on a purple and gold leotard. There’s something about competing in front of 13,000 screaming Tiger fans. There’s something about being pushed by your coaches to do your very best. And there’s something about being part of a team that…
Sammy Horowitz, also known as “Russian Concussion” and “Bear Jew,” was expelled from Hebrew School. Today he trains yeshiva boys in self-defense. On his Instagram page, you can find videos of young men in their tzitzit throwing punches in a boxing ring. Since October 7th, the world has been less safe for Jews, who were already disproportionately targeted in hate crimes. “It just disgusts me,” said Sammy. “Look at me, I’m not a little guy. I’m six foot two. 215 pounds. I’ve been called a kike,” he told us. The hate has activated and emboldened his Jewish identity. Raised as…
The docuseries has amassed 2.4 million views worldwide in its first week of being released SPRINT has flown out of the blocks and is one of Netflix’s most popular new shows. The docuseries, which follows the journeys of some of the world’s elite sprinters in the build-up to last year’s World Championships in Budapest, has amassed 2.4 million views worldwide since its release last week. That puts SPRINT sixth among the most-watched shows on Netflix right now, according to the latest figures released by the streaming service. As well as 2.4 million views, the six-part series has also garnered 10…
Free agent wing Josh Okogie has agreed to a two-year, $16MM contract to stay with the Suns, reports Shams Charania of The Athletic (Twitter link). Sources tell Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (via Twitter) that the second season of the 6’4″ guard/forward’s deal will be non-guaranteed. According to Charania and Gerald Bourguet of PHX Sports (Twitter links), Okogie had drawn some interest from several other clubs before ultimately deciding to return to Phoenix. Bourgeut notes that the Suns used Okogie’s Early Bird rights to bring him back into the fold. Cap expert Yossi Gozlan tweets that Okogie’s new detail will increase…
Supporters of Wang said Chinese authorities had moved to shut down their discussions, after they claimed the 2023 Asian champion’s omission from the women’s singles team showed the selection process was unfair.“Given how the CTTA and [government agency] the General Administration of Sport of China handled this matter, I am sure there will be protests in Paris,” Huang Jiaxin* said. “There are fans based in Paris who are working to advocate for Wang.”China has chosen Sun Yingsha (back) to play in the women’s singles, but not Wang Manyu (front). Photo: XinhuaHuang said protesting at the Olympics could make their point…