Olympics

from msnbc.com

Swimmer, 41, has become a testament of dedication, passion and willpower Beth Walsh is swimming laps again at age 57. Stasi Turrell has returned to walking, 13 weeks after giving birth to her fourth child. And Geralin Thomas is lifting hand weights and skipping rope at 47. Until recently, all three women had fallen off their fitness programs.

from slate.com

There's nothing quite like the Olympics to make me feel guilty about my slothful lifestyle. Most weekends I while away the hours on my couch, watching movies, reading magazines, and musing idly about going to the gym.

from time.com

Last week, Joey Cheek was pumped. Over lunch in New York City, I talked to the wide-eyed Olympic champion about his upcoming trip to Beijing, where the ex-speedskater and Darfur activist planned to rally athletes to raise awareness of troubles in Sudan. He wanted to outline the steps that China, which has close ties to the Sudanese government, could take to stop the atrocities in Darfur.

from nytimes.com

After months of speculation about how Olympic athletes would react to the air quality problems here, some answers arrived at the airport Tuesday, when four track cyclists on the United States team stepped off their flight wearing masks over their mouths and noses.

from womenshealth.com

Shots of some of our favorite 2008 Olympic hopefuls

Kim Vandenberg (Swimming): Vandenberg's specialty is the 200-meter butterfly. She was ranked third in the world in 2007 in that event.

from womenshealth.com

We talked with the two-time world gymnastics champ--and found out all about her Olympic-sized goals, the crazy training schedule she follows, and why she always has perfect hair Alicia Sacramone has been the go-to girl for U.S. gymnastics for the past four years. After just missing the '04 squad, she became a world champion on floor at the 2005 Worlds. Last year, she helped the team win its second-ever world gold with a clutch performance on the same event. Now it's finally an Olympic year again and she's looking for even more hardware in Beijing.