The International Olympic Committee (IOC) recently narrowed the list of contenders for the 2024 Summer Olympics down to five potential cities. Los Angeles is the only U.S. city in the running, competing against Budapest, Hungary; Hamburg, Germany; Paris; and Rome. If Los Angeles was to be chosen to host the 2024 Olympics, it would be the first time the U.S. […]
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The Sochi Olympics has brought attention to athletes training on artificial snow Liberty ski and snowboard Head Coach Ryan Leeds said he believes the artificially engineered slopes of the Snowflex has a broad appeal among riders, and the use of it to train Olympic-level-athletes is only increasing interest. Although the Liberty Mountain Snowflex Centre is the first slope of its […]
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Each semester Liberty University invites well-known and influential Christians, such as actor Kirk Cameron, Duck Dynasty star Willie Robertson and author Jon Acuff, to campus. However, Dot Richardson, a celebrity in the field of softball, will stay at the university for more than just one day, as she was named the new head coach of the Lady Flames softball team […]
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LU field hockey player and member of Irish national team serves on Ugandan missions Of all the athletes qualified to carry the Olympic torch, the physical symbol of the competitive spirit and sportsmanship of the Olympic games, Liberty field hockey player Natalie Barr was selected as one of the torchbearers on June 3 in Ballygally, Ireland as it made its […]
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