Sweat. Tears. Wins. Losses. Goals. Upsets. Strength. Determination. Heart.
Each year, we give you a chance to help us recognize those superhuman efforts as we select two champion athletes (one individual, one team) for our Sportswoman of the Year Award. Athlet...
Athletes to watch: Skiers Bode Miller and Lindsey Kildow Vonn. Reigning world champion figure skater Mao Asada of Japan (trivia note: she was first a ballet dancer), and two rising 15-year-old skaters from Southern California, Caroline Zhang of Brea and Mirai N...
Mao receives sport prizes from The City of Nagoya and the Aichi Prefecture for her acheivements.
When asked about her immediate goals, she answered "to clean my room." I thought she gave exactly the same answer already a month ago when she won the Worlds. So funny . Perhaps she hasn't have the time with all the media appearance and commercial making on top of the recent Ja...
Imagine my surprise the morning of 23 June when, while waiting for a flight to Chicago at Pearson International airport (Toronto), I found Mao Asada strolling through the duty free. She was quite surprised to say the least when I approached her and asked for a photo; I don't think she expected to be recognized much less by a Westerner who spoke Japanese.