We asked some of Nike’s athletes, including Angela Ruggiero, what three things inspire or keep them motivated while training.
“The Olympic Rings: When I’m training and doing the last set of the day, when my heart is pounding or when I can feel the burn in my muscles, I think of my goal – winning the Olympics. It’s important to have a goal in the back of your mind to keep you motivated. The rings do that for me.”
“A smile: When I’m training and feeling the pain, I always remind myself that I’m exactly where I want to be; enjoying myself doing the sport I love. Even when it hurts, I try to smile and remember that I’m so lucky to be where I am and that training and ultimately competition, is fun!”
“Music: There’s nothing like putting on my headphones and hearing a good beat to get me fired up! Music can actually give me the chills, increase my adrenaline, and get me pumped to push hard through training. It inspires me to work even harder.”
Angela Ruggiero will speak as a panelist at tonight’s 2009 Distinguished Lecture at the University of Minnesota, Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport.
Facing Off Over Facebook: The Impact of Social Media on Women’s Sports
Monday, October 19, 7:00-9:00 PM • Hubert H. Humphrey Center
About the Panel: Over the past 30 years, scholars have documented numerous ways in which traditional sport media marginalize and sexualize female athletes. Into this vast—and influential—media landscape appears the recent and exponential explosion of social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Will this technological paradigm shift challenge or reproduce the ways in which female athletes are traditionally portrayed in mainstream sport media? Will the unprecedented popularity of social media—and the alternative “ways of knowing” it provides to traditional media—fundamentally alter how we view women’s sports? Panelists with diverse experiences and perspectives will “face off” and take on these important and largely unexplored questions as we move into the Age of New Media.
About the Panelists:
Angela Ruggiero: One of the most accomplished women’s hockey players in the world, Ruggiero is a three-time Olympic medalist and World Champion, leader of the 2010 U.S. Women’s Hockey National Team, record holder for most games played for Team USA, and Hockey Hall of Fame inductee. Ruggiero graduated cum laude with a degree in government from Harvard University, where she was an NCAA First-Team Academic All-American. She is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Sports Management at the University of Minnesota. Ruggiero uses multiple social media platforms to promote her individual career as well as women’s hockey. Read the rest of the entry »
The Concierge Questionnaire’s new “Headed to Vancouver” section highlights Olympians to get insight from some of the best athletes in the world! Featured athletes include Angela Ruggiero, with more to come!
Angela Ruggiero, a three time Ice HockeyOlympic medalist and cast member on NBC’s hit show, “The Celebrity Apprentice”, graduated cum laude from Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Like a true champion, “Angela impressed Donald Trump, and although she did not become the official “Apprentice,” he did offer her a job.” Angela, however, decided to decline Mr. Trump’s generous offer, setting set her sights on the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games. Read Angela Ruggiero’s Boston, Massachusetts Questionnaire!
Launched in February 2009, The Concierge Questionnaire is a hip, informative and fun travel magazine, dedicated to providing “valuable answers from those who know.”
Star Defenseman Angela Ruggiero has been nominated for the prestigious national Jefferson Award for Outstanding Public Service by an Athlete, presented by All Stars Helping Kids, a national nonprofit founded by NFL Hall-of-Famer Ronnie Lott. Fans can “get in the game” and help Ruggiero win by voting on the All Stars Helping Kids website (www.allstarshelpingkids.org) and via text message beginning in August and running through November 15th.
To vote for Ruggiero text STAR36 to 55333.
Ruggiero joins other impressive nominees, including Steve Nash, Mia Hamm, and Venus Williams. Past winners of the Jefferson Award include Oprah Winfrey, U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy, and Bill & Melinda Gates.
Ruggiero founded the Angela Ruggiero Girls Hockey School which provides girls with guidance and time with professional hockey coaches to help them reach their goals. She also serves as a spokesperson to the Women’s Sports Foundation, and was the former director for Project Hope, providing educational opportunities to young Chinese athletes. To learn more about her service, visit her profile on www.allstarshelpingkids.org. Read the rest of the entry »
USOC Press Box/Boston.comBLAINE, Minn. US ice hockey’s two grande dames - Angela Ruggiero and Jenny Potter- are on track to play in a fourth Olympics. After being named to the 23-player training squad picked from 41 candidates, three-time Olympians Ruggiero and Potter highlight the 2009-10 U.S. Women’s National Team, as announced by USA Hockey. Read the rest of the entry »
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The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and U.S. Olympians and hopefuls are commemorating the six-month countdown to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games with a look ahead to next February. The Opening Ceremony will be held six months from today - Feb. 12, 2010 - at BC Place Stadium in downtown Vancouver.
“The pinnacle of our sport happens once every four years, and we’re excited to be just six months away from reaching our Olympic dreams in Vancouver,” said three-time Olympic hockey medalist Angela Ruggiero. “We are going to use every day until then to become a better team.”
Approximately 5,500 athletes will compete in the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, representing more than 80 countries. The U.S. team will be made up of approximately 215 athletes. The athletes will compete in 86 medal events in the sports of biathlon, bobsled, curling, figure skating, ice hockey, luge, skeleton, skiing (alpine, cross country, freestyle, Nordic combined, ski jumping, snowboarding) and speedskating (short and long track). Read the rest of the entry »
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This episode of the Mike Martin Talk Show is jam-packed with Olympic athlete interviews and Olympic talk, including: 3-Time Ice Hockey Olympic Medalist & World Champion- Angela Ruggiero; 2009 Luge World Champion & Olympian- Erin Hamlin, 2008 Olympic Gymnastics Silver Medalist & 2005 All-Around World Champion- Chellsie Memmel; World Cup, National Champion & Olympic Skier- Michelle Roark; and American Record Holder & Olympic Speedskater Maria Cruz Garcia!
Hosted by Blog Talk Radio’s own, Mike Martin, Brendan Mills and Mike Mayo, The Mike Martin Talk Show is one of the HOTTEST talk shows out there. Not only does it feature a sports segment, news segment, gossip/entertainment segment, but every week also features a celebrity interview!
WINTER OLYMPIAN VOICES SUPPORT FOR OLYMPIC SOFTBALL REINSTATEMENT
3-time Games medalist says “softball adds a fabulous dimension to the Olympic Games”
Angela Ruggiero, considered one of the most prominent women’s ice hockey players in the world, has spoken publicly in favor of softball’s reinstatement to the Olympic Games.
A three-time Olympic medalist who is aiming to also compete at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, Ruggiero is also a three-time world champion.
“Women’s softball adds a fabulous dimension to the Olympic Games,” the Harvard University graduate said. “Countless female athletes compete at the very highest level of international competition, fulfilling Olympic ideals and showcasing their unique sport to the world. It opened the eyes of young girls everywhere to the beauty of the game and the multi-faceted skills each player brings with her.
“I truly believe that this team sport, like my own, provides the Olympics with the ingredients it seeks to provide opportunities for these gifted women from more than 125 nations to play for Olympic gold on the world’s greatest stage.
“I’m proud to lend my name and full support to the reinstatement of softball to the programme of the 2016 Olympic Games.”
A member of the Women’s Sports Foundation, Ruggiero has traveled to countries such as Afghanistan, Qatar, and Uganda as part of her extensive off-ice humanitarian activities. Read the rest of the entry »
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The 1998 U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team, Tony Amonte, Tom Barrasso, John LeClair and Frank Zamboni will be enshrined into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame as the Class of 2009, it was announced today by USA Hockey.
“This is a truly magnificent class,” said Ron DeGregorio, president of USA Hockey. “Each member of the Class of 2009 has had an extraordinary impact on our sport and is most deserving to take their place among the hockey immortals in the United States.”
The 1998 U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team had a powerful impact on the growth of girls’ and women’s hockey in the United States thanks to the success it enjoyed at the 1998 Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, Japan. The team twice defeated arch-rival Canada, including by a 3-1 count in the gold-medal game, en route to winning the first gold medal presented in women’s ice hockey at an Olympic Winter Games. Behind the guidance of Head Coach Ben Smith, Team USA finished the tournament undefeated (6-0-0) and outscored its opponents, 36-8.
Angela Ruggiero will speak as a panelist at tonight’s 2009 Distinguished Lecture at the University of Minnesota, Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport.
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The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and U.S. Olympians and hopefuls are commemorating the six-month countdown to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games with a look ahead to next February. The Opening Ceremony will be held six months from today - Feb. 12, 2010 - at BC Place Stadium in downtown Vancouver.
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U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2009 Unveiled
The 1998 U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team had a powerful impact on the growth of girls’ and women’s hockey in the United States thanks to the success it enjoyed at the 1998 Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, Japan. The team twice defeated arch-rival Canada, including by a 3-1 count in the gold-medal game, en route to winning the first gold medal presented in women’s ice hockey at an Olympic Winter Games. Behind the guidance of Head Coach