Athlete Spotlight

Sam StosurTennis

Sam took up tennis at the age of eight after a friend gave her a tennis racquet for Christmas. She used to hit at the local courts with her brother, Daniel. He soon realised she had above-average ability and convinced their parents, Diane and Tony, to give Sam coaching lessons. She went away on h…

Action Sports

Sage Erickson
December 28, 1990 Ojai/Ventura, California
Claudia Goncalves
February 9, 1985 Brazil
Gretchen Bleiler
April 10, 1981 Aspen, CO
Amber Wing
January 2, 1983 Sydney, Australia
Nicola Butler
May 16, 1992 Knysa, South Africa
Lindsey Vonn
October 18, 1984 St. Paul, Minnesota

BMX Racing

Caroline Buchanan
October 24, 1990 Canberra Australia..the heart of the nation
Brooke Crain
April 29, 1993 Visalia, Ca.. Real ghetto and small.

Beach Volleyball

Angela Lewis
March 5, 1978 Auburn, CA
Elaine Youngs
February 14, 1970 El Toro, CA
Jennifer Snyder
June 4, 1976 Glendale, AZ
Jenny Kropp
June 17, 1979 Grand Island, NE
Suzanne Stonebarger
August 4, 1980 Linden, CA
Priscilla Lima
December 19, 1979 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Kerri Walsh
August 15, 1978 Santa Clara, California

Cycling

Sarah Hammer
August 18, 1983 Temecula, CA
Victoria Pendleton
September 24, 1980 Bedfordshire, England

Golf

Annika Sorenstam
October 10, 1970 Stockholm, Sweden
Nikki Garrett
August 1, 1984 Bateau Bay, NSW Australia
Yani Tseng
January 23, 1987 Taiwan

Ironman World Championship - Kona

Chrissie Wellington
February 18, 1977 Feltwell, Norfolk in the UK. Known for tractors, turnips and not a lot else.
Mirinda Carfrae
March 26, 1981 Logan City, Queensland, Australia
Samantha McGlone
July 19, 1979 Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Learn to Ride

Sage Erickson
December 28, 1990 Ojai/Ventura, California
Gretchen Bleiler
April 10, 1981 Aspen, CO
Marie-France Roy
April 17, 1984 Les Eboulements, Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada
Grete Eliassen
September 19, 1986 Minnesota, Norway
Lauren Grace Perkins
December 27, 1987 Huntington Beach, CA

MX

Jessica Patterson
September 14, 1983 Tallahassee, Florida

Motor Sports

Ashley Force
November 29, 1982 Yorba Linda, CA- Richard Nixon’s birthplace!

Mountain Bike

Rachel Atherton
December 6, 1987 Llangynog, North Wales, UK
Alison Dunlap
July 27, 1969 Colorado Springs, CO
Anne Caro Chausson
October 8, 1977 Dijon, France
Anneke Beerten
August 7, 1982 Marienvelde, the Netherlands. We live in the middle of nowhere, got donkeys and all walk around in wooden shoes.
Caroline Buchanan
October 24, 1990 Canberra Australia..the heart of the nation
Emily Batty
June 16, 1988
Katerina Nash
December 9, 1977 Prachatice, Czech Republic and Truckee, CA
Marie-Helene Premontt
October 24, 1977 Quebec City
Micayla Gatto
August 21, 1988 West Vancouver, BC
Darcy Turenne
March 22, 1984 Vancouver Island, BC Canada
Willow Koerber
April 7, 2010
Lene Byberg
November 25, 1982

Performance Sports

Chrissie Wellington
February 18, 1977 Feltwell, Norfolk in the UK. Known for tractors, turnips and not a lot else.
Lori "Lolo" Jones
August 5, 1982 Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Mirinda Carfrae
March 26, 1981 Logan City, Queensland, Australia
Kerri Walsh
August 15, 1978 Santa Clara, California

Skate

Lauren Grace Perkins
December 27, 1987 Huntington Beach, CA

Ski

Grete Eliassen
September 19, 1986 Minnesota, Norway
Virginie Faivre
September 6, 1982 Montreaux, Switzerland
Kaya Turski
May 3, 1988
Kim Lamarre
May 20, 1988 Lac-Beauport QB, Canada
Angeli VanLaanen
October 24, 1985 Bellingham, Wa
Kristi Leskinen
February 10, 1981 Uniontown, PA
Lindsey Vonn
October 18, 1984 St. Paul, Minnesota

Snowboard

Gretchen Bleiler
April 10, 1981 Aspen, CO
Marie-France Roy
April 17, 1984 Les Eboulements, Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada
Jenny Jones
July 3, 1980 Bristol, UK
Silvia Mittermuller
August 8, 1983 Munich, Germany
Anne-Flore Marxer
January 24, 1984 Preverenges on Geneva's lake in Switzerland
Chanelle Sladics
November 17, 1984 Newport Beach, CA
Ellery Hollingsworth
September 2, 1991 Darien, CT
Queralt Castellet
June 17, 1989 Spain
Faye Gulini
March 24, 1992 Salt Lake City, UT

Surf

Sage Erickson
December 28, 1990 Ojai/Ventura, California
Claudia Goncalves
February 9, 1985 Brazil
Lani Doherty
April 14, 1993 Maui
Layne Beachley
May 24, 1972 Australia
Roxy Louw
June 9, 1987 Cape Town, South Africa
Tammy Lee Smith
April 4, 1986 Ballito, South Africa
Stacey Guy
October 1, 1984 Cape Town, South Africa
Tyler Wright
March 31, 1994
Erica Hosseini
May 24, 1987 Newport Beach, CA

Tennis

Kirsten Flipkens
January 10, 1986 Mol, Belgium
Yaroslava Shvedova
September 12, 1987 Moscow, Russia
Anastasia Rodionova
May 12, 1982 Melbourne, Australia
Abigail Spears
July 12, 1981

Track & Field

Lori "Lolo" Jones
August 5, 1982 Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Triathlon

Chrissie Wellington
February 18, 1977 Feltwell, Norfolk in the UK. Known for tractors, turnips and not a lot else.
Mirinda Carfrae
March 26, 1981 Logan City, Queensland, Australia
Samantha McGlone
July 19, 1979 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Jenny Fletcher
December 18, 1975 Red Deer, Alberta Canada

Wakeboard

Amber Wing
January 2, 1983 Sydney, Australia
Nicola Butler
May 16, 1992 Knysa, South Africa