Judo champ Olson making a comeback
Four-time judo national champion Brian Olson of Longmont is coming out of retirement to try to win an Olympic medal in Beijing in 2008.
Olson was on the 1996, 2000, and 2004 Olympic teams but did not medal, although he did medal at the world championships in 1997. “I think one of the biggest reasons I decided I wanted to come back was, obviously, to try and win an Olympic medal after being so close so many times,” Olson said. “I had a successful career, but that’s the one thing that’s eluded me.”
Fairview runner fourth at Jr. Pan Am games
Sarah Cocco of Fairview finished fourth in the 800- meters at the Pan American Junior Championships in Sao Paulo, Brazil, finishing about a minute, 45 seconds behind the winner, U.S. junior champion Latavia Thomas of Philadelphia.
Waner helps out in U.S. victory over Russia
Abby Waner had four points and three assists for the United States under-21 national women’s basketball team in its 86-61 victory over Russia in the semifinals of the World Championship in Moscow.
Waner, a former ThunderRidge High School standout and current Duke player, is coming off the bench for the U.S. team, which will play Australia for the gold medal today.
