Olympic gold medalist Natalie Coughlin had the honor of introducing First Lady Michelle Obama and her “Let’s Move” campaign at a press conference at the U.S. Olympic Committee Media Summit in Dallas on Monday. Following the introduction, ESPN featured Coughlin and her passion for gardening, meeting the First Lady and her Olympic preparations.
Surfers Alana Blanchard and Monyca Byrne-Wickey are featured in GoPro’s new national television commercial which was released on Tuesday. Both Blanchard and Byrne-Wickey have been deemed two of the most beautiful women in sports and, combined with their surfing skills, have become two of the most marketable female action sports athletes.
Triathlete Gwen Jorgensen is in a new Citi commercial, “Every Step of the Way”. The ad showcases a number of Olympians on Citi’s roster and celebrates the support the brand is providing to the athletes and the charities they assist. Jorgensen, a CPA, volunteers with the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee outside of training and racing.
World Champion gymnast Aly Raisman is featured in Vogue Magazine’s female Olympic preview, “Wonder Women”. The only female gymnast included in the preview, Raisman is shown in the table of contents of the magazine, on the opening page of the Olympic piece and on the homepage of Vogue’s website. Raisman was also profiled by NPR and ESPN High School earlier this week.
Olympic gymnast Jonathan Horton joined Raisman in the men’s Olympic preview, “Country Strong”. Appearing in the opening pages of the preview, Horton was also featured in Vogue’s behind the scenes video of the photo shoot.
Open water swimmer Alex Meyer, the first U.S. athlete to qualify for London 2012, has successfully returned from a broken collarbone and is focused on training for London. Meyer was featured in the Boston Globe earlier this week as he aims to win the first U.S. Olympic medal in open water swimming.
Olympic gold medalist Ricky Berens won the 200m freestyle at the Charlotte Grand Prix, edging Michael Phelps in a close finish. Phelps added a second place finish in the 200m butterfly before departing for his last major training period ahead of Olympic Trials. Natalie Coughlin and Katie Hoff each added three podium finishes of their own.
Hurdler Kellie Wells finished second at the Daegu Championships in Daegu, South Korea on Wednesday. After tying the American record in the 55m hurdles this winter, Wells posted an impressive time in the 100m hurdles in Daegu, just .01 seconds out of first.