Eugene alpine skier heading to the 2022 Paralympics
For Ravi Drugan, what started as a dream to become a professional skateboarder in the X Games turned into something very…
Continue ReadingFor Ravi Drugan, what started as a dream to become a professional skateboarder in the X Games turned into something very…
Continue ReadingNewsChannel 21’s Katie Zuniga visited with the Bend Curling Club at The Pavilion to learn the ins and outs of the increasingly popular game of…
Continue ReadingHunter Hess is one of the top freestyle skiers in the country, and despite missing out on this year’s Olympics, he continues to defy the odds.…
Continue ReadingWhen you think of Oregon sports, hockey may not come to mind first. But Bend is brewing talent — and often, those with the desire to progress and…
Continue Reading“When I’m skiing on the mountain, I feel calm, I feel exhilarated — gosh, I feel happy,” Bend resident and 1992 Olympic skier Kyle Wieche…
Continue ReadingNewsChannel 21’s Jack Hirsh talks with former Bend resident and three-time Olympic cross-country skier Justin Wadsworth about his new role, coaching…
Continue ReadingFive of the 15 winter Olympic sports have two common dominators: The ice they share and the machine that takes care of…
Continue ReadingJust over a year ago, Tommy Ford was in a hospital bed, recovering from major knee surgery and a concussion, unsure of when he’d be able to race…
Continue ReadingSnowboarding the halfpipe allowed Bend’s Ben Ferguson to travel the world, capturing a Youth Olympic gold medal and making two X Games podiums, but…
Continue ReadingWhen an Olympian makes the podium, they may be the only one to win a medal, but not the only one to share the Olympic glory. There are a lot of…
Continue ReadingJack Elder walked on to the world championships in Davos Switzerland, sled in hand and raced his first competitive race.…
Continue ReadingIn a special Olympic Zone segment, NewsChannel 21’s Lee Anderson talks with an organizer and a competitor in the 1965 National Junior Ski…
Continue ReadingWhen it comes to who gets to go to the Olympics, there are so many more involved besides athletes and…
Continue ReadingEllie Meyrowitz is doing what she knows best: living out her dream, by helping athletes reach…
Continue ReadingWhat’s more important: winning a gold medal, completing a master’s degree, or helping grow an international sport? If your name is Eliana Mason, the…
Continue ReadingWhitney Gomez’s Olympic dream has taken her from swimming to water polo to boxing. She’s only been boxing for five years and nearly made the Olympics…
Continue ReadingA sport invented in Central Oregon roughly 35 years ago, is now front and center on the world’s biggest…
Continue ReadingRyan Crouser’s family — gathered to cheer his Olympic record-setting shot put performance in Tokyo Wednesday evening — knows what he’s going…
Continue ReadingIf anyone knows how hard it is to train for the Olympic decathlon, it’s probably Central Oregon’s own Ashton…
Continue ReadingAs the captain of the U.S. women’s gymnastics team in 2004, Mohini Bhardwaj-Barry helped propel the ladies to a silver medal at the summer games in…
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