The streak is broken: after 11 straight Olympic games, Mink Van Der Weerden did not score…
Taking as the starting point the first game at London 2012 (July 30, 2012), Mink Van Der Weerden did not
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RIO 2016
The Hockeyroos are tired of being mistaken for the Kookaburras at the Olympics!
When the Olympic Games happen, many non-hockey specialist journalist are faced with the dilemma of writing about our complex sport.
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Why do the Olympic champions bite their gold medals?
Generally, after the medals are distributed, you will find at least one photo of a player bitting the gold medal,
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Tinder, the dating app, is having a crazy usage between Olympic athletes in Rio!
The popularity of mobile dating apps at the Olympics was a big story in London in 2012 and continued in
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RIO 2016: The way you choose the penalty corner defensive formation can make a difference, the Argentina-Germany case
Argentina was able to get one of the most historical results against Germany in an Olympic Event. The game finished
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RIO 2016: What is the meaning of those yellow hands on Belen Succi’s gear?
Did you notice that Belén Succi’s OBO leg-guards have something different than the rest of the other goalkeepers’ gear? The
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Spain: the unexpected and yet amazing surprise of Rio 2016!
Embed from Getty Images In the first game Spain defeated Brazil, which was an expected result, and although not many
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These 3 Dutch players are making a change in the world by bringing hockey to the favelas in Rio!
Projecto Hoquei is the name of this program: “Hockey is not popular here, many Brazilians have never seen the sport,”
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One hand dribbling by Agustina Albertario
Take a look at this action during the game between Argentina and Japan where Argentine forward Agustina Albertario, used the
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Rio 2016: 2 actions that show the amazingly “almost feline reflexes” of David Carter
David Carter, the Canadian goalie, is one of the main reason of how Canada made it all the way to
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RIO 2016: Circle penetration – Ball rotation from the top right to the top left of the field
One of the best and most impressive things that the Olympic teams are doing is the shift of weight in
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