She’s nearly 6,200 miles away, but Cedar Hills’ Arielle Martin earned half a bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics on Friday when close friend Jill Kintner of Seattle finished third in the first women’s BMX cycling race at the Laoshan BMX Venue.
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Anne-Caroline Chausson of France won the gold medal while pre-race favorite Shanaze Reade of Great Britain crashed out to finish last in the Women’s race as BMX made its Olympic debut on Friday, August 21.
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Anne-Caroline Chausson of France has won the first ever Olympic gold medal for BMX, finishing first in the high-speed eight-rider women’s final.
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Canada’s Sam Cools crashed and finished seventh in the women’s BMX final at the Olympic Games on Friday.
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The women’s Olympic mountain bike race has been postponed until Saturday because of rain damage to the course, the UCI confirmed on Thursday.
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Sarah Walker is ready for the ride of her life in the BMX on Friday in Beijing.
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Cyclist Sammy Cools will have to wait one more day for BMX to make its Olympic debut. A steady downpour washed out both the men’s and women’s semifinals and finals Thursday in bicycle motocross at the Laoshan Bicycle Cluster, so organizers put the inaugural gold-medal events back to Friday, when the weather forecast calls for sunshine.
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Semi-finals and final races in the men’s and women’s BMX competition have been postponed until Friday due to rain, officials said.
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The first speed bumps have been cleared without incident, but the dirt road block to the newest Olympics podium can only be breached today for BMX cyclist Sarah Walker.
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Kiwi BMX coach Ken Cools was more than satisfied with the efforts of cyclist Sarah Walker after she safely made it through to day two of the Olympic competition in Beijing.
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