Montgomery County Curlers Growing the Game Known Mostly From Olympics
Next to hockey, curling is the most popular sport in Canada. In these parts, it’s not quite on the sports radar but there are devoted curlers in the area. Most… Read More
Olympics
Washington Episcopal School in Bethesda Welcomes Home Olympic Alumna
Claire Collins, a U.S. Olympic Rower, shared her experiences competing in Tokyo at the Washington Episcopal School in Bethesda. Collins grew up in McLean, Va., and is considered a “WES Lifer,”… Read More
LaFond Processing Olympic Disappointment, Looks Ahead to 2024 Paris Games
She teaches at her alma mater, John F. Kennedy High School in Silver Spring and she also happens to be a world-class Olympic triple jumper. Thea LaFond is back from… Read More
Keeping Up With Katie: Ledecky Wraps Up Busy Post Olympics New York Trip
Katie Ledecky had a very busy few days in New York after coming back from the Tokyo Olympics. After adding two gold and two silver medals to her collection which… Read More
Montgomery County Athletes Shined at Tokyo Olympics
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games produced many memorable moments and athletes with strong ties to Montgomery County were involved in many. Team USA led all nations with 113 medals and… Read More
Good Counsel Alum Snyder Loses Wrestling Showdown, Takes Home Silver Medal
One of the most anticipated events of the Tokyo Olympics had a disappointing result for Kyle Snyder. The former Good Counsel High School wrestling star matched up with Russian Abdulrashid… Read More
Former Good Counsel Star Kyle Snyder Will Wrestle for Second Consecutive Gold Medal
Wrestler Kyle Snyder allowed a takedown in the opening seconds of his first match of the Tokyo Games. Since then, however, the former Good Counsel High School star has been… Read More
Friends of Ledecky, Bacon Confirm: There’s Nothing the Swimmers Aren’t Good At
At an Olympic watch party in Potomac on Friday, MyMCM spoke to three Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heard alumnae who are friends with U.S. Olympic Swimmers Katie Ledecky… Read More
Olympian Swimmer from Chevy Chase Talks Mental Health and Athletes
Phoebe Bacon, a U.S. Olympic swimmer from Chevy Chase, spoke to MyMCM about the conversations around mental health and athletes. Bacon expressed support for U.S. Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, who… Read More
Rockville Native Maroulis Wins Bronze; First U.S. Woman to Win Two Olympic Wrestling Medals
Five years after becoming the first American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in wrestling, Rockville native Helen Maroulis set another milestone. Maroulis, who overcame a series of physical… Read More
MoCo’s Most Famous: NBC4 News Anchor Eun Yang at the Tokyo Olympics
News anchor/reporter Eun Yang has covered popes, inaugurations and everything in between in her decade-plus at NBC4 in Washington DC. For the last couple of weeks, she’s been in Tokyo… Read More
Rockville Native Maroulis Wins First Two Olympic Wrestling Matches, Falls in Semifinal
Helen Maroulis became the first U.S. woman to win an Olympic gold medal in wrestling at the Rio Olympics in 2016 but things have been anything but smooth for the… Read More