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Mike Walden

Posted on October 14, 2011 by johnkcoyle

People I owe: Mike Walden What do a tennis school in Siberia, a soccer club in Brazil, a music camp in upstate New York, and a baseball club in Curacao all have in common with a bicycling club from Detroit? They are all “chicken-wire Harvards,” a term coined by Daniel Coyle in his great book “The [...]

Filed under: People I owe... | Tagged: bike racing, Clair Young, cycling, daniel coyle, Frankie Andreu, geoff colvin, jim smith, john k coyle, Jose Alcala, malcolm gladwell, mike paellela, Mike Walden, outliers, race your strengths, sheila young, sue novara, talent, talent code, talent is overrated, waldenisms, Wolverine Sports Club, WSC | 4 Comments »

Vancouver Journal #13: Beginnings and Endings

Posted on March 16, 2010 by johnkcoyle

Vancouver Journal #13: Beginnings and Endings What spark might cause a little girl to aspire to something great? What magic mixture of activities, encouragement, talent and belief combine to ignite the passion and perseverance required to become an “outlier” like an Olympic athlete? Endings Part 1: We knew it was over before we saw it onscreen [...]

Filed under: 2010 Vancouver Journal | Tagged: blog, Bonnie Blair, how do you ignite an athlete, how do you inspire and athlete, how is the torch lit, ignition, insiders view into the olympics, john coyle, katherine reutter, meryl davis, Speedskating, talent, talent development, Vancouver Olympics, what creates inspiration | 6 Comments »

Vancouver Journal #12: Days, Places and Faces

Posted on March 8, 2010 by johnkcoyle

Vancouver Journal #12: Days, Places and Faces A week ago today and I was entering BC place to “work” closing ceremonies. Donning a white jumpsuit and a radio, I was one of just a handful that were allowed on the field with the athletes. My job? A “spotter” – I was to identify where key [...]

Filed under: 2010 Vancouver Journal | Tagged: alex izykowski, Allison Baver, andy gabel, Apolo Ohno, chris needham, closing ceremonies, dan hicks, Dan Jansen, eric flaim, insiders blog, john coyle, nick pearson, olympic games, tucker fredericks, usa house, Vancouver Olympics | 1 Comment »

Vancouver Journal #11: Tonight, “The Best Event at the Olympics”

Posted on February 26, 2010 by johnkcoyle

“So, I heard that short track on Friday is ‘the best event at the Olympics’ – in particular the relay.” Those words were spoken to me while on-set by NBC morning show anchor Terry Gannon just prior to the show yesterday. Short track, and it signature event the relay are all the buzz throughout town. [...]

Filed under: 2010 Vancouver Journal | Tagged: Apolo Ohno, charles hamelin, how does the short track relay work?, john coyle, olympic medals, Short Track Speedskating, the best event at the olympics, who will win the short track 500m race? simon cho | 4 Comments »

Vancouver Journal #10 – TV debut and racing

Posted on February 22, 2010 by johnkcoyle

I haven’t had much time to write but it has been a crazy and fun week. Katelina and Shannon came in for three action packed days taking in opening ceremonies, the first day of short track, the award ceremonies with Nellie Furtado. Opening ceremonies was a rather significant investment – but worth it. I hope [...]

Filed under: 2010 Vancouver Journal | Tagged: 7th medal, Apolo Ohno, insiders perspective, J.R. Celski, journal, katherine reutter, short track speed skating, Vancouver Olympics, who has won the most medals? john coyle | 2 Comments »

Vancouver Journal #9: To walk or not to walk?

Posted on February 17, 2010 by johnkcoyle

Vancouver Journal #9: Opening Ceremonies – to walk or not to walk? Monday, February 15, 2010 Years, even decades of training go into an Olympic bid, and most of the millions that attempt this feat fail to join the few thousand that do. Morning, afternoon and evening they suffer, sweating and straining in pursuit of [...]

Filed under: 2010 Vancouver Journal | Tagged: Apolo Ohno, banned from walking in opening ceremonies, deciding whether or not to walk in opening ceremonies, insiders view into the olympics, john coyle, opening ceremonies, short track, speed skating, Vancouver Olympics, walking in opening ceremonies | 1 Comment »

Vancouver Journal #8: Prime Time! The Short Track Competition Viewing Schedule

Posted on February 15, 2010 by johnkcoyle

Stephen Colbert is here – somewhere – he’ll be at the races on Wednesday. Who would have believed it – my little sport, little old short track, was broadcast live and in Prime Time on Saturday night to ratings well above the last Olympics where skiing was the headliner. And it did not disappoint – [...]

Filed under: 2010 Vancouver Journal | Tagged: andy gabel, Apolo Ohno, behind the scenes at the games, blog, insiders view into the olympics, J.R. Celski, john coyle, prime time, short track, short track viewing schedule, ted robinson, training for short track, Vancouver Olympics | Leave a Comment »

Vancouver Journal #7: An Introduction to Short Track Speedskating

Posted on February 13, 2010 by johnkcoyle

Tonight, short track will be LIVE and in prime time! The men’s downhill was cancelled due to snow conditions, so we are now the lead story and the pressure is on. The men’s 1500m Gold medal race is tonight as well as the women’s 500m heats and relay heats. I’m just back from the pre-production meeting [...]

Filed under: 2010 Vancouver Journal | Tagged: an introduction to speedskating, andrea joyce, andy gabel, apolo anton ohno, basics of short track speedskating, behind the scenes at the olympics in short track, blog, inside story, john coyle, katherine reutter, ted robinson, Vancouver Olympics | 1 Comment »

Vancouver Journal #6: Passing the Torch

Posted on February 11, 2010 by johnkcoyle

Vancouver Journal #6: Passing the Torch Thursday, February 11, 2010 It was drizzling and chilly and I wasn’t really sure I wanted to do it. But I had agreed to do it so there I was in sketchy neighborhood of Detroit at 8pm on a Friday night. Then they told me, “the torch is a [...]

Filed under: 2010 Vancouver Journal | Tagged: charlie white, cheryl davis, ice dance, insiders view into the olympics, john coyle, john k coyle, merly davis, meryl davis, olympic torch run, olympic torch stories, Vancouver Olympics | 4 Comments »

Vancouver Journal #5: Meet Vancouver

Posted on February 11, 2010 by johnkcoyle

Wednesday, February 9, 2010 “Just another big city” I thought to myself during the cab ride from the Vancouver international airport to downtown, a gray mist shrouding the nondescript businesses, offices, and the inevitable glowing string of McDonalds and Starbucks. The flight from Chicago was uneventful and I found myself in the terminal with Dan [...]

Filed under: 2010 Vancouver Journal | Tagged: Apolo Ohno, dick ebersol, eric heiden, fred gaudelli, john coyle, nbc, olympics insider view, shani davis, Vancouver Olympics, what is vancouver like?, who will win the vancouver olympics | 1 Comment »

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