U.S. Olympians earn just 5% of what Singapore pays—many are forced to juggle jobs as baristas, brokers, and dentists just to get by Most Olympians don’t bring home a major paycheck for their sport. Fortune · Feb 10
U.S. Olympians earn just 5% of what Singapore pays—many are forced to juggle jobs as baristas, brokers, and dentists just to get by Most Olympians don’t bring home a major paycheck for their sport. Fortune · Feb 3
Beneath its placid façade, curling is a sport about precision and prognostication BEIJING — The smooth, glistening ice on which curlers play — it is called a "sheet" — looks pristine, perfectly flat, to casual observers. Chris Plys sees something different as he crouches, squinting. Los Angeles Times · Feb 19, 2022
Winter Olympics day seven: skeleton, ice hockey, curling and more – as it happened Ayumu Hirano won snowboard halfpipe gold, Suzanne Schulting defended her 1,000m short track title and Christopher Grotheer won the skeleton The Guardian - US · Feb 11, 2022
Curler tries to turn disappointment into grit BEIJING — Chris Plys has dealt with letdowns before. In fact, before he joined John Shuster's team, they were a fairly frequent occurrence. Tribune News Service · Feb 7, 2022
Winter Olympics day two: curling, ski jumping, luge and freestyle skiing – as it happened Team GB face Norway in mixed doubles and there are medals up for grabs in the luge, moguls and ski jumping. Join Martin Belam for the latest The Guardian - US · Feb 6, 2022
La Velle E. Neal III: U.S. mixed doubles curling team trying to get on the same page BEIJING — The mixed doubles curling team of Vicky Persinger and Chris Plys has not played up to its capabilities. That makes Team USA a potential threat as they look to advance out of round-robin play and into the semifinals of the Olympic tournament. Tribune News Service · Feb 5, 2022
Chris Plys helps kick off mixed curling in comeback win for U.S. over Australia BEIJING — Chris Plys had never been to Beijing's National Aquatic Centre, but he felt like he knew the place. On the wall of his office in Duluth, Minn., he has a signed photo of swimmer Michael Phelps at the 2008 Summer Olympics, racing to one of his eight gold… Tribune News Service · Feb 3, 2022
Inside the Power Dynamic—and Secret Code!—That Makes the U.S. a Curling Threat The women should medal; the men could gold, again. Here’s why Team USA domination is realistic. Sports Illustrated · Feb 1, 2022