BY DAN GLICKMAN Naples native Megan Musnicki and the USA Women's Eights team will row for gold at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. The boat, which also includes Watkins Glen-born Olivia Coffey, won the repechage on Thursday morning, finishing the 2000 meter course in 6:03.93, coming back from third after 500 meters and second after 1500 meters to overtake the Canadians … [Read more...] about Rochester Olympic Update: Naples native Musnicki to row for gold
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Rochester Olympic Update: Musnicki and Team USA to Repechage
BY DAN GLICKMAN Naples' Megan Musnicki and the Team USA Women's Eight boat finished second in their heat on Monday, sending them to the repechage of their event at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The USA boat finished the 2000 meter course in 6:19.00, 6.69 seconds behind Romania in Heat 2. Only the top team from each heat qualified straight to the final, so Team USA instead will … [Read more...] about Rochester Olympic Update: Musnicki and Team USA to Repechage
Blankenhorn called up to Washington as trade deadline shuffles Red Wings roster
Outfielder Travis Blankenhorn, the leading home run hitter of the Rochester Red Wings, is going back to the big leagues. According to Andrew Golden of the Washington Post, the 27-year-old Pennsylvanian will join the Washington Nationals on Tuesday before their game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Although not yet officially confirmed, it's believed that Blankenhorn's … [Read more...] about Blankenhorn called up to Washington as trade deadline shuffles Red Wings roster
Rochester Olympic Update: Sheffield and Penev compete on Day 1
BY DAN GLICKMAN Two of the five Olympians with Rochester connections competed Saturday in Paris on the first full day of competition in the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. Pittsford's Magnus Sheffield, a cyclist, opened his Olympics with the first of two events: the Time Trial. Racing against the clock on a rainy and slippery Paris afternoon, the 22-year-old finished 16th out … [Read more...] about Rochester Olympic Update: Sheffield and Penev compete on Day 1
PREVIEW: Rochester-Area Athletes at the Paris Olympics
BY DAN GLICKMAN While often considered more of a source for winter athletes, the Rochester area has a long history of participation in the Summer Olympic Games, dating to when the Canandaigua-born William Lewis and Waterloo-born Harry Lee participated in track and field events in the 1900 Games in Paris. The area's first gold medalists came in 1904, when Charles Jacobus- … [Read more...] about PREVIEW: Rochester-Area Athletes at the Paris Olympics