Sentences with phrase «olympic skier»

Andrea Mead Lawrence, a Rutland native and America's only Olympic skier to win two gold medals in the same year, will be the subject of the fifth sculpture in a series highlighting local and regional history.

At 22, he washed up on this five - square - mile island a «lost soul,» his dream of becoming an Olympic skier extinguished by knee injuries.

Olympic skier Gus Kenworthy has been doing more than just skiing in Sochi, he's also been receiving some positive press for his foreign relations breakthroughs.

An example is Herman who always loved to jump and climb, and raced up and down the stairs faster than the fastest Olympic skier (well maybe).

Unlike human Parkour — which focuses on precision and disciplined physical feats — Barkcore is entirely play - based with mostly lured behaviors like balancing on top of a fire hydrant, scenting out a hidden treat trail on a staircase, or weaving through bike racks like an Olympic skier.

Olympic skier Gus Kenworthy attends a special screening of 20th Century Fox's «Love, Simon» at Westfield Century City on March 13, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.

The strong female character in Sorkin's first feature behind the camera is Molly Bloom, a remarkably determined woman who goes from being an Olympic skier to making millions running an exclusive high - stakes poker game, first in Los Angeles then in New York.

In the film, Chastain plays Molly Bloom, a real - life former olympic skier who made a fortune running (mostly) legal poker games, first in Los Angeles, then in New York.

Molly's Game follows a former Olympic skier who turned from the sudden end of her athletic career to a thriving business throwing poker games for Hollywood celebrities, business tycoons and plenty of exclusive high rollers.

Molly's Game (R for profanity, drug use and some violence) Jessica Chastain plays the title character in a biopic chronicling the rise and fall of Molly Bloom, the Olympic skier - turned - gambling operator who ran a high - stakes poker game for a decade until the FBI brought down the operation.

Jessica Chastain on the other hand impresses in two vastly different roles: In Molly's Game she is a modern day woman who used to be a Olympic skier but starts to run a high stakes poker ring.

Hugh Jackman is seen with co-star Taron Egerton in the first look at Eddie the Eagle, which follows Olympic skier Eddie «The Eagle» Edwards.

Based on her memoir, «Molly's Game» tells the story of Molly Bloom, a one - time aspiring Olympic skier who found herself running a wildly successful series of underground high - stakes poker games before running afoul of law enforcement.

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The film stars Jessica Chastain as the real - life Olympic skier who ran afoul of the law after running a series of high - stakes, star - studded poker games in Los Angeles and New York.

Following outstanding screenplays such as A Few Good Men, Moneyball and The Social Network, Aaron Sorkin makes his directorial debut with Molly's Game, another true story based around the exploits of Olympic skier turned Hollywood poker princess, Molly Bloom.

«In her latest film, Molly's Game, Chastain brings to life Molly Bloom's story of a determined woman who goes from being an Olympic skier to making millions running an exclusive high - stakes poker game.»

Based on a true story, the film follows Molly Bloom (Jessica Chastain), an Olympic skier whose career is ended prematurely in a freak accident.

The directorial debut for famed writer Aaron Sorkin is Molly's Game, a riveting tale of a former almost Olympic skier, Molly Bloom (Jessica Chastain) who ran the biggest high - stakes poker game in both Los Angeles and New York.

No one has a stronger and more recognizable voice in Hollywood, and the opening, in which Molly describes her short - lived career as an almost Olympic skier with exhaustive and exacting detail while barely stopping to take a breath, has all the hallmarks.

Molly's Game (Dec. 25): Jessica Chastain is Molly Bloom, an Olympic skier who starts a high - stakes poker ring.

In Aaron Sorkin's film Molly's Game, Jessica Chastain plays real - life former Olympic skier Molly Bloom, who used her intellect to launch a poker game empire.

Hit men Lee Woods (Spader) and Dosmo Pizzo (Aiello) murder the husband of an Olympic skier (Hatcher); then young, smooth sicko Lee offs his partner and witness — old - time, Italian has - been Dosmo — so that he can run off with all the loot and his stunning, though equally twisted, girlfriend Helga (newcomer Theron)... or so he thinks.

Released: December 25 Cast: Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Michael Cera Director: Aaron Sorkin Why it's great: Sorkin, the writer of The West Wing, A Few Good Men, and The Social Network, makes his directorial debut with the true story of Molly Bloom, a failed Olympic skier who became one of the most cunning operators of high - stakes, celeb - filled, backroom poker games in the country.

Aaron Sorkin's true story about how an Olympic skier became a private gambling entrepreneur gets credit for breaking through to an audience already saturated with sophisticated releases.

This movie is based on the life of Molly Bloom, a former Olympic skier, who went on to make a career out of hosting poker games for big - stakes players.

This film dramatizes the achievements of the British Olympic skier, Michael Edwards — better known as Eddie the Eagle.

It's been a tumultuous last few years for Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn, both on the slopes and in her personal life.

Olympic skier Larisa Yurkiw went from a destroyed knee to representing Canada in 2014 Olympics.

Olympic skier Lindsay Vonn, tennis player Sloane Stephens, and soccer star Kelley O'Hara are also involved with the «I Will What I Want» campaign.

Olympic skier, Lindsey Vonn, took in the atmosphere at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida for The Players Championship over the...

Olympic skier, Lindsey Vonn, took in the atmosphere at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida for The Players Championship over the weekend.

This handsome and successful building was designed by the firm of E.H. and M.K. Hunter of Hanover, N.H. E.H. is Ted Hunter, Dartmouth and Olympic skier of the late»30s.

All it took was a ball cap and some sunglasses for Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn to not be noticed as a...

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That's right, Olympic skier Mikaela Shiffrin doesn't like being compared to Lindsey Vonn.

Four - time U.S. Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn told CNBC she stands by her opinions despite the backlash she's endured from internet trolls over her negative comments about President Donald Trump.

The Olympic skiers who recently dazzled the world on Canadian slopes couldn't have reached the speeds they did without ski wax.

As further evidence of the practice's efficacy, hypnotherapist Grace Smith points to research that found that when Olympic skiers mentally rehearsed their sport, their muscles fire the same way they would if they were physically doing it.

I have worked with professional football players and Olympic skiers who follow this diet style; obviously, they need lots more seeds and nuts, and other food too.

Not exact matches

As NerdWallet reports, two - time Olympic cross-country skier Sadie Bjornsen worked as a nanny early in her skiing career, and freestyle skier Jaelin Kauf has supplemented her income by cleaning houses and bussing restaurant tables.

Shannon Bahrke, Olympic American women's freestyle skier & author of «Mommy Why is Your Hair Pink?»

And J.C. Penney gave a mom - friendly remix of the 1996 Blackstreet R&B hit «Go Diggity,» changing the lyrics to «Go Ligety,» — that would be 2006 gold medalist alpine skier Ted Ligety — to raise money for the U.S. Olympic Committee.

«If you have a dream and you're passionate about it then there's no reason why you shouldn't do it,» says the Olympic gold medalist, who has been dubbed the best slalom skier in the world.

Olympic Freestyle skier Kristi Leskinen prepares to test out the Bellyak, a new kind of «lay - on - top» kayak, and questions whether it can revolutionize the sport.

«There will be naysayers,» says Michelle Roark, a former Olympic freestyle skier.

They are Tour de France Winner JACQUES ANQUETIL, Skater ALAIN CALMAT, Skier GUY PERILLAT, Rugby Star MICHEL CRAUSTE and Olympic track and field star JOCELYN DELECOUR.

By the time he was 14 Tanner was an elite competitive moguls skier, and his parents enrolled him at The Winter Sports School in Park City, Utah, where he could train with an eye to making the Olympic team.

Retired At age 25, Croatia's Janica Kostelic, the most successful female Alpine skier in Olympic history.