Beezie Madden became the first woman in history to win the prestigious grand prix title at The Longines King George V Gold Cup CSIO5* in Hickstead, England. Aboard Cortes “C,” Madden jumped the track flawlessly and finished in 46.01 to claim the victory by more than one second.
Canoe/Kayak
Fabien Lefevre finished sixth in the K1 men’s division at the 2014 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup 4 in La Seu D’Urgell, Spain. continue
Cycling
Team USA posted three top-10 finishes – highlighted by a fourth-place finish from Lea Davison – at the 2014 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup #5 in Mont Sainte Anne, Quebec. continue
Equestrian
The U.S. National Show Jumping Team captured a pair of Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup titles at the CSIO5* Hickstead and CSIO5* Gijon. The back-to-back victories came on the heels of Team USA’s four-fault total in Hickstead, England, and eight-fault total in Gijon, Spain. continue
Volleyball
The U.S. women’s national team defeated Japan, 25-27, 25-17, 25-22, 24-26, 15-11, in pool A of the FIVB World Grand Prix in Ankara, Turkey. Team USA is 1-2 against opponents and will face Russia, Korea and Brazil this week. continue
Meanwhile, John Hyden and Tri Bourne tied for fifth place at the FIVB A1 Grand Slam in Klagenfurt, Austria. continue
The USOC joins the Olympic Movement in celebrating thetwo-year countdown to the Rio 2016 Olympic Gamestoday by sharing thoughts from some of its top 2016 Olympic hopefuls and launching an online feature series dubbed “Ready for Rio” on TeamUSA.org.
