“Blunk and Swanson are team leaders, they work very hard and have great relationships with their teammates,” said Sac State head cheerleading coach Bobby Biggs. “All of this opportunity is because of cheer. Who would have thought?” Biggs called it a …
Full Story
Tag Archives: Olympic
Olympic pundits show that the BBC is full of cheerleading chumps – Telegraph.co.uk
by JD’na
… and its Olympics supremo, Roger Mosey, has been degraded by a lack of reverence shown to foreign medallists, anthems and flags, and the self-appointment of broadcasters as cheerleaders for the entity we refuse to know, on taste grounds, as “Team GB”.
Full Story
Two Texas Tech Cheerleaders Represent at Olympic Basketball Finals – News/Talk 790 KFYO
by mkear
John Chebret, a junior exercise and sport sciences major from Humble is a current member of the Tech cheer squad, and Logan Lefler, a 2008 business graduate from Combine, are part of a cheer squad that will cheer for the men’s basketball semifinal and …
Full Story
Texas Tech Cheerleaders represent at Olympic Basketball finals – KCBD-TV
by moosepics
While cheerleading may not be an official sport yet, a group of U.S. cheerleaders is in London to cheer for the men’s basketball semifinal and finals as part of a cheer squad sponsored by Varsity brands, the worldwide leader in cheerleading training.
Full Story
Olympic torch – LIVE – Haringey Independent
One of the young girls, 12-year-old Miah Obi, was part of the cheerleading squad that performed outside the civic centre as the torch went by. She said: “It was really good and I was very proud. My mum put me in for the cheerleading squad, I didn’t even know …
Full Story
Crystal Palace Cheerleaders Lose Olympic Bid Despite Receiving Most Votes … – Huffington Post
by mushman1970
The selection committee for the “Team GB” representative for the 2012 Olympics enlisted the help of Alesha Dixon, “Britain’s Got Talent” judge, to select which cheerleaders would go to the Olympics this year. On Wednesday, Dixon announced that the North …
Full Story
Crystals miss out on Olympic Team GB role despite gaining most votes – News Shopper
by Paulo A.
The Crystals have missed out on being the official Team GB cheerleading squad for the Olympic games, despite getting the most votes. The cheerleaders received more than 4000 votes on the public vote but lost out to the North London Wildcats after judge …
Full Story
Brits veto risqué Olympic cheerleaders for more wholesome look – Yahoo! Philippines News (blog)
by wmamurphy
Leave it to the Brits to stir up a controversy around an Olympic cheerleading squad. Or to even have an official cheerleading squad to begin with. The Great Britain cheerleader selection committee, which evidently consists of “Britain’s Got Talent” judge Alesha …
Full Story
Brits veto risqué Olympic cheerleaders for more wholesome look – Yahoo! Canada Sports (blog)
by tengrrl
Leave it to the Brits to stir up a controversy around an Olympic cheerleading squad. Or to even have an official cheerleading squad to begin with. The Great Britain cheerleader selection committee, which evidently consists of “Britain’s Got Talent” judge Alesha …
Full Story
Cheerleaders hoping for Olympic call – Croydon Guardian
by 中華民國自行車騎士協會
Crystal Palace Football Club has been in the spotlight this week but it isn’t the football team which has caught the eye of the nation – and potentially Team GB. The club’s cheerleaders, the Crystals, have captured the hearts of many after filming a video to chart …
Full Story