Debates on the Debates
There is a great deal of debates and discussions in Russia about the first Presidential Debates between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Obviously, most of the experts suggesting the outcome of the debates won’t...
Tagged: USA
Team North America 2016
This is probably the most frequently asked question I’ve been asked in the last few days: “What the heck is this Team North America?” The U.S. fans don’t have a big interest in the...
Scoring Goals in 1972 and 2016
Yevgeny Kuznetsov of Team Russia scored a beauty of the goal at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey in Toronto. It was the 3rd goal of Russian team in the game vs Team North...
Norbert Schemansky: Olympic Honors
Norbert Schemansky is no longer with us. He died last night. He is no longer with us and he will always be with us. There are videos, photos, stories told by those who knew...
Norbert “Norb” Schemansky (1924-2016)
Very sad news came from Michigan. Legendary Olympic weightlifter and one of the greatest U.S. Olympians, Norbert “Norb” Schemansky died at 92. He won medals at four Summer Olympics in London 1948 and in...
Batishchev
There is something futuristic in this photo from the 1960s. The way the characters are lined up. The way they act. It’s a Star Track of Olympic weightlifting. People no longer watch weightlifting like...
What Happens In Russia Stays In Russia. Not Always.
What Happens in Russia Stays in Russia… All of a sudden everybody became doping experts. The mystery behind all phenomenal records and titles and championships has been revealed. It’s all about the dope, man!...
Familiar Faces in Rio: Zygmunt Smalcerz
Olympic champion (1972) and one of the all-time best flyweight athletes, Zygmunt Smalcerz is preparing Sarah Robles of Team USA for the upcoming lift at the W75+ KG competition in Rio. Sarah is one...
Mr. Weightlifting
Mr. Weightlifting is 92 years old now and he is in 24-hour care. Mr. Weightlifting is Norbert “Norb” Schemansky. This is the way he was called back in the days. This is the way he...
