Erin Mullady Hamlin is a three-time Olympian and the first female American luger to medal at any Winter Olympics, as well as the first American of either gender to medal in singles competition. She took the singles bronze medal in Sochi's 2014 Winter Olympics, something the Associated Press called "a feat that will surely go down as perhaps the greatest moment in USA Luge … [Read more...]

Marion Crampe was born in 1983 in Lourdes, France, Marion started her career at a young age with classic ballet & ballet jazz. Later she discovered street jazz and hip hop. The year 2006 was a revelation for her since she took her first pole dance class. She felt in love instantly with this art. In 2009, she entered the first French Pole Dance Competition where she won … [Read more...]

Kiira Linda Katriina Korpi is a Finnish figure skater. She is a three-time European medalist (bronze in 2007 and 2011, silver in 2012), the 2010 Trophée Eric Bompard champion, the 2012 Rostelecom Cup champion, a two-time Cup of China medalist, and a four-time Finnish national champion (2009, 2011–2013). Kiira Korpi wrote on her website " Devotion is my fortune. When you … [Read more...]

Chimene "Chemmy" Mary Alcott is a British World Cup alpine ski racer. She competed in all five disciplines: downhill, super G, giant slalom, slalom, and combined. Alcott competed in four Winter Olympic Games and seven FIS World Championships and been overall Senior British National Champion five times (2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008). Chemmy Alcott is Britain’s number one … [Read more...]

Angela Maurer is one of the world's most successful professional marathon swimmers. She has till date swam about 60,000 km (about one and a half times the circumference of the earth). She is tenacity personified. Maurer lives in Wiesbaden, Germany where she was born. She swims for the SSV Undine 08 e.V. Mainz swimming club, and trains together with Dimitri Colupaev and … [Read more...]

Polina Volchek was born in 1985 in Moscow, Russia. From a young age she wasn't afraid of hard work and eventually graduated as part of the Youth Sports School of Olympic reserves in Moscow. She went on to be awarded the international Master level of Sports, and became a Triple Crown Champion of Russia in Group Rhythmic Gymnastics exercises in 2002. She also is a graduate of … [Read more...]

Camille Leblanc-Bazinet is one of the world's top CrossFit athletes. She's been to the CrossFit Games four times and will compete again this summer in the 2014 CrossFit Games.She's a BSN sponsored athlete and has aspirations for competing in Weightlifting in the 2016 Olympics. Having a resume that impressive doesn't come without a life dedicated to improvement. She has … [Read more...]

Sierra Blair-Coyle is from Scottsdale, Arizona, 20-year-old Sierra Blair-Coyle has been competing professionally since the age of 14. A US Bouldering Team member (2010-2014) and two-time National Champion as a junior competitor, Sierra travels the world competing and doing what she loves while also attending Arizona State University on a full-ride academic … [Read more...]

Ulrike Gräßler is a German ski jumper who has competed since 2003. She won a silver medal in the inaugural women's ski jumping event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec. Grässler has a total of eight Continental Cup victories in her career. She in the summer of 2001 in Meinerzhagen participated in ski jumping the FIS Ladies Tour for the first time at an … [Read more...]

Laurel and Rebeccah Wassner are professional triathletes living in New York City. Rebeccah is a three-time winner of the Nautica New York City Triathlon. Laurel is the first cancer-survivor-turned-professional triathlete. In 2010, she took second in the Nautica New York City Triathlon, finishing just two minutes behind Rebeccah. The twins race to win championships, but also … [Read more...]

Kirsty Jones is a Welsh professional kitesurfer, the current British and 2008 Pro Kiteboard Riders' Association (PKRA) World Championship. Born in Pembrokeshire, the Marloes based Jones made world headlines in 2002 after becoming the first kitesurfer to cross the Irish Sea, in a charity event raising over £5,000 for the Ty Hafan Children's Hospice near Cardiff. She first became … [Read more...]

Sara Galimberti is Italian track and field athlete and has got an amazing body and has actually even received some awards for her looks as well as her athletic talents. Sara Galimberti is mostly known for her running on the track. She competes in the 800,1000,1500, 3000, 5000, 10,000 meter and 5 km Road & Half Marathon races. She is from Lombardia, Italy and actually is the … [Read more...]

Tiffany Lynn van Soest is an American Muay Thai kickboxer who competes in the bantamweight division. Originally a Shōrin-ryū karate practitioner, van Soest began Muay Thai at the age of eighteen and was both a state and national titlist as an amateur before turning professional in 2011 and winning the WBC Muaythai International Super Bantamweight Championship the following … [Read more...]

Adelinde Cornelissen is a Dutch dressage rider. As a junior, Cornelissen won three national Dutch titles, twice with Ayesha and once with Mr. Pride. In 2004 she won her first senior title at national level when she won the Z2-class with Parzival. In that same year she became national champion in the Reserve Championships in the ZZ-light-class with, followed by the same title in … [Read more...]

Cleo the Hurricane is the international rock star of pole dancing and the current Australian Pole Dance Champion. Born on the Caribbean island of Trinidad and Tobago, now hailing from Melbourne-via-Sydney, Cleo’s early years were spent doing gymnastics and classical ballet training. In high school she discovered rock music, picked up a pair of drumsticks, joined a band and … [Read more...]

Claire Bevilacqua is nickname "Bevo". She is a professional surfer from Perth, Australia. She joined the World Championship Tour in 2004. She has won many competitions including the 2009 Pipeline Pro Hawaii. Bevilacqua was born and raised “Down Under” to an Australian mother and Italian father. Growing up in West Australia, she got her start riding some of the best and most … [Read more...]

Samantha Briggs is Co-owner and Head Coach at Train Manchester. With a strong background in a variety of sports, Samantha has represented Great Britain in her age group in the World Duathlon Championships and has now chosen to focus her career on competing in CrossFit. Following a top 20 world placing in 2010 and a 4th place finish in 2011, she returned from injury this year to … [Read more...]

Rafaela Montanaro is current world champion of bi-Category FIT Pole Dance, is known worldwide for her incredible performances that balance strength, flexibility and diversity, playing different characters and different dance rhythms from classic to rock'n roll. It is the Brazilian with the highest international recognition who has taught and performed in many … [Read more...]

Christine Bannon-Rodrigues is an American martial artist, actress, stunt person, and choreographer. A student of Don Rodrigues, Bannon-Rodrigues is a 9th degree black belt, she holds 9 World Championships, including consecutive 3-time World Titles at the W.A.K.O. Games. Bannon-Rodrigues has acted for both film and television, including the feature films Sci-Fighter (aka … [Read more...]