Three hundred against a million. On a thin strip of land, between mountains and the Aegean Sea, King Leonidas and his 300 Spartans stood ready to repulse the hordes of Persian invaders. The field of battle was haunting. Geothermic pools spewed sulfur gas into the air, perpetuating the myth that the gates of Hades were […]
If mass start speed skating had a soundtrack, it wouldn’t be heavy metal or hardcore rap. The 6,400-meter race is more nuanced than grinding guitars or thumping beats. It would be some sort of masterful classical piece, like Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture.” The mass start of skaters mimics the opening chords of this musical masterpiece: haunting, […]
Devin Logan: Master of the Mountain
There’s tough and then there’s Devin Logan. Clad in her red, white, and blue gear, the then 20-year-old slopestyle skier looked like a rocket on the launch pad, ready to ignite. Any nerves in her head were displaced by DMX’s “X Gon Give It To Ya” blasting in her headphones. She double, then triple-checked her […]
