Harry Mason (boxer)

Harry Mason (27 March 1903 – 27 August 1977) was a British boxer who was a British and European (EBU) champion in the lightweight division and British champion in the welterweight division.
Career.
Born in Bethnal Green on 27 March 1903 to a Jewish family, Mason moved to Leeds as a child, where he worked as a trolley boy for the London & North Eastern Railway.
He made his professional debut in August 1920, beating Young Bull over 10 rounds.
British and European lightweight title.
On 17 May 1923, he defeated Seaman Nobby Hall, recognised as the reigning British and European lightweight champion, at the Olympia Club in Kensington, England, to win the British lightweight title. Hall was disqualified for a low blow in the thirteenth of a scheduled twenty rounds. Mason was later recognized in September 1923 by the European Broadcasting Union as European champion.
He travelled to the United States in 1924 for a series of fights before returning to England towards the end of the year. In April 1925 he fought Lucien Vinez in Paris to decide who would challenge for the world title, but the match ended in a draw.
Mason met fellow Jewish boxer Philadelphian Harry "Kid" Brown at the Pioneer Sporting Club in New York on 15 January 1924, winning in a ten-round points decision. Mason showed fine footwork and a careful defence. After a slow first four rounds, Mason began to land on Brown's midsection frequently, and easily rolled away from Brown's punches. Mason's punch was not considered particularly strong by American standards. On 12 February 1924, Mason defeated Herb Brodie in a twelve-round points decision at New York's Pioneer Sporting Club. In his career, Brodie would meet many of the better American junior welterweights of his day including Leo Houck.
Defence of lightweight titles.
In June 1925 he fought British champion Ernie Izzard in a defence of his British and European lightweight titles at Holland Park Rink in Kensington, and won when Izzard failed to return to the ring after the eighth round. In his first trip to the canvas, a right uppercut from Mason put Izzard down for a count of nine in the eighth. When he arose, Mason put him to the canvas again with a few wild swings. Izzard struggled up using the ropes but was pummeled by Mason, though at the eighth round bell, he had the stamina to remain on his feet.
In October 1925, he moved up to welterweight to first challenge Johnny Brown for the vacant British welterweight title, losing a 20-round points decision.
British welterweight champion.
He took the British welterweight title for the first time from "Hamilton" Johnny Brown on 19 November 1925 in a twenty-round points decision at the Royal Albert Hall in Kensington, making him a career holder of British championships in two weight classes.
He lost the British Welterweight title to Jack Hood on 31 May 1926, in a highly disputed twenty rounds decision in Kensington, England, and later unsuccessfully appealed against the official ruling. In 1928 he travelled to Australia for a series of fights.
In his most widely publicized bout in Australia on 25 August 1928, Mason lost to Tommy "Nutty" Fairhall in a fifteen-round points decision at Sydney Stadium. In a decisive loss, Mason was floored in the both the first and fifteenth rounds. The two had previously given a training exhibition at Sydney's Rushcutter Stadium on 22 August that was followed by a vaudeville act.
He avenged his previous loss to Jack Hood in a rematch on 20 March 1930 in a non-title fight back in Albert Hall in Kensington, the two having exchanged blows at the weigh-in; Mason defeated Hood in a fifteen-round points decision. In 1928 he travelled to Australia for a series of fights.
In an important defence of his lightweight title on 29 April 1926, Mason drew with ring great Len Harvey at Royal Albert Hall in Kensington. In a close match, Harvey had the advantage in height and reach, and did well with lefts to the face and body, but Mason scored with straight lefts to the body throughout the bout. Mason was down in the first and eighteenth rounds.
Mason lost to future world welterweight champion Tommy Freeman on 18 August 1927, in a ten-round points decision at New York's Madison Square Garden. Though he took a serious beating in a decisive loss, Mason remained on his feet throughout the bout, after having some trouble in the first. His third round was his best, but in the majority of rounds, Freeman appeared to deliver three times the number of blows as Mason. A Depression crowd of only 5,000 attended the Garden's bout, having limited interest in the foreign challenger to Freeman.
Mason had his first bout in South Africa against Oscar Jacobsohn in Johannesberg on 9 May 1929, winning a ten-round points decision. Mason would continue to box in South Africa through September 1929, though the bouts garnered limited newspaper coverage. He would eventually make his home in South Africa after his retirement from the ring.
In an important career bout, Mason lost to former world welterweight champion Joe Dundee on 28 May 1930, in a ten-round points decision at Madison Square Garden. A crowd of only 5,000 showed up to see the bout. In his first showing in America, Mason caught Dundee on the chin in the opening of the first round, but somehow Dundee made it through to the bell, recovering well by the second. After the first, where Mason made his great opening, Dundee was required to rally in the remaining rounds to take the lead in points. To Mason's credit, there were no knockdowns in their exciting semi-final bout fought at the Garden, New York's shrine to boxing.
Mason drew with well-known American boxer James "Red" Herring in a ten-round points decision on 29 July 1930 in Utica, New York.
Mason suffered financial problems in 1931 after his former manager Joseph Morris successfully took him to court a year earlier for breach of contract, claiming that he had signed an exclusive contract to fight for him; At the time his debts were estimated at £450–500, and his assets £91.
In November 1931 he won a final eliminator against George Rose to earn another shot at the British welterweight title, but didn't get to fight for the title until June 1934, after winning an eliminator against Danny Evans.
In November 1932, he fought Ernie Rice at the Royal Albert Hall with his British and European lightweight titles at stake, winning on points over 20 rounds.
British welter champion again.
He regained the British Welterweight title with a win over Len "Tiger" Smith on 11 June 1934 after an eleventh round disqualification at the Embassy Rink in Birmingham, England, the title having been vacated by Jack Hood.
A run of defeats followed, culminating in the loss of his British welterweight title to Pat Butler in a fifteen-round decision in Leicester, England on 17 December 1934. He continued to fight until 1937, losing his final fight to Jack Kid Berg. His career record included 145 wins (26 by knockout) from 215 fights.
Mason was known for his showmanship, and often played violin or recited poetry from the ring before a fight. In 1926 he appeared in vaudeville at the Holborn Empire, singing, dancing, and conducting the Miami Band.
Mason's last fight on 21 February 1937 was a third-round technical knockout loss to former world junior welterweight champion Harry "Kid" Berg at The Ring, in Southwark. Mason was down in the first round, and could not return to the ring for the fourth round bell.
Boxing retirement.
Mason was engaged to Violet Hilton for a time, subsequently having a relationship with her conjoined twin sister Daisy.
Following his boxing retirement in 1937, Mason accepted an offer to manage a Hotel in South Africa, where he remained for the rest of his life. He died in South Africa on 27 August 1977 at the age of 74.


Steve Richmond

Steven L. Richmond (born December 11, 1959) is a former American professional ice hockey player.
Amateur career.
Richmond grew up playing hockey in Chicago where he attended Evanston High School. He also played two years of Junior hockey in Pickering, Ontario. He finished his amateur career playing for the University of Michigan, where he holds the record for most goals by a defenseman with 40.
Professional career.
Signed as a free agent by the New York Rangers in 1982, Richmond ended up playing 159 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings, New Jersey Devils, and Los Angeles Kings. He was also a member of the Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League (CHL) that suspended operations on February 16, 1984, playing only road games for the final six weeks of 1983–84 season. Despite this adversity, the team went on to win the league championship.
Post career.
Richmond is currently the director of player development of the Washington Capitals. His son Danny Richmond currently plays for the Eisbären Berlin of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).


List of Smackgirl events

This is a list of the events held by Japanese mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion Smackgirl.


Eerste Divisie

The Eerste Divisie (, ) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie and with the third-level Tweede Divisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the Keuken Kampioen Divisie due to sponsorship, while previously it was known as Jupiler League for the same reason.
History.
The Eerste Divisie consists of 20 clubs, who play each other in a double round-robin league, with each club playing the other club home and away. Each club plays every other club once in the first half of the season before the league takes a winter break around the Christmas and New Year's holiday season. The second half of the season sees the same fixtures as the first half, with the stadiums changed, although the two halves are not played in the same order.
At the end of each season, the champion and the runner-up of the Eerste Divisie are automatically promoted to the Eredivisie. Seven other clubs enter the "Nacompetitie" , a promotion/relegation playoff that includes the 16th-placed club in the Eredivisie. The following teams qualify for the Nacompetitie:
If the club that wins a period has qualified for the Nacompetitie by winning a previous period, its place is filled by the next-best club in that period that has not already qualified. Usually, the clubs that qualify for the Nacompetitie turn out to be the 3rd- through 9th-placed clubs in the final table. Clubs in the Nacompetitie face each other in a knock-out system with the number 16 of the Eredivisie for one place in next season's Eredivisie.
Between seasons 1971–72 and 2007–09 teams could not relegate from the Eerste Divisie. From the 2009–10 season onwards, one team has been relegated from the Eerste Divisie to the "Hoofdklasse" (then the main amateur league of Dutch football). From the 2010–11 to 2015–16 seasons, the KNVB introduced a third and highest amateur tier called "Topklasse", and "Hoofdklasse" clubs have been able to get promoted to that new division.
Before the 2008–09 season, Hoofdklasse clubs could be promoted by obtaining a professional licence. However, only a club going bankrupt or losing their license could result in clubs leaving professional football. The last clubs leaving professional football in that way were FC Wageningen and VCV Zeeland in 1992, and more recently HFC Haarlem and RBC Roosendaal, who went bankrupt in January 2010 and June 2011 respectively. The most recent additions to the league were AGOVV Apeldoorn in 2003 and FC Omniworld in 2005, expanding the league to 19 and later 20 clubs. However, for the 2010–11 season, the league returned to 18 clubs, as HFC Haarlem went bankrupt and FC Oss were relegated to the newly formed Topklasse. The 2012–13 season ended with 16 teams after AGOVV and SC Veendam went bankrupt. Four teams have been added to bring the division back up to 20 teams in 2013. Achilles '29 has been promoted from the Topklasse with the reserve teams of Ajax, FC Twente and PSV being added as well.
Since the 2016–17 season there is optional relegation to the third-tier, amateur Tweede Divisie. Clubs in the Tweede Divisie had to announce in mid-season if they want to be eligible for promotion. Only if one of those clubs won the Tweede Divisie championship is a team relegated from the Eerste Divisie.
The remainder of the 2019–20 season was cancelled amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, thus there were no promotions or relegations. Before the cancellation, the KNVB met in December 2019 and ruled that promotion to the second division and relegation to the third were suspended until 2022–23, and that the lowest-ranked Eerste Divisie Jong team will exchange places with its highest-ranked Tweede Divisie counterpart.
Attendance record.
Clubs with larger fanbases suffered relegation in the 2000s, with Roda JC setting the Eerste Divisie attendance record at 16,150 during their home game against N.E.C. in the 2014–15 season. NAC Breda bettered it a season later in their home match against Go Ahead Eagles, which had an attendance of 17,800 people.
Champions.
1 Blauw Wit, De Volewijckers and DWS merged into FC Amsterdam, which folded in 1982. Reformed as Blauw-Wit Amsterdam, defunct in 2015.

2 Fortuna 54 merged with Sittardia to form FSC, later renamed Fortuna Sittard.

3 ADO merged with Holland Sport into FC Den Haag, later renamed ADO Den Haag

4 SV SVV (SVV) and Drecht Steden 79 (DS '79) merged into SVV/Dordecht'90. Now FC Dordrecht.
Playoffs.
Promotion.
Round 1.
Round 1 will be played against lower-ranked teams, in both pools (Pool A or Pool B).
Winner Round 1 will compete in the semi-finals against the number 17th or 16th from the Eredivisie.
Semi-finals.
In both pools of the semi-finals, there are two matches played (Match A and Match B).
Match A is the winner of Round 1 against the number 17th or 16th of the Eredivisie.
Match B is against two highly ranked clubs.
Winner of Match A and Match B will go to the finals
Finals.
Both pools have their own finals, the finals are played against the winner of Match A and Match B of the semi-finals.
The winner of the finals will go to the Eredivisie.


Simon Wilson (equestrian)

Simon Wilson is a New Zealand equestrian. He participated in FEI World Cup Jumping 2008/2009.


Valentin Mankin

Valentyn Grigoryevich Mankin (; 19 August 1938 – 1 June 2014) was a Soviet/Ukrainian sailor from Kiev, three times Olympic champion for the USSR team.
Life.
Mankin was Jewish.
He trained at VSS Vodnik and scored his first Olympic triumph at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, when he dominated his 35 opponents in the Finn class, finishing first or second in five of the seven races to win the gold medal.
At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Mankin switched classes and teamed with Vitaly Dyrdyra to win the Tempest class. At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal he added a silver with a new partner, Vladyslav Akimenko. At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow at the age of 41 years with Aleksandr Muzychenko, he raced in the Star class. The contest went down to the final race, but Mankin pulled off the victory and won the Gold Medal.
At the end of the eighties he moved to Livorno, Italy, as technical director and coach of the Italian Sailing Federation, where he trained a top generation of sailors. In Livorno, he also founded the Olympic Training Centre, dedicated to Beppe Croce (Olympic Sailor and President of Italian Sailing Federation).
, Valentin Mankin remains the only sailor in Olympic history to win gold medals in three different classes. (Finn, Tempest and Star).
He died on 1 June 2014 in Viareggio, Italy.


European Fencing Confederation

The European Fencing Confederation (EFC; , CEE) is an international body created in 1991, charged with the promotion and development of fencing in Europe. It organises the European Fencing Championships annually at several levels: cadets (U17), junior (U20), under 23, seniors and veterans (more than 40 years old).
The Confederation comprises all national European fencing federations, plus that of Israel, and is under the authority of FIE.
History and goals.
It was founded on 26 October 1991 in Vienna, Austria, and is based in Luxembourg at the headquarters of the "Luxembourg Fencing Federation".
Its goals are:
Organs.
The organs of the EFC comprise:
Commissions.
The COMEX elects the members of nine commissions that deal with specialised areas:


Steven Herzberg

Steven Herzberg (born 25 May 1967), known as Steve Herzberg, is an English-born former Australian professional cricketer. He played professionally in both English county cricket and Australian Sheffield Shield cricket, has represented Australia at the Maccabiah Games and runs his own corporate training company.
Early life.
Herzberg was born at Carshalton in Surrey in 1967. He emigrated with his family to Western Australia at the age of nine.
Cricket career.
Herzberg played cricket primarily as a bowler, bowling right-arm off-spin. He made his senior cricket debut for Worcestershire County Cricket Club in England in the 1990 Refuge Assurance League, a List A cricket competition. He remained at the county for two seasons and played for the county Second XI regularly but did not make another appearance for the First XI.
He made his first-class cricket debut for ]]Western Australia (WA) against New South Wales in March 1992 in the 1991/92 Sheffield Shield. He returned to England for the 1992 season, playing once for Leicestershire's Second XI, before making his second first-class appearance for WA during the 1992/93 Sheffield Shield. He only played two senior matches for WA before moving to play for Tasmania in 1993/94, making seven first-class appearances for the side.
In 1995 Herzberg returned to England to play for Kent County Cricket Club, making five first-class appearances for the First XI, before playing for Somerset in the 1997 season. On his Kent debut he took six wickets and claimed his only five-wicket innings haul, 5/33, against Leicestershire at Canterbury. At Somerset he played seven first-class matches and appeared three times in one-day matches for the county.
During his career, which has been described as "somewhat chequered", Herzberg played for five senior teams. He made 21 first-class and five List A appearances, taking 47 first-class wickets.
Personal life.
Herzberg is Jewish and played for the Australian cricket team at the 1989 and 1993 Maccabiah Games. He captained the side at the 1993 games at which they won the cricket gold medal. He has since been a selector for Australian sides for the games. He coached cricket in Israel in 1997 and 1998 and played in an Israeli side in 2008 against India A in a match to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of Israel. He coached the Israeli national team at the 1997 ICC Trophy in Malaysia.
Since retiring from professional cricket he has worked as a sales representative in the chocolate industry in Australia and operates his own corporate training firm, NRG Solutions.


Prescot BI F.C.

Prescot BI Football Club was an English association football club based in Prescot, Merseyside. They competed in the FA Cup and FA Vase.


Hockey 9s

Hockey 9s or Hockey Nines is a variation of the sport of field hockey played at international level. While played on a standard size hockey field, there are a number of variations in its rules, most significantly the reduction of number of players on a team from eleven to nine.
Rules and field variations.
Teams are limited to nine players on the field at one time. A match consists of two 15-minute halves, plus multiple golden goal periods of 5 minutes to resolve ties. The game is played on a standard field hockey pitch, the goals are wider than those in eleven-a-side hockey.
History.
The nine-a-side game has been played at club level.
International Hockey 9s tournaments.
 there have been three Hockey 9s tournaments contested by national representative teams.
The inaugural tournament was played in Perth, Western Australia in October 2011. The Australia men's national field hockey team defeated the New Zealand men's national field hockey team in the final by 5 goals to 3.
 the third international Hockey 9s tournament is being played in Perth.


Fine harness

Fine harness is a type of driving competition seen at horse shows, that feature light, refined horses with high action. Popular breeds in this event include the American Saddlebred, Morgan, Arabian, Dutch Harness Horse, and Hackney (horse).
Some breeds of pony are also shown in the fine harness style. These include the Hackney Pony, Welsh pony, and the American-type Shetland Pony.
The harness used is a light, breastplate type without a horse collar. The cart used is generally a light, four-wheeled design. Drivers wear formal attire.


Trail course

Trail Course is a rodeo event in which a horse and rider attempt to complete a series of obstacles in the fastest time. It combines the horse's athletic ability and the horsemanship skills of a rider in order to safely and successfully maneuver a horse through a series of five obstacles. The rider must remain mounted the entire time. It is similar to Trail competition at horse shows, but with emphasis on speed rather than style.
Modern event.
Today the trail course is mostly a youth rodeo event. The National Little Britches Rodeo has both a senior girl trail course competition and a junior girl trail course competition. The only difference is the jump is removed from the junior girls' event. Some college rodeo programs also compete in the trail course.
Obstacles.
There are five obstacles that must be navigated. The obstacles can be placed in any order, and are usually rearranged between rounds. The obstacles are:
The course covers about 100 yards in total distance.
Rules.
The rider must remain on the horse the entire time. The rider must complete the course in the laid out order and may not skip an obstacle. The rider must carry the 3 X 5 "mail" card with her until she places it in the mailbox.
10 second penalties will be assessed for the following:


Finland Volleyball League

The Finland Volleyball League () is highest level of men's volleyball in Finland. There are 10 teams in the league.
History.
The Finland Volleyball League has founded 1994. Before then, teams play league in the Champion League. In 2010, the league changed its name to "Mestaruusliiga".
Schedule.
Each team plays each other team in the league four times —two game at home and one away. At the conclusion of the regular season, the teams ranked from 1–8 play in a playoff to determine the league champion.


United States Mixed Doubles Curling Olympic Trials

The United States Mixed Doubles Olympic Curling Trials occur every four years, in the year preceding the Winter Olympic Games. These trials have been used to determine the United States representatives in the year's Winter Olympic Games since mixed doubles curling was added to the Olympic program for the 2018 Winter Olympic games.


Deutsche Volleyball-Bundesliga

Volleyball Bundesliga (), is the highest level of men's volleyball in Germany, a professional league competition for volleyball clubs located in this country.
It has leagues for men and for women:
Volleyball-Bundesliga (Men).
VfB Friedrichshafen is the most succsesfull team with 13 championship victories.


World Series Hockey

World Series Hockey (WSH) was a professional league for field hockey competition in India. It was organised by Indian Hockey Federation and Nimbus Sports with the objective to reinvigorate hockey in India. It was contested among eight franchisee-based teams consisting of players from India and around the world. The entire event took place on home and away basis culminating into multi header playoffs. Australian Dennis Meredith, a member of the FIH panel of tournament directors is the technical director of the WSH. It is currently sponsored by tyre manufacturers, Bridgestone, and therefore officially known as Bridgestone World Series Hockey.
The inaugural season of the tournament was played between eight teams out of which Sher-e-Punjab was crowned the champion after defeating Pune Strykers 5-2 in the final. WSH became the first field hockey tournament ever to live stream all the matches online on Google's video and music sharing site YouTube.
History.
First season.
The inaugural season of WSH was to take place from 17 December 2011 to 22 January 2012 but later was postponed owing to Olympic qualifiers. It kicked off on 29 February amidst confusion and controversies when the Indian players opted out of the tournament and FIH, HI and PHF warned players looking to participate in the WSH that they will be suspended from international matches as the event was unsanctioned.
A total of 59 matches were played in 34 days. The top four teams in the league phase advanced to the semi-finals followed by the final which was played in Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai. Sher-e-Punjab defeated Pune Strykers 5 – 2 to become the champions of the first WSH.
Second season.
The second season of World Series Hockey was supposed to be played from 15 December 2012 to 20 January 2013.
Competition format.
Rules.
The event was played according to traditional hockey rules apart from a few variations.
All the matches are of 70 minutes each but instead of two-halves, the games are divided into four-quarters of 17-and-a-half minutes each to give more rest to players during a game and also provide opportunities to sponsors and advertisers. Each team can have a maximum of 25 registered players out of which 18 can play. Time-outs (2 minutes) can be called by the teams, once in each half although are not mandatory. There are video umpires in all games and video referrals can be only called by umpires either at their own or as requested by a team (one per match) for goal line decision only. In the event that the referral is upheld the referring team will retain its right of referral.
Shoot-out competition between two teams is similar to the ice hockey penalty shootout. Each team has five penalty shoot-outs where five players are nominated. Each player, with the ball on the 23 m line, the goalkeeper/defending player on or behind the goal‐line between the goal posts, starts with the umpire's signal and has a maximum of eight seconds to score a goal with only the goal keeper defending the goal. The player can take as many shots possible within the stipulated eight secs. A penalty stroke is awarded in case of intentional foul by the goal-keeper. The shoot-outs are used only in the knockout stage.
Competition.
World Series Hockey will be a multi city franchise-based league with the players allocated to the teams based on the internationally accepted and practiced draft system. World Series Hockey consists of eight teams representing eight cities/states of India. The Event will be played in two phases over 34 days and consist of a total of 59 matches.
League phase.
Each team will play the other twice; home and away and thus will play 14 league matches; 7 home and 7 away. The League Phase will consist of 56 matches and will be played from 29 February to 2 April. Points in the league phase were awarded as follows: 3 points for a win, 1 point each for a draw and no points for a loss. Top four teams qualify for the semi-finals. If at the end of the league phase two or more teams have the same number of points, these teams will be ranked according to the following criteria:
Playoffs.
The four teams with the best record after the league phase qualify for the playoffs. In the Semis, the No.1 team plays the No. 4 team, and the No. 2 team faces No. 3 team. Each of these matches are a one match knockout and venue for this match is allocated by the Technical Director. The winners of each playoff semis qualifies for the final.
The Final is played between the winners of each of the semis. The team which wins the Final are declared the Champions.
Players.
Each team can have a maximum of 25 registered players out of which 18 can play. The tournament includes Pakistani superstar and legend Waseem Ahmad along with seven other Pakistani players. The players for the eight teams were finalized on 28 November and 10 February based on the draft system. The captains of eight city-based franchisee teams were announced at a media conference and the list includes four Indian players and four foreign players. WSH signed on eight world-renowned coaches to take charge of the teams. The coaches have been
selected from a list of highly talented professionals primarily based on their experience with
international teams and their exposure to the sub continent conditions.
Trophy.
Trophy of Bridgestone World Series Hockey comprises a large cup with two hockey sticks on either sides. The trophy was unveiled by bollywood star Saif Ali Khan with Viren Rasquinha, Prabhjot Singh, Arjun Halappa and Rajpal Singh at a press conference in Mumbai.
Sponsorship.
Tyre manufacturers Bridgestone became the title sponsors of World Series Hockey for the inaugural season.
Other major sponsors of the league include leading brands Vodafone and Seagram's Imperial Blue.
Prize money.
The prize money for WSH will be the highest ever prize money for any hockey event in the
world which is 30 times more prize money than the Euro Hockey League. The total prize money is excess of 100 million (100 Million Indian rupees). Prize Money will be as follows:
If an Indian player becomes 'WSH Rockstar', the prize for the 'Indian Superstar' will be awarded to the next best Indian player. All WSH franchises have committed to share a minimum of 50% of their team winnings with the players.
Preparations.
Installation of goalposts.
WSH has set international standard goalposts at every tournament venue. These goalposts are the same ones that will be used in the London Olympics in 2012, and are manufactured by Harrod UK, who are the official suppliers to the event. Harrod UK
has been responsible for goalposts used in global sporting events, including Rugby World Cup, Delhi Commonwealth Games, Wembley Stadium, Santiago Bernabéu and Dubai Sports City. The specialty of these goalposts is that the back post is outside the net, thus not allowing balls to rebound at pace from within the goal, and leaving no doubt in decisions made by umpires on shots on goal that enter the goal.
Plan for National Team.
The organisers of WSH announced huge financial rewards for Indian players who participate in the event. As per the plan, WSH-signed players who make it to the Indian team for next year's Olympic Qualifiers will get 500,000 each. If India qualify for London Olympics, these players will be given additional 500,000 each.
If Indian team returns with bronze medal from London Olympics, 5 million will be divided equally amongst all WSH-signed players in the team. The sum will be doubled to 10 million if India win silver, while the reward will be 20 million in case of a gold medal.
Preparatory camps.
The preparatory camps for World Series Hockey took place from 10 December over a week. The international players and coaches arrived in India. Sun Ming (South Korea), Stephenson Lloyd James (New Zealand) and Andreu Enrich (Spain) and Pakistan players also attended the camps. The high intensity camp was specially designed by the coaches keeping in mind individual skill sets that can be synced with the team strategy.
Postpone.
The organizers of World Series Hockey decided to postpone the event by two months due to uncertainty over the participation of Indian players ahead of the Olympic qualifiers. Confirming this in a release on 12 December, Nimbus Sport said the franchisee-based tournament would now be held between 29 February and 2 April. However, Hockey India officials were quick to clarify that there was no guarantee of the national squad members being available on those dates if they correspond with their preparatory camps.
Brand Ambassador.
Bollywood actor Suniel Shetty is appointed as the 'Brand Ambassador' for the World Series Hockey.
Title sponsors.
Tyre manufacturers Bridgestone became the Title Sponsor of World Series Hockey.
Statistics.
Top scorers.
The top goal scorer of the league is awarded with golden stick award and a prize money of 2.5 million ( 25,000). Apart from this, 5,000 is given to the players for the goal of the match. Currently Gurjinder Singh (19 in 15 matches) and Syed Imran Warsi (19 in 14 matches) share the number one spot for most goals after the first season. Champion team Sher-e-Punjab holds the record for most goals scored (54 in 16 matches). Delhi Wizards and Bhopal Badshahs have conceded the fewest goals (37 in 14 matches).
The highest-scoring matches to date in the World Series Hockey occurred twice: First on 1 March 2012 when Pune Strykers beat Mumbai Marines and second on 30 March 2012 when Delhi defeated Punjab. Both the matches ended up 7–5. Out of Pune's 7 goals, 5 were scored by Gurpreet Singh which is also the most goals scored in a WSH match by an individual.
Technical committee.
On 11 November, the technical committee for World Series Hockey was announced, which includes Dennis Meredith, former Indian coach Joaquim Carvolho, Former Captain and one of the best goalkeepers of India Ashish Ballal, former Chairman of the FIH Umpiring Committee Peter Von Reth, M.P. Ganesh, Shahbaz Ahmed and Zafar Iqbal.
The committee will be responsible for establishment of rules and regulations the WSH code of conduct for players, tournament officials and franchise owners, guidelines for offences and penalties pursuant and guidelines to the WSH Technical Director on the process for hearing and determining any reported offence.
Tina Brullo of Australia was named as the competition operations manager. Tina has over 15 years of extensive experience in managing international sports events including the last year's FIH Hockey World Cup in India.
1996 Atlanta Olympics Indian goalkeeper Alloysius Edwards was chosen as one of the managers of the World Series Hockey whereas sports medicine expert P.S.M. Chandran, involved with multiple sports at the international level for more than three decades, was elected as chief medical officer.
Controversies.
The IHF is not recognised by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) as the governing body for the sport in India. The IHF has not been recognised by the FIH since 2000. Instead the FIH recognises Hockey India as the sole national governing body for hockey in India. It remains an unsanctioned event as per the FIH Statutes and Bye-Laws.
Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has said that any player who participates in the WSH will be banned from domestic competitions. This declaration hinders the plans of several Pakistan hockey stars, including former captain Rehan Butt. FIH wrote a letter to PHF which clearly stated that the league is unsanctioned and national team members and players not part of the team too would not take part in it. Earlier, the FIH had stated that those who had signed their contracts before 28 March 2011 could play in the league, but now the situation has changed as FIH has termed the league unsanctioned. Apart from Rehan, Zeeshan Ashraf, Mudassar Ali, Tariq Aziz, Adnan Maqsood, Waseem Ahmad, Syed Imran Warsi and Shakeel Abbasi were signed to play in WSH.
FIH president Leandro Negre served a direct warning to players looking to participate in the WSH that they will be suspended from international matches. The entire Indian squad signed a contract to play in the league but Negre made it clear that any Indian player who participates will be banned from the Olympic qualifiers and all FIH tournaments.
Former Indian coach Harendra Singh criticized the FIH and HI that they have no right to interfere in a domestic tournament and stop players from participating in the WSH. According to him, playing in match situation is more beneficial for the players than attending camps for the Olympic qualifiers.
On 30 November, six top Indian players pulled out of the league in favor of the national camp for the Olympic qualifiers from 11 December. In a letter, addressed to Hockey India secretary Narinder Batra and signed by skipper Bharat Chettri, Tushar Khandekar, Yuvraj Walmiki, Sreejesh, Sandeep Singh and Sardar Singh, the players said they would be available for selection to the national team for the qualifiers, which would be held in the Capital in February. The organisers of the WSH, however, said that they were yet to get communication from any WSH player regarding their non-availability for the inaugural edition of the event.
On 1 December, six more Indian players pulled out of the World Series Hockey citing national camp for the Olympic qualifier that would coincide with the league starting 17 December. The six players - Rupinder Pal Singh, Danish Mujtaba, Kangujam Chinglensana Singh, Manjeet Kullu, Birendra Lakra and Manpreet Singh - in a letter assured the Hockey India that they would attend the national camp that starts 11 December in Delhi. But the IHF president RK Shetty said: "The IHF haven't received any request from the players. It is a ploy to sabotage the WSH".
Sources claimed that coach requested Hockey India to postpone camp from 11 December to sometime in January so that national players can feature in inaugural World Series Hockey. Organisers of the WSH have said they are open to postponing the event by three months, till after the Olympic Qualification tournament, following Hockey India's refusal to select those players in the Indian team who would participate in the proposed franchise-based league. The organisers postponed the event with condition of written guarantee from HI and an assurance that they will allow all the players to participate in the tournament after the qualifiers.
The tournament got clearance from Delhi High Court on 13 February adding that the schedule did not clash with international commitments of the national team.
18 players of the Indian team that qualified for the London Olympics decided to skip the league after a team meeting. International Hockey Federation said that it can sanction the WSH only if the two organisations, Hockey India (HI) and Indian Hockey Federation (IHF), reached an agreement.


Shape (Go)

In the game of Go, shape describes the positional qualities of a group of stones. Descriptions of shapes in go revolve around how well a group creates or removes life and territory. "Good shape" can refer to the efficient use of stones in outlining territory, the strength of a group in a prospective fight, or making eye shapes so that a group may live. "Bad shapes" are inefficient in outlining territory and are heavy. Heavy groups cannot easily make eye shapes and are therefore good targets for attack. Understanding and recognizing the difference between good shape and bad is an essential step in becoming a stronger player.
Shape is not a rule; the surrounding position must always be taken into account. While it is useful for beginners to learn the common good and bad shapes presented here, sometimes a usually bad shape can be the best shape to play locally. This can be true if it forces the opponent to create an equally bad or worse shape, or if it accomplishes a specific tactical goal, such as the creation of eye-shape or the capture of an opponent's group.
"To make shape is to take a weak or defective position...and transform it into a strong one. Sometimes this can be done just by putting one stone down in the right place, but usually it takes sacrifice tactics..."


Peter Gotz

Peter Gotz (born 2 June 1955) is a South African equestrian. He competed in the individual jumping event at the 1992 Summer Olympics.


Canadian Finals Rodeo

The Canadian Finals Rodeo is the national championship professional rodeo in Canada, held in 2018–19 & returning in 2021 in Red Deer, Alberta, and previously in Edmonton. The Canadian Finals Rodeo (CFR) takes place in early November and is the final event of the Canadian Professional Rodeo Association season. It offers one of the richest purses in Canadian rodeo, usually worth over C$1,000,000.
There was no rodeo in 2020.
Format.
Currently, the CFR features the 10 leading money-winners in each event throughout the Canadian rodeo season, as well as the first- and second-place finishers in each event during the last 10 rodeos of the Canadian Tour season. Each CFR event is contested over five days, featuring six rounds. Before 2006, only Canadian residents were able to compete in the CFR. However, international contestants are now eligible to compete, granted they qualify.
From its inception through 2007, the CFR had a unique sudden-death format in which none of the prize money the competitors had earned during the season carried over to the finals. Competitors who finished in the first four places in each round of the CFR received points on a sliding scale from 40 points to 10 points. At the end of the rodeo, the top four places in "the average" (i.e., average time or score throughout all the rounds) also earned points on the same scale. The performers with the most points in each event were crowned Canadian champions.
In 2008, at the request of the competitors, the CFR adopted a format similar to that of the National Finals Rodeo in the United States. The competitors now carry over their money earnings during the Canadian season, and the money they earn during the CFR is added to their season total, with the leading money-winner in each event at the end of the CFR crowned as season champion. The contestants argued that the amount of money on offer at the CFR made it impossible to clinch a season title before the CFR, and that adopting an NFR-style format would encourage more entries at smaller late-season rodeos.
Host.
From its 1974 inception through 2017, the event was held at Northlands and Northlands Coliseum (most recently known as Rexall Place) in Edmonton, Alberta. In July 2016, it was announced that the event would move to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in 2017, after having rejected a bid by Northlands and Oilers Entertainment Group to continue hosting the event in Edmonton.
However, on October 19, 2016, it was announced that the memorandum of understanding between the CPRA and the city of Saskatoon had fallen through, and that a new deal had been reached between the CPRA and Northlands to keep the event in Edmonton for 2017. Northlands Coliseum was closed in 2018 due to financial difficulties affecting Northlands since the opening of Rogers Place.
On January 16, 2018, it was announced that the Canadian Finals Rodeo would move to Red Deer, Alberta beginning 2018, under a 10-year contract. The event will be held at Westerner Park and ENMAX Centrium, and be extended to a six-day event with a new youth competition, and additional entertainment. Temporary seating will be installed to expand the arena by 2,000 during the rodeo.
Events.
Championship titles are awarded to the individuals who earn the most money in their event:


Michael Mronz

Michael Mronz (born 1 March 1967) is a German sports and events manager.
Early life and education.
Mronz was born in Cologne in 1967 and grew up in Cologne-Junkersdorf, the youngest son of gallerist Ute Mronz and architect Johannes Mronz. He was very interested in sport at an early age. His brother is former tennis professional Alexander Mronz. Mronz began to organise tennis tournaments while studying economics in Göttingen. He completed his degree in Economics at the University of Cologne in the winter of 1999 and obtained the qualification as a business graduate.
Career.
In 1989, Mronz organised his first tennis tournament, the Pohland Cup in Cologne, then later the Cologne Open.
Michael Mronz e.K. was founded by Mronz in 1992 as MM Promotion Michael Mronz and was renamed Michael Mronz e.K. in November 2016. The focal point of the events that he organises are sports events such as marathons, equestrian, tennis, beach volleyball and hockey tournaments. Mronz advises companies, associations as well as individual people and clubs on issues concerning sports sponsoring and sports marketing. He is also responsible for the marketing of major TV events, the most well-known of which are Stefan Raab’s Wok World Championships, the Bundesvision Song Contest and the TV total Diving Competition.
Mronz (who himself does not ride) has been the General Manager of the Aachener Reitturnier GmbH (ART) since 1 October 1997, which is responsible for the marketing of the CHIO Aachen, the largest equestrian event in the world. Based on the competences he acquired in this position, Mronz was also appointed Head of the Organising Committee of the World Equestrian Games in 2006, the second largest sporting event in Germany after the Football World Cup that was staged in the same year. For the first time since the Equestrian and Driving World Championships were founded in 1990, this event succeeded in closing on a positive net result. After the great success of the FEI World Equestrian Games, the trade magazine "Horizont" elected Michael Mronz as "Sports Manager of the Year".
In his capacity as Marketing Director, Mronz was responsible for the marketing and ticketing of the World Athletics Championships in 2009 in Berlin.
In 2002, Mronz became a member of the board of the Hanne-Nüsslein Foundation of the KTHC Red-White stadium. The foundation has set itself the aim of promoting young tennis talents. Up until December 2003, he was shareholder and Managing Director of the American Sports GmbH, under the umbrella of which the first ladies’ and the first men’s team of the German basketball league club, RheinEnergie Cologne, fall. He stepped down due to differences of opinion concerning the future alignment of the organisation’s structure. Since January 2007, Michael Mronz has been a member of the board of the German America's Cup team, United Internet Team Germany, where he is responsible for the press activities.
Since 2013, he has been the organiser of the famous ATP tournament, BMW Open by FWU AG, in Munich. He advises the organisers of the German racing series DTM and of the 2018 European Athletics Championships in Berlin.
Mronz is the initiator and organiser of the "Rhine-Ruhr Olympic City 2028" initiative that is backed by the private sector. This idea of the Rhine-Ruhr region putting in a bid to stage the 2028 Summer Olympics is being met with great enthusiasm from economic and political circles. Mronz has developed a concept that relies upon sustainability and the usage of existing sports and event facilities.
Mronz took over the Chair of the Westerwelle Foundation in 2016, which asserts itself on an international basis for democracy, the rule of law, the social market economy, tolerance and political and economic participation.
Personal life.
Mronz was the partner of German FDP politician Guido Westerwelle from 2003 to 2016, when Westerwelle died of leukaemia. Mronz and Westerwelle entered into a registered civil partnership in Bonn on 17 September 2010, at a time when Westerwelle was serving as Germany's Foreign Minister under Chancellor Angela Merkel.


Princess Tag Team Championship

The Princess Tag Team Championship is a women's professional wrestling world tag team championship owned by the Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (TJPW). The title was introduced on August 12, 2017, and the inaugural champion was crowned on January 4, 2016, when MiraClians (Shoko Nakajima and Yuka Sakazaki) defeated Maho Kurone and Rika Tatsumi in a tournament final.
Like most professional wrestling championships, the title is won as a result of a scripted match. There have been eight reigns shared among eight teams, thirteen wrestlers and one vacancy. (Mei Saint-Michel and Sakisama) are the current champions in their first reign.
Title history.
Reigns.
As of , .
Combined reigns.
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IBU Summer Biathlon

The IBU Summer Biathlon or "roller biathlon" is a sporting event organized by the International Biathlon Union (IBU) which combines roller skiing and rifle shooting, or sometimes running and rifle shooting. It is modeled after the IBU (winter) biathlon, which is an Olympic sport that combines rifle shooting with cross-country skiing. The Summer Biathlon World Championships have been held annually since 1996. Cross-country running was part of the world championships until 2009.


Halle Trophy Race

The Halle Trophy Race, later briefly renamed the Kendall Trophy Race, was an air race for women aviators that ran for a few years after World War II.
History.
Inaugurated in 1946, the Halle Trophy Race took place in Cleveland, Ohio, and was named after one of its sponsors, an upscale Cleveland department store. It was one of many events at the National Air Races in Cleveland and the only one limited to women aviators. In the 1946 race, the five women flyers who competed for the first trophy were photographed for "Life" magazine. The first winner was Marge Hurlburt, who would go on to set a women's air speed record the following year.
The course for the Halle Trophy Race was five laps around a 15-mile course, or 75 miles altogether. The women who flew in the race were limited to modified versions of the North American T-6 Texan, an advanced single-engine plane that had been used to train U.S. pilots during World War II. Preferred models included the AT-6 and the SNJ. Many of the women who took part in this race were veterans of the Womens Air Service Pilots (WASP).
Halle sponsored the race in 1946 and 1947.
Kendall Oil then took over as sponsor of the race, which was renamed the Kendall Trophy Race for 1948 (not to be confused with a men's race of the same name that had been run in 1947).
In 1949, no sponsor could be found, so that year the race was called simply the Women's Trophy Race. The group managing the air races put up a $5,500 purse. New rules were also inaugurated that year, stating that the planes had to keep their stock engines and that wings could not be clipped. Grace Harris won for the second year in a row, but at a much slower speed than in 1948.
In 1950, all of the Cleveland races went on hiatus due to the outbreak of the Korean War, and the women's trophy race went defunct.


Stubbies (surfing)

The Stubbies was a surf competition held annually, in about March, at Burleigh Heads, Queensland from 1977 to 1988. The event was named after its sponsor the Stubbies clothing brand and was one of the three major Australian surfing competitions of its day (the other two being the Bells Beach Classic and Surfabout).
History.
The contest was established in 1977, organised that year by surfer Peter Drouyn. He devised for it the "man on man" heat system where just two surfers competed in each heat (where before four or even six was normal). Prior to 1977, man on man surfing was devised and successfully conducted by kneeboarders under the direction of Peter Ware and Peter Berry. Maroubra was the site of the annual Sitmar Cruises event.
The man-on-man system is still used in ASP World Tour contests today.


Maria Savenkov

Maria Savenkov (born August 2, 1988) is an Israeli Olympic rhythmic gymnast.
Biography.
Savenkov is Jewish, and was born in Volgograd, Russia.
She and her teammates placed 6th in the finals on behalf of Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, as a part of the Israeli National Rhythmic Gymnastic Team.
She and her Israeli teammates placed 5th in the 2009 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in both Hoops and All-Around in Mie, Japan.


The Double (Gaelic games)

The Double is a term in Gaelic games that refers to a county winning the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship and the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship in the same year. Other major trophies won in combination in the same year at minor or under-21 levels are also often referred to as doubles. Similarly, the winning of the All-Ireland and the National League titles in the same year may also be referred to as the Double, albeit an inferior one.
The Double.
Historically it has been unusual for counties to be strong in both codes simultaneously. Indeed, historically many counties have tended to favour one code over the other long term. Dublin and Kerry, for example, have historically dominated football, but been weaker in hurling, while Kilkenny and Limerick are powerful in hurling, but much weaker in football. Only two counties have achieved this rare distinction at Senior level, both on two separate occasions; only Cork have done so in recent times, although Galway and Offaly have both come within a single win on one occasion:
National League-All-Ireland double.
An All-Ireland, national league double involves winning both trophies in either sports code, rather than winning trophies in different codes. As might be expected, this is a much more common double.
Near Doubles.
A great many sides over the years have come close to winning the coveted senior double but narrowly failed to do so by losing one or both of the championships at the end of the season.
The full list of these teams:


Martial Arts History Museum

The Martial Arts History Museum is a museum in America devoted to the history of martial arts located in Burbank, California.. It was created as an educational facility teaching young people and visitors about art, culture and tradition and how Asian history became part of American history through the martial arts. The Martial Arts History Museum is divided into several sections including China, Japan, Korea, Thailand, the Philippines, Hawaii, Anime and Media.
History.
The museum was started by Michael Matsuda, a 20-year contributing editor for Inside Kung fu and Black Belt magazine and one-time founder of Martial Art Magazine. He is a master of Monkey Kung Fu, and has been practicing various martial arts forms since 1968.
The Martial Arts History Museum launched its website in 1999 and later began hosting annual Hall of Fame ceremonies. Becoming a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, the Martial Arts History Museum took to the road as a traveling exhibit and traveled from as far south as San Diego to as far north as New Jersey. After six years of attending expos, anime festivals, martial arts tournaments, Asian shows, etc., the Martial Arts History Museum began operating out of a permanent site in Santa Clarita, California in 2006. In 2010, the Martial Arts History Museum relocated to the city of Burbank, CA and reopened its doors to the public on June 25, 2011.
The Martial Arts History Museum provides a series of annual documented historical publications that serve as a reference books for martial arts history. These include the history of the martial arts, the origin of the museum, the official Martial Arts Hall of Fame
Exhibits.
The Martial Arts History Museum has exhibits covering a wide variety of martial arts and the countries from which each evolved. There are displays relating to kung fu, samurai, ninja, karate, judo, Hawaiian Lua, Filipino kali and Thailand’s Muay Thai including the weaponry used in each discipline.
A Media Room displays objects of martial arts movie and television memorabilia, including the real gopher chucks used by Steve Oedekerk in the film, "Kung Pow! Enter the Fist," the actual headband used by Ralph Macchio in "The Karate Kid," the demon mask from "Revenge of the Ninja," the uniform from "Wendy Wu," and an animatronic character just installed. As part of an easy to follow self-guided tour, each section contains a video highlighting the impact of Asian culture on American history. In 2015, the museum introduced their latest exhibit, The History of Anime, which includes Hong Kong Phooey. The museum regularly holds a number of monthly events including book fairs, sword cutting demonstrations, movie premieres, sushi seminars, first aid workshops, blood drives, history lessons, basic language classes, Asian musical performances, martial arts demonstrations and self-defense for women workshops.


William H. Rupertus

William Henry Rupertus (November 14, 1889 – March 25, 1945) was a major general in the United States Marine Corps and the author of the Rifleman's Creed.
Military career.
Rupertus began his military career immediately after graduating high school, serving in the District of Columbia National Guard from 1907 to 1910. Originally, he intended to serve as a cutter captain in the United States Revenue Cutter Service, the earlier version of the modern U.S. Coast Guard. He was accepted to the U. S. Revenue Cutter School of Instruction on April 28, 1910. He graduated academically second in his class on May 15, 1913, but failed the physical examination. Because he was physically unqualified, he resigned from the U. S. Revenue Cutter Service on June 18, 1913.
However, his excellent marksmanship led to his being recruited by the Marine Corps. He accepted a commission in November 1913, then attended the Marine Corps Officers School, graduating first in his class of 1915. Rupertus served on the Marine Corps rifle team, earning the Distinguished Marksman badge and winning a number of shooting matches.
Rupertus was serving aboard the battleship when the United States entered World War I and was subsequently recalled up to the U.S. to command a detachment of Marines headed for Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Rupertus served in Haiti for three years until after the war, when he was sent to staff officer training and then made Inspector of Target Practice in the Operations and Training Division at Marine Corps Headquarters. In 1929 he commanded a detachment of the 4th Marines in Peking, China.
In July 1937, Rupertus was a battalion commander in the 4th Marines when the Japanese attacked Shanghai in the Second Sino-Japanese War.
During World War II, as commanding officer of the Marine barracks at San Diego, he wrote the Marine Corps Rifleman's Creed right after Pearl Harbor was bombed. He penned the Rifleman's Creed with the intent of encouraging expert marksmanship and Marines' trust in their weapons. In March 1942, he served as assistant division commander of the 1st Marine Division under Major General Alexander Vandegrift in New River, North Carolina to assist in the formation and training of the First Marine Division.
Rupertus commanded the Landing Task Force Organization which captured the islands of Tulagi, Gavutu and Tanambogo in the Guadalcanal campaign. After Vandegrift left the division in 1943, Rupertus took command. He led the 1st Marine Division during the Battle of Cape Gloucester and the Battle of Peleliu.
In November 1944, Major General Rupertus became the commandant of the Marine Corps Schools at Quantico, Virginia. His tenure was short, however, as he died of a heart attack on March 25, 1945, just four months later. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Awards and honors.
Major General Rupertus' decorations included:
In 1945, the U.S. Navy destroyer was named in his honor.
Rupertus also received the Faciat Georgius commemorative medal for service on Guadalcanal.
Navy Cross citation.
Citation:
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Brigadier General William H. Rupertus (MCSN: 0-852), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism and distinguished service as Commander of a Landing Force Task Organization composed of the FIRST Raider Battalion, the Second Battalion, FIFTH Marines, and the FIRST Parachute Battalion, in action against enemy Japanese forces during the attack on the Solomon Islands, 7 to 9 August 1942. Despite the comparatively short time afforded him in which to organize his command, Brigadier General Rupertus quickly and efficiently assembled a provisional staff, and with their aid, his forces landed on Tulagi, Gavutu and Tanambogo, British Solomon Islands, and successfully assaulted a series of strategically disposed and strongly defended enemy positions. Personally conducting the operation and dauntlessly exposing himself to enemy fire whenever necessary, he displayed exceptional courage and cool determination which served as an inspiration to the officers and men of his command. His bold and judicious decisions and his high professional attainments contributed effectively to the success of our operations in the Tulagi Area and his conduct throughout was in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.


Megan Rhodes Smith

Megan Rhodes Smith (born October 8, 1985) is the current head coach of Belmont softball team.
Coaching career.
Western Kentucky.
On August 17, 2012, Rhodes Smith was hired as an assistant coach for the Western Kentucky softball program.
Lipscomb.
Prior to the 2014 season, Rhodes Smith was hired as an assistant coach working primarily with the pitchers, before being promoted to associate head coach in 2018.
Belmont.
On July 12, 2019, Rhodes Smith was announced as the new head coach of the Belmont softball program. Rhodes Smith went 5-14 in her lone season at the helm of the Bruins, one which was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tennessee.
In July of 2020, after just one season as head coach at Belmont, Rhodes Smith returned to her alma mater to become the pitching coach.


List of Olympic medalists in sailing

This is a list of Olympic medalists in sailing.


Newtonmore Camanachd Club

Newtonmore Camanachd Club is a shinty club from Newtonmore, Badenoch, Scotland. It is historically the game's most successful side, having won the Camanachd Cup a record 33 times and are present holders. They won the Marine Harvest Premier Division seven years in a row beginning in 2010.
The reserve team currently play in North Division One.
History.
Shinty has been played in the Newtonmore area for centuries, but more recently, there are records of shinty being played at the Eilan since 1877, and the club was formally re-constituted in 1890 and was a founding member of the Camanachd Associationin 1895. One of their greatest early players was Dr. John Cattanach, the sole shinty player in the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame.
Since then, the club has won the Camanachd Cup 32 times – a record unmatched by any other team in the game. The club's most recent victory was in 2017. A defining moment in their history was winning a pulsating match 4–3 after extra time against Kingussie in 2011. This was their first win since 1985, signalled the end of Kingussie's dominance of the sport and helped lay the ghosts of their record loss to Kingussie in 1991.
Two of the greatest names in shinty history, goalkeeper Hugh Chisholm and David "Tarzan" Ritchie jointly hold the Newtonmore club record of twelve Camanachd Cup winners medals each. The club has also won the MacTavish Cup a record forty times, together with a string of other honours. The club won the MacTavish Cup in 2009 5–4 against Kingussie at the Bught Park, Inverness on 13 June 2009. The game was broadcast live on BBC Alba. Players such as Paul MacArthur, Danny MacRae and Michael Ritchie are the sons and nephews of famous Newtonmore players and the club has a long dynastic tradition.
Many clubs throughout Scotland have long and friendly rivalries with Newtonmore – notably, Kyles Athletic who they met frequently in Camanachd Cup Finals in the 1970s. However the keenest rivalry, and certainly least friendly is with near neighbours, Kingussie. For over twenty years from the mid 1980s Kingussie dominated the sport and Newtonmore won nothing. However from 2010 Newtonmore have won the Premier Division title and numerous cups at both first and reserve team level.
The Club field and pavilion at Eilean Bheannchair AKA The Eilan (built in 1993) are both owned by the Club. In 2016 Newtonmore bought the adjacent field to the Eilan and work is underway to create a new training pitch to be called the Dr Johnny Cattanach Memorial Field.
2010s Revival.
Although the club had finished second in the Premier Division in 2008, 2009 saw Newtonmore finish in the same position but edged out of the title position by Kingussie in their final match. The next few seasons promised a lot for 'More with a young squad doing well over the last few years. 2010 saw them go into the last game of the season against Fort William with the chance of winning the league by only needing to avoid defeat. In the end, 'More won the league outright with a goal from Danny MacRae with 10 minutes to go. This was Newtonmore's first league title in 25 years.
In 2011, Newtonmore overcame Inveraray 5–2 after extra-time to book their first Camanachd Cup final appearance since their humiliation in 1997 by Kingussie, going on to win the final at the Bught Park in Inverness 4–3 against Kingussie.
The first team also retained the Premier Division in 2011 with a last minute goal from Danny MacRae in the final match of the season in a winner takes all match against Kyles Athletic. This sealed a season with both teams at the club winning their respective leagues and also a cup, the second team winning the Strathdearn Cup. it was Newtonmore's first double since 1985.
2012 saw Newtonmore relinquish the Camanachd Cup after defeat to Kyles in the semi-final. Their second team again romped away with the North Division Two, but were stripped of the Sutherland Cup, which they had won 5–4 against Kingussie. This was due to playing an ineligible player in both the semi and final. The first team also won their third Premier Division in a row in 2012.
The Premiership title was clinched in 2013 with relative ease, but hopes of a Grand Slam were dashed by a MacTavish semi-final defeat to Glenurquhart and a disastrous MacAulay Cup final defeat to Kyles Athletic. Newtonmore did clinch the double with revenge over Kyles in the Camanachd Cup final, their second title in three years. This victory was notable as Newtonmore were only the second team, and the first since Furnace in 1929 to go through the competition without conceding a goal.


Gravity racer

A gravity racer or soapbox is a motorless vehicle which is raced on a downhill road either against the clock or against another competitor. Although most are built for the purpose of recreation, some gravity racing teams take the sport more seriously and compete to win. They are propelled by gravity and can achieve speeds upwards of 164 km/h (101 miles per hour).
Soapbox cars.
Originally, gravity racer cars were built from wooden soap (or apple) crates and rollerskate wheels, but have grown more sophisticated over time, with materials like aluminium, fiberglass and even CFRP being used.
In the United Kingdom a gravity racer car has been called a buggy, trolley, cart. It is currently popularly called a soapbox. In Scotland and northern England it has also been called a bogie, cartie/cairtie, guider or piler. In Wales it is often referred to as a gambo. In Australia they are called billy-carts, and in Brazil it is known as rolimã.
In addition to being built by children, there are organised competitions and races ("soapbox or billycart derby") that often engage the enthusiasm of adults. However, these are usually entered into in a spirit of fun rather than serious competition. Often they will be fund-raisers for charity. Many, but not all, events impose the following rules:
Soapbox cars weigh an average of and reach top speeds of . Many cities have permanent tracks where drivers compete for prizes.
Construction.
A typical gravity racer cart is usually made of steel, and has 4 wheels, arranged as a fixed rear axle, and a steerable front beam axle - usually with a very simple single central pivot. A seat is arranged at the back, and perhaps the seat area is enclosed, as in the original soap-box design. More sophisticated designs might employ a fully enclosed body. The types of wheels employed vary according to what can be obtained easily - wheels from baby carriages, pushchairs, prams, and discarded bicycles being common. Ready-made wheels are also available from hardware suppliers. Steering is typically actuated using a rope connected to the ends of the steerable beam (which can then double as a useful manual pulling device).
More sophisticated steering methods are sometimes seen. Brakes are also commonly used, and most soap-box cart racing contests require these. Often a simple friction brake operated by a lever which bears on one of the tyres is all that is required under the rules.
Gravity racer carts are unpowered, and are either pushed by willing helpers, or are run down a suitable slope. Races will usually take place downhill and the most efficient and skillfully driven cart will win - gravity applying equally to all.
Gravity racer carts also make great construction projects for children, requiring only an intuitive sense of engineering, and a few basic construction skills. There are also predesigned kits available, though for many this defeats the purpose of the exercise.
Recently, more advanced gravity racers are beginning to emerge. These, intended for competition in the major soapbox races, are sometimes made of carbon fibre and feature a monocoque design, although most use a more traditional chassis or spaceframe design with bodywork made from materials such as plywood, corrugated plastic or similar. Examples of such soapboxes include the Lotus 119c and the Formula Gravity VXR Nimbus.
In Australia billy carts tend to conform, even in the 21st century, to a more traditional or rudimentary specification often being constructed informally by juveniles from found or inexpensive materials with minimal adult input and used without safety equipment. However even when construction of vehicles is more formally organised, such as for the annual Blacktown and District Cub Scout Billy Cart Derby at Rooty Hill, NSW the vehicle is still constructed to a deliberately relatively unsophisticated design, although safety is a consideration.
In Indonesia, billy carts are also known as 'gokar'. They are raced in different regions as a community social activity. The form of the cart is similar to the Australian one. However, the wheels are often motor cycle wheel bearings.
In Brazil, gravity racers are known as "carrinhos de rolimã." Traditional designs are very minimalistic, with an open board-like body and wheels made up of naked ball bearings (no tyres allowed), usually discarded parts obtained from auto mechanics.
Electric soapboxes are a new development and are not, in fact, pure gravity racers since they are electrically powered.
History of gravity racer races.
The first recorded gravity race took place in 1904 in Oberursel (Taunus) near Frankfurt, Germany. It was inspired by major motor sports events like the Gordon Bennett Cup and the Kaiserpreis race.
In 1933, "Dayton Daily News" newspaper photographer Myron Scott of Dayton, Ohio had covered a race of boy-built cars in his home community and was so taken with the idea that he acquired rights to the event; the national-scale Soap Box Derby grew out of this idea. In 1934, Scott had managed to persuade fifty cities across the United States to hold soap box car races and send a champion each to Dayton for a major race, later held in Akron. Scott later went on to work for Chevrolet.
In the UK, gravity racer derbies have recently become more popular, brought to the masses by large events such as the Red Bull Soapbox Race and that held between 2000 and 2004 at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Now, many small hilly communities organize their own races, such as the Catterline Cartie Challenge in Scotland and the Belchford Downhill Challenge in Lincolnshire, and there are now several dozen known races across the UK. An annual Soap Box Derby has taken place in mid-July at Richard's Castle on the Shropshire/Herefordshire border since 2004. In addition to the local community races, there are a small number of races which attract more serious competitors, such as Cairngorm Soapbox Extreme (held at Cairn Gorm from 2009 to 2012) and the Worlaby Downhill Challenge. These races tend to produce higher speeds than the community races. Gravity racers taking part in Cairngorm Soapbox Extreme in 2011 reached speeds of 70 mph.
Physics considerations.
A gravity racer obtains its energy solely from the force of gravity (assuming no starting push is permitted), which is effectively equal for any combination of racer design and course. However, performance can be greatly affected by the combined effects of various forms of drag and also the moment of inertia of the wheels, and also of course by the skill of the driver in choosing optimal lines. Drag breaks down into aerodynamic drag and rolling resistance. The latter can be minimised by careful attention to the wheel bearings, tyre sizes and pressures, and brakes (to avoid parasitic brake drag). High tyre pressures and narrower tyres will typically lower the tyre contact rolling resistance, usually at the expense of grip. Larger wheels have lower rolling resistance than small ones, and rolling resistance is also proportional to overall weight. If permitted, a 3-wheeler design will have 25% less rotational inertia than a 4-wheeler, all else being equal. Aerodynamic drag can be minimised by designing a fully enclosed body that reduces the drag coefficient, but given that this can be a highly technical thing to achieve especially for the amateur builder, and given that some aerodynamic drag is inevitable, a heavier cart will always do better than a lighter one with the same drag coefficient - its terminal velocity will be higher. For this reason there are usually class weight limits in most controlled forms of the sport. Since some of the potential energy due to gravity must be converted to the kinetic energy of the rotating wheels, a vehicle with lighter wheels will accelerate faster than one with heavier wheels. If a race is started on some form of ramp, having a tail-heavy car can also improve final acceleration, as the effective height of the centre of gravity of the vehicle is raised.


Aircraft records

This article gives yearly aviation records under 5 headings: airspeed, range, ceiling, gross take-off weight, and engine power.


The 2904

The 2904, Transcontinental Motorized Vehicular Tournament of Efficiency and Endurance, known more commonly as The 2904 is an unofficial, endurance race from New York City to California. Conceived by John Ficarra, as a combination of the Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash and the 24 Hours of LeMons.
Overview.
The rules are simple: drive the 2904 miles from NYC to CA for no more than $2904 including the vehicle, fuel, food, tolls, repairs, and tickets. Safety equipment such as tires, mandatory exterior lights, and seat belts are exempt from the budget.
The start is at the Redball Garage on East 31st Street in Manhattan where the original Cannonball began, and the finish has been in both San Francisco and at the Portofino Inn in Redondo Beach where the original Cannonball finished.
History.
Conceived by John Ficarra, The 2904 arose as a response to the high-end “lifestyle” automotive rallies such as Bullrun and Gumball 3000. It also serves as a response to the high-dollar coast to coast record attempts by Alexander Roy, as well as drawing inspiration from endurance events like The 24 Hours of LeMons and the original Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash.
Results.
2015 - New York City to Redondo Beach
2013 - New York City to Redondo Beach
2011 - New York City to San Francisco
2010 - New York City to San Francisco
2009 - New York City to San Francisco
2008 - New York City to San Francisco
2007 - New York City to San Francisco


Lloyd Spooner

Lloyd Spencer Spooner (October 6, 1884 – December 20, 1966) was an American sports shooter and Olympic champion.
He won four gold medals, one silver medal and two bronze medals at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. Six of his seven medals were in team competitions, and the one individual bronze medal was obtained in the Military Rifle, Prone, 600m.
He was born in Tacoma, Washington and died in Zephyrhills, Florida.


Riding mechanic

A riding mechanic was a mechanic that rode along with a race car during races, and who was tasked with maintaining, monitoring, and repairing the car during the race. The various duties included manually pumping oil and fuel, checking tire wear, observing gauges, and even massaging the driver's hands. They also communicated with the pits and spotted from inside the car. If the car ran out of fuel, or otherwise broke down, the riding mechanic was usually responsible for running back to the pits to fetch fuel or the necessary spare parts.
Riding mechanics were also referred to by the term mechanician. The position is largely associated with the early years of Championship car racing and the Indianapolis 500; however, they were also utilized in grand prix racing for a period of time.
History.
Indianapolis 500.
Riding mechanics were used by most cars in the Indianapolis 500 from 1911 to 1922, and again from 1930 to 1937. In the first 500, driver Ray Harroun notably drove solo, the only car in the field without a riding mechanic. He famously affixed a rear-view mirror to the car, in order to see cars behind him (a task normally assigned to the mechanic). Harroun is famously regarded as the first driver to utilize a rear view mirror on a race car, however, he said he got the idea from seeing a mirror used for the same purpose on a horse-drawn vehicle in 1904.
Starting in 1912, the AAA Contest Board declared that riding mechanics were made mandatory for all races of 100 miles or longer (which included Indianapolis). In 1923 riding mechanics were made optional, and only one team utilized them. They were brought back from 1930 to 1937 and made mandatory once again. From 1938 on, they were again declared optional, but no teams in the starting field used one ever again. In the years immediately following WWII, nearly all two-man cars had been parked, or converted to single-seaters. Riding mechanics were not formally written out of the rule book until 1964.
The mechanics sat in a passenger seat, typically to the outside of the driver, a precarious position close to the retaining wall. Some cars, however, did have the positions reversed, with the riding mechanic on the inside. Due to the close quarters, many were of short stature and small build.
Some notable riding mechanics are Harry Holcomb, Robert Bandini, and Monk Jordan. The last living Indy 500 riding mechanic Joseph F. Kennelly died in September 2011. A small handful of riding mechanics were also drivers of their own right. Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Jimmy Murphy started his racing career as a riding mechanic. Pete DePaolo and Kelly Petillo also served as mechanicians. While accurate records are incomplete and spotty overall, the identification of riding mechanics from the history of the Indianapolis 500 is mostly complete and fairly reliable.
Grand Prix.
Riding mechanics were also required in the classic era of grand prix. Riding mechanics were banned in Europe after the death of Tom Barrett in 1924.


Andalusian motorcycle Grand Prix

The Andalusian motorcycle Grand Prix was a one-off motorcycling event that was introduced during the 2020 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic.


Masters W70 marathon world record progression

Masters W70 marathon world record progression is the progression of world record improvements of the marathon W70 division of Masters athletics. Records must be set in properly conducted, official competitions under the standing IAAF rules unless modified by World Masters Athletics.

The W70 division consists of female athletes who have reached the age of 70 but have not yet reached the age of 75, so exactly from their 70th birthday to the day before their 75th birthday. Marathon running is not normally seeded into age divisions so all of these records were set in marathon races open to most other age groups.

References.
Masters Athletics Marathon list


2006 International GT Open

The 2006 International GT Open season was the inaugural season of the International GT Open, the grand tourer-style sports car racing founded by the Spanish GT Sport Organización. It began on 1 April at Autodromo Nazionale Monza and finished on 12 November, at Barcelona after five double-header meetings with one single race round.
Overall championship and GTA class was won by Playteam SaraFree driver Michele Bartyan, while GTB class title was clinched by Fabrizio Gini and GTS class by Andrea Belicchi and Stefano Zonca.


Lyudmila Pakhomova

Lyudmila Alekseyevna Pakhomova (; 31 December 1946 – 17 May 1986) was an ice dancer who competed for the Soviet Union. With her husband Alexandr Gorshkov, she was the 1976 Olympic champion, one of the oldest female figure skating Olympic champions.
Life and career.
Pakhomova was the daughter of Alexei Pakhomov, an aviation general. She began figure skating at age seven, when her grandmother brought her to Children and Youth Sports School by the Young Pioneers Stadium in Moscow. Her first ice dancing partner was the nine-years-older Viktor Ryzhkin, formerly her coach, with whom she trained at CSKA Moscow under Stanislav Zhuk. They won three Soviet national titles and placed 10th at the 1966 World Championships. They were the first Soviet ice dancers to compete at Worlds.
After her partnership with Ryzhkin ended, Pakhomova invited Alexandr Gorshkov to skate with her. He was only a couple of months older and also trained at CSKA Moscow. Since he had much less experience, some experts were skeptical of her choice. Despite the initial experience gap, Gorshkov said that Pakhomova was a strong personality who was determined they would become champions.
Pakhomova/Gorshkov began training in May 1966, under coach Elena Tchaikovskaya, and made their international debut in December of the same year. They competed for Dynamo. After teaming up, a personal relationship developed between the duo and Gorshkov proposed marriage; Pakhomova responded that they would marry only if they became World champions.
Pakhomova/Gorshkov performed in the ice dancing demonstration event at the 1968 Winter Olympics – the event determined if ice dancing would be added as an official Olympic sport and was successful. They won their first World title in 1970 and married later that year. The duo repeated as World champions in 1971, 1972, 1973, and 1974. In 1974, Pakhomova/Gorshkov and Tchaikovskaya created the Tango Romantica, which the ISU would later adopt as a compulsory dance.
Following the 1975 European Championships, Gorshkov began feeling ill and underwent a lung operation, with their coach Elena Tchaikovskaya donating blood. They flew to Colorado Springs, Colorado for the 1975 World Championships, unsure about their participation. During the first practice session, Gorshkov had trouble breathing and needed to be given oxygen – they withdrew from the event. In the Soviet Union, rumors circulated that Gorshkov had died on the flight to the United States and the chairman of the Soviet Sports Committee called him to check if he was still alive.
Pakhomova/Gorshkov returned to competition the following season. Ice dancing debuted as an official Olympic sport at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, and Pakhomova/Gorshkov became the first Olympic champions in the discipline. They won their sixth World title in 1976 in Gothenburg, Sweden. They retired from competition later that year. In 1977, they had a daughter, Yulia Gorshkova.
Pakhomova began coaching at CSKA. Her students included 1980 and 1981 World Junior champions Elena Batanova / Alexei Soloviev and European medalists Natalia Annenko / Genrikh Sretenski. She coached Igor Shpilband for eight years (age 12 to 20). He and partner Tatiana Gladkova became the 1983 World Junior champions.
In late 1979, Pakhomova began having health problems which were eventually diagnosed as leukemia but she continued to go out onto the ice even after her cancer made it very difficult. Her husband said she did not want to change anything in her life and it was not in her nature to give up. Pakhomova died at the age of 39 on 17 May 1986 and was interred in the Vagankovo Cemetery in Moscow.
A minor planet, 3231 Mila, discovered by Soviet astronomer Lyudmila Zhuravlyova in 1972, is named after her. Pakhomova was posthumously inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1988, along with Gorshkov.
Programs.
Pakhomova and Gorshkov's programs included:


Gnome Athletic F.C.

Gnome Athletic F.C. was an English football club based in Walthamstow, East London. Originally the works team of Peter Hooker Limited, which manufactured engines in conjunction with the French Gnôme and Le Rhône Engine Company, the club was formed during the First World War and operated until the mid-1920s, latterly under the names Walthamstow Town and Walthamstow Borough. The club played in the London League for most of its existence and entered the FA Cup on several occasions.


United States national beach handball team

The United States national beach handball team (USA Beach Handball) is the national team of the United States. It is governed by USA Team Handball and takes part in international beach handball competitions.
Restart of the program in 2015.
In May 2015, USA Team Handball officially decided to start an international beach handball program under the direction of former Olympic USA Team Handball player and coach Dennis Burkholtz. On the day the program was announced, former USA National Team player for indoor handball Mike Hinson, approached Dennis about starting a program and coaching a team based out of Southern California. Coach Hinson, having played beach handball for 14 years, knew about beach handball and believed the United States could put together a team that could compete at the highest level pretty quickly. In September 2015, USA Team Handball announced Mike Hinson as the head coach of the USA Men Beach Handball Team. Based out of Hermosa Beach California, Coach Hinson began recruiting athletes from all different athletic backgrounds. He brought in a former 2012 Olympic goalie from USA Water Polo, a Dodgeball World Champion, several current and former USA Team Handball players, a former Division 1 Quarterback, a former division 1 Basketball Center and a current collegiate Lacrosse player, among others.
In March 2016 the USA Men went down to Venezuela in their first ever competition in the new formation. The top two teams from the tournament would advance to the World Championships. The tournament featured several high level programs with experienced players. Starting the tournament off 1-3 they were in a must win against Ecuador to advance to the medal round. This is where the US team was truly born. The defense held Ecuador scoreless for the first 6 minutes of the match and defeated them in two sets. Next they faced the undefeated #1 seed and host country Venezuela who was ranked #7 in the world in the semi-finals. Splitting the sets 1-1, the US won on the last shot in shootout to advance to the gold medal game. Facing defending Pan American Championship Silver medalists Uruguay they once again split sets 1-1 and again won on the last shot in shootout to claim the Gold Medal.
By winning the Pan American Championships, the USA men team qualified into the 12 team field of the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Being their first World Championships the international expectations were not high for any success. In the first game of the tournament, the USA Team shocked the international handball world by defeating the #5 team in the world, Ukraine in straight sets. Needing one more win in the next 4 games to qualify into the top 6, USA fell just short against defending World Champion Brazil, lost a close game against defending bronze medalist Qatar, then lost 2 extremely tight shootouts against Egypt and Bahrain. Finishing out of the medal rounds, USA then lost a close shootout to Oman and finished the tournament with an emotional win against Australia in the rain.
After the success of the men's team in Venezuela, former assistant Coach for the men's team Juliano de Oliveira was announced head coach of the newly formed USA Women Beach Handball Team. With that announcement the women's program relocated from Miami, Florida to Hermosa Beach to have both programs benefit from the conditions in California. By recruiting current players of the USA Team Handball Women National Team and the local Los Angeles Team Handball Club Coach Juliano formed the core of the team that would go on to compete in the 2018 Pan American Beach Handball Championship.


Cindy Bortz

Cindy Bortz-Gould is an American former figure skater. She is the 1987 World Junior Figure Skating champion.
Biography.
Bortz was born and raised in Tarzana, California, and is Jewish. She began skating at eight years old, and entered her first competition a year later. In 1985 she came in second in the Novice Level at the 1985 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
At age 14, 4-foot-8-inches tall and weighing 80 pounds, Bortz won the Junior Ladies gold medal at the 1986 U.S. National Figure Skating Championships, beating silver medalist Susanne Becher of West Germany. During the competition she became the first junior woman to successfully perform the difficult Triple Lutz. She then came in second to Jill Trenary at the U.S. Olympic Sports Festival.
Bortz won the 1987 World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Kitchener, Canada, at 15 years of age, and the 1987 Prize of Moscow. That year Bortz was a U.S. National Team alternate.
In 1988 she won the Novarat Trophy in Budapest, Hungary, and came in seventh at the 1988 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. In 1989, Bortz won the Prize of Moscow in Russia, and came in seventh at the 1989 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
Bortz married in 1994. She coaches skating in Simi Valley, California.
Bortz was inducted into the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2006.
Bortz-Gould appeared on TLC's show "Ice Diaries" in 2006, where one of her students, Danielle Kahle, was featured.


Yair Davidovitz

Yair Davidovitz (יאיר דוידוביץ; born March 22, 1945) is an Israeli former Olympic sport shooter, and in 1984 matched the world record of a perfect score of 400 in the Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres.
He was born in Israel, and is Jewish.
Shooting career.
His club was Hapoel Ashkelon. He was trained by Shlomo Goldstein, of Israel's 1972 Olympic team. In April 1984, he matched the world record for 40 shots in a prone position, scoring the maximum 400 points, in an intentional open tournament in Mexico.
He competed for Israel at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, in sport shooting at the age of 39. In Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres, he came in 23rd, in Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres (with 1,099 points—388 for prone, 345 for standing, and 366 for kneeling), he came in 46th, and in Men's Air Rifle, 10 metres (after a perfect first round), he did not finish. When he competed in the Olympics he was 5-8.5 (175 cm) tall, and weighed 154 lbs (70 kg). Yitzhak Yonassi, his former pupil, also competed in the same Olympic Games.
As of 2015, he was an International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) technical delegate. He was slated to supervise an event in Kuwait for the ISSF in 2015. Kuwait rejected the Israeli's visa for the 2015 Asian Shooting Championships which was originally the tournament that would offer Asian quotas for the 2016 Rio Olympics, and he was backed by the International Olympic Committee and the ISSF, and the qualifiers were moved to New Delhi, India. The IOC said: "The decision comes after the designated technical delegate from the ISSF, Yair Davidovich (Israel), who was due to supervise the event on behalf of the ISSF, was denied a visa by the Kuwaiti Immigration Department. The denial of a visa is against the non-discrimination principle of the Olympic Charter."