#olympics

#olympics

U.S. Bobsled Team Created a Racy Bob-Spread Calendar to Raise Money to Compete in the OlympicsIn order to afford the extra costs needed for their Olympic journey, a team of bobsled athletes from the U.S. made and sold a racy calendar spread to gather money and donations for the team. Carlo Valdes and other athletes posed for the Bob-Spread, which was actually a 2019 project by photographer and push athlete Jimmy Reed and other bobsledders. The calendar only came to fruition last summer.The necessary equipment Olympians need for the event is expensive and extensive. For example, an elite sled the bobsled athletes need costs up to $250,000. Even though they can rent one from USA Bobsled and Skeleton (USABS) for a few thousand dollars, the shipping costs rack up to $50,000 for a two-way trip. The athletes used the calendar to attract donors to their GoFundMe, where they successfully raised $90,000 in just a week! .image credit: Adrian Adams/ Instagram#Olympics #WinterOlympics #bobspread #calendar #GoFundMe #donations

Sports Teams, ESPN, NFL, and Others Comment on Ohio Heath Teacher's Tik Tok to Get His Students Out of an ExamJosh Chasteen, a health teacher at Lebanon Junior High, became TikTok-famous.In 2019, Josh Chasteen, a health education teacher, started a  TikTok account at his students' requests. Chasteen noted that he has found it hard to balance his teaching life and TikTok life. He suggested this was because it was challenging to create not cringe-worthy, yet fun content that his young audience would find relatable. In one of his videos, Chasteen told his audience that he would cancel a major exam for students if a pro sports team left a comment on his video. After a few hours, the Detroit Lions commented, "Roll out the TV cart." Obviously suggesting that Josh gives the students a free day instead of having them take the exam. Eventually, Arizona Cardinals and Dallas Mavericks also commented. Chasteen tried to brush off the attention. However, when ESPN, NFL, and the Olympics commented, even Chasteen himself started to geek out.In the end, the students got what they wanted. Instead of taking an exam on the muscular system, they played games together. Chasteen was later invited to appear on ESPN's Sports Center about this viral moment.#JoshChasteen #TikTok #LebanonJuiorHigh #ESPN #NFL #Olympics #DetroitLions #DallasMavericks #ArizonaCardinals #SportsImage credit: Josh Chasteen