Kristi Leskinen and Maksim Chemerkovskiy finish on top and advance to the the next episode

7.1.09

Freestyle skier Kristi Leskinen and her partner, dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy, won the second set of events in the primetime ABC show, "The Superstars," that aired Tuesday night. Alpine racer Bode Miller and his partner Paige Hemmis of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" were forced to compete in the obstacle-course elimination round, but the team advanced by beating former baseball player Jeff (read more)

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Haskins overcoming surgery

6.26.09 | by stantoncompany

For all her recent success, including an ITU World Championship silver medal last June in Vancouver, a strong fifth place finish at Madrid in May and a fourth place finish at Washington DC last weekend in the Dextro Energy World Championship series rounds two and three, American Sarah Haskins has been operating at less than full throttle for two years. Two (read more)

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ABC mixes sports, comedy and drama on new season of ‘The Superstars’

6.25.09 | by stantoncompany

Terrell Owens, Warren Sapp and Lisa Leslie walked into a bar. No punchline, unless you count the new version of ABC's "The Superstars." The trio joined several other athletes and glitterati at Saddle Ranch in Universal City this week to celebrate the premiere of the show, which is a new twist on "The Superstars" series that aired from 1973 to 1994 and (read more)

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Sarah Schleper named to U.S. Ski Team

6.24.09 | by stantoncompany

VAIL, Colorado — Vail athletes Lindsey Vonn, Sarah Schleper, Hunter Schleper and Greta Byrne are among the skiers named to the 2010 U.S. Alpine Ski Team.Ski and Snowboard Club Vail competitor Will Gregorak of Longmont was also named to the team. Vonn moves into the Olympic season on the heels of the most successful season in U.S. women's alpine skiing (read more)

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Kristi Leskinen Teams With Maksim From “Dancing With The Stars”

6.24.09 | by stantoncompany

X-Gamer From 7 Springs Among ABC's New 'Superstars' FAYETTE COUNTY, Pa. -- A Fayette County native who won a bronze medal in the Winter X Games was one of the contestants on ABC's new show, "The Superstars," which debuted from the Bahamas Tuesday night. Professional skier Kristi Leskinen -- a 1999 Laurel Highlands High School graduate -- (read more)

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