Global Turnstile’s First Offering in Print
Partnering with Amazon.com, Global Turnstile is proud to offer its first book for readers to enjoy in print and for Kindle readers. Dispatches from Vancouver, a look at the 2010 Winter Olympics from Global Turnstile editor Zach Bigalke, offers a look back at his daily dispatches during the Olympiad and expands upon the themes that arose during the seventeen games of competition... Read More
PODCAST: Ryan Braun, Alberto Contador and the State of Drug Testing in Sports
I joined fellow writers Ethan Calof and Jacob Rude for the first edition of a weekly podcast that you will be able to find every week here at Global Turnstile if you miss the live airing at Spreecast. This week we discussed Ryan Braun’s successful appeal of his positive test for synthetic testosterone; Alberto Contador’s retroactive two-year suspension that resulted... Read More
Back to the Slopes
The start of the FIS World Cup alpine skiing season is upon us, with the first few races having been completed in Austria and Canada for the men and in Austria and Colorado for the women. Snow is starting to fall in the northerly climates, and winter is upon us. It’s time to hit the slopes and take a look at the early action from around Europe and North America as we gear... Read More
NTSF: Initial Thoughts on the Green Sports Alliance Summit
I returned from Portland last night after three days spent at the inaugural Green Sports Alliance Summit, and the confluence of so many influential people and teams and businesses and the steps they’ve taken toward sustainable sport have my head swimming with a wealth of inspiring things to write about. I need to sort out everything and get my initial thoughts down before... Read More
Speedy Says Goodbye
Jeret “Speedy” Peterson December 12, 1981 – July 25, 2011 In the year following an Olympiad, most Americans barely give a passing thought to the antics of the athletes they revered as heroes mere months before. The men and women who inflamed patriotic passions become footnotes, forgotten until the next Olympic cycle kicks up and we start to glance closer at... Read More
