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BYU alumna Kate Hansen reflects on Olympic experience as Beijing games approach

By Haleigh Weaver
January 14, 2022 12:00 AM
As the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics approach, BYU's Kate Hansen reflected on her 2014 Olympic run and her return to the games, not as an athlete, but as a commentator for NBC.
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Sports

BYU athletes making Olympic history since 1912

December 04, 2019 12:00 AM
The Cougars have made a mark in the Olympics since BYU's first Olympian competed in 1912. More than a century later, BYU-affiliated athletes — including students, coaches and professors — have participated in dozens of Olympic events and collectively earned 34 medals.
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Life

Locals slide into spring with Park City's annual Pond-Skimming event

By Danielle Jardine
April 21, 2017 12:00 AM
Every year at the start of spring, locals get together to take part in Pond-Skimming at the Canyons Ski Resort in Park City.
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Campus Events

5 highlights from TEDxBYU

By Isaac Wright
April 01, 2016 12:00 AM
Kate Hansen, BYU student and former Olympian, address the crowd at the sixth annual TEDxBYU event. (Marcos Escalona)
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Basketball

BYU sports 2014 timeline

December 06, 2014 12:00 AM
Tyler Haws drives against a Portland defender during the first half of the triple overtime loss against Portland. (Photo courtesy AP Photo/Greg Wahl-Stephens)
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Basketball

The highs and the lows of BYU sports in 2014: A year to remember

December 05, 2014 12:00 AM
Cougars start and end the season strong. (Donna Peloquin)
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Sports

Hansen wins more than 10th place in Sochi

February 21, 2014 12:00 AM
The 'Luge Coug' represented her school, her church and herself well in Sochi. Reports about BYU's Kate Hansen from the Winter Games applauded her ability on the track, her personality and her faith. While she leaves competition with a 10th-place finish, she also walks away with adoring fans and a smile on her face.
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Sports

BYU luge star wins World Cup en route to Sochi

January 27, 2014 12:00 AM
With the promise of the Sochi games being the most watched Olympic event in the history of broadcast television, America and Cougar nation will be on the lookout for BYU student and Olympian Kate Hansen during the 2014 Winter Olympics.
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Cougar luge star makes final preparations for Sochi

January 22, 2014 12:00 AM
Many students are missing class due to illness or poor traveling weather. Kate Hansen on the other hand will miss yet another semester to compete in the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia.
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Sports

Hansen punches ticket onto luge World Cup team

October 21, 2013 12:00 AM
Kate Hansen makes her way down the track during the United States luge team trials Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013, in Park City, Utah. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)
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Sports

Kate Hansen slides into victory at USA Luge National Championship

October 21, 2013 12:00 AM
BYU student Kate Hansen qualified herself as a candidate for the third spot on the U.S. Olympic women's luge team next year in Sochi, Russia after a big win at this year's national championships in Lake Placid, N.Y.
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Sports

BYU student holds an Olympic dream

August 22, 2013 12:00 AM
Kate Hansen slips on her helmet and takes a few deep breaths as she grabs her sled and gets ready for one more run. Fifty seconds later she is at the bottom of the one mile long track. Luge is her sport, and the 2014 Winter Olympics her goal.
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Sports

Raising an Olympian: Kate Hansen's family tells of her Olympic upbringing

January 01, 1970 12:00 AM
BYU student and Olympian Kate Hansen has not always lived her life on the ice.
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