By Jason Cruz NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY As the U.S. Olympic team heads to the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics, the figure skating team will be one of the biggest reasons to watch. Heading the list is Nathan Chen, who is one of the favorites for the gold medal in the Men’s Figure Skating Competition. Chen completed […]
J.R. Celski is calming influence amid chaos of short track
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer J.R. Celski wasn’t supposed to make it to his first Olympics in 2010, let alone win medals. Now, the speedskater is headed to his third games as the Zen-like presence of the U.S. team in the calamitous sport of short track. The 27-year-old from Federal Way, Wash., will be […]
The Layup Drill — The Best of 2017
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. In this column, we take a brief look back at 2017 and list the top Asian American athletes of 2017 and look forward to 2018. Last month, the Seattle Mariners missed out on signing Shohei Ohtani as the young, prized Japanese […]
Nathan Chen dazzles with 5 quad jumps to win US nationals
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Nathan Chen skated once more in a victory lap of sorts, this time to high-five fans as the newly crowned national champion. Well, repeat champion. And oh what a lopsided win he delivered. Chen dazzled yet again with his remarkable athleticism to pull off […]
2 Olympic hockey sisters playing for different nations
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer VADNAIS HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) — Marissa Brandt was wrapping up her prosperous small-college hockey career, she believed, when the life-changing phone call came during her senior year. South Korea’s fledgling national team was building a roster for the 2018 Winter Olympics, and the host nation was inviting her to […]
Ichiro Suzuki hopes to remain in Major League Baseball
TOYOYAMA, Japan (AP) — Ichiro Suzuki, who became a free agent in November when the Miami Marlins declined their option to sign him for the 2018 season, still hasn’t given up hope of remaining in Major League Baseball. Suzuki was quoted by Kyodo news agency on Dec. 23 as saying: “I feel like a big […]
The Layup Drill: Mariners court Japanese baseball star while another returns, and Tiger is back on the course
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly The Seattle Mariners are once again looking to sign a Japanese baseball star. Shohei Ohtani is a baseball phenom and at the age of 23, is looking to make his mark in Major League Baseball (MLB). Currently playing for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, he has a unique set of […]
Discovered box reveals grandfather’s baseball past
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Doug Tsujii played shortstop as a child for his little league baseball team. Little did he know that baseball skills ran in his blood — his grandfather also played the position for a Japanese Canadian baseball team. It was recently uncovered that Tsujii’s grandfather, “George” Sadakichi Iga, was part […]
The Layup Drill — Hair, slant eyes, and local tennis champs.
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Jeremy Lin’s dreadlocks cause stir and discussion about appropriation Since making it to the NBA from Harvard, Jeremy Lin has experimented with several types of hairstyles. Last year, he went with a faux hawk, the man bun, the slick back style, braids, cornrows, and the bowl cut. This season, […]
Gurriel banned five games in 2018 for racist gesture at Darvish
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Yuli Gurriel will have to sit out for making a racist gesture toward Yu Darvish — but not during the World Series. Major League Baseball suspended the Houston Astros first baseman on Oct. 28 for the first five games next season. The punishment came a day […]
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