EMILY AZEVEDO CHICO ENTERPRISE INTERVIEW!

Emily Azevedo
(Photo: Dave Davies, Chico Enterprise)

In the days leading up to the Winter Olympic Games, Dave Davies, Sports Editor of The Chico Enterprise Record newspaper in Chico, California was kind enough to share with me a brief interview conducted by staff sports reporters Travis Souders and Patrick Kinmartin with Team USA Bobsled push athlete, Emily Azevedo. As I'm fond of mentioning, the upcoming Olympic Winter Games will be significant because Team USA Woman's Bobsled has three sleds entered into competition! Azevedo is teamed up with driver Bree Schaaf of Bremerton, Washington for Team USA's third sled. Shauna Rohbock will drive with Michelle Rzepka, while Erin Pac will drive with Elana Meyers. This audio interview was taped on the Chico ER.com website and allows readers on my site to connect a voice with the photo and capture some of Emily's personal insights about preparations in the days leading up to the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, British Columbia. In a slight departure from the previous audio interview, this is a brief visit. Also, due to technical challenges you'll have to Click Here to access the January 29, 2010 audio feed. It's well worth it and I hope you enjoy it.

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FAST FACTS ABOUT EMILY:

• 2009-2010 World Cup as brakewoman for Shauna Rohbock and Bree Schaaf
  -9th in Park City (Nov., 2009), 9th in Lake Placid (Nov., 2009), 6th in Cesana (Dec., 2009), 13th in Altenberg (Dec., 2009), 7th in Konigssee (Jan., 2010), 11th in St. Moritz (Jan., 2010);
  

• 5th at 2009 U.S. National Bobsled Push Championship

• 2009 National Champion as brakewoman for Bree Schaaf

• 10th at 2009 World Championship with Bree Schaaf

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• 2008-09 World Cup as brakewoman for Bree Schaaf -6th at Whistler (Feb., 2009), 5th at Park City (Feb., 2009)

• 2008-09 America's Cup as brakewoman for Erin Pac; -SILVER in Park City #2 (Oct., 2008)

• 2007-08 World Cup as brakewoman for Erin Pac and Jamia Jackson-6th in Lake Placid (Dec., 2007), 12th in Cesana (Jan., 2008), 9th in St. Mortiz (Jan., 2008)

• 2006-07 World Cup as brakewoman with for Erin Pac-10th at Igls (Jan., 2007), 8th at World Championships (Feb., 2007) in St. Moritz, Switzerland.

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ACADEMICS

Graduated from the University of California-Davis in 2005 with a degree in exercise biology. While attending UC-Davis, Azevedo was a track and field athlete and and currently holds the school's number 2 record in the 100-meter hurdles. Emily's sister, Chelsea, is completing her last year at UC-Davis and also participates in track.

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ALL-TIME TOP OUTDOOR PERFORMERS - WOMEN (through 2009)

100 HURDLES

1. SIRENA WILLIAMS: 13.50 (2009)

2. Emily Azevedo: 14.23 (2005)

3. Gretchen Haussler: 14.31 (2006)

4. Celise Carroll: 14.46 (1997)

T5. CHELSEA AZEVEDO: 14.50 (2006)

T5. Julita Patil: 14.50 (1994)

7. Caroline Sheldon: 14.56 (2005)

8. ANIKIA JACKSON: 14.61 (2009)

9. Michele Dwyre: 14.74 (1989)

10. Melissa Ferguson: 14.77 (cca, 2002)


ALL-TIME TOP INDOOR PERFORMERS – WOMEN (through 2009)

60 METER HURDLES

1. SIRENA WILLIAMS: 8.82 (2008)

2. Gretchen Haussler: 8.86 (mpsf 2005)

T3. Chelsea Azevedo: 8.95 (2009)

T3. Emily Azevedo: 8.95 (mpsf 2005)

5. Natalie Russell: 9.11 (2005)