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American Actress “Obsessed” with Tucker Murphy

Globe and Emmy nominated American actress Amy Brenneman has tweeted her “obsession“, as well as written a column saying she is “totally invested in” Bermudian Olympian Tucker Murphy. Best known for her starring role in the CBS television series “Judging Amy”, Amy Brenneman has also appeared other series and movies... Read more of this article

Videos: 12 Yr Old Vanessa and Melyssa James

Watch where it all began with a few videos showing Bermudian Olympic figure skater Vanessa James skating alongside her twin sister Melyssa James in 1998/9. Vanessa went on to compete in Olympic pairs skating in 2010 placing 14th. Along her climb to the top she achieved the honour of being not only the first black woman to win the British National Title,... Read more of this article

Tucker Murphy Finishes 88th at Olympics

Bermuda’s sole Olympic entrant Tucker Murphy placed 88th out of out of 96 entrants in the 15 km cross country ski at the 2010 Olympics. Finishing in a time of 42:39, he was approximately 9 minutes behind the gold medalist. The medal winners of the event were Switzerland’s Dario Cologna [33:36] Italy’s Pietro Cottrer [34:00] Czech... Read more of this article

Video: Track Caused Olympic Death Says Singleton

The 2010 Winter Olympics operated under a cloud after the tragic death of luger Nodar Kumaritashvili, from the Eastern European nation of Georgia. Crashing during a practice run, the 21 year old has become the fourth person to die in Winter Olympic history. Three time Bermudian Olympian Patrick Singleton, who has twice competed in luge at the Olympics,... Read more of this article

Bermuda Shorts: Tucker Takes Over Twitter

The Bermuda shorts worn at the 2010 Winter Olympic opening ceremony by Bermuda’s sole Olympian Tucker Murphy, and the Bermuda delegation caused great international interest. The popular social networking site Twitter was abuzz with e-talk of Mr. Murphy and his shorts, with literally hundreds of tweets pouring in from around the world. Examples: Pipatha... Read more of this article

Video: Vanessa James 6th at European Titles

Bermudian figure skater Vanessa James and her partner Yannick Bonheur placed 6th at the 2010 European Figure Skating Championships. Held in Tallinn, Estonia from January 18 through January 24, 2010 the event attracts the best figure skaters from throughout Europe. Vanessa, a former Mount Saint Agnes student who resided in Bermuda until she was 10, competes... Read more of this article