“Laughter erupted from the small audience of about 12 Duanesburg Junior-Senior High School students Friday as they chatted with hometown Olympian Emma White in the school auditorium. Seventh grader Noah Peterson asked White if she was home cycling around town last summer and fall. “I’m pretty sure I tried to chase you up East … [Read more…]
“Duanesburg Olympic bronze medalist Emma White received a special honor from a local assemblyman Wednesday. White started cycling when she was 10 years old and made the Olympic team three years ago. Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara presented her with a proclamation at the New York State Capitol.” read the entire article Channel 10 … [Read more…]
“As her parents watched in the early morning hours from a theme park in Orlando, Fla., Duanesburg cyclist Emma White and her U.S. teammates delivered an ending that wasn’t quite a fairy tale but was still deeply satisfying Tuesday. White won a bronze medal when the U.S. defeated Canada in the Olympic cycling team … [Read more…]
“Duanesburg cyclist Emma White and her United States teammates came in third in qualifying in Team Pursuit on Monday at the Tokyo Olympics. White, who is a Union College graduate, Chloe Dygert, Jennifer Valente and Lily Williams finished in 4 minutes, 10.118 seconds in the 4,000 meter race, behind first-place Germany, which set a … [Read more…]
“So that’s what a race looks like. A year and a half out of competition because of the pandemic, eight nations sent teams to the qualifying round of the women’s track cycling team pursuit at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games early Monday morning, including Team USA featuring Duanesburg High School and Union College graduate … [Read more…]
“Team USA wanted to go faster, so they did — during a pitstop. Emma White and most of her women’s track cycling teammates who will be competing in the team pursuit portion of their sport at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics next month arrived in Los Angeles from Colorado Springs on Sunday to take advantage … [Read more…]
“While Duanesburg cyclist Emma White is heading to her first Olympics in Tokyo this week, she said her thoughts remain with her close friend and teammate who committed suicide two years ago. Kelly Catlin, who won a silver medal in Team Pursuit at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro, killed herself at age … [Read more…]
“Duanesburg cyclist Emma White enters her first Summer Olympics with confidence in her team — mixed with a sense of the unknown. The last time White and her U.S. teammates raced on the track in Team Pursuit, they won a world championship in Berlin, Germany. However, that was 17 months ago, before COVID-19 spread … [Read more…]
“It may have lacked drama. It lacked the element of surprise. But that doesn’t diminish the accomplishment for Emma White, who was officially named a member of the U.S. cycling team that will compete in the Tokyo Olympics this summer. The Duanesburg High and Union College graduate will compete in women’s team pursuit in … [Read more…]
“The road less traveled for Emma White, is, well … the road. She hasn’t competed in her category of cycling since late February of last year — 15 long months — and for an athlete who expects to be in Tokyo this summer for the Olympic Games, this, of course, is not ideal. But … [Read more…]