One of the most memorable events from the 1994 Winter Games involved Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding. The two U.S. Figure skaters created headlines across the globe but it was for the bizarre controversy off the ice. ESPN explores this fascinating story in an upcoming 30 for 30 and it’ll be one to watch.

ESPN Films’ Upcoming “The Price of Gold” Focuses on Tonya Harding, Nancy Kerrigan and the “Whack Heard Around the World” 20 Years Ago
On January 6, 1994, just weeks before the Olympic Games in Norway, Nancy Kerrigan was struck on the knee in a stunning attack and what unfolded was one of the most dramatic controversies in sports history. ESPN Films will debut a new 30 for 30 documentary, The Price of Gold, on Thursday, January 16, at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN. The documentary is directed by award-winning filmmaker Nanette Burstein (The Kid Stays in the Picture, American Teen, On the Ropes.)

The world was mesmerized by two athletes in particular at the 1994 Winter Games in Lillehammer – Nancy Kerrigan, the elegant brunette and Tonya Harding, the feisty blonde engulfed in scandal. Several weeks prior, at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Kerrigan was shockingly clubbed on the right knee by an unknown assailant and left wailing, “Why, why, why?” As the bizarre “why” mystery unraveled, it was revealed that Harding’s ex-husband, Jeff Gillooly, had plotted the attack with his friends to eliminate Kerrigan from the competition and increase Harding’s chance at a gold medal. Now two decades later, The Price of Gold takes a fresh look at the worldwide spectacle that ensued with Harding in the center of it all.

“This surreal controversy unfolded during a time before the pervasive 24-hour news and tabloid culture that exists today,” said Libby Geist, director of development and producer for ESPN Films. “This film tells the story of how the Tonya/Nancy saga captured the attention of the world and created one of the most bizarre scandals in sports history.”

The Price of Gold features interviews with Tonya Harding, Connie Chung, Tony Kornheiser, coaches for both Kerrigan and Harding, Kerrigan’s husband/manager Jerry Solomon, and many others.

30 for 30-related updates are available at www.facebook.com/espn30for30 and www.twitter.com/30for30. Fans can join the conversation with hashtag #PriceofGold.

About ESPN Films
Created in March 2008, ESPN Films produces high-quality films showcasing some of the most compelling stories in sports. In October 2009, ESPN Films launched the Peabody Award-winning, Producer’s Guild Award-winning and Emmy-nominated 30 for 30 film series. Inspired by ESPN’s 30th Anniversary, the films that made up the series were a thoughtful and innovative reflection on the past three decades told through the lens of diverse and interesting sports fans and social commentators. The strong reaction from both critics and fans led to the launch of 30 for 30 Volume II, which is currently underway. Additional projects from ESPN Films include the critically acclaimed Nine for IX series, SEC Storied and the webby award winning 30 for 30 Shorts.

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Chip Wilson, founder of popular clothing maker Lululemon, will be stepping down as chairman. You may recall his comments last month on Bloomberg TV and then the apology that followed. He will still have a seat on the company’s board of directors. Laurent Potdevin will take over as CEO in January.

Lululemon Founder Stepping Down as Chairman
By Associated Press
Lululemon Athletica Inc. is hoping new faces at the top will help it bounce back from a series of embarrassing issues that have hurt its image.

The upscale yoga clothing maker announced that founder Chip Wilson is stepping down as chairman after raising ire with his comments about the body types of potential buyers of the retailer’s yoga pants. The company also named a new CEO.

Wilson, who founded the company in 1998 and still exerted a strong influence at the company, will retain his board seat.

Christine Day, who had been CEO since 2008 but announced her intentions to leave in June, will be succeeded by Laurent Potdevin. Potdevin, a 20 year-industry veteran, was most recently CEO of Toms Shoes.

Toms has made a name for itself as a socially conscious company that matches every pair of shoes purchased with a pair of shoes given to a child in need.

Potdevin will take over the top role in January and will become a board member at that time. Day is expected to stay with Lululemon through the end of its fiscal year to help with the transition.

The Canadian company named lead director Michael Casey as chairman. Wilson will resign before the company’s annual meeting in June, at which point Casey will assume the role.

The management changes come as the maker of yoga clothing is trying to get in front of a series of quality issues and other embarrassments that have threatened to alienate its loyal followers Those devotees, willing to shell out $100 for a pair of yoga pants, helped Lululemon ring up $1.4 billion in sales last year.

Lululemon has endured complaints about the sheerness of some of its pants, which made them see-through at times. Customers also complained of pilling after a few months of wear — or even just a few uses — and about holes and seams coming apart.

The retailer pulled one style of its popular yoga pants from store shelves in the spring, blaming sheerness on a style change and production issues. Fixing the problem cost the company millions and made investors question quality control. New pants have since hit stores, but the sheerness complaints have continued, in addition to the new gripes about wear and tear.

Wilson also raised ire with his comments about potential buyers of yoga pants. Wilson said in a recent television interview that some women’s bodies “just don’t actually work” for Lululemon pants. He also said thighs rubbing over time will cause the pants to wear out too quickly.

Wilson did seem to apologize to Lululemon’s workers for the criticism his comments received, but didn’t retract his original statements.

Analysts who follow the company believe Wilson alienated some core customers and potentially opened a door in the lucrative market to rivals like Nike, Under Armour, Athleta and others.

Still, many analysts praised the company’s move to hire Potdevin, who they believe has good experience in building global brands.

“Given the various product and supply chain hiccups the company has undergone this past year, we believe Mr. Laurent will bring a fresh start and new perspective at this retailer,” Jefferies retail analyst Randal Konik wrote in a note to clients on Tuesday.

Wilson’s decision to step out of the chairman role could eliminate the “too many cooks in the kitchen” scenario, he said, and give the new CEO more flexibility to make changes.

Shares of Lululemon Athletica Inc. slipped 8 cents to $70.40 in midday trading Tuesday. The stock is down about 8 percent for the year and has been choppy since March when the company pulled the “see-through” yoga pants off shelves.

Lululemon hired a new product chief in late October, bringing in a Kmart leader to help fill a role left vacant after the see-through yoga pants snafu.

Potdevin became president of Toms Shoes in 2011. He spearheaded the expansion of the brand in 12 countries in the last 12 months. Before that, he spent more than 15 years at snowboard company Burton Snowboards in various positions, and as CEO from 2005 to 2010. He began his career in 1991 at French luxury goods purveyor LVMH.

Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.

Jen Hendershott was known for her energetic fitness routines and her contagious energy off stage. Jen never “officially” retired but it’s highly unlikely we’ll ever see her compete again, but never say never. While she was competing Jen was one of the first to organize and conduct camps. She started Phat Camp over a decade ago and having been to one of them in the past, there’s a reason why it’s still going strong.

Jen motivates, inspires and educates women of all shapes and sizes and encourages them to be the best version of themselves. In a press release this week, Jen announced she has teamed up with fellow Olympia champion, Nicole Wilkins. Nicole recently won her third Figure Olympia. The duo will travel the world with the Phat Camp tour and in 2015, Nicole will take over the popular camps and will carry the torch on her own.

NEWS RELEASE

Ms. Fitness International & Ms. Olympia Champions Jen Hendershott and Nicole Wilkins have teamed up to make Phat Camp bigger and better than ever.

Burlington, NC — Former Fitness International Champion, Olympia Champion, entrepreneur, and school teacher Jen Hendershott started Phat Camp 12 years ago. Jen started this venture with a simple idea of wanting to help women feel and look their best and to inspire them to strive to live well. With her passion to help others, she rolled a hand full of t-shirts into a suitcase and took off to her first stop in Calgary, Canada. For over a decade, lives have changed, hearts have been touched, and dreams have come true not only for Jen, but for all the campers who have attended over the years.

This love and passion paved the way for women and fitness champions like Nicole Wilkins to step up 12 years later and take over something so amazing. In fall of 2012, Jen approached Nicole, a current International and Olympia champion, model, and Met-Rx spokesperson, with the idea of taking over Phat Camp. After many conversations and ideas shared, they have decided to team up and to make this better than ever. They said, “Let’s work together and go BIG!”

During 2014, they will travel the world together to not only make a bigger impact on women’s lives, but to touch more generations. With the sponsorship of MET-Rx and 6 Pack Bags, next year’s Phat Camp will be bigger and better than those camps in years past. In 2015, it is anticipated that Nicole will carry on Jen’s legacy by taking over the Phat Camp industry.

With Nicole being almost 30 years old and Jen being in her early forties, they know that by teaming up that they will be able to help so many more women around the world. This camp will be for housewives, business women, runners, busy moms, and competitors, women who struggle to lose weight, women with hardship, and the everyday women who want to be their personal best.

For more information visit: www.GetPhatWithJen.com and give their facbeook page a “like”.

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Check out this incredible mashup of music created by Daniel Kim (http://www.facebook.com/danielkimmusic). Daniel’s video takes a look at the music (and video) of 2013 and it’s rad. He details what went into making the mix and after 180 hours we have this doozy. Thanks Daniel for taking the time to create your annual “Pop Danthology” music mix.

Daniel shared on his website, “The first and least exciting part of making Pop Danthology is gathering all the different instrumental and acapella tracks, audio stems, and full songs. I search all over the internet like a determined chef searches different markets and grocery stores for his ingredients.” Take a minute to see a more detailed look at went into his creation.

SONG LIST
(In alphabetical order by artist)
Anna Kendrick – “Cups (When I’m Gone)”
Armin van Buuren feat. Trevor Guthrie – “This Is What It Feels Like”
A$AP Rocky feat. Skrillex, Birdy Nam Nam – “Wild For The Night”
Avicii – “Wake Me Up”
Avril Lavigne – “Here’s To Never Growing Up”
Bastille – “Pompeii”
Bauuer – “Harlem Shake”
Bingo Players feat. Far East Movement – “Get Up (Rattle)”
Britney Spears – “Ooh La La”
Britney Spears – “Work B**tch”
Bruno Mars – “Locked Out Of Heaven”
Bruno Mars – “Treasure”
Bruno Mars – “When I Was Your Man”
Calvin Harris feat. Ayah Marar – “Thinking About You”
Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding – “I Need Your Love”
Capital Cities – “Safe And Sound”
Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams – “Get Lucky”
Demi Lovato – “Heart Attack”
Drake feat. Majid Jordan – “Hold On, We’re Going Home”
Drake – “Started From The Bottom”
Ellie Goulding – “Burn”
Icona Pop feat. Charli XCX – “I Love It (I Don’t Care)”
Imagine Dragons – Demons
Jason Derulo – “The Other Side”
Jay-Z feat. Justin Timberlake – “Holy Grail”
Justin Timberlake – “Mirrors”
Justin Timberlake feat. Jay-Z – “Suit & Tie”
Katy Perry – “Roar”
Kelly Clarkson – “Catch My Breath”
Ke$ha – “C’mon”
Ke$ha feat. will.i.am – “Crazy Kids”
Krewella – “Alive”
Lady Gaga – “Applause”
Lana Del Rey – “Summertime Sadness (Cedric Gervais Remix)”
Lorde – “Royals”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Mary Lambert – “Same Love”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton – “Can’t Hold Us”
Maroon 5 – “Daylight”
Maroon 5 – “Love Somebody”
Martin Garrix – “Animals”
Martin Solveig & The Cataracs feat. Kyle – “Hey Now”
Miley Cyrus – “We Can’t Stop”
Miley Cyrus – “Wrecking Ball”
Naughty Boy feat. Sam Smith – “La La La”
One Direction – “Best Song Ever”
One Direction – “Story Of My Life”
OneRepublic – “Counting Stars”
OneRepublic – “If I Lose Myself”
Passenger – “Let Her Go”
P!nk feat. Nate Ruess – “Just Give Me A Reason”
Pitbull feat. Christina Aguilera – “Feel This Moment”
Pitbull feat. Ke$ha – “Timber”
Pitbull feat. TJR – “Don’t Stop The Party”
PSY – “Gentleman”
Rihanna – “Pour It Up”
Rihanna feat. David Guetta – “Right Now”
Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko – “Stay”
Robin Thicke feat. Kendrick Lamar – “Give It 2 U”
Robin Thicke feat. T.I., Pharrell Williams – “Blurred Lines”
Selena Gomez – “Come & Get It”
Selena Gomez – “Slow Down”
Taylor Swift – “22”
Taylor Swift – “I Knew You Were Trouble”
will.i.am feat. Britney Spears – “Scream & Shout”
will.i.am feat. Justin Bieber – “#thatPOWER”
Ylvis – “The Fox (What Does The Fox Say?)”
Zedd feat. Foxes – “Clarity”
Zedd feat. Hayley Williams – “Stay The Night”

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