Risto Sports

It was awesome feeling to return to GA Tech, where I received my BS in Aerospace Engineering, to lift at the 2008 Olympic Trials. It was fun to lift on the same stage where I once played my violin in the GTSO. Definitely, this has been an interesting competition year, 3 national meets within 3 months of eachother (nationals, collegiates and Olympic Trials).

The Olympic Trials was also the strangest meet I lifted at- no medals, no placings, 3 sessions based on qualification rankings (best of American Open and nationals results) which were different from the, at the time, current state Olympic rankings (nationals only).

Anyhow, leading-up to the trials, here are some links to news articles on my lifting:

http://www.citizen.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080516/GJSPORTS_01/822921341/-1/FOSSPORTS

http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080518/GJSPORTS_01/870734324

http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080514/SPORTS/805140360

http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story_pf.php?id=186981&ac=PHspt

http://gtalumni.org/buzzwords/may08/article542.html