Updated May 24, 2012 4:25 PM ET NEW YORK The term "female weightlifter" doesn't exactly scream femininity. But as Sarah Robles , one of the stars on Team USA's 2012 women's weightlifting team, strolled towards me in a Manhattan conference
Go on the record with Sarah Robles of USA Weightlifting.
Updated Aug 7, 2012 10:10 AM ET LONDON Sarah Robles ’ long path to the 2012 Summer Olympics was not paved in gold. MAKING HISTORY More scores are in the books, medals around necks
weights know you're coming'' in the mental buildup before a big lift, said Joe Micela, coach of U.S. weightlifter Sarah Robles . ''We call it a trigger point,'' Micela said. ''Letting out that yell, is preparing my mind and my body to
Mangold lifted about 320 pounds in the clean-and-jerk competition - more than her brother's 307 pounds. Along with Sarah Robles , another first-time Olympian who qualified as a superheavyweight, Mangold will try to end a 12-year medal drought
different build. Slim, even petite, they look like gymnasts, but with bigger thighs. If Mangold or fellow American Sarah Robles betters her personal record in London, she could come within reach of the bronze medal. But the quest for gold and
2008 Summer Games while Kazakhstan, Belarus, Turkey and Taiwan medaled. What chance do the Americans have to win? Sarah Robles is the highest-ranked Team USA female weightlifter. Her favorite television show is Spongebob Squarepants and according
idea. Her time is now. The 22-year-old sister of New York Jets center Nick Mangold and fellow superheavyweight Sarah Robles qualified for the London Games on Sunday at the women's U.S. Olympic weightlifting trials. ''I came up really