tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30511983163569807812024-02-08T12:01:17.325-08:00Team Bad CompanyTeam Bad CompanyTeam Bad Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10164240694341447968noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051198316356980781.post-39754789902910076882012-09-02T13:14:00.001-07:002012-09-02T13:15:26.261-07:00BRONZE MEDAL! <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/usrowing/7914012200/in/photostream">http://www.flickr.com/photos/usrowing/7914012200/in/photostream</a>Team Bad Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10164240694341447968noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051198316356980781.post-27110941176106135102012-09-01T06:30:00.001-07:002012-09-01T06:30:30.895-07:00First in heats todayWe came in first place in the heats today! Will race for a medal tomorrow!Team Bad Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10164240694341447968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051198316356980781.post-12176946127175388562012-08-01T08:20:00.001-07:002012-08-01T08:20:15.423-07:00Training Hard! 30 days till race time!Team Bad Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10164240694341447968noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051198316356980781.post-85056503682338450422012-05-05T09:23:00.001-07:002012-05-05T09:23:45.159-07:00Qualified for London!!!BAD COMPANY, TEAM USA just came in first place!! They will be heading to London!!!Team Bad Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10164240694341447968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051198316356980781.post-20603326436644367522012-05-03T11:47:00.001-07:002012-05-03T11:47:20.794-07:00First Place in Heat!<h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}">
<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">BAD COMPANY team USA just won first place in the preliminary heat race for lane assignments for Saturdays race to qualify for London</span></h6>Team Bad Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10164240694341447968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051198316356980781.post-14951353119152903242012-04-05T08:00:00.002-07:002012-04-05T08:00:36.901-07:00VOTE for Crew of the Week<br />
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<span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Oksana Masters (LRC Adaptive rower) and her partner, Rob
Jones, recently </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">won non-qualified
Paralympics trials and will now represent the USA in the </span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">World’s </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">in
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<span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Rob and Oksana need your vote! They have been nominated
for <a href="http://row2k.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc;">Row2k.com</span></a>'s
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Check out the new Bad Company video!Team Bad Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10164240694341447968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051198316356980781.post-20182912664605874072012-02-16T09:44:00.000-08:002012-03-12T19:00:27.754-07:00Donations Please<u><span style="color: #0066cc;">Bad Company</span></u><br />
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Bad
Company” is the way to describe the next Paralympic Rowers for the United
States. Rob Jones and Oksana Masters are two enthusiastic adaptive rowers, who
have their dreams set on representing the United States in London 2012.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The “Bad Company” partnership pairs these two
amazing athletes with the resources of the local rowing groups, Athletes
Without Limits, and the Paralympic Military Program to help this dynamic young
team develop into World class athletes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Oksana Masters was adopted at the age of
7 years old, from an orphanage in the Ukraine. She is a bilateral above knee
amputee as a result of birth deformities from radiation poisoning inuterio. At
the age of 13 she began rowing. Oksana holds many first place medals over the
years in adaptive rowing, including ten gold medals from the Bayada
Regatta.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She competed twice at the Head
of the Hooch with a first place finishes as well. Notably, Oksana was the first
adaptive rower in the Indiana Head of the Eagle where she competed in the open
women single race and won. She also rowed in the Head of the Ohio in the 2x
adaptive division and finished second against slide seat rowers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 2009 she set a world record at the CRASH B
Sprints World Indoor Rowing Championship with a time of 4:27. With her current
rowing partner Rob Jones, they rowed the Head of the Anacostia achieving a
first place win. Oksana is an amazing young woman who has lived through and
achieved more than many can even imagine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Through rowing, Oksana finds peace and healing on the water as well as
strives for her dream of competing in the Paralympics. </span><span style="color: windowtext; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rob Jones is a US Marine who
was honorably serving our country in Afghanistan when he came across an IED
(explosive), which resulted in a need for amputations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rob became a bilateral above knee amputee in
July of 2010.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, he has not let
this life changing incident change his attitude! Rob is a strong man with a
great personality that has decided to turn his misfortune into an opportunity
to be a competitive athlete.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is not
only an adaptive rower but has also competed in the Marine Corps 10k (6.2
Miles), the Army 10 Miler, the CFI Mini Triathlon, as well as the Nations
Olympic Distance Triathlon (a .9 mile swim, 24 mile bike, and a 6.2 mile
run)!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In his short adaptive rowing
career, he has already placed in several competitions: 1st Male - Stonewall
Regatta; 1st Male - Capital Sprints; 2nd Mixed and 2nd Male - Bayada Regatta;
1st Mixed - Head of the Anacostia, and 2nd Mixed - Head of the Charles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rob’s strong drive and pure athletic talent
will help in the pursuit of his 2012 Paralympics dream.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The goal of the 2012 London
Paralympics is a dream; however with the talents, ambitions, and drive these two
adaptive rowers show the potential to represent the United States is within
reach. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>Team Bad Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10164240694341447968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051198316356980781.post-28939625966487034312012-02-16T09:22:00.000-08:002012-02-16T09:22:45.271-08:00WelcomeWelcome to Team Bad Company's site. Here you can follow the adventures of the team in making the US Paralympic Adaptive Rowing Team and representing the US in London 2012Team Bad Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10164240694341447968noreply@blogger.com0