Lori Chalupny

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Women's National Team

USA Defeats Denmark, 2-0, to Claim 2007 Algarve Cup Title

http://www.ussoccer.com/articles/viewAr ... 81784.html

[thfan]

there is a special showing on the fox soccer channel:

"We are the U.S. Women's National Team"

shows friday (11th) 7:30 and saturday 2:30 (12) just a few hours before the U.S. Women take on Canada at 6:30.

[thfan]

correction the time on saturday is 2:30 ET, 1:30 central

[thfan]

chalupny scores in win over canada

http://www.ussoccer.com/articles/viewAr ... 81928.html

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What a treat for my girls this past Thursday at Sportport. They were able to meet Lori and take photos and get autographs. Thanks so much for coming out! The little girls loved it and I am sure you made fans for life.

[cigtomslsc]

Congrats Lori, you are a great inspiration to a lot of local girls. Good Luck.



CHICAGO (AP) -- Forward Kristine Lilly and goalie Brianna Scurry were among 18 players chosen Wednesday to play for the U.S. women's national team in the Women's World Cup that begins in two months.

Coach Greg Ryan will select the final three players in the next few weeks to complete the 21-player squad. The World Cup will be held in five Chinese cities from Sept. 10-30; the Americans open against North Korea on Sept. 11 in Chengdu.

Lilly, 35, made the World Cup team for a record fifth time. She is the only player still active from the U.S. team that won the inaugural Women's World Cup in 1991. Scurry will be playing on her fourth World Cup team. Defenders Kate Markgraf and Christie Rampone made the team for the third time.

Also selected were goalie Nicole Barnhart, Shannon Boxx, Lori Chalupny, Marci Jobson, Tina Ellertson, Carli Lloyd, Stephanie Lopez, Heather O'Reilly, Leslie Osborne, Hope Solo, Lindsay Tarpley, Aly Wagner, Abby Wambach and Cat Whitehill. Ten players will be participating in their first World Cup.

"We named the 18 now because we've been in Residency Camp two years in a row; we've spent two years together; and we know these players inside out," said Ryan, who will be coaching in his first Women's World Cup. "We want to remove the stress from trying out and just say 'you guys are the ones; you're in, let's get after it.'

[thfan]

Lori has launched her website

www.lorichalupny.com

[LSI]

Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri
College: University of North Carolina
Pronunciation: Kah-LUP-nee

U.S. National Team: Voted as the 2005 U.S. Soccer Young Female Athlete of the Year … Earned first four caps for the full national team in 2001, playing against Italy in Rieti, Italy and then playing three matches in the 2001 Algarve Cup in Portugal, starting against Portugal and coming on as a substitute vs. Sweden and Norway … 2007: Played in every game so far in 2007 … Scored against China at the Four Nations Tournament Championship in January in Guangzhou, China, helping the U.S. to a 2-0 win and the tournament title… Also scored in a 6-2 win against Canada in a May friendly … 2006: Started two games at the 2006 Four Nations Tournament in China, but suffered a serious concussion in that tourney against France and was out of action for four months … 2005: Had a breakout tournament at the Algarve Cup, starting all four matches for the USA, playing mostly at left back, as the USA did not allow a goal and won the tournament championship … Played in six total games during the year, starting them all, and scored one goal, that coming against Canada … 2004: A member of the 2004 Olympic Residency Training Camp, she played in four matches during the year, scoring her first career goal on May 9 against Mexico … 2003: Earned one cap in 2003, that coming against Italy … Youth National Teams: A key member of the USA’s 2002 Under-19 World Championship Team, she was the unsung hero of the team for her tireless work and poise in the midfield … Also a key member of the U.S. team that qualified in T&T for the World Championship … Helped the U.S. U-21s to the Nordic Cup titles in 2003 in Denmark, 2004 in Iceland and 2005 in Sweden … Also a member of the USA’s 2001 Under-21 Nordic Cup championship team, scoring two goals in the tournament, one against Denmark and then against Sweden in the championship game … Earned 14 Under-21 caps and 21 Under-19 caps during her youth career … Also played with the U.S. U-16 National Team in 2000, meaning that by the age of 17, she had played for the USA at four levels … First Appearance: March 7, 2001, vs. Italy … First Goal: May 9, 2004 vs. Mexico.

College / High School: As a senior, she started all 23 games she played in, scoring 10 goals with eight assists and finished her college career with 30 goals, an impressive number from the midfield … Helped UNC to a 23-1-1 record in her final college season … Named first-Team NCSAA All-American for the second year in a row, and First-Team All-ACC for the third year in a row … Also named a Soccer America MVP … As a junior, she started 22 of 23 games she played for the Tar Heels, scoring six goals with five assists … She was named First-Team All-ACC and a First-Team NSCAA All-American … As a sophomore, she had a stellar season helping UNC to the NCAA title and a perfect 27-0-0 record … Started 26 of 27 games and scored 11 goals with 12 assists … Named First-Team All-ACC and an NSCAA Second-Team All-American … Named to the ACC All-Freshman Team in 2002 ... Due to injuries, she missed a large part of the second half of the season, but played in 16 games, starting 11 and had three goals and seven assists ... Attended Nerinx Hall in St. Louis, Mo. … Was an All-Conference and All-State selection as a sophomore, junior and senior … Helped the Markers to an undefeated regular season as a junior … Named NSCAA and Parade All-American as a junior and senior

Club: Played for the Gateway Strikers at a forward from 1994-’95 before moving to JB Marine, where she played for eight years ... Won the U-23 national championship with JB marine in 2004.

Personal: Full name is Lori Christine Chalupny … Nickname is “Chalupaâ€

[thfan]

http://www.fifa.com/womenworldcup/photo ... tml#596002

chalupny fouled in the box
usa-2 sweden-0

[LSI]

St. Louisan Lori Chalupny scored 2 World Cup goals last month and helped the US win take 3rd place in a 4-1 victory over Norway in the 2007 FIFA Women’s World Cup.

Last Saturday night (10/13) Lori and the US Women’s National team came back to St. Louis to take on Mexico in an International Friendly in front of her home town of almost 11,000 streaming fans. The US dominated play with 4 second half goals to win 5-1.

St. Louisan and U.S. midfielder Lori Chalupny on the performance in the tournament: “For this tournament, we had a lot of younger players in the team and this was the first big championship at this level for many of us. We kept trying to get better each game and I think this was a big stepping stone for us to see hey, let’s just have confidence and know that we belong here and I think that will carry us through the next big championship.â€

[Disciple of JC]

I reel Lori could be one of the top 5 players on the team. Anyone else think so?

[thfan]

vote for Lori -- us best female athlete of the year. She also has an entry in action photo, goal, best performance

link on home page of this site.

[LSI]

U.S. Soccer has announced that St. Louisan Lori Chalupny (JB Marine / Gateway Strikers / Nerinx Hall HS)as a finalists for the U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year Awards – Male, Female, Young Male and Young Female and Best Goal Award. You, the fans, collectively decide 50 percent of the final vote, with media and U.S. Soccer officials getting the other 50 percent of the vote.

[LSI]

Please vote this week. The voting ends this Friday, Dec. 7. The is a link to the voting on the home page of this our site.

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Bummer that we have two Lori posts going. This one has more hits so I will be locking the other one but here is the link to it - click here.

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This week's STLsoccer.net Player of the Week goes to Saint Louis Athletica's hometown hero Lori Chalupny. On Thursday from the right back position, she captained the United States Women's National team to a 1-0 win over Germany in an international friendly. The match was played in Augsburg, Bavaria, in front of a 30.000 sold out crowd. The U.S. came into the match ranked first in the world, just 35 points ahead of Germany and the win by the U.S. will keep them ranked first in the FIFA world rankings.

Audio of Saturday Soccer Report Announcement - click here

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Lori left a note on the "chalupa chat" section on her web site about the Algarve Cup

http://www.lorichalupny.com/fanzone.cfm

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Guten Tag!

Being in Germany brings back memories of my three years of German class at Nerinx Hall High School. Some of it is coming back to me, unfortunately most of what I learned is staying way back in the far reaches of my brain.

We are having a great time here in Munich. The hotel and playing facilities are nice, and the weather is great - not according to most here, but I actually enjoy the cold, overcast, rainy weather to play in.

On Friday, October 23, we had our first big outing around Munich. It is nice to get the chance to experience the city a little bit, and of course we always love shopping. Although Munich is only about nine miles away it took nearly two hours to get there. St. Louis has never seen traffic like in Munich. When we finally arrived we were handed a map, told to have a great time, and to meet at the Hofbräuhaus in about an hour and a half for dinner.

With our USA parkas on, cameras in one hand, and maps in the other, we probably stuck out quite a bit. It was a great experience to walk around Munich. The city has a mix of being both modern, as well as having so much history. It was fun just walking around the streets as we tried to navigate our way, hoping to find the Hofbräuhaus.

Dinner at the Hofbräuhaus was unlike anything I had ever experienced. One thing for sure is that there was a lot of beer and a lot of lederhosen. It was a fun, traditional German restaurant complete with a beer hall on the lower floor and a restaurant on the upper floor. Each floor was a huge room with rows of long tables, similar to summer camp cafeteria, and there was a stage at one end where men in lederhosen entertained the crowd. The men did a type of knee-slapping dance that you would have to see to believe. I guess that is where leather pants come in handy. Our entertainers also spread out across the room and cracked whips to the tune of the music. For dinner I went the traditional route and ordered a bratwurst, which looked something like a boiled hot dog. I also went with the potato salad and a pretzel. I think it is safe to say it was a fun night had by all.

Munich is full of all sorts of fun and excitement. Sunday we were surprised with tickets to the Bayern Munich match against Eintracht Frankfurt. As if it wasn’t enough just to be in the stadium, we were actually given front row tickets. It was so cool to be able to watch the skill and power of those players. We were within five yards of players like; Arjen Robben, Miroslav Klose, Luca Toni, Bastian Schweinsteiger, and many more. It turned out to be a great game with Bayern Munich coming from behind to win the game 2-1 in the last minute of regulation.

Monday we have a scrimmage game against the Bayern Munich U-17 Boys squad. I think it will be a good challenge for us, and a chance to work on the things we have been simulating in practice. Wish us luck!

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the following is from a Sports Illustrated article posted on the internet today. I'm sure all St. Louis soccer fans, especially fans of J B Marine, are very proud of what Lori and her team accomplished today. This article describes Lori to a T.

Grant Wahl > INSIDE OLYMPIC SOCCER

Lori Chalupny is a hell of a player. That's what I wrote in my notebook in the 60th minute of the gold-medal game. the 24-year-old left back had a marvelous Olympic tournament, even though a concussion in the opener against Norway kept her out of nearly two full matches. Chalupny just has a sense for how to play the game.

On offense, she can barrel forward down the left side, cut into the middle on the dribble and threaten the goal, as she did by scoring the U.S.' best goal of the tournament in the semis against Japan. And on defense, Chalupny is tough as nails, more than willing to put a body on an attacker and cover a lot of ground.

On a memorable night in Workers' Stadium, she was a perfect symbol of the building's name. And, in the end, so were her teammates.

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Chalupny named U.S. Co-Captain

http://wnt-ussoccer.blogspot.com/2009/0 ... ptain.html