2012 London Olympic Medal Contenders: The Women
- By Courtney Baird
- Published Aug 1, 2011
- Updated Jun 19, 2012 at 12:18 PM UTC
Daniela Ryf, Switzerland
Photo: Triathlon.org/ Delly Carr
Daniela Ryf has had numerous top-10 and podium finishes on the World Championship Series and World Cup circuits ever since she was the Under-23 world champion in 2008 and seventh in Beijing. She has struggled recently, though, in large part due to a stomach virus she picked up in 2010 in Seoul, where she won the first World Championship Series race of her career, according to her blog. But it looks like she should be on the road to recovery, which could mean she will be a real podium threat in London.
FILED UNDER: Features / InsideTri / Olympics TAGS: 2012 London Olympics / Ai Ueda / Andrea Hewitt / Barbara Riveros Diaz / Daniela Ryf / Emma Moffatt / Emma Snowsill / Emmie Charayron / Helen Jenkins / InsideTri / Laura Bennett / Lisa Norden / Nicola Spirig / Paula Findlay / Sarah Groff / Sarah Haskins / Svenja Bazlen
Courtney Baird
Courtney Baird is the editor-in-chief of Inside Triathlon magazine.