About

Emily Bayci recently graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a B.S. in News-Editorial Journalism. She's always had a passion for Olympic sports, which escalated during a summer internship with the Colorado Springs Gazette where she covered events at the Olympic Training Center. Emily covered men's and women's gymnastics for her entire college career for The Daily Illini and for Gymnastike last spring. Emily will continue her education at Illinois in the fall and pursue a master's degree in library science.

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Derrick Rose, Aly Raisman, Abby Wambach, Michael Phelps

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Chicago Bears, Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies,

  • Favorite Coaches

    John Wooden, Justin Spring, Vince Lombardi

  • All-Time Sports Moment

    Miracle on ice- when the 1980 U.S.A. hockey team won gold. I tear up every time I think about it and I don't tear up often.

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    My junior year of college when the Illinois women's volleyball team beat Penn State and broke its Big Ten winning streak

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    95-96 Bulls 72 wins in a season

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Ruth

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Federer

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Earnhardt

  • ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 or SEC?

    Big Ten

Bulletin Board

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  • Vanessa Lee posted 239 days ago

    Vanessa Lee

    Thank you for covering gymnastics! You are my favorite writer. I love all your favorite athletes, especially Aly Raisman! I love her so much! She's amazing and I'm glad you are covering gymnastics and the Olympics. PS go SF Giants! hahaha

  • Liviu Bird posted 293 days ago

    Liviu Bird

    The Miracle on Ice is definitely a tear-jerker. I cry every time I watch that movie. Don't tell anybody. I'm sure everybody who reads your bulletin board will keep it to themselves also.

  • Jesse Reed posted 294 days ago

    Jesse Reed

    Good job covering the Olympics, Emily. You're killing it.