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Getting To Know Olympic Sports Athletes Through Recent News Features
"It's so amazing." Cross-country skier Krista Parmakoski relishes a long-awaited World Cup victory in front of a home crowd.
Biathletes Simon Eder and Leni Haeki-Gross get roles on the IBU Athletes' Commission for four years.
SI.com: NBA and Olympic basketball star LeBron James 'keeps on adding to the record books'. FIBA looks back at the U19 heroics of college basketball history-making star Caitlin Clark. Modern pentathlete Michelle Gulyas sees a pretty remarkable 2023 season on some level as "terrible". Team Ireland gymnast Rhys McClenaghan, boxer Kellie Harrington, and swimmer Daniel Wiffen visit The Late Late Show to talk Paris 2024 goals. Swimmers Rodolfo Falcon and Alberto and Alfonso Enrique Mestre are forging their own elite competitive careers following noted family lineage. Tyla King, Ilona Maher, Sharni Smale, and Chloe Pelle headline the highlights of last weekend's rugby sevens stop in Los Angeles. Team New Zealand canoe star Lisa Carrington adds more accolades to her resume to start 2024. World Triathlon takes a look at the 'path to Paris' for Australian Matthew Hauser. Will golfer Patty Tavantanakit make it to a second Olympics after a strong 2024 start? Olympics: It was 'a mix of delight and disbelief' for Spaniard Danny Leon as he took a surprise key win on the World Skate Tour stop last weekend. Get to know Team Venezuela's landmark equestrian dressage rider Patricia Ferrando. Boris Vain continues making history for Team Monaco in bobsled despite the retirement of long-time partner Rudy Rinaldi. FIFA.com: Soccer star Aitana Bonmati is 'trying to make a point to savor each moment'. Did you know that diver Tom Daley is a children's book author? UCI: Road cyclist Lotte Kopecky is 'apparently inexhaustible'. The IIHF takes a look at '10 inspiring women' in ice hockey. Vogue: It's game, set, and cover story for tennis star Coco Gauff. Meanwhile...what does tennis great Serena Williams think of not playing at Paris 2024? Weightlifters Parisa Jahanfekrian, Aline de Souza, Monique Araujo, and Addriel Garcia are the IWF Refugee Team for 2024. âSprint hurdler Sarah Lavin now has eyes on a 'major medal' after a strong world indoors performance. Team Uruguay's Marcos Sarraute talks with âGaleria about his journey to elite rowing from an un-athletic begining, and much more. (in Spanish, subscription) What Have Stars of Olympics Sports Been Up To Lately?
Paul Poirier in black and white...
Roger and Mirka Federer wrap up Thailand.
Teddy Riner dreams of days ahead.
Enzo Lefort steps out in the rain...and his YSL.
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Get To Know Olympic Sports Athletes Through Recent News
FEI: Get to know Aistis Vitkauskas, equestrian eventer looking to break more ground for Team Lithuania this summer in Paris.
Jack Marley talks having fellow Team Ireland boxer Kellie Harrington as a role model, a possible real estate career, and more with Irish Independent.
Team Canada's Bryden Hattie thinks his final college conference diving championships hits different. International Gymnast checks in with Ana Perez, back from a 'two-year hiatus' and getting into form for Paris 2024 for Team Spain. Team USA gymnast Fred Richards makes a splash on Good Morning America. Olympian Luiza Zlotkowska leaves the World University Speed Skating Championships with some positive impressions of the competition. Sverre Pedersen: A Norwegian speed skating star retires. What is some of 'the best advice' some Team Canada stars have received in their careers? Everything sure has been "perfect" for Marco Odermatt as he cemented another successful World Cup Alpine skiing season. More from FIS: Team Czechia's Eva Adamcyzkova's 'self-belief' has been a huge reason for success this snowboarding season. Which team handball stars will win the IHF 'World Players of the Year' for 2023? Lindsay Horan sees a great future ahead for an 'energized' Team USA women's national soccer team. Who are the big 'movers' in Olympic qualification rankings after recent triathlon events? Judokas Distria Krasniqi and Akil Gjakova are each honored with their fourth 'Athlete of the Year' awards in Kosovo. "I'm confident about making it to Paris." Team Mexico's Ana Lopez leaps into Olympic conversations after an impressive Pan American weightlifting win. Team France's Jean Quiquampoix helps The Road to Paris 2024 documentary series prepare viewers for what to expect at this summer's Olympic shooting competition. So...how did rugby superstar Antoine Dupont's first official sevens tournament go? IGF: Xander Schauffele 'reflects on golden past' from Tokyo 2020's golf tournament. Whose recent World Biathlon Championships performance indicates a successful end to the season? Get to know soon-to-be Olympic sailing debutant for Team Great Britain Hannah Snellgrove, also a folk singer and Cambridge graduate. The World Sailing Show catches up with Team Hungary's Maria Erdi: her world championship, Olympic plans, and more. Curlers Vicky Wright and Eve Muirhead take their talents to Estonia for an instructing opportunity. Legendary runner Paavo Nurmi's Paris 1924 exploits set to be commemorated at Paris 2024. Not being on Team Great Britain's squad for the World Indoor Track & Field Championships this year has runner Guy Learmonth 'fuming'. Decathlete Fredrik Samuelsson talks with The World According to Gar podcast about his rough journey through injury and setbacks to aim for Paris 2024. Canoeist Hedi Moana Kliemke, Nordic combined athlete Tristan Sommerfeldt, and 3x3 basketball player Tebbe Moeller are recognized as 'elite sports students' in Germany. Olympic sports stars galore dot the nominations for the 2024 World Laureus World Sports Awards.
A Look At Olympic Sports Athletes In The News
High jumper Yaroslava Mahuchickh tries her best to compartmentalize her competition life away from the realities inside Ukraine.
Meanwhile, don't forget about fellow Ukrainian high jumper Andrii Protsenko, aiming for another Olympic run despite finding it "hard to make plans" these days. (in Ukrainian) Who is new indoor track 400-meter world record holder Christoper Morales Williams? A guy who wouldn't let flu symptoms get in his way... Runner Jakob Ingebrigsten may have more global glory, but his brother Henrik still earns his respect. 'Process-driven' pole vaulter Eliza McCartney finds work around a tender achilles in her Paris 2024 prep. Sprint legend Allyson Felix enjoys some time in Jamaica ahead of an expected second child. Which Beijing 2022 ice hockey players are 'making an impact' in the NHL now? \World of Show Jumping reports on equestrian Cian O'Connor's securing of investment on his mounts in his pursuit of a Paris 2024 berth. Team GB gets 'close-up' with equestrian dressage star Carl Hester on his Olympic career, and more. Stanislav Medvendeko won two NBA basketball championships, but now still has Ukraine close to his heart in his post-playing career. (in Ukrainian) Kayaker Lisa Carrington wins the 'most prestigious' Lonsdale Cup in New Zealand for the fourth time. Might New Zealander taekwondo athletes Cole Creich-Watene, Elsa Mohzdeh, Jamie Carpenter, and Jemesa Landers not head to Paris this summer even if any of them win the Oceania Olympic qualifiers? Skateboarder Aurelien Giraud gets cloned by the Musee Grevin in Paris. Short track speed skaters Jordan Pierre-Gilles and Renee Steenge 'have big goals' with Team Canada. After Tokyo 2020 disappointment, sailors Fynn Sterritt and James Peters are headed to Paris 2024 knowing that they have "one last shot" for a medal. When not racing, Team USA Alpine skier Jacqueline Wiles enjoys taking control of a Cessna 172 Skyhawk single-engine plane. After a "hell of a (last) season", beach volleyball world champion David Schweiner's goals for 2024 include "getting some medals". Tennis champion and London 2012 Olympian Simona Halep has her "head held high" after appealing a doping-related suspension. Polish volleyball player Asia Wolosz talks independence and expressing herself with The Owl Post. The legal case against soccer star Dani Alves reaches a guilty verdict stage. Diver Matty Lee opens up on mental health, therapy and more in a two-part Instagram confessional. Fellow diver Julia Vincent of South Africa sees her performance at the recent worlds as "a great step" in her preparations for Paris 2024. The Guardian looks at 'the courageous journey' of Antwerp 1920 boxer Frank Dove. The Athletic: Gymnast Jordan Chiles is ready to be 'that girl' at Paris 2024 for Team USA. "Insanely happy" competing again, gymnast Oleg Vernaiev aims for Paris 2024 with thoughts of Ukraine. Road cycling and prospective mountain bike star Peter Sagan claims "everything is under control" as he recovers from a heart procedure. Biathlon World: Team France's Quentin Fillot Maillet's four worlds medals this year underscore his return to form this season. Rachel 'Raygun' Gunn and Jeff 'J-Attack' Dunne are ready to 'bring street culture' to Paris 2024 as Team Australia breakers. Fencer Ysaora Thibus continues her fight against her "involuntary contamination" that resulted in a doping suspension charge. âOlympics checks in with star swimmer Siobhan Haughey on her Irish-Hong Kong roots, "good mix" of swimming styles, and more. The Sydeny Morning Herald: Get to know Team Australia swimmer Cassiel Rousseau... Speed skating champ Thomas Krol transitions into a flying new career. |
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