Alice Volpi poses for the camera.
Jacob McCorry gets some recovery in.
Miquel Trave tries canoeing in a historic spot...
Tom Daley was busy even when not diving at worlds...
Carlos Garrote works the runway.
Olympic Sports Athletes In The Recent News
Vanity Fair Italia catches up with champion tennis star Jannik Sinner: privacy, crying, challenges, and more. (in Italian)
Tennis champ Coco Gauff makes it as one of Time Magazine's Women of the Year for 2024.
BNN: Skylar Park is 'poised to end Canada's medal drought' in taekwondo at Paris 2024. Will Zareid Kareem build upon Team Jordan's burgeoning Olympic legacy in taekwondo at Paris 2024? "It's fantastic!" Gymnast Kaylia Nemour revels in her upcoming debut Olympics for Team Algeria. Sport climber Campbell Harrison relishes his Paris 2024 qualification after his Tokyo 2020 plans derailed. Continue to go 'beyond the ice' of Team Switzerland's Lara Stadler's journey in ice hockey management. Is Sam Williamson really a new Paris 2024 medal threat for Team Australia swimming? In other Australian swimmer news...legend Ian Thorpe recounts his identity struggles in early days. The IBU Hall of Fame welcomes biathletes Gabriela Soukalova, Magdalena Forsberg, and Raphael Poiree as its latest members. Presenting equestrian event-er Shane Rose and the 'mankini' that ruffled some feathers... Soccer superstar Lionel Messi tries - again - to tamper down recent criticism in Hong Kong. Looks like we won't see boxing legend Manny Pacquiao as an Olympian... Triple Olympic road racing cyclist Joane Somarriba 'couldn't be more delighted' to witness - and help lead - the growing rate of women's cycling these days. Team Chile's rugby sevens turns to the national military for inspiration and training as possible Paris 2024 qualification looms on the horizon. Three-time Olympian Czech Miroslav Vrastil, Jr. is World Rowing's 'Rower of the Month' for February. Gus Schumacher uses home-field crowd advantage to a remarkable cross-country win in Minneapolis. Who does water polo legend Tony Acevedo think earned 'hotshot' potential at the worlds last week? ICF looks back at the rich history of Czech canoeing, including stars Stepanka Hilgertova, Martin Doktor, Josef Holecek, and Jan Brzak-Felix. Surfer Sally Fitzgibbons talks inspiration from Cathy Freeman, her inner 'fire', and more with Olympics. Rohan Browning has learned to be an elite sprinter without being 'big and ripped'. Once a Team USA running prodigy, Mary Cain now may be seen competing in Irish tricolors. "My confidence has now skyrocketed..." Sprinter Noah Lyles is ready to take on multiple-gold challenges. Irish long jumper Reece Ademola pushes toward the eight-meter mark with an eye on Paris 2024. Irene Schouten: A Dutch speed skating legend retires. Grace Bullen "wanted to be great at wrestling" and her training base change has propelled her to new heights on the road to Paris 2024.
Take a Peek at Olympic Sports Stars on Social Media
Yaroslava Mahuchikh finds a spot for a pose.
Greg Rutherford spray tans his way through Dancing on Iceâ.
Congrats, Sive Brassil!
Serena Williams tries on a skirt.
Harry Garside gets uncomfortable.
Recent News Items Highlighting Olympic Sports Athletes
Team Great Britain takes a look at the 'journey' of gymnast Giarnni Regini-Moran.
Team Australia's Georgia Godwin talks challenging tennis greats, and more, with International Gymnast.
Road cyclist Mark Cavendish heads to the hills of Colombia to best prepare for the 2024 season. Team Ukraine's early estimate is for 'over 100' athletes to qualify for Paris 2024, nearing Tokyo 2020. "Having another gold medal would be cool." Volleyball World talks with Team France's Antoine Brizard as he looks ahead to a title defense at Paris 2024. Will Hungarian butterfly swimming champion Kristof Milak be back in prime condition in time for Paris? Swimming star Emma McKeon is the 2024 'Young Australian of the Year'. Team Ireland's Mona McSharry "hated" swimming just two years ago, but now has a real medal chance at her second Olympics this summer. Olympic track cyclist Christos Volikakis' Survivor stint ends dramatically early. (in Greek) Bobsled Olympian Chris Kinney experiences a home robbery, with loss of Olympic memorabilia. Will Legnis Cala and/or Yakelin Stornell make history for Cuba in women's boxing at Paris 2024? Ukrainian champion boxer Oleksandr Usyk defends the traditional earring he wears in the face of pre-bout gamesmanship. "I really want to be in as many as I can, because it's just so special and it's life-changing." Surfer Carissa Moore talks Olympics ahead of her second one this summer. USA TODAY: Alpine skiing superstar Mikaela Shiffrin 'already in love with 2026 Olympic skiing venue in Cortina'. (And luckily avoids serious injury in a recent crash...) Meanwhile, fellow Alpine skier Aleksandr Aamodt Kilde gives a graphic update on his crash recovery. 'The lure of a third Olympics proved strong...' Team Bath finds Tokyo 2020 champion Kate French ready to return to modern pentathlon competition. R.I.P.: Was a botched surgery behind judoka Maricel 'La Mole' Espinoza Gonzalez's sudden death? Double Olympic medalist Mark Hunter 'goes down memory lane' with World Rowing. London 1948 rower Roger Lebranchu gets a special honor with a Paris 2024 Torch Relay spot. The depth of Team USA in women's basketball seems particularly challenging this year as an upcoming training camp will start the final roster discussions. And...Team USA men's general manager (and Atlanta 1996 champion) Grant Hill faces his own depth dilemma on the men's basketball side options. (p.s. notice no Draymond Green?) Tokyo 2020 Olympian Luka Doncic scores big on the basketball court to join some rare company. Elle Spain checks in with taekwondo athlete Adriana Cerezo and her 'tenacity, passion, and integrity'. (in Spanish) "It gives me self-confidence...that everything I did was not in vain." Khrystyna Dmytrenko relishes a podium finish at the European Biathlon Championships. (in Ukrainian) New Australian Open tennis champ Jannik Sinner "likes to dance in the pressure storm". U.S. tennis star Coco Gauff takes the 'mature self-reflection' approach dissecting her Australian Open experience this year. Ukrainian tennis star Marta Kostyuk takes a 'vamp' turn after her Australian Open run. (in Ukrainian) Rower talks mental health challenges with Team Canada as she continues her "Olympic journey". Olympians Robbie Manson (rowing), Ali Krieger (soccer), Brittney Griner (basketball), Daria Kasatkina (tennis) are recognized as Queerty LGBTQ+ 'Sports Hero' nominees, alongside Paris 2024 hopefuls Niiki Hiltz & Sha'Carri Richardson (track & field), Isaac Humphries (basketball), and Heath Thorpe (gymnastics). Los Angeles 1984 champ Joan Benoit heads Team USA's list of 'moments to remember' at the marathon Olympic trials from over the years. BBC: Will sprinter Zharnel Hughes find his chances at Paris 2024 be "third time lucky" after two previous disappointments? Long sprinter Cathy Freeman's iconic gold0medal race at Sydney 2000 is voted as 'Australia's greatest sporting moment'. Middle-distance runner Tamsyn (Lewis) Manou gets a commentating assignment for Paris 2024. Is "something special" coming in 2024 for long jumper Wayne Pinnock's Paris 2024 hopes? Sprinters Christine Mboma and Beatrice Maslingi lead the charge for Team Namibia's Paris 2024 qualification hopes in track & field. "Pole vault is a tedious event" World Athletics checks in with pole vaulting star Armand Duplantis (I think this is three straight 'A Little Roundups' with Mondo in the news...) on the start of a big year. AthElite: Check out a 'day in the life' with wrestlers Myles Amine and Stevan Micic. (YouTube) PanAm Sports: Wrestling legend Mijain Lopez 'prepares for his last dance' at Paris 2024.
Peeking At Olympic Sports' Stars' Social Media Lives This Week
Serena Williams and family found a happy (warm) place.
Sasha Zhoya strolls the rooftops.
Lorenzo Zazzeri hangs out.
Adam Siao takes a look at himself.
Lo Chia-ling takes up surfing.
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