Olympic Sport Athlete Features from the Weekend
Choi Min-Jeong shrugs off fears of lowered expectations in Beijing 2022's short track speed skating competition: "I am ready to capitalize on my chance when I get it".
Choi Min-Jeong (Yonhap, koreaherald.com)
Novak Djokovic: The would-be Australian Open returning champion's saga takes another turn overnight.
Tokyo 2020 rugby sevens Olympian - and workout celebrity - Greg O'Shea launches a @bettrwithgreg app focused on health and fitness training.
Get a lowdown of what there is to know about the biathlon course at Beijing 2022 from Team USA's Clare Egan, on a recent Keep the Flame Alive podcast.
Olympic champion swimmer Mark Tewksbury is a Calgarian that Avenue magazine loves.
Star swimmer Emily Seebohm reveals stark pay contracts in Australia, even for Olympic stars.
How did a replica version of Kimberly Bos help the skeleton star improve her performance on the sled this season? (in Dutch)
Look back at Golf Digest's feature on Danielle Kang: tattoos, the Gretzkys, Tokyo 2020, and more.
On the verge of a Beijing 2022 appearance, Australian Bree Walker reflects on her Google-based bobsled career start.
Double LGBTQ badminton Olympian Kirsty Gilmour: "I'm just living my life and being me...".
From speed skating to hockey to tennis and more, will 2022 be a banner year for women from Quebec?
Top sped skating contender Erin Jackson gets an Olympic berth lifeline despite a trials stumble.
Freestyle skier Dani Loeb hopes to remain positive as she looks past a serious equipment robbery ahead of Olympic qualifications.
Figure skater Timothy LeDuc is set to become the "first openly non-binary athlete to compete at the Winter Olympics".
Meanwhile, figure skater Mariah Bell wins her first U.S. title in her ninth try, becoming the oldest U.S. women's singles Olympic skater since 1928, and matching her coach Adam Rippon - who also made his first Olympic team on his ninth nationals.
Champion gymnast Sunisa Lee opens up about discrimination she and her boyfriend have faced.
The oldest living Olympic gymnast - er, Olympic champion - Agnes Keleti just keeps on tickin'.
Go "inside the mind" of Sara Takanashi, the all-time winner of World Cup ski jumping events.
The Olympic Channel's "Winter Tracks" series features select prospective Beijing 2022 athletes as they look ahead to the Games, including snowboarder Belle Brockhoff, speed skater Erin Jackson, hockey player Jenni Hiirikoski, and alpine skier William Flaherty.
Newcomer Jordan Stolz's "takeover of American long track speed skating is underway".
On the other side of the pond, Cornelius Kersten breaks a 30-year skid for British speed skating.
"I want to be an inspiration for all the children who want to do this sport." Meet Sarah Escobar, who will become Ecuador's first female Winter Olympian when she competes in alpine skiing at Beijing 2022.
Off the Podium podcast: Australian artistic swimmer Kirsten Kinash talks Olympics, her move from Canada, and that infamous meme with her post-Tokyo.
How did runner Shalane Flanagan run six marathons in seven weeks last fall?
And, revisit veteran runner Nick Willis' 'Midnight Mile' attempt to run a sub-four-minute mile for a 20th consecutive year.
The first-ever female winner of BBC Africa's 'Sports Personality of the Year' is sprinter Christine Mboma.
"It gives me goosebumps every time." Karsten Warholm reflects on *that* world record hurdles race.
Ireland's top female sprinter Phil Healy reflects on her maiden Olympics last year, and that surprise homecoming parade.
Tokyo 2020 rugby sevens Olympian - and workout celebrity - Greg O'Shea launches a @bettrwithgreg app focused on health and fitness training.
Get a lowdown of what there is to know about the biathlon course at Beijing 2022 from Team USA's Clare Egan, on a recent Keep the Flame Alive podcast.
Olympic champion swimmer Mark Tewksbury is a Calgarian that Avenue magazine loves.
Star swimmer Emily Seebohm reveals stark pay contracts in Australia, even for Olympic stars.
How did a replica version of Kimberly Bos help the skeleton star improve her performance on the sled this season? (in Dutch)
Look back at Golf Digest's feature on Danielle Kang: tattoos, the Gretzkys, Tokyo 2020, and more.
On the verge of a Beijing 2022 appearance, Australian Bree Walker reflects on her Google-based bobsled career start.
Double LGBTQ badminton Olympian Kirsty Gilmour: "I'm just living my life and being me...".
From speed skating to hockey to tennis and more, will 2022 be a banner year for women from Quebec?
Top sped skating contender Erin Jackson gets an Olympic berth lifeline despite a trials stumble.
Freestyle skier Dani Loeb hopes to remain positive as she looks past a serious equipment robbery ahead of Olympic qualifications.
Figure skater Timothy LeDuc is set to become the "first openly non-binary athlete to compete at the Winter Olympics".
Meanwhile, figure skater Mariah Bell wins her first U.S. title in her ninth try, becoming the oldest U.S. women's singles Olympic skater since 1928, and matching her coach Adam Rippon - who also made his first Olympic team on his ninth nationals.
Champion gymnast Sunisa Lee opens up about discrimination she and her boyfriend have faced.
The oldest living Olympic gymnast - er, Olympic champion - Agnes Keleti just keeps on tickin'.
Go "inside the mind" of Sara Takanashi, the all-time winner of World Cup ski jumping events.
The Olympic Channel's "Winter Tracks" series features select prospective Beijing 2022 athletes as they look ahead to the Games, including snowboarder Belle Brockhoff, speed skater Erin Jackson, hockey player Jenni Hiirikoski, and alpine skier William Flaherty.
Newcomer Jordan Stolz's "takeover of American long track speed skating is underway".
On the other side of the pond, Cornelius Kersten breaks a 30-year skid for British speed skating.
"I want to be an inspiration for all the children who want to do this sport." Meet Sarah Escobar, who will become Ecuador's first female Winter Olympian when she competes in alpine skiing at Beijing 2022.
Off the Podium podcast: Australian artistic swimmer Kirsten Kinash talks Olympics, her move from Canada, and that infamous meme with her post-Tokyo.
How did runner Shalane Flanagan run six marathons in seven weeks last fall?
And, revisit veteran runner Nick Willis' 'Midnight Mile' attempt to run a sub-four-minute mile for a 20th consecutive year.
The first-ever female winner of BBC Africa's 'Sports Personality of the Year' is sprinter Christine Mboma.
"It gives me goosebumps every time." Karsten Warholm reflects on *that* world record hurdles race.
Ireland's top female sprinter Phil Healy reflects on her maiden Olympics last year, and that surprise homecoming parade.
Phil healy (southernstar.ie)
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