Olympic Sports Athletes Are In The Headlines
Reuters: Count on diver Stanislav Oliferchuk as just one of the many Team Ukrainian Olympic aspirants looking to avoid Russian athletes in competition.
Stanislav Oliferchyk (Alina Yarysh/Reuters)
Ukrainian tennis players Marta Kostyuk and Lesia Tsurenko express anguish at the IOC's recent softening position on Russia,
Tennis legend and Barcelona 1992 Olympian Boris Becker reflects on his recent 'very scary' prison term.
Will tennis' Juan Martin del Potro make 'one final Grand Slam hurrah' this summer at the U.S. Open?
Digital BFFs Iga Swiatek (tennis) and Mikaela Shiffrin (Alpine skiing) continue their friendship with the help on Instagram Live.
Modern pentathlon London 2012 champion David Svoboda tries to clarify his view on support for Ukraine.
Road cycling great Peter Sagan still hopes to make a return to the "dream world" Olympic mountain biking for Paris 2024, even though qualification is tricky.
Speed skater Jutta Leerdam makes the celebrity pages alongside social media personality and MMA fighter Jake Paul.
(I wonder if a 'day in the life' of Leerdam includes a cameo by Paul...?)
Rising basketball star Caitlin Clark's is a success in the 'name, image, and likeness' game, too....with one charitable standout inclusion.
GQ Sports: Is Tom Kim the 'new superstar' of golf?
Swimmer Ariarne Titmus sees the recent world record by teenager Summer McIntosh in the 400 meter freestyle as "motivation to reclaim it".
Meanwhile, swimmer Erika Fairweather eyes her own sub-four-minute milestone in that 400 free.
Will Team USA swimmer Michael Andrew commit to the 200IM at the upcoming worlds or Olympics?
Kudos for - and from - Team Papua New Guinea as Olympian Ryan Pini is selected as the chair of the new World Anti-Doping Agency's Athlete Council.
The Curling News has more background on a "painful" reunion in honor of Team Norway's Thomas Ulsrud by his former squad mates.
Weightlifter Mattie Rogers tries to remain 'philosophical' about a controversial finish to her Pan American Championships competition this past weekend.
"Heartbroken" after not making it to Tokyo 2020, veteran gymnast Elsa Garcia now eyes Paris 2024 as her first return to Olympic competition since London 2012.
Ski jumper Dawid Kubacki may have ended his season early for family matters, but his presence wasn't forgotten by his colleagues and rivals.
With 'patience tested', Olympian Audrey Cordon-Ragot leaves her road cycling team over non-payment.
Beach volleyball legend Alison Cerutti is back on the sand court, now with Oscar Guimaraes, and taking it "one step at a time" as he contemplates Paris 2024 qualification.
Field hockey international Ellen Curran thinks facing a Spanish side first in the upcoming Euro League finals gives a good chance for an Irish side to make a landmark progression.
The strong performances by Teams Great Britain and Fiji in the women's rugby sevens World Cup has them each bullish on potential Paris 21024 qualification.
Volleyballer Wallace de Souza crosses a commentary line and now faces a national team suspension.
Tiril Udnes Weng reflects on the years it took to 'realize her potential' as the new Crystal Globe winner in women's cross-country skiing.
"We're having the best years of our career now." Madison Chock and Evan Bates relish their first ice dancing gold at the recent world championships.
"Ready with all the hugs." Snowboarder Jenny Jones took to Instagram to confirm her pregnancy.
Biathlon World has one last 'five burning questions' for champion Julia Simon to wrap up the season.
Marie-Philip 'Captain Clutch' Poulin and Sarah Filler lead a Team Canada squad 'loaded' with experience in search of another ice hockey world championship.
Team Finland's Reeta Hurske looks to build on her remarkable indoor season in sprint hurdles as she prepares for big goals in the outdoor season.
"Why should I narrow my scope and choose between decathlon and high jump?" Tejaswin Shankar considers extending a multi-event 'wager'.
Sprint champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce demolishes another field, at her son's school.
Hammer throw champion Anita Wlodarczyk has thoughts on the "painful" IOC decision on Russian athlete participation.
Jailed London 2012 long sprinter and Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has parole denied for his current sentence term.
Former javelin champion Fatima Whitbread knows that athletics powered her life; now she wants the new generation to pick up sport, too.
Long-distance runner Joshua Cheptegei knows that to be great, one has to "keep on with consistency".
Team Australia middle-distance runner Peter Bol, um, distances himself from racism charges swirling around his recent drug test drama.
What does race walker Kimberly Garcia think of her double gold performance at the worlds last year?
Julyana Al-Sadeq has made taekwondo history, positioning her to be an inspiration for Muslim and Arab women in sport.
Tennis legend and Barcelona 1992 Olympian Boris Becker reflects on his recent 'very scary' prison term.
Will tennis' Juan Martin del Potro make 'one final Grand Slam hurrah' this summer at the U.S. Open?
Digital BFFs Iga Swiatek (tennis) and Mikaela Shiffrin (Alpine skiing) continue their friendship with the help on Instagram Live.
Modern pentathlon London 2012 champion David Svoboda tries to clarify his view on support for Ukraine.
Road cycling great Peter Sagan still hopes to make a return to the "dream world" Olympic mountain biking for Paris 2024, even though qualification is tricky.
Speed skater Jutta Leerdam makes the celebrity pages alongside social media personality and MMA fighter Jake Paul.
(I wonder if a 'day in the life' of Leerdam includes a cameo by Paul...?)
Rising basketball star Caitlin Clark's is a success in the 'name, image, and likeness' game, too....with one charitable standout inclusion.
GQ Sports: Is Tom Kim the 'new superstar' of golf?
Swimmer Ariarne Titmus sees the recent world record by teenager Summer McIntosh in the 400 meter freestyle as "motivation to reclaim it".
Meanwhile, swimmer Erika Fairweather eyes her own sub-four-minute milestone in that 400 free.
Will Team USA swimmer Michael Andrew commit to the 200IM at the upcoming worlds or Olympics?
Kudos for - and from - Team Papua New Guinea as Olympian Ryan Pini is selected as the chair of the new World Anti-Doping Agency's Athlete Council.
The Curling News has more background on a "painful" reunion in honor of Team Norway's Thomas Ulsrud by his former squad mates.
Weightlifter Mattie Rogers tries to remain 'philosophical' about a controversial finish to her Pan American Championships competition this past weekend.
"Heartbroken" after not making it to Tokyo 2020, veteran gymnast Elsa Garcia now eyes Paris 2024 as her first return to Olympic competition since London 2012.
Ski jumper Dawid Kubacki may have ended his season early for family matters, but his presence wasn't forgotten by his colleagues and rivals.
With 'patience tested', Olympian Audrey Cordon-Ragot leaves her road cycling team over non-payment.
Beach volleyball legend Alison Cerutti is back on the sand court, now with Oscar Guimaraes, and taking it "one step at a time" as he contemplates Paris 2024 qualification.
Field hockey international Ellen Curran thinks facing a Spanish side first in the upcoming Euro League finals gives a good chance for an Irish side to make a landmark progression.
The strong performances by Teams Great Britain and Fiji in the women's rugby sevens World Cup has them each bullish on potential Paris 21024 qualification.
Volleyballer Wallace de Souza crosses a commentary line and now faces a national team suspension.
Tiril Udnes Weng reflects on the years it took to 'realize her potential' as the new Crystal Globe winner in women's cross-country skiing.
"We're having the best years of our career now." Madison Chock and Evan Bates relish their first ice dancing gold at the recent world championships.
"Ready with all the hugs." Snowboarder Jenny Jones took to Instagram to confirm her pregnancy.
Biathlon World has one last 'five burning questions' for champion Julia Simon to wrap up the season.
Marie-Philip 'Captain Clutch' Poulin and Sarah Filler lead a Team Canada squad 'loaded' with experience in search of another ice hockey world championship.
Team Finland's Reeta Hurske looks to build on her remarkable indoor season in sprint hurdles as she prepares for big goals in the outdoor season.
"Why should I narrow my scope and choose between decathlon and high jump?" Tejaswin Shankar considers extending a multi-event 'wager'.
Sprint champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce demolishes another field, at her son's school.
Hammer throw champion Anita Wlodarczyk has thoughts on the "painful" IOC decision on Russian athlete participation.
Jailed London 2012 long sprinter and Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has parole denied for his current sentence term.
Former javelin champion Fatima Whitbread knows that athletics powered her life; now she wants the new generation to pick up sport, too.
Long-distance runner Joshua Cheptegei knows that to be great, one has to "keep on with consistency".
Team Australia middle-distance runner Peter Bol, um, distances himself from racism charges swirling around his recent drug test drama.
What does race walker Kimberly Garcia think of her double gold performance at the worlds last year?
Julyana Al-Sadeq has made taekwondo history, positioning her to be an inspiration for Muslim and Arab women in sport.
Julyana Al-Sadeq (Julyana Al-Sadeq)
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