A Look At Olympic Sports Athletes In The News
"I'm so proud of all the people in Ukraine....I'm proud of the people, of the government, the president." Swimmer Mykhailo Romanchuk has thoughts on home during the World Aquatics Championships.
Mykhailo Romanchuk (Petr David Josek/AP)
Ukrainian Olena Buryak and Polish Agnieszka pair up to promote World Rowing's fundraising efforts for Ukraine's rowing community.
Tokyo 2020 Olympic tennis player Hubert Hurkacz commits to visible financial support for Ukraine during his upcoming run at Wimbledon.
Los Angeles 1984 swimming hero-turned-star commentator Rowdy Gaines receives the 2022 Rings of Gold Award from the USOPC for his work developing the sport.
Tokyo 2020 champion swimmer Maggie Mac Neil talks with The Olympic Channel on her 2022 and 2024 goals, and life after sport.
Mollie O'Callaghan: Who is Team Australia's newest swimming world champion?
Katie Ledecky's status as the best current women's swimmer is even more solid after her multiple-record-breaking success at the World Championships.
U.S. swimming star Caeleb Dressel's 'mystery' health affliction still a mystery...
Team India's boxers are 'ready to shine' at the upcoming Commonwealth Games.
'Old man' canoe slalomist Alexander Slafkovsky shows he still has some competitive fire in him with an emotional world cup win.
Team Canada ice hockey star Jamie Lee Rattray talks her Olympic career, living a publicly out life as LGBT, and more with Olympic.ca.
Is now the time to 'relax and have fun' for French taekwondo star Magda Wiet Henin?
Can a switch to Team Austria be the catalyst for Olympic qualification for gymnast Carina Kroll?
Tour de Suisse winner Geraint Thomas may have 'nothing to prove' in the Tour de France this year, but is still 'hungry" for a good showing.
Is powerhouse Japan facing a future generation crisis in judo?
Zhao Yunlei and Liliyana Natsir are the latest inductees to the Badminton Hall of Fame.
Double Olympic medal-winning triathlete Nicola Spirig is on the cusp of retirement from the 'intense emotions' of her career.
Alpine skiing champion Lindsey Vonn urges fellow athletes to 'keep the Olympic spirit alive' by "using your world, your platform, for good".
Peter Caruth becomes just the second Irish Olympian to be publicly out as LGBT, and the first international field hockey player.
Skeleton athlete Lizzy Yarnold highlights a roster of Olympic sports stars celebrating 'National School Sport Week' in Great Britain.
"I think any time women's rights get taken away, it's a sad day." Sprinter Allyson Felix has thoughts.
"It's almost like he's a pogo stick." The New York Times features sprinter Erriyon Knighton.
Coastal Carolina University student Melissa Jefferson is 'ready to face Jamaica's dynamic duo' of sprinting after winning a surprise U.S. 100 meter title.
800-meter runner Marco Arop's race tactics have adjusted with success after he has learned from Tokyo 2020 disappointment.
"Shot Put Diva" Michelle Carter talks about her impending retirement after her final U.S. outdoor championship this weekend.
Beijing 2008 tennis gold medalist Stanislaw Wawrinka reflects on the injuries derailing his career of late in The Players' Tribune.
Tennis ace Coco Gauff has extra motivation for a good Wimbledon run this summer.
Soccer champion Megan Rapinoe becomes a stirring, leading voice in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's actions against abortion precedent.
Did fellow Olympic and Team USA soccer star Tobin Heath come out as LGBTQ+?
Olympian-turned coach Andrea Fuentes gives a dramatic rescue of Anita Alvarez during the artistic swimming world championships.
16-year-old Luo Zhilu's rapid rise in sport climbing mirrors the rise in the sport's popularity in China.
Tokyo 2020 Olympic tennis player Hubert Hurkacz commits to visible financial support for Ukraine during his upcoming run at Wimbledon.
Los Angeles 1984 swimming hero-turned-star commentator Rowdy Gaines receives the 2022 Rings of Gold Award from the USOPC for his work developing the sport.
Tokyo 2020 champion swimmer Maggie Mac Neil talks with The Olympic Channel on her 2022 and 2024 goals, and life after sport.
Mollie O'Callaghan: Who is Team Australia's newest swimming world champion?
Katie Ledecky's status as the best current women's swimmer is even more solid after her multiple-record-breaking success at the World Championships.
U.S. swimming star Caeleb Dressel's 'mystery' health affliction still a mystery...
Team India's boxers are 'ready to shine' at the upcoming Commonwealth Games.
'Old man' canoe slalomist Alexander Slafkovsky shows he still has some competitive fire in him with an emotional world cup win.
Team Canada ice hockey star Jamie Lee Rattray talks her Olympic career, living a publicly out life as LGBT, and more with Olympic.ca.
Is now the time to 'relax and have fun' for French taekwondo star Magda Wiet Henin?
Can a switch to Team Austria be the catalyst for Olympic qualification for gymnast Carina Kroll?
Tour de Suisse winner Geraint Thomas may have 'nothing to prove' in the Tour de France this year, but is still 'hungry" for a good showing.
Is powerhouse Japan facing a future generation crisis in judo?
Zhao Yunlei and Liliyana Natsir are the latest inductees to the Badminton Hall of Fame.
Double Olympic medal-winning triathlete Nicola Spirig is on the cusp of retirement from the 'intense emotions' of her career.
Alpine skiing champion Lindsey Vonn urges fellow athletes to 'keep the Olympic spirit alive' by "using your world, your platform, for good".
Peter Caruth becomes just the second Irish Olympian to be publicly out as LGBT, and the first international field hockey player.
Skeleton athlete Lizzy Yarnold highlights a roster of Olympic sports stars celebrating 'National School Sport Week' in Great Britain.
"I think any time women's rights get taken away, it's a sad day." Sprinter Allyson Felix has thoughts.
"It's almost like he's a pogo stick." The New York Times features sprinter Erriyon Knighton.
Coastal Carolina University student Melissa Jefferson is 'ready to face Jamaica's dynamic duo' of sprinting after winning a surprise U.S. 100 meter title.
800-meter runner Marco Arop's race tactics have adjusted with success after he has learned from Tokyo 2020 disappointment.
"Shot Put Diva" Michelle Carter talks about her impending retirement after her final U.S. outdoor championship this weekend.
Beijing 2008 tennis gold medalist Stanislaw Wawrinka reflects on the injuries derailing his career of late in The Players' Tribune.
Tennis ace Coco Gauff has extra motivation for a good Wimbledon run this summer.
Soccer champion Megan Rapinoe becomes a stirring, leading voice in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's actions against abortion precedent.
Did fellow Olympic and Team USA soccer star Tobin Heath come out as LGBTQ+?
Olympian-turned coach Andrea Fuentes gives a dramatic rescue of Anita Alvarez during the artistic swimming world championships.
16-year-old Luo Zhilu's rapid rise in sport climbing mirrors the rise in the sport's popularity in China.
Luo Zhilu (Lena Drapella/IFSC)
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