Olympic Sports Athletes Are Making Headlines
They may not be bound for Paris 2024, but Ukrainians Mykhailo Sivets and Daniel Zhydkov help drive awareness from breaking, even away from home.
Mykhailo Sivets (Robert Hanashiro/USA TODAY)
Oksana Khvostenko talks rebuilding biathlon facilities in Ukraine destroyed by Russia, and more, with Sport 24. (in Ukrainian)
Team Czech Republic ice hockey hero Dominik Hasek continues his strong words against seeing Russian athletes at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Tennis' Elina Svitolina's unsuspected Wimbledon run sure caused some change of plans...
More USA TODAY: Trinity Thomas still has enough 'competitive fire' to return to elite gymnastics despite the end of her successful collegiate career.
Can Nadine Joy Nathan make it to her first Olympics in her third Olympic cycle as an elite gymnast for Team Singapore?
"I could never have imagined where this beautiful game would take me." Team USA soccer superstar Megan Rapinoe has an announcement ahead of the World Cup.
Will Tokyo 2020 champions Team Canada also score a podium finish at the upcoming soccer Women's World Cup?
Meanwhile, "weirdo" soccer defender Rebekah Stott hopes to inspire the future generation of New Zealanders while making a mark at the World Cup after coming back from cancer treatment.
Team USA basketball champion Breanna Stewart helps drive better playing options for colleagues during the offseason.
Team USA swimmer Erin Gemmell gets a belated apology from officials on her omission from last year's worlds team.
Retired Team Australia swimmer James Magnussen makes his Dancing with the Stars debut.
What is Canadian Joshua Liendo's goal for the World Aquatics Championships? Simply, "swim fast".
Does Olivia Green's recent European Games gold portend success at Paris 2024 in modern pentathlon?
"My dream is to be the biggest player in the world, obviously." VolleyballWorld checks in with 19-year-old rising star for Team Bulgaria, Aleksandar Nikolov.
Tara Ringley was a star netballer until injury turned her to rowing...and she's a strong Olympic contender.
Olympic rowing champion Greg Searle is a champion in driving water pollution awareness, too.
"This is what I've seen the big boys doing." Sprinter Luxolo Adams has learned from his first worlds last year as he contemplates a better showing at this year's.
Sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson is 'not back...she's better'.
Gina Bass makes history for Team Gambia as she qualifies for a third straight Olympics in sprinting.
Middle-distance runner Ciara Mageean reflects on her breakthrough season last year after an 'accumulation of 10 years of work'.
Pole vaulter Sondre Guttormsen thinks he has the speed for a 6.10meter performance...and maybe more in the future.
World and Olympic triple jump champion Yulimar Rojas wants to take the event to "another galaxy" by breaking the 16-meter mark for women.
How does mountain biking star Maja Wloszczowska see as the legacy of the recent European Games?
Can triathlete Taylor Knibb make it to Paris 2024 as a time trial road cyclist as well?
Sporting News: Get to know road cyclist and Australian Tour de France hope Jai Hindley.
Alpine star Mikaela Shiffrin gets a front-and-center feature in photographer David Yarrow's 'National Treasure' work in Norway. (And don't miss Aleksander Aamodt Kilde in there, too...)
Tokyo 2020 boxer Ramla Ali makes an appearance with Dior at Paris Couture Week.
Who are the 11 new 'ambassadors' of the upcoming Pan American Games, committed to competing at the events in Santiago?
The New York Times gets to know Austin Krajicek, who's resurrected his tennis career through doubles
Team Czech Republic ice hockey hero Dominik Hasek continues his strong words against seeing Russian athletes at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Tennis' Elina Svitolina's unsuspected Wimbledon run sure caused some change of plans...
More USA TODAY: Trinity Thomas still has enough 'competitive fire' to return to elite gymnastics despite the end of her successful collegiate career.
Can Nadine Joy Nathan make it to her first Olympics in her third Olympic cycle as an elite gymnast for Team Singapore?
"I could never have imagined where this beautiful game would take me." Team USA soccer superstar Megan Rapinoe has an announcement ahead of the World Cup.
Will Tokyo 2020 champions Team Canada also score a podium finish at the upcoming soccer Women's World Cup?
Meanwhile, "weirdo" soccer defender Rebekah Stott hopes to inspire the future generation of New Zealanders while making a mark at the World Cup after coming back from cancer treatment.
Team USA basketball champion Breanna Stewart helps drive better playing options for colleagues during the offseason.
Team USA swimmer Erin Gemmell gets a belated apology from officials on her omission from last year's worlds team.
Retired Team Australia swimmer James Magnussen makes his Dancing with the Stars debut.
What is Canadian Joshua Liendo's goal for the World Aquatics Championships? Simply, "swim fast".
Does Olivia Green's recent European Games gold portend success at Paris 2024 in modern pentathlon?
"My dream is to be the biggest player in the world, obviously." VolleyballWorld checks in with 19-year-old rising star for Team Bulgaria, Aleksandar Nikolov.
Tara Ringley was a star netballer until injury turned her to rowing...and she's a strong Olympic contender.
Olympic rowing champion Greg Searle is a champion in driving water pollution awareness, too.
"This is what I've seen the big boys doing." Sprinter Luxolo Adams has learned from his first worlds last year as he contemplates a better showing at this year's.
Sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson is 'not back...she's better'.
Gina Bass makes history for Team Gambia as she qualifies for a third straight Olympics in sprinting.
Middle-distance runner Ciara Mageean reflects on her breakthrough season last year after an 'accumulation of 10 years of work'.
Pole vaulter Sondre Guttormsen thinks he has the speed for a 6.10meter performance...and maybe more in the future.
World and Olympic triple jump champion Yulimar Rojas wants to take the event to "another galaxy" by breaking the 16-meter mark for women.
How does mountain biking star Maja Wloszczowska see as the legacy of the recent European Games?
Can triathlete Taylor Knibb make it to Paris 2024 as a time trial road cyclist as well?
Sporting News: Get to know road cyclist and Australian Tour de France hope Jai Hindley.
Alpine star Mikaela Shiffrin gets a front-and-center feature in photographer David Yarrow's 'National Treasure' work in Norway. (And don't miss Aleksander Aamodt Kilde in there, too...)
Tokyo 2020 boxer Ramla Ali makes an appearance with Dior at Paris Couture Week.
Who are the 11 new 'ambassadors' of the upcoming Pan American Games, committed to competing at the events in Santiago?
The New York Times gets to know Austin Krajicek, who's resurrected his tennis career through doubles
Austin Krajicek (Cameron Spencer/Getty)
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