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A Little Roundup 11.01.21

11/1/2021

 
Olympics.com: Can snowboarder Shaun White make it to his fifth Winter Games, to try to build on his three Olympic medals?
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More snowboarding: Three-time Olympian Alex Pullin becomes a first-time father...posthumously.

More Olympics.com: Freestyle skier Eileen Gu looks to continue an extraordinarily strong 2021 into next year for Beijing 2022 success.

Freestyle skier Reece Howden is preparing for this Olympic season much like last, when he won Rookie of the Year and Overall SX Crystal Globe titles.

UIPM TV heads to the source in Bath, U.K. to catch up with modern pentathlon champions Joseph Choong and Kate French at their training site.

The Irish Examiner's Cathal Dennehy takes a deeper look at what's behind Eliud Kipchoge, "the greatest marathon runner of all time".

4x100 track frelay star Filippo Tortu gets featured in Gazzetta's Sportsweek: a fan of Eurovision's Maneskin and a move to the 200? (in Italian)

"But how can I allow them to snatch my dreams away?" Francine Niyonsaba on how she has successfully transitioned into longer distance running.

Get to know rising Nordic combined athlete Matteo Baud in three questions and answers.

Matthew Sates has gone from Tokyo 2020 semifinalist to a breakout swimmer to watch during the post-Games competition.

Retired long jumper Greg Rutherford's bobsled ambitions get a thumbs up from veteran Lamin Deen.

Embarking on his 18th and final World Cup season, short track speed skate Charles Hamelin reflects on longevity and the thrill of his sport.

Kazuki Yoshinaga has the rare opportunity to compete in front of his parents this week as the short track World Cup hits Nagoya.

Good news for fans of gymnast Hitomi Katakeda, as she is out of the hospital and focused on recovery from her training injury.

Can former trampoline gymnast Karenna Elliott make it to Beijing 2022 as a freestyle aerialist?

"Sophistication, originality, and confidence": Sumire Kita wins the Tokio Inkarami Prize at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships.

Will we see French soccer superstar Kylian Mbappe at Paris 2024? He really, really wants to compete.

Team Ireland's Tokyo 2020 Olympians get their official homecoming celebration.

The Today Show gets a turn checking in with alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin and her plans for Beijing 2022.

Along with luger Chris Mazdzer, biathlete Susan Dunklee, bobsledder Lolo Jones and others, Shiffrin is also one of 15 Team USA athletes NBC Sports is watching ahead of Beijing 2022.

"I really, really want to go to the Olympics." Biathlete Sturla Holm Laegreid looks ahead after a stellar rookie IBU World Cup season.
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Sturla Holm Laegreid (Biathlon World)

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