Sky Brown hits the court. (ad?)
Joep Wennemars poses for Heldenâ.
Jacob McCorry arrives.
Ferhat Arican strikes a pose.
Kelly Sildaru explores Lapland.
Olympic Sports Athletes Are Making HeadlinesMarathoners Maryna Nemchenko and Mykola Mevhsa live in the 'shadow of uncertainty' as they navigate competitions while not being able to return home to Ukraine. Youth Olympic figure skater Dmytro Sharpar is killed in the fighting against Russia in Ukraine.
Team Canada looks at retiring figure skater Keegan Messing's 'most quintessential moments'. Get a glimpse of hurdler Karsten Warholm's training camp days on his Instagram page. Meanwhile sprint hurdler Milan Trajkovic gets an interview with TrackFieldCY: goals for this indoor season, representing fellow athletes, and that Cypriot record. (in Greek) Champion pole vaulter Armand Duplantis took his loss at Sweden's recent Sports Gala well, but came up with the big prize at the Atheletcis Gala... Triple Olympic long-distance runner Dathan Ritzenhein speaks with Track & Field News on his outlook and plans as a coach for his On Athletics Club squad. Get to know champion swimmer David Popovici with an exclusive interview with FINA: world records, training, and 'much more'. Olympian ice hockey goalie Ryan Miller gives thanks to his Buffalo supporters as his jersey is retired. Taylor Averill and the Tallest Podcast on Earth host fellow Team USA volleyball-er TJ Defalco to discuss his 'unique upbringing' and 'emotional journey', and more. Get to know up-and-coming biathlete Tommaso Giacomel, one of the season's 'athletes of the week'. GQ: 'Seven young stars who are poised to take over tennis' includes Frances Tiafoe, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Taylor Fritz, Casper Ruud, Holger Rune, Felix Auger-Aliassime, and Matteo Berrettini. Sydney 2000 Olympian Jelena Dokic claps back at online trolls during her tennis commentary duties. What do some of water polo's 'luminaries' think of the new rules for the sport implemented in a recent test series in Australia? Boxing Olympian Mary Kom gets a high-profile abuse oversight committee role...in wrestling. Former Team Australia bobsledder, and LGBTQ sports advocate, Simon Dunn passes away unexpectedly. Gaffer: Samantha Kerr and Kristie Mewis are 'the power couple taking over (soccer)'. Wall Street Journal: How did a lunch with tennis great Roger Federer help 'fuel' Mikaela Shiffrin's run to a record Alpine skiing mark? Aconcagua: Retired Alpine skier Hig Roberts had a different type of mountainous experience. After Jan Zabystran's four Alpine skiing medals at the Winter University Games, he now has his sights on larger targets: "After this, it's only going to be world championships and Olympics". Italo Ferreira talks with Olympics.com on his 'arduous journey from a fishing village to Olympic gold', legacy, and fellow Team Brazil surfers. Luger Elsa Desmond's good start to this season can be credited to a Team Romanian partnership, Beijing 2022-inspired confidence, and...'Pegasus'. Cross-country skier Rosie Brennan looks back on her 'remarkable' 2023 Tour de Ski with Team USA. Vote for Daring Simone: A 'short form tv & streaming reality series' on gymnast Simone Biles is up for a NAACP award. Team Great Britain's Ondine Achampong sees herself as a potential leading all-around gymnast after 'adjustments' made in the last years. Speaking of Team GB...Max Whitlock shares how opening up on mental health struggles has helped him in his gymnastics. Golfer Olivia Mehaffey is carefully stepping back into competition after time away - and a blog - helped her with her grief. Fencer Sun Yiwen still sees her Tokyo 2020 success as a 'new beginning' as she returns from injury delay. Up-and-Coming Olympic Sports Athletes Worth Keeping An Eye OnArtistic swimmer Chris Niehaus now has a real opportunity to target the Olympics, thanks to the IOC. 19-year-old Molly Picklum's recent key surfing win fulfills a 'dream'.
What Are Some Olympic Sports Stars Up To On Social Media?
Joey Mantia visits Banff.
Gianmarco Tamberi got dressed.
Daria Bilodid did L.A.
What won't Chris Mazdzer do to promote winter fun?
Jamie Anderson embraces her new direction.
Hayden Mayeur also shows off the Canadian landscapes.
Panipak Wongpattanakit goes cute.
Agustin Destribats hangs in Nice.
Ciara Mageean is on the run...
Jay Litherland enjoys a sunset.
Olympic Sports Athletes Are Making NewsFigure skaters Anastasiia Smirnova and Danil Siianytsia are a rising young pair in the United States, with hearts and minds back in Ukraine during the on-going war. What do Olympic figure skaters Dylan Moscovitch and Kirsten Moore-Towers think of the current stalling in the Kamila Valieva saga from Beijing 2022?
Which athletes will win the 2023 ISU Skating Awards for figure skating on February 5th? "Of course go to the Olympics, push for that all day long." Team Ireland boxer Amy Broadhurst sets any professional ambitions aside for now. Tokyo 2020 star Dani Alves - the oldest-ever Olympic men's soccer medalist - lands in legal trouble. New International Luge Federation athlete representatives include Leon Felderer, Summer Britcher, and Anna Berreiter. Team Canada's Steven Samkos joins an exclusive club in the National Hockey League with his 500th goal. NCAA gymnast Olivia Dunne speaks to The Today Show on her 'rise to social media fame'. Team Germany's gymnast Karina Shoenmaier is 'adapting' her debut experience at the recent worlds to steer her toward Paris 2024. How do Team Netherlands short track speed skaters Sjinkie Knegt and Suzanna Schulting 'push each other to greater heights'? Who is Alex Chan, the 'Spaniard making history for the U.S. at the 2023 World Handball Championship'? After Olympic bronze in Tokyo, Team Australia's men's basketball now eyes a first World Cup podium. Biathlon World: 'Five burning questions' for rising star Lou Jeanmonnot. Freestyle skier Rachael Karker relishes the 2022-23 season without the pressure of Olympic preparation. Team USA: Sylvia Hoffman had a childhood dream of becoming an Olympian...bobsledding got her there. Gustav Iden and Flora Duffy receive their 'Triathletes of the Year' awards for 2022. Alpine skier Lindsey Vonn 'fulfills a lifetime dream', taking on the legendary Streif course in Kitzbuhel. 'Drawn to each other', the cross-sport friendship between Alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin and tennis star Iga Swiatek continues to develop. A year on from a horrific training accident, road cyclist Egan Bernal is back for the 2023 season. Athens 2004 diving champion Chantelle Newberry faces fresh charges in a new run-in with the law. Scandal is brewing in Team India wrestling, as Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malki, Anshu Malik, Bajrang Punia, and others, claim harassment from a very high source... Sharni Williams wants to 'prove age is just a number' as she aims for a third Olympics in rugby sevens. Sprint hurdler - and hopeful NFL star - Devon Allen checks in with NBC Sports on his busy 2022 in 'football, fresh starts, and family'. After fleeing Tokyo 2020, Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya gets support from the Athletics Integrity Unit. Long distance runners Eliud Kipchoge and Faith Kipyegon are the 2022 'Athletes of the Year' in Kenya. 'The leading Greek track and field athlete of all time': Pole vaulter Katerina Stefanidi gets a feature interview with Apex Sports. (in Greek) Sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and hurdler Rasheed Broadbell are the 'National Sportspeople of the Year' for 2022 in Jamaica. Sport climber Adam Ondra shares his thoughts on the first free climb of the Macocha Abyss. Matt Weston's European championship helps 'banish' his Beijing 2022 demons in skeleton. |
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