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A Little Roundup 02.28.22

2/28/2022

 

A Look at Olympic Sports Athletes in the News

Thank you for all your messages and calls of support from around the world

Ukraine is grateful that the IOC stands in full solidarity and their task force is in contact with the NOC of Ukraine to coordinate humanitarian assistance

War must stop, peace and humanity must prevail

— Sergey Bubka (@sergey_bubka) February 26, 2022
Atlanta 1996 champion Wladimir Klitschko joins his brother and fellow boxer Vitali in active resistance to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Update: a 'sobering' message...
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Viatli (l) and Wladimir Klitschko (r) (Genya Savilov/AFP via Getty Images)
Skeleton rider Vladyslav Heraskevychuses his voice again to support Russian sanctions, while 'hunkered down' in Ukraine and prepared to defend his country. 

With election as a member of the International Olympic Committee, middle-distance runner Yiech Pur Biel makes history as a voice for Refugee Team athletes.
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Yiech Pur Biel (IOC)
Adam Kszczot: A middle-distance star retires. (in Polish)

NFL star Tyreek Hill revives his sprinting prowess challenge, and sprinters react. DK Metcalf revives his own sprinting dreams, too.

Meanwhile, the sprint world is Fred Kerley's oyster, per Track & Field News.

Abby Steiner: Is there a new future sprint star from women's collegiate track & field?

And Ashland University's Trevor Bassitt is the first collegian to win the U.S. indoor 400 meter championship since 1990.

Sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson in Teen Vogue: "I stay ready from getting ready. So, I'm always ready."

Can a coaching change help pole vaulter Sandi Morris rebound from 2021's disappointment and injury?

Track cyclist Jason Kenny: "Great Britain's most successful Olympian" retires.

Fanny Smith gets a belated reprieve in her ski cross medal quest at Beijing 2022.

London 2012 medalist Bridgitte Hartley voted in as chairperson of International Canoe Federation's Athlete Committee.

It's a "dream come true" for team captain Mutsa Bera as she leads Team Zimbabwe into field hockey's Junior Women's World Cup.

Ashleigh Barty has an "incredible experience" as Tennis Australia's First Nations ambassador at Uluru and Alice Springs ahead of a return to the WTA circuit.

Tokyo 2020 Olympians Sky Brown targets skateboarding and surfing at Paris 2024 and Los Angeles 2028.

Are surfer Coco Ho and snowboarder Mark McMorris extreme sports' top 'power couple'?

Meet Shannon Ogbnai-Abeda, the only African Alpine skier to finish Beijing 2022's men's giant slalom.

Can equestrian dressage rider Charlotte Jorst build on momentum to make it to the World Cup Final and World Championships?

China's Tokyo 2020 quadruple scull crew named World Rowing's 'Women's Crew of the Year'.

IJF: Judoka Julien Brulard continues his 'amazing adventure' around the world.

Basketball player Preston Bungei is 'living the dream of representing Kenya' and continuing his family's legacy of sports achievement.

Bobsledder Cynthia Appiah's 'tough' Beijing 2022 has only fueled her push to Milano Cortina 2026.

Beijing 2022 speed skating champion Nils van der Poel donates a gold medal in support of free speech. "But it also brings more value to the journey - it's not just me skating around in circles."

Women's soccer in the U.S. takes a step forward, settling its discimination lawsuit with its federation. "The USSF has also committed to providing an equal rate of pay going forward for the women's and men's national teams "in all friendlies and tournaments, including the World Cup."

Rhythmic gymnastics: Peterson Ceus makes a lonely but determined case for male inclusion in the sport.
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Peterson Ceus (Collette Davidson)

Let's Get Social 02.25.22

2/25/2022

 

Ukraine's Olympic Athletes Speak Up.

Our thoughts are with Olympians Vladislav Heraskevych, Elina Svitolina, Daria Bilodid, Sergiy Stakhovsky, Marta Fiedina, Olga Kharlan, Yaroslava Mahuchikh, Stanislav Horuna, Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk, and all affected in Ukraine.
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russian troops are on the footsteps of my city.. KYIV.. world not much time left for you to react…

— Sergiy Stakhovsky (@Stako_tennis) February 24, 2022
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A Little Roundup 02.24.22

2/24/2022

 

Beijing 2022 Athletes In the News The Week After

Remi Lindholm: The sacrifices that cross-country skiers make in the cold...
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Remi Lindholm (Getty Images)
Thomas Maloney Westgaard reflects on the impact of his remarkable 14th-place finish at Beijing 2022's 15km cross-country skiing event.

Team Germany defends itself over allegations of illegal waxing in its surprise cross-country success.

Slate: Why Jessie Diggins' cross-country exploits at Beijing 2022 may be the reminder of why the Olympic Games matter.

Ski jumper Juliane Seyfarth didn't let Olympic competition disrupt keeping pace with a 'secret' Instagram account.

Team Great Britain has curling stars Bruce Mouat and Eve Muirhead to thank for Beijing 2022 not being a complete disappointment.

Chris Plys' "certain grit" helps ground him in reflection on his Beijing experience in two curling events.

Doubles luger Justin Snith is ready to 'explore "the other side" of life' after a bittersweet likely end to his Olympic career.

Alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin embraced the opportunity to "celebrate the good in failing".

Can Adrian Yung or Audrey King make history for Hong Kong at the Asian Alpine Skiing Championships?

Who are Team Canada's breakout stars "poised to lead the way at Milano Cortina 2026"?

​Skeleton rider Simidele Adeagbo is now a children's book author, too.

Biathlon World looks at biathlon's 'big three' who made history at Beijing 2022: Johannes Thingnes Boe, Marte Osblu Roeiseland, and Quentin Fillon Maillet - all five-time medal winners.

Hong Kong short track speed skater Sidney Chu wants to help "fill the grass roots gap" of his sport.

Short track speed skating legend Apolo Anton Ohno "shares his 'five golden principles' for overcoming challenges with resilience, creativity, and purpose".

Freeskier Eileen Gu has a thing for New Zealand's meat pies....

Speaking of New Zealand...gold medalist freeskier Nico Porteous has ambitions behind the camera, too.

"Loud and obnoxious" freeskier Gus Kenworthy was a lone voice on human rights while in China.

Shaun White's retirement is official.

Team Finland's men's ice hockey champions receive a hero's welcome from Beijing 2022.

How did figure skater Nathan Chen win his "unreal" gold medal?

More from Olympics.com: Gabriella Papadakis' & Guillaume Cizeron's ice dancing gold came after a 'most challenging' few days of stress.

NBCOlympics.com looks at "which athletes might be the future of Team USA".

Inside the Games has a look at the return home celebrations of Beijing 2022 athletes.

The New York Times: How Alexandra Burghardt went from sprinting at Tokyo 2020 to a medal bobsledding at Beijing 2022.

Pilot Brad Hall is hoping his sixth-place finish in the four-man bobsled leads to a "rethink" in funding from Team Great Britain.

"This has been a dream of dreams." Bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor reflects on her Beijing experience.

Huang Yu-ting's Team China speed skating training suit drama hasn't died down back home in Taiwan.

Speed skater's Kai Verbij's in-race sacrifice helped rival and friend Laurent Dubreuil to secure a medal at Beijing 20222's 1000 meters race.
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Kai Verbij (Sue Ogrocki/AP)

Athletes Worth Watching 02.23.22

2/23/2022

 

Are These Athletes Future Olympic Stars For Milano Cortina 2026?

Jade Groenewoud and Joep Wennemars lead Team Netherlands' dominance at speed skating's junior world championships.
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Jade Groenewoud (ISU)
24-year-old Sverre Dahlen Aspenes was a double-individual biathlon European Open gold medalist.
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Sverre Dahlen Aspenes (UBU)
Jessica Degenhardt and Cheyenne Rosenthal win the first-ever women's luge doubles world title.
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Jessica Degenhardt and Cheyenne Rosenthal (FIL Luge twitter)
Ski mountaineering will be an Olympic sport! 19-year-old Caroline Ulrich is 2020 Youth Olympic sprint champion, and now European U20 champion as well.
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Caroline Ulrich (Getty Images)
p.s. Here's The New York Times with a look at seven Beijing 2022 Olympians who "might be expected to peak" in time for Milano Cortina 2026: Alysia Liu (figure skating), Kokomo Murase (snowboarding), Nina O'Brien & River Radamus (Alpine skiing), Elvora Oeberg (biathlon), Stefania Constantini (curling), and Femke Kok (speed skating).
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Alysia Liu (Chang. W. Lee/The New York Times)

Let's Get Social 02.22.22

2/22/2022

 

Beijing 2022 Athletes Return Home From Their Olympics

Chris Mazdzer is home.
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Ryan Cochrane-Siegle does the rounds.
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Benny Karl is back in Austria.
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Filip Zubcic found a day off in Paris.
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