Alice Volpi poses for the camera.
Jacob McCorry gets some recovery in.
Miquel Trave tries canoeing in a historic spot...
Tom Daley was busy even when not diving at worlds...
Carlos Garrote works the runway.
Olympic Sports Athletes In The Recent News
Vanity Fair Italia catches up with champion tennis star Jannik Sinner: privacy, crying, challenges, and more. (in Italian)
Tennis champ Coco Gauff makes it as one of Time Magazine's Women of the Year for 2024.
BNN: Skylar Park is 'poised to end Canada's medal drought' in taekwondo at Paris 2024. Will Zareid Kareem build upon Team Jordan's burgeoning Olympic legacy in taekwondo at Paris 2024? "It's fantastic!" Gymnast Kaylia Nemour revels in her upcoming debut Olympics for Team Algeria. Sport climber Campbell Harrison relishes his Paris 2024 qualification after his Tokyo 2020 plans derailed. Continue to go 'beyond the ice' of Team Switzerland's Lara Stadler's journey in ice hockey management. Is Sam Williamson really a new Paris 2024 medal threat for Team Australia swimming? In other Australian swimmer news...legend Ian Thorpe recounts his identity struggles in early days. The IBU Hall of Fame welcomes biathletes Gabriela Soukalova, Magdalena Forsberg, and Raphael Poiree as its latest members. Presenting equestrian event-er Shane Rose and the 'mankini' that ruffled some feathers... Soccer superstar Lionel Messi tries - again - to tamper down recent criticism in Hong Kong. Looks like we won't see boxing legend Manny Pacquiao as an Olympian... Triple Olympic road racing cyclist Joane Somarriba 'couldn't be more delighted' to witness - and help lead - the growing rate of women's cycling these days. Team Chile's rugby sevens turns to the national military for inspiration and training as possible Paris 2024 qualification looms on the horizon. Three-time Olympian Czech Miroslav Vrastil, Jr. is World Rowing's 'Rower of the Month' for February. Gus Schumacher uses home-field crowd advantage to a remarkable cross-country win in Minneapolis. Who does water polo legend Tony Acevedo think earned 'hotshot' potential at the worlds last week? ICF looks back at the rich history of Czech canoeing, including stars Stepanka Hilgertova, Martin Doktor, Josef Holecek, and Jan Brzak-Felix. Surfer Sally Fitzgibbons talks inspiration from Cathy Freeman, her inner 'fire', and more with Olympics. Rohan Browning has learned to be an elite sprinter without being 'big and ripped'. Once a Team USA running prodigy, Mary Cain now may be seen competing in Irish tricolors. "My confidence has now skyrocketed..." Sprinter Noah Lyles is ready to take on multiple-gold challenges. Irish long jumper Reece Ademola pushes toward the eight-meter mark with an eye on Paris 2024. Irene Schouten: A Dutch speed skating legend retires. Grace Bullen "wanted to be great at wrestling" and her training base change has propelled her to new heights on the road to Paris 2024.
A Delayed Reading on Roger Federer's Career Is Not Delayed SatisfactionThe Master: The Long Run and Beautiful Game of Roger Federer (2021) A Quick Book Review Tennis multi-champion Roger Federer is a transcendent figure in sports - not just his sport, but across all, having risen to celebrity status while maintaining a remarkable air of dignity and humility. And, he's a four-time Olympian with two medals. So, it's natural that I'd be keen to read The Master: The Long Run and Beautiful Game of Roger Federer, a celebrated biography of his by noted The New York Times tennis journalist Christopher Clarey. So what took me so long? Chalk it up to life and ordinary, usual distractions. But here we are now. Published in 2021 ahead of Federer's emotional retirement the following year, The Master is a comprehensive look at the champion's career, from junior start in Switzerland through his rise in the rankings and highlighting key moments and rivalries on the court. It's all there to relive, including revisits to championship points and the ups and downs of a tennis life - match points and tiebreakers with fellow 'Big Three' members Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. Not shy to reiterate Federer's penchant for playfulness, nor his early tempestuousness, Clarey showcases a man with strong roots in family and with a centered sense of his own presence. Granted, none of that is neither surprising nor particularly unknown. What makes The Master most compelling then is the wealth of detail to both Federer's character and to outlining his inner circles of coaches, management, and family. Were I to find fault in anything, it'd be a lack of current comment from his most inner circle, in particular his wife Mirka (herself a Sydney 2000 tennis Olympian), and Federer himself. But that's a small quibble in the face of such an otherwise comprehensive tome on one of the greats in sport. Federer's stellar career deserves a stellar review; The Master largely delivers. Who Are Some Olympic Sports Up-and-Comers?
Team Switzerland's Katharina and Florina Jurt are two rising 'twinning and winning' modern pentathletes with eyes on Los Angeles 2028.
"It's a dream come true" as cross-country skier Gina del Rio has a landmark world title for Team Andorra. (in Catalan)
Olympic Sports Stars Post On Social Just Like Us...
'Hello, Fanny Smith!
Ivet Lalova shows off a bump.
Andrew Knewstubb gets a haircut.
Darko Pesic stops in Montpelier.
Loena Hendrickx recaps a busy couple of weeks.
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