Sam Fricker hangs out along the coast.
Serena Williams styles in Paris.
Luka Karabatic strums along.
Paige Railey makes a statement.
Jessica Fox, before and after...
Olympic Sport Athletes Making Headlines This Week"The invasion has disrupted their dreams but it has not killed them." 17-year-old race walker Valeriya Sholomitska and coach Olena Borysiuk persevere. Ukraine has a friend in three-time Olympic tennis medalist Andy Murray...
...while fellow tennis star Novak Djokovic shows support for Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky... ...and the wider tennis community plays for peace. Ukraine's artistic swimming team receives a lifeline from the Italian swimming federation. International Women's Day: 10 history-making Team USA women you should know about, including Sue Bird (basketball), Katie Ledecky (swimming), Raven Saunders (track & field), Mikaela Shiffrin (Alpine skiing), Chloe Kim (snowboarding) and Erin Jackson (speed skating). And who are some of Team Great Britain's top female Olympians through the decades? More International Women's Day: Read how seven Team Canada Olympians help "break the bias". Tennis star Venus Williams, basketball player Lisa Leslie, and sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce are amongst '100 influential Black women in sports'. Tokyo 2020 tennis champion Alex Zverev's "Acapulco incident" 'punishment' doesn't go over well. Olympians Beezie Madden and Margie Engle - and Olympic mount Sapphire - inducted into the Show Jumping Hall of Fame. Lillehammer 1994 champion Oksana Baiul 'linked' in friendship with former figure skating rival Surya Bonaly over support for Ukraine. Ice dancer Paul Poirier embraces the opportunity to inspire open conversation on LGBTQ sport. In support of mental health: Can gymnast Rhys McClenaghan enter the Guiness Book of World Records with a pommel horse stunt? Meanwhile, fellow gymnast Carlos Yulo also looks to move on from Tokyo 2020 disappointment: "I realized your greatest opponent is yourself". Family support has been key for Rocio Sanchez's successful return to Team Argentina field hockey. ESPN.com: Meet shooter Eesha Singh, fresh off a remarkable World Cup debut and meeting an idol. Soon-to-be retired Erik Lesser is the IBU's 'biathlete of the week'. GQ looks at how Rio 2016 basketball gold medalist DeMar DeRozan refocused himself as he leads a new team in his NBA career. Team China has an early announcement on its Paris 2024 basketball rosters...and not to rave reviews. Will star Arianna Fontana make it to Milano Cortina 2026 for a short track speed skating curtain call at a home Games? Thibaut 'Must-See TV' Vervoort may be 3x3 basketball's next big thing after a breakthrough 2021 season. Race walker Inaki Gomez encourages athletes to use their voices to address key issues in sport. Pole vaulter EJ Obiena's bid to compete at the upcoming Southeast Asian Games gets a lift from the Philippine Olympic Committee. Meanwhile, Armand Duplantis' new pole vault world record gets a quick tribute back in Sweden. Boxer Kimberley Gittens is one of 25 Commonwealth Sport Women's Leadership Program participants, with a scholarship to help become "a leader who can support the development of other women in sport". David Jones: Olympic bronze medalist boxer Harry Garside is 'rewriting the rules'. More than 60 bobsled and skeleton athletes in Canada submit an 'open letter' demanding action against a 'toxic culture' in their federation. Are These Potential Future Olympic Stars?Jonas Marecek and Lisa Maria Spark are new junior world biathlon champions, after dramatic late-race individual wins. Looking ahead to Paris 2024, Jose Luis Mandros is the new South American indoor long jump champion. Can Flint City Handball Club become the "envy of handball in North America" and produce Los Angeles 2028 Olympians? Dusan Matkovic is a 'youngster with an eye to the future' with Team Montenegro water polo.
Olympic Sport Athletes Living the Social Media Life...
Marcus Cooper Walz takes a snowboard break.
Race Imboden sits in a room.
Niklas Kaul comes in for landing.
Max Parrot suits up.
Clarisse Agbegnenou has a baby announcement.
Olympic Sport Athletes in the NewsPole vault legend and Ukrainian Olympic committee president Sergey Bubka stands tall. Kseniya Adamenko and Yaroslav Morozav are two Ukrainian athletes who made it to this weekend's World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships. BBC looks at London 2012 boxing gold medalist's Oleksandr Usyk's decision to fight for Ukraine.
Need a face of steel nerves and inspiration? Meet Ukrainian gymnast Daniela Batrona. Global Athlete: It was the power of athletes themselves that forced the right change at the Paralympics. Remember Beijing 2022 freestyle skiing aerials medalist Oleksandr Abramenko? Tokyo 2020 tennis doubles champion Barbara Krejcikova reaches a career milestone as the first WTA player to be ranked in the top two of both singles and doubles since 2010. Tennis champion Serena Williams isn't done yet winning titles, according to Williams. Two-time Olympic gold medalist and WNBA star Brittney Griner in apparent legal trouble in Russia. Russian road cyclist Pavel Sivakov announces a planned switch in competition nationality. More to come? Surfer Kanoa Igarashi respects fellow Tokyo 2020 Olympian and tennis star Naomi Osaka with a tribute. Four-time Olympic gold medalist cross-country skier Therese Johaug closes her career. Two-time Olympic cross-country skier Drew Goldsack has thoughts on Ukraine and the Paralympics, and shares with The Ottawa Citizen. "Heir apparent to Hidilyn Diaz, Boholana Vanessa Sarno leads a contingent of Filipina weightlifters hopeful for similar Olympic success. Alpine skier Aleksander Aamodt Kilde on performance criticism: "We are normal humans who can make mistakes in their jobs". Would-be Olympic javelin thrower Tazmin Brits has found a second calling, in cricket. Glenda Morejon makes history for Ecuador in her debut 35km race walking competition. Now retired, four-time Olympic judoka Sabrina Filzmoser turns to conquering Mt. Everest. Women's Health: How Jessica Fox became the greatest canoeist of all time. Brazilian triathlete Miguel Hidalgo has confidence heading into the new season after he "learned from mistakes" in the last. Eliud Kipchoge wins his fourth of six World Marathon Majors, further adding to his legacy in the event. Spikes: Sprint hurdler Grant Holloway looks to "be part of that movement" that pushes his sport forward. "It's all about the medals this year." Middle-distance runner Josh Kerr has big plans for 2022. Meanwhile, New Zealand middle-distance star Sam Tanner chats with Stuff.co on his Tokyo 2020 experience, following Nick Willis' footsteps, marriage, and more. Track legend Allyson Felix joins 11 other luminaries as Time 'Women of the Year' for 2022, recognized for "...working toward a more equal world". Soccer great Carli Lloyd 'spills the tea' on USWMNT team culture in her last years: "I hated it." Speed skater Nils van der Poel continues to chart his own way, announcing his retirement on the heels of his double Beijing 2022 gold and a published journal of how he did it. Alaskan swimmer Lydia Jacoby has sights on a world championship...and a world record this year. Olympic champion swimmer Cate Campbell elected as chair of the IOC Athletes' Commission. Veteran swimmer Kyle Chalmers admits a Tokyo 2020 silver has ignited desire to complete a 'gold-medal sandwich' at Paris 2024. |
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