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More Pride: Sarka Pancochova and Maarten Hurkmans provide more perspective as Pride Month closes.
Pita Taufatofua goes into hiding.
Track hunk Valdo Szucs goes tropical for his birthday.
Luccas Mesinas lives the California surf life.
In a close to Pride Month, Brian Boitano opens up to Team USA and Nick McCarvel on his coming out from 2013, and his reflections since.
Inside the Games: Here's a pretty good synopsis of the damning Netflix documentary Athlete A, detailing abuse and mistreatment of U.S. gymnasts at the hands of Dr. Larry Nassar and USA Gymnastics. Identified as the titular Athlete A, world champion Maggie Nichols shares her story amongst other principals, and one finishes the film with such a desire for the ability to go back in time and fix it all. 
Tokyo 2020: Does it matter if I want the Games to happen?
Snowboarding Pride: Torment Magazine took Pride Month to profile four snowboarders and their public coming out, including Tanner Pendleton, Kennedi Deck, Chad Unger, and Jill Perkins. Congrats to them and to Torment!  Will an Olympic Host Site Change it's name? The #BlackLivesMatter movement has certainly created more awareness and sensitivity around culturally inappropriate monuments and place names. For those of us paying attention and eager to learn, it's been eye-opening at times. One such instance that hits the Olympic family is the site of the 1960 Winter Olympics, a once little-known North Lake Tahoe resort in California that has become world-famous for recreational and competitive skiing. Kudos to the resort for voicing its own concern amidst current prompting for it; certainly it's no easy task to rename a resort of such stature.  The New York Times checks in once more with Tokyo 2020 hopeful gymnast Sunisa Lee working through a tumultuous year. More gymnastics: Kohei Uchimura not defending his all-around title at a home Tokyo 2020 Games would certainly open up that competition. Best wishes for a speedy recovery to half marathon champion Geoffery Kamworor, who was hit by a motorcycle last week while training and underwent surgery for a number of injuries. Frustrating story out of India, as Sanjita Chanu receives her 2018 Arjuna Award for outstanding sport achievement in India...after the International Weightlifting Federation admits mistake in suspending her for doping violations. While her record is cleared, she has missed Tokyo 2020 qualification, amongst other damages, for which she will seek just compensation.  The Olympic Channel profiles Linoy Ashram, who is gunning for a first-ever medal for Israel in gymnastics at Tokyo 2020. Star canoeist Jenny Eagan talks gender equity ahead of a potential Tokyo 2020 run with Tokyo 2020.  Retired judo star Salima Souakri continues making a mark in Algeria.
Dylan Moscovitch, Eric Radford, Adam Rippon, Robbie Rogers, and Rommel Pacheco are just a few among many Olympians celebrating Pride Month.
Yulimar Rojas stares down doubters.
Oleg Verniaiev hangs out with fellow gymnasts.
It's Handstand Day in Yona Knight-Wisdom's shower.
Thomas Roehler goes outside for a weekend workout.
James Heatly doesn't need a shirt to paint.
Adam Peaty serves up more thirst.
Dafne Schippers hits the beach.
Stefanos Tsitsipas gets artsy.
Piotr Lisek goes for a run.
Daniele and Enrico Garozzo hang out.
Jorge Urena takes on a medicine ball.
Taekwondo star Karol Robak styles on the phone.
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