No pressure: Team New Zealand calls on swimmer Erika Fairweather as 'one to watch' at the upcoming Birmingham Commonwealth Games. Olympic weightlifter Mohammed Hamada is a rare world (junior) champion for Palestine. Teenager Noah Kibet turned heads with an 'emphatic performance' at the season-opening Diamond League 800 meter race. Get to know rising tennis star Ignacio Buse of Peru in an ITF Q&A.
Looking at the Social Media Life of Olympic Sports Athletes
Sloane Stephens is a Black Bride covergirl.
Irene Schouten shows us why she got that recent FHM honor...
Mathieu Faivre is back training.
Anders Antonsen has a pool moment.
Nauris Miezis caught a big one.
A Look at News Headlines Featuring Olympic Sports AthletesPole vault legend and Ukraine's Olympic Committee president thanks the European Olympic Committee family for its support. Ukrainian boxer Wladimir Klitschko calls out Seoul 1988 boxer Roy Jones Jr. on his past Russian support.
High jumper Maria Lasitskene makes a plea for Russian athletes be allowed to return to the track. Vocal Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych has thoughts. Hurdler Devon Allen looks to his future NFL career with NBC Sports: "My job is going to be the fast guy". Triple Olympic hammer throw champion Anita Wlodarczyk is a crime fighter, too. "So it's like I'm not scared anymore." Liberian sprinter Joseph Fahnbulleh uses his Tokyo 2020 experience to power to two NCAA championships. English sprinter Dina Asher-Smith looks ahead to a home crowd experience at the Commonwealth Games this summer. "I'm going to push for equality on all fronts." Sprinter Allyson Felix looks beyond her last year on the track. Controversial fencer Alen Hadzic cleared to compete for Team USA in a limited capacity while still under abuse investigation. Freeskier Nico Porteous intends to "use his time wisely" as he recovers from injury and ponders what next challenges to conquer in his career. FINA has a quick Q&A with Team Italy veteran goalkeeper Marco del Lungo ahead of a title defense at the soon-to-come World Championships. What's the drama around India's table tennis team selection for the upcoming Commonwealth Games? Might basketball superstar LeBron James one day be an NBA team owner? Fellow Olympic and NBA basketball star Dwyane Wade weighs in on recent gun violence in U.S. schools. Who are 30 basketball players to watch at the upcoming Asia World Cup? Is "Top Gun" fueling Team Canada's Sara Swiderski performance at the U18 ice hockey worlds? Megan Hull hopes that Team New Zealand's lessons from Tokyo 2020 give momentum for improvement at this summer's field hockey World Cup. Want to help make sure women's Nordic combined makes it into the Winter Olympics, and ensure equality on the Games' sports program? Tek Coaching Series: Triple softball Olympian Lauren Regula gives back to her hometown. 2022's 'Best Young European Winter Athlete' is ski jumper Nika Prevc. Who are the fifteen athlete recipients of Team Ireland's Paris Scholarships intended to help fund Paris 2024 ambitions? Tokyo 2020 Olympic tennis player Liam Broady offers his perspective on equality for Pride Month. 'Becoming a Boss': Tennis.com features Italian star Matteo Berrettini. Two-time Olympic golfer Minjee Lee reflects on the impact of her recent historic win - and payout. Soccer double Olympic medalist Deanne Rose gets a hometown honor in New Tecumseth. Meanwhile, soccer super star - and Beijing 2008 Olympian - Cristiano Ronaldo gets major legal relief through a technicality. Olympic figure skater Jorik Hendrickx has transitioned nicely into coaching since his 2018 retirement. Can Aline Freiss make herself a 'sure bet' for Team France gymnastics at Paris 2024? What Are Olympic Sports' Athletes Up To On Social Media?
Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk is focused ahead.
Jutta Leerdam is an Elle covergirl.
Saeid Mollaei has a day at the beach.
Anna Gasser dives in.
Eric Radford is on vacation...and I spy Guillaume Cizeron, too...
Olympic Sports Athletes In The News...Reminder from three weeks ago: Ukraine's National Olympic Committee claims 51 athletes have died 'due to the Russian invasion' of its country. Ukrainian curlers training in Utah meet a legend of Salt Lake 2002's organizing committee.
The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee has its Hall of Fame class of 2022, including Olympians Michael Phelps and Natalie Coughlin (swimming), Mia Hamm (soccer), Michelle Kwan (figure skating), Roger Kingdom (track & field), Lindsey Vonn and Gretchen Fraser (Alpine skiing), and the Montreal 1976 women's freestyle swimming relay team. A special note for Montreal 1976 basketball Olympian Pat Summit, who gets in as Los Angeles 1984 coach! Forbes catches up with Alpine skiing star Mikaela Shiffrin on her impactful Passion & Purpose episode from Outside+. Can middle distance-runner-turned high jumper Hamish Kerr put New Zealand 'on the map' for jumps? CNN: Olympic runner Alex Pappas 'has a complex relationship with depression'. U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner gets vocal support from someone who knows exactly what it's like to unjustly be in Russian jail. The Imperfects podcast hosts Olympic medalist Harry Garside, a 'boxer who dares to be different'. Marie-Philip Poulin: Another NHL front office puts a high-profile women's ice hockey star to work. Would-be Moscow 1980 Olympian and road cycling legend Greg Lemond reveals a leukemia diagnosis. Olympic Channel: Badminton star Apriyani Rahayu shares what's behind her 'hunger for success'. Cyclist Lee Sze-wing expresses her frustration at Team Hong Kong's Covid-19-related withdrawal from the upcoming Asian Track Cycling Championships. SeeHer!: Olympic champion gymnast Sunisa Lee urges others to 'break molds' in a new women-centered PSA initiative. Meanwhile, fellow gymnast Melanie de Jesus dos Santos resumes training after a 'lackluster' Tokyo 2020 experience. (in French) And in men's gymnastics...Ferhat Arican has gold medal hopes for Paris 2024 after his Tokyo 2020 historic bronze medal success. And while we're on gymnastics...Olympians Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney, and Aly Raisman headline a group in a lawsuit against the FBI regarding its role in delaying sexual abuse justice. Biathlonworld: Looking at the five biathletes that got married recently in the off-season. Olympics Unleashed: Luger Alex Ferlazzo visited multiple schools and sports clubs on a 'community road trip' last week. Olympic cross-country skier Cendrine Brown gets the 2022 John Semmelink Memorial Award from the Canadian Snowsports Association. Olympians Sergio Garcia, Martin Kaymer, and Scott Vincent are in the field for that controversial LIV Golf Invitational Series... ...and fellow Olympic golfer Rory McIlroy has some thoughts. Volleyball Olympian Jordyn Poulter has her Tokyo 2020 medal stolen...and a suspect is arrested. Freestyle skiing champion Eileen Gu is using her dual citizenship (?) to underscore support for the 2030/4 Winter Olympics bid by Salt Lake City. Triple Olympian Andrea Hansen knows how to game-plan the upcoming Commonwealth Games triathlon: avoid a kick in the face in the swim. Speed skater Jutta Leerdam gets the latest Elle Netherlands covergirl interview feature spot. (in Dutch) Olympic rowers Emma Twig, Grace Prendergast, and Kerri Williams are amongst the New Zealand honorees for the 2022 Queen's Birthday Honors. Double Olympic soccer player Rebekah Stott "can't wait" for next year's World Cup, as Australia & New Zealand 2023 "will live up to all the hype" as a home tournament for her. Men's Health Australia: 'How Scotty James became one of the world's greatest snowboarders'. |
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