Lv Ao has just been alpine skiing for four years, but is on track for the Lucerne 2021 Winter Universiade. Mariana Periera da Silva is a "rough diamond" as she uses boxing to open opportunities and confidence. Line Christophersen and Brian Yang are two badminton players to watch, if recent Thomas & Uber Cup performances are a marker of future success.
Perrine Laffont models Balmain.
Jeremie Mion works at night.
Ivet Lalova gets a magazine cover feature.
Max Parrot is promo-ing the Olympics.
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Pyeongchang 2018 silver medalist Hwang Dae Heon can focus on an upgrade at Beijing 2022, now that he's made the South Korean short track quad. A record number of 17 winter sport athletes are up for election to two vacancies on the IOC Athletes' Commission for Beijing 2022.
South China Morning Post: Might swimmer Stephanie Au make it to a fifth Games for Hong Kong, while juggling a fashion career? Taekwondo champion teenaged athlete Anastasija Zolotic on being an inspiration: "Just love what you do and keep pushing." Tokyo 2020 water polo Olympian Kaleigh Gilchrist gets featured in Locale alongside three other 'inspiring' Southern California female athletes. Will alpine skier Charlie Guest be joined at Beijing 2022 by her sister Katie for a unique sibling appearance across the Olympics and Paralympics? Meanwhile, superstar skier Mikaela Shiffrin plans a busy Olympic schedule at Beijing 2022. Freestyle skiers Perrine Laffont and Hugo Laugier hit the slopes as models for a new Balmain & Rossignol design collaboration. Australian canoeist Jessica Fox gets "a bizarre honor" in horse racing in recognition of her Olympic success. Olympics.com has "six amazing things" about Team Great Britain's bobsledder Mica McNeill. Tokyo 2020 Olympians in Naomi Osaka (tennis), Jordan Larson (volleyball), and Allyson Felix (track & field) among honorees at the Women's Sports Foundation annual 'salute'. Distance runner Joshua Cheptegei and steeplechaser Peruth Chemutai reap financial rewards in Uganda for their Tokyo 2020 gold. Hurdler Thomas Barr spends a night on the street to support Focus on Ireland's homelessness awareness. Meanwhile, top hurdler Karsten Warholm wins European Athlete of the Year honors (having also won in 2019) alongside distance runner Sifan Hassan. Decathlete Damian Warner has plans to not rest on Tokyo 2020 laurels, and continue to push into the 'elite' pantheon of decathletes. Meaghan Mikkelson's hopes for a fourth Olympic ice hockey appearance for Team Canada may rest on a tender knee. Olympic Talk catches up with retired USA figure skater Ashley Wagner, coming to terms with career disappointment at Pyeongchang 2018. Will the World Championships this week be the final competition for gymnastics great Mai Murakami? How Many Canoe Athletes Can You Spot?
Saul Martinez struts through Madrid.
Anja Osterman is living her relaxed life.
Gabriele Rossetti suits up.
Lisa Carrington paddles toward Paris 2024.
Ysaora Thibus and Race Imboden model around NYC.
R.I.P.: "Kenya has lost a jewel." Distance runner and Tokyo 2020 Olympian Agnes Tirop dies far too early. Australian rising sprinter Rohan Browning takes on a racehorse...and...wins(?).
Sprinter CJ Ujah gets more unwanted scrutiny in the wake of the doping charge threatening his Tokyo 2020 4x100 relay medal. More sprinting: Andre de Grasse gets the feature treatment in October's View the Vibe. Can hurdler-turned-bobsledder Lolo Jones find Beijing redemption with an Olympic medal in 2022? The Sydney Morning Herald checks in with BMX racer Saya Sakakibara, still suffering effects from the Tokyo 2020 semifinal crash that ended her gold pursuit. Top ranked U.S. men's tennis player Reilly Opelka causes a stir with a frank interview ahead of the BNP Paribas Open. Journalists respond. Need an ease into breaking as an upcoming Olympic sport at Paris 2024? Meet Bgirl Terra. Ireland's women's field hockey team to get a set of twins on the roster, in Niamh and Michelle Carey. More field hockey: Will veteran goalkeeper PR Sreejesh stay with Team India through Paris 2024? Triathlon Olympic champion Flora Duffy finally gets a hero's welcome in Bermuda. "It's an honor." Seth Jones looks forward to an Olympic debut with Team USA at Beijing 2022's ice hockey tournament. Skateboarder Rayssa Leal selects 'a positive contribution to the lives of socioeconomically vulnerable children and adolescents in Brazil' as her VISA Award donation. Skiing star Mikaela Shiffrin planning a returned attention to speed to start the Olympic season. Speed skater Shim Suk-Hee dropped (temporarily?) from South Korea's vaunted short track team after abusive text messages revealed. Ariarne Titmus recognizes her enhanced profile after Tokyo 2020 success, and as she looks toward the next Games. Meanwhile, Team Canada plans a program review after rugby sevens women highlight complaints. Team Great Britain's first world snowboarding champion, Charlotte Bankes, had almost retired before her championship breakthrough this year. After a World Championship medal in 2019, boxer Julio Castillo had high hopes for Tokyo 2020. But the pandemic dampened his preparations. He's still training in the sport, though, for more. (in Spanish) |
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