After a strong compound career, is Savannah Vanderweir a future recurve archery star?

Can Dean Hewitt and Tahli Gill make Olympic history for Australia in curling?

Just 8 points away from Tokyo 2020, fencer Kabita Devi is determined to reach Paris 2024.

Can Brolin Mawejje become the first African Olympic snowboarder?

JC Pretorius is making waves.

Carissa Moore celebrates an honor.

Katie Zaferes enjoys some fall running.

Tom Daley hides in the shadows.

Felix Dolci serves a fall look.

Will Mica McNeill's "backyard bobsleigh track"  training power her to a Beijing 2022 podium?

#WhereIsPengShuai...answered?

​Ashleigh Barty in an exclusive club, ending the WTA season as number one for the third straight year.

At 34, slalom specialist skier 'Rocket' Dave Ryding is still aiming for another Olympic appearance for Team Great Britain.

Spain's Esquire Man of the Year for 2021, canoeist Saul Craviotto is his country's most decorated Olympian - and a man of humility.

"The Year of Radical Self-Care": Gymnast Simone Biles is a cover star for Essence magazine.

​Boxer Brad Hore presents a special charity auction gift in honor of Australia's indigenous peoples and its Olympic surfers.

Double Olympic champion Rosannagh MacLennan is the new FIG Athletes' Commission representative for trampolining.

Veteran Argentine sailor Sebastian Lange planning on an eighth Olympics for a chance at a fourth medal at Paris 2024.

FEI.org: Get to know Team Great Britain's Olympic eventing champion Laura Collett. She loves Las Vegas!

Ailing track cycling legend Jason Kenny unsure of making it to Paris 2024.

Swimming great Emma Mckeon is a Marie Claire Australia "Woman of the Year".

And if you didn't know already, swimming legend Ian Thorpe is now a 'Legend'.

Diver Matty Lee receives 'celebrity' advice from his Olympic partner ahead of his reality TV debut.

Ski jumper Ryoyu Kobayashi leads Team Japan's promise for more Olympic success in Beijing.

Short track speed skater Arianna Fontana checks in with Olympics.com on her Olympic history...and maybe making it to Milano Cortina 2026.

"Don't let anyone tell you you're not good enough." Freestyle skier Chloe McMillan targets Beijing 2022.

Meanwhile, fis-ski.com checks in with moguls specialist Kai Owens, 2021 Rookie of the Year.

Badminton star Kento Momota...he's back winning titles!

Harper's Bazaar Netherlands names long-distance runner Sifan Hassan 'Woman of the Year'.

Ugandan runner Annet Negessa has some very personal thoughts on the IOC's new "Framework on Fairness, Inclusion, and Non-Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity and Sex Variation".

Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce honored in Miramar, Florida.

Curious about sprinter Tianna Madison's condition as she tried to make the U.S. Olympic Team? It was complicated, and is a must-read.

The Times looks for Italian surprise sprint gold medalist Marcell Jacobs.

Veteran runner Fionnuala McCormack set to continue her record of international appearances for Ireland at 42 with the European Cross-Country Championships.

Track legend Allyson Felix's Saysh brand of footwear set to receive a Footwear News Achievement Award.

King Richard (2021)
A Quick Film Review

King Richard: Venus, Serena and a Plan for Greatness keeps its lens on 'King' Richard Williams, but it is undoubtedly about Venus and Serena Williams as well, and their march toward professional tennis stardom.

That's good, because any story about the Williams sisters' rise would need to also focus on their father. Especially leading up to and during their early pro years , Williams was a famously constant presence and a favorite media subject.

Outspoken, confident, and determined, Williams guided his daughters' growth and training according to his own plan (open stance!); eschewing 'traditional' tennis advice while navigating challenges from a gang-riddled neighborhood and an initially indifferent tennis establishment to raise his daughters according to his vision.

As Williams, Will Smith is enough of a star actor to handle the the constant spotlight King Richard places on his character And the performance pretty accurately touches upon most of the notes tennis fans and media remember of the some-might-call-stubborn Williams. One sensitive issue possibly not explored enough is the racial component of how the Williams were - still are - viewed. How much of the struggle Williams the patriarch encountered in bucking the system was racially based. It's an unavoidable thought not underlined here.

That said, King Richard is a reminder of how unique and inspiring the start to Venus' and Serena's careers is - from those early days far away from the perceived country club sensibilities of so many tennis prodigies, to the long dominance they've enjoyed on court. 

Between them, the Williams sisters have won 30 Grand Slam singles titles, and Serena is often considered the best ever. Each also has an Olympics singles title, and together, three in doubles. They couldn't have done any of it without 'King' Richard.

p.s. With the recent 'controversy' around men's tour player Stefanos Tsitsipas' bathroom breaks, it was amusing and timely to see the (gamesmanship?) issue addressed in a recreation of Venus Williams' second-ever professional match in 1994 against veteran Artanxa Sanchez Vicario, whose own break was credited as rattling Williams.

When the WTA, the Women's Tennis Association, posted a tweet this week with a simple hashtag - #WhereIsPengShuai - it was anything but a simple message. Peng, a longtime doubles specialist on the tour, had earlier this month single-handedly brought the #MeToo sexual abuse accounting movement to the upper echelons of Chinese government, with an accusation against a former official.

Since then, Peng's statement was scrubbed from social media, and she has gone quiet, er...has disappeared. Simply put, within the context of China's record of human rights abuse and silencing critics, it's not out of the realm to ponder government retaliation against Peng.

The WTA's chairman, Steve Simon, followed that tweet with a statement of legitimate concern and demand for accountability on Peng's well-being. Considering the investment the tour has in China - most notably a years -long agreement for the tour final - the tour's position is quite remarkable for its willingness, at least for now, to risk losing significant business.

As Kurt Streeter points out eloquently and passionately in an opinion for The New York Times, it also forces a look at the (non) response from the International Olympic Committee. Peng is a three-time Olympian, having competed from Beijing 2008 through Rio 2016, in both singles and doubles tennis. So, the IOC does - should- have a vested interest in her safety. At the minimum, in the wake of significant global attention, could the IOC not express an interest to speak to Peng?

Obviously, the IOC is in an awkward position - not only is China a significant player in the usual medal count, and an integral political member of the Olympic family, but also the host of the upcoming Winter Olympics in less than four months. These Games are already beset by controversy, with human rights concerns and diplomatic boycotts over China's appropriateness as a host overshadowing Games' preparations.

What's the IOC to do? Every four years (usually, especially), the IOC asks us, the public, to accept it and the Games as a symbol of unity, peace, camaraderie. Although China - the nation - is a member of its family, so is Peng Shuai, the athlete and individual. When the IOC fails to show regard for its own, how can it ask us to believe in #StrongerTogether? What does that mean?

While we wait, attention will continue to shift from 'where's Peng Shuai?' to 'what is the IOC saying about Peng Shuai?'. The Chinese government can be expected to continue to be non-responsive, despite even the United Nations chipping in. It might be that the IOC, with the weight of the upcoming Games, is the only constituency with the gravitas to make an impact.

It's worth a try.