Michael Gunning is happy.
Luigi Samele gives his "blue steel".
Hi, Piotr Zyla!
Hi, Kjeld Nuis!
Sofia Mulanovich explores.
Tokyo 2020 Olympian Stefanos Tsitsipas isn't shy on confidence in his future as he contemplates a new "Big Three" in men's tennis. World Rowing checks in on Tokyo 2020 silver medalist Jason Osborne as he transitions into cycling.
"Regroup, reset, and everything will be just fine." Simone Biles eyes the finish of her post-Tokyo 2020 gymnastics tour. Meanwhile, Popsugar takes a look at fellow U.S. gymnast Sunisa Lee: "I definitely don't see myself as an Olympic gold medalist." Gold medalist fencer Lee Keifer schools Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, in the 'metaverse'. Swimming champion Adam Peaty's Gladiator Mindset autobiography is out in the U.K. Is Torino 2006 champion curler Brad Gushue peaking at the right time, in advance of upcoming trials? Shooter Elena Galiabovitch: What is like to be trained by your father through two different Olympics? Olympics.com checks in with judoka Mejlinda Kelmendi as she looks to continue inspiring in retirement. "Dante-esque scenes were happening there." Can luger Mateusz Sochowicz recover from a training crash in time for Beijing 2022? Mikaela Shiffrin's training in this key Olympic alpine skiing season hits a snag. Another young athlete gone too soon: Road cyclist Desiet Kidane Tekeste passes away at age 21. Kareem Maddox's 3x3 basketball career is just one facet of this podcasting, travel-loving athlete. One notable runner at this past weekend's Los Angeles Marathon: Jocelyn Diaz, who ran her 100th career marathon at just age 24. In honor of World Science Day for Peace and Development, World Athletics features elite sprinter - neurobiologist - Gabby Thomas. Seven-time (!) Olympic soccer player Formiga is set for a final international appearance for Team Brazil. Kyrgyzstani wrestler Ernazar Akmataliev continues his progression up the ranking with a highlight win at the U23 Worlds. Team Germany's women's ice hockey players continue to find a funding lifeline through the military. Eileen Gu puts her freestyle skiing "competitors on notice" with a "lil world's first" via social media. More freestyle: Will Miguel Porteous join his Olympic-medal-winning brother in Beijing? Olympian Bryce Wettstein gives back to her community with a skateboarding ramp donation. Is two-time Olympic medalist Lydia Ko on track for this year's Vare Trophy on the LPGA Tour? Sydney 2000 Olympian Kate Allenby adds her voice to the concerned chorus of athletes opposed to suggested modern pentathlon changes. So does rising star Charles Fernandez. Albertville 1992 short track silver medalist Li Yan gets a big responsibility for China's team at Beijing 2020. Shape: Snowboarder Chloe Kim is learning to cope with "the pressure to be perfect all the time". Juncheng Shang had a "prolific" start to his professional career, ending the year as #1-ranked in junior men's tennis. Bay Area figure skater Kate Wang suffers 4 a.m. wake-up- calls to pursue her dreams. Julian Macaraeg and Ethan de Rose face lonely Beijing 2022 qualifying roads as the sole competitors for their respective nations on the short track circuit. Biathlete Denis Irodov has enjoyed youth success...and he's set for bigger things on bigger stages.
A "Lots of Olympic Sports Athlete in Fall Colors" Edition...
PV Sindhu sparkles, traditionally.
Rut Castillo finds a good spot in ruins.
Justine Dufour Lapointe turns model.
Arthur Nory enjoys the setting sun.
Hey, Yusra!
Olympics.com checks in with cross-country skier Klaus Jungbruth, who's looking to continue establishing Ecuador at the Winter Games after his Pyeongchang 2018 debut. More cross-country: Simen Hegstad Kruger looks ahead to the upcoming Olympic season after a surprising lastWinter Games.
Modern pentathlon's athletes have something to say regarding World Pentathlon's recently announced plans. And they're not happy, including Tokyo 2020 champion Chloe Esposito. Soccer, cross-country, and sprinting...Asimenye Simwaka is a face of Malawian sport, especially after her Tokyo 2020 appearance. Olympian Shalane Flanagan completes 'Project Eclipse' at the New York City Marathon, with her sixth marathon in seven weeks...with her fastest time yet. Athletics Weekly features Team Great Britain's Imani-Lara Lansiquot - and that play the sprinter wrote while at Tokyo 2020. Oskars Melbardis: a bobsled legend retires. Jessica Fox: The IOC Athletes' Commission gets a canoeing legend in its ranks. The first publicly out LGBTQ athlete at an Olympics, equestrian dressage rider Robert Dover has a new autobiography out now. Is Covid-19 to blame for Gambia's failure to qualify for volleyball at Tokyo 2020? Will Yuzuru Hanyu recover from injury in time for the Beijing Winter Games? Golfer Yuka Saso causes conversation with switch to representing Japan after representing the Philippines at Tokyo 2020. "...from podium wannabe to World Champion..."...Biathlon World looks at Lisa Theresa Hauser. The Olympic Channel Podcast catches up with Shaolin and Shaoang Lin, Hungarian short track speed skaters looking for Chinese support at Beijing 2022. Guilty of "Prohibited Conduct", basketball star Liza Cambage is still eligible to play for Team Australia. Multi-Games Olympic tennis player Peng Shuai causes a stir with a sex abuse accusation. Swimmer Shayna Jack opens up about the "devastating toll" her appealed drug suspension took. Breaststroke champion Adam Peaty's time on Strictly Dancing comes to an end. Sol interviews Filipa Martins, gymnast making history for Portugal. (in Portuguese) Tokyo 2020 Olympian Jordan Chiles: Elite-level expectations in gymnastics "suck". Off the Podium's latest podcast features Olympian Kiana Elliott and her journey from gymnastics to weightlifting, arm wrestling, and more. Canadian judoka Shady El Nahas is tired of a string of fith-place finishes and looks ahead to "revenge". Speed skating legend Sven Kramer hopes to end his career on a "high note" at Beijing 2022. Meanwhile, weightlifters are making their voices heard, as the IWF Athletes' Commission blocks change. HLN has a preview of a feature with Alex Hendrickx, "the most gifted hero on the (field) hockey field". |
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