Get to know Isaiah Nelson, rising Team USA Alpine skier who made his World Cup debut this season. Sprinter Sebastian Sultana is the 'fastest 17-year-old in Australian history'.
What Have Olympic Sports' Athletes Been Up To On Social Media?
It's #2, Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk...
Maggie Mac Neill goes infinity pool-ing.
I don't know what he's saying, but Tsend-Ochir Tsogtbaatar's looking pretty dapper.
Damian Quintero takes advantage of Florida weather.
Luis Knabl is in the Seychelles.
Olympic Sports Athlete Headlines To Start The WeekYahoo reflects with ice dancers Alexandra Nazarova & Maxim Nikitin on the end of their 'illustrious' career. "This is not all I have in my pocket", warns triple gymnastics parallel bars world champion Zou Jingyaun.
Alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin reflects on pending milestone victories that should come this season. Humility is one thing that Alpine skiing star Marco Odermatt tries to emulate from fellow Swiss sports star Roger Federer. Teenager Jack Yonezuka has learned to appreciate judo's 'solo' nature as he looks to follow his father in the sport. Pal Golberg used an earlier fall to spur him to victory in the next race, and maintain his early season success in cross-country skiing. Skip Eve Muirhead and Team Great Britain's curlers headline the Sports Journalists' Awards honorees. Olympians Jimmy Foster, Henrik Zetterberg, Brian Leetch, and Caroline Ouellette to be amongst the 2023 inductees for the IIHF Hall of Fame. Star Hidilyn Diaz lends her approval for a proposal to increase crucial funding support for weightifters from more developing nations. How did retired biathlon star Kaisa Makarainen assess the new season start from her new perspective? Don't look for Angel McCoughtry to return to Russia for basketball anytime soon... And in related news, what was basketball-er Brittney Griner like on her flight to freedom? He may not like short course as much as long, but David Popovici is 'pumped' for the challenge to face strong competition at this week's short course swimming worlds. Fast Lane Lifestyle: Track stars Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell have a chat on the challenge of mentoring younger athletes, and much more. More Team Jamaica track legend news as Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce gets a big elementary school honor. Team India's Olympic association has a new leader, as expected, in hurdling legend P.T. Usha. Middle-distance runner Pamela Jelimo looks for the silver lining in a delayed medal from London 2012. Marathoner Mary Ngugi finds inspiration from the students at her landmark athletics club in Kenya. Ona Carbonell (artistic swimming), Ons Jabeur (tennis), Yulimar Rojas (track & field), and Elnaz Rekabi (sport climbing) are current Olympic sports stars making the 'BBC 100 Women' list for 2022, celebrating 'influential and inspiring women around the world'. So there was that one time that Wimbledon security didn't let tennis champion Roger Federer on to the grounds... How have some of the tennis stars of the WTA tour been spending their time at season's end? Soccer superstar Lionel Messi claims inspiration at the World Cup from legend Diego Maradona. The numbers don't lie...Ondine Achampong was Team Great Britain's 'most efficient' women's gymnast for 2021-22. Flaunt Magazine looks at snowboarder Chloe Kim's 'authenticity and kind heart' in an exclusive interview. As chef de mission for Team Australia's Paris 2024 squad, track cyclist Anna Meares looks to her experience at London 2012 for perspective. Who Won The 2022 IBSF World Push Championships?Requiring all participating athletes to use the same base skeleton sled or bobsled frame, the IBSF World Push Championships place emphasis on the 'push' start of the race. The 2022 edition, the first to be held since 2013, was held at Mount Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid December 9 - 10. Note, the championships conflicted with the Europe Cup in Innsbruck, likely limiting the number of overall entrants. Champions were crowned across all six Olympic disciplines of the International Bobsled and Skeleton Federation, with three heats per men's and women's events. Complete results can be found at ibsf.org. A quick photo gallery of the champions is below. All photos credited to IBSF unless noted. 2022 IBSF World Push Champions Olympic Sports Stars Like AI, Too...
Kerron Clement goes with Maestro.
Matty Lee has his mind blown.
Jade Jones is in battle mode.
Gabriel Dossen finds a resemblance.
Adam Peaty's feeling saucy.
Chase Ealey went for a softer selection.
Sondre Guttormsen went the reel route.
Jeremy Stravius' has a natural feel.
Colin Jackson's has a Greek twist.
Marco Arop goes for simplicity.
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