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A Little Roundup 12.20.21

12/20/2021

 
Jessica Fox's secret to canoeing success? "Try easier."
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Jessica Fox (Harry How, smh.com.au)
Will Team Great Britain's camaraderie give their men an advantage in cross country skiing in Beijing?

Bobsledder Elana Meyers catches Olympics.com up on how her season is going, motherhood on the road, and more.

Distance runner Ciara Mageean reflects on an eventful 2021 season for the Irish Independent.

More Ireland: Hear from sprinters Phil Healy and Marcus Lawler on their thoughts on the past year, on the Over the Bar podcast.

Distance runner Mary Ngugi has some thoughts on her training set-up with Laura Weightman.

Collegiate Team USA track & field athletes Athing Mu and JuVaughn Harrison win the prestigious Bowerman Awards for 2021.

Boxer Hidilyn Diaz is Lifestyle Asia's 'Filipino of the Year'.

Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra amplifies concern on the mental stress Team India shooters face in the aftermath of a spate of suicides.

Get to know FIVB Athletes' Commission member and Olympic beach volleyballer Anouk Verge-Depre.

Gymnast Simone Biles receives a 'Liftetime Achievement' award from the BBC.

More BBC: Road cyclist Zoe Backstedt is making headlines and winning titles, and she's not yet 18.

Alena Mills shares what qualifying Team Czech Republic for the Beijing 2022 women's ice hockey tournament means for the sport back home.

Two-time Olympic figure skating medalist Michelle Kwan is nominated for an ambassadorship.

Torger Negard - the last of the 'Crazy Pantsmen' - is headed to his sixth Olympics for Team Norway's men's curling team.

The IJF announces its 2021 Judo Awards recipients, including Tokyo 2020 medalists Distria Kisniqi and Lasha Shavdatuashvili.

"Future-focused" veteran snowboarder Tomoka Takeuchi prepares for post-competition life, after Beijing.

Drew Neilsen: Former Olympic snowboarder calls for stronger boycotts of Beijing 2022.

Is Cruz Hewitt the "real deal" as he follows in his father's Lleyton's footsteps in tennis?

FINA names its outstanding aquatics stars over 2021 at the World Aquatics Gala.

Meanwhile, is disgraced swimmer Sun Yang in trouble again with FINA?

Swimmer Zac Stubblety-Cook's Tokyo 2020 success came after recovery from mental health challenges.

More Australia swimming: Olympic champion Emma McKeon is ready to focus on Birmingham 2022.

Olympic sailing champion Giles Scott has "stuff to get on with" as he retires from the sport.

Biathlon's "enfant terrible", Emilien Jacquelin is ready to give his 100% effort at Beijing 2022.
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Emilien Jacquelin (Getty Images, Olympics.com)

A Little Roundup

8/17/2020

 
The IAAF's Diamond League returned to serious action on Friday, highlighted by Joshua Cheptegi's world record in the 5,000 meters. It was a record that had stood for 16 years, and one targeted by the world champion this year. Between that performance and the slew of other continental and personal records set across the meet - including Faith Kipyegon's .17-off the 1,000 meters world record - it's apparent that a lot of folk were ready for fast times right about this time of year. "This time of year", of course and unfortunately, is one week after when Tokyo 2020 athletics were to have been contested.

Thank You Monaco.

1 World record
3 Area records
11 World leading performances
2 Diamond League records
3 Herculis meeting records
9 national records#DiamondLeague #MonacoDL pic.twitter.com/MdaU3GbeWh

— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) August 14, 2020
And, Cheptegei may not be done yet!

Ahead of the Monaco meeting, budding Olympic superstar Noah Lyles opened up to Tokyo 2020 on his mental health challenges as he looks forward to next year's Games.
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Meanwhile, another U.S. sprint star, Justin Gatlin, previews his 'side of his story' as he looks ahead to his career winding down, and shares his 'Gatlin UNTOLD' documentary.

The Guardian took a quick look recently at Observer Magazine's coverage of Montreal 1976, dubbing it 'the troubled Games'. Though, not sure the point of The Guardian's brief share, other than maybe take an opportunistic dig.

As part of its on-going Olympic retrospective, The Associated Press looks back at Atlanta 1996 as a milestone Games for women athletes. I certainly remember, here in the United States, that that was a definite media storyline, with good reason as the U.S. women dominated gymnastics, basketball, soccer, and softball in very visible and lasting fashion.
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Javelin star Julius Yego weighs in on his prospects for the postponed Games with Capital Sport.

I knew that name was familiar! The Chinese Global Television Network reports that Zhou Jihong is targeting a vice-president role next year with FINA. Zhou was the first of a long - a very long - line of Chinese diving gold medalists when she won the 10-meter platform event at Los Angeles 1984. Amongst other accolades, she is the first Chinese diver to have been inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame. I'm at-the-moment agnostic on her expected candidacy, but I sure love the memory of excitement watching the then-unknown Chinese team make a grand statement at those Games.

Uh-oh: Cross-country star Petter Northug, Jr. finds himself in a tough spot, after a traffic stop leads to a drugs scandal for the retired athlete. Owning up to it in an Instagram post, Northug awaits legal fallout.
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Jeg har gjort en stor feil. I går kveld ble jeg stoppet av politiet i fartskontroll. Jeg kjørte altfor fort, og ble også tatt med på legevakten til blodprøve. I tillegg fant politiet en mindre mengde narkotika hjemme hos meg. Det dreier seg om kokain. Jeg er fortvilet og redd for hva fremtiden vil bringe, og utrolig lei meg for alle de som jeg nå har skuffet, igjen. Jeg vet at det nå blir en straffesak. Da skal jeg ta ansvar for det jeg har gjort.

A post shared by Petter Northug Jr (@jantelov1) on Aug 14, 2020 at 1:15pm PDT

A reminder on the disadvantages a lot of the world's athletes face when aiming for sport success...who wouldn't root for these South Sudanese?

The Olympic Channel
's Nick McCarvel checks in on the long, unique rivalry - and bond - between tennis stars and multi-medalist sisters Venus and Serena Williams.
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On a roll McCarvel also shares an engaging interview with Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizerone, reigning silver medalist ice dancers, revealing what they've been up to in the last months and their evolution in style.

Qatar 2032?: Again, please...no.

R.I.P. to Gergely Kulcsar, one-time giant of track and field, and three-time medalist.

August 12th, Hungarian Athlete Gergely Kulcsár passed away at the age of 86. He represented Hungary in the men's Javelin Throw event at four Olympic Summer Games (1960-1972), winning Silver in Tokyo (1964) and Bronze in Rome (1960) and Mexico City (1968).https://t.co/BZ4T55wGmh pic.twitter.com/6w9m8NsexC

— Lost Olympians (@LostOlympians) August 13, 2020

Be Present and Just Breathe

5/1/2020

 
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If you find yourself struggling right now with uncertainty and fear. Be present and just breathe. The only thing you can control is your reaction to the present moment. #yoga #meditation #yogaeverydamnday #breathe

A post shared by Kerron Clement (@kerronclement) on Apr 29, 2020 at 5:39pm PDT

Kerron Clement shows us his yoga.

A Little Roundup

The Guardian looks at team selection's fitness conundrum, from Australia.

Aleksander Aamodt Kilde holds a big ball.

Will Hamilton step up to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games?

Adam Peaty flexes with friends.

Ivet Lalova gets herself on a card.

Men's tennis stars step up for #ATPServes coronavirus relief.

Gold-medalist bobsledder Douglas Anakin passes.

Irish great Sonia O'Sullivan checks in from Australia.

WADA: "...deliberate attempts to throw them off the scent..." is the line that caught my eye. More to come.

He may not want to be famous, but if all goes to plan in Tokyo, Caleb Dressel sure will be.

Jack Laugher channels Baywatch for Funky Trunks.
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Lifeguard duty for @funkytrunks

A post shared by Jack Laugher MBE (@jacklaugher) on Apr 30, 2020 at 12:15pm PDT

Gus Kenworthy Offers Quarantine Perspective

4/28/2020

 

an alt version of "too hot to handle" where instead of 14 singles being paid $100k to not have sex for a month it's the whole world not allowed to have sex for a longer, undefined period of time, maybe 3 months? maybe a year? they receive no compensation

— Gus Kenworthy (@guskenworthy) April 27, 2020
A Little Roundup

Olympic postponement: still lots of questions. For me, #1 is...what happens to my money?

Aleksander Aamodt Kilde went for a hike.

Oscar Husillos looks forward to summer training.

Brothers Gino and Mauro Caviezel make do for their gym workouts.

Track & field athletes aren't the only ones you can color in now, thanks to World Rowing.

Remember Leandro Barbosa? He has a coronavirus story from Brazil.

Chad Le Clos wished us a Happy Freedom Day.

Tom Daley gives 'blue steel' on a bike.
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A post shared by Tom Daley (@tomdaley) on Apr 27, 2020 at 8:59am PDT

The Start of a Legend

4/27/2020

 
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On this day in 1920 at the Antwerp Olympics, Sweden's Gillis Grafstrom won the first of three straight men's figure skating titles. He'd eventually add a silver medal 12 years later in 1932 and along the way, establish a number of competitive positions, setting an artistic standard for figure skating for years to come.

A Little Roundup

Maybe we should all go to work for the IHF.

The Mack Horton vs. Sun Yang saga continues. IMHO, it should be the swimming world vs. Sun Yang...

Sydney McLaughlin goes glam in pink.

A little odd to have a team of the week honor when competition is quiet, but I'm always game to read up on these Norwegian beach volleyball favorites.

Katie Ledecky studies infectious diseases.

Olympic.org offers a quick profile on Ona Carbonell.

Now may be your chance to finally be a surfing judge.

From the world of judo, story of a Belgian in Sweden.

Oliver Dingley looks back and ahead to the Olympics.

Popular hurdler Aries Merritt hopes to continue until 2022.

Kevin Mayer contemplates 2020.
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2020 □□‍♂️ . . □ @decathlon_2000

A post shared by Mayer Kevin (@mayer.deca) on Apr 24, 2020 at 10:48am PDT

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