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Ice hockey stars and Olympians Natalie Darwitz, Jaromir Jagr, Kenny Jonsson, Igor Liba, Jaroslav Pouzar, Ryan Smyth, Desideriu Varga, and Nagano 1998's Team Czech Republic headline the IIHF Hall of Fame class for 2024.
Olympic curlers Madeleine Dupont and Eve Muirhead reflect for World Curling on their junior careers as springboards to senior success.
News.com: Get to know Marissa Williamson-Pohlman, 'set to become Australia's first female Indigenous Olympic boxer'. Capital Sports: Will Team Kenya make history at Paris 2024 with a rugby sevens medal? After gold at Tokyo 2020, Team Serbia is just hoping to qualify to Paris 2024 in men's water polo. FIG: Team Great Britain gymnast Jake Jarman has 'big plans for 2024 and beyond'. Is NBA and Olympic basketball star Draymond Green's legacy on the line this second half of the season? Who are the various national team number ones in men's and women's 3x3 basketball to start 2024? Handball continues to make its mark in Iceland, as national team star Gisli Porgeir Kristjansson wins 'Sports Personality of the Year' honors for his 2023 exploits. Who are golfers to watch as the Paris 2024 qualification rankings tighten up as the new year begins. IJF takes a look at the current number ones in women's judo as the Olympic year begins in earnest. "Please let me fight in Paris!" Judoka Manuel Lombardo may be referring to an upcoming Grand Slam event, but after a disappointing Tokyo 2020...Olympic redemption awaits, too. "It feels super, super good." Team USA's Sophie Laukli wins an impressive cross-country skiing victory. An Se Young and the mixed doubles pair of Yuta Watanabe & Arisa Higashino make history at the recent badminton Malaysia Open. Javelin great Barbora Spotakova makes sure her career has a presence in the Museum of World Athletics. Fellow javelin thrower Maria Andrejczyk talks 'fighter mindset' and more, on the The Athletes Zone Podcast with Asdis Hjalmsdottir Annerud. Inside the Games: Ukrainian-born hammer thrower Hanna Skydan aims for a fourth Summer Olympics, and third for Azerbaijan. Former flatwater rowing standout Cara Stawicki has made a successful transition to coastal rowing. Looks liek quadruple Olympic medalist Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario has some big financial debt...but avoids heading to jail for it. Team USA looks back at the Tokyo 2020 women's volleyball gold medal game with its champions. Stephen Laybutt: A Sydney 2000 soccer player's recent odd death brings reflection on recent generosity. Team Brazil's Marta's 'outstanding career achievement' on the soccer pitch recognized by FIFA. Check out all the winners at fifa.com. "I just want to beat the fastest person." Swimmer Daniel Wiffen's 'quiet confidence' is on the upswing.
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Team Denmark gets a national honor after it's three-peat performance at the men's handball world championship in 2023.
Can Team USA's women's water polo extend it's remarkable global title streak at this year's world?
FIBA: What have been triple Olympic basketball champion Kevin Durant's 'top 10 USA games'? Which 3x3 basketball teams 'defined 2023'? FIBA 3x3 takes a look at the men's and women's top teams. Rasmus Stegfeldt, Elliot Vaillancourt, Alli Macuga, and Maia Schwinghammer are moguls freestyle skiers with recent big 'breakthrough' moments. Akane Yamaguchi is taking "one tournament at a time" after making a strong comeback to badminton from a long injury layoff. Team China's weightlifters got a grounds-eye sneak peek at Paris 2024 recently. "2023 made me believe i myself even more." A successful season pushed rhythmic gymnast Barbara Domingos into the Brazilian spotlight. Is a 'trilogy fight' in the boxing cards for Team Ireland London 2012 champion Katie Taylor against rival Chantelle Cameron? Equestrian eventer David Doel has eyes on being a member of a championship British team...and 2024 presents multiple global opportunities. Having a work-life balance, inspiring others, and continuing fashion headlines are just some of the 2024 goals for track & field stars Armand Duplantis, Faith Kipyegon, and Noah Lyles. High jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh leads the Ukrainian Olympic Committee's 2023 honors as the 'best athlete of the year'. Mete Gazoz and Lim Sihyeon headline World Archery's 'best archers' for the 2023 season. Team Spain soccer star Aitana Bonmati may have had a stellar 2023 season, but she wants even more. Sport climber Emma Hunt is the lone Olympic sport representative on the World Games Athlete of the Year nomination list for 2023. (voting is open!) Team USA rugby sevens star Ilona Maher takes her cellulite (and body positivity) to the spotlight. âMeanwhile, Team Chile's men's rugby sevens squad has high hopes for this year's challenger series...can it make it to a promotion tournament in Madrid? Sports shooters Clement Bessaguet and Doreen Venekamp are the ISSF Athletes of the Year for 2023. Double Olympic shooting champion Michael Diamond sees his Paris 2024 hopes 'dashed'. Can Jade Jones win the third taekwondo Olympic title that eluded her in 2021? Joseph Choong, Elena Micheli, and Mohana Shaban are the top senior modern pentathletes in the UIPM Awards for 2023. What's the latest with Los Angeles 1984 star gymnast Mary Lou Retton and the crowd-sourced funding for her urgent treatment? Team Italy gymnast Alice D'Amato may be an all-around event star but she's just focused on staying healthy ahead of Paris 2024. Champion gymnast Simone Biles talks 'marriage, WAG life with Taylor Swift, and the Paris Olympics' with Vanity Fair. Tahitian surfer Kauli Vaast makes a fashion statement with the house of Dior ahead of Paris 2024. The Athletic: Is Novak Djokovic the 'GOAT' of tennis? Get yourself a Meta Avatar of tennis and Tokyo 2020 star Naomi Osaka! What Are Some Olympic Sports Stars Up To On Social Media?
Nauris Miezis takes a walk on the beach.
Hello, Trey Cunningham with a throwback!
Mutaz Essa Barshim documents a pilgrimage.
Cynthia Bolingo strikes a pose (or two).
Gus Kenworthy and co. wrap up a Rio trip.
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Who will be the FIFPro World 11 in men's and women's soccer as the year's best players (as voted by fellow players)?
FIBA takes a look back at the 'record-breaking year of Emma (Meesseman)' in basketball. What will 2024 look like for the world's best badminton players with Paris 2024 beckoning this summer? Cross-country skiing legend Petter Northug anoints Swede Alvar Myhlback as a potential future star. Melissa Lotholz is enjoying renewed success in bobsled...this time as a pilot. Laetitia Guapo, Hailey van Lith, Michelle Plouffe, Soraya Mohamed, Lili Wang, Brianna Fraser, Cierra Burdick, Sandra Ygueravide, Kiki Flueren, and Noortje Driessen are top 3x3 basketball players who made a mark in 2023. The Athletic: Swimmer Regan Smith's 'long road back to the Olympic spotlight' includes leaving the Stanford University program. Which men are in pole position in judo's different weight classes as the Olympic year begins? The journalists have spoken: gymnast Simone Biles and tennis star Novak Djokovic are the AIPS Champions of the Year for 2023. Will top equestrian dressage star Jessica von Bredow-Werndl and her mount Dalera get even better this season? Sid Ali Boudina may have started in rowing 'by accident', but he's on his way to a third Olympics...and is World Rowing's 'Rower of the Month' to end 2023. How will biathlon star Tarjei Boe continue his strong start to the 2023-24 season after the break? Olympics: Will table tennis star Fan Zhedong find success at Paris 2024 despite a current 'dip in form'? Tragedy hits Team Australia cycling as road star Rohan Dennis is charged with murdering his Olympian wife Melissa Hoskins. Meanwhile, arrests are made in the killing of Ugandan Olympic steeplechaser Benjamin Kiplagat. Dans Locmelis - new captain for Team Latvia's World Junior Championships ice hockey team - is an athlete to watch in the future. (and don't forget his brother!)
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