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A Little Roundup 05.23.24

5/23/2024

 

Linking Off To News Items on Olympic Sports Stars...

FIFA asks Team USA's Josh Wolff on memories of Sydney 2000 and his soccer outlook for Paris 2024.

My latest for @FIFAcom. Really enjoyed this one. Sat down with @AustinFC coach Josh Wolff to get his memories of playing at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. It was a special time for him, and especially playing for the late great Clive Charles. https://t.co/JveM84tj94 pic.twitter.com/qUPyKo4Ssh

— Arch Bell (@ArchBell) May 21, 2024
Soccer star Christine Sinclair and tennis star Venus Williams headline a group of eight Olympic sports stars honored as a 'Barbie Role Model'.

​Tennis superstar Novak Djokovic sure has Olympic memories: "heartbreaking losses", proud moments, flag bearing, and much more.

Modern pentathletes Elodie Clauvel, Mohanad Shaban, Ilke Ozyuksel, Kerenza Bryson, and Changwan Seo have a 'passion for Paris'.

Mete Gazoz has a key win to make history, holding Olympic, World, and European archery championships at the same time.

FIH looks at the 'legacy steeped in excellence' of Team Netherlands' women's Olympic field hockey.

Two-time Olympian Aisha Mohammed looks forward to seeing her fellow Team Nigeria basketball players make their home 'proud' with their play at Paris 2024.

Witness the 'everyday life and challenges' of luger Julia Taubitz in a new documentary.

And...ISSF takes aim at sports shooters Doreen Vennekamp's and Manu Bhaker's 25-meter pistol chances at Paris 2024.

My early vote for best athlete name at Paris 2024 is Team Madagascar's Fabio Rakotoarimanana.

Sports climber Brooke Raboutou's 'big dreams and big goals' include a second Olympic appearance.

BiathlonWorld recently got to know Team France siblings Gilonne and Antonin Guigonnat.

"These last few months have been terribly challenging." Fencer Ysaora Thibus set for a competition return after her 'abnormal doping test'.

What are some of the immediate thoughts of the most recent Olympic-qualifying rowers?

Curious about how beach volleyballer Andy Mol's foot injury rehab is going?

Who is Tim Elter, Team Germany's hope for a surfing medal at Paris 2024?

Can equestrian event specialist Caroline Powell be a podium contender again after London 2012 bronze?

Is Team Italy really on the rise in team handball?

​'Unafraid, unapologetic' judoka Odette Giuffra is finally a world champion after eight earlier tries.

Nico Echavarria has a constant reminder of his Olympic golf dreams - on his phone. Can he join fellow Colombian golfer Camillo Villlegas at Paris 2024.

Olympic canoe champion - and Paris 2024 president - Tony Estanguet gets a special day with the Olympic torch.

Junaidi Arif and Yap Roy King are a rising pair in badminton while fighting stiff competition in Malaysia.

Queerty looks at the consistent positivity of Team Spain race walker Marc Tur.

"This has been my dream, to be an Olympic medalist." Trinidad & Tobago's veteran sprinter Jereem Richards hopes for a first Olympic medal this summer.

Olympics: Can long hurdler Dylan Beard make it to Paris 2024 from behind a Walmart deli countyer?

Here's a recap of all the qualified teams for Paris 2024's 3x3 basketball tournament this summer.

Nordic combined athlete Jens Luraas Oftebro has a 'Tuesday Talk' with FIS.

​Agnese Campeol's monobob Gangwon 2024 exploits earned the Thai athlete Olympic Museum honors.
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"I feel more relaxed now. I'm enjoying the process." Irish taekwondo star Jack Woolley is 'seeking calm' ahead of his second Olympics.

"When I'm fighting the best I can possibly fight, there's no reason why I can't come away with an Olympic gold medal" - Jack Woolley is targeting the taekwondo podium in Paris this year #Paris2024 #Olympics pic.twitter.com/Rw4I827SA0

— RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) May 16, 2024

A Little Roundup 04.29.24

4/29/2024

 

A Look At Olympic Sports Stars Making Headlines

"It's unbelievable the feeling, unbelievable." Team Cyprus' Marios Georgiou relishes a gymnastics Paris 2024 qualification.

One more □️ to Paris punched!

Congratulations to Marios Georgiou of Cyprus for what is already a successful outing in Rimini!#Paris2024 #RoadToParis #Artistic #Gymnastics @Paris2024 @Olympics pic.twitter.com/6KfFRv7msU

— FIG (@gymnastics) April 25, 2024
At Paris 2024, Georgia Godwin is eager to put Team Australia back into the global gymnastics spotlight.

Australian triathlete Matthew Hauser has no hesitation in swimming the Seine at Paris 2024.
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Can triathlete Hugo Milner make it to Paris 2024 even though only in the sport for two years?

"We just have to keep in mind what the big picture is." Team Australia's Tahli Gill and Dean Hewitt reflect on a subpar World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship performance last weekend.

Canadian curler Chelsea Carey has no interest in comparisons to her sport's legend Jennifer Jones.

Figure skater Patrick Chan is finally ready to move on from the 'new reality' of family life.

What does a routine Saturday look like for Irish sprinter Rhasidat Adeleke?

Athletics Weekly: How does decathlete Jack Turner train?

That world record throw for Mykolas Alekna? It was done with a new discus...

776 Invitational: Sprinter Gabby Thomas partners with investor Alexis Ohanian on a women's-focused track event to come.

Get to know Samson Colebrooke, a rising sprinter 'thrilled' to feature for Team Bahamas at the World Athletics Relays coming this weekend at home.

Decathlete Damian Warner offers thought son the 'ascendance' of Team Canada track & field.

Sprint hurdler / bobsledder Lolo Jones gets a Drake Relays Hall of Fame honor.

Amy Lawton feels the stress as she awaits team selection news for Team Australia field hockey.

"Felt just less than human" is one way that Team USA basketball star Brittney Griner felt during her Russian imprisonment.

Will Team Nigeria's women's basketball team have 'adequate preparation' ahead of Paris 2024?

Wrestler Kyle Dake went through Paris 2024 qualification while mourning the recent loss of his father.

Team USA tracks'mat to motherhood' for wretler Adeilne Gray.

Team Great Britain now has a newer captain in Anna Watkins to drive lead athletes into post-retirement.

Counnt swimming star Adam Peaty as one athlete eager for more 'transparency' in doping incestigations ands suspensions in the wake of allegations and revelations against Team China.

Swimmers Cody Simpson remains coy about post-Paris 2024 plans with fellow star Kaylee McKeon, if he even qualifies,

Team Great Britain has 'everything you need to know' about open water swimmer Hector Pardoe.

Will Team Hong Kong athletes at Paris 2024 get a cash windfall as well for a gold medal?

R.I.P. to Team Venezuela's first-ever Olympic gold medalist, boxer Francisco 'Morochito' Rodriguez.

Tokyo 2020 tennis vice-champion Marketa Vondrousova is "definitely not having a happy time in the last few weeks".

Did you catch the eye-popping watch tennis superstar Novak Djokovic was recently wearing?

​Might we see Spainish tennis stars Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz pair up in doubles at Paris 2024?

"More variety" in his playing may be a boost to Taylor Fritz's clay season ambitions in tennis, which includes Paris 2024.

More Reuters: Road cycling great Annemiek van Vleuten is 'content to live life in a slower gear'.

Team USA water polo captains Maggie Steffens and Ben Halllock are approaching Paris 2024 with different captain-ing perspectives.

Tokyo 2020 karateka Damian Quintero reflects on nearing 40 and resulting physical changes, his Olympic memories, and more, with Men's Health. (in Spanish)
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A Little Roundup 04.01.24

4/1/2024

 

Catch Up On Olympic Sports Athletes In Recent Features

Charlize Moerz once thought she didn't have a chance to qualify for Paris 2024, but the gymnast has done it, and early, too.

Kunstturnerin Charlize Mörz feierte am Sonntag in Baku in Aserbaidschan ihren ersten Weltcupsieg. Die 18-jährige Mattersburgerin qualifizierte sich damit für die Olympischen Spiele in Paris. https://t.co/oioEyM6gRF

— ORF Burgenland (@ORFBurgenland) March 10, 2024
What has life been like over the past years for Ukrainian Atlanta 1996 gymnastics champion Lilia Podkopaeva? (in Ukrainian)

Off the Podium podcast asks Australian sport climber Oceania Mackenzie what to expect in Paris this summer, and more.

Australian Michael Hooper is the latest rugby star to try his hand at sevens with an aim at Paris 2024.

Middle blocker Agnieszka Korneluk shares the 'aspirations' of Team Poland this summer in women's volleyball at Paris 2024 with Volleyball World.

Tennis champion Roger Federer heads to college this summer, as a commencement speaker.

Some of Team Great Britain's top track & field Olympic hopefuls get a spotlight in a new documentary.

Citius Magazine talks 2024 mindset...and world record goals...with sprinter Shericka Jackson.

Middle-dstance runner Georgia Despollaris still has an eye for soccer despite track getting her time now. (in Greek)

NCAA: Track & field legend Jackie Joyner-Kersee talks 'lessons learned on the way to athletic dominance'.

Javelin champion Neeraj Chopra is headed to almost-mythological status at home in India if he can repeat an Olympic gold medal win.

Hurdler Sarah Lavin offers the next generation some inspiration with a visit to a primary school back home in Limerick.

Sprint hurdles champion Colin Jackson has high hopes that Paris 2024 is a fruitful one for Team Great Britain's track & field stars.

Tokyo 2020 sprint champion Marcell Jacobs hopes "radical change" in training will prove doubters wrong.

Adele Nicoll's drive to "be a professional athlete" kickstarted during the Covid-19 pandemic and has her on the cusp on being both a bobsled and shot put Olympian.

Bobsledder Cynthia Appiah highlights the financial stress many athletes are under as they target elite sporting careers and Olympic ambitions.

Track cyclist Anna Meares chats with water polo player and fellow Olympian Rowie Webster on her new role as chef-de-mission for Team Australia at Paris 2024.

Team Ireland boxer Amy Broadhurst looks across the sea for options to compete at Paris 2024.

Refugee taekwondo star Kimia Alizadeh's saga away from Iran continues with a move toward Bulgaria.

What are NBC Sports' 'top ten moments in Olympic soccer history'?

Team GB looks at kayaker Joe Clarke's 'secret to success' in Olympic paddling.

Is Canadian curling great Brad Gushue treating the current worlds and this season as his last?

Olympics: Get to know Paris 2024 skateboarding aspirant, 14-year-old Lily Erickson.

A 'heart-to-heart' conversation led Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes to reunite as beach volleyball partners, and toward Paris 2024 as top contenders.

So...what's that I hear about an injury to beach volleyball star Andy Mol? He has an update...

Equestrian Andrew Hoy has 'no intention of slowing down anytime soon' despite approaching a ninth Olympics this summer.

Team Great Britain's sports shooter Amber Rutter may be expecting a baby this month, but still targets Paris 2024 competition.

Norwegian triathlon stars Kristian Blummenfelt and Gustav Iden have varying approaches to a 2024 season 'filled with anticipation and expectation'.

Naoki Mizunuma and Katsuhiro Matsumoto are set to lead Team Japan in swimming at Paris 2024.

How does star swimmer Siobhan Haughey keep 'floating above the pressure'?

Marco Odermatt and Laura Gut-Behrami topped the top earners lists in Alpine skiing this season.

What's in the future for Emilien Jacquelin as he reflects on an up-and-down season with Biathlon World.

Wait...didn't Australian basketball star Lauren Jackson retire...twice?

​Los Angeles Times: Retired Team USA star Sue Bird 'is still not used to being described as a retired basketball player'.
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A Little Roundup 03.07.24

3/7/2024

 

Getting To Know Olympic Sports Athletes Through Recent News Features

"It's so amazing." Cross-country skier Krista Parmakoski relishes a long-awaited World Cup victory in front of a home crowd.

â–¡ Krista Parmakoski Suuren mestarittaren paluu! â–¡What an AMAZING day for Finland. â–¡â–¡ #fiscrosscountry #worldcup #hero #finland #comeback #distance #wintersports #lahti pic.twitter.com/n44LTbuenZ

— FIS Cross-Country (@FISCrossCountry) March 2, 2024
Biathletes Simon Eder and Leni Haeki-Gross get roles on the IBU Athletes' Commission for four years.

SI.com: NBA and Olympic basketball star LeBron James 'keeps on adding to the record books'.

FIBA looks back at the U19 heroics of college basketball history-making star Caitlin Clark.

Modern pentathlete Michelle Gulyas sees a pretty remarkable 2023 season on some level as "terrible".

Team Ireland gymnast Rhys McClenaghan, boxer Kellie Harrington, and swimmer Daniel Wiffen visit The Late Late Show to talk Paris 2024 goals.

Swimmers Rodolfo Falcon and Alberto and Alfonso Enrique Mestre are forging their own elite competitive careers following noted family lineage.

Tyla King, Ilona Maher, Sharni Smale, and Chloe Pelle headline the highlights of last weekend's rugby sevens stop in Los Angeles.

Team New Zealand canoe star Lisa Carrington adds more accolades to her resume to start 2024.

World Triathlon takes a look at the 'path to Paris' for Australian Matthew Hauser.

Will golfer Patty Tavantanakit make it to a second Olympics after a strong 2024 start?

Olympics: It was 'a mix of delight and disbelief' for Spaniard Danny Leon as he took a surprise key win on the World Skate Tour stop last weekend.

Get to know Team Venezuela's landmark equestrian dressage rider Patricia Ferrando.

Boris Vain continues making history for Team Monaco in bobsled despite the retirement of long-time partner Rudy Rinaldi.

FIFA.com: Soccer star Aitana Bonmati is 'trying to make a point to savor each moment'.

Did you know that diver Tom Daley is a children's book author?

UCI: Road cyclist Lotte Kopecky is 'apparently inexhaustible'.

The IIHF takes a look at '10 inspiring women' in ice hockey.

Vogue: It's game, set, and cover story for tennis star Coco Gauff.

Meanwhile...what does tennis great Serena Williams think of not playing at Paris 2024?

Weightlifters Parisa Jahanfekrian, Aline de Souza, Monique Araujo, and Addriel Garcia are the IWF Refugee Team for 2024.

​Sprint hurdler Sarah Lavin now has eyes on a 'major medal' after a strong world indoors performance.

Team Uruguay's Marcos Sarraute talks with ​Galeria about his journey to elite rowing from an un-athletic begining, and much more. (in Spanish, subscription)
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They Are The Champions: 2024 Bobsled And Skeleton Worlds

3/3/2024

 

Who Won The 2024 IBSF Bobsled and Skeleton World Championships?

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The 2024 IBSF World Championships for bobsled and skeleton ended today after more than a week's competition in Winterberg. This was the fifth time the German town has hosted an edition of the championships, and the 25th time overall for Germany,

Host Team Germany entered 2024 as the overall medal table leader, followed by Teams Switzerland and Italy. In the last edition of the championships in 2023 in St. Moritz, the Germans again led the medal count with nine overall to second-place Team Great Britain's four.

In 2024, ​the Germans once more dominated, winning 15 of 21 available medals overall, and six of the seven titles. They swept the podium in three of the seven events (including both men's bobsled events), and won two of three podium spaces in two others. (So...what is the IBSF doing about increasing the opportunity for parity...?)

Congratulations to all the medalists! A quick recap is below, and complete results can be found online at ibsf.org.


Francesco Friedrich □□ saved his first win of the season in the 2-man bobsleigh for the World Championships: he won title #8 in the small sled at the 2024 BMW IBSF World Championships. With push athlete Alexander Schüller.

Read more: https://t.co/WJNwlqf5IS

□ V. Lācis | IBSF pic.twitter.com/dXcgRY4C5s

— IBSF (@IBSFsliding) February 25, 2024

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