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Let's Get Social 07.19.24

7/19/2024

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Olympic Sports Athletes On Social Media One Week Before Paris 2024!

Andri Ragettli gives a flip a try.
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Rai Benjamin reflects on Monaco.
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Maggie Mac Neil tastes France.
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Sizophila Solontsi gets into the sea.
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Lorenzo Zazzeri suits up.
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Let's Get Social 07.19.24

7/16/2024

 

(Winter) Olympic Sports Athletes On (Summer) Social Media

Patrick Baumgartner stands high.
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Lewis Gibson has a beach day.
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Joey Mantia's still got it.
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Valentina Margaglio has some summer vibes.
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Eric Radford reflects.
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A Little Roundup 07.04.24

7/4/2024

 

A Check On Olympic Sports Athletes In The News

"I know I am not 100 percent, but for sure I will be at the Olympics." Badminton star Carolina Marin prepares for a return to elite form.

After a strong pre-Olympic season, @CarolinaMarin □□ promises to be in even better form when she gets to #Paris2024.#RoadToParis

More □ https://t.co/Apur9qROyohttps://t.co/2at3vxxgVu

— BWF (@bwfmedia) June 28, 2024
IGF: Team China's Marty Dou is 'ready to rise to the occasion' at Paris 2024's golf tournament.

Is Stina Nilsson back in cross-country skiing for good after a year in biathlon?

Who were the 'unlucky' triathletes who will not make it to Paris 2024 this summer?

Team USA swimming siblings Aaron and Alex Shackell will carry family legacy with them to Paris 2024.

Irish swimming champion Daniel Wiffen talks money and finance with The Irish Times.

Men's Health Spain checks in with swimmer Hugo Gonzalez, freshly minted as a Paris 2024 medal contender. (in Spanish)

And...Team Great Britain swimmer Adam Peaty talks diet and exercise for Men's Health UK.

Confident and calm, judoka Antonio Esposito is ready for his first Olympics at age 29.

ITTF: Table tennis had a 'smashing debut' at Seoul 1988.

Who are some of the would-be Paris 2024 Olympians stopped short due tothe dreaded ACL injury?

How does IWF​ see as main storylines to preview in Paris 2024's women's weightlifting competition?

Olympic figure skater Javier Raya gets an ambassador opportunity with Paris 2024's Pride House.

More figure skating: Meet the current ISU Athletes Commission...

ISSF looks at Azmy Mehelba's 'path to Paris' as the sports shooter closes in on his fourth Summer Games.

Freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy has an 'open letter' to his fellow LGBTQ+ Olympians.

"This has been a dream of mine since I was ten years old." Boxer Waseem Abu Sal will make history for Team Palestine simply by his Olympic debut this summer.

Team Japan soccer stars Risa Shimuzu and Honoka Hayashi ponder their challenging but familiar group stage opponents at Paris 2024.

Tokyo 2020 rowing medalist Jonathan Rommelmann of Team Germany considers 'what's next' after not qualifying for Paris 2024.

FEI​ recaps 'all the thrills' of the Olympic equestrian competition at Tokyo 2020 ahead of Paris 2024.

Olympians Shea Weber, Jeremy Roenick, Natalie Darwitz, Krissy Wendell-Pohl, and Pavel Datsyuk headlinethe IIHF's Hockey Hall of Fame inductees for 2024.

"There is a big emotional component to manage." Fencer Olga Kharlan balances her sport ambition with realities of life back home in Ukraine.

How do the world rankings in field hockey shake out with one month to go before Paris 2024?

Why was field hockey star Rosie Malone 'snubbed' by Team Australia for this summer's squad?

"I always knew I'd find my way back to sport." Triple bobsled Olympian Jesse Lumsden gets a 'high performance' role for Team Canada.

Athletes to Watch: Who were the all-stars at the recent IHF Women's Junior Team Handball World Championship in North Macedonia?

Team France Alpine skiers Cyprien Sarrazin, Clement Noel, and Johan Clarey go back to famed Kitzbuhel in celebratory style.

Who are ten of the possible brightest stars in track & field at Paris 2024?

Revisit who made Team USA's track & field team for Paris 2024 (but no relay names yet...)

Team Great Britain track sprint star Dina Asher-Smith is ready to "create history" at Paris 2024.

European 100 metres champion Dina Asher-Smith believes she is well-placed to “create history” as she bids to become the first British woman to win an Olympic sprint gold medal at the upcoming Paris Games.https://t.co/er7Fy4WwY9

— Jamaica Observer (@JamaicaObserver) July 1, 2024

A Little Roundup 05.30.24

5/30/2024

 

A Look At Olympic Sports Stars In The News

Team Spain's qualification to Paris 2024's women's 3x3 basketball tournament was particularly satisfying for stars Sandra Ygueravide and Vega Gimeno.​

Hace una semana cumplimos un sueño que llevábamos años persiguiendo, que se nos escapó la primera vez y que ahora no podíamos dejar ir.
Un deporte que me cambió la vida y por el que decidí alargar mi carrera deportiva.
Sólo había una oportunidad y la aprovechamos. pic.twitter.com/xFrDT5Q6NC

— Sandra Ygueravide (@sygueravide13) May 26, 2024
Olympics: Gymnast Skye Blakely sees herself as 'more determined' this year as she targets a place onTeam USA's Paris 2024 squad.

London 2012 gymnastics champion Gabby Douglas puts an end to her comeback try for Paris 2024...but eyes Los Angeles 2028?

Tadej Pogacar eyes a Grand Tour treble as a 'major goal' in his already brilliant road cycling career.

Meanwhile, Tokyo 2020 road cycling champion Richard Carapaz bemoans the "lack of transparency and fairness" behind him not being selected for Team Ecuador at Paris 2024.

'Seeking to win at the Olympics...is fundamental' to Team Italy water polo captain Francesco di Fulvio.

Who made the cut for Scandinavian Teams Norway, Sweden, and Finland for the upcoming cross-country skiing season?

More cross-country skiing as Team USA star Jessie Diggins wins the 2024 'Beck International Award' from U.S. Ski & Snowboard for her 'outstanding performance in international competition'.

Team handball Olympians Nodjielam Mayaro, Christophe Kempe, Cleopatre Darleux, and Daniel Narcisse are just some of the named Paris 2024 torchbearers this year.

Otgonbold Baatarkhuyag may be world-ranked # 46, but the Team Mongolia archer has high hopers for his second Olympics this summer.

Team Canada's Jessica Klimkait reflects on the 'dignity' of not making it to Paris 2024 despite being a number-two world ranked judoka.

A 'breakout' year sees Inger Seim Kavlie named the 'Rower of the Month' by World Rowing for May 2024.

Athlete to Watch: 17-year-old Bergros Bjornsdottir earns Team Iceland a first-ever weightlifting world medalist, just days after spraining an ankle.

How did the close of the Olympic qualifying window shake out for the elite triathletes?

Will Tokyo 2020 star Rui Machida make it onto Team Japan's roster for Paris 2024 basketball?

"It would be an incredible privilege." French tennis star Gael Monfils thinks about a home Olympics this summer in Paris.

Can Matt Anderson finally lead Team USA volleyball to Olympic gold in his fourth try?

Air rifle sports shooters Jeannette Hegg Duestad, Jon-Hermann Hegg, and Mary Tucker feature in the latest Road to Paris preview from ISSF.

World Rugby looks at 'seven (rugby sevens) players set to reign' at the last 2024 HSBC SVNS Series stop.

​Who are the young hopes for Team South Korea in luge after a successful Gangwon 2024 showing?

Anush Agarwalla helped Team India to a remarkable equestrian dressage Asian Games title...what will happen now at Paris 2024 after a landmark qualification?

Thiago Braz: A Rio 2016 pole vault champion is set to miss Paris 2024 after a doping suspension.

Meanwhile, current Olympic pole vault champion Armand Duplantis looks to enjoy the "good vibes" of Roma 2024 European Athletics Championships coming up.

Middle-distance runner Josh Kerr steps up his confidence in Team Great Britain's chances in the 1500 meters at Paris 2024.

Dazed: How did sprinter Noah Lyles become 'a titan of track & field'?

Team France's 21-year-old sprint hurdler Sasha Zhoya's 'big ambitions' include a world record.

Runner's World looks at how 800 meter-runner Alysia Montano is ready for a 'medal that is rightfully hers', delayed from London 2012.

How are the 12 women's Paris 2024 soccer teams 'fine-tuning' preparations for this summer?

BiathlonWorld: Get to know rising 'high-flyers' of Team Germany biathlon, Julia Tannheimer and Julia Kink, newcomers to the IBU Cup last season.

Speaking of Julia Tannheimer...she and Zak Carrick-Smith (Alpine skiing), Stephan Embacher (ski jumping), Antonin Guy (biathlon), and Minja Korhonen (Nordic combined) are the finalists for the 2024 Piotr Nurowski Prize as the 'Best Young European Athlete' in winter sports.

The #EOC has revealed the 5 finalists for the 9th Winter Piotr Nurowski Best Young European Athlete Prize! □ The winner will be crowned on June 6 at the 53rd EOC General Assembly in Bucharest.
Check below to meet the nominees: https://t.co/1bEmzudF81

— The EOC: home of the European Games & EYOF (@The_EOC) May 28, 2024

Let's Get Social 05.10.24

5/10/2024

 

What Have Olympic Sports' Stars Been Up To On Social Media?

Walter Wallberg makes a move.
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Nelly Korda and Maria Sharapova also stunned at the Met.
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Tommaso Marini checks out Hong Kong.
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