Checking Out Olympic Sports Stars On Social Media
Johannes Hoesflot Kalebo found time for a holiday break.
Well...hello, seaside Anna Ryzhykova!
Sergiy Popov rinses off Rio.
Teddy Riner shoots his shot.
Adam Siao hangs out in Paris.
What Have Olympic Sports Stars Been Up To On Social Media?
Pablo Martinez puts his workout in technicolor.
Harry McNulty makes a lift.
Emil Iversen has a training pal.
Stefan Kraft does apres-ski in style.
Jack Woolley has a very Paris photoshoot.
A Look At Olympic Sports Athletes In The News
Can Danish canoe marathon champion Mads Brandt Pedersen successfully make a switch to Olympic canoe sprinting?
Is an Olympic medal on tennis star Coco Gauff's vision board, er...note? You bet.
What are some of Team Canada's favorite Team Canada moments? World Aquatics goes 'inside the minds' of Martina Terre and Unai Aguirre to learn more about top water polo goalkeeping philosophies. Former junior champion Tomoka Miyazaki's breakthrough senior-level world tour win has the badminton rising star hopeful for bigger things to come. Meanwhile, Spanish badminton champion Carolina Marin is still 'a force to be reckoned with' despite recent injury setbacks. Could NBA star Donte di Vincenzo suit up for Team Italy basketball? Check out Team Brazil gymnast Rebeca Andrade in miniature form! Get to know open water swimmer Marc-Antoine Olivier in the latest Extraterrien podcast. (in French) Seven straight Olympics isn't in the cards for star sports shooter Kim Rhodes, but does Los Angeles 2028 beckon for 'the most successful female shooter in Olympic history'? American cross-country skiing star Jessie Diggins sees an "incredible" end to the world cup season with two Crystal Globes. Jose Larocca may be 55-years-old, but the 'honored equestrian athlete' still has Olympic ambitions. Fiji-born Eileen Cikamatana is Team Australia's 'new Olympic Amazon'. Team Ireland's long sprinter Sharlene Mawdsley missed out on Tokyo 2020...which just spurred 'resilience'. "The Olympics is basically an expression of who you are as an athlete." Triathlete Kenji Nener has hopes to breakthrough with Paris 2024 qualification for Team Japan. Who are the current leading skateboarders in the Olympic Qualifier Series rankings before the last two stops later this spring? Can Sofia Raffaeli withstand the 'intriguing challenge' from a slew of fellow elite rhythmic gymnasts at the first real Olympic season test? Play True Award: Triple skeleton Olympian Ben Sandford honored for his career 'contributions to the anti-doping movement'. Which PanAmerican rowers found success at the latest Olympic regatta last week? IJF's 'The Olympic Champions' series returns with a look at Moscow 1980 champion judoka Robert Van De Walle of Belgium. How have recent weeks affected the current world rankings in field hockey? Road and mountain bike cyclist Peter Sagan's road to Paris 2024 gets trickier after more heart concerns. How is Cody Simpson balancing the demands of elite swimming Paris 2024 hopes with a music career? Team Zimbabwe's retired Rio 2016 swimmer Sean Gunn talks Olympics, competition, and coming out as LGBT with Outsports.
Olympic Sports Stars Making News...
Which Olympic sport athlete will win the 94th AAU James E. Sullivan award as the 'most oustanding athlete at the collegiate or Olympic level in the United States'?
Alyson Annan, Savita, and Luciana Aymar are just some of the stars recognized by International Hockey Federation for International Women's Day.
'Ferocious, relentless, and unyieldling', basketball star Rudy Gobert has something to prove this year. Team Turkey's volleyball star Eden Erdem gets honored with a statue in Istanbul. Biathlon World has 'five burning questions' for Team Austria's Anna Gandler. What 'advice for women in leadership' does Olympic swimmer Kirsty Coventry offer? Archer Ane Marcelle dos Santos hopes to continue representing her community through another Olympics appearance. Get 'face to face' with short track speed skater Park Ji Won with ISU. Weightlifter Mattie Rogers' "soul-crushing injury" sees her Paris 2024 hopes die. Meanwhile, Cook Islands' Luisa Peters recounts her start in weightlifting through two Olympics for IWF. Congrats to gymnasts Nina Derwael, Valentina Georgieva, An Chang Ok, Charlize Moerz, and Ryu Sunghyun on their Paris 2024 qualification! Are future women's beach volleyball stars from Qatar? Mexico's Kenia Lechuga is World Rowing's 'rower of the month' for March 2024. Team France's Laetitia Guapo has big hopes for the future of 3x3 basketball post-Paris 2024. Lindsey Horan talks with FIFA about her hopes for Team USA soccer at this summer's Olympics. "It feels amazing." Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo relishes a 'landmark' mass start cross-country skiing win. More from FIS as freestyle skier Brittany Phelan has "big goals" following a first World Cup ski cross win. Marten Luiten is a rising equestrian dressage star for Team Netherlands, starting in the sport working alongside his parents in the sport. How does goalkeeper Andreas Wolff size up Team Germany's Paris 2024 qualification chances? Who are some of the 'Olympic heroes' of women's sailing? Petra Klingler is the next sports climber to be featured on IFSC Lounge live stream. Badminton star Loh Kean Yew talks with Olympics.com on Cristiano Ronaldo, marriage, and more. Call him 'mailman': Runner Josh Kerr delivers when it counts, and he's eyeing a big delivery in Paris. What's on the mind of long sprinter Rhasidat Adeleke for the fast-approaching Olympics? Gold.
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.
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. âSprint hurdler Sarah Lavin now has eyes on a 'major medal' after a strong world indoors performance. Team Uruguay's Marcos Sarraute talks with âGaleria about his journey to elite rowing from an un-athletic begining, and much more. (in Spanish, subscription) |
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