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A Little Roundup 06.05.23

6/5/2023

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Which Olympic Sports Athletes Are In News Features Lately?

Team Ukraine's champion Daria Bilodid honors a fallen fellow judoka in a challenge to the International Judo Federation. (in Ukrainian)
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Daria Bilodid (c/o Sport24)
CBC: Figure skater Kurt Browning 'prepares for final skate of legendary career'.

The protests of wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, and Sakshi Malik continue in India...even without a signature medal toss.

Boxer Ramla Ali gets a Dazed feature: 'fighting for her place in the world', biopics, and more.

Gymnast Rhys McClenaghan sees hometown support as key to Northern Irish success in sports.

U.S. gymnast Ian Gunther isn't just a star on the mat...he's gone viral on social media, too.

Team New Zealand rower Robbie Manson is the latest Olympic athlete to venture onto OnlyFans.

Losing the Giro d'Italia by a mere 14 seconds left Geraint Thomas 'raw' but motivated to make amends later this road cycling season.

Meanwhile, Jonas Vingegaard may be the defending champion, but he feels less pressure this year.

Meet Patricia Freitas, Team Brazil Olympic windsurfer and now a Los Angeles 2028 staff member.

Australian sailor Stephanie Coady has beef with World Sailing and its gender rules for competition.

Team New Zealand's 'Tall Ferns' basketball squad moves on stoically without a key injured player.

The New York Times​ looks at how Serbian basketball star Nikola Jokic has endeared himself to his NBA home of Denver.

Missing Tokyo 2020's surfing competition "definitely hurt", motivating South African Jordy Smith to 'give it his all' to make it to Paris 2024.

Triathlete may have had a bad recent swim, but the 'fire is still burning' inside for success.

The first-ever IIHF Female Player of the Year award goes to U.S. star Hilary Knight.

Anita Lonsbrough: 'Huddlesfield's most famous swimmer puts her memorabilia up for sale'.

Cheick Cisse, Lee Daehoon, Wu Jingyu, and Katharine Alvarado are named to World Taekwondo's Athletes' Committee for a 2023-26 term.

Alex Watson and Kate Allenby have strong words for the continued in-limbo state of affairs between modern pentathlon and Los Angeles 2028 and beyond.

CBC: Caroline Ehrhradt reflects on (finally!) setting a new Canadian triple jump record.

Long-distance runner Beatrice Chebet has one global gold this year, but eyes more at Budapest 2023.

Still recovering from injury, runner Eilish McColgan resets this summer's World Championship goals.

"I knew everything was possible." Runner Faith Kipyegon leaves a 'legacy' with a new world record.

Speaking of which, what was it like for Jessica Hull to follow Kipyegon in that race with a podium finish?

Track & Field News: Abdihamid Nur has come a long way to current dominance in U.S. distance running.

Retired long hurdler Jana Pittman is now a mother of six...and 'a qualified doctor', and loving it.

Team India's Annu Rani learns some javelin training secrets from star Johannes Vetter.

Despite not fully recovered from injury, Team Bahamas sprinter Anthonique Strachan still has high expectations for this season.

Now headed to her fourth Pan American Games, kayaker Stefy Perdomo has high expectations to still make more progress and possibly an Olympic appearance. (in Spanish)

Alexander Choupenitch in Cosmopolitan Czech Republic: fencing, hiding behind masks, camps, and more. (in Czech) (and they didn't talk music??)
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Alexander Choupenitch (Cosmopolitan)
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Let's Get Social 05.26.23

5/26/2023

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What Have Olympic Sports Stars Been Up To This Week?

Jessie Diggins and Zanden McMullen get down.
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Angela Tenorio, Anahi Suarez, Yuliana Angulo, and Marileidy Paulino look ready to form a girl group...
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Guillaume Cizeron gives us a good b&w.
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Tobias Schneider contemplates a sunset.
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Anhelina Ovchynnikova gets our attention for some words of advice.
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A Little Roundup 05.25.23

5/25/2023

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Featured Headlines With Olympic Sports Athletes

Who is Angelina Kalinina, the 'best Ukrainian tennis player right now'? (in Ukrainian)
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Angelina Kalinina (WTA)
Even not playing, tennis champion Rafael Nadal's presence will loom large over this year's French Open.

Olympic champions Koji Gushiken and Mitch Gaylord join Ukrainian Oksana Omelianchik as inductees into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.

​Can three-time Olympian Kim Gaucher be the key to Team Canada's women making it to Paris 2024 in 3x3 basketball?

The husband of Olympic cross-country skiing medalist Justyna Kowalczyk is struck by an avalanche.

Can Team Cuba's Mijain Lopez win a landmark fifth gold medal in wrestling at Paris 2024?

Mark Cavendish, 'the world's most decorated (sprint cyclist)', plans his retirement after the 2023 season.

Did Siobhan Haughey's Mare Nostrum Swim Tour performance set the stage for the world championships later this year?

Volleyball star Kim Yeon Koung thanks her fans after a recent, remarkable public fan meet session.

Triathlete Emma Pallant-Browne tells it like it is for female athletes in response to an online troll.

Diver Jack Laugher talks with Team Great Britain on 'his personal journey' to an "unbelievable achievement" at Tokyo 2020.

Swedish biathlon star Sebastian Samuelsson is 'ready to go in the summer' with training in order to challenge for a top ranking next season.

You could say that Courtney Schonell started her field hockey career as an infant...and now she's a Team Australia star striker.

Emma Houston, Roxy Milliner, and Karam Singh are the 'young stars of U.K. breakdancing aiming for Olympic glory at Paris 2024'.

Uchgebu Gift and Charles Indongesit are two youth athletes establishing Team Nigeria within luge.

"To do this as a family is just amazing." Taekwondo Siblings Skylar, Tae-Ku, and Braven Park  - and their father Jae - are set to represent Team Canada at this year's Pan American Games.

What's next for Irish boxing star Katie Taylor after a disappointing first pro loss in front of a home crowd?

Speed skating champion Terry McDermott was known for a famous interaction with a Beatle, too.

Can Olympic champion Keegan Palmer get his Paris 2024 skateboarding qualification back on track?

Stacey Waaka joins a slew of fellow Black Ferns stars to ply her rugby sevens trade in the United States.

Running great Mo Farah is "sucking it all in" as he winds down his remarkable racing career.

How did Sydney 2000 long sprint champion Cathy Freeman inspire other Indigenous female athletes?

Could Atlanta 1996 sprint champion Donovan Bailey become an owner of an NHL team?

BBC​: "I have always been running for something bigger than myself." Sprinter Fred Kerley has big goals.

Team Luxembourg's shot putter Bob Bertemes sees progress in track & field stature for the small nation.

'The weight of (soccer star Samantha) Kerr's worth is not only measured in silver (trophies won)'.

The Irish Times: Billionaire basketball superstar LeBron James' smartest investment has been in himself.

Meanwhile, 'the legend' of Team Serbia Olympic and NBA basketball star Nikola Jokic is growing.

Team USA Tokyo 2020 basketball champion Napheesa Collier is 'ready to take on the challenges' of playing in the WNBA as a mother.

And...Team USA basketball star Carmelo Anthony's retirement prompts a look at his 'sneaker legacy'.

World Rowing: Who are the rowers to watch at this weekend's European Championships?

Melita and Antonia Abraham are World Rowing's 'May 2023 Rowers of the Month' as they 'continue to write history for Chilean rowing'.
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Melita and Antonia Abraham (World Rowing)
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A Little Roundup 05.08.23

5/8/2023

 

Olympic Sports Athletes Have Been In The Headlines

Vladyslav Koval's 'lightning quick adjustment' has been pivotal to Team Ukraine's surprising rise in curling, despite the odds against success amidst the current war from Russia.
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Vladyslav Koval (Iain Jamieson/WCF)
Yes, that was a brand-new Rolex watch tennis' Roger Federer was wearing at the Met Gala last week.

American Amanda Anisimova is the latest tennis star to address challenges maintaining mental health.

Athletics Weekly: High jump legend Blanka Vasic talks mechanics of the event: 'speed, power, timing, and great judgement'.

"I found my peace back on the track." Sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson has a season-opening win.

Sprinter Dina Asher-Smith unveils a 'Styled by Dina' collection partnership with Nike.

Canada Soccer gets a new president in former track sprinter Charmaine Crooks.

Is Team New Zealand's women's soccer squad currently in 'the most important training camp in the history of NZ sport'?

Double Olympic gold medalist and NBA basketball legend Charles Barkley has strong opinions...on radio.

Months later, snow boarder Maisie Hill is 'thankful' for an almost-tragic training accident.

The European Olympic Committee's finalists for the 'Piotr Nurowski Best Young European Athlete' winter edition award include snowboarder Mia Brookes, ski mountaineer Eric Canovi, ice hockey player Nela Lopusanova, biathlete Oleksandra Merkushnya, and figure skater NIna Pinzarrone.

Biathlon World: 'What's next for newly retired biathletes?'

Tokyo 2020 wrestling gold medalist Tamyra Mensah-Stock makes a big career move toward with WWE.

"I made a mistake, like anyone else." Volleyball star Wallace de Souza doesn't understand the severity of his 'mistake'.

Who is on Team USA's luge squad for the 2023-24 season?

Team Ireland's road cyclist Eddie Dunbar has hopes for a top ten finish at the Giro d'Italia despite a 'season disrupted' by injury.

'One of the most unpredictable and artistic B-boys in the world', Team Kazakhstan's B-boy Amir talks his 'unique style in breaking' with Olympics.

Visit a 'day in the life' of champion speed skater Jordan Stolz.

"Dream big. Execute small." Team USA's speed skater Erin Jackson has commencement words of wisdom in Gainesville, Florida.

Water polo Olympic medalist Holly Young goes back to school to inspire a younger generation with Olympics Unleashed.

Figure skater-turned broadcaster Johnny Weir is back as Eurovision host for U.S. audiences in 2023.

Meanwhile, current Team USA star Ilia Malinin wades uncomfortably into comments on the societal stereotypes of figure skating.

More figure skating: Retired ice dancers Maia and Alex Shibutani share Asian Pacific Islander successes in their new children's book.

Team Canada's Haven Wong joins the Off the Podium podcast to share 'why handball is such an incredible sport', and more.

Gymnast Zoja Szekely finds "confidence and motivation" from recent European Championship success.

Watch a little of a typical day of training for Nils Stump, 'the great Swiss hope' for a medal at the 2023 World Judo Championships.

World champion swimmer David Popovici did what with his gold medal, now? (in Japanese, worth a Google Translate...)

Will Florian Wellbrock win the men's 1500-meter freestyle at this summer's World Championships?

Open water swimmer Esteban Enderica seeks to validate his past Pan American success this summer in Santiago, as well as keeping an eye on Paris 2024 qualification. (in Spanish)
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Esteban Enderica (Comité Olímpico Ecuatoriano)

A Little Roundup 05.01.23

5/1/2023

 

Which Olympic Sports Athletes Are In The News?

Champion Daria Bilodid is just one of Team Ukraine's judokas boycotting the 2023 World Judo Championships after Russian and Belarusian athletes are allowed to compete. "I believe that it is unacceptable to allow military personnel of a terrorist country, which kills Ukrainians every day, to participate in international competitions."
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Daria Bilodid (Getty)
Team USA: Collegiate diver Jordan Rzepka just may have to thank his father's pool design when he was growing up for his success in diving.

Updated USA TODAY: Who are the youngest-ever Olympians?

"What Jose wants is to be coached." Timor Este's weightlifter Jose Garcia pursues an Olympic dream despite a stark language barrier in training.

Soccer star Samantha Kerr gets a unique Australian honor at the upcoming coronation of King Charles.

Up-and-coming Noe Seifert sees his "consistency, humor, and versatility" as his best contributions to Team Switzerland's gymnastics.

"Life is too short not to love your body." Modern pentathlete Tamara Vega speaks up for positive imagery.

"Sometimes we don't choose the distance. It's the distance that picks us." Middle-distance runner Adrian Ben has shown consistent strength in the 800 meters.

Ko Ho-long's first 8-meter+ long jump has him ambitious for an Asian Games appearance.

Is 2023 London Marathon winner Kelvin Kiptum 'Kipchoge 2.0'?

More marathon: Los Angeles 1984's Gabriele Andersen-Scheiss reflects on her infamous 'power of resilience' moment. (Geo-sensitive)

Citius Mag: So what's next for the London Marathon's top American woman finisher Emma Bates?

St. Lucia's Julien Alfred receives a diplomatic passport in honor of her recent track accomplishments.

Runners Eilish McColgan and Georgie Hartigan are two athletes who see benefits from having partners also in track athletics.

Team India's retired track legend P.T. Usha weighs in on the increased drama surrounding the national wrestling team.

p.s. Who are the major players in Team India's wrestling investigation of misconduct?

Meanwhile, Team Ecuador's Grec-Roman wrestlers Andres Montano and Jimmy Peralta face a critical qualifying test this week with eyes on the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games.

What is the 'grueling workout' of Team Australia swimming star Cody Simpson?

Teenager Penny Healey is a 'TikTok fiend, emu cuddler', and Team Great Britain's newest archery star.

"An Olympic medal shows you that anything's possible, not just in sport but in business and life." Tokyo 2020 medalist Aidan Walsh is one more boxing star from Belfast.

Basketball star Brittney Griner doesn't envision playing overseas again...unless it's for an Olympics.

Kirsten Neuschafer is the first woman to win the Golden Globe round-the-world solo sailing race.

​How does Tokyo 2020 and world champion Kristian Blummenfelt stay at the top of triathlon?

Road cyclist Geraint Thomas doesn't want to "rest on (his) laurels" as he looks ahead to the Giro d'Italia.

Tennis star Serena Williams doubles down on her entertainment business ventures with the launch of the new 926 Productions company.

Retired Rio 2016 tennis champion Monica Puig has a new athletic goal: six marathons in 2024.

IBU: Sebastian Samuelsson is ready to 'challenge (biathlon great Johannes Thingnes Boe) next winter'.
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Sebastian Samuelsson (IBU)
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