Games and Rings
  • A Blog for Olympic Sports Fans

A Little Roundup 06.13.24

6/13/2024

 

Getting to Know Olympic Sports Athletes Through Recent News Features

Tennis champ Roger Federer offers some words of wisdom to Dartmouth College's graduating class.
Get to know an athlete to watch through a 'day in the life' of 16-year-old tennis junior Renata Jamrichova.

Team USA's Collin Morikawa continues his 'late surge' into Olympic qualification talk in men's golf.

​Golfer Matteo Manassro has timed a resurgence with Paris 2024 just around the corner.

Despite an equestrian family heritage, Joe Stockdale has a knee injury to thank for steering him away from cricket and onto show jumping at Paris 2024.

"It's been a long road to get here..." Noemie Fox relishes an Olympic qualification in canoe slalom that almost wasn't to be.

Beach volleyballer Louise Bowden, along with fellow Olympians Pacal Gentil (taekwondo) and Nina Kanto (handball), along with others, joins 'Believe in Sport'.

Five-time bobsled Olympian Price Albert II of Monaco shows his support for taekwondo.

IBSF takes a look at the 'lasting legacy' of bobsled champion Billy Fiske.

Wrestler Hassan Yazdani has eyes fixed on addressing 'weaknesses' still as Paris 2024 approaches.

How does the triathlon mixed relay competition at Paris 2024 look with all 16 participants confirmed?

BiathlonWorld: Get to know 'up-and-coming' Team Slovakia biathlete Jakub Borgula.

Rower Jacob Dawson carries a 'fresh mentality' into Paris 2024 after a blood clot scare severely impacted his health two years ago.

The Guardian: Oceana Mackienzie is the 'introvert sports climber scaling new Olympic heights'.

"Find what makes you happy and keep holding onto it." Afghani-born judoka Nigara Shaheen hopes her second Olympic appearance inspires others the values of her sport.

Can 'team leader' Irene Paredes lead Team Spain to the women's soccer title at Paris 2024 to cap a remarkable year for the squad?

Olympians Megan Rapinoe (soccer) and Sue Bird (basketball) set to dive deeper into Hollywood production with a new docuseries on tap.

Soon-to-be triple Olympian Marine Johanes may be the key to Team France's chances at a Paris 2024 final game in women's basketball.

USA Basketball remembers the life of NBA icon and Rome 1960 Olympian Jerry West.

​Where have star Alpine skiers been vacationing so far this off-season?

Cycling legend Bradley Wiggins sees his fortunes dramatically drop in the last years. Will he need to sell his Olympic medals?

Emma Wright looks ahead to Paris 2024 and after Team Canada's 'back door' qualification for its fourth Games appearance in women's water polo.

International Gymnast: Skye Blakely 'knows what she is capable of now' after a strong U.S. championships performance.

Polish ski jumper Kamil Stoch looks to go his own way in order to find his lost form.

Team USA: Marathoner Fiona O'Keeffe is 'ready to take on the world' at Paris 2024 this summer.

What did sprint stars Noah Lyles and Sandra Richards-Ross think of the upcoming SPRINT documentary series from Netflix?

USA TODAY: 'Grinding, focusing, and growing' is on sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson's agenda as she eyes the upcoming U.S. Olympic Trials and the Summer Games.

"And I wanted it the most out there." Irish runner Ciara Mageean reflects on a European Championship 1500 meter title.

GQ Australia: Paris 2-24-bound 'Jack Robinson and Ethan Ewing are Australia's next surfing superstars'.
View this post on Instagram

A post shared by GQ Australia (@gqaustralia)

A Little Roundup 06.06.24

6/6/2024

 

Olympic Sports Athletes Are In The News

Weightlifter Lisseth Ayovi finally will make her Olympic debut for Team Ecuador...after a retirement-provoking Tokyo 2020 disappointment. (in Spanish)

□️‍♀️Tokio 2020 fue el gran sueño de Lisseth Ayoví, aunque logró meterse en el ranking no fue a la cita multideportiva en 2021...

Tres años más tarde la halterísta tuvo su revancha y logró su clasificación a los Juegos Olímpicos París 2024...

Conoce su historia ⬇️

— Comite_Olimpico_Ecu (@ECUADORolimpico) June 4, 2024
Team Palestine weightlifter Mohammed Hamada finds a training base in Qatar as he awaits Paris 2024 qualification.

World Triathlon: Who won the Triathlon 'New Flag' qualifications for the Paris Ollympics?

Olympian Adriana Diaz and Paralympian Martin Perry inaugurate the ITTF's 'Table Tennis Planet Ambassadors' program.

'Train, learn, and have fun' is the advice of Rio 2016 champion judoka Mashu Baker.

Team Refugee athlete Amir Rezanejad Hassanjani sees his Olympic debut in canoe slalom as an opportunity to thank his host nation of Germany.

Is Team Canada turning the corner from recent disarray after losing their longtime men's archery coach?

Marko Bijac and Team Croatia's men's water polo squad are feeling 'no stress' about Paris 2024, despite entering as world champions.

One more official Ranking Series event in wrestling may see last minute shifts in seeding for Paris 2024-bound athletes.

Badminton An Se Young took some time on the world circuit off, but is now seeing fitness 'fall into shape' at the right time.

The Canadian Olympic Committee looks back at rower Tricia Smith's 'journey from four-time Olympian to COC president'.

ITF: Get to know star Austrian junior tennis player Joel Schwaerzler.

Might tennis superstar Novak Djokovic miss Paris 2024?

FEI takes a look back at Team Mexico's surprise London 1948 equestrian jumping champions.

Can former world champion pole vaulter Renaud Lavillenie recover past form in time to qualify for a home Summer Olympics?

"This year is probably the most challenging year that I've had." Shot putter Raven Saunders is still a fighter, as she details in the latest Out of the Blocks podcast.

Runner Guduf Tsegay sees 'purpose' through reaching for Olympic gold and inspiring those near her.

Irish long hurdler Thomas Barr isn't thinking about retirement yet, as he targets a busy summer with European Championships and another Olympics looming.

Multi-Olympian and current sportscaster Ato Boldon gets a high-profile engagement opportunity at the United Nations.

​Olympics: Pole vaulter Armand Duplantis talks shared collegiate background with sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson, with both poised to be Paris 2024 stars.

Two of the biggest track stars expected for @Paris2024 can trace their stories back to a shared day in 2018, when they both began careers for @LSUTrackField

Our exclusive quotes from Mondo Duplantis on his and Sha'Carri Richardson's paths since then ⬇️https://t.co/rdTXbIgHXA

— Nick McCarvel (@NickMcCarvel) June 3, 2024

A Little Roundup 06.03.24

6/3/2024

 

Recent News and Headlines Featuring Olympic Sports Stars

How did Team France's London 1948 rower Roger Lebranchu prepare for his part in the Paris 2024 Torch Relay? (in French)

Roger Lebranchu est le plus ancien athlète olympique français vivant et porteur de la flamme de @Paris2024 aujourd’hui ! □□□

□ À 101 ans, il s'entraîne depuis des semaines pour son relais. Comment ? Avec une bouteille d'eau qui pèse le même poids que la torche ! pic.twitter.com/jUwcsefOfc

— Jeux Olympiques (@jeuxolympiques) May 31, 2024
Team Ireland rugby sevens' Lucy Mulhall takes a break to encourage schoolchildren to 'Dare to Believe'.

Thanks to a push from her sister early in her sports cvareer, Alysha Koloi is now a surprise world champion diver, and an athlete to watch at Paris 2024 for Team Australia.

Carissa Moore was 'scared out of (her) pants' by the waves at Teahuo'o; can the Olympic champion surfer defend her title there?

How is Kirsty Gilmour approaching her third Olympics in badminton? Taking a deep breath....

Why didn't star Christian Pulisic make the possible Team USA men's soccer roster?

Aditi Ashok finished one stroke off the podium at Tokyo 2020's golf competition...can she breakthrough further in Paris despite a 'mixed' 2024 so far?

Making it from Derby to the Paris Olympics with a 'huge following' in breaking, meet 'Kid' Karam Singh.

Tennis: Superstar Novak Djokovic is 'on the brink of even more history' with his progress at the current French Open.

​Triathlete Javier Gomez gets back into shape with a matchup against London 2012 rival Alistair Brownlee looming next weekend.

Sailor Odysseas Spanaki has learned how to have'easier fights' with his sister Ariadne as they head to Paris 2024 as the mixed 470 crew for Team Greece. (in Greek)

CBS News: Team USA swim star Katie Ledecky has some thoughts on the state of anti-doping efforts.

Looking to experience more 'independence', swimmer Benedetta Pilato experiments with a training base change in an Olympic year.

Siblings Ron and Leah Polonsky may have started sport as ballroom dancers, but both are eyeing Paris 2024 as swimmers for Team Israel.

Meanwhile, Laura Stephens once 'hated' swimming...now she's a world champion in the sport and soon a double Olympian.

Brody Malone is back as a Team USA gymnastics star, after a 'catastrophic injury' over a year ago.

Dutch gymnast Eythora Thorsdottir is bringing a magical, spicy, and adventurous' routine to Paris 2024.

Basketball star and Olympic  champion Dwyane Wade gets a broadcast assignment for Paris 2024.

Will Team Canada make do without NBA basketball star Andrew Wiggins this summer in Paris?

The Athletic: Tokyo 2020 Olympian Luka Doncic is on 'the precipice of greatness' in pro basketball.

Kayaker Aly Bull is now 'relishing' the opportunity to be a veteran on Team Australia as she approaches her third Summer Games.

A 'common goal' of Olympic gold is what ties together an 'eclectic' group of Team Australia women's water polo teammates.

Tokyo 2020 champion wrestler Gable Stevenson set to give his NFL football ambitions a real try.

R.I.P. to equestrian event rider Georgie Campbell, as husband and Olympian equestrian Jesse Campbell mourns.

Team USA: How much better can Olympian Lee Keifer get at fencing?

One way that ski jumper Abigail Strate stays calm? Beekeeping...

Re: Drama for Team Australia women's marathon squad for Paris 2024....at least it's good to know much an Olympic opportunity means to athletes.

High jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh sees importance in giving 'happy moments' to people in Ukraine.

Team USA sprint star Noah Lyles sure seems to appreciate spending time in Jamaica.

World Athletics: What's the 'path to Paris' for race walker Perseus Karlstrom.

RTE: Remember whenIrishman John Treacy won a Los Angeles 1984 medal in his first marathon ever?

Citius investigates why hurdler Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone 'doesn't race more' often.

Team Canada runners Charles Philibert-Thiboutot and Jean-Simone Desgagnes may not be 'inseparable' but you can find them paired up often off the track and in training.

Judoka Nekoda Smythe-Davis, sprinter Bianca Williams, rower Helen Glover, equestrian Charlotte Dujardin, and boxer Charley Davison are some of the athletes profiled by The Guardian as mothers returning to sport as Olympians.

Le Monde looks at Team France judoka Teddy Riner's 'extraordinary ambition'. (in French, subscription)
View this post on Instagram

A post shared by M Le magazine du Monde (@m_magazine)

Let's Get Social 05.31.24

5/31/2024

 

What Have Olympic Sports Athletes Been Up To On Social This Week?

Alica Schmid gets close to Hollywood royalty.
View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Alica Ð…chmidt | Track & Field (@alicasmd)

Eric Radford is feeling it.
View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Eric Radford (@ericradford85)

Ladies and gentlemen...Peter Paltchik and his underwear. (ad)
View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Peter Paltchik (@peter.paltchik)

Noah Lyles is dazed.
View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Noah Lyles (@nojo18)

Katarina Johnson-Thompson does Monaco right.
View this post on Instagram

A post shared by KJT (@johnsonthompson)


Read More

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
<<Previous
Forward>>
    Above: Athens' Kallimarmaro, the site of the 1896 Summer Olympics


    About This Blog

    An Olympics fan blog celebrating all things Olympic sport athletes

    Picture
    Read about me.

    Navigate It

    Celebrating Olympic sport athletes with news links, social media peeks, and more, seen through the cheeky lens of this particular, passionate fan.

    ​Check out:
     A Little Roundup
    Get to know the athletes of Olympic sports through a collection of links to recent news and feature stories

    Let's Get Social
    Take a look at what some of your favorite Olympic sport athletes are up to on social media, away from competition.

    They are the Champions
    Who made the podium in Olympic sports' world championships?

    Athletes Worth Watching
    Who are some emerging Olympic sport athletes worth keeping an eye on for the future?

    ​Ramblings and Things
    ​
    I have my own comment and opinions sometimes!

    A Quick Review
    Quick thoughts on Olympic sports-related films, art, books, TV, etc. that I've come across .
    p.s. see my Bookshop!

    Picture
    Me at Rio 2016's Barra Olympic Park


    Follow Me

    Instagram
    Twitter
    Threads
    ​Spotify
    Medium
    ​
    Bookshop
    Post.
    Mastodon
    ​Bluesky
    Tumblr

    Favorite Sites

    The IOC
    The Olympic Museum
    Olympic World Library
    ​Intl Olympic Academy
    ​Team USA
    World Athletics
    ​Athletics Integrity Unit
    WADA
    Court of Arbitration
    Around the Rings
    Inside the Games
    GamesBids.com
    The Sports Examiner
    ​AP Olympics
    ​AP Winter Olympics
    NBC Olympic Talk
    NY Times ​Olympics
    USA TODAY Olympics
    Wiki Summer Olympics
    Wiki Winter Olympics
    ​Athlete365
    ​
    Global Athlete
    ​Olympic Historians
    World Olympians Assoc.
    ​Games Architecture​
    Art of the Olympians
    Olympic.org Results
    ​Olympedia
    ​Olympstats
    ​
    Olympian Database
    ​On This Day in Sports
    ​Coubertin Speaks
    ​Olympic City Project
    ​
    Keep the Flame Alive
    Off The Podium
    The Games Odyssey
    ​Totallympics
    ​Qualifying to the Games
    ​Lost Olympians
    ​
    Olympians 1964 to 2020
    All Sports Books Reviews
    Outsports
    ​
    Queerstory Files
    ​Paris 2024
    ​Milan Cortina 2026
    Los Angeles 2028


    Categories

    All
    A Little Roundup
    Alpine Skiing
    Amsterdam 1928
    Ancient Olympics
    Aquatics
    Archery
    Artistic Swimming
    Athens 1896
    Athens 2004
    Athlete Spotlight
    Athlete Worth Watching
    Atlanta 1996
    Badminton
    Baseball
    Basketball
    Basketball 3x3
    Beach Volleyball
    Beijing 2008
    Beijing 2022
    Berlin 1936
    Biathlon
    Bobsled
    Boxing
    Breaking
    Canoe/Kayak
    Cricket
    Cross Country Skiing
    Curling
    Cycling
    Cycling BMX
    Cycling Mountain Bike
    Cycling Road
    Cycling Track
    Demonstration Sports
    Diving
    Equestrian
    Fencing
    Field Hockey
    Figure Skating
    Freestyle Skiing
    Golf
    Gymnastics
    Handball
    Helsinki 1952
    Ice Hockey
    Innsbruck 1976
    IOC
    Judo
    Karate
    Lacrosse
    Let's Get Social
    London 1908
    London 1948
    London 2012
    Los Angeles 1932
    Los Angeles 1984
    Los Angeles 2028
    Luge
    Melbourne 1956
    Mexico City 1968
    Milano Cortina 2026
    Modern Pentathlon
    Montreal 1976
    Moscow 1980
    Munich 1972
    Non-Olympic Sports
    Nordic Combined
    Olympics
    Olympic Sports Media
    On This Date
    Other
    Paralympics
    Paris 2024
    Pyeongchang 2018
    Rhythmic Gymnastics
    Rio 2016
    Rome 1960
    Rowing
    Rugby Sevens
    Sailing
    Salt Lake City 2002
    Sarajevo 1984
    Seoul 1988
    Shooting
    Short Track Speedskating
    Skateboarding
    Skeleton
    Ski Jumping
    Ski Mountaineering
    Snowboarding
    Soccer (football)
    Sochi 2014
    Softball
    Speed Skating
    Sport Climbing
    Squash
    Stockholm 1912
    Summer Olympics
    Surfing
    Swimming
    Sydney 2000
    Table Tennis
    Taekwondo
    Tennis
    They Are The Champions
    Tokyo-1964
    Tokyo-2020
    Track And Field
    Trampolining
    Triathlon
    Volleyball
    Wada
    Water Polo
    Weightlifting
    Winter-olympics
    Wrestling


    Archives

    March 2024
    February 2024
    January 2024
    December 2023
    November 2023
    October 2023
    September 2023
    August 2023
    July 2023
    June 2023
    May 2023
    April 2023
    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014


    To opt-out of cookies, and to read this site's privacy policy, read the Policy page.

    The following link is listed for Mastodon site verification purposes only:
    Mastodon

    RSS Feed


Proudly powered by Weebly