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A Little Roundup 06.08.23

6/8/2023

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Olympic Sports Athletes Are Making News

Olympian Anna Rizatdinova honors the special resilience of fellow Ukrainian rhythmic gymnast Oleksandra Paskal, who's competing  - and winning despite -traumatic war injury.
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Oleksandra Paskal (@alexsandrap2019 IG)
Were sleeping pills partly to blame for tennis star Stefanos Tsitsipas' lackluster effort against Carlos Alcaraz at the French Open?

'"Vindicated": Team Australia boxing Olympic medalist Harry Garside sees his assault charges dropped.

Who are FIBA's '10 must-watch' athletes of the upcoming Women's EuroBasket 2023?

"I just want to get back to my best and stay injury free." Badminton star P.V. Sindhu tries to look past a disappointing early exit at the Singapore Open.

Winning the recent European Triathlon Championships was a surprise 'dream come true' for Team Luxembourg's Jeanne Lehair

Nick and Gabi Albeiro talk to the Kick Set podcast on Nick's coming out, swimming as siblings, and more.

ISU checks in with speed skater Merijn Scheperkamp, who has eyes on Milan Cortina 2026 after a 'breakthrough' year last season.

What's the family connection between 3x3 basketball star  - and World Cup star - Cameron Brink and NBA superstar Stephen Curry?

Olympic sailor Martin Kirketerp wants to see sailing "as spectacular as possible" in order for it to thrive.

'Perspective and persistence' have guided veteran Annelous Lammerts to pursue Paris 2024's Formula Kite sailing.

Golf star and Tokyo 2020 Olympian Rory McIlroy sees his role as spokesperson for the PGA TOUR amidst the surprising LIV Golf merger announcement continue uncomfortably.

How did Team Great Britain cox Henry Fieldman end up in two separate boats at the European Rowing Championships last weekend?

"I think there will be a mass walkout from the sport." Tokyo 2020 champion Joe Choong looks at Paris 2024 as a possible swan song for modern pentathlon.

Olympians Adam Rippon (figure skating) and Ronda Rousey (judo) join the cast of Stars on Mars.

Tokyo 2020 Team South Africa field hockey player Rusten Abrahams has found post-playing 'sporting adventure' in Mumbai.

IJF's 'The Olympic Champions' asks Sydney 2000 judoka Pino Maddaloni his thoughts on the effects winning gold has had.

FEI reflects on how New Zealand eventer Blyth Tait sees equestrianism as naturally an inclusive sport.

'Wily veteran' wrestler Yuliia Tkach has renewed thoughts on Paris 2024 after a key recent victory.

CBC: Hammer thrower Camryn Rogers 'can't stop impressing audiences'.

Will Olympic track & field legend Carl Lewis lead the University of Houston to a collegiate championship?

​Can runner Katelyn Tuohy make history with a unique double  at the NCAAs this weekend?

Rising sprinter Tersis Orogot is one to watch as the NCAA Championships hit this weekend...are Budapest 2023 and Paris 2024 next?

Runner Nikki Hiltz is a 2023 Now Award winner by them.

Tokyo 2020 volleyball champion Team France is honored as 'Knghts of the Legion of Honor'.

2022-23 was "the most fun season" for short track speed skate Anna Seidel after return from more injury.

Last week's World Taekwondo Championships were 'preparation' for Team Ghana's Henrietta Armah and Amed Sama as they look to their home African Games next year.

Leon Sejranovic hopes his landmark World Taekwondo Championships medal provides inspiration for a younger generation in Australia.

Did you know Nordic combined star Johannes Lamparter once had weightlifting ambitions?

Retired skeleton veteran Ander Mirambell receives the Olympic Order from the Spanish Olympic Committee.

Not giving up and maintaining courage has led Team Slovenia's Ana Gros to stardom in team handball.

​Athlete to watch: 'Coach' Mary Thiesen Lappen has had a fast start in international weightlifting - can she make it to Paris 2024 for Team USA?

Is Paris 2024 'a realistic target' for Team Vanuatu to finally secure Olympic beach volleyball qualification?

Athens 2004 soccer silver medalist Julio Gonzalez Ferreira's life is one of 'triumph over adversity'.

Doubt the effect soccer superstar Lionel Messi has on marketing? His future playing home at Major League Soccer's Inter Miami would disagree...

Soccer stars Sam Kerr, Megan Rapinoe, Yuki Nagasato, and Asisat Oshoala get miniature-ized as Lego.
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(from l) Megan Rapinoe, Yuki Nagasato, Asisat Oshoala, and Sam Kerr figurines (Lego)
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A Little Roundup 05.29.23

5/29/2023

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Olympic Sports Athletes Are Making Headlines...

Ukrainian European medalist Anna Ponomarenko credits folk choreography for her start in breaking.
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Anna Stefani Ponomarenko (Instagram)
​Could Super Rugby star Michael Hooper switch to rugby sevens for Team Australia at Paris 2024?

The New York Times: How did long-distance runner Bou Samnang's 'perseverance' win over her nation?

Citius Magazine  checks in with Team USA long-distance runner Eric Jenkins as he looks at retirement.

Bobsledder Cynthia Appiah goes against usual direction and plans a return to the shot put.

Vasco Vilaca has rebounded from Tokyo 2020 disappointment to 'currently riding high' in this season's World Triathlon Championship Series.

Top ranked judoka Shirine Boukli reflects on a tight inter-France battle for position in her division.

Team Australia's women's field hockey team is making waves despite its relative inexperience.

'Nigeria's first female Olympic flatwater canoeist' Ayomide Emmanuel Bello 'won't stop fighting to be the best she can be'.

How did pairs figure skaters Sara Conti and Niccolo Macii 'overcome obstacles' to medal at the recent World Championships this year?

Down twenty pounds of muscle, swimming star Ryan Murphy stills sees his 'base of training' strong.

Biathlon World: What were recently retired biathlon great Tiril Eckhoff's 'Eckhoffest' career moments?

Kang Chae Young, Lim Sihyeon, and Prathamesh Samadhan Jawkar were three archers who particularly impressed at the recent Shanghai World Cup stop.

Weightlifter Tham Nguyen chats with Image on making Team Ireland history and Paris 2024 goals.

Meanwhile, how did weightlifter Cyrille Tchatchet find 'despair and hope' through his sport?

Alexa Gray put Team Canada 'on the map' with a star perfomance in the Italian Volleyball League final.

More Team Canada news as wrestler Natasha Fox is killed in a road accident at home.

Looks like Team India tensions over sexual abuse allegations within wrestling haven't died down yet.

NBA legend and basketball 'Dream Team' member Michael Jordan has a signed jersey auction for more than $3 million U.S.

Team Australia basketball star Josh Giddey reflects on his second NBA season in The Players' Tribune.

More Team Australia as boxer Kristy Walker pushes an initiative to 'extend a helping hand to those less fortunate in the sport'.

Boxer Steven Donnelly doubles down on legal troubles after a 'sectarian' assault charge. Sounds like he's a piece of work...

Diver Matty Lee aims to continue in the sport to honor the "legend" of his recently passed father

Veteran gymnast Misha Koudinov still has 'frontiers' to explore as he continues his career.

Consider her NFL star husband Jonathan Owens the 'biggest fan' of champion gymnast Simone Biles.

​Abdullah Sediqi may have had his Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020, but the Refugee Team taekwondo athlete has bigger dreams for Paris 2024: a medal.
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Abdullah Sediqi (Belgium Sports)
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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 05.18.23

5/18/2023

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What News Features Have Olympic Sports Athletes Been In Lately?

R.I.P. to Team Ukraine ice hockey star Oleksandr Khmil, killed in action during the war by Russia.
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Oleksandr Khmil (c/o @heraskevych Twitter)
'Just how dominant' has equestrian rider Henrik von Eckermann been over the last nine months?

What does cycling legend Sir Chris Hoy foresee at this summer's track world championships in Glasgow?

"I'm sure the celebrations are going to go for a few days." Black Ferns Sevens star Stacey Waaka powers Team New Zealand to series victory.

Get a view into 'a day in the life' of champion wrestler David Taylor, courtesy United World Wrestling.

3x3 basketball star Bekki Kalaydjiev's return from injury is a story that 'will give you goosebumps'.

How is 3x3 basketball gold medalist and WNBA star Kelsey Plum 'expanding her profile off the court'?

YouTube: What does sport climber Alexander Megos eat for dinner?

"We have to put reason ahead of passion." Atlanta 1996 canoe champion Sandra (Wilfrid) Forgues knows what she is speaking of regarding transgender women in sport.

TJ Shorts is the first man to win the European basketball Champions League MVP and Final Four MVP in the same season.

​Diana Taurasi is 40-years-old and still at the top of basketball...and pushes her body to stay there.

What would triathlete Katie Zaferes tell other athletes contemplating motherhood?

Judoka Kelly Deguchi acknowledges a shadow life alongside her sister Christa, but is focused on her own successes and challenges with a weight division change.

U.S. gymnastics champion Brody Malone is in 'a race against the clock' to recover from injury in time for Paris 2024 qualification.

Divers Matty Lee, Daniel Goodfellow, and Matthew Dixon take sharing of themselves to a new level.

World Rowing looks at the 'Irish powerhouse' home of champions, Skibbereen Rowing Club.

London 2012 champion boxer Katie Taylor worries for the sport's future if not an Olympic sport.

Did missing the cut at the recent Masters give golf star and Tokyo 2020 Olympian Rory McIlroy a "wake-up call" for the rest of the Majors this season?

Get to know figure skater Kimmy Repond, an 'exceptional athlete whose story is a testament to the power of family bonds and the unwavering support they can provide'.

Sarah Hughes: first Salt Lake 2002 champion figure skater, and maybe in 2024 a U.S. Congresswoman...

Africa's best table tennis players are 'ready to take on the world' as a landmark world championships in Durban approach.
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"It was something I'll never forget." Team USA's Joscelyn Roberson relishes her recent gymnastics world cup success as she continues "being in a positive place mentally".

Team China's Gu Bingfeng is FIH's latest field hockey 'Hat Trick Hero'.

Kai Schaeffer takes his concern for sustainability to deep levels within badminton.
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Kai Schaeffer (BWF)
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A Little Roundup 05.04.23

5/4/2023

 

A Look At Olympic Sports Athletes In The News

Team Ukraine's Taras Khimich leads fellow modern pentathletes in criticizing the UIPM for allowing a return of Russians to competition.
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Multiple successes at the latest gymnastics world cup stop 'has brought (Team Ukraine's Illia Kovtun more than gold medals'.

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Retired Olympic gymnast Sergio Sasaki finds a new career with Cirque du Soleil.

Joel Rintala is the inaugural field hockey 'Hat Trick Hero' in a new FIH video series.

Paula Badosa talks tennis and role models in the latest Glamour Espana. (in Spanish)

Interview: 'Jannik Sinner is ready for tennis superstardom'.

Tennis great Serena Williams revealed some family news along with her Met Gala appearance.

Speaking of which...multiple other Olympic sports athletes joined Serena Williams on the Met Gala red carpet this year, including fellow tennis players Roger and Mirka Federer, Andy Roddick, and Matteo Berrettini, and baskteball players Russell Westbrook, Brittney Griner, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and Dwyane Wade. And freestyle skier Eileen Gu!

​Team Greece basketball star Giannis Antetokounmpo waxes 'philosophical about 'failure''.

Forbes' 'World's 10 Highest-Paid Athletes' list for 2023 is topped by soccer stars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, and includes fellow Olympians LeBron James and Kevin Durant (Basketball) and tennis' Roger Federer.

Tokyo 2020 boxing medalist Harry Garside finds himself in some legal trouble upon return from 'reality'.

UWW​: 'Can anybody stop the American juggernaut' at the Pan-American Wrestling Championships this weekend?

Olympics: Do you think you know judo legend Teddy Riner?

College sophmore standout Mara Braun is a new possible addition to Team USA's 3x3 basketball national pool of players.

Stars Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wai earn entries into the 2023 Badminton World Federation Hall of Fame.

Essentially Sports: Jessica Springsteen continues to make a name for herself in equestrianism.

Nordic combined great Eric Frenzel 'makes a seamless transition from athlete to coach'.

Helm Stories: Want to find out the background to short track speed skater Itzhak de Laat's helmets?

Who are the athletes to watch at the opening stop in Zagreb of the international rowing season?

Meanwhile, rowing legend Steven Redgrave opens up on his 'debilitating' testosterone diagnosis.

World Aquatics looks back at swimmers Dezso, Eva (nee Szekeley), and Andrea Gyarmati, the only father, mother, and daughter in the International Swimming Hall of Fame.

BMX champion Twan van Gendt gets a key new role at the UCI World Cycling Center mentoring trainees.

Cold as Balls: Snowboarder Scotty James shows comedian Kevin Hart 'how to handle the ice'.

​Team Great Britain bobsledders Brad Hall, Arran Gulliver, Taylor Lawrence, and Greg Cackett, along with skeleton champion Matt Weston make a visit to Buckingham Palace for tea and cake.

Former bobsledder and luger Matthias Bohmer and World Cup winner Maria Luise Rainer get new critical luge roles in advance of Milano Cortina 2026.

World Athletics: Samuele Ceccarelli is now the latest surprise global track sprint champion for Team Italy.

R.I.P.: Team USA's Rio 2016 sprint star Tori Bowie passes away at age 32.

Middle-distance runner Kelly Holmes, figure skater Adam Rippon, and soccer star Megan Rapinoe are amongst 'seven LGBTQ+ athletes who came out & changed the game'.
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How did figure skaters Solene Mazingue and Marko Gaidajenko of Team Estonia bounce back from serious injury to Mazingue to appear at the recent World Championships.

"Playing in the Olympics is the dream of every player..." Team Kenya's Veronica Adhiambo has big national team goals after seeing success on the club level.
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Veronica Adhiambo (FIVB)
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