Rikako Ikee has a beach day.
Yaroslava Mahuchickh goes historical.
Ester Ledecka waits for a train.
Mia Blichfeldt visits Giza.
Matteo Zurloni wraps up a NEOM visit.
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Which Olympic Sports Stars Are Making Headlines Recently?
The stars came out to support the stories of weightlifter Cyrille Tchatchet II and fellow Refugee Team members as We Dare to Dream premiered in London this past weekend.
Weightlifter Eileen Cikamatana's victory at the Pacific Games not only increased her Paris 2024 qualification hopes, but came in front of an especially supportive crowd.
London 2012 Olympian Luol Deng shares excitement that the 'Giants of the Nile' (er, Team South Sudan) is headed to Paris 2024's basketball competition. Olympic track & field champions Joanna Hayes and Gail Devers talk 'The Gift of Greatness' alongside legendary coach Bobby Kersee. Cross-country skier Calle Halfvarsson suffers a "Leindholm' in frigid competition conditions. "It's going to be really, really fun." Team Norway's Maren Aardahl and Ingvild Bakkerud are excited to help host - and succeed at - the team handball Women's World Championship this year. 'Honor mixed with responsibility' is how Amos Mosaner and Team Italy's curling sees their Milano Cortina 2026 opportunity. Will rugby 15s star Antoine Dupont make it to Paris 2024 in the sevens version for Team France. Olympics: Is pumpkin farming in childhood the key to wrestler Zein Retherford's success on the mat? Soccer star Olga Carmona reflects on Team Spain's World Cup victory as the 100 day anniversary is marked. Biathlon World has 'five burning questions' for Franziska Preuss, who has come back to the biathlon circuit in full form. Kate Douglass, Katie Ledecky, and Ryan Murphy headline USA' Swimmings 'Golden Goggles' honorees. Meanwhile, Jessica von Bredow-Werndl and Mimi Gochman took the top honors at the FEI Awards Gala for equestrian stars. âWill Team Senegal make a breakthrough beach volleyball appearance at Los Angeles 2028? There's still time to vote for FIH's 'Hockey Stars' for 2023, with nominees including field hockey stars Sonja Zimmermann, Thierry Brinkman, Zach Wallace, and more. Team Switzerland's injury 'misfortunes' in freestyle skiing haven't paused in the new season. Rio 2016 archery medalist Jean-Charles Valladont is "readier than ever" for a Paris 2024 rebound in form. World Sailing takes a look at how Team Ireland has become a leading example in the sport for 'smaller national programs'. Which tennis stars will win the ATP Tour's season-ending awards this year? Tokyo 2020 champion Alexander Zverev is up for 'Comeback Player of the Year'... What has rower Kathrin Boron been up to since her legendary Olympic exploits? IJF's 'Olympic Champions' series continues with an interview with Beijing 2008 star Giulia Quintavalle. Will Team Switzerland triathlete Cathia Schar's 'love for life' lead her to a strong 2024 season? One to watch: Maggie Dowling is enduring training far from home, and a 'hurting' body in order to represent Team New Zealand in luge at the upcoming Youth Winter Games. "Life has been a roller coaster lately" for Swiss ice hockey star Lara Stalder. Congratulations to Pyeongchang 2018 medalist Laura Deas, whose recently announced pregnancy sees her missing this year's skeleton season. Which athletes will win election to the IOC's Athletes' Commission next year at the Paris Games? âCanoeist Jessica Fox earns NSW 'Champion of Sport' honors, as fellow Olympian Mathew Helm (diving) makes it into the NSW Hall of Champions. What's next for newly-retired Olympic diver Anton Down-Jenkins? Back to school! (Sort of)
Checking Out What Olympic Sports Stars Have Been Up To...
Tyler Wallasch took a dip.
Anhelina Ovchynnikova and Dima Danylenko are Instragam official...
Eric Radford is a zaddy...
Rebeca Andrade hits the beach.
Anastasia Nichita heads to the hills.
A Look At Olympic Sports Athletes Making News
High jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh makes the cover of the latest Elle Ukraine, 'dedicated to the personal achievements of Ukrainians in turbulent times'. (in Ukrainian)
Team Poland's former 800-meter specialist Adam Kszczot had a memorable finish to his New York City Marathon experience...
World Athletics confirms the membership of its various athlete commissions. Elvira Oeberg tells IBU she's 'ready to go after' the new biathlon season's overall title. Rio 2016 Olympians Federico and Juan Pablo Simonet, along with third brother Sebastian, lead history-making for Argentinian handball at the upcoming IHF Men's Super Globe club tournament. One gymnast to watch at this week's trampoline worlds? Canadian Keegan Soehn, who 'cannot seem to get enough of the sport', even at age 31. The IHF salutes retiring ice hockey stars Joe Thornton, Tomas Plekanec, and Meaghan Mikkelson. FIS: The stars of the new Alpine skiing season are 'loving life back on tour'. Does Team Canada tennis have a new rising star in Marina Stakusic? A Paris 2024 appearance does not seem so unreachable for Team Great Britain's Hugo Milner, despite only starting triathlon in 2021. UIPM World checks in with world number three Kerenza Bryson, star of Team Great Britain modern pentathlon. 'Equestrianism remains the passion' of Melbourne 1956 Olympian William de Rham. Looking for 'five minutes of (wrestler) Akzhol Makhmudov madness'? Tripl Olympian Yukiko Inui calls an end to her artistic swimming career. Skeleton race Andrew Blaser talks retirement with Queerty: 'painted nails, facial hair', and more'. More FIS as it checks in with Beijing 2022 champion freestyle skier Walter Wallberg, 'who has been diligently preparing for the challenges ahead'.
What Have The Stars Of Olympic Sports Been Up To Via Social Media?
Noah Lyles hangs out in L.A....
Kelly Curtis shows off her bump, professionally.
Congrats, Sive Brassil!
Gus Kenworthy soaks up the, um, limelight.
Loena Hendrickx celebrates a birthday.
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