The Stars of Olympic Sports Are Making Headlines
Curler Eve Muirhead has the 'spirit of sport' for 2023. And acknowledged by long jump champion Greg Rutherford!
Outsports names curler Bruce Mouat as its 'Male Athlete of the Year' for 2023...and Sha'Carri Richardson as its 'Female Athlete of the Year'.
World Athletics reflects on long-distance runner Ron Clarke'sfirst world record, career, and more. More from World Athletics as track & field stars Faith Kipyegon, Armand Duplantis, Noah Lyles, and Kelvin Kiptum answer some quickfire questions for Inside Track. Double Olympic javelin medalist Fatima Whitbread headlines the BBC's Sports Personality Awards along with soccer star Mary Earps. Who are newer names Team USA may look to in order to restore it to former 'glories' in women's soccer? What does biathlete Lovro Planko think of his first-ever top 10 finish in a World Cup race? Road cyclist Amanda Spratt recaps her 2023 season - and a successful Tour de France - with SBS Sport. Tadej Pogacar confirms an aggressive summer schedule for 2024 ahead of Paris 2024, with both the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France road cycling events on deck. Congrats to Beijing 2008 sailing medalist Isabel Swan, new president of the Panam Sports Athletes Commission (while also training for a run at Paris 2024)! Will a big end to this calendar year be a boon to freestyle skier Reece Howden's 2023-24 season hopes? For former Olympic rower Pete Reed, advocating for wheelchair accessibility and awareness is personal. Meanwhile, World Rowing looks back at the career of champion rower Peter-Michael Kolbe. Who made it to FIBA's 'World Tour 2023 Team of the Season' in men's 3x3 basketball? Team USA's Jimmer Fredette and more... Meanwhile, MVP Henny Reistad of Norway headlines the 2023 Women's World Championship All-Star honors for team handball. What were 2023's 'top swimming races' according to World Aquatics? "Two wonderful human beings" in Sarah Robles and Mary Theisen Lappen exemplify the tight and emotional race of Olympic qualification in weightlifting. Sport climber Emma Hunt is looking forward to a landmark focus on speed at the next World Games. Viktor Axelsen's in-tournament turnaround in form confirms his 'monumental legacy' in badminton. Team Canada's golfers look to carry on 2023 momentum into next year's prime opportunities to represent the red-and-white. Who will win the IJF Judo Awards 2023? Online voting is open through January 31st... Henrik von Eckermann, Jessica von Bredow-Werndl, and Oliver Townend headline 2023's final world rankings in equestrian's Olympic disciplines. "It's breathtaking." Thiraphat Sata and Sunita Chaiyapantho are excited at the prospect of debuting Team Thailand in luge at the Youth Winter Olympic Games. Champion figure skater Robin Cousins talks to The Guardian about his 'double life as a gay Olympian'. London 2012 champion boxer Oleksandr Usyk gets some key advice from fellow Olympic great Evander Holyfield in preparation of a highlight bout next year. (in Ukrainian) ICF looks at canoeist Saman Soltani's fraught path to the Refugee Team after leaving Iran. Team USA's Cutter Gauthier looks to make amends for a World U18 Championship disappointment at next years World Juniors in ice hockey. Iszmail Muszukajev, Bose Tosun, and Gabriel Rosillo are United World Wrestling's 2023 'breakout performers'. Olympic champions Mary Lou Retton (gymnastics) and Dave Baumgartner (wrestling) are both honored for their contributions to the U.S. Olympic movement.
Olympic Sports Stars Are On Social Media...
Kelly Sildaru enjoys a winter wonderland.
Happy Birthday, Johanna Ordonez!
Julian Weber has a laugh.
Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe takes a hike.
Hello, Will Claye!
A 2022 Documentary Celebrates A Freestyle Skiing Mecca Mavericks (2022) A Quick TV Review "Montana breathes freestyle", as in freestyle skiing. So posits the cast of freestylers profiled in Montana PBS' Mavericks from 2022. What had started as "just kids daydreaming about being good at something that was really fun" has turned the state into a serious pipeline of skiers on the international stage. How that happened is Mavericks' focus. Through interviews with the forbears of the region's ski scene and those who would carry the its flag across the globe, the film offers a warm-spirited love letter to the Montana's homegrown athletes. The rise of the skiers came from serious grit and determination from a group of enthusiasts who lacked resources that larger, more well-known ski areas such as New England or Colorado might have provided. Stories of scraping by and taking a devoted 'scrappy' route to find training opportunities fill Mavericks, and provide context to a kindred spirit Montanans share. Eric Bergoust's gold medal at Nagano 1998's aerials competition was the breakthrough for the Montana-born crew, a catalyst for the state to be seen as a wellspring of future elite athletes that would soon populate Olympic, X Games, and World Cup rosters. Double-Olympians Maggie Voisin, Heather McPhie, and Darian Stevens, Vancouver 2010 medalist Bryon Wilson, and triple-Olympian (and Bryon's brother) Bradley Wilson are just some of the featured athletes offering perspective. I'm sorry it took me almost two years (!) to become aware of Mavericks...released just ahead of Beijing 2022, it would certainly have been a good watch to learn more about Team USA members like Voisin, Stevens, and Bradley Wilson. But I'm glad I found it eventually, as the charm of the story still holds true. Mavericks also serves as a reminder of the breadth of origins of U.S. Olympians, and the impact inspiration and hard work can have on a community. Bravo! What News Have Olympic Sports Athletes Been In Lately?
Connor O'Leary's path to Olympic surfing at Paris 2o024 means embracing his Japanese heritage.
Team Albania boxer Adam Maca also found a competitive route through a change in national representation, from England.
More from Inside the Games as figure skating icon Carolina Kostner previews, well, a preview, of the 2025 Winter University Games in Turin. Kenyan long sprinter Wiseman Were plans 'as many international races as possible' next year to best prepare for Paris 2024. Runner Josh Kerr, heptathlete Katerina Johnspn-Thompson, hurdler Femke Bol, and pole vaulter Armand Duplantis are the 'Athletes of the Year' by Athletics Weekly readers. Was a pregnancy break the catalyst for a return to competitiveness for runner Genevieve Gregson? Ethipoian runner Letesenbet Gidey's outreach to rival Sifan Hassan was the winner for World Athletics' 2023 'Fair Play Award'. A podium finish at the recent University Games is a "stepping stone" for middle-distance runner Knight Aciru's plans to continue her running career. Teenage Team Canada phenoms Spring and Ocean Ma see a new goal with squash now included in the Los Angeles 2028 program. Tennis star Naomi Osaka has eyes on more Grand Slams titles - and the Paris Olympics - in her competitive return. Meanwhile, Australian Nick Kyrgios is 'heartbroken' he won't be able to make his own tennis return yet. Not quite a surprise...tennis champion Novak Djokovic tells 60 Minutes of his lack of friendship with career rivals Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. Cycling star Silvia Persico doubles down on her Olympic opportunities this upcoming season by focusing solely on road racing. Olympic rower Caragh McMurtry has a new mission: supporting neurodiverse athletes's goals. Beth Potter's signature triathlon win this season was a hit at the Scottish Sports Awards. Swiss gymnast Lena Bickel qualified for Paris 2024, just two years after illness 'threatened her career'. "It means everything to me." Skateboarder Jagger Eaton looks ahead to a second Olympic appearance. Team South Korea makes plans to lean into military training to optimize performance at Paris 2024. Could there be a Team Haudenosaunee competing at Los Angeles 2028 in lacrosse? Diver Osmar Olvera and swimmer Maggie Mac Neil led the honors at the 2023 PanAm Sports Awards. "It's a big, big shame for the world of sport." Ukrainian swimming star Mykhailo Romanchuk jas thoughts on Russians participating at Paris 2024. Quadruple Olympic swimming champion Yana Klochkova has a conflicting legacy in her home Ukraine. (in Ukrainian) And...star wrestler Zhan Beleniuk has strong thoughts on the IOC's recent stance on Russian athletes at Paris 2024. (in Ukrainian) Queerty: Freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy talks his new acting role, holiday traditions, and more. Team GB looks at how track cyclist Laura Kenny is planning a return to the Olympics after giving birth. Jourdan Delacruz is counting on 'timing and preparation' to power her way to a second weightlifting Olympic appearance. Esquire Australia features 'the triumphant rise' of Team Australia soccer star Samantha Kerr. Team Canada: Get to know trampoline champion Rosie MacLennan, now chair of the Canadian Olympic Committee's Athletes' Commission. Triple Olympian Mike Modano sees gold potential in a possible Team USA men's ice hockey roster for Milano Cortina 2026. Glory Professional: Ice hockey star Sarah Nurse is 'pioneering the future' of the sport. |
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