Congrats, Michelle Gisin and Luca de Aliprandini!
Jaydon Hibbert and Noah Lyles are decked out for the occasion.
Sam Kerr and Kristie Mewis have a moment.
Damian Quintero trakes a shower.
Marco Odermatt takes to the pitch.
A Look At Olympic Sports Stars Making Headlines
"It's unbelievable the feeling, unbelievable." Team Cyprus' Marios Georgiou relishes a gymnastics Paris 2024 qualification.
At Paris 2024, Georgia Godwin is eager to put Team Australia back into the global gymnastics spotlight.
Australian triathlete Matthew Hauser has no hesitation in swimming the Seine at Paris 2024. â Can triathlete Hugo Milner make it to Paris 2024 even though only in the sport for two years? "We just have to keep in mind what the big picture is." Team Australia's Tahli Gill and Dean Hewitt reflect on a subpar World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship performance last weekend. Canadian curler Chelsea Carey has no interest in comparisons to her sport's legend Jennifer Jones. Figure skater Patrick Chan is finally ready to move on from the 'new reality' of family life. What does a routine Saturday look like for Irish sprinter Rhasidat Adeleke? Athletics Weekly: How does decathlete Jack Turner train? That world record throw for Mykolas Alekna? It was done with a new discus... 776 Invitational: Sprinter Gabby Thomas partners with investor Alexis Ohanian on a women's-focused track event to come. Get to know Samson Colebrooke, a rising sprinter 'thrilled' to feature for Team Bahamas at the World Athletics Relays coming this weekend at home. Decathlete Damian Warner offers thought son the 'ascendance' of Team Canada track & field. Sprint hurdler / bobsledder Lolo Jones gets a Drake Relays Hall of Fame honor. Amy Lawton feels the stress as she awaits team selection news for Team Australia field hockey. "Felt just less than human" is one way that Team USA basketball star Brittney Griner felt during her Russian imprisonment. Will Team Nigeria's women's basketball team have 'adequate preparation' ahead of Paris 2024? Wrestler Kyle Dake went through Paris 2024 qualification while mourning the recent loss of his father. Team USA tracks'mat to motherhood' for wretler Adeilne Gray. Team Great Britain now has a newer captain in Anna Watkins to drive lead athletes into post-retirement. Counnt swimming star Adam Peaty as one athlete eager for more 'transparency' in doping incestigations ands suspensions in the wake of allegations and revelations against Team China. Swimmers Cody Simpson remains coy about post-Paris 2024 plans with fellow star Kaylee McKeon, if he even qualifies, Team Great Britain has 'everything you need to know' about open water swimmer Hector Pardoe. Will Team Hong Kong athletes at Paris 2024 get a cash windfall as well for a gold medal? R.I.P. to Team Venezuela's first-ever Olympic gold medalist, boxer Francisco 'Morochito' Rodriguez. Tokyo 2020 tennis vice-champion Marketa Vondrousova is "definitely not having a happy time in the last few weeks". Did you catch the eye-popping watch tennis superstar Novak Djokovic was recently wearing? âMight we see Spainish tennis stars Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz pair up in doubles at Paris 2024? "More variety" in his playing may be a boost to Taylor Fritz's clay season ambitions in tennis, which includes Paris 2024. More Reuters: Road cycling great Annemiek van Vleuten is 'content to live life in a slower gear'. Team USA water polo captains Maggie Steffens and Ben Halllock are approaching Paris 2024 with different captain-ing perspectives. Tokyo 2020 karateka Damian Quintero reflects on nearing 40 and resulting physical changes, his Olympic memories, and more, with Men's Health. (in Spanish) What Are Olympic Sports Stars Up To On Social Media?
Roger Federer hangs out in Thailand.
Happy Birthday, Femke Bol!
Piotr Michalski recaps a North American swing.
Johnny Weir shows support for Ukraine.
Ramsey Angela diversifies his poses.
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Dilshot Khalmatov's podium finish at the 2023 European Judo Championships is "great motivation" for his Olympic aspirations. (in Ukrainian)
Elina Svitolina and Sergiy Stakhovsky help host a tennis awards ceremony...from a war shelter. (in Ukrainian)
Tokyo 2020 torch bearer Naomi Osaka looks set for a return to tennis competition in 2024 after her motherhood break. â A key win in New Zealand has empowered teenaged Samoan golfer Faith Vui with thoughts of a turn on the pro circuit. Will Team Canada's Mitch Bratt be able to add the Olympics in 2028 to his baseball resume alongside a possible stint in Major League Baseball? Tokyo 2020 trampolinist Laura Gallagher still has that "desire to compete" despite a motherhood break. Team USA veteran Diana Taurasi adjusts to a new-look basketball team as she aims for a sixth Olympics. Soccer stars Kristie Mewis and Samantha Kerr confirm their wedding engagement to People. Team Ireland athletes honored at the annual Olympic Ball included sprint hurdler Sarah Lavin, sprinter Rhasidat Adeleke, rower Aifric Keogh, canoeist Eioin Rheinisch, and race walker Ron Heffernan. Team Australia's Aspen Anderson's triathlon success at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games has her as a rising athlete to watch. News24: Swimmer Lara van Niekerk focus on her Paris 2024 ambitions despite worlds disappointment. Retired swimmer Grant Hackett may be a Team Australia Olympic legend, but his new baby Olympia's name isn't a reference to his success. Canoeist Jessica Fox is "still hungry" as she is set to make history with a fourth Olympic Games appearance for Team Australia. Triathlon champion Alistair Brownlee leads the new European Olympic Committees Athletes' Commission, which also includes swimmer Alexandra Miskova-Longova, sport shooter Zorana Arunovic, and canoeist Ronald Rauhe. And on the Pan American side, pole vaulter German Charaviglio, gymnast Danusia Francis, judoka Melissa Mojica, and karateka Valentina Toro are added to the Pan Am Sports Athlete Commission. 'Skillful timing' has been key to a very successful 2023 for Canadian hammer thrower Ethan Katzberg. More CBC: Runners Moh Ahmed and Justyn Knight are sticking with Bowerman Track Club as a training center despite seeing others runners, well, run elsewhere. After a marathon win in New York City, is Olympic gold at the distance next for Kenyan Hellen Obiri? Sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson gets her own 'day' honor in Dallas. 'More races' might be the key to preparing for another Olympics for sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce. Speed skaterAlexandra Ianculescu has a...unique... self-funded plan to reach Paris 2024 in road cycling. Olympics: Who are some of the 'breakout stars' to watch from the 2023 Pan American Games? Laila Edwards made history as she made her Team USA debut with the women's ice hockey squad. Olympic bobsledder Chris Kinney's return to Japan has been a way to banish past demons and torment. âLondon 2012 champion boxer Katie Taylor has no design on retirement as she focuses on a key rematch.
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