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A Little Roundup 03.30.23

3/30/2023

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A Look At Olympic Sports Stars In Recent Headlines And Features...

Barcelona 1992 fencing medalist and current Team Ukraine chief Vadym Gutzeit continues his push to have Russian athletes barred from Paris 2024.
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Meanwhile, more than 300 global fencers write an open letter to Thomas Bach and the International Olympic Committee urging the same.

Atlanta 1996 boxing champion Wladimir Klitschko minces no words on his opinion on the issue.

And...skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych sees the IOC's stance on Russia as a "slap in the face".

Team Dominican Republic is more than ready to welcome NBA star Karl-Athony Towns onto their basketball World Cup roster this summer.

Krystal Legel-Walker looks forward to challenging Team Australia and honoring her grandmother as she represents Team New Zealand at basketball's 3x3 Asia Cup.

"It was amazing" is how Team Norway's Anne Kjersti Kalvaa thinks of her first cross-country skiing world cup podium at age 30.

Biathlon World has 'five burning questions' for champion Johannes Thingnes Boe, covering his remarkable 2022-23 season and more.

The Runthrough: Have you checked out Adam Rippon's and Ashley Wagner's figure skating podcast?

Andre Schmid 'love' for handball and Switzerland - plus his stature as an 'icon' of the game - makes him a perfect national team coach.

London 2012 champions Ki Bo Bae and Oh Jin Hyek are still hanging around the powerful South Korean archery squad...how long will it last?

With indoor success under his belt, Joel Naukkarinen is turning his attention to flat water rowing with an Olympic appearance on his mind.

As a new partnership, Trevor Bornath and Louisa Nordstrom are eager to take advantage of the new mixed gender 470 saling class at Paris 2024.

With mixed emotions from her previous Olympic experiences, weightlifter Mattie Rogers is cautious on her Paris 2024 expectations.

"I need to unplug for a little while." Team Canada's Olympic swimmer Taylor Ruck looks to reset ahead of the Olympic season next year.

Jordan Crooks had a 'historic' World Short Course Swimming Championships...can he do the same at the NCAAs this week?

"I liked the idea of stabbing my friends" is how up-and-coming Mason Stanley got his start in fencing.

Helen Maroulis and Team USA's Tokyo 2020 female wrestlers shine in the 'human story' of Helen | Believe.

Team Netherlands' 21-year-old cyclist Shirin van Arooij's rise is shining with an 'impression that she can do anything on her bike'.

After a relatively late start in her road cycling career, Ayesha McGowan is determined to leave a mark in the sport to inspire others.

Which Olympic stars made FEI's 'insta sensations' in equestrianism for the month of March?

Goh Liu Ying reflects on her badminton career, Rio 2016 Olympic history and more.

Curious how Team Italy short track speed skaters spent a day at the worlds? Check out ISU.org's video...

​Team Austria lugers Selina Egle and Nico Gleirscher offer perspective on their 'intense' end-of-season practice before official pre-season quickly begins.

Track & Field News has an interview with star sprinter Noah Lyles, who has a 100 & 200m double in mind.

Meanwhile, Athletics Weekly looks at how javelin star Neeraj Chopra is 'inspiring a nation'.

Declan Tingay proved he's a 'different athlete' than last year as he powered to an almost two-minute improvement in the 20km race walk last weekend.

Robert Prevost is an artistic swimmer just out of retirement for the sake of "the next generation of Canadian males", like 13-year-old Christopher Niehaus.
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Robert Prévost (l) & Isabelle Blanchet-Rampling (Toronto Star)
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Let's Get Social 03/24/23

3/24/2023

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Olympic Sport Stars Are Just Like Us, On Social Media...

Nauris Miezis and Thibaut Vervoort are in Thailand.
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Mia Blichfeldt has a moment with a friend.
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Happy Birthday, Brianna Williams!
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Robert Meeuwsen is a happy birthday boy.
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Naomi Osaka - and her baby bump - are in Tokyo.

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Let's Get Social 03.17.23

3/17/2023

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A St. Patrick's Day Start For Today's Olympic Sports Stars' Social Media Look!

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Let's Get Social 03.14.23

3/14/2023

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What Are Olympic Sports Stars Doing On Social Media Lately?
(almost a track & field-free edition...)

Greg O'Shea gets the photo shoot treatment.
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Brooke Raboutou is doing what she does with a rock.
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Jamie Anderson recaps...herself...
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Jack Woolley visits Rocky Balboa in Philly...
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...while Adriana Cerezo hit up Vegas.
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Let's Get Social 03.10.23

3/10/2023

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Olympic Sports Athletes Away From Competition...

Jack Robinson shows off his Volcom. (ad)
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Elsa Desmond gets painted.
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Rebeca Andrade is at the beach.
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Sage Watson puts a look together.
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Looks like Gianmarco Tamberi had a fun weekend...
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