Anna Ryzhykova shows us some muscle...
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Bryden Hattie and Tyler Downs get mirror-y.
Quentin Fillon Maillet and co. do Salt Lake City.
Darja Varfolomeev takes on a photo shoot.
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What Are Olympic Sports Stars Up To On Social Media?
It's award season for Evangelia Platanioti.
Timi Jajc hangs out in Japan...
...while Jiri Prskavec does Australia.
Darja Varfolomeev gets artsy for her sport in a photoshoot.
Andre De Grasse catches a home game.
Getting to Know Olympic Sports' Stars Through Recent News Features
The Athletic looks at the transformation of Team USA Beijing 2008 soccer player Robbie Rogers to a Hollywood power player and a voice for LGBTQ athletes.
Soccer star Alex Greenwood talks with FIFA.com on the disappointment of missing Paris 2024, and more.
Mack Horton's retirement: A swimming champion succumbs to a loss of motivation. Is Teagan Levi vs Jorja Miller the prime rugby sevens rivalry we'll see over the next decade? Biathlon World has 'five burning questions' for rising Team USA star Campbell Wright. Rising high diver Carlos Gimeno has a strong Olympic connection in having triple Olympian Ramon Fumado as a coach. (p.s. get high diving into the Games now!) Rhythmic gymnast Evita Griskenkas has a big 2024 ahead, with graduation from Columbia University and another Olympic appearance on deck. Can she make it into the top 10 at Paris 2024? World Curling looks at some past Youth Olympic curling stars' subsequent careers, led by Team Italy's Stefania Constantini and Amos Mosaner. Is a combination of "sun and cinnamon buns" the secret to Frida Larsson's cross-country skiing success? Can Armenian wrestler Arsen Julfalakyan complete an Olympic comeback from retirement, now representing Team Argentina? Team Japan star wrestlers Akari Fujinami and Tsugumi Sakurai recently took to the mat in an understated but power-packed bout. Switzerland's Zoe Claessens is looking for a return to the UCI World Cycling Center can power another Olympic BMX run. Can Lydia Ko complete a "perfect fairy tale story" and win gold at Paris 2024's golf competition? Olympic champion boxer Estelle Mossely aims to show that motherhood hasn't slowed her down as she targets another gold at Paris 2024. Badminton players Liu Yu Chen and Nyi Yakura talk with BWFWorldTour on the keys to new partnerships as they eye Paris 2024. Landmark sailor Maria Erdi earns more honors back in Hungary off the back of her world championship. Sean Murray may be "just lost for words" but still beaming as captain of Team Ireland's Paris 2024-qualifying men's field hockey squad. Learning 'one new skill' might have been the key to inspiring trampolinist Dafne Navarro to reach another Olympic Games. U23 champion rower Dimitra Eleni Kontou is one to watch as she targets Paris 2024 after setting multiple indoor records in 2023. Why has the abuse allegations against Tokyo 2020 tennis champ Alex Zverev not come up during the Australian Open (except for in this thought piece)? Tennis players to watch include the 51 recently announced as Grand Slam Player Grant 2024 recipients. Robyn Ah Mow and Heather Brown are 'All Time Great Players' for USA Volleyball. Triathlete Dylan McCullough's strong 2023 has him 'in pole position' to make it to Paris 2024 this year. Anthony Edwards credits his stint with Team USA as key to his strong basketball this NBA season. A slew of upstart lugers at the Youth Winter Olympics left champion luger Sascha Benecken impressed. Pole vaulter Armand Duplantis supplants speed skater Nils van der Poel as the 'Athlete of the Year' at the Swedish Sports Gala. Retirement is not on the mind for 39-year-old marathoner Stephen Mokoka, who has plans to cotinue through Paris 2024 and beyond. Sprinters Antonio Watson and Shericka Jackson take home RJRGleaner honors in Jamaica for their 2023 successes on the track.
What Have Olympic Sports Stars Been Up To On Social Media?
Jaydon Hibbert brings the (fit) heat again.
Amee Leigh Murphy Crowe takes baby steps (waves).
Martin Fuchs takes a different kind of horse ride.
Stiliana Nikolova hangs out in the snow.
Jaxk Laugher goes matchy-matchy with a friend.
What News Are Olympic Sports Athletes Making?
Team Denmark gets a national honor after it's three-peat performance at the men's handball world championship in 2023.
Can Team USA's women's water polo extend it's remarkable global title streak at this year's world?
FIBA: What have been triple Olympic basketball champion Kevin Durant's 'top 10 USA games'? Which 3x3 basketball teams 'defined 2023'? FIBA 3x3 takes a look at the men's and women's top teams. Rasmus Stegfeldt, Elliot Vaillancourt, Alli Macuga, and Maia Schwinghammer are moguls freestyle skiers with recent big 'breakthrough' moments. Akane Yamaguchi is taking "one tournament at a time" after making a strong comeback to badminton from a long injury layoff. Team China's weightlifters got a grounds-eye sneak peek at Paris 2024 recently. "2023 made me believe i myself even more." A successful season pushed rhythmic gymnast Barbara Domingos into the Brazilian spotlight. Is a 'trilogy fight' in the boxing cards for Team Ireland London 2012 champion Katie Taylor against rival Chantelle Cameron? Equestrian eventer David Doel has eyes on being a member of a championship British team...and 2024 presents multiple global opportunities. Having a work-life balance, inspiring others, and continuing fashion headlines are just some of the 2024 goals for track & field stars Armand Duplantis, Faith Kipyegon, and Noah Lyles. High jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh leads the Ukrainian Olympic Committee's 2023 honors as the 'best athlete of the year'. Mete Gazoz and Lim Sihyeon headline World Archery's 'best archers' for the 2023 season. Team Spain soccer star Aitana Bonmati may have had a stellar 2023 season, but she wants even more. Sport climber Emma Hunt is the lone Olympic sport representative on the World Games Athlete of the Year nomination list for 2023. (voting is open!) Team USA rugby sevens star Ilona Maher takes her cellulite (and body positivity) to the spotlight. âMeanwhile, Team Chile's men's rugby sevens squad has high hopes for this year's challenger series...can it make it to a promotion tournament in Madrid? Sports shooters Clement Bessaguet and Doreen Venekamp are the ISSF Athletes of the Year for 2023. Double Olympic shooting champion Michael Diamond sees his Paris 2024 hopes 'dashed'. Can Jade Jones win the third taekwondo Olympic title that eluded her in 2021? Joseph Choong, Elena Micheli, and Mohana Shaban are the top senior modern pentathletes in the UIPM Awards for 2023. What's the latest with Los Angeles 1984 star gymnast Mary Lou Retton and the crowd-sourced funding for her urgent treatment? Team Italy gymnast Alice D'Amato may be an all-around event star but she's just focused on staying healthy ahead of Paris 2024. Champion gymnast Simone Biles talks 'marriage, WAG life with Taylor Swift, and the Paris Olympics' with Vanity Fair. Tahitian surfer Kauli Vaast makes a fashion statement with the house of Dior ahead of Paris 2024. The Athletic: Is Novak Djokovic the 'GOAT' of tennis? Get yourself a Meta Avatar of tennis and Tokyo 2020 star Naomi Osaka! |
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