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A Little Roundup 04.01.24

4/1/2024

 

Catch Up On Olympic Sports Athletes In Recent Features

Charlize Moerz once thought she didn't have a chance to qualify for Paris 2024, but the gymnast has done it, and early, too.

Kunstturnerin Charlize Mörz feierte am Sonntag in Baku in Aserbaidschan ihren ersten Weltcupsieg. Die 18-jährige Mattersburgerin qualifizierte sich damit für die Olympischen Spiele in Paris. https://t.co/oioEyM6gRF

— ORF Burgenland (@ORFBurgenland) March 10, 2024
What has life been like over the past years for Ukrainian Atlanta 1996 gymnastics champion Lilia Podkopaeva? (in Ukrainian)

Off the Podium podcast asks Australian sport climber Oceania Mackenzie what to expect in Paris this summer, and more.

Australian Michael Hooper is the latest rugby star to try his hand at sevens with an aim at Paris 2024.

Middle blocker Agnieszka Korneluk shares the 'aspirations' of Team Poland this summer in women's volleyball at Paris 2024 with Volleyball World.

Tennis champion Roger Federer heads to college this summer, as a commencement speaker.

Some of Team Great Britain's top track & field Olympic hopefuls get a spotlight in a new documentary.

Citius Magazine talks 2024 mindset...and world record goals...with sprinter Shericka Jackson.

Middle-dstance runner Georgia Despollaris still has an eye for soccer despite track getting her time now. (in Greek)

NCAA: Track & field legend Jackie Joyner-Kersee talks 'lessons learned on the way to athletic dominance'.

Javelin champion Neeraj Chopra is headed to almost-mythological status at home in India if he can repeat an Olympic gold medal win.

Hurdler Sarah Lavin offers the next generation some inspiration with a visit to a primary school back home in Limerick.

Sprint hurdles champion Colin Jackson has high hopes that Paris 2024 is a fruitful one for Team Great Britain's track & field stars.

Tokyo 2020 sprint champion Marcell Jacobs hopes "radical change" in training will prove doubters wrong.

Adele Nicoll's drive to "be a professional athlete" kickstarted during the Covid-19 pandemic and has her on the cusp on being both a bobsled and shot put Olympian.

Bobsledder Cynthia Appiah highlights the financial stress many athletes are under as they target elite sporting careers and Olympic ambitions.

Track cyclist Anna Meares chats with water polo player and fellow Olympian Rowie Webster on her new role as chef-de-mission for Team Australia at Paris 2024.

Team Ireland boxer Amy Broadhurst looks across the sea for options to compete at Paris 2024.

Refugee taekwondo star Kimia Alizadeh's saga away from Iran continues with a move toward Bulgaria.

What are NBC Sports' 'top ten moments in Olympic soccer history'?

Team GB looks at kayaker Joe Clarke's 'secret to success' in Olympic paddling.

Is Canadian curling great Brad Gushue treating the current worlds and this season as his last?

Olympics: Get to know Paris 2024 skateboarding aspirant, 14-year-old Lily Erickson.

A 'heart-to-heart' conversation led Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes to reunite as beach volleyball partners, and toward Paris 2024 as top contenders.

So...what's that I hear about an injury to beach volleyball star Andy Mol? He has an update...

Equestrian Andrew Hoy has 'no intention of slowing down anytime soon' despite approaching a ninth Olympics this summer.

Team Great Britain's sports shooter Amber Rutter may be expecting a baby this month, but still targets Paris 2024 competition.

Norwegian triathlon stars Kristian Blummenfelt and Gustav Iden have varying approaches to a 2024 season 'filled with anticipation and expectation'.

Naoki Mizunuma and Katsuhiro Matsumoto are set to lead Team Japan in swimming at Paris 2024.

How does star swimmer Siobhan Haughey keep 'floating above the pressure'?

Marco Odermatt and Laura Gut-Behrami topped the top earners lists in Alpine skiing this season.

What's in the future for Emilien Jacquelin as he reflects on an up-and-down season with Biathlon World.

Wait...didn't Australian basketball star Lauren Jackson retire...twice?

​Los Angeles Times: Retired Team USA star Sue Bird 'is still not used to being described as a retired basketball player'.
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Let's Get Social 03.29.24

3/29/2024

 

What Have Olympic Sports Stars Been Up To On Social Media?

Pablo Martinez puts his workout in technicolor.
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Harry McNulty makes a lift.
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Emil Iversen has a training pal.
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Stefan Kraft does apres-ski in style.
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Jack Woolley has a very Paris photoshoot.
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Let's Get Social 03.22.24

3/22/2024

 

Olympic Sports Athletes' Social Media Highlights

Aurelien Giraud poses for Numero​.
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Rebeca Andrade goes black for swimwear.
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Robbie Manson lets it hang in Tawa.
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Hello, Alica Schmidt!
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Venus Williams turns it up with heels.
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A Little Roundup 03.21.24

3/21/2024

 

A Look At Olympic Sports Athletes In The News

Can Danish canoe marathon champion Mads Brandt Pedersen successfully make a switch to Olympic canoe sprinting?

□️ “I’m training with a lot more high intensity now."

Mads Pedersen has spent the European winter in Australia in his bid for a place at the Olympics □□

Check out what the Danish paddler had to say in the latest episode of our Planet Canoe Podcast □️□ https://t.co/RmDSYL7wzu

— Everything canoe, kayak, and SUP (@PlanetCanoe) March 18, 2024
Is an Olympic medal on tennis star Coco Gauff's vision board, er...note? You bet.

What are some of Team Canada's favorite Team Canada moments?

World Aquatics goes 'inside the minds' of Martina Terre and Unai Aguirre to learn more about top water polo goalkeeping philosophies.

Former junior champion Tomoka Miyazaki's breakthrough senior-level world tour win has the badminton rising star hopeful for bigger things to come.

Meanwhile, Spanish badminton champion Carolina Marin is still 'a force to be reckoned with' despite recent injury setbacks.

Could NBA star Donte di Vincenzo suit up for Team Italy basketball?

Check out Team Brazil gymnast Rebeca Andrade in miniature form!

Get to know open water swimmer Marc-Antoine Olivier in the latest Extraterrien podcast. (in French)

Seven straight Olympics isn't in the cards for star sports shooter Kim Rhodes, but does Los Angeles 2028 beckon for 'the most successful female shooter in Olympic history'?

American cross-country skiing star Jessie Diggins sees an "incredible" end to the world cup season with two Crystal Globes.

Jose Larocca may be 55-years-old, but the 'honored equestrian athlete' still has Olympic ambitions.

Fiji-born Eileen Cikamatana is Team Australia's 'new Olympic Amazon'.

Team Ireland's long sprinter Sharlene Mawdsley missed out on Tokyo 2020...which just spurred 'resilience'.

"The Olympics is basically an expression of who you are as an athlete." Triathlete Kenji Nener has hopes to breakthrough with Paris 2024 qualification for Team Japan.

Who are the current leading skateboarders in the Olympic Qualifier Series rankings before the last two stops later this spring?

Can Sofia Raffaeli withstand the 'intriguing challenge' from a slew of fellow elite rhythmic gymnasts at the first real Olympic season test?

Play True Award: Triple skeleton Olympian Ben Sandford honored for his career 'contributions to the anti-doping movement'.

​Which PanAmerican rowers found success at the latest Olympic regatta last week?

IJF's 'The Olympic Champions' series returns with a look at Moscow 1980 champion judoka Robert Van De Walle of Belgium.

How have recent weeks affected the current world rankings in field hockey?

Road and mountain bike cyclist Peter Sagan's road to Paris 2024 gets trickier after more heart concerns.

How is Cody Simpson balancing the demands of elite swimming Paris 2024 hopes with a music career?

​Team Zimbabwe's retired Rio 2016 swimmer Sean Gunn talks Olympics, competition, and coming out as LGBT with Outsports.

An Olympian comes out as gay. https://t.co/uqHZiHoLH2

— Outsports (@outsports) March 18, 2024

A Little Roundup 03.07.24

3/7/2024

 

Getting To Know Olympic Sports Athletes Through Recent News Features

"It's so amazing." Cross-country skier Krista Parmakoski relishes a long-awaited World Cup victory in front of a home crowd.

â–¡ Krista Parmakoski Suuren mestarittaren paluu! â–¡What an AMAZING day for Finland. â–¡â–¡ #fiscrosscountry #worldcup #hero #finland #comeback #distance #wintersports #lahti pic.twitter.com/n44LTbuenZ

— FIS Cross-Country (@FISCrossCountry) March 2, 2024
Biathletes Simon Eder and Leni Haeki-Gross get roles on the IBU Athletes' Commission for four years.

SI.com: NBA and Olympic basketball star LeBron James 'keeps on adding to the record books'.

FIBA looks back at the U19 heroics of college basketball history-making star Caitlin Clark.

Modern pentathlete Michelle Gulyas sees a pretty remarkable 2023 season on some level as "terrible".

Team Ireland gymnast Rhys McClenaghan, boxer Kellie Harrington, and swimmer Daniel Wiffen visit The Late Late Show to talk Paris 2024 goals.

Swimmers Rodolfo Falcon and Alberto and Alfonso Enrique Mestre are forging their own elite competitive careers following noted family lineage.

Tyla King, Ilona Maher, Sharni Smale, and Chloe Pelle headline the highlights of last weekend's rugby sevens stop in Los Angeles.

Team New Zealand canoe star Lisa Carrington adds more accolades to her resume to start 2024.

World Triathlon takes a look at the 'path to Paris' for Australian Matthew Hauser.

Will golfer Patty Tavantanakit make it to a second Olympics after a strong 2024 start?

Olympics: It was 'a mix of delight and disbelief' for Spaniard Danny Leon as he took a surprise key win on the World Skate Tour stop last weekend.

Get to know Team Venezuela's landmark equestrian dressage rider Patricia Ferrando.

Boris Vain continues making history for Team Monaco in bobsled despite the retirement of long-time partner Rudy Rinaldi.

FIFA.com: Soccer star Aitana Bonmati is 'trying to make a point to savor each moment'.

Did you know that diver Tom Daley is a children's book author?

UCI: Road cyclist Lotte Kopecky is 'apparently inexhaustible'.

The IIHF takes a look at '10 inspiring women' in ice hockey.

Vogue: It's game, set, and cover story for tennis star Coco Gauff.

Meanwhile...what does tennis great Serena Williams think of not playing at Paris 2024?

Weightlifters Parisa Jahanfekrian, Aline de Souza, Monique Araujo, and Addriel Garcia are the IWF Refugee Team for 2024.

​Sprint hurdler Sarah Lavin now has eyes on a 'major medal' after a strong world indoors performance.

Team Uruguay's Marcos Sarraute talks with ​Galeria about his journey to elite rowing from an un-athletic begining, and much more. (in Spanish, subscription)
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