What Have The Stars Of Olympic Sports Been Up To Via Social Media?
Noah Lyles hangs out in L.A....
Kelly Curtis shows off her bump, professionally.
Congrats, Sive Brassil!
Gus Kenworthy soaks up the, um, limelight.
Loena Hendrickx celebrates a birthday.
A Look At Olympic Sports Stars In The News
Team Ukraine's Viktoriia Us shares thoughts on qualifying for her third Summer Games for Team Ukraine, but now in three canoeing disciplines. (in Ukrainian)
Ondrej Perusic and David Schweiner receive a hero's welcome as the new beach volleyball world champions return to Czechia.
For Team Chile's Francisca Irazoqui and Montserrat Obon, 'the anticipation is palpable' for a home FIH (field) Hockey Women's Junior World Cup later this year. Team Dominican Republic's women's volleyball squad receives a special congratulations from Thomas Bach for its recent Paris 2024 qualification. Olympics: According to surfer Leandro Usuna, 'joy is the most important ingredient for success'. Beijing 2022 medalist Jaclyn Narracott needs "a break" from skeleton as a busy start to 2024 looms. Former Team Canada junior national Travis Dermott makes his own pride support statement on the ice, despite National Hockey League thinking. Is it time to start thinking about NBA superstar and Olympic champion LeBron James' retirement? âWhat to make of the story behind a 'private consensual encounter' of Olympic basketball champion Dwight Howard's? Queertyâ: More insight on Matthew Mitcham's demons as the champion diver's marriage gets the confessional spotlight in SAS Australia promos. Team Great Britain's diver Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix is ready to tackle 'issues with body image' in sport. Olympians Rory McIlroy (golf) and Anthony Joshua (boxing) join other sports stars in a Formula One racing team investment. Can one of Team Ecuador's boxers fulfill former champion Ytalo Perea's faith in their potential for another rare Ecuadorian Pan American title? (in Spanish) Los Angeles 984 gymnastics hero Mary Lou Retton is taking "baby steps" in her recovery from a critical bout of pneumonia. Dorian Connix admits to World Triathlon that he wasn't all on board with his ultimately-successful season-long plan to claim a triathlon world title. Seeing taekwondo as a"smart sport", Ho-jun Jin looks to 'head games' to keep sharp ahead of Paris 2024. Camilla Gomes heads into Santiago 2023's Pan American trampoline competition with new confidence after a historic season. "One move at a time" was key to Jesse Gruper's gold - and Paris 2024 qualification - in sport climbing. Mathias Thyrri and Amalie Magalund "wanted it" and got it: a key match win that underscored the current mixed doubles strength in Denmark currently. With her mother now honored with a Nobel Prize in medicine, is double Olympic champion rower Susan Francia the most accomplished in her own family? "It's a tremendous opportunity that Panam Sports is giving us." Modern pentathlete Sophia Hernandez is grateful to compete, even though under a neutral flag. Could a pair of hammer throwers actually be the leaders of Team Canada in Paris 2024 athletics? "To become Olympic champion is so good." Team Greece's Ilias Iliadis is the latest judoka to feature in IJF's 'Olympic Champions' interview series. More Team Greece: Champion weightlifter Pyrros Dimas gets a new lead role with Mediterranean Weightlifting Confederation. Kaylee McKeown and Qin Haiyang are World Aquatics' 'Swimmers of the Year' for 2023. Kathrine Heindahl and Team Denmark eye bigger results this time as Denmark hosts handball's FIH Women's Championship for third time later this year. FIL takes a look at Olympic luger Yong Lee's successful transition from sport to politics in South Korea. Get a preview of a feature portrait on Alpine skier Lucas Braathen - 'the world's best slalom racer' - in The A Magazine. (in Norwegian) All eyes are on stars Marco Odermatt and Mikaela Shiffrin as the new Alpine skiing season is set to begin. Double Olympic medalist and soccer superstar Neymar joins other sports celebrities in a new menswear line debut from the celebrity Kardashian family.
Olympic Sports Athletes Away From Competition...
Ancuta Bodnar has some fake friends.
Birk Ruud works - and plays - on the beach.
Liudmilla Luzan reboots.
Mihai Pacioianu gets pensive on a rock...
Taylor Fritz works the catwalk.
Which Olympic Sports Athletes Are In The News?
Atlanta 1996 boxing champion Wladimir Klitschko joins his brother Vitali and other sports stars - including skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych, weightlifter Matthias Steiner, and fencer Britta Heidemann - and at the BILD 100 event supporting Ukraine. (in German)
Boxer Kellie Harrington offers apologies for 'controversial immigration comments' through social media.
Now the 'world's strongest man' for longer than anyone else in history, will Lasha Talakhadze also win a (shared) record of Olympic weightlifting titles? Diver Tom Daley went asymmetrical on the red carpet at the Vogue World event in London. Get a sneak peek at pole vaulter's fall/winter 2023 style with Eton...and click the link for an interview on his training, fashion sense, and more. Wayne Pinnock, Tajay Gayle, and Carey McLeod are carrying an unprecedented flag for Team Jamaica in the long jump. Heptathletes Anna Hall and Jackie Joyner-Kersee have a conversation through Citius. Retired sprinter Daniel Bailey looks to push forward a new generation through a new track club back home in Antigua. âTeam Australia long sprinting great Cathy Freeman gets a unique honor at Sydney Olympic Park. Tennis great Andy Murray has an emotional win for his grandmother in Davis Cup competition. Yorick de Groot wants 'to go as far as possible' in the beach volleyball worlds next month with partner Stefan Boermans after injury derailed his potential championship debut last year. Deadspin: Beijing 2008 basketball gold medalist Dwight Howard 'is still salty as hell' as he entertains Team USA (pipe) dreams. NBC Sportsâ: Team USA basketball star Elena Delle Donne 'is back and better than ever'. Team Canada's men 'cashed in on its promise' with its FIBA Basketball World Cup bronze medal performance this summer. Meanwhile, Rose Gold looks at how Patty Mills motivated his teammates to finally win an Olympic medal for Team Australia's men in Tokyo. More Team Australia as retired Andrew Bogut has thoughts on whether current NBA star Ben Simmons should again 'tease' a national basketball team return. Team Lithuania's Mindaugas Kuzminskas used a basketball to drive funding support for Ukraine. (in Ukrainian) Cross-country skier Jessie Diggins opens up on mental struggles and healthy eating challenges. Road cycling great Mark Cavendish has been making the training rounds in preparation for his return to tour competition in his last (?) season. Team Ecuador checks in with Pan American Games-bound sport shooter Marina Perez, who sees herself as her "strongest rival". (in Spanish) Swimming champion Ariarne Titmus reveals recent treatment for benign tumors. Meanwhile, fellow Aussie swimmer has given herself a 'Shrek' of a nickname during pregnancy. Swimmer Chad le Clos makes the cover of GQ South Africa's latest 'wealth' edition. "I definitely paid a heavy price for the success I've had in my skiing career". Alpine star Lindsey Vonn recounts the injuries she still reckons with after retirement. The resignation of Team Spain's soccer chief? 'Not enough', says the World Cup champion women. Can Anuoluwapo Opeyori break Team Nigeria's 'jinx' in Olympic badminton qualifying? Ashley Sessa is a field hockey player to watch as she dedicates a year away from school to help Team USA make it to Paris 2024. â Olympics: Wrestler Chance Marsteller 'is back on track towards an Olympic dream' after fighting against drug addiction. With a possible Paris 2024 berth on the horizon, is two-time Olympic medalist Helen Maroulis "just getting started"? Get to know Iris Hajda, a 10-year-old BMX racer with Olympic-sized dreams for Team Great Britain. "I am there to be prepared and do my best." Team Canada's Ava Stewart is ready for her World Artistics Gymnastics Championships debut next month. Never Stop: Federica Cesarini and Valentina Rodini's rowing 'story of a boat and a gold medal' gets the comic art treatment. (in Italian) How well did the recent rowing world championships show Team Great Britain's Paris 2024 strength? Snowboarder Eva Adamcykova gears up for a turn on the dance floor. (In Czech) A Look At Olympic Sports Athletes In Featured News
Rio 2016 Olympic champion Oleg Vernaiev celebrates his gymnastics return after suspension since 2020. (in Ukrainian)
"My job is to support Ukrainian athletes and Ukrainian sport on the international stage." Pole vault legend Sergey Bubka defends his own name and legacy.
Gymnast Sebastian Gawronski tells International Gymnast that the vault likely presents his best chance for Paris 2024 qualification. Snubbed from Team Australia's upcoming world championship team, gymnast Heath Thorpe finds his way in, as a journalist. Meanwhile, fellow gymnast Rhys McClenaghan shares what 'an Olympian's rest day' looks like. And even more gymnastics as U.S. champion Asher Hong is determined that Team USA is "shooting for that podium" at the upcoming worlds. Maria Erdi's ILCA 6 gold medal at the recent World Sailing Championships 'proved the value of hard work and determination'. Retired judokas Paula Pareto and Travis Stevens are 'transforming the future of judo' as coaches and role models in their respective countries. Champion swimmer Kirsty Coventry retains her key position as sports minister in Zimbabwe. How does badminton star Tai Tzu Ying prepare for matches without watching video analysis? Soccer star Neymar is the one to finally break fellow great Pele's Team Brazil goal record. Will we see a 41-year-old Novak Djokovic at Los Angeles 2028's tennis competition? The New York Times: New U.S. Open tennis champ Coco Gauff is 'ready for the headiest levels of fame'. Was it the 'Olympic spirit' that lifted Tokyo 2020 medalist Viktorija Golubic to her first tennis title in over two years? The Red Bulletin: Tokyo 2020 surfer Caroline Marks is 'in it to win it'. Team Japan's women look 'set for a medal feast' at the upcoming World Wrestling Championships. Can Vasco Villaca, Leo Bergere, or Dorian Connix challenge Alex Yee and Hayden Wilde for the men's triathlon Championship Finals title? Who are some of the rare combo of scullers and sweepers in rowing? How did Dennis Schroeder and Team Germany win its remarkable FIBA Basketball World Cup title? Speaking of which...will NBA superstar LeBron James - and fellow stars - come to Team USA's basketball rescue after its disappointing world cup run? Janja Garnbret breaks open the 'taboo' topic of eating disorders within sport climbing with Olympics. Biathlon great Martin Fourcade "knew people would love" his Nordic Festival that recently attracted over 30,000 fans. Quadruple Olympic bobsled medalist Erich Schaerer named as the 'first ambassador for Swiss Bobsled'. Water polo star Ashleigh Johnson, triple jumper Christian Taylor, rugby sevens player Ilona Maher, and cross-country skier Jessie Diggins are just some of the '50 most interesting athletes' according to The FIFTY...which, by the way, features retired skeleton race Chris Soule on its staff roster... High jumper Donald Thomas may be pushing 40-years-old, but he's 'still driven to contend for medals'. Marious Schuilwerve turned a notorious training mishap into a funding opportunity, all the way to the World Weightlifting Championships. Get to know star kayaker Marcus Cooper Walz through Jot Down Sports: his start in the sport, Olympics, shooting, Saul Craviotto, and more. Will speed skater Davide Ghiotto's world championship 'inspire a new generation of Italian youngsters'? |
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