Guillaume Cizeron, everybody...
Dominic Thiem has a stop in Norway.
Pat Burgener goes for a ride.
Kevin Aymoz visits the 'Big Apple'.
Serena Williams gets ready.
A Look At Olympic Sports Athletes In The News
Esquire Australiaâ: Tennis star Alex de Minaur "is the real deal".
Is new Australian Open tennis champion Jannik Sinner the long-awaited 'successor to the 'Big Three''?
How have Conchita Martinez and Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario "raised the bar" for tennis in Spain? Who are the 'most successful (badminton) players in Indonesia Masters history? Team China's Zheng Si Wie and Huang Ya Qiong... Olympic golfers Justin Thomas, Mackenzie Hughes, and Seamus Power make the cut of 16 for the PGA TOUR's 2024 Advisory Council. Canadian ice dancer Meghan Duhamel has a definite opinion on Team Russia retaining a podium position from Beijing 2022's controversial team figure skating event. Meanwhile, some now-gold medalist Team USA figure skaters stopped by the Today show to talk delayed satisfaction, and more. YouTubeâ: What was the start of the this season like for biathlete Sturla Holm Laegreid? "It's an odd place to be", says windsurfer Sam Sills as he enters a world championships with Olympic qualification already secured. Teams Ireland and Argentina made emphatic statements in the World Rugby Sevens Series stop last weekend, as the Olympic picture gets more competitive. FEI: Team Denmark's Thea Bech "is achieving great things with partner Dionisos" in equestrian dressage. Can skateboarder Chloe Covell become Team Australia's youngest-ever gold medalist with a Paris 2024 win this summer? Canoe slalom Olympic champions Jessica Fox and Jiri Prskavec look right on form to defend as the 2024 season opens. A world championship podium finish last year propelled beach volleyballers David Ahman and Jonantan Hellvig to prime recognition as Sweden's 'Team of the Year'. Will Team Netherlands be able to remain ranked number one after the women's water polo worlds soon? 19-year-old Viola Leauchter's experience with helping Team Germany to a successful sixth-place finish at the recent women's World Handball Championship was heightened by a 'Best Young Player' award. Hammer thrower Krisztian Pars takes his place at the Museum of World Athletics while World Athletics looks back at his championship career. German Oliver Zeidler is World Rowing's 'Men's Crew of the Year' for 2023. International Gymnast: Team Finland's Robert Kirmes "plans to fight for the last chance to qualify" for the Olympics this summer. Emerging senior-level gymnast Sabrina Maneca-Voinea has 'big expectations for 2024'. Olympics: Get to know snowboarder Siddhartha Ullah, who 'wants to support the sport to be more reflective of the world'. Will swimmer Tom Dean's Tokyo 2020 gold give him an advantageous aura at Paris 2024? Star swimmers Ariarne Titmus and Kaylee McKeown lead the uproar in Australia against the IOC's new rule limiting Olympic Village over-stays. Rising star Megan Gustafson's debut with Team Spain will be super-charged with Olympic basketball qualification on the line. The 'feeling of losing control' prompted retirement for basketball star Ricky Rubio. The Athletic checks in.
Who Are New Names In Olympic Sports Worth Keeping An Eye On?
With Milano Cortina 2026 dreams, snowboarder Zion Bethonico makes history for Team Brazil at the Winter Youth Olympics.
Can Team Denmark youth curlers Jacob and Katrine Schmidt 'follow in the footsteps of both their parents' and make it to a Winter Olympics?
Happy Holidays Everyone!*Get To Know Olympic Sports Athletes Through Recent News
Runners Faith Kipyegon, Kelvin Kiptum & Tigist Assefa, sprinter Noah Lyles, triple jumper Yulimar Rojas, and pole vaulter Armand Duplantis are the 'Athletes of the Year' for World Athletics in 2023.
(p.s. Noah Lyles has some thoughts...)
Meanwhile, Olympics features Ethiopian-Dutch running star Sifan Hassan, whose 'rollercoaster life' has proven to her to not give up. Team Great Britain's Olympic heptathlon champion Denise Lewis now gets to run UK Athletics. Lena Haecki-Gross answers 'five burning questions' for Biathlon World, and shares 'some special things'. Both Team Netherlands and Team Hungary face a daunting task to defend their respective water polo world championships next year. Olympians Oliver Zeidler, Francesco Fossi, Caryn Davies, Imogen Grant, and Emily Craig lead the 2023 World Rowing Awards. How did Athens 2004 rower Kathy Johnson transition from elite athlete to elite marketer? Figure skating: Who will win the 2024 ISU Skating Awards? Voting is open until January 7th... World Sailing looks at seven stars 'who went on to win big' after youth world championships success. Team France's Ramatou Ouedraogo has a 'big future ahead' in equestrian jumping. The International Weightlifting Federations doubles down on its commitment to refugee athletes. Marta Kropko may be a relative newcomer to elite triathlon, but Paris 2024 may really be on the horizon. South Koreans Seo Sung Jae and An Se Young headlined the badminton 2023 'Player of the Year' awards. "My dream has finally happened." Team Cuba London 2012 taekwondo medalist Robelis Despaigne is now officially a UFC fighter. Injuries finally take their toll on judoka Gemma Howell, retiring double Olympian after a landmark career. "I apologize for what I did". Belgian cyclist Max Van Gils accepts punishment for his road race transgression against rival Georgios Bouglas. Chef de Mission: Tokyo 2020 road cyclist Masomah Ali Zada gets a big Refugee Team role for Paris 2024. A look back: Women's rugby sevens veterans reflect on Dubai experiences in early days vs today. Snowboarder Julie Zogg aims to show she 'still has what it takes to stay at the top' after a multi-front successful prior season. Tennis stars Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz score a promotional event deal with Netflix in Las Vegas. How did Team Japan score a recent landmark upset win over co-host Team Denmark at the Handball Women's World Championship? Who will be United World Wrestling's 'Wrestlers of the Year' for 2023? Kaysha Love is doing a pretty good job of transferring from push to drive in bobsled this season. "I can't say winning the worlds didn't change my life." Archer Marie Horackova reflects on a historic win. Team Switzerland's Alpine skiing stars Marco Odermatt and Laura Gut-Behrami headlined the winners at the 2023 Swiss Sports Awards.
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