The Nathan Chen - Yuzuru Hanyu duel is the marquee event at the World Figure Skating Championships this week. Who has the edge?

Meanwhile, get to know Anna Shcherbakova - and her jumps - as she heads to the ladies' finals in the lead.

Indian table tennis player Sathiyan Gnanaseskaran reaches Tokyo 2020, completing a comeback from Rio 2016 qualification heartbreak and a deep personal loss.

"Sexism isn't a women's issue, any more than racism is a Black issue." Tennis champion Venus Williams opens up for Vogue in a personal op-ed.

More tennis: count Simona Halep as another star looking for Olympic success this year.

Champion biathlete from Germany Arnd Peiffer announces his retirement.

Field hockey: Great Britain's top Olympic scorer Ashley Jackson "steps away" from the team.

For Chinese Taipei boxer Chen Nien-Chin, success at the Olympics will be another in a career of challenges to overcome.

Tokyo 2020-bound sport climbing star Adam Ondra chats with El Capitan-free solo star Alex Honnold.

Congratulations to New Zealand's Olympic sports athletes who were recognized by the ISPS Handa Halberg Awards for a decade of excellence, including rowers Hamish Bond & Eric Murray and Nathan Cohen & Jason Sullivan, golfer Lydia Ko, and canoeist Lisa Carrington.

The Irish Field (paywall): Equestrian Cian O'Connor finds success with his partner horse, Kilkenny.

More Ireland: Arthur Lanigan-O'Keefe maintains a composure over what he can control as he approaches the start of his modern pentathlon season.

Olympic 49er sailor Pawel Kolodinski is in the thick of competition again and targeting Tokyo 2020, after a long recovery from a broken leg.

Yukiko Ueno, Yamada Eri, and Yukiyo Meno - all holdovers from the gold medal-winning team 13 years ago at Beijing 2008 - named to Japan's softball team for Tokyo 2020.

Get to know Laurent Dubreuil, recent speed skating world champion, who has finally channeled family experience in the sport into elite success.

Sweden's women's handball team went from 11th at last year's world championships to an impressive qualification this past weekend. It took a new approach with a younger team to do it.
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R.I.P. to two-time Olympic snowboarder Julie Pomagalski of France, who passed away at age 40 after an avalanche accident.

And, Barcelona 1992 champion judoka Toshihiko Koga passes away at age 53, after a long battle with illness.

Weightlifter Yulduz Jumabayeva gets a hero's reception in Turkmenistan for a belated gold medal award.

​Fredrik Samuelsson leads a community of decathletes and heptathletes in a campaign to preserve combined events' place in athleteics.

Contribute your thoughts on World Athletics growth in their landmark survey.
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Passionate about motherhood not impeding opportunities, former Olympic runner Alysia Montano launches "&Mother", to help support professional athletes.

​Even more Ireland: Relive Irish legend Eamonn Coghlan's rise to elite running, via key development in the United States, courtesy of Buzz.ie.

A very happy 30th birthday, indeed, as alpine skier Alexis Pinturault wins both the overall World Cup and giant slalom titles this weekend. Petra Vlhova is the women's first Slovakian overall winner. Congrats!

It's three in a row for the 2021 Nordic Combined overall World Cup winner, Jarl Magnus Riiber.

Alexandra Escobar leads a talented group of Ecuadorian female weightlifters with Olympic dreams ahead of the Pan American Championships next month. (in Spanish)

New Zealand boxing gets a boost as heavyweight David Nyika, recently turned professional last month, is officially selected for Tokyo 2020.

The Olympic Channel: gymnast Larisa Iordache, back last year from injury setback, is determined for an Olympic return.

Missing the birth of his first child might be worth it if Ryan Seaton can qualify for his third Olympics in 49er sailing this week.

With Olympic qualification secured, Daria Dimitrieva shares how Team Russia's women's handball is determined to repeat as gold medalists.

Yang Jiayu continues China's recent dominance in women's race walking with a world record race, bettering the previous mark by 49 seconds.

After a setback of a year in 2019, veteran heptathlete Anouk Vetter is back on track to tackle Olympic qualification this spring.

R.I.P., Katherine Diaz Hernandez, Olympic-hopeful surfer who passed away in a freak lightning accident.

Nevin Harrison: though she may be a world champion, she's only 18, and has only raced once in the last two years...but she's earned her way onto Team USA's canoeing team.

Meet Alicia Lucas, Australian gold medalist from Rio 2016 in rugby sevens, in the latest Female Athlete Project podcast. She's 'Quirky'!

Tokyo 2020 profiles Cat Osterman, star player for Team USA softball, who's come out of retirement for another go at Olympic gold.

For swimming champion Adam Peaty, it "isn't just about winning, it's about dominating" as he looks to the Tokyo Olympics.

Washington Times: Meet Jason Kozeniesky, Team USA shooter working toward his second Olympics. Can he win the USA's first gold in air rifle?

Find out "Ten Things Rafael Nadal Can't Live Without" along with GQ.

Giorgio Di Bonaventura: 3x3  basketball player can make moves off the court, too, as a contestant on Italy's dating show "Uominni e Donne".

Team USA's Kallie Humphries makes history as she wins a fourth women's world bobsled championship this weekend. Her brakewoman was Lolo Jones, who also has previous world titles of her own - as a track athlete, in indoor hurdling. And on the next day, Germany continued its dominance, sweeping the men's two-man event, after taking the silver and bronze in the women's. The German sweep was led by Francesco Friedrich's tenth world title, a new championship record.

Natalie Geisenberger, with her eighth overall title, is the star of the show at the Luge World Cup's final stop in St. Moritz.

"My last two Olympics have been horrible experiences and I would like this one to be joyful". Short track speed skaterElise Christie shares with The Times her view on her career struggles as Beijing 2022 nears. (paid access)

Surfer Sally Fitzgibbons is the covergirl feature subject for Australia's Women's Health. 

​Here's a look at five athletes looking to complete unique doubles, competing at both the Tokyo Summer Games and the Beijing Winter Games coming up, including taekwondo star Pita Taufatofua who's already contested cross-country at Pyeongchang 2018. Other combinations include across cycling & speed skating and track and field & bobsled.

Sarah Davies: the chairwoman of the IWF's Athletes Commission details more governance problems for weightlifting. TL;DR: It's not good.

Cat Osterman: a softball legend plans for Tokyo 2020 to be a key part of her swan song season in 2021.

Tokyo 2020 also looks at Callum Hawkins, Team GB marathoner eager to upgrade his two fourth-place finishes at the world championships and put past race disappointment behind at the Tokyo Games.

Meet the Gerken Schofield sibling trio that can make history for Team Great Britain as freestyle skiing teammates at Beijing 2022.

Can middle-distance stars Wesley Vazquez and Ryan Sanchez bring milestone glory for Puerto Rico in the 800 meters at Tokyo 2020?

​Could U.S. football star Tyreek Hill make it to the Olympics as a sprinter?
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The Olympic Channel gets to know Italian Dominik Paris...herdsman, father, heavy metal singer...and world-class alpine skier.

Take a peek inside Serena Williams' Florida home.

R.I.P. to boxing champion, and Team USA's Montreal 1976 light heavyweight gold medalist, Leon Spinks. The champ was 67.

And more mourning for USA gymnastics great Dianne Durham who passed at 52 last week. Durham had made history in 1983 as the first African-American gymnastics national all-around champion.

"World's Greatest Athlete" Kevin Mayer speaks with Olympic.org on goals for Tokyo 2020, Japanese culture, his world record, and much more.

Tamyra Mensah-Stock defeats Adeline Gray in a rare marquee matchup, and previews what is sure to be a tough Olympic trials for the lone 76kg spot in women's wrestling.

Race walkers Damian Blocki and Alana Barber have unique challenges in this pandemic: maintaining an enforced long-distance relationship while still each striving for Tokyo 2020.

Steeplechaser Emma Coburn is the latest profile on The Olympic Channel's podcast, sharing thoughts on her 2021 outlook, the new Athletics Association, and more.

Cold Water: Australian soccer star Steph Catley tells the The Sydney Morning Herald her reservations on seeing the Olympics happen this year, given the current state of the pandemic.

Ever want to see a 300lb+ bodybuilder try gymnastics? Let Nile Wilson show you the training.

Canadian Cynthia Appiah strives to represent her community in sport, as she pushes through barriers as a bobsled pilot.

More Canada: Sara Groenewegen is aiming for softball success at Tokyo 2020, after overcoming a coma in the run-up to qualification.

Kamila Stormowska opens up to isu.org on her recent struggles with focus and motivation, as she looks to "have fun" with her short track speed skating.

The Olympic Channel asks Willy Hernangomez what the secret to Spanish success in basketball is.

Multiple-time world and European medalist Damian Quintero sees an Olympic medal as the "jewel in the crown" to his career in karate.

Need some heartwarming news these days? CNN's latest "African Voices" includes a look at Ugandan boxer Hellen Baleke's work to empower women in her community through her sport and trade.

Rugby sevens player Camille Grassineau offers tips to fellow athletes on training in warmer weather.

Jessie Diggans becomes not just the first American, but the first non-European to win the prestigious Tour de Ski. (Thanks, Norway!)

Erin go Bragh! It's not often that Ireland is mentioned in elite winter sports. Congratulations to Thomas Maloney Westgaard's cross-country success this weekend.

Mondo Duplantis makes the cover of Cafe magazine for a wide-ranging interview on sports usccess, family, golf, and more.

Middle-distance runner Halimah Nakaayi shares with Spikes her rise from a "small village" upbringing to world champion.

Laetitia Guapo has her eyes set on proving her #1 ranking in 3x3 basketball at Tokyo 2020.

One trend that 2020's pandemic lockdowns have caused is a disruption in local training options. Suddenly, more U.S. water polo players take to overseas opportunities to find competition.

​Table tennis...the new bookie's favorite?

​Amanda Chidester and Anissa Urtez are an Athletes United couple, but will be rivals on the softball pitch at Tokyo 2020.

After 91 World Cup podium finishes and 63 wins across ten straight years, freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury is sitting out the start of this season to recover from injury.

Take a look at a short track speedskater's weekly regimen, through the eyes of Slovakian Petra Rusnakova.

​Karl Geiger isn't just this year's Ski Flying World Champion...he's also a new dad.

Dissension rising in Australian field hockey?

​Can Team USA make it out of last place at their next Handball World Championship appearance next year, and showcase the sport to potential U.S. fans?