Cross-country skier William Poromaa reaches across sports to fuel a rivalry we didn't know we needed...and biathlon greats respond. (in Norwegian)

Ukrainian triple Olympian Iryna Taranenko-Terelya talks to Sport 24 about her cross-country skiing career with the Soviet Union, life after competition, and more. (in Ukrainian)

Athlete to watch: Ashley Tshanda Ongong'a is set to make history as the first African in girls' cross-country skiing at a Winter Youth Olympics this year.

"Olympics is the big one in hockey." Sean Murray has high hopes for Team Ireland at the upcoming field hockey qualification tournament.

Gymnast brothers Eddie and Kevin Penev talk 2024 season goals and the opportunity to represent Team Bulgaria with International Gymnast.

Tokyo 2020 Olympic golfer Rory McIlroy's recent comments about the presence of upstart LIV Golf is deeply telling on the concerns of the PGA Tour.

Rio 2016 rugby sevens gold medalist Ellia Green joins The LGBT Sport Podcast​ to talk trans-itioning, sport, and more.

'Humble and stylish' tennis star Grigor Dimitrov reveals a modeling campaign with Lacoste underwear.

Spanish tennis star Carlos Alcaraz has reiterated his targeting gold at Paris 2024 this summer.

Meanwhile, American tennis star Frances Tiafoe thinks a more aggressive approach will result in a big 2024 season on the court.

Badminton star PV Sindhu has 'overhauled her life' to maximize gold potential at Paris 2024.

NBC Sports: This summer, Kate Douglass hopes to be the rare Team USA female swimmer to take on six events at an Olympics.

R.I.P. to Moscow 1980 Team USA swimmer and "avid surfer" Richard Thornton...

SwimSwam's readers vote Caeleb Dressel's competition return and Summer McIntosh's Olympic gold hunt as the top 'interesting' storylines this season.

Greek swimmer Apostolos Christou hopes to finally make an Olympic final in the backstroke after two tries in 2016 and 2021. (in Greek)

Team USA swimming star Nancy Hogshead speaks up on abuse accusations against Team Canada ice dancer Nikolaj Sorensen.

"Everything has kind of returned to quote-unquote normal", as fellow ice dancer Piper Gilles returns to Canadian nationals competition after cancer treatment.

Rising road cycling star Arnaud De Lie is fresh off a breakout 2023 and is eyeing a berth on Team Belgium's Paris 2024 team.

The New York Times: Alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin looks to pop star Taylor Swift for inspiration on handling fame and success.

Two-time Olympic softball medalist Kelly Krestchman has a positive outlook on the next few years of the sport for women with Los Angeles 2028 looming.

Team Ecuador wrestler Jacqueline Mollocana's ambitions to reach - and medal at - Paris 2024 go through a Training stop in Spain. (in Spanish)

50-year-old Andy MacDonald and 13-year-old Tommy Calvert sure do make an unlikely pair of teammates on Team Great Britain's skateboarding squad.

Sailor Gordon Ingate reflects on his extraordinarily long journey to an Olympic appearance at Munich 1972 with Team Australia.

Tina Rahimi had to 'fight harder than most' to make history on Team Australia's Paris 2024 boxing team.

Long jump champion Greg Rutherford is getting 'pushed to the limit' as he prepares fro another reality TV opportunity.

Men's Health: What's the science behind Team USA sprinter Noah Lyles' speed?

Can middle-distance runner Yared Nuguse break the indoor mile world record next month?

Beijing 2008 marathoner Constantina Dita reflects on her 'greatest race' with Athletics Weekly.

London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius is released from prison on parole.

Can sprint hurdler Tobi Amusan bring glory to Team Nigeria this year after a disappointing 2023 for Nigerian sport?

Will triple jumper Hugo Francis Zango bring even more 'hope to the youth' with an Olympic title in 2024?

Double Olympic sprint medalist Christophe Lemaitre joins the Athletes Mondiaux podcast: 'the pleasure of running above all'. (in French)

Is a change in coach the key to securing a fourth Olympic medal for long sprinter Kirani James?

What are Team USA's 'key storylines' to follow for as the 2024 Olympic season unfolds?

Who were Team Great Britain Olympic athletes recognized with New Years Honors in the U.K. this year?

How has national team retirement been so far for Kim Yeon-Koung, still the 'face of Korean volleyball'.

Abigail Strate's recent World Cup success just might place ski jumping higher in awareness in Canada.

To hear his coach, Tokyo 2020 triathlon champion Kristian Blummenfelt sure seems serious about his title defense this summer.

Team Australia triathlete Matthew Hauser joins the Off the Podium podcast to talk Paris 2024 and more.

The '96 Effect (2021)
A Quick TV Review

Paired with Sisters of '96, released similarly on Peacock in 2021 ahead of the delayed Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics, The '96 Effect aims to celebrate the powerful moment in sports, particularly women's sports, that the Atlanta 1996 Games provided.

The two documentaries do share a similar feel in production - minimal staging in light of filming during the pandemic at the time, and a breeziness that belies the seriousness of the impact had.

For its part, The '96 Effect offers a look at Team USA's successes in women's gymnastics, basketball, soccer, and softball in Atlanta, buoyed by quick soundbites from an impressive roster of stars from then - gymnasts Shannon Miller, Amanda Borden, and Dominique Dawes, basketball players Lisa Leslie, Sheryl Swoopes, and Dawn Staley, soccer stars Mia Hamm, Shannon MacMillan, Julie Foudy, Joy Fawcett, Briana Scurry, and Kristine Lilly, and softball-ers Dot Richardson, Lisa Fernandez, and Laura Berg. A theme of mutual admiration is certainly conveyed, as one team's success was noted by the others as motivation. 

​The '96 Effect does a good job reiterating the confluence of events that set up the Atlanta Games as the 'women's Games'. Coming 24 years after the passage of the 'Title IX' federal law that ensured equal access to sports for women in education, these were the first Games that featured women in the United States who had 'grown up' with that increased access, lending an air of competitiveness to the teams. As well, these were the first Olympics to feature both women's soccer and women's softball - luckily for the U.S., two sports where a Team USA victory was not unlikely. And, oh yeah, sports mega-marketer Nike signed its first women athletes in 1995, providing a platform of visibility just ahead of the Games not seen before.

From there, Team USA cemented an upward trajectory of dominance in all four sports, not to mention the launch of the WNBA and professional soccer.

That's all great! It's too bad then that The '96 Effect comes off much lighter than the athletes' impact. Perhaps splitting the production into three parts is probably the problem - with each chapter around only 25 minutes, there isn't enough in each to feel weight.

But on the plus side, it is fun to see the athletes comment on each other and relive 1996 for a moment. Those U.S. Games were a boon to women's sports awareness in this country. Hopefully, we'll be able to enjoy deeper looks of that in the future.

Triple Olympic champion kayaker Serheii Chukhrai speaks with Sport24.ua on Olympic memories, fleeing Ukraine amidst the current war, and more. (in Ukrainian)

Swimmers Michael Phelps, Natalie Coughlin, Kosuke Kitajima, and Grant Hackett are some of the 'legends of Fukuoka' recognized by World Aquatics during last week's World Championships.

'Ireland's swimming sensation' Daniel Wiffen joins the Off the Ball podcast to talk world championships, and going for gold at Paris 2024.

Both former world champions with 'chequered careers', Team Spain's Felipe Perrone and Team USA's Maddie Musselman are World Aquatics' water polo 'athletes of the year' for 2022.

Tennis great Serena Williams has to resort to a drone show for a gender reveal.

The Women's Sports Foundation announces its finalists for its 'Sporstwoman of the Year' awards, including multiple Olympians and Olympic sports athletes: Rayssa Leal (skateboarding), Katie Ledecky (swimming), Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (track & field), Carissa Moore (surfing), Kaori Sakamoto (figure skating), Claressa Shields (boxing), Mikaela Shiffrin (Alpine skiing), Iga Swiatek (tennis), Felice Albers (field hockey), Ally Carda (softball), Caroline Harvey (ice hockey), Sophia Smith (soccer), Maggie Steffens (water polo), and A'ja Wilson (basketball).

Speaking of figure skater Sakamoto...ISU takes a look at the 'trendsetter's' last season and what's ahead.

Tokyo 2020 skateboarder Jagger Eaton plots a return to the Olympics in his hometwon of Mesa, AZ.

Nikola Jokic isn't just an NBA basketball champion...he's also a successful (and happy) race horse owner...

Olympians Bode Miller (Alpine skiing) and Erin Jackson (speed skating) get a Special Forces assignment in reality television.

Fellow 2020 Olympian Shauna Coxsey takes her sport climbing expertise to the broadcast booth for the upcoming world championships.

"Papa, I want to see you dive in the Olympics." Tom Daley gets some successful encouragement to push for a Paris 2024 appearance.

A Montreal 1976 equestrian, Great Britain's Princess Anne tops a look back at Royals who have competed at an Olympics.

UCI: Who are freestyle park's top contenders at the upcoming World BMX Championships in Glasgow?

"I can't imagine anything more beautiful." retired biathlete Karolin Hochler adjusts to her new career as a midwife.

WNEM: Get to know 15-year-old aspiring Team USA luge athlete Chase Somers.

"It's like a shot for a new life." A reinvigorated Ugo Legrand returns to judo after a multi-year absence.

Eli Dershwitz is not just the first man to win a world sabre fencing individual title for Team USA, he's also a grandson of Holocaust survivors.

Team Estonia's Kristjan Ilves is the latest 'Live Talk' Nordic combined interview with FIS: training with Norwegians, track & field, favorite music, and more.

"Not sure it can get any better than that." Staff Sgt. Brianna Pritchard has Paris 2024 breaking dreams while serving in the U.S. Army National Guard.

Triathlete takes a look at the top contenders for Team USA next summer at Paris 2024.

Who are the top junior rowers to watch at the World Rowing U19 Championships this week?

Yahoo!: Sailor Saskia Tidey is 'putting up a fight for Olympic glory' at Paris 2024.

The New York Times gets to know USWNT's FIFA World Cup rookie Savannah DeMelo, thrust into the lineup for her 'creativity'.

Team Malaysia's men's field hockey squad hopes its "new structure of play" can boost it past its five third-place finishes at the Asian Champions Trophy event for a championship.

Norwegian Johanne Killi talks 'what it takes to make it in the high-pressure, fast-progressing world' of freestyle skiing.

Nicholas D'Amour is hoping a 'fresh mindset' powers him to improvement at the World Archey Championships following a rough season start.

Who are the 'track & field teens to watch' for Team Australia at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games?

Retired middle-distance runner Alysia Montano makes a stop in Washington, D.C. to advocate for maternal health.

Want another 'track teen' to watch? Try Team Suriname's Issamade Asinga, new U20 100m record holder.

Who are some of the new stars 'making their mark on the FIBA 3x3 pro circuit' this season?

"I want to go and learn as much as I can from these guys and hopefully go win." USA Basketball's Austin Reaves is excited to suit up for the FIBA World Cup.

Olympics.com looks at Team Ukraine diver Oleksii Sereda's 'amazing journey so far'.

Tennis player Lyudmyla Kichenok hopes her play gives fellow Ukrainians emotional lift during the Russian war against their nation.

Is new Wimbledon men's champion Carlos Alcaraz a 'mix of the Big Three'?

London 2012 boxer Oleksandr Usyk had a straightforward way to convince his children of the worth of a fight against Tyson Fury. (in Ukrainian)

Team USA rugby sevens star Ilona Maher talks 'post-Olympic blues and body image' with NBC Sports.

Who are the 10 weightlifters picked for the IWF's Athletes Direct Support Program?

And...Inside the Games offers a look at the 'hope and despair' shared across the IWF Refugee Team as select prospective weightlifters await permit fates.

Alpine skier Greta Small looks to blend the power of winter and summer sports within the Australian Olympic Committee's Athletes' Commission.

Champion swimmer Summer McIntosh talks her World Championship schedule - and her good luck charm with the CBC.

Will Antani Ivanov's missed-tests suspension be the 'death' of Team Bulgarian swimming?

Team Great Britain swimmer Tom Dean ponders a 'monster workload' at the World Aquatics Championships.

Team South Africa field a 'determined' field of athletes across all disciplines at the current World Aquatics Championships.

Volleyball World: Team Bahrain's Husain and Abbas Ehsan find 'sibling support' is key to their goals.

Gabby Douglas: The potential embarrassment of elite gymnastics riches continues for Team USA.

'Unprecedented': Gymnastics national champion Konnor McClain will compete in college while also gunning for Paris 2024 in the same year.

David Rambutis is "hungry for revenge" at Paris 2024 after his Tokyo 2020 gymnastics performance.

Sydney 2000 soccer gold medalist Hege Riise shares thoughts on her FIFA World Cup memories.

How did 'California girl' Ali Riley become a star for Team New Zealand in soccer?

Canoeing star Jessica Fox and her sister confront 'an awkward reality' in Paris 2024 qualifying rules.

Tokyo 2020 champion Kristian Blummenfelt enters his 2023 triathlon season with an 'unbelievable' race schedule.

Road cyclist Kasia Niewwiadoma plans to 'soak up' the race energy at the Tour de France Femmes.

Snowboarder Scotty James deepens his connection with the X Games...now as investor / 'brand advisor'.

"To find that meaning of life has been a fun thing." Snowboard legend Shaun White reflects on a new side in a new documentary.

Figure skater Eric Radford and artistic swimmer Jacqueline Simoneau get new 'athlete service' roles for Team Canada at this year's Pan American Games.

World Aquatics has a 'Fukuoka Athlete Focus' on Team Aruba artistic swimmers Kyra Hoevertsz and Mikayla Morales.

Softballer Alana Snow hopes that a return to the Olympics at Los Angeles 2028 also brings new opportunity for Team Great Britain.

The Globe and Mail: 'Sailor Isabella Bertold finds inspiration in everyone'. (Subscription)

Meanwhile, multi-time Olympic handball player Jackson Richardson is the Chef de Mission for Team France at Paris 2024.

So...what does bobsledder Kaillie Humprhies think of the recent investigation results surrounding her abuse allegations against Bobsled Canada?

Liberian Jospeh Fahnbulleh sees a 'shift' in African prowess in sprinting vs traditional power Team USA.
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"It has been a long time coming." 800-meter champion runner Caster Semenya speaks on the recent European Court of Human Rights verdict in her favor.

Sky News checks in on youth figure skater Gosha Mandziuk, who has resumed training in Kyiv despite the opportunity to escape the war in Ukraine.

Olympic figure skater and commentator Johnny Weir gets ISU Awards hosting duties next month.

Rising tennis player Holger Rune pens a blog for ITF: "(Winning) Grand Slams is the natural step for me".

CNN.com​: Tennis star Ons Jabeur, beach volleyballer Doaa Elghobashy, fencer Ibithaj Muhammad, and modern pentathlete Aya Medany are just some of the Muslim women to have "opened doors for a new generation of athletes".

Team Poland's men's volleyball team recognized as 'Team of the Year' back home for 2022...while beach volleyballers Anders Mol and Christian Sorum did the same in Norway.
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Biathletes Sturla Holm Laegreid and Ingrid Landmark Trandrevold are two athletes leading calls from Norway to address increasing climate change impact.

Olympians Miho Nonaka (sport climbing) and Haylie McCleney (softball) make the shortlist for the World Games 'Athlete of the Year' award for 2022.

Getting corny: Soccer superstar Lionel Messi gets a unique honor in Cordoba, Argentina.

More soccer as Team Iceland's Sara Bjork Gunnasrsdottir gets personal in The Players' Tribune on her experience with pregnancy while a competitive athlete.

Who will win the inaugural Global Triathlon Awards tomorrow? Team France, apparently, for one...

Judo great Teddy Riner is using a training camp in Kazakhstan on his road back to competition.

FIG: Rhythmic gymnast Stiliana Nikolova is 'embracing new chances in the new year'.

With two European golds, are Team Belgium's Hanne and Stijn Desmet the latest super short track speed skating siblings?

Will 2023 be the 'toughest season' yet of top-ranked Viktor Axelsen's badminton career?

Weightlifters Forrester Osei, Hidilyn Diaz, and Luisa Peters are elected to the IWF Executive Board.

Swimmers Joshua Liendo and Summer McIntosh win Aquatics Canada Aquatiques' 'Athlete of the Year' honors for their successes in 2022.

Doaa Al-Ayoub made taekwondo history at the age of six...and has done it again at the age of eight.

Newly retired Kurt Baker ponders his prolific rugby sevens career as he begins a new sporting chapter.

Olympics.com: At Paris 2024, skateboarder Gustavo Ribeiro wants "revenge on (his Tokyo 2020) results".

Beijing 2008 Olympian Marcie Lane (van Dusen) now leads equality efforts at a new program for girls' wrestling in Wyoming.

Go #OfftheMat in a 'Day in the Life' of wrestling champion Jordan Burroughs.

Flashback: Canoeist Saul Craviotto could become Team Spain's most-ever decorated Olympic athlete at Paris 2024...MujerHoy checked in over the holidays.

Boxer Khadija Mardi fought past difficult life moments to achieve success in the ring for Team Morocco.

Meanwhile, London 2012 champion Katie Taylor's marquee boxing match against Amanda Serrano wins Ring Magazine​'s 'Event of the Year' honors for 2022.

Speed skater Nil van der Poel won the top prize at Sweden's annual Idrottsgalan Awards, which also honored table tennis pair Mattias Falck and Kristian Karlsson, golfer Linn Grant, and swimmer Sarah Sjostrom, amongst others. (What...no Armand Duplantis??)

Paula Torres might be next in line for Team Ecuador Olympic race walking, if a new training set-up and recent continental U23 success is an indicator. (in Spanish)

Seeing competing in track & field as a "privilege", Irish long jumper Ruby Millet looks ahead past studies to being able to focus on her sport more.

Sprint hurdler Tiffany Porter blogs us through her 'geriatric' pregnancy.

Recently retired sprint legend Allyson Felix gets her name on her home stadium.

FIBA: How did playing for Team Finland help basketball player Lauri Markkanen 'flip the switch'?

Who were the 3x3 men's and women's players who 'defined' the 2022 season?