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A Little Roundup 05.16.24

5/16/2024

 

Catch Up With Olympic Sports Stars In The News.

Artistic swimmers Kate Shortman and Izzy Thorpe find a themselves much better poised for a podium run in Paris 2024 than at Tokyo 2020 after a key recent win.

Last to compete but…□□

□□ Kate Shortman and Izzy Thorpe didn’t expect that result in the Duet Tech at the #artisticswimming World Cup but they eventually clinched a historical Gold!@TeamGB @EuroAquatics pic.twitter.com/Wrh74FGR7u

— World Aquatics (@WorldAquatics) May 4, 2024
Alpine skier Guglielmo Bosca takes FIS 'from the beginning to (his) first World Cup podium'.

Was Race Imboden to blame for his partner and fellow fencer Ysaora Thibus' failed rug test?

The New York Times dissects a new Skims ad campaign featuring, amongst others, Olympians Skylar Diggins-Clark, Kelsey Plum, and Candace Parker.

​Will Paris 2024's be the 'greatest Olympic basketball tournament ever'?

Siblings Hifumi and Uta Abe's 'mutual determination' just may well see them repeat as Olympic judo champions this summer.

"We can not wait to begin our Olympic journey." Team leaders Hardik Singh and Harmanpreet Singh see hope in Indian men's field hockey squad's buildup in confidence.

Figure skater Shoma Uno 'is ready to open a new chapter in his life'.

What does a 'day in the life' of diver Sam Fricker look like?

Just because London 2012 track Olympian Oscar Pistorius is out of prison doesn't mean the drama of his murder charge hasn't diminished.

Middle-distance runner Emmanuel Wanyonyi talks Olympic pressure, and a rising championship career with Inside Track.

Sport shooting legend Kim Rhodes reflects on her three Olympic championships for ISSF.

Olympics: Can Yuto Horigome make it back to the Games to defend his Olympic skateboarding title?

Athlete to Watch: 24-year-old Felicitas Hendricks is a good bet to lead Team Germany equestrian dressage into the future.

Tommaso Giacomel, Johan-Olav Botn, and Campbell Wright are just three of the rising biathletes to watch in the future.

Archer Anastasia Pavlova hasn't given up on securing Team Ukraine a Paris 2024 qualification spot despite unusual hardships and 'near misses'.

How did 'heroic' Aguibou Camara lead Team Guinea to a landmark Paris 2024 qualification in soccer?

'Inspirational' Estavana Polman looks to put injury woes behind her and lead Team Netherlands to Paris 2024 success this summer.

The Sun takes a look at speed skater Jutta Leerdam's romance with fighter Jake Paul.

Canoeist Alyce Wood and water polo player Keesja Gofers both aim for a third Olympics after both experiencing 'conception, pregnancy, and giving birth' in between Games.

Team Australis swimmers take to unique Paris 'simulations' as they train for this summer's Games.

CBC: How does 3x3 basketball player Paige Crozon balance motherhood and sport?

​Meanwhile, who are the top men and the top women to watch at the last chance qualification tournament in 3x3 basketball?

Gymnast Nestor Abad shares his journey battling back from a second major knee injury to make his third Olympic team. (in Spanish)
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A Little Roundup 05.13.24

5/13/2024

 

Olympic Sports Stars Are In The News

R.I.P. to baseball little league legend and Sydney 2000 champion Sean Burroughs.

Sean Burroughs, a 2000 Olympic gold medalist, Little League World Series winner and former first round MLB pick, died Thursday, the California-based Long Beach Little League organization announced Friday. He was 43.https://t.co/ZXHIWVqgUD

— CNN Sports (@cnnsport) May 12, 2024
The Athletic​: American Ben Shelton is a tennis player 'who wants to be different'.

Is it a water bottle that can put a dent in tennis great Novak Djokovic's momentum?

Fellow tennis star Coco Gauff sees an Olympic medal as a 'priority' for her career.

Ukrainian tennis star Elina Svitolina reminds us of the impact on mothers of the Russian war in Ukraine. (in Ukrainian)

French superstar Kylian Mbappe's Olympic soccer ambitions get presidential support.

Gymnasts Freed Richard and Casikmir Schmidt set to join Simone Biles and others on the revamped G.O.A.T. gymnastics post-Olympics tour.

Manifesting "I'm that girl" is what is motivating gymnast Jordan Chiles as she looks to Paris 2024.

Gymnast Emma Spence has an 'extra glow of self-confidence' as she eyes Paris 2024, after a visit to Paris.

Tokyo 2020 Olympian Mariia Vysochanska gets a show of support for Ukraine with an Olympic flame moment in France.

​Is Team India finally ready for a breakthrough Olympic medal in archery at Paris 2024?

Will Joel Embiid really be injury-free and be able to play for Team USA basketball - for his son - in Paris?

Team Australia's Lauren Jackson is '43 and free' as she tries for a fifth Olympic basketball team.

GQ Sports​ checks in with Olympic basketball star Jimmy Butler at the Miami Grand Prix race.

Just call Team USA women's water polo members 'Swifties'...and, thanks to rapper Flavor Flav, that's not the only pop culture news the team found itself mixed up in lately.

Zoe Arancini's Olympic journey in water polo has special meaning in her family as she fulfills her mother's own ambitions pre-sufficient gender equality at the Games.

Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam goes her own way for training in the run up to Milano Cortina 2026.

Citius: New world record-holding discus thrower Myklos Alekna reflects on that special day.

Track & field legend Jesse Owens' 'day of days' recognized with a World Athletics Heritage Plaque.

Long hurdler Rushell Clayton's 'ambitious goals' for 2024 certainly include an Olympic medal.

Athlete to watch: Rising Austrian long-distance runner Sebastian Frey turns focus onto the track after finishing university studies.

Retired pole vaulter Aphrodite Safida reflects on motherhood, parenthood, and more for Athlete Stories. 
(in Greek)

"I try to stay as level as I can", says Team Ireland golfer Leona Maguire as she reflects on how a pro career can be a frantic life.

Ana Kuwai is set to become the first Olympic rugby sevens player to also referee in an Olympics.

CBC​: Is track cyclist Dylan Bibic 'destined for greatness' at Paris 2024?

Meanwhile, fellow track cyclist Ellesse Andrews is again a Paris 2024 top prospect after surprising herself with her quick injury recovery.

Can the memory of her father help propel surfer Saffi Vette to Paris 2024 gold in Tahiti?

And...will memories of brother Owen's medal at Tokyo 2020 propel surfer Tyler Wright to her own this summer?

Zhu Ting returns to Team China volleyball after a long absence to help Paris 2024 qualifying efforts.

Meanwhile, fellow player Brie O'Reilly sees a 'really special moment' happening now for Team Canada's chances of making it to Paris 2024 themselves.

Rowers Evaldo Becker and Piedro Tuchtenhagen make an Olympic-sized sacrifice in light of historic flooding at home in Brazil. (And swimmer Vivianne Jungblut makes her own...)
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Swim superstar Michael Phelps stopped by The Tonight Show to chat family, Olympics, mental health, and more with host Jimmy Fallon.

Swimmer to watch: Can William Yang make Team Australia's Paris 2024 squad after successful treatment for a tumor?

Maggie Mac Neil doesn't see herself "doing anything differently" as she plans for another Olympic star turn this summer at Paris 2024.

The Sydney Morning Herald looks at how Canadian swimming star Summer McIntosh just may 'break Australian hearts' in the Paris 2024 pool.

Single-Minded​: Get to know Irish-Ugandan single scull rower - and Olympian - Kathleen Noble.

Get to know 'adrenaline junkie' Zak Perzamanos as he prepares for his Olympic debut in trampolining.

Headed to his second Olympics, ILLCA 7 sailor Vishnu Saravanan hopes to promote his sport within India.

Is the NFL a future option for Tokyo 2020 wrestler Gable Stevenson?

Champion wrestler David Taylor switches campus allegiance with a coaching role at Oklahoma State.

Forever grateful for my Penn State family, I am looking forward to this new chapter with @CowboyWrestling @OSUAthletics pic.twitter.com/7e6otWqXHl

— David Taylor (@magicman_osu) May 7, 2024

Let's Get Social 05.07.24

5/7/2024

 

What Have Olympic Sports Stars Been Up To Socially This Past Week?

Robbie Manson takes a pose in the beach.
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Viktor Hald Thorup wants us to check out...YouTube?
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Lewis Gibson celebrates 30 on vacation.
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Matteo Zurloni climbs up to the top.
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Luise Wanser takes a spin on a bike.
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Let's Get Social 04.19.24

4/19/2024

 

The Social Media Lives of Olympic Sports' Stars...

Danas Rapsys gets 'brave in his body'.
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Francesco Bonsanto takes in some sun...
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...as does Cynthia Bolingo...
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Stefanos Ntouskos gets a plum assignment.
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Liu Shaolin gets some rest in amidst the rain.
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A Little Roundup 04.18.24

4/18/2024

 

A Look At Olympic Sports Stars In The News

Speed skaters Kristen Santos and Casey Dawson headline the winners of the Utah Sports Commission's 'State of Sports' Awards.
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Rio 2016 champion Hasanboy Dusmatov solidifies his professional credentials ahead of boxing once more in the Olympics.

Australian Athens 2004 boxer and current coach Jamie Pittman steps down from his role amidst misconduct charges.

Teams Netherlands and Team Great Britain sure like the ones to beat in track cycling at Paris 2024 after the recent UCI Track Nations Cup stop.

Ugo Crousillat helped lead Team France through a landmark water polo tournament that propelled French stature in the sport forward ahead of Paris 2024.

Who are some of Team Spain's promising young guns in men's soccer that might star at Paris 2024?

FIBA takes a look at some of Carmelo 'FIBA Melo' Anthony's top moments in Olympic basketball.

Meanwhile, how did Atlanta 1996 champion Grant Hill build this year's Olympic Team USA 'Dream Team' basketball season.

UIPM: Modern pentathletes Elena Micheli, Elodie Clouvel, Emiliano Hernandez, and Changwan Seo have 'A Passion for Paris'.

Bryce Wettstein is eyeing a second Olympic skateboarding appearance while balancing college studies.

Despite a loss in the championship game, Team USA's Laila Edwards wins 'MVP' honors for her overall performance at the recent women's ice hockey worlds.

Will golfer Ryan Fox's third Olympics be his 'most charmed'?

German Olympic champion jumping equestrian Marcus Ehning has a unique chance for a double Asian World Cup Finals win.

Team South Korea archery is so deep that two thirds of the women's team will be international rookies in Jeon Hunyoung and Nam Suhyeon.

He may be 35-years-old, but Tarjei Boe has at least one more biathlon season in him.

Will Cuban Tokyo 2020 champion Fernando Dayan Jorge Enriquez be in Paris 2024 as a refugee athlete?

FIBA3x3.com has some thoughts on the recent action from the recent Olympic qualification tournament for 3x3 basketball.

Marathoner Benson Kipruto takes World Athletics on a training run at home in Kenya.

"Now I'm not scared of losing." Irish long sprinter Rhasidat Adeleke reflects on her maturity as a runner.

Alpine skier Sofia Goggia talks mental health and injury recovery with FIS.

How does Rayan Dutra feel about making it to Paris 2024 as a Team Brazil trampoline gymnast? He's 'beaming with excitement'.

Bouncing Brazilian gymnast Rayan Dutra is big on TikTok, out as bi and off to the #Paris2024 Olympics.

An exclusive interviewhttps://t.co/PEba77aS7h

— Outsports (@outsports) April 15, 2024
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