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Get To Know Olympic Sports' Stars Through Recent News
'Visibility among the elite matters so much.' Sport climber Campbell Harrison is unapologetic in his status as an openly LGBT athlete.
Speaking of which...who are some of the openly LGBT athletes Out is tracking ahead of Paris 2024?
Players Barbara Arenhart, Emily Bolk, and Yahia Omar offer thoughts on the team handball competition at Paris 2024 for IHF. Greenlander biathlete Ukaleq Astri Slettemark has unique insight into the effects of global warming. Tennis star Caroline Wozniacki's Olympic ambitions may depend on a successful clay court season. Time: American tennis star Coco Gauff is 'playing for herself now'. Olympic medalists Simone Biles (gymnastics) and Novak Djokovic (tennis) are among the 2024 Laureus Sports Awards honorees. Queerty: How does gymnast Heath Thorpe feel about the new code of points for the next cycle? Who were the gymnasts to qualify for Paris 2024 at the last World Cup event in Doha last week? "Being a water polo player is always a pleasure for me." World Aquatics checks in with veteran player Felipe Perrone. Embattled wrestler Frank Chamizo gets justice - of some sort - after a notorious Olympic qualifier loss. Who are the 'crews to watch' at the last European Olympic Qualifier in rowing? IFSC has a 'conversation with' British sport climber Molly Thompson-Smith. World record: Beijing 2022 ski jump champion Ryoyu Kobayashi sure can fly. American Venice-based soccer players Gianluca Busio and Tanner Tesmann have high hopes for Team USA at Paris 2024. Dutch-born judoka Kim Bolling's competitive nationality change to Italy all came down to family. Congrats: Basketball star Caitlin Clark is the first two-time winner of the AAU Sullivan Award. 3x3 basketball gold medalist Kelsey Plum's divorce makes the social gossip pages. Pole vault legend Renaud Lavillenie looms large in pole vault legend Armand Duplantis' early Olympic viewing memories. Irish sprinter Israel Olatunde may just surprise himself again, with Paris 2024 qualification this time after a down year in 2023. If golfer Lydia Ko can win gold at Paris 2024, she'd complete a unique collection of Olympic medals. Planet Canoe looks back at the 'outstanding performances' in canoeing and kayaking at Tokyo 2020. Andorran Iria Median Girones isn't just a rising Alpine skier; she's also a dedicated student. Alpine skiing great Marcel Hirscher looks to unretire...and compete for Team Netherlands in his return. FEI: Equestrian Alisa Glinka 'is ready to take Moldova to very highest levels of dressage competition'. This season has so far highlighted the continued brilliance and dominance of road cyclists Tadej Pogacar and Mathieu van der Poel. Team Australia great Penny Taylor reflects on her playing career with FIBA. FIH says goodbye to Eva Drummond-De Goede, Margot van Geffen, and Olivia Merry as the three field hockey players end their careers.
Get To Know Olympic Sports Stars Through Recent News Features.
FIBA: As Rudy Fernandez has one more Olympic run in him for Team Spain; what are his 'top five moments' at the Games?
What does Team USA stalwart Diana Taurasi remember about her first call-up to the Olympic squad ahead of Athens 2004?
What's exciting about Team New Zealand's women's football as Paris 2024 looms? FIFA asks Ali Riley and Hannah Wilkinson. Renars Uscins and David Spaeth are a bonded pair in both winning a international junior title and headed to Paris 2024 for Team Germany handball. BiathlonWorld: Anna Gandler, Gilonne Guigannot, and Selina Grotian are three biathletes 'poised for bigger things' in the future. Thalia Rockx is an up-and-coming equestrian dressage rider for Team Netherlands with family pedigree. Will Swede Ludvig Aeberg and Dane Nicolai Hoejgaard 'carry the Olympic mantle for Nordic nations' in Paris this summer? Will 2024 be a Laura Asadauskaite 'kind of year' for the Olympic modern pentathlon veteran? Jambaljamts Sainbayar has eyes on a rare Olympic road cycling appearance for Team Mongolia in Paris. Curious about the business acumen and/or the post-playing career of tennis star Serena Williams? Rome 1960 champion and boxing superstar Muhammad Ali gets a posthumous Wrestlemania honor. Oh...and...Ali's power to draw in fandom still holds.... 46-year-old ailor Nikola Girkeisn't shy about trying different disciplines...or aiming for another Olympics, or two. Can Iranian-born Refugee Team weightlifter Yekta Jamali turn her World Cup performance into a Paris 2024 appearance? Will table tennis star Fan Zhedong complete an 'unparalleled' quest with a fifth World Cup title? Did time run out? Rio 2016 wrestling medalist Frank Chamizo levels 'corrupt' charges in the sport after not winning a Paris 2024 spot (yet?). Where does canoeist Titouan Castryck turn for road to Olympics advice? His Olympian mom, for one... Taiwan's Chou Tien Shen's treatment for cancer last year was a previously-unknown factor in his dip in badminton form. YouTube: Get to know Team Egypt's 'powerhouse' 3x3 basketball star Soraya Mohamed. Who were the star-making headlines in rugby sevens' World Sevens Series stop in Hong Kong last week? FIL's 2023-24 season review continues with a look at luger Max Langenhan's doubly successful run. Sport climber Janja Garnbret is '"ready" for the maximum' as she looks to defend her Olympic title. Ever notice Ukrainian high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh takes her socks and shoes off between jumps?
What News Have Olympic Sports Stars Been Making Recently?
"If it made people smile a little bit, so much the better." Diver Alexis Jandard accidentally doesn't show his best self in front of a star audience.
Golfer Cameron Smith's 'desperation' to get to Paris 2024 may depend on a successful Masters run.
Boxer Harry Garside's gold medal ambitions have spurred him to avoid turning professional in order to target Paris 2024. While...fellow Tokyo 2020 boxing medalist Lauren Price sounds the alarm on the sport's future if fundamental governing changes are not implemented. VolleyballlWorld: Argentinean Bruno Lim thinks his team has "the quality to do something big" on the court this summer. "I started to cry, cry, and cry." Natala Escalera relishes reaching Paris 2024 with Team Mexico gymnastics. ESPN: Team USA gymnast Leanne Wong's 'road to Paris' includes 10,000 hair bows. Will a long-distance breaststroke focus be the key for 'big year and big meet' swimmer Katie Ledecky's Paris 2024 ambitions? Whatever happened to former Olympic and world champion swimmer Oleg Lisohor? (in Ukrainian) Kathleen Dawson feels "very emotional" as she makes a second Olympic swimming team in a return from back injury. Team USA's Laila Edwards has a "great feeling" as she makes history in ice hockey at the current worlds. London 2012 Olympian Daniel Teklehaimanot reflects with Olympics.com on the growth in success of Eritrean and Black African road cyclists. Tri247: Traithlete Gwen Jorgensen eyes her pathway to Paris 2024 with a streak of World Cup podiums. Meanwhile, fellow triathlete Beth Potter's plan is totrain with the best to be her best for Paris 2024. Gagik Snjoyan: The Russian problem isn't the only geo-political drama affecting prospective Olympians. Sport climber Campbell Harrison is the latest interview on the Off the Podium podcast... Congratulations are owed to Alpine skiing stars Aleksandr Aamodt Kilde and Mikaela Shiffrin! A final season on the courts is turning into a remarkable one for U.S. tennis player Danielle Collins. Vogue looks at the 'stunning rise' of tennis star Jannik Sinner. Tennis ace Carlos Alacaraz and snowboard/Alpine skiing star Ester Ledecka headline the 'Premios Nacionales del Deporte' as sportspeople of the year. (in Spanish) What were the 2023-24 season highlights for Team Canada athletes in winter sports? Jake Harvie admired his grandfather's Olympic memories...and the field hockey player is determined to make his own at Paris 2024 for Team Australia. As expected...two elite judokas in Christa Deguchi and Jessica Klimkait face the slimmest of separation for one Paris 2024 qualifying spot. Triple Olympic champion sports shooter Vincent Hancock aims for a fifth Games this summer...and a sixth in Los Angeles in 2028. Antwerp 1920 and Paris 1924 sport shooter Dennis Fenton gets some overdue recognition at home in County Kerry, Ireland. Tokyo 2020 rugby sevens star Abby Gustaitis sees good signs of the sports growth in the U.S. Go underwater with Team USA's artistic swimmers. NBC: Who are Team USA's key fencers to watch at Paris 2024? Two-time Team Great Britain Olympic decathlon champion Daley Thompson set to be featured in a new upcoming documentary. More Marca as long-distance runner Guduf Tsegay gets a profile: Tigray drama, life in Madrid, and more. "You can all write this headline, Peleteiro is back." Triple jumper Ana Peleteiro-Compaore is aiming for gold at the European Championships ahead of Paris 2024. CNN: Sprinter Noah Lyles 'is not a man short on confidence'. Sprinter Julien Alfred looks to provide 'hope and opportunity' back home in St. Lucia. "I have a lot of self-hatred and anger and adrenaline kicking in for this race." Runner Olli Hoare is ready for a comeback from injury statement.
Catch Up On Olympic Sports Athletes In Recent Features
Charlize Moerz once thought she didn't have a chance to qualify for Paris 2024, but the gymnast has done it, and early, too.
What has life been like over the past years for Ukrainian Atlanta 1996 gymnastics champion Lilia Podkopaeva? (in Ukrainian)
Off the Podium podcast asks Australian sport climber Oceania Mackenzie what to expect in Paris this summer, and more. Australian Michael Hooper is the latest rugby star to try his hand at sevens with an aim at Paris 2024. Middle blocker Agnieszka Korneluk shares the 'aspirations' of Team Poland this summer in women's volleyball at Paris 2024 with Volleyball World. Tennis champion Roger Federer heads to college this summer, as a commencement speaker. Some of Team Great Britain's top track & field Olympic hopefuls get a spotlight in a new documentary. Citius Magazine talks 2024 mindset...and world record goals...with sprinter Shericka Jackson. Middle-dstance runner Georgia Despollaris still has an eye for soccer despite track getting her time now. (in Greek) NCAA: Track & field legend Jackie Joyner-Kersee talks 'lessons learned on the way to athletic dominance'. Javelin champion Neeraj Chopra is headed to almost-mythological status at home in India if he can repeat an Olympic gold medal win. Hurdler Sarah Lavin offers the next generation some inspiration with a visit to a primary school back home in Limerick. Sprint hurdles champion Colin Jackson has high hopes that Paris 2024 is a fruitful one for Team Great Britain's track & field stars. Tokyo 2020 sprint champion Marcell Jacobs hopes "radical change" in training will prove doubters wrong. Adele Nicoll's drive to "be a professional athlete" kickstarted during the Covid-19 pandemic and has her on the cusp on being both a bobsled and shot put Olympian. Bobsledder Cynthia Appiah highlights the financial stress many athletes are under as they target elite sporting careers and Olympic ambitions. Track cyclist Anna Meares chats with water polo player and fellow Olympian Rowie Webster on her new role as chef-de-mission for Team Australia at Paris 2024. Team Ireland boxer Amy Broadhurst looks across the sea for options to compete at Paris 2024. Refugee taekwondo star Kimia Alizadeh's saga away from Iran continues with a move toward Bulgaria. What are NBC Sports' 'top ten moments in Olympic soccer history'? Team GB looks at kayaker Joe Clarke's 'secret to success' in Olympic paddling. Is Canadian curling great Brad Gushue treating the current worlds and this season as his last? Olympics: Get to know Paris 2024 skateboarding aspirant, 14-year-old Lily Erickson. A 'heart-to-heart' conversation led Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes to reunite as beach volleyball partners, and toward Paris 2024 as top contenders. So...what's that I hear about an injury to beach volleyball star Andy Mol? He has an update... Equestrian Andrew Hoy has 'no intention of slowing down anytime soon' despite approaching a ninth Olympics this summer. Team Great Britain's sports shooter Amber Rutter may be expecting a baby this month, but still targets Paris 2024 competition. Norwegian triathlon stars Kristian Blummenfelt and Gustav Iden have varying approaches to a 2024 season 'filled with anticipation and expectation'. Naoki Mizunuma and Katsuhiro Matsumoto are set to lead Team Japan in swimming at Paris 2024. How does star swimmer Siobhan Haughey keep 'floating above the pressure'? Marco Odermatt and Laura Gut-Behrami topped the top earners lists in Alpine skiing this season. What's in the future for Emilien Jacquelin as he reflects on an up-and-down season with Biathlon World. Wait...didn't Australian basketball star Lauren Jackson retire...twice? âLos Angeles Times: Retired Team USA star Sue Bird 'is still not used to being described as a retired basketball player'. |
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