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A Little Roundup 12.29.20

12/29/2020

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Inside the Games pays respect to wrestler Kaori Icho, the first woman to win four consecutive gold medals in an individual event.
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Get to know "magical" and most intelligent" Serbian volleyball star Uros Kovacevic, and other "Roster 100" stars of the decade from the ranks of FIVB.

Japanese badminton hope Kento Momota is back from injury.

Great Britain's rugby sevens team get a financial reprieve to help reach Tokyo 2020.

​Here's a fun interview with judo champ Tina Trstenjak, answering questions from a tough crowd of emerging judokas.
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Speaking of judo, congrats to all the winners of the IJF Judo Awards for 2019-20!

U.S. water polo star Jesse Smith is now a children's book author. Meet Wally the Water Polo Walrus!
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ISU.org checks in with speed skater Francesca Lollobrigida, who has had a competition-depleted 2020, and looking forward to a rebound in 2021.

Although I knew K.C. Jones as a championship coach, I initially missed that he was an Olympian, winning basketball gold at Melbourne 1956. R.I.P.

Olympic double-medalist Andrew Weibrecht is now working to establish skiing at Paul Smith College.

Soccer standout Christine Sinclair is The Canadian Press Female Athlete of the Year for 2020. Congrats!

Russian figure skating nationals: It's like a factory over there, the way ladies champions are churned out.

Two-time Olympian - and figure skating television analyst - Johnny Weir is now a Hall of Famer.
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Let's Get Social 12.04.20

12/4/2020

 

Olympic Sport Athletes Turned Fashion Models...

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Athletes Worth Watching 11.25.20

11/25/2020

 
The Olympic Channel​ shares a feature on Manuel Lombardo, rising judo star for Italy.
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Manuel Lombardo via The Olympic Channel
"Born into badminton", Anders Antonsen is continuing a strong Danish presence in badminton ahead of an Olympic debut next year.
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Anders Antonsen via Tokyo 2020
Need an underdog story for which to root? Pornpun Guedpard is trying to lift Thailand volleyball to new heights. Maybe Paris 2024 is in reach?
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Pornpun Guedpard via FIVB
Daisuke Takahashi certainly is no newcomer to figure skating, but he is to ice dancing in particular...
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Daisuke Takahashi via NBC Olympic Talk

A Little Roundup 11.12.20

11/12/2020

 
Happy Birthday, Nadia Comaneci, the world's first perfect 10!
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Nadia Comaneci via USA TODAY
Speaking of past Olympic heroes, Karch Kiraly at 60 years old is still a force in volleyball.

The New York Times looks again at Christian Coleman's predicament, namely his missed drug tests jeopardizing his Tokyo 2020 appearance. Note, it's a take much more supportive to his frustration than other accounts...

Good and welcome news for Vancouver 2010 champion in Nordic combined, Bernhard Gruber.

Here's an interesting podcast interview with javelin star Johannes Vetter. Vetter discusses competing through injury and loss, German camaraderie, and his place on a local city council (!).
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Badminton star Viktor Axelsen talks with The Olympic Channel re: injury rehab and how fatherhood has positively affected his outlook on training and competing.

Congrats Team India field hockey! Vogue India's Sportswomen of the Year for 2020.

IJF.org looks back at the story of Sonia Carabajo, a groundbreaking judoka from Ecuador who peaked way before her time.
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Sonia Carabajo via IJF.org

A Little Roundup

10/20/2020

 
Badminton is back! Congrats to all the Denmark Open winners!
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On this date in 1968, the "Fosbury Flop" becomes an Olympic gold-worthy technique for the high jump.

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After making Olympic history for Puerto Rico at Rio 2016, Adriana Diaz still is going strong in international table tennis.

Learn about Team Canada's winter athletes in their new web feature to get you prepared for the season.

Can Team Japan win in volleyball at next year's home games? Head coach Yuiki Nakagaichi wants to make an impression.
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Team Japan via Tokyo 2020
FINA.org: Water polo superstar Filip Filipovic of Serbia still has not had final word on his stellar career.

World Archery looks back at the recent restart of international competition and looks for signs of success.

Outsports recognizes Camille Blanche's historic mountain biking world championship as an out athlete.
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Camille Blanche on the podium via Outsports
The alpine skiing season has officially begun! Congrats to Solden winners Marta Bassino and Lucas Braathen!

​More skiing via The Olympic Channel: Does skiing gold medalist Ted Ligety have another Winter Olympics in him?
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Aspiring chef Lisa Vittozzi shares a few diet and nutrition thoughts with Biathlon World.

It's another athletics world record this season!
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