The Social Media Lives of Olympic Sports Stars...
Kelly Sildaru works the runway.
Dariusz Kowaluk has a moment.
Rhys McClenaghan has a beach day in Italy.
Lo Chia-ling takes a stroll.
Liu Shaoang hangs out tropically.
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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.
A Look At Olympic Sports Athletes In The Recent News
An elite diver who acknowledges a fear of heights? Meet Team Australia's Cassiel Rousseau...
Athletes galore help reveal some National Olympic committee uniforms for Paris 2024.
Breaker Rachael 'B-Girl Raygun' Gunn has been a longtime advocate for the sport...and feels conflicted on its Olympic inclusion. Gymnastics champion Simone Biles reflects on her attack of the 'twisties' at Tokyo 2020...and how she feared the crowd back home might perceive it. Csenge Bacskay wants to "enjoy every second" of her Paris 2024 gymnastics opportunity. Beijing 2008 heptathlon champion Nataliya Dobrynska chats with Kelly Sotherton on her world title, the challenges facing Ukrainian athletes, and much more. Pole vaulter Eliza McCartney readies for Paris 2024 after a 'not straightforward' eight years from her Rio 2016 medal. Can running upstart Ben Pattinson put Team Great Britain back on an Olympic 800-meter podium for the first time in 40 years? Is this the 'year for African sprinters', like Botswana Letsile Tebogo? Olympics: Champion shot putter Ryan Crouser is "just trying to be the best today that (he's) ever been". Inspired into running by his mom's jogging, Emile Cairess is now the second-fastest-ever marathoner in Great Britain, and likely headed to Paris 2024. Sprinter Ben Johnson and his notorious Seoul 1988 100-meter race are again in focus with a new book. So...Team China marathoner He Jie doesn't get a notorious half-marathon win, after all. And...the question is raised whether Zhang Yufei and Team China swimmers were clean at Tokyo 2020. Swimmer Emma McKeon thought about retirement post-Tokyo 2020, but now has high confidence ahead of Paris 2024. Wong Ka-lee is down but not out yet in her quest to bring Team Hong Kong back to Olympic judo. Will judo superstar Uta Abe successfully defend her Olympic title? One research firms thinks not. Paris 2024 "qualified" taekwondo athletes Elisa Mozhdeh and Jemesa Landers find themselves at a bureaucratic loss in their Olympic aspirations. Get to know Team Ireland rugby sevens' Jordan Conroy's 'inner drive'. Olympic ice hockey player and former NHL star Zdeno Chara keeps on marathoning. What's road cyclist Jonas Vingegaard's plan to get back to full speed after a critical injury? French basketball star Rudy Gobert shares stories of...darkness retreats, a strong mother, and more. How did Team USA men's basketball team members receive the news of their inclusion? Meanwhile, Rio 2016 Team USA basketball star Kyrie Irving considers what happened to the 'old' way of picking Team USA. "There was a lot of hardship, and it wore me down." Once-destined-to-be Olympic champion, Kento Momota retires from elite badminton. More retirement: Olympian and tennis major winner Garbine Muguruza steps away from the courts. Surfer Felipe Toledo thinks a surprise recent break from the pro tour 'was the best thing he;d ever done'. Gabriela Bryan gets some "magical" company as she wins a key World Surf League event. Soccer superstar Kylian Mbappe receives support from high places for his Paris 2024 ambitions. "It's just a dream come true." Soccer player John Tolkin contemplates an Olympic call-up for him, and his cologne collection.
The Social Media Lives of Olympic Sports' Stars...
Danas Rapsys gets 'brave in his body'.
Francesco Bonsanto takes in some sun...
...as does Cynthia Bolingo...
Stefanos Ntouskos gets a plum assignment.
Liu Shaolin gets some rest in amidst the rain.
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.
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'.
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