The Stars of Olympic Sports Are Making Headlines
Curler Eve Muirhead has the 'spirit of sport' for 2023. And acknowledged by long jump champion Greg Rutherford!
Outsports names curler Bruce Mouat as its 'Male Athlete of the Year' for 2023...and Sha'Carri Richardson as its 'Female Athlete of the Year'.
World Athletics reflects on long-distance runner Ron Clarke'sfirst world record, career, and more. More from World Athletics as track & field stars Faith Kipyegon, Armand Duplantis, Noah Lyles, and Kelvin Kiptum answer some quickfire questions for Inside Track. Double Olympic javelin medalist Fatima Whitbread headlines the BBC's Sports Personality Awards along with soccer star Mary Earps. Who are newer names Team USA may look to in order to restore it to former 'glories' in women's soccer? What does biathlete Lovro Planko think of his first-ever top 10 finish in a World Cup race? Road cyclist Amanda Spratt recaps her 2023 season - and a successful Tour de France - with SBS Sport. Tadej Pogacar confirms an aggressive summer schedule for 2024 ahead of Paris 2024, with both the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France road cycling events on deck. Congrats to Beijing 2008 sailing medalist Isabel Swan, new president of the Panam Sports Athletes Commission (while also training for a run at Paris 2024)! Will a big end to this calendar year be a boon to freestyle skier Reece Howden's 2023-24 season hopes? For former Olympic rower Pete Reed, advocating for wheelchair accessibility and awareness is personal. Meanwhile, World Rowing looks back at the career of champion rower Peter-Michael Kolbe. Who made it to FIBA's 'World Tour 2023 Team of the Season' in men's 3x3 basketball? Team USA's Jimmer Fredette and more... Meanwhile, MVP Henny Reistad of Norway headlines the 2023 Women's World Championship All-Star honors for team handball. What were 2023's 'top swimming races' according to World Aquatics? "Two wonderful human beings" in Sarah Robles and Mary Theisen Lappen exemplify the tight and emotional race of Olympic qualification in weightlifting. Sport climber Emma Hunt is looking forward to a landmark focus on speed at the next World Games. Viktor Axelsen's in-tournament turnaround in form confirms his 'monumental legacy' in badminton. Team Canada's golfers look to carry on 2023 momentum into next year's prime opportunities to represent the red-and-white. Who will win the IJF Judo Awards 2023? Online voting is open through January 31st... Henrik von Eckermann, Jessica von Bredow-Werndl, and Oliver Townend headline 2023's final world rankings in equestrian's Olympic disciplines. "It's breathtaking." Thiraphat Sata and Sunita Chaiyapantho are excited at the prospect of debuting Team Thailand in luge at the Youth Winter Olympic Games. Champion figure skater Robin Cousins talks to The Guardian about his 'double life as a gay Olympian'. London 2012 champion boxer Oleksandr Usyk gets some key advice from fellow Olympic great Evander Holyfield in preparation of a highlight bout next year. (in Ukrainian) ICF looks at canoeist Saman Soltani's fraught path to the Refugee Team after leaving Iran. Team USA's Cutter Gauthier looks to make amends for a World U18 Championship disappointment at next years World Juniors in ice hockey. Iszmail Muszukajev, Bose Tosun, and Gabriel Rosillo are United World Wrestling's 2023 'breakout performers'. Olympic champions Mary Lou Retton (gymnastics) and Dave Baumgartner (wrestling) are both honored for their contributions to the U.S. Olympic movement.
A Look At Olympic Sports Stars In The News
Eight hopeful Milano Cortina 2026 athletes set to receive Team Ireland scholarships, including cross-counry skier Thomas Maloney Westgaard, luger Elsa Desmond, and Alpine skier Cormac Comerford.
Chris Mazdzer: A Team USA luger says goodbye to his career on the track.
World Aquatics: Get to know potential Paris 2024 water polo players - and siblings - Dylan, Quinn, and Ella Woodhead of Team USA. Beatriz 'Bia' Haddad Maia is GQ Brazil's 'Woman of the Year' for 2023 after her exploits in tennis this year. (in Portuguese)... ...while soccer superstar (and Beijing 2008 champion) Lionel Messi is Time's 'Athlete of the Year'. Biathlete Juni Arnekleiv is in 'rare air for a World Cup rookie'...Biathlon World has 'five burning questions'. Are marathoners Eliud Kipchoge and Kelvin Kiptum headed to a first-ever showdown at Paris 2024? The ISU goes 'face-to-face' with short track speed skating star siblings Shaolin and Shaoang Liu., Gymnast Khoi Young is a certified 'triple threat' for Paris 2024 after his world championship performance. Congrats to Team Chile gymnast Tomas Gonzalez on his recent marriage! (in Soanish) Will Saman Soltani join fellow Iranian Saeid Fazioula as a Refugee Team Olympian in canoeing? Team Germany and Emily Bolk foresee "crazy happiness" with a potential women's world team handball championship podium finish. Akzhol Makhmudov takes his wrestling talent on the road for a clinic in Japan. Olympics: American Daniel Martynov is 'forging his own path' in figure skating at age 17. Olympic swimmer Alex di Giorgio has a new gig...training at Barry's gym in Milan. With Paris 2024 qualification in hand, Team Japan's rugby sevens squads focus on their medal potential. World Triathlon looks back at how this year's World Championship Series' men's competition went. Outsportsâ: Diving legend Greg Louganis gets special recognition last week on World AIDS Day. Who are the most recent golfers to enter the Olympic Golf Rankings as the season winds down. 'Larger than life' snowboarder Nick Baumgartner may be a veteran on the slopes, but he isn't contemplating retirement just yet. Merve Dincel, Cheick Sallah Cisse, and Ruth Gbagbi headline World Taekwondo's annual Gala Awards. Which Olympic Sports Stars Are Making Headlines Recently?
The stars came out to support the stories of weightlifter Cyrille Tchatchet II and fellow Refugee Team members as We Dare to Dream premiered in London this past weekend.
Weightlifter Eileen Cikamatana's victory at the Pacific Games not only increased her Paris 2024 qualification hopes, but came in front of an especially supportive crowd.
London 2012 Olympian Luol Deng shares excitement that the 'Giants of the Nile' (er, Team South Sudan) is headed to Paris 2024's basketball competition. Olympic track & field champions Joanna Hayes and Gail Devers talk 'The Gift of Greatness' alongside legendary coach Bobby Kersee. Cross-country skier Calle Halfvarsson suffers a "Leindholm' in frigid competition conditions. "It's going to be really, really fun." Team Norway's Maren Aardahl and Ingvild Bakkerud are excited to help host - and succeed at - the team handball Women's World Championship this year. 'Honor mixed with responsibility' is how Amos Mosaner and Team Italy's curling sees their Milano Cortina 2026 opportunity. Will rugby 15s star Antoine Dupont make it to Paris 2024 in the sevens version for Team France. Olympics: Is pumpkin farming in childhood the key to wrestler Zein Retherford's success on the mat? Soccer star Olga Carmona reflects on Team Spain's World Cup victory as the 100 day anniversary is marked. Biathlon World has 'five burning questions' for Franziska Preuss, who has come back to the biathlon circuit in full form. Kate Douglass, Katie Ledecky, and Ryan Murphy headline USA' Swimmings 'Golden Goggles' honorees. Meanwhile, Jessica von Bredow-Werndl and Mimi Gochman took the top honors at the FEI Awards Gala for equestrian stars. âWill Team Senegal make a breakthrough beach volleyball appearance at Los Angeles 2028? There's still time to vote for FIH's 'Hockey Stars' for 2023, with nominees including field hockey stars Sonja Zimmermann, Thierry Brinkman, Zach Wallace, and more. Team Switzerland's injury 'misfortunes' in freestyle skiing haven't paused in the new season. Rio 2016 archery medalist Jean-Charles Valladont is "readier than ever" for a Paris 2024 rebound in form. World Sailing takes a look at how Team Ireland has become a leading example in the sport for 'smaller national programs'. Which tennis stars will win the ATP Tour's season-ending awards this year? Tokyo 2020 champion Alexander Zverev is up for 'Comeback Player of the Year'... What has rower Kathrin Boron been up to since her legendary Olympic exploits? IJF's 'Olympic Champions' series continues with an interview with Beijing 2008 star Giulia Quintavalle. Will Team Switzerland triathlete Cathia Schar's 'love for life' lead her to a strong 2024 season? One to watch: Maggie Dowling is enduring training far from home, and a 'hurting' body in order to represent Team New Zealand in luge at the upcoming Youth Winter Games. "Life has been a roller coaster lately" for Swiss ice hockey star Lara Stalder. Congratulations to Pyeongchang 2018 medalist Laura Deas, whose recently announced pregnancy sees her missing this year's skeleton season. Which athletes will win election to the IOC's Athletes' Commission next year at the Paris Games? âCanoeist Jessica Fox earns NSW 'Champion of Sport' honors, as fellow Olympian Mathew Helm (diving) makes it into the NSW Hall of Champions. What's next for newly-retired Olympic diver Anton Down-Jenkins? Back to school! (Sort of)
What Have The Stars Of Olympic Sports Been Up To Via Social Media?
Noah Lyles hangs out in L.A....
Kelly Curtis shows off her bump, professionally.
Congrats, Sive Brassil!
Gus Kenworthy soaks up the, um, limelight.
Loena Hendrickx celebrates a birthday.
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