Lately, however, the British multi-sport sensation has incorporated elements of what she calls “real training” into her routine as well – gym work, yoga, nutrition. We caught up with the 15-year-old star to find out what she's doing to make her skating even more powerful. Paris 2024...
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In the UK, the newly elected Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher strongly supported a boycott too, but didn’t have the same legal jurisdiction over sport that the US President had, and couldn’t enforce one. Nevertheless, the whole squad got letters from her telling them they shouldn’t go. T...
in his first competition back. “Having a couple of big injuries from a young age has taught me a lot about perseverance and coming back to the sport stronger and with a better mindset,” he told Olympics.com. Find out more about the junior world champion in our exclusive chat with him...
When Kenworthy came out to Dorey in January, Dorey's response was instant -- it was time for Kenworthy to share his full self with the world -- their world. "Our sport needs this," he told him. "Action sports needs this. More people than you think will b...
Mike Powell/Getty Images; Chris Cole/Allsport The Nancy Kerrigan-Tonya Harding Showdown It's one of the biggest scandals in figure skating history. Ahead of the 1994 Olympics, Shane Stant clubbed Kerrigan in the knee and then escaped in a car with his uncle Derrick Smith. Despite the atta...
When Michael came home, he shared what he'd learned with Gwen, even if she was too young to understand. Gwen was a natural athlete as a kid. Basketball was her first sport and, the family agreed, her best. Even if she wasn't the best free throw shooter, ...
She said the Olympics are the most important tournament in her country, even more important than the Grand Slams(大满贯) Especially to her father, who pushed her into the sport when she was a small girl growing up in Shiyan, a city n northern China. Aged seven, Zheng went to Wuhan ...
“Nine Olympic records in one day; what an accomplishment,” said Olympic coach Rob Arroyo. “He is simply one of the most amazing athletes in the sport today. If he continues at this pace, there is no doubt in my mind that Jim will be inducted into the Masters Olympic Weightlift...
Pistorius killed Steenkamp just months after he had become the first double-amputee to compete at the Olympics. He was also a multiple Paralympic sprinting champion and one of sport's most marketable figures, having overcome the amputation of both his legs below...