Four-time speed skating world champion Brittany Bowe is favored to take gold at the Beijing Olympics next month. She’s a powerhouse on skates—and racked up 32 world championship medals as an inline skater before ever hitting the ice. Since switching to the winter sport, she brought home a bronze medal at the PyeongChang Olympics in […]
The 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games will be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound told USA Today on Monday. “On the basis of the information the IOC has, postponement has been decided,” Pound, a longtime member of the committee, told the outlet. “The parameters going forward have not been determined, but […]
Greece’s Olympic Committee announced Monday that no spectators will be allowed at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics torch lighting ceremony in ancient Olympia on Thursday due to the coronavirus outbreak. “The Olympic Flame Touch Ceremony will be held without the presence of spectators and will be attended by only 100 guests with accreditation from the International […]
Simone Manuel made history in swimming at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, when she became the first African-American woman to win an individual gold in Olympic swimming. Since then, the 22-year-old professional athlete and Stanford alumna continues to use her platform to help make the sport more inclusive and welcoming. “Just being a minority in […]
Almost exactly a year ago, professional figure skaters-slash-siblings Maia and Alex Shibutani, enthralled the judges, live audience, and TV viewers across the world with their ice dancing routines at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games. Their mesmerizing synchronization, on-ice chemistry, and nearly flawless execution earned the "ShibSibs" two bronze medals, plus legions of online fans. […]
It’s been five decades since Madeline Manning Mims crossed the finish line of the women’s 800-meter race at the 1968 Olympic Games, winning the race by more than 10 meters and making history on multiple counts. Her time of 2:00.90 set a new Olympic record, and 20-year-old Mims became the first black woman to ever […]
Olympic gold medal-winning sprinter Michael Johnson recently revealed on Twitter that he experienced a “mini stroke.” “Last week I rather surprisingly suffered what's known as a Transient Ischemic Attack or mini stroke,” Johnson, 50, wrote. “The good news is I'm back at home with my family, cleared of any heart issues and have already made […]
No one is immune to anxiety and mental health issues, and that includes Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad, the first American to compete at the Olympics in a hijab. In a new interview with Glamour, Muhammad shared her experience with anxiety, saying that she first started dealing with performance anxiety back in 2014. “At first, I […]
When you think track and field, you probably picture sprints around the oval, maybe some hurdles, and perhaps a jumping event, like the high jump or the long jump. Those are all accurate visions, but there’s another, super impressive event that should be in the mix: the hammer throw. In the hammer throw, a component […]
At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, earlier this year, Kikkan Randall and teammate Jessie Diggins led the U.S. team to its first cross-country skiing gold medal ever, in the women's team sprint event. Sadly, Randall announced this week that she was diagnosed with breast cancer. The 35-year-old shared the news with fans […]