Olympics

Kamila Valieva: Skating minimum age to be raised to 17 following Olympic controversy

The International Skating Union will raise the minimum age for competitors in senior events from 15 to 17 after the…

3 years ago

Naomi Osaka: holding court

At just 24 she’s won four Grand Slams, lit the Olympic torch, and changed the way we talk about mental…

3 years ago

‘No regrets’ as Allyson Felix gets ready to retire

US athletics great Allyson Felix said Monday she had "no regrets" about her medal-studded sports career which she expects to…

3 years ago

Los Angeles Sparks’ Liz Cambage denies directing racial slur at Nigerian basketball team during pre-Olympic scrimmage in Las Vegas

Sparks center Liz Cambage pushed back Sunday against a report from an Australian news outlet that she directed a racial…

3 years ago

Teri McKeever, Olympic swim coach, on paid leave from Cal after reports of abuse

Teri McKeever, the first female U.S. Olympic swim coach, was put on leave by Cal Berkeley after a report that…

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Semenya says she offered to show track officials her body

Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya says she offered to show her vagina to athletics officials when she was just 18…

3 years ago

Carina Vogt, first Olympic women’s ski jumping champion, retires

Carina Vogt, who in 2014 won the first Olympic women's ski jumping competition, announced her retirement on Friday, according to…

3 years ago

Jessie Diggins, with front-row seat to climate change, lobbies Congress to take action

U.S. cross-country star Jessie Diggins shares her first-hand knowledge of climate change with members of Congress, urging them to act.

3 years ago

Elaine Thompson-Herah withdraws from Diamond League season debut

Elaine Thompson-Herah, the Olympic 100m and 200m champion, withdrew before what would have been her Diamond League season debut.

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‘Everyone forgets about you’: Erin Jackson on returning home after Olympics gold

After making history in Beijing, the speed skater faces life after the spotlight, with sponsorships, training and changing the sport…

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