Katie Ledecky posts second-fastest 1,500-meter time ever in first race of year www.nytimes.com/athletic/697...

NHL, NHLPA 'pleased' with test event at Olympic hockey arena, will continue to monitor progress www.nytimes.com/athletic/696...

A look at the U.S. figure skating team for the 2026 Winter Olympics www.cnn.com/2026/01/12/s...

World Cross Country Championship Tallahassee, FL 🇰🇪3-4-2 🇪🇹3-2-2 🇺🇬2-2-3 🇦🇺1-0-0 🇫🇷0-1-0 🇯🇵0-0-1 🇺🇸0-0-1 Full medallists here: athleticspodium.com/champs/world...

Amber Glenn wins third straight U.S Women's figure skating title www.espn.com/olympics/sto...

Norwegian biathlete dies during Olympic training camp in Italy www.nytimes.com/athletic/691...

Lindsay Vonn qualifies for the 2026 Winter Olympics at the age of 41 www.nytimes.com/athletic/691...

Kaori Sakamoto 坂本花織 2A, 3F, 3Lz2T, 3S, 3F(ur?)3T, 2A3T2T, 3Lo - a bit of a heartstopper on the takeoff of that 3F but that was done, will see about the call, but this should be title #6 for Kaori Sakamoto bit.ly/49mjTet #全日本フィギュア

Kaori Sakamoto 坂本花織 2A, 3F, 3Lz2T, 3S, 3F(ur?)3T, 2A3T2T, 3Lo TES 78.44, PCS 76.49, FS 154.93, TOTAL 234.36 into 1st bit.ly/49mjTet #全日本フィギュア

Japanese Nationals Women Final Results 🥇 Kaori Sakamoto 🥈 Mao Shimada 🥉 Mone Chiba 4️⃣ Ami Nakai 5️⃣ Yuna Aoki 6️⃣ Mayuko Oka 7️⃣ Rinka Watanabe 8️⃣ Wakaba Higuchi #全日本フィギュア #FigureSkating

What is happening this week in international sport, from the Zeus Files on Substack open.substack.com/pub/duncanma...

USA sweeps Canada in women's hockey Rivalry Series, final meeting before 2026 Winter Olympics www.nytimes.com/athletic/688...

Athletes to watch for the 2026 Winter Olympics www.nytimes.com/athletic/675...

Controversy over the size of the hockey rink in Milan for the 2026 Winter Olympics www.nytimes.com/athletic/686...

Like the TeamUSA uniforms for the Milan-Cortina Olympics? Here's how much it'll cost you to buy some of the gear #utpol #utoly www.deseret.com/utah/2025/12...

Alysa Liu wins Grand Prix final www.nytimes.com/athletic/686...

The Substack publication Bounces is reporting that Serena Williams is planning a comeback to tennis in 2026 open.substack.com/pub/benrothe...

Team USA unveils hockey jersey for Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...

You’ve been given free access to this article from The Economist as a gift. You can open the link five times within seven days. After that it will expire. Why it’s game over for the Commonwealth Games www.economist.com/the-world-ah...

Kenya sweeps the men's and women's titles at the Berlin Marathon, with Sabastian Sawe winning the men's title (2:02:15) and Rosemary Wanjiru winning the women's title (2:21:05) www.dw.com/en/berlin-ma...

Door to Winter Olympics could be opened to sports not played on snow or ice open.substack.com/pub/duncanma...

Novak Djokovic optimized his mind and body for tennis. At the U.S Open, he found his mojo www.nytimes.com/athletic/658...

A tennis superstar heals old Italian wounds --how Jannik Sinner, born into a German-speaking family in South Tyrol, is helping bridge deep cultural divides in Italy www.politico.eu/article/jann...

U.S. Open predictions www.espn.com/tennis/story...

Laura Dahlmeier, Gold Medal-Winning German Biathlete, Dies in Rockfall www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/w...

ON THIS DAY in World Cup history Uruguay beat Argentina 4-2 in the 1930 Final . . . and England beat West Germany by the same score in 1966

ON THIS DAY in 1932 the Olympic Games opened in Los Angeles

Olympic biathlon gold medalist Laura Dahlmeier seriously injured in a mountaineering accident www.bbc.com/sport/articl...

Science is Winning the Tour de France www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Pogocar dominates Tour de France time trial to extend overall lead www.france24.com/en/sport/202...

Gianni Infantino, FIFA’s strongman-loving boss www.economist.com/internationa... From The Economist

The ski resort Olympians flock to each summer www.bbc.com/travel/artic...

Reports from The Zeus Files on the controversial election for International Table Tennis Federation president as well as the election for the International Weightlifting Federation president open.substack.com/pub/duncanma...

A pro-doping sporting contest is coming to Las Vegas www.economist.com/science-and-... From The Economist

Diego Dedura-Palomero becomes first 2008-born tennis player to win ATP tour main-draw match www.nytimes.com/athletic/628...

How a billionaire Russian 'sugar daddy' took over an iconic Olympic sport www.politico.eu/article/russ...

Kirsty Coventry elected as IOC President. The 41-year old Coventry, who won gold medals in swimming at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics and is currently the sports minister of Zimbabwe, will be the first woman to hold the post. www.bbc.com/sport/olympi...

The Race to Olympia #3: The Zeus Files profile of IOC President candidate Kirsty Coventry open.substack.com/pub/duncanma...

2026 Winter Olympics: What to watch with one year to go www.espn.com/olympics/sto...

The Race to Olympia Part 2 --the second profile of the IOC President candidates by The Zeus File on Substack of International Cycling Union President David Lappartient. open.substack.com/pub/duncanma...

Dick Button, 95, Figure Skating Champion and TV Commentator, Dies www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/s...

The first of a series of profiles by The Zeus Files on Substack on the candidates for IOC President (the election will be held March 20 in Athens, Greece. First up is Johan Eliasch, President of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation. open.substack.com/pub/duncanma...

Figure Skaters on airplane that crashed in Washington, D.C. www.espn.co.uk/olympics/sto...

Jannik Sinner just won his 20th consecutive match… which makes this his longest win streak ever. 🦊🍕

Joao Fonseca: Brazilian tennis starlet who plays beyond his years but still gets homesick www.nytimes.com/athletic/598...

FIFA Bends Own Rules to Give Saudi Arabia Coveted 2034 World Cup www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/w...

The competition schedules for the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics has been announced. olympics.com/ioc/news/mil...

News: Alexis Holmes has signed on to join @grandslamtrack.bsky.social as a Racer for 2025 following a season where she took 6th in the Olympic final and anchored Team USA to gold in the women's 4x400m. She will be part of the 200m/400m group. citiusmag.com/articles/ale...

IOC presidential candidate Watanabe wants new marketing plan for the Olympics, broader involvement in IOC decisions. here's my interview: www.reuters.com/sports/olymp...

News: Ethiopia’s Hagos Gebrhiwet, who ran the second-fastest 5000m in history with a 12:36.72 in May, has signed on to join @grandslamtrack.bsky.social. A look at what his signing means for the 3000m/5000m group ft. Grant Fisher, Luis Grijalva and Ronald Kwemoi. citiusmag.com/articles/hag...