I was eight years old when I heard of the Paralympics for the first time. I was competing at a swim meet when a few officials came over after my race to ask me if I participated in adaptive sports. I had no idea what the Paralympics were. So, I went ho...
My journey to becoming a Paralympic athlete started with a secret — a secret I carried for more than a decade. At the age of 10, I was diagnosed with Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT), a hereditary neurological condition that affects my peripheral nerves, maki...
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In her fifteenth season in luge, two-time Olympian Emily Sweeney wants to keep learning how to slide faster.
The longtime skier talked about overcoming his disappointing year and having a clear and positive mindset in ski racing.
Jessie Diggins is about to begin her twelfth season racing fulltime on the FIS Cross Country World Cup Tour. The three-time Olympic medalist is in northern Finland — about a nine-hour drive north of Helsinki — with the U.S. team prepping for the tradit...
Strategizing on the race courses, Paula Moltzan and Ryan Mooney are a cohesive team. They also happen to be married.
Mikaela Shiffrin will enter the start house high above the Austrian Tyrol village of Sölden on Saturday morning, as motivated as ever to ski at the supreme level that everyone has become so accustomed to expect.Starting her 13th FIS World Cup season an...
A 2018 Olympian, Alice Merryweather is back in the starting gate after a 2-year-long recovery from a broken leg.
Kaillie Humphries for Athlete Voices. As far back as I can remember, I have always wanted kids. Being a mother was on my list of things I wanted to achieve, alongside being an Olympic gold medalist. I was 17 years old, when I started the sport of bob...
2022 marked a historic moment for the world of gymnastics. For the first time, three black women – Jordan Chiles, Konnor McClain and Shilese Jones – topped the podium at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships. In January 2023, Ari Chambers sat down with th...
You know how in movies, superheroes typically have that origin story? The thing that led to them going on and becoming the superhero that they are? When I placed fifth in the T63 high jump at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics and watched three medalists take ...
Nick Mayhugh for Team USA Athlete Voices
The stage is set for the U.S. men's gymnastics team on Saturday night. A five-person squad will be announced, revealing the athletes who have secured their spots on Team USA's world championships team.Among the top contenders are Olympian Yul Moldauer,...
