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Olympian Kim Glass pleads for LA crime crackdown after attack by homeless man: ‘What does it take?’
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Su "Sala stampa americana" Venerdì, Glass shared her recovery process while also advocating for justice for other victims of her attacker, un recidivo. La settimana scorsa, Glass was attacked with a metal bolt while walking...
Olympian Kim Glass speaks out after her suspected attacker is charged: ‘He needs to be off the streets’
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"The point is guys, he has assaulted many people before me and he’s violated probation and he's violated paroles doing the same thing," Glass sad in a video posted on her Instagram, noting that his other victims have...
LA County DA Gascón announces charges against known felon accused of attacking Olympian Kim Glass
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Semeon Tesfamariam, 51, was previously convicted for felony assault in 2018 and again in 2019, but was out on parole after a state prison term when he allegedly attacked Glass. "This was a brutal, unprovoked attack,...
Alexi Pappas has a complex relationship with depression. This is how Olympian deals with the ‘metaphorical scratch on your brain’
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Olympic distance runner Alexi Pappas describes herself as an "extremely motivated person," and it would be difficult to disagree. She is not only a professional athlete, but a filmmaker, actress and writer who live...
Eya Guezguez: Teen Olympian dies in training accident
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Teenager Eya Guezguez, who sailed for Tunisia in the Tokyo 2020 Olimpiadi, died in a training accident Sunday, according to a Facebook post from the Tunisian Olympic Committee. Guezguez, 17, was laid to rest Monday ...
Olympian Stanislav Horuna selling his medal to support Ukraine amid Russian invasion
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Horuna, who represented Ukraine during the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in the men's karate Kumite event, says his longtime dream was to be up on the podium for his country. He achieved that, winning bronze in the T...
Lia Thomas issue may be key for turning Colorado red, former Olympian running for Senate says
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Eli Bremer, a former Olympian who joined the effort to reform the U.S. Olympic Committee in the wake of the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal, said the transgender sports issue can flip the tables on Democrats' "guerra ...
US Olympian Alysa Liu, father targeted in Chinese spy case
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Arthur Liu told The Associated Press he had been contacted by the FBI last October, and warned about the scheme just as his 16-year-old daughter was preparing for the Winter Olympics that took place in Beijing in Feb...
American pairs skater Timothy LeDuc makes history as first nonbinary winter Olympian
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LeDuc, a pairs skater with Ashley Gain-Gribble, became the first openly nonbinary winter Olympian when they took the ice. LeDuc and Gain-Gribble finished in seventh place in their debut. AGGIORNAMENTI IN DIRETTA: BEIJING OLYMPIC...
Kelly Curtis, the 1st US Black skeleton Olympian, blazes new trail
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And in her first Olympic appearance, she became a trailblazer. CLICCA QUI PER MAGGIORE COPERTURA SPORTIVA . Curtis finished 21st in the women’s skeleton event, her run at the Beijing Games ending Saturday. The result i...
Olympian displays sign calling for ‘No War in Ukraine’
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Vladyslav Heraskevych's sign was printed on a blue-and-yellow piece of paper, matching the colors of his country's flag. He did not display the message after his second run of the night, which was his fourth and fina...
Olympian Kim Meylemans allowed to leave Beijing Covid isolation after emotional plea
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A Belgian Olympian has been released from isolation in Beijing, following an emotional plea for help about her treatment ahead of the Winter Games. Kim Meylemans was forced into isolation after she had tested posit...
US Olympian Chloe Kim talks meteoric rise to fame, why she tossed 2018 gold medal in trash
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Kim was only 17 at the time and was the youngest woman to complete two 1,080-degree spins in a row at the Olympics and was the youngest to win Olympic gold in the women’s halfpipe. Kim’s celebrity eventually landed h...
Olympian widow welcomes daughter 15 months after Alex ‘Chumpy’ Pullin’s death
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Ellidy Pullin, the partner of Australian Olympic snowboarder Alex "Chumpy" Pullin, has given birth to their daughter 15 months after his death last year. Pullin, a two-time world champion snowboarder died while spe...
Slain Kenyan Olympian Agnes Tirop buried in her home village
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Nandi County, KenyaSlain long-distance Olympic runner Agnes Tirop, a rising star in Kenya's highly competitive athletics scene, was buried on Saturday at a funeral attended by over 1,000 mourners. Tirop was found sta...
Britain Olympian Hector Pardoe thought his eye fell out after taking elbow to face during race
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Pardoe said after dropping out of the race he thought he had lost an eye. CLICCA QUI PER MAGGIORE COPERTURA SPORTIVA . "I got an elbow in the eye — I'm not sure who it was — on the last lap. My goggle snapped off and I...