Mar. 15, 2025
Jordyn Wieber on ‘Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test’ season 3.Photo:Pete Dadds / FOX
Pete Dadds / FOX
Olympic gold medalistJordyn Wieberis opening about the impact that her gymnastics career and theLarry Nassar sex abuse scandalhas had on her throughout her life.
Wieber, 29, is a contestant on the third season of Fox’s reality competition showSpecial Forces: World’s Toughest Testalongside other celebrities including athletesNathan Adrian,Cam Newton,Landon Donovan,Marion Jonesand Golden Tate.
During the two-hour season premiere, which aired on Wednesday, Jan.
Mar. 15, 2025
Photo:Marion Jones/Instagram
Marion Jones/Instagram
Olympic athlete Marion Jones is no longer running away from her past.The former track-and-field star — who won three gold medals and two bronze medals at the 2000 Sydney Olympics andwas later stripped of themafter admitting that she used performance-enhancing drugs — is facing her demons head-on with her appearance onSpecial Forces: World’s Toughest Test.And years after she was sent to prison for lying to federal authorities andbanned from her sport, she also recognizes the impact her actions have had on her loved ones.
Mar. 15, 2025
OlympianNancy Kerrigangave a heartbreaking interview at her former Boston skating club, wheresix of the victimsin the deadlyAmerican Airlines plane crashbelonged.Kerrigan, 55, an alumna of the club, broke down in tears as she spoke to reporters outside the Skating Club of Boston on the morning of Thursday, Jan. 30, saying she’s “not sure how to process” the devastating loss.“I just wanted to be here and be part of our community,” Kerrigan said as she stood alongside the club’s representatives as they mourned members of their community.
Mar. 15, 2025
Photo:Matthew Stockman/Getty (2)
Matthew Stockman/Getty (2)
Olympic medalistsNancy Kerrigan,Kristi Yamaguchiand Peggy Fleming are among the headliners of an ice skating tribute for the victims of theD.C. plane crash.
Legacy on Ice, set for Sunday, March 2 in the nation’s capital, will raise funds for the families of the 67 people who died in the crash earlier this year, and for the first responders who were involved in the tragedy.
Olympic gold medalist Brian Boitano is co-hosting the event along with Yamaguchi.
Mar. 15, 2025
Somluck Kamsing.Photo:EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP via Gett
EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP via Gett
A former Olympic boxer, who was the first athlete from Thailand ever to win a gold medal, was charged and sentenced this week to more than three years in prison for kidnapping and attempting to rape an underage girl, according to several reports.
The embattled boxer was also ordered to pay $3,525 in compensation to the victim, as well as $1,470 to her guardians, the outlet reported.