Andrew Binner

1 week ago | olympics.com | Andrew Binner

Freestyle skiing means freedom to Flora Tabanelli. It’s where the self-confessed ‘closed’ Italian teenager can unleash creativity and express her true personality. Once her boots go on, any other issues temporarily drift away. “When I ski I can be free, and that means that I can forget about everything else,” Tabanelli told Olympics.com. “Whether it’s a problem or any other thoughts in my mind, I forget about everything and just have fun and do what I love.

1 week ago | olympics.com | Andrew Binner

Egyptian squash star Ali Farag’s favourite book choice tells its own story. It’s “The Art of Learning” by Josh Waitzkin, which documents the author’s rise to the top of the chess world before he switched vocations to become a world champion in the martial art of tai chi. However, it’s not a mutual sporting prowess that most interests four-time world champion Farag about the book, but rather the idea that hard work can take an individual to the top of any pursuit.

2 weeks ago | olympics.com | Andrew Binner

Swimming star Joshua Liendo is quickly becoming a national sporting treasure in Canada. After competing in the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games, he made his full Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020 just before his 19th birthday, competing in three individual events and a relay. Later that year, he became the first Black Canadian swimmer to win a title at a major international championship as part of the national record-breaking 4x40m freestyle relay team at the 2021 Short Course World Championships.

2 weeks ago | olympics.com | Andrew Binner

France’s Maxime Grousset pipped U.S. star-in-the-making Luca Urlando to win the men's 100m butterfly title in a fascinating duel at the TYR Pro Swim Series meet in Sacramento on Thursday, 3 April. Grousset, the 2023 World champion, went into the race at the North Natomas Aquatic Center as the favourite.

3 weeks ago | olympics.com | Andrew Binner

Squash is more than a sport for Philippines Junior No. 1 Christopher Buraga. Despite growing up in humble circumstances, it has enabled him to live out an unlikely dream of travelling the world and representing his country. However, there is a more important reason behind his love and dedication for the sport. Every time he succeeded in an event, he saved the prize money he earned to support his family. “My dad is a security guard, and my mum is just caring for my siblings.