Gabrielle Lucivero

West Hartford

Sports Multimedia Journalist at WVIT-TV (West Hartford, CT)

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After Paralympic medals, Ali Truwit paying it forward for others

3 weeks ago | nbcconnecticut.com | Gabrielle Lucivero

NBC Connecticut first introduced you to swimmer Ali Truwit about a year ago. At that time, she was one year out from surviving a shark attack that took her foot, and in the process of qualifying for the Paralympics. Since then, she qualified, won two silver medals for Team USA in Paris, and has started a foundation that has already helped grant four prosthetics to those in need. "You know, for me May is a hard month," Truwit said.
Connecticut Sun owners looking into selling team: report

3 weeks ago | nbcboston.com | Gabrielle Lucivero

The owners of the Connecticut Sun are looking into selling the team, according to a report from Sportico on Monday. This comes as the Sun look to rebuild from an offseason that saw their head coach and starting five leave for other teams. Sportico reports that Mohegan Sun has retained investment firm Allen and Company to explore the options. The team's facilities have been a talking point as other teams across the league have invested in building WNBA-specific training spaces and the Sun have not.
Connecticut Sun owners looking into selling team: report

3 weeks ago | nbcconnecticut.com | Gabrielle Lucivero

The owners of the Connecticut Sun are looking into selling the team, according to a report from Sportico on Monday. This comes as the Sun look to rebuild from an offseason that saw their head coach and starting five leave for other teams. Sportico reports that Mohegan Sun has retained investment firm Allen and Company to explore the options. The team's facilities have been a talking point as other teams across the league have invested in building WNBA-specific training spaces and the Sun have not.
International Skating Center of Connecticut celebrates 30 years with ice shows

1 month ago | nbcconnecticut.com | Gabrielle Lucivero

From Scott Hamilton to Johnny Weir, the International Skating Center of Connecticut has hosted some of the top figure skating talent from around the world in the 30 years since they've opened. So many, in fact, it's sometimes hard for Director of Figure Skating Daniel Petrenko to name them all. "There's too many to name to be honest with you," Petrenko said.
Former Huskies team up for Paris Fashion Week

2 months ago | nbcconnecticut.com | Gabrielle Lucivero

How's this for teamwork? Former UConn women's basketball player Nika Muhl tallied one more assist for former teammate and fellow Husky Olivia Nelson-Ododa earlier this month. Nelson-Ododa, who plays for the Connecticut Sun, was set to debut her new brand, Kayelise Beauty at Paris Fashion Week, only there was a problem: she plays in China during the WNBA offseason and getting from China to France around her game schedule wouldn't work.
Berlin's Ryan Preece ready for NASCAR season with new car and team

Feb 10, 2025 | nbcconnecticut.com | Gabrielle Lucivero

It's almost time to wave the green flag on the NASCAR season. The official start to the racing schedule opens up at the Daytona 500 this weekend and when it does, Berlin's Ryan Preece will be one of 40 drivers on the track. "Every sport has their biggest game at the end of the season, ours is the kickoff," said Preece, who will start his sixth non-consecutive season racing in the NASCAR Cup Series. It's been almost a decade since Preece made his Cup Series debut in September of 2015.
UConn men's basketball hosts heart health clinic to honor teenage player

Jan 21, 2025 | nbcconnecticut.com | Gabrielle Lucivero

It's been almost two years since NBC Connecticut first introduced you to South Windsor's London King. Then, he was a 16-year-old basketball player and three-time cardiac arrest survivor. Now, he's 18, a freshman at UConn and a four-time cardiac arrest survivor. "Well a lot of people ask me, 'oh did you play basketball?' and sometimes I have to give them the long answer," King said. King's "long answer" is nothing you'd expect from an 18-year-old athlete.
Connecticut athlete dives into unconventional career

Dec 23, 2024 | nbcconnecticut.com | Gabrielle Lucivero

You know the saying, "If all your friends jumped off a cliff, would you do it too?"There's an athlete from Connecticut who took that statement literally, only then he took it a step further: turning cliff jumping into a job, a lifestyle and a spectacle that has people well beyond Connecticut talking. "Jonah literally cartwheeled before he could walk," Amy Genser, of West Hartford, said. "[He] flipped before he could run."She's talking about her now 19-year-old son, Jonah Genser.
Eight Connecticut breast cancer survivors to compete in Head of the Charles Regatta

Oct 17, 2024 | nbcconnecticut.com | Gabrielle Lucivero

The Head of the Charles, the world’s largest three-day regatta, will row this weekend in Boston. Among the 11,000 competitors, 99 of them will be taking part in a first-of-its-kind race and eight of them are rowers who train in Westport. Bree Healey loves mornings on the Saugatuck River. “It’s very serene out there, it’s very quiet,” said Healey. “There’s always someone in the boat who says, ‘Guys, take a moment.
Parathletes find new opportunities with local adaptive sports program

Aug 26, 2024 | nbcconnecticut.com | Gabrielle Lucivero

The 2024 Paris Paralympics start this week with the opening ceremony along the Champs-Elysees and competition kicks off on Thursday. There are a handful of athletes from Connecticut who will be representing at the games:Swimming:Ali Truwit, DarienMatthew Torres, AnsoniaWheelchair Fencing:Victoria Isaacson, QuinnipiacRowing:Ben Washburn, MadisonSaige Harper, Sacred Heart UniversitySitting Volleyball:Sydney Satchell, WindsorJust as every athlete is unique, their path to the Paralympics is as well.