Annie Fast

An in-depth profile on snowboarder Iris Pham from Bozeman, Montana.

When Keegan Palmer won skateboard park gold at Tokyo 2020, he was 18 years old and was up against older established pros with the contest experience to match. As such, his win came as a surprise for some. But you can’t say the same about his follow-up gold medal at Paris 2024.

While winter operations have concluded at Australia’s Thredbo Resort, the buzz over the new snowboarding and freeskiing training facilities is still very much ongoing. The winter of 2024 saw Thredbo elevate its action sports facilities for Olympians and professional athletes, with a brand new 22-foot halfpipe, and for the second year in a row, constructing a massive 55-plus foot training jump and pro-level rail setup.

Can Sha'Carri Richardson make Team USA in two individual events?
Four days after the reigning 100m world champion soared to victory in her marquee event at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - track & field, the Dallas, Texas, native was back on the track - this time for the 200m.
Richardson was the only woman in the first round of the 200m to clock a sub-22, going 21.99 for the win on Thursday (27 June).
Richardson is the reigning world bronze medallist in that event, but she was 0.12 seconds...

He did it again — Noah Lyles won the men's 200m.
The two-time and reigning world champion in the event, the 100m winner earlier in the week claimed the men's 200m in 19.53 on Saturday (29 June) at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials - track & field, clocking a world lead time and breaking the existing Trials record set by Michael Johnson in 1996.

Riley Amos is having a near-perfect season. The 22-year-old U23 rider out of Durango, Colorado, racing for Trek Factory Racing, has been on the podium at all four World Cups, outright winning seven out of eight starts, with one short track second-place finish.
Amos has proven himself to be among the four US mountain bikers set to compete at Paris 2024.

USA Surfing head coach Shane Dorian is celebrated as one of the best big wave surfers in the world—and one of the best surfers of all time. At the Olympic Games Paris 2024, he’ll be the coach Team USA is looking to as they set their rails into the deep barrel rides of Teahupo’o and set their sights on the podium.

The 25-year-old from Park City, Utah, heading to her second Olympics, continues to deliver podium performances at the 2024 UCI Mountain Bike World Series, to lead the Cross-Country Olympic rankings.

The American men made a statement at the inaugural OQS in Shanghai, earning four of the six podiums in park and street. Will they continue on this roll into Budapest?

Don't let his youthfulness fool you. Gavin Bottger may only be 17 years old, but he already has over a decade of skateboarding experience.

Brett Simpson shares his experience as the first-ever surfing coach for Team USA, which included Carissa Moore’s gold medal win and a stacked team of John John Florence, Kolohe Andino, and Caroline Marks.

Improv, experience and skill come together to create winning BMX freestyle runs.

Last year, the 25-year-old San Clemente, California surfer met the quota requirements for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Since then, he has climbed the rankings and is currently the world's number-one-ranked men’s surfer.

If she can see it, she can send it.
This is the motto cross-country mountain bike athlete Kate Courtney chose for the launch of her new non-profit—the She Sends Foundation, The 28-year-old Stanford University graduate launched her new foundation with the aim of attracting more girls and women to mountain biking.

When BMX Freestyle made its Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020, it was without Angie Marino. One of the pioneers of the sport, she had missed qualifying by just one point.
But, in a turn that should be an inspiration for all, Marino took her disappointment and channeled it into new opportunities on a mountain bike...