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Rachel Bachman

ARTICLES BY RACHEL BACHMAN

She soared to the top of the World Cup downhill standings and aimed to keep racking up points all the way to the Games. (AFP)

The nine days—and 13 seconds—that sent Lindsey Vonn’s Olympics up in snow

4 min read . 09 Feb 2026

Cole Hocker celebrates after winning the men's 5000m final at the 2025 world championships in Tokyo.

Are ‘super spikes’ powering America’s running resurgence?

4 min read . 01 Oct 2025

Faith Kipyegon will attempt to become the first woman to break the 4-minute barrier in the mile in Paris this week. (AFP)

Can a woman run a four-minute mile?

4 min read . 25 Jun 2025

Participants at the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon. (Hindustan Times)

Why marathon running is booming

3 min read . 31 Dec 2024

The Brisbane-born son of South Sudanese immigrants, he is already considered something of a sprinting prodigy. (AAP Image via REUTERS)

The 16-year-old schoolboy who could be the next Usain Bolt

3 min read . 13 Dec 2024

Emmanuel Wanyonyi, of Kenya, beats Marco Arop, left, of Canada, to win the men's 800-meter final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, (AP Photo)

The household ingredient that’s powering Olympic runners

3 min read . 03 Sept 2024

U.S. Olympians Mary Theisen-Lappen, Jourdan Delacruz and Olivia Reeves. (Getty Images)

The secret behind US’s Once-in-a-Generation Weightlifter: Not Lifting Weights

3 min read . 09 Aug 2024

Raphaelle Nayral, Secretary-General of Fraicheur de Paris, works inside an underground urban cooling network power station. CHRISTIAN HARTMANN/REUTERS

Paris wanted a green Olympics. Team USA wants air conditioning.

3 min read . 26 Jul 2024

The opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics is set for 26 July. (AFP/Getty Images)

The Paris Olympics could also be the Protest Olympics

3 min read . 24 Jul 2024

Leo Neugebauer is the reigning decathlon champion at the NCAA outdoor track and field championships. ILLUSTRATION: CAM POLLACK/WSJ, GETTY IMAGES (2), REUTERS, ISTOCK

The best athlete in America is a giant German

4 min read . 04 Jun 2024

The 23 athletes who tested positive made up about half of China’s swim team in Tokyo, and accounted for five of the six medals it won—including all three golds, according to a report in the New York Times and a documentary by the German broadcaster ARD that detailed the cases, which had not previously been publicly disclosed.. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, file) (AP)

The doping crisis set to test the Paris Olympics

3 min read . 23 Apr 2024

Michigan spent $75 million on coaches and staff in 2022, compared with $33 million on athlete aid and meals. The athletic department has about 350 staff members and 950 athletes.

College Sports Generate Billions. Coaches Say More of It Should Go to Players

7 min read . 27 Dec 2023

Roger Federer. (AP)

A lunch with Roger Federer helped fuel Mikaela Shiffrin’s record run

5 min read . 25 Jan 2023

Cannabis set to stay on world anti-doping agency prohibited list

5 min read . 12 Sept 2022

Danielle Collins of the U.S. in action during her first round match against Czech Republic's Marie Bouzkova. (REUTERS)

The landscaper’s daughter who grew into one of America’s top tennis players

4 min read . 30 Aug 2022

Some fans cheer vaccination proof for sports events. Others demand refunds

5 min read . 31 Aug 2021

IOC president Thomas Bach (Photo: AFP)

The Olympics have plenty of suitors, IOC president says

5 min read . 23 Aug 2021

The U.S. Soccer Federation began inviting Kristie and Sam to selective training camps when each was 13 or 14 years old

Lessons from the parents who raised the world’s top soccer sisters

5 min read . 23 Jul 2021

Covid-related problems mount as athletes and officials arrive for Tokyo Olympics

6 min read . 19 Jul 2021

Tokyo Olympics may re-impose local spectator ban as clampdown gets tougher

4 min read . 07 Jul 2021