Sports coverage from the Olympics, interviews with athletes and coverage of the impact off the field, mat, and ice; and, music coverage from opera to rap.

 

abc news - sports

Explorer's camera from 1930s found on glacier in Yukon territory / Nims Purja on the success of '14 Peaks,' documentary about his epic mountaineering record / She's off to free climb El Cap. He's off to Everest. How this power couple gets by. / Former Olympians react to Simone Biles having the decision to withdraw / Jessica McDonald, the only mom on the US soccer team, just hopes her son remembers this / Was attempting Mount Everest worth the risk amid the COVID-19 pandemic? / After World Cup win, US women pivot to gender discrimination lawsuit / Emily Harrington climbs Yosemite's El Capitan in one day / Why Olympic weightlifter Mattie Rogers documented her IUD journey while training / With nationals underway a year before Olympics, USA Gymnastics still struggles to earn trust / Mount Everest shut down to climbers amid coronavirus outbreak / How one of the deadliest seasons on Mount Everest unfolded, leading to 11 deaths / Women's hockey players are protesting playing professionally -- but don't call it a boycott / Skateboarders Mariah Duran and Sean Malto look to Tokyo 2020 Olympics / Marine veteran Micah Herndon finishes Boston Marathon crawling in memory of fallen comrades / Daniel Romanchuk becomes youngest to win men's wheelchair division of Boston Marathon / US women's hockey players dominate world competitions, but push for 'one league' back home / Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro: Reporter's Notebook

abc news - music

Lawrence Brownlee is in limited company as a star Black tenor. He has some ideas why. / Why opera star Stephanie Blythe started performing drag / Jakub Józef Orliński, opera singer who break dances, marks a momentous year / What it's like to perform 'La traviata' live for an audience in the age of coronavirus / With theater doors closed for coronavirus, diversity in opera finds new paths / San Francisco Opera announces Eun Sun Kim as incoming music director / When true crime takes the stage: Opera Philadelphia premieres 'Denis & Katya' / Placido Domingo exits Met Opera performances after sexual harassment allegations / Dallas Opera's Hart Institute attempts to correct gender inequality among conductors / Artist labor union hosting anti-harassment training in wake of Placido Domingo allegations

bustle - sports

NHL Network's Jamie Hersch Wants People To Stop Asking If She "Actually" Likes Sports / Bailey Davis Is No Longer An NFL Cheerleader, But She's Still Dancing

bustle - music

How 'Marnie' Addresses Sexual Assault In Opera In The #MeToo Era

 

Elity DaiLY - gymnastics

Olympian Jordyn Wieber's College Experience Was All About Following What Felt Right / Jordyn Wieber Is Countering An Abusive Gymnastics Culture By Coaching Laurie Hernandez Is Returning To Gymnastics With A Determined Focus Senator Jeanne Shaheen Wants An Investigation On USA Gymnastics & Won’t Stop Until It Happens / Simone Biles And Aly Raisman On Olympic Rules They Want Changed By Tokyo 2020

the daily beast

Meet the Women Who Play Men at the Opera: Secrets of the ‘Trouser Role’

elite daily - olympics 

Red Gerard Would Like You To Know He Didn't Oversleep That Much At The Olympics / This Is What Winter Olympics Athletes Are Most Excited For In PyeongChang Who Is Maggie Voisin? The Olympic Freestyle Skier Is Coming Back The U.S. Women’s Olympic Hockey Team Thinks They’re A Team Everyone "Can Rally Behind" Jocelyne & Monique Lamoureux Of USA Hockey Aren't Done Pushing For Gender EquityAlana Nichols' Advice To Young Women: "Comparison Is The Ultimate Thief Of All Joy" / The U.S. Women's Hockey Team's Gold Medal Was All Part Of Their Plan To Support Equality

van magazine - music

Heartbeat Opera / Answers: Interview with Elina Garanca / Sing Her NameRhythm of Reason: Concert with Cornel West

opera news

Giving Voice: Jonathan Palant brings his city’s homeless women and men to music. / Energy Source: Soprano Brenda Rae delivers a dash of daring to all her roles.

elite daily - sports

Venus Williams Reveals Adorable Reason She Owes Her Success To Sister Serena / How To Take A Good Snap, According To Guys Who Snapchatted Everest Climb / Melissa Arnot & Maddie Miller's Colorado 50 Peaks Climb Ended With Humbling Lessons