Mikaela Shiffrin’s ‘Back Abs,’ Explained
When Alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin casually dropped a video showing what she jokingly called her “back abs,” the internet predictably...
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Could You Run a 6-Minute Mile Uphill…in Skis?
Welcome to your go-to guide to the 2026 Winter Olympics. We’re tracking everything—from real-life heated rivalries (yes, they exist) to...
Why Figure Skater Ilia Malinin’s Winter Olympics Backflip Is Such a Big Deal
But soon after that, the International Skating Union (ISU), skating’s worldwide governing body, made the decision to ban backflips from...
4 Rules You Probably Didn’t Know About Olympic Skaters’ Outfits
Welcome to your go-to guide to the 2026 Winter Olympics. We’re tracking everything—from real-life heated rivalries (yes, they exist) to...
Maia Shibutani on Surviving Kidney Cancer and Eyeing the 2026 Olympics
At the time of our interview, it’s about two months before the US Figure Skating Championships, which will determine whether...
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A Sports Psychologist Explains a Pre-Service Routine in Tennis
Every sport has its own little quirks and oddities (I’m still not clear on why a football field is technically...
5 Reasons Coco Gauff Is the Tennis Superstar of the Moment
In a vulnerable BBC Sports column, she reflected on the life-changing perspective shift that has helped her manage these tough...
Why Are So Many Women Athletes Tearing Their ACLs Now?
But that hasn’t been the case historically, and still isn’t true across the board. Compared to their equivalents on the...
WNBA All-Star Allisha Gray Shares the Quirky Habit That Helps Her Relax Before Bed
In SELF’s Sleeping With… series, we ask people from different career paths, backgrounds, and stages of life how they make...
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UConn Basketball Star Paige Bueckers Does This One Stretch Before She Goes to Bed
In SELF’s Sleeping With… series, we ask people from different career paths, backgrounds, and stages of life how they make...
Hunter Woodhall Says His Oura Ring Might Have ‘Saved’ His Life—Here’s How
“I have seen some of these commercial monitoring devices be helpful in identifying atrial fibrillation with a rapid heart rate,”...
Mikaela Shiffrin on Her 100th World Cup Win: ‘Far Beyond Anything I’d Imagined’
Thanks for sharing that. It’s important to highlight the difference between sport psychology, which focuses a lot on performance, and...
I Tested the Best Ski Clothes to Keep You Dry and Warm in 2025
Whether you’re a seasoned skier or snowboarder or you’re hitting the slopes for the first time, you know that shopping...
Basketball Star Rae Burrell Swears By This Internet Skin Care Trend
In SELF’s Sleeping With… series, we ask people from different career paths, backgrounds, and stages of life how they make...
Olympian Tara Davis-Woodhall Is Still Flying High—While Embracing Her Inner Homebody
That moment with Hunter—a lot of people asked, “How did you know where he was?” But we talked throughout the...
Here’s What Kept the NYC Marathon’s ‘Final Finishers’ Going in the Home Stretch
SELF: Of all the people I’ve talked to, you’re among the most alert and energetic still, so I’m so impressed.Graves:...
Why the NY Liberty’s Historic WNBA Title Means So Much to These Fans
If you happened to be in downtown Manhattan around 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, you might have thought that the first...
Dance Parties, Bus Bunks, and Deep Conversations Are All Part of the Gold Over America Gymnastics Tour
SELF: Can I ask about some of the topics you’ve covered?Roberson: Kate, what’s a good one?Ohashi: I thought one that...
A Look Inside Athlos NYC, Where Female Track Athletes Are Treated Like Rock Stars
Just after 10 p.m. on Thursday night, a crowd gathered on the track at Icahn Stadium in New York City....
Here’s What Ilona Maher Does to Get Through Bad Body Image Days
The beauty standards in our antiaging, pro-thinness culture can feel impossibly high, so it’s no wonder that so many of...
The Path Out of Sport Isn’t Always Clear for Retiring Paralympians
Besides seeking therapy, Henderson also joined a USOPC program called Pivot. Retired or retiring athletes from both Olympic and Paralympic...
‘Pommel Horse Guy’ Stephen Nedoroscik Actually Has Two Eye Conditions
During the 2024 Paris Olympics, gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik became nearly as famous for his spellbinding pommel horse routine—which scored him...
PHOTOS: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Just Casually Showed Up at the US Open
For the past two weeks, the stars—both celebs and elite athletes—have been out in Queens, New York to watch the...
Last Year, Ali Truwit Lost Her Lower Leg in a Shark Attack. Now, She’s a Paralympic Medalist
For Ali Truwit, the past 16 months have been a story of trauma, resilience, and—as of last night—triumph.In May 2023,...
8 Facts About Jessica Pegula, the American Tennis Star Who May Win the US Open
Last September, then 19-year-old Coco Gauff took home her first US Open title. And now, American tennis fans have another...
Paralympian Lauren Steadman Had ‘Zero Expectations’ Before Winning Bronze While Managing Long COVID
For British triathlete Lauren Steadman, clinching a spot on the podium at the 2024 Paralympic Games was especially meaningful: The...
8 Things to Know About Femita Ayanbeku, the Paralympian Who Qualified for Paris 6 Months After Giving Birth
When Femita Ayanbeku lined up for the 100 meters at the 2024 US Paralympic Team Trials for Track & Field...
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