2022 USATF World Championship team/2022 World Athletics World Championships USA results

 The USATF Track and Field Championships were held from June 23-26, 2022 in Eugene Oregon.

Top three US finishers to World Athletics World Championships (4th person listed as automatic bye into the World Championships):

Allyson Felix did not qualify in the Women's 400 but she will run in the relays. Jenny Simpson missed her first USA Championships since 2006. Molly Seidel qualified for the women's marathon and withdrew. Sam Kendricks will not compete  at World Championships due to knee surgery. Quanera Hayes, Micah Williams and Garrett Scantling will not compete for the USA at the World Championships. 
A new world record was set in the Women's 400 Hurdles Sydney McLaughlin. ran a 51.41.

Women's 100 - Melissa Jefferson, Aleia Hobbs and Twanisha Terry

Men's 100 - Fred Kerley, Marvin Bracy-Williams, Trayvon Bromell and Christian Coleman
Women's 100H - Keni Harrison, Alaysha Johnson, Alia Armstrong and Nia Ali

Men's 110H - Daniel Roberts, Trey Cunningham, Devon Allen and Grant Holloway
Women's 200 - Abby Steiner, Tamara Clark and Jenna Prandini

Men's 200 - Noah Lyles, Erriyon Knighton, Fred Kerley and Kenny Bednarek
Women's 400- Talitha Diggs, Kendall Ellis and Lynna Irby

Men's 400 - Michael Norman, Champion Allison and Randolph Ross
Women's 400H - Sydney McLaughlin,  Britton Wilson, Shamier Little and Dalilah Muhammad 

Men's 400H - Rai Benjamin, Trevor Bassitt and Khallifah Rosser
Women's 800 - Athing Mu, Ajee Wilson, and Raevyn Rogers

Men's 800 - Bryce Hoppel, Jonah Koech, Brandon Miller and Donavan Brazier
Women's 1500 - Sinclaire Johnson, Cory McGee and Ellie St. Pierre

Men's 1500 - Cooper Teare, Josh Thompson and Johnny Gregorek
Women's 3000 Steeplechase - Emma Coburn, Courtney Wayment and Courtney Frerichs

Men's 3000 Steeplechase - Hillary Bor, Evan Jager and Bernard Keter
Women's 5000 - Elise Cranny, Karissa Schweizer and Emily Infeld

Men's 5000 - Grant Fisher, Woody Kincaid, and Abdihamid Nur
Women's 10000 - Karissa Schweizer, Alicia Monson and Natosha Rogers

Men's 10000 - Joe Klecker, Grant Fisher and Sean McGorty
Women's Heptathlon - Anna Hall, Ashtin Mahler, Michelle Atherley and Kendell Williams

Men's Decathlon - Kyle Garland, Zach Ziemek and Steven Bastien
Women's High Jump - Vashti Cunningham, Rachel Glenn and Rachel McCoy

Men's High Jump - Shelby McEwen, JuVaughn Harrison and Darius Corbin
Women's Pole Vault - Sandi Morris, Katie Nageotte and Gabriela Leon

Men's Pole Vault - Chris Nilsen, Luke Winder and Andrew Irwin
Women's Long Jump - Quanesha Burks, Jasmine Moore and Tiffany Flynn

Men's Long Jump - Steffin McCarter, Will Williams and Marquis Dendy
Women's Triple Jump - Keturah Orji, Tori Franklin and Jasmine Moore

Men's Triple Jump - Donald Scott, Will Claye, Chris Benard and Christian Taylor
Women's Shot Put - Chase Ealey, Adelaide Aquilla, Jessica Woodward and Maggie Ewen

Men's Shot Put - Ryan Crouser, Joe Kovacs, Josh Awotunde and Tripp Piperi

Women's Discus - Valarie Allman, Laulauga Tausaga-Collins, Rachel Dincoff and Veronica Fraley

Men's Discus - Andrew Evans, Sam Mattis and Brian Williams
Women's Hammer - Brooke Andersen, Janee Kassanavoid and Annette Echikunwoke

Men's Hammer - Daniel Haugh, Rudy Winkler and Alex Young

Women's Javelin - Kara Winger Ariana Ince and Maggie Malone

Men's Javelin - Ethan Dabbs, Curtis Thompson and Tim Glover

Women's Marathon - Emma Bates, Keira D' Amato and Sara Hall

Men's Marathon - Elkanah Kibet, Colin Mickow and Galen Rupp

Women's 100 Relay Pool - Tamari Davis, Celera Barnes and Gabby Thomas

Women's 400 Relay Pool - Wadeline Jonathas, Kennedy Simon, Allyson Felix, Jaide Stepter and Kaylin Whitney

Men's 100 Relay Pool - Elijah Hall-Thompson, Kyree King and Josephus Lyles

Men's 400 Relay Pool - Elija Godwin, Vernon Norwood, Bryce Deadmon, Noah Williams and Ismail Turner

2022 World Track and Field Championships - USA Medalists

The World Track and Field Championships were held in Eugene, Oregon from July 15-24, 2022.

The USA dominated these home championships by sweeping the men's 100, 200 and Shot Put.  The USA won 12 field medals. The 33 total medals won by the USA are the most for any nation in any World Championships.

Medal Table:

USA          13 Gold, 9 Silver, 11 Bronze - 33 Total

Ethiopia     4 Gold,  4 Silver,   2 Bronze - 10 Total

Jamaica      2 Gold,  7 Silver,   1 Bronze - 10 Total

Kenya        2 Gold,  5 Silver,   3 Bronze - 10 Total

China         2 Gold,  1 Silver,   3 Bronze -  6 Total

USA Medalist results:

Mixed 4 by 400 Relay 

USA - Elija Godwin, Allyson Felix, Vernon Norwood, Kennedy Simon - 3:10.16 - Bronze

Women's Shot Put

Chase Ealey - 67 Ft. 2 2/3 in - Gold

Men's 100

Fred Kerley - 9.86 - Gold

Marvin Bracy - 9.88 - Silver

Trayvon Bromell - 9.88 - Bronze

Women's Hammer

Brooke Andersen - 259 Ft 1 in - Gold

Janee Kassanavoid -  245 Ft 7 in - Bronze

110 Hurdles

Grant Holloway - 13.03 - Gold

Trey Cunningham - 13.08 - Silver

Devon Allen DQ by. 001 second reaction time in final

Men's Shot Put

Ryan Crouser - 75 Ft. 3 in -  Gold

Joe Kovacs - 75 Ft. 1 in - Silver

Josh Awotunde - 73 Ft. 1 1/2 in - Bronze

Women's Pole Vault 

Katie Nageotte - 15 Ft 11 in - Gold

Sandi Morris - 15 Ft 11 in - Silver

Nageotte won gold on fewer missed attempts than Morris

Women's Heptathlon

Anna Hall - 6755 points - Bronze

Women's Triple Jump

Tori Franklin -  48 Ft. 3 1/2 in - Bronze

Men's 400 Hurdles

Rai Benjamin - 46.89 - Silver

Trevor Bassitt - 47.29 - Bronze

Women's Discus

Valarie Allman -  224 Ft. 1 in - Bronze

Men's 200

Noah Lyles - 19.31 (American Record) - Gold

Kenny Bednarek - 19.77 - Silver

Erriyon Knighton - 19.80 - Bronze

Women's Javelin

Kara Winger - 210 Ft. 1 1/2 in - Silver

Men's 400

Michael Norman - 44.29 - Gold

Women's 400 Hurdles

Sydney McLaughlin - 50.68 (World Record) - Gold

Dalilah Muhammad - 53.13 - Bronze

Women's 4 by 100 Relay

USA - Melissa Jefferson, Abby Steiner, Jenna Prandini, Twanisha Terry - 41.14 - Gold

Men's 4 by 100 Relay 

USA - Christian Coleman, Noah Lyles, Elijah Hall, Marvin Bracy - 37.55 - Silver

Men's Decathlon

Zachery Ziemek - 8676 points - Bronze

Women's 800

Athing Mu - 1:56.30 - Gold

Men's Pole Vault

Chris Nilsen - 19 Ft. 6 in - Silver

Men's 4 by 400 Relay

USA - Elija Godwin, Michael Norman, Bryce Deadmon, Champion Allison - 2:56.17 - Gold

Women's 4 by 400 Relay

USA - Talitha Diggs, Abby Steiner, Britton Wilson, Sydney McLaughlin - 3:17.79 - Gold

Notable performances  from other countries:

Shericka Jackson - Jamaica - Women's 200 - 21.45 - Gold

Alison Dos Santos - Brazil - Men's 400 Hurdles - 46.29 - Gold

Tobi Amusan- Nigeria - Women's 100 Hurdles - 12.12 in semifinals (World Record) 12.06 in finals (wind aided) - Gold

Armand Duplantis - Sweden -  Men's Pole Vault-  20 Ft. 4 1/2 in (World Record) - Gold

2022 Women's and Men's USA Volleyball Nations League results

2022 USA Women's Volleyball Nations League results - W 11 L 2

The USA women's volleyball team finished 5th at the Volleyball Nations League

At Shreveport, LA, USA

May 31 - Dominican Republic -  W 3-0, 25-21, 25-17, 25-18                        

June 3 -  Canada                        - W 3-0, 25-14, 25-22, 25-19

June 4 - Brazil                           - W 3-0, 25-21, 25-20, 25-18

June 5 - Japan                            - L  0-3, 22-25, 20-25, 20-25

At Quezon City, Philippines

June 15 - Bulgaria   - W 3-0, 25-20, 25-22, 25-20

June 16 - Poland      - W 3-0, 25-12, 25-21, 25-16

June 18 - China       - W 3-0, 25-21, 25-23, 25-21

June 19 - Thailand   - W 3-1, 17-25, 25-13, 25-23, 25-18

At Calgary, Canada

June 29 - Belgium   - W 3-0, 25-16, 25-21, 25-19

June 30 - Serbia      - W 3-0, 25-17, 33-31, 25-16

July 2 -  Turkey       - W 3-2, 25-22, 18-25, 27-25, 23-25, 18-16

July 3 -  Germany    - W 3-1, 25-17, 25-13, 13-25, 25-22

Quarterfinals at Ankara, Turkey

July 13 - Serbia  - L 2-3, 27-29, 23-25, 25-20, 25-20, 13-15

2022 USA Men's Volleyball Nations League results - W 12 L 3

The USA men's volleyball team finished second at the Volleyball Nations League

At Brasilia, Brazil

June 7 - Slovenia       -  W 3-0, 25-19, 25-19, 25-14

June 9 - Netherlands  -  W 3-0, 25-12, 25-18, 25-16

June 10 - Japan          -  W 3-2, 17-25, 25-15, 25-21, 26-28, 15-9

June 11 - Brazil          - W 3-1, 21-25, 27-25, 25-20, 25-20

At Sofia, Bulgaria

                   

June 22 - Serbia    - W 3-1, 26-24, 23-25, 25-23, 25-20

June 23 - Iran         - L 0-3, 18-25, 27-29, 25-27

June 25 - Bulgaria -  W 3-1, 25-12, 20-25, 26-24, 25-23

June 26 - Poland    -  L 1-3, 25-21, 23-25 24-26, 22-25

At Osaka, Japan

July 5 - Germany     - W 3-1, 25-21, 25-19 22-25, 25-18

July 6 - France         - W 3-2, 15-25, 25-22, 22-25, 25-14, 15-8

July 9 - Canada        - W 3-0, 25-19, 25-15, 25-19

July 10 - Argentina  - W 3-2, 29-27, 22-25, 20-25, 25-13, 17-15

Quarterfinals at Bologna, Italy

July 20 - Brazil - W 3-1, 20-25, 25-22, 25-23, 25-17

Semifinals at Bologna, Italy

July 23 - Poland - W 3-0, 25-22, 25-23, 25-13

Finals at Bologna, Italy

July 24 - France - L 2-3, 16-25, 19-25, 25-15, 25-21, 10-15

2022 USA Swimming National Championships results/ 2022 Swimming World Championship USA results

USA Swimming held their International Team Trials for qualification to the World Championships from April 26-30 2022. These are the qualifiers.

Women's 200 Butterfly -Hali Flickinger and Regan Smith

Men's 200 Butterfly - Luca Urlando and Trenton Julian

Women's 100 Free - Torri Huske and Claire Curzan
Men's 100 Free - Caeleb Dressel and Brooks Curry
Women's 800 Free - Katie Ledecky and Leah Smith
Men's 800 Free - Bobby Finke and Charlie Clark
Women's 1500 Free - Katie Ledecky and Katie Grimes
Men's 1500 Free - Bobby Finke and Charlie Clark
Men's 200 Backstroke - Ryan Murphy and Shaine Casas
Women's 200 Backstroke - Phoebe Bacon and Rhyan White
Women's 50 Butterfly - Claire Curzan
Men's 50 Butterfly - Caeleb Dressel
Men's 200 Breaststroke - Nic Fink and Charlie Swanson
Women's 200 Breaststroke - Lilly King and Kate Douglass
Women's 200 Free - Katie Ledecky and Claire Weinstein
Men's 200 Free - Kieran Smith and Drew Kibler
Women's 400 IM - Katie Grimes and Emma Weyant
Men's 400 IM - Carson Foster and Chase Kalisz
Women's 100 Butterfly - Torri Huske and Claire Curzan
Men's 100 butterfly - Caeleb Dressel and Michael Andrew
Women's 50 Breaststroke - Lilly King
Men's 50 Breaststroke - Michael Andrew
Women's 50 Backstroke - Katharine Berkoff 
Men's 50 Backstroke - Hunter Armstrong
Women's 400 Free - Katie Ledecky and Leah Smith
Men's 400 Free - Kieran Smith and Trey Freeman
Women's 100 Breaststroke - Lilly King and Annie Lazor
Men's 100 Breaststroke -  Nic Fink and Michael Andrew
Women's 100 Backstroke - Regan Smith and Claire Curzan
Men's 100 Backstroke -  Hunter Armstrong and Ryan Murphy
Women's 200 IM - Alex Walsh and Leah Hayes
Men's 200 IM - Chase Kalisz and Carson Foster
Women's 50 Free - Torri Huske and Erika Brown
Men's 50 Free - Caeleb Dressel and Michael Andrew

The World Swimming Championships were held in Budapest, Hungary from June 18 to July 3, 2022.

Final Medal Standings:

USA           17 Gold, 12, Silver, 16 Bronze - 45 Total

Australia     6  Gold,   9  Silver,  2  Bronze - 17 Total

Canada        3  Gold,   4  Silver,   4  Bronze - 11 Total

Italy             5 Gold,    2 Silver,   2 Bronze -   9 Total

France         2 Gold,    4 Silver,   2 Bronze -   8 Total

USA Medalists:  

Women:

Katie Ledecky - 400 Freestyle - Gold, 800 Freestyle- Gold, 1500 Freestyle - Gold, 4 by 200 Freestyle Relay - Gold

Torri Huske - 100 Butterfly - Gold, 4 by 100 Medley Relay - Gold, Mixed 4 by 100 Medley Relay - Gold, 100 Freestyle - Bronze, 4 by 100 Freestyle Relay - Bronze, Mixed 4 by 100 Freestyle Relay - Bronze

Claire Curzan -  4 by 100 Medley Relay - Gold, Mixed 4 by 100 Medley Relay - Gold, 100 Backstroke - Bronze, 4 by 100 Freestyle Relay - Bronze, Mixed 4 by 100 Freestyle Relay - Bronze

Regan Smith - 100 Backstroke - Gold, 4 by 100 Medley - Gold

Lilly King - 200 Breaststroke - Gold, 4 by 100 Medley Relay - Gold

Leah Smith - 4 by 200 Freestyle Relay - Gold, 400 Freestyle - Bronze

Alex Walsh - 200IM - Gold

Bella Sims - 4 by 200 Freestyle Relay - Gold

Claire Weinstein - 4 by 200 Freestyle Relay - Gold

Katie Grimes - 1500 Freestyle - Silver, 400IM - Silver

Katharine Berkoff - 50 Backstroke - Silver

Hali Flickinger - 200 Butterfly - Silver

Phoebe Bacon - 200 Backstroke - Silver

Erika Brown - 50 Freestyle - Bronze, 4 by 100 Freestyle Relay - Bronze

Kate Douglass - 200 Breaststroke - Bronze, 4 by 100 Freestyle Relay - Bronze

Rhyan White - 200 Backstroke - Bronze

Leah Hayes - 200IM - Bronze

Emma Weyant - 400IM - Bronze

Men:

Nic Fink - 50 Breaststroke - Gold,  Mixed 4 by 100 Medley Relay - Gold, 4 by 100 Medley Relay - Silver, 100 Breaststroke - Bronze

Justin Ress - 50 Backstroke - Gold, 4 by 100 Freestyle Relay - Gold

Caeleb Dressel - 50 Butterfly - Gold, 4 by 100 Freestyle Relay- Gold

Ryan Murphy - 200 Backstroke - Gold, 100 Backstroke - Silver, 4 by 100 Medley Relay - Silver

Ryan Held - 4 by 100 Freestyle - Gold, 4 by 100 Medley Relay - Silver, Mixed 4 by 100 Freestyle Relay - Bronze

Hunter Armstrong -  Mixed 4 by 100 Medley Relay - Gold, 50 Backstroke - Silver, 100 Backstroke - Bronze

Bobby Finke - 800 Freestyle - Gold, 1500 Freestyle - Silver

Brooks Curry - 4 by 100 Freestyle Relay - Gold, Mixed 4 by 100 Freestyle Relay - Bronze

Drew Kibler - 4 by 200 Freestyle Relay - Gold

Trenton Julian - 4 by 200 Freestyle Relay - Gold

Kieran Smith - 4 by 200 Freestyle Relay - Gold

Carson Foster -  4 by 200 Freestyle Relay - Gold, 200IM - Silver, 400IM - Silver

Michael Andrew - 50 Freestyle - Silver, 4 by 100 Medley Relay - Silver, 50 Breaststroke - Bronze, 50 Butterfly - Bronze

Shaine Casas - 200 Backstroke - Bronze

Chase Kalisz - 400IM - Bronze

Olympic and Athlete updates - August 2021 to July 2022

There have been a lot of retirements from sport in the past year:

Alysa Liu - USA women's figure skater

Cat Osterman - USA softball player

Carli Lloyd - USA women's soccer player

Gigi Marvin - USA women's hockey player

Jake Gibb - American beach volleyball player

Justin Gatlin - USA men's sprinter

Kohei Uchimora - Japanese gymnast

Valerie Adams - New Zealand shot putter

Gus Kenworthy - USA/British freestyle skier

Shaun White - USA freestyle skier

Gable Steveson - USA amateur wrestler

Murphy Bromberg - USA Diver

Brian Johnson - American pairs figure skater

Townley Haas - USA swimmer

Andrew Wilson - USA swimmer

Haley Anderson - USA long distance swimmer

Monica Puig - Puerto Rican tennis player

Madison Hubbell/Zach Donohue - American Ice Dancers

Jen Suhr - American pole vaulter

Michelle Carter - American shot putter

Former IOC President Jacques Rogge died on August 29, 2021. He was 79 years old.  Rogge was IOC President from 2001 to 2013.

American gold medal gymnast Suni Lee was selected to compete on Dancing with the Stars 2021 season.

The nation of North Korea is not allowed to compete at the Beijing winter games in 2022 because they decided not to compete in Tokyo 2021. 

Kathy Carter has been named CEO of Los Angeles 2028. Carter was the marketing guru for LA 2028 before her promotion to CEO. Casey Wasserman is the Chair of LA 2028.

Beijing 2022 organizers have said there will be no overseas spectators at the games. Only Chinese citizens can attend.  No families of athletes can attend the games in person. Also there will be a 21 day quarantine for athletes that are not vaccinated.

USA women's soccer star Carli Lloyd retired from the sport at age 39 on October 26, 2021. Lloyd scored 134 goals for team USA. Lloyd had 316 CAPS. Lloyd won gold medals for team USA at the 2008 Beijing games and 2012 London games. Lloyd won 2 women's World Cups with team USA in 2015 and 2019.

USA high jumper Erik Kynard has moved up from silver to gold at the 2012 London games. Russian Ivan Ukhov has been stripped of his gold medal by the IOC for doping. Kynard has since retired from the sport.

USA shot putter CJ Hunter has died at age 52 on November 28, 2021.  Hunter was married to USA sprinter Marion Jones from 1998-2002. Hunter was suspended for two years due to steroid use in 2000. Hunter competed at the 1996 Atlanta games. 

Former CEO of the IAAF Lamine Diack has died at age 88. Diack has been convicted of corruption in the IOC selection of Rio in 2016 and other illegal money issues involving IAAF athletes. Diack was under house arrest in France recently and died in his home country of Senegal.

Cheryl Reeve will take over the coaching duties for USA women's Olympic basketball for Dawn Staley. Reeve is the Minnesota Lynx head coach. Reeve has been an Assistant coach the past 2 Olympics for Team USA.

Several sports are out for the 2028 Los Angeles games. Boxing, Weightlifting and Modern Pentathlon are dropped as sports from the 2024 Paris games. Surfing, skateboarding and sport climbing are being contested at the 2028 Los Angeles games.

USA diver Jordan Windle has been indefinitely suspended by USA Safesport for possible misconduct. 

The USOPC and USA women's gymnastics have reached a 380 million dollar settlement with the 500 sexual abuse survivors of Larry Nassar. This brings to a close a dark chapter in USA gymnastics history.

Current Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr will coach the USA men's Olympic basketball team at the 2024 Paris games. Kerr succeeds San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich as Team USA basketball coach.

USA Ice skater Bradie Tennell withdrew from the USA Figure Skating Championships due to a foot injury.

USA women Ice skaters Alysa Liu and Amber Glenn withdrew from the USA Figure Skating Championships due to COVID 19.

Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian athletes have been banned from the Paralympics (can compete as neutrals), and other World Championships ( Figure Skating, Swimming, Track and Field) and are being stripped of hosting sporting events indefinitely.

USA gold medal figure skater Nathan Chen has withdrawn from the 2022 Figure Skating World championships due to injury.  USA skater Camden Pulkinen will replace Chen.

Japanese gold medal figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu will miss the 2022 Figure Skating World Championships with an injury that he sustained at the Beijing games.

Legendary USA 200/400 sprinter Allyson Felix says that the 2022 track season will be her last. Felix finished 6th in the 400 at the USA Track and Field Championships and did not qualify in that event but will run the relays for the USA at the World Track and Field Championships in July in Eugene, Oregon.

USA women's halfpipe gold medalist Chloe Kim does not plan on competing this upcoming season. Kim will concentrate on her mental health. Kim has won gold in the halfpipe at the 2018 Pyeongchang games and 2022 Beijing games. 

USA women's 1500 and 5000 track star Shelby Houlihan lost her 4 year ban on appeal. Houlihan can return in 2025. Houlihan missed the 2021 Tokyo games and will miss the 2024 Paris games. Houlihan was banned for eating a tainted burrito which contained the illegal substance nandrolone. 

There are several new beach volleyball partnerships for the USA in 2022. Kelley Kolinske will partner with Sara Hughes, Alix Klineman is recovering from shoulder surgery and April Ross will partner with Emily Day, Kelly Cheng (Klaes) will partner with Betsi Flint and Sarah Sponcil will partner with Terese Cannon. On the men's side, Nick Lucena will partner with Andy Benesh, Chase Budinger will partner with Troy Field, Taylor Crabb will partner with Taylor Sander, Jeremy Casebeer will partner with Billy Allen and John Hyden will partner with Logan Webber. 

USA women's gymnastics has appointed Alicia Sacramone Quinn as High Performance Director - Srtategic Lead, Chellsie Memmell as High Performance Director - Technical Lead and Dan Baker - High Performance Director - Developmental Lead. There will be three directors of USA women's gymnastics. All three replace Tom Forster who resigned as High Performance Director in December 2021.

USA 1500 track star Matthew Centrowitz will miss the USA Track and Field Championships and the World Track and Field Championships in 2022 with a knee injury.

 

AVP Pro Tour 2022 Schedule 

May 6-8 - Austin Open

May 27-29 - New Orleans Open

July 8-10 - Hermosa Beach Open

July 29-31 - Ft. Lauderdale Open

August 5-7 - Atlanta Open (Gold Series)

August 19-21 - Manhattan Beach Open (Gold Series)

Sept. 2-4 - Chicago Open (Gold Series)

Sept. 16-18 - Atlantic City Open

Sept. 23-24 - Phoenix Championships

The ISU has approved a minimum age to compete in future Olympic games for figure skaters. The minimum age to compete at the 2026 Olympics will be 17 years old. The minimum wage for figure skaters at the 2022 Beijing games was 15 years old. The minimum age for figure skaters will be 16 starting with the 2023-2024 season and 17 starting with the 2024-2025 season.

American wrestler Jordan Burroughs plans to retire after the 2024 Paris games. Burroughs won gold for the USA at the 2012 London games.

French Ice Dancers Gabriella Papadakis/Guillaume Cizeron will skip the 2022-2023 Figure Skating season to rest. Padadakis/Cizeron are the 2022 World Champions in Ice Dance.

Several new winter Olympic events have been added for 2026. Men's and women's freestyle skiing dual moguls, ski mountaineering men's and women's sprint and a mixed gender relay and men's and women's luge doubles. The Alpine skiing team event has been removed from the 2026 winter games.

USA 110 hurdler Devon Allen has signed a contract to play football for the Philadelphia Eagles for the 2022 season. Allen signed a 3 year contract. Allen will compete at the World Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon from July 15-24 then report to Eagles training camp. Allen plans to return to the track in the NFL off season.

The USA men's soccer team qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics while the USA women's soccer team qualified for the 2023 World Cup.

British long distance and marathon runner Mo Farah may retire after the London marathon this fall. Farah says he is probably done on the track but has not ruled out still competing until after the London Marathon. Farah won gold in the 5000 and 10,000 at the 2012 London Olympic games