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1 day ago

Let Kids Be Kids: New Study Shows Why Early Athletic Selection Is Failing Youth Athletes

Norway dominates winter sport by structuring youth development to avoid treating children like professionals, allowing talent to emerge over time.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Ally Hickman tells proud school friends I'm not nervous, I'm just excited' before Winter Olympics final

On the towering slopes of Livigno in Italy on Sunday, 16-year-old Australian Ally Hickman was a green and gold blur, securing herself a spot in the Olympic women's snowboard slopestyle final. She will compete for a medal in the finals on Tuesday but thousands of kilometres away at her Sydney high school, the teenager is already a legend. Around the school, Ally is everywhere: there are massive cardboard cutouts of her face and giant yellow letters spelling out her name.
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