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Tennis star Coco Gauff is using her global platform to call for peace and equality in America, inspired by her grandmother's civil rights legacy. A growing chorus of US athletes are speaking out with compassion during divisive times.
Olympic skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych is appealing his disqualification after wearing a helmet honoring 20+ Ukrainian athletes killed in war. His fight has sparked global support from fellow Olympians and political leaders.
When Olympic officials banned a skeleton racer's tribute helmet honoring fallen Ukrainian athletes, his teammates found creative ways to show support. Their quiet acts of solidarity are making a powerful statement at the Milan Cortina Games.
A Norwegian skier just delivered 21,000 signatures to Olympic officials asking them to end fossil fuel sponsorships in winter sports. As winters grow shorter and snow disappears, athletes are demanding change before the 2026 Games.
When Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair got fined $11,593 for wearing "Stop the Genocide" on his nose tape, the Muslim community turned his penalty into a fundraising goal. Now they're matching that amount in charitable donations to help those suffering in Gaza and Sudan.