My New Favorite Olympian

Paralympic sprinter Nick Mayhugh shares the lessons he learned from his grandfather Bill Mayhugh, a popular radio host, and his grandmother Shirley Culpeper Mayhugh, a performer who was signed by the same agency that represented Marilyn Monroe.

The boxer would visit her grandma across the border in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, often. One day, her grandma stopped picking up the phone, and Jennifer knew something was wrong.

The beach volleyball player grapples with receiving a lot of vitriol on social media.

When he was 18, he helped children with disabilities practice climbing, and after college, he joined the Harvard Biodesign Lab, where he helped he designed devices for stroke patients.

The Olympian’s journey in gymnastics began with her being one of the only Black gymnasts in her gym.

The Olympian shares why it’s important for her to make it easier for other women of color to have access to gymnastics.

Watch the third episode of My New Favorite Olympian, where you’ll meet some of Team USA’s most inspiring stars.

Watch the second episode of the My New Favorite Olympian series, where you’ll meet some of Team USA’s most inspiring athletes.

Alone with her thoughts after an improbable top-of-the-podium performance at the 2020 Tokyo Games at just 17 years old, Lydia Jacoby found her footing once again at the University of Texas.