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Marathon World Record Holder Dies at 24

Kenyan runner Kelvin Kiptum, the marathon world record holder, died in a car crash Sunday night at age 24. Kiptum was driving the car with his coach, Gervais Hakizimana, as a passenger, in the village of Kaptagat in western Kenya when the car veered off the road and ran into a tree. Hakizimana also

Mikaela Shiffrin Was the People’s Champion in 2023

Mikaela Shiffrin claimed skiing’s all-time World Cup wins record for herself this year, but, being Mikaela Shiffrin, she is probably looking into ways she can share it. Shiffrin is the most accomplished of skiers and rarest of superstars: As incomparable as she is on the slopes, she seems to go

USC Renames Track Field After Olympian Allyson Felix

After seven gold medals across four different Games, Allyson Felix’s Olympics career has come to a close. But that doesn’t mean the honors have stopped flowing in. Felix—who last month was named Sports Illustrated‘s Muhammad Ali Legacy Award—received another distinction on Wednesday when her alma mater, USC, renamed its track field

Mikaela Shiffrin Ties Lindsey Vonn’s World Cup Skiing Wins Record

Mikaela Shiffrin matched Lindsey Vonn’s mark for most career women’s World Cup skiing victories with her 82nd career win on Sunday. Shiffrin clinched the record-tying mark with a victory in giant slalom in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia. Entering her second and final run with 0.24-second advantage, the 27-year-old blasted through the course with remarkable

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