athlete
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Under gargantuan pressure, she clinched the sole Olympic women’s figure skating berth allotted to Russia to compete as an Individual Neutral Athlete.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026
The final decision on whether the four athletes could compete in Milan-Cortina was taken by the IOC's Individual Neutral Athlete Eligibility Review Panel.
From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026
In high school, I was named Female Track & Field Athlete of the Year three years in a row by my school’s coaching staff.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026
“When you’ve collected everything, that’s Thanos,” Wilson said to Time, which named her the outlet’s Athlete of the Year on Tuesday.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025
A Google alert flagging my name in an article posted on the United States Olympic Committee website, titled “Fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad Qualifies for Olympics, Will Become First Athlete to Compete in a Hijab.”
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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