There is a long history of Olympians and Paralympians serving on the council, which was created in 1956. She took her first bobsled run in 13 months this past week in Lake Placid, New York. Olympic bobsledder in history with medals in all five of her Olympic events, sat out this past season due to pregnancy. Kim, the two-time reigning Olympic halfpipe champion, sat out this past season but is expected to return to competition for a third Olympic run in 2026. Last year, Biden appointed basketball gold medalist Elena Delle Donne a co-chair of the council. The council “aims to promote healthy, accessible eating and physical activity for all Americans, regardless of background or ability.” Stephen and Ayesha Curry are also on the list. President Joe Biden intends to appoint the snowboarder Kim, bobsledder Meyers Taylor, retired Olympic medalists Chaunté Lowe (track and field) and Tamika Catchings (basketball) and Paralympic medalist Melissa Stockwell (triathlon) to the council, among other athletes and people in the health and fitness fields, it was announced Friday. Favorite us!įollow Kim and Elana Meyers Taylor are among the Olympic and Paralympic medalists set to join the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, & Nutrition. Federer has the grass mark with eight Wimbledons. Nadal owns the clay record - 13 French Opens. In all, Djokovic dropped five sets, his most en route to any of his 28 major finals.ĭjokovic broke his tie with Federer for the most men’s major titles won on hard courts, now 12. Nadal lost in the quarterfinals to Greek fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas, who then was ousted by the fourth seed Medvedev, the highest-ranked man without a major title.įederer, 39, missed his third consecutive Grand Slam after two knee surgeries.ĭjokovic overcame an oblique muscle tear in the third round against the highest-ranked American, Taylor Fritz, that had him considering withdrawing from the tournament. Novak Djokovic won his male record-extending ninth Australian Open title, defeating Russian Daniil Medvedev 7-5, 6-2, 6-2 in the final.ĭjokovic, 18-0 in his career in semifinals and finals in Melbourne, earned his 18th Grand Slam singles title, moving two shy of the male record shared by Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.

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