Olympian

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The review comes after an intense period of campaigning involving charities, Olympian Sir Chris Hoy, who has terminal prostate cancer, as well as former Prime Ministers David Cameron and Rishi Sunak.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Longet met Olympian skier Sabich in Bear Valley at a celebrity skiing exhibition in 1972.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Despite his metaphorically Olympian stature, the pop star’s death was astoundingly and shamefully normal for a United States citizen.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026

Only once he’s in a skintight ski suit does the 29-year-old from Norway begin to resemble his true identity: greatest winter Olympian of all time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

‘We know what an Olympian promise is worth.’

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan