phenom

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As USC women’s coach Lindsay Gottlieb watched the action intently from the bleachers, sophomore Tatianna Griffin had 18 points, freshman phenom Chloe Jenkins had 16 points and Dani Robinson added 13 for Ontario Christian.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026

Stolz was already the phenom who’d started skating on a backyard pond and worked with Olympic champion Shani Davis and the late Bob Fenn.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

Four years after shocking the sport by retiring as a teenage phenom, the Oakland native could win two gold medals at the Milan-Cortina Olympics.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

This former high school basketball phenom isn’t far removed from trying to beat App State in overtime, and he seems utterly at ease leading men into the NFL’s biggest game.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

These teams pulled in big rowdy crowds as well as college scouts, but my parents were adamant that Craig not sacrifice his intellectual development for the short-lived glory of being a high school phenom.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama