USC Dornsife News
Noelani Day, the first Tongan from the island to swim at the Games, grew up sharing the waters around her home with humpback whales. The first-year USC Dornsife student now plans to become a physiotherapist. [5 min read]
Alumni fight on through a pandemic to win medals in water polo, beach volleyball, swimming, and track and field. [3 min read]
By using tools such as force plates and high-speed video to map out athletes’ body movements, Jill McNitt-Gray is helping competitors in the horizontal jumps reach peak performance — and avoid injury — in Tokyo. [5 min read]
After a one-year delay due to COVID-19, the Tokyo Olympics kicked off last week. USC Dornsife’s Ann Owens discusses concerns about the Games. [1¾ min read]
Amelia Brodka ’12 produced an award-winning documentary and founded a nonprofit to promote women’s skateboarding. Now she’s competing in one of the first-ever Olympic skateboarding events. [2 min read]
Kelly Claes ’17 and her partner, Sarah Sponcil, have already made history as the youngest duo to represent the U.S. in beach volleyball. Now, they’re ready to show the world why they deserve their spot. [2½ min read]
The inventors of the Games in 776 B.C. would likely view the current, ghostly version of their Olympic festival as absurd. [6½ min read]
Meet the USC Dornsife undergraduates competing at the Olympic Games in Tokyo this summer, representing a diverse list of nations from Austria to Tonga. [3 min read]