USC Dornsife News

Alumna Cheryl Russell judges artistic swimming at this year’s Olympics, drawing from a lifetime of experience in the sport, including volunteering at the 1984 Games at USC.

USC Dornsife Alumni and current students will compete in a wide variety of sports, including track and field, swimming and beach volleyball.

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]