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☆ A woman won gold at the Olympics by eating more and exercising less to gain 22 pounds
  + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Serafina Kenny | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Read previewA British athlete won an Olympic gold medal by eating more food and exercising less to gain 22 pounds. AdvertisementAldridge won the first ever gold medal in women's Olympic kitefoiling. Owing to the stigma around weight gain, it may seem counterintuitive that Olympians, at the peak of human performance, should put on weight to be successful. But kitesurfing isn't the only sport where athletes gain weight to be more competitive. Related storiesWhen she first started kitefoiling, Aldridge consumed a lot of beer and ice cream, she wrote on Instagram earlier this year.
Persons: —, Ellie Aldridge, Aldridge, Alex Livesey, kitefoiling, Lauriane Nolot, kitesurfing, Harry Lightfoot, Tia, Clair Toomey, Orr, Clive Mason, I'm, It's Organizations: Service, Business, Getty, Telegraph, British Sailing Team, Olympic Locations: kitefoiling
☆ J.J. Rice, kitefoiler chosen for Paris Olympics, dies in diving accident at age 18
  + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +1 min
Wellington, New Zealand AP —United States-born kitefoiler J.J. Rice, who was to represent Tonga at the Paris Olympics, has died in a diving accident. Rice’s father, Darren Rice, confirmed his son’s death Monday to the Matangi Tonga newspaper. Jackson James Rice was set to become the first Caucasian to represent Tonga at an Olympic Games. He was free diving from a boat when he suffered a suspected shallow water blackout, Matangi Tonga reported. “He was an amazing kitefoiler and he would have made it to the Olympics and come out with a big shiny medal.
Persons: kitefoiler J.J, Rice, Rice’s, Darren Rice, Jackson James Rice, “, he’s, ”, Lily, ” Rice Organizations: New Zealand AP — United, Paris Olympics, Matangi, Olympic Games, Sail Locations: Wellington, New Zealand, New Zealand AP — United States, Tonga, Matangi Tonga, Faleloa, Ha’apai, British, Paris, Europe
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