Gilbert resident Nathan Schweinberg will be one of the people behind the scenes at the Olympics supporting Team USA.
Hiltz is shining in two lanes these days. On the track in the 1,500 meters and away from it, where they serve as a role model for the queer community.Nikki Hiltz celebrates after winning the women's 1500-meters during the Olympic Trials, June 30, 2024, in Eugene, Ore. took a victory lap to celebrate a long-awaited trip to the Olympics, some fans reached out and handed bracelets to their favorite 1,500-meter runner — a runner who is doing this, in part, for them.
“I’ve just done so much work since then,” Hiltz said. “So much mental work and obviously physical work, too. It’s just a journey.” “The overarching principle for me,” World Athletics President Sebastian Coe said last year, “is we will always do what we think is in the best interest of our sport."“As someone who’s competed in women’s sports my whole life, I think we do need protecting, but I don’t think it’s from trans women," Hiltz said last summer."I think it’s from abusive coaches. Or there are so many more issues, like equal representation, equal pay.
“I just remember thinking like, ‘I’m going to have a moment here one day,’” recalled Hiltz, who moved to the higher elevation of Flagstaff, Arizona. “Something inside of me was like, ‘I want to win a race here and I want it to be a big one.’”“I’m so privileged," Hiltz said last Sunday. “I have an incredible support system. My family has always been accepting of me, when I came out about my sexuality, and then when I came out with my gender identity.
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