Lindsey Vonn’s comeback, new stadium technology and More
Welcome to Challengers Newsletter, your monthly update on the world of sport.
Major News đź“°
- Skier Lindsey Vonn ending retirement 6 years after last Olympics. (read)
- Dodgers Beat Yankees to Win World Series. (read)
- FIFA and IOC hold different track records with Trump ahead of World Cup and Olympics in US. (watch)
- Coco Gauff completes dream run to become youngest to win WTA Finals in 20 years. (read)
- Tom Brady started sharing his intense lifestyle on youtube (watch) and is in an interesting conflict of interest as NFL owner and analyst. (read)
- Magnus Carlsen makes his own chess app. (watch)
- Referee David Coote suspended over apparent video of foul-mouthed Klopp rant. (read)
- New Zealand cricket whitewash India at home. (watch)
- European Athletics show an AI capability of live-translating sport commentary. (watch)
- GroupM Surpasses Goal to Double Media Investment Through for Women’s Sports. (read)
Playbook đź“–
In our society today there is a great emphasis on fame and fortune and getting everybody to know your name, but anybody who makes and love music knows that it’s really about creativity. Bob Power, Professor of Pharrel
Some recent creativity exemples (watch) or (watch) and less recent but amazing (watch)
Sports Marketing 🔥
- With the return of Lindsey Vonn here is a throwback to her HEAD x Gucci collab. (read)
- Mastercard well integrated Stand Up for Cancer Moment during the Baseball World Series. (watch)
- Do you prefer “I Am the Pressure with LeBron and Nike (watch) or No Lie with Anthony Edwards and Adidas. (watch)
- Creative way for a french football team to fill their stadium. (watch in french)
- Lausanne-Sport explains their brandless jersey strategy. (in french)
- Some thoughts about football field boards. (read)
- NBA goes Ocean’s 11 style to promote the Emirates NBA Cup 24. (watch)
- TikTok to stream an exclusive live Player Spotlight featuring Inter Miami CF captain, Lionel Messi. (NR)
- Revealed: The 2024 WTA Finals Riyadh Player Portraits. (watch)
- Decathlon: Dreamin buy back compaign. (watch)
- An interesting analysis of an NBA logo and a creation process. (watch)
- Nike transforms the New York Marathon in a show. (read)
Athletes’ Toolkit 🎽
- Be relentlessly obsessed, like JJ Redick (watch) or Jokic (watch)
- « Why would I listen to the critic of someone I would never to advice for. » (watch)
- ESPN video “9-Year Old Retires from Sport: the pressure it takes to play is too much.” (read)
- The Power of Deep Rest by University of California. (watch)
- Read our articles that help your sports career
Sport Tec 🖲️
- The Olympic Studies Center shared a really cool link about the evolution of Olympic Architecture. (read)
- Jerome Rochat shares a nice project for children in Lausanne. (read)
- Pascal Vuilliomenet shared the EPFL Sportech brochure a few months ago. (read)
- UCL implemented ads technology allowing LED ads to be digitally altered for different broadcast regions. (read)
- Aerodynamicist Adrian Newey joined Aston Martin Formula 1 team with a ÂŁ30 mio/year contract. (TalkSport)
- The Olympic AI Agenda is available. (read)
Sport Docs 🍿
- 10-04 Faceoff: Inside the NHL (trailer)
- 10-09 Starting 5, Basketball (trailer)
- 10-18 The Turnaround, Baseballe (trailer)
- 10-23 The Comeback: 2004 Boston Red Sox (trailer)
Upcoming Events 🏆
- 1-8.12: Asia Pacific Deaf Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- 7-15.12: Men’s World Floorball Championships in Sweden.
- 11-15.12: Geneva International Horse Show (CHI Geneva) at Palexpo, Geneva.
- 14.12: 18th Nighttime Ski Touring Race at Flumserberg.
- 14.12: Heisman Trophy Ceremony in New York, USA.
- 14-17.12: NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship in Tampa, Florida, USA.
- 14.12-15.2: Ice Skating in front of the Swiss Parliament Building, Bern.
- 20-22.12: Viessmann FIS Ski Jumping World Cup at Gross-Titlis-Schanze, Engelberg.
- 20-31.12: College Football Playoffs.
Volunteering & Jobs đź’™
- 15 – 19.01.2025 Engadin La Diagonela. (volunteer)
- 17 – 19.01.2025 FIS Lauberhornrennen Wengen. (volunteer)
- 16 – 28.12.2024 FIS Weltcup Skispringen Engelberg. (volunteer)
- 21.12.2024 VISA FIS Alpin Snowboard World Cup. (volunteer)
- World Athletics hires a head of Intelligence in Monaco. (apply)
- 4 full-time positions + 1 internship currently available at World Athletics. (apply)
- Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games team is looking for management positions. (apply)
- Sustainability Senior Manager, IOC Lausanne. (apply)
- Senior Manager Women’s Hockey, SIHF Zürich. (apply)
- Head of Olympic and Paralympic Games, Omega. (apply)
Thank you for reading and see you next month. -Nicola
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