My New Favorite Futbolista

By NBC Sports

Wondering who to root for at FIFA World Cup 2026? Get to know soccer's most inspiring athletes and the causes they champion.

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Number 1: Timothy LeDuc, figure skating’s non-binary trailblazer
Figure skater Timothy LeDuc (they/them), the first openly gay athlete to win a U.S. national pairs title, will become the first publicly out non-binary athlete to compete at a Winter Olympics Hear from: Timothy LeDuc Ashley Cain-Gribble (Timothy’s figure skating partner) Tara Lipinski (1998 Olympic figure skating champion) Johnny Weir (two-time Olympian) Hudson Taylor (Executive director at Athlete Ally) Erica Rand (Professor at Bates College) Mike (Timothy’s father) and Becky (Timothy’s mother) LeDuc Read more about Timothy LeDuc on NBCLX, NBC Bay Area, NBC Olympics and On Her Turf Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
January 05, 202227min
Number 2: Indigenous hockey player Abby Roque competes for more than Team USA
Hockey star Abby Roque will become the first Native American woman to represent the U.S. in ice hockey at a Winter Olympics Hear from: Abby Roque T.J. Oshie (Washington Capitals right winger) Jim Roque (Abby’s father) and Chief Larry Roque (Abby’s uncle) John Ferroni (Abby’s youth hockey coach) Ted Nolan (former NHL player and coach) Patrick Wedaseh Madahbee (Indigenous hockey expert) Read more about Abby on NBCLX, NBC Chicago and NBC Olympics Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
January 19, 202229min
Number 3: Curling stars: It is time to diversify the sport
Olympic champion John Shuster, Super Bowl champion Vernon Davis, USA Curling’s Monica Walker and other curling enthusiasts are teaming up to create pathways to diversify the sport Hear from: John Shuster (Two-time Olympic curling medalist) Vernon Davis (Super Bowl champion) Monica Walker (USA Curling national team) Sara Carlsson (Swedish curler) Adriana Camarena (Mexican curler) Dr. Rich Norman (DEI expert) Deb Martin (co-creator of USA Curling's Ice Breakers program) Read more about curling on NBC Olympics, NBCLX and NBC Sports Bay Area Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
January 12, 202220min
Number 4: The Winter Olympics’ first Winter
Aerials skier Winter Vinecki, who is set to become the first Winter Olympian named “Winter,” raises money for prostate cancer research to honor her late father Hear from: Winter Vinecki Dawn Estelle (Winter’s mother) Dr. Jeffrey Karnes (Mayo Clinic Urology) Read more about Winter Vinecki on NBCLX, NBC Olympics and NBC Chicago Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
December 15, 202126min
Number 5: The ShibSibs want to diversify book publishing
Maia and Alex Shibutani already boosted representation on the ice, becoming the first ice dancers of Asian descent to earn an Olympic medal, and now the “ShibSibs,” as they are affectionately called, are determined to increase representation off the ice by writing children’s books with Asian American heroes Hear from: Maia and Alex Shibutani Alex Lee (ShibSibs’ literary agent) Stacey Lee (New York Times bestselling author) Learn more about the ShibSibs on NBCLX and NBCOlympics.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
December 08, 202121min