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   Jul 21, 2024 · C.J. Nickolas hardly looks like one of the most lethal fighters in the world. He’s wearing baggy jeans covered in large colorful patches with pink socks and carrying a yellow Pikachu backpack ...

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   Jan 3, 2024 · AFP via Getty Images. World silver medalist CJ Nickolas is the first U.S. taekwondo athlete to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Nickolas, 22, qualified early via his world ranking — No. 2 in the 80kg division. Had another American been in the top 20 in the world, Nickolas would have had to face him for the spot at a trials event this week.

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   How did Nickolas get into Taekwondo?

   • Nickolas frequently mentions and credits his mother Denise Nickolas and stepfather Edward Givans. “My mom was smart. She looked up combat sports for a kid and found martial arts that are in the Olympics, where you could build a career,” he told NBC. “And she found this random taekwondo school and put me in it.”

   Meet C.J. Nickolas, Team USA Taekwondo Star Vying for Gold

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   Is Nickolas a taekwondo star?

   • Taekwondo is more popular outside the U.S., particularly in Korea and China and across Europe and South America. In those parts of the world, Nickolas is a star who draws media and attention from admirers wherever he goes. He handles the attention with grace, Villalpando said. “He appreciates balance,” he said.

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   Is Nickolas eligible for the Olympics?

   • “It’s nothing like who he is.” Nickolas won gold at the Pan American Games last year and the silver medal at the 2023 World Championships at 80 kilograms, or 176 pounds, the first U.S. medal in that event since 2009. He bolted to No. 2 in the world rankings in January, making him eligible for the Olympics.

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   Can a 22-year-old taekwondo star win a gold medal?

   • His brilliant smile illuminates like the New York City skyline behind him. And yet there he is, at 22, the U.S.’ best chance at a gold medal at the Paris Olympic Games in taekwondo, a Korean martial art in which fighters use mostly their feet and hands.

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   Did Taekwondo ever win a medal?

   • At the Tokyo Games, the U.S. had zero male taekwondo athletes at an Olympics for the first time since it debuted as a medal sport in 2000. Terrence Jennings was the last U.S. man to win an Olympic taekwondo medal in 2012 (bronze). A U.S. woman earned a medal in 2016 (Jackie Galloway, bronze) and in Tokyo (Anastasija Zolotic, gold).

   CJ Nickolas is first U.S. taekwondo athlete to qualify for Paris

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   Who is CJ Nickolas?

   • C.J. Nickolas in New York on April 15. Elise Wrabetz / NBC News On the mat, the No. 2 fighter in the world in his weight class sheds his lighthearted nature to embody an intense attacker. “He becomes this other person in the ring,” his mother says. C.J. Nickolas hardly looks like one of the most lethal fighters in the world.

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4. ca.sports.yahoo.com › news › meet-c-j-nickolas-teamMeet C.J. Nickolas, Team USA Taekwondo Star Vying for Gold

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   Jul 24, 2024 · Here's what to know about the California-born C.J. Nickolas who is hoping to win gold for taekwondo at the Olympics.

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   At 22, CJ Nickolas is Taekwondo’s brightest star. Ranked 2nd in the world, he is truly a top contender to watch this summer in Paris. As an acrobatic, dynami...

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   Jul 18, 2024 · Elinor Kry. CJ Nickolas gets it from his mama. While the Olympics -bound Taekwondo champ was the first to solidify his spot to Paris on Team USA, his story began years ago in the Bay Area, where ...

7. www.mercurynews.com › 2024/07/20 › paris-olympicsOlympic taekwondo preview: Can C.J. Nickolas bring home gold?

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   Jul 20, 2024 · A roadmap to follow for the taekwondo competition during the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris. ... He won silver at the 2023 world championships in the -80 kilograms class, the first U.S medal ...

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   Jun 19, 2024 · Nickolas’ career with the ancient fighting art began at just 3 years old, when he took his first taekwondo classes in the Bay Area. He officially began competing by the time he was 6.