My Blog

New Year, New Olympic Opportunities

I am a world-class judo player. Over the past almost ten years, I have won several international medals, become the reigning US national...

An Athlete's Life During Covid-19

My experiences this year and looking forward into 2021

Life at the Jason Morris Judo Center

Like many before me, and many people after me, I moved to New York with a dream. I want to be the next Judo Olympian for the United...

A Case for Women’s Self-Defense

I grew up a girly-girl. I loved pink, Barbies and all things glitter—and the sports pushed toward me were ballet, gymnastics,...

The Daily Challenge of an Olympic Dream - August 2019

My dream is to become an Olympian. It has been since I was a little girl, when I’d eagerly watch the US Team come filing out during the...

A Brief History of Women in Judo - May 2019

“It’s Only Women’s Judo” is a very common phrase that is often thrown around in the Judo community and an easy way to dismiss the...

My Story - January 2019

My name is Nicole Stout and I am currently a 2020 and 2024 USA Judo Olympic hopeful. Since I was three years old, my parents had me...

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