'Drag Race' alum scores silver medal in artistic swimming at World Aquatics Masters
Fans of Canada's Drag Race may know Giorgio Triberio better as Gia Metric, one of the queens who made it to the top four in season two of the RPDR spin-off. But off-stage, Triberio has spent the last year training to attend the 2025 World Aquatics Masters Championships in Singapore.
Speaking to OutSports, the Drag Race alum admitted that he became interested in artistic swimming after attending a show in 2021 with a friend, Jordan Wuest, who works as a coach.
"I remember being sat in the crowd at this show, jaw on the floor, being like, 'Oh my gosh, they're dancing in the water!'" he said. "I was mesmerized as I'd never seen synchro in person before. That's where my fascination with the sport began."
Triberio wound up asking Wuest to train him, setting a goal to join her club at the Worlds this summer. With hard work, he qualified at provincials in April with a gold medal and set off for Singapore, where he performed to an original song he wrote and recorded himself.
www.instagram.com
And when all was said and done, he not only came in second for his age group (30-39) in the men's solo free competition, but walked away empowered to keep competing.
"It's an incredible feeling," he told OutSports. "Coming into Singapore, there was so much potential in this being a 'one and done' for me. Now I'm looking at the Gay Games in Valencia next year, and there's potential to achieve a lot of things. It's definitely something I'll be sticking to."
This article originally appeared on Pride: 'Drag Race' alum scores silver medal in artistic swimming at World Aquatics Masters
RELATED
'Drag Race's Kornbread & Farrah Moan Drama Explained
10 Most Iconic Cliques & Alliances In 'Drag Race' Herstory
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Yahoo
2 hours ago
- Yahoo
Vancouver Canucks 2025–26 Player Preview: Pierre-Olivier Joseph
Welcome to The Hockey News - Vancouver Canucks site's player preview series for the 2025–26 season. In these articles, we'll preview the players who are expected to play for the Canucks in the 2025–26 season. Today, we'll look at 2025 free-agency addition Pierre-Olivier Joseph. Joseph's 2024–25 Season Joseph is one of only a few Canucks on this list who did not play with Vancouver in 2024–25. He signed a one-year deal with the Canucks on July 2. Last year, he split time with the Pittsburgh Penguins and the St. Louis Blues. Despite his low numbers last year (three assists in 47 games with both Pittsburgh and St. Louis combined), Joseph is a solid puck-mover who averaged 17:20 minutes played per game with the Penguins. Joseph's 2025–26 Predictions While Vancouver is a new team for Joseph, some of his surroundings will still be familiar. Joseph is one of many former Penguins who have found their way to Vancouver most likely at the request of Canucks General Manager Patrik Allvin and President of Hockey Operations Jim Rutherford (both of whom spent time in Pittsburgh's management group). Joseph and Drew O'Connor started playing with the Penguins at the same time as one another (2020–21), while Marcus Pettersson and Teddy Blueger were also members of Pittsburgh's organization at the same time as Joseph. Joseph's role with the Canucks will most likely be to provide depth on defence. Depending on training camp, he could be the first man in the lineup if injuries hit the blueline, or he could even start the season as part of the main roster. There's also the possibility that he could spend most of his time with the Abbotsford Canucks, which would be a good scenario for the AHL team given the fact that they have seemingly moved on from Akito Hirose (no contract), Cole McWard (New York Islanders), and Christian Wolanin (no contract). Latest From THN's Vancouver Canucks Site: From The Archive: Canucks Possess Abundance Of Potential Vancouver Canucks Podcast Rundown: Hockey, Actually, Episode 5 Vancouver Canucks 2025–26 Player Preview: Evander Kane Adam Kierszenblat's Stat Prediction: 1G, 3A, 4P Izzy Cheung's Stat Prediction: 1G, 5A, 6P Bold Prediction: Joseph evenly splits his season with Vancouver and Abbotsford Player Preview Articles Evander Kane Kiefer Sherwood Kevin Lankinen Elias Pettersson (D) Tyler Myers Filip Hronek Nils Höglander Thatcher Demko Marcus Pettersson Linus Karlsson Aatu Räty Conor Garland Jake DeBrusk Brock Boeser Elias Pettersson (F) Quinn Hughes Make sure you bookmark THN's Vancouver Canucks site and add us to your favourites on Google News for the latest news, exclusive interviews, breakdowns, and so much more. Also, don't forget to leave a comment at the bottom of the page and engage with other passionate fans through our forum. This article originally appeared on The Hockey News.
Yahoo
3 hours ago
- Yahoo
Can Bad Bunny and Selena Gomez make Americans snack again?
What do Bad Bunny, Selena Gomez and Walton Goggins all have in common? It's not a red carpet premiere, but major food companies are hoping their star power will inspire Americans to snack again. Earnings from Mondelēz International, PepsiCo, General Mills, J.M. Smucker, and The Campbell's Company in recent weeks have all showed sluggish sales in North America. Consumers continue to pull back spending on name brand products, opting to either to buy cheaper store labels or not buy snacks at all. 'It's a difficult time because people are seeing their budgets get tighter, and as much as they enjoy snacking and snacking brands give them pleasure, it can be something to cut off their shopping lists,' said Jenny Zegler, director of Mintel Food and Drink, a consumer analysis firm. 'Snacking is more of a fun purchase.' So, companies are amping up the celebrity partnerships to lure eaters back. Salty and sweet Executives for Mondelēz, which makes numerous household staples like Ritz, Oreos and Wheat Thins, said on its July 29 earnings call that 'consumer anxiety' and a 'shift to essential items' hurt North American sales. The company reported a 3.5% decline in revenue. A standout was Ritz, which generated $1.5 billion in sales last year. But even that brand is experiencing a 'slowdown' in demand in recent months, according to Steven Saenen, the category president for savory snacks at Mondelēz, so it's looking to modernize. The 91-year-old salty cracker brand is introducing new flavors to attract Gen Z eaters, like a swicy-infleunced hot honey, offering value packs for cost-conscious consumers, and hiring superstar Bad Bunny. Saenen hopes the Bad Bunny collaboration will spark sales with the growing Latino demographic. The singer starred in Ritz's first-ever Super Bowl ad earlier this year, and the brand recently extended the partnership by sponsoring his sold-out residency in Puerto Rico. 'He's a true cultural icon for multicultural and Hispanic audiences,' Saenen told CNN. 'He's also a self-professed lover of the Ritz brand himself, so we think it's a perfect collaboration.' Another Mondelēz brand, Oreo, also partnered with a multi-hyphenated Latin superstar, Selena Gomez, to create a cookie inspired by her love of horchata, a cold, sweetened drink often made from ground rice or nuts and flavored with cinnamon. This follows the model of a successful Lady Gaga collaboration in 2020 and another with singer Post Malone in 2025. Celebrity-created flavors brought in new customers and helped grow its awareness among Gen Z. Partnerships have 'become even more important as consumers' purse strings tighten and they don't have a lot of disposable income to spend,' Michelle Deignan, vice president of Oreo US, previously told CNN. 'What we've seen is bringing credible partnership, like Selena, makes it worth it for consumers to part with their hard-earned cash.' A Mondelēz spokesperson said Gomez's cookie was one of its top three biggest launches for Oreo, but noted it was too early to offer specific numbers. Celeb collaborations help consumers justify a pricier purchase because they offer a 'crossover between one or two things that I know and I already love,' said Mintel's Zegler. 'Some of these brands are trying to stay relevant to consumers and remind them of the fun and the joy and the excitement that these brands can bring,' she added. And a dash of spicy Doritos, which recently released a new 'Golden Sriracha' flavor, hopes to emulate the success of 'Cool Ranch' and 'Nacho Cheese.' The PepsiCo-owned chip tapped Walton Goggins to help garner attention. 'The White Lotus' actor stars in a cheeky ad that spoofs 1970s adult films, playing a plumber making a house call to a blond bombshell. Just as the innuendo-filled conversation reaches its climax, Goggins ruins the moment by describing the leak using actual plumbing terms. 'You think the film's going to go in a 'spicy direction,' but Walton's character comes in with a plot twist before things go too far,' said James Wade, senior marketing director for Doritos. 'This idea is just like the chip — that it's going to be spicy, but it's really not.' PepsiCo could use a poke in the side: Volumes for its company's North American food division shrunk 1% in its most recent quarter. Category sales for corn chips, which Doritos sits in, also declined 1% for the year ending on July 26, according to NIQ. Zegler doesn't expect star collaborations to fade anytime soon, especially since the major food brands have an advantage over private labels: bigger ad budgets. 'Consumers rethinking how much they're going to buy of some of these brands is going to remain a constant, so that's where these limited edition releases or marketing campaigns might help keep a brand in the shopping cart,' she said. 'These crossovers help with that relevancy.' Error while retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data
Yahoo
4 hours ago
- Yahoo
Straw leads Blue Jays against the Rangers after 4-hit game
Texas Rangers (61-63, third in the AL West) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (73-51, first in the AL East) Toronto; Sunday, 1:37 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Nathan Eovaldi (10-3, 1.71 ERA, 0.88 WHIP, 114 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Jose Berrios (9-4, 3.74 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 119 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rangers -114, Blue Jays -105; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays play the Texas Rangers after Myles Straw had four hits against the Rangers on Saturday. Toronto has a 73-51 record overall and a 42-20 record in home games. The Blue Jays are 29-11 in games when they did not allow a home run. Texas is 61-63 overall and 24-37 on the road. The Rangers have a 27-10 record in games when they hit at least two home runs. Sunday's game is the sixth meeting between these teams this season. The Blue Jays hold a 4-1 advantage in the season series. TOP PERFORMERS: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads the Blue Jays with 20 home runs while slugging .493. Daulton Varsho is 13 for 34 with five home runs and 14 RBIs over the last 10 games. Josh Smith has a .266 batting average to lead the Rangers, and has 21 doubles, two triples and nine home runs. Ezequiel Duran is 10 for 22 with three RBIs over the past 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 7-3, .303 batting average, 3.58 ERA, outscored opponents by 29 runs Rangers: 2-8, .220 batting average, 5.36 ERA, outscored by 25 runs INJURIES: Blue Jays: Shane Bieber: 60-Day IL (elbow), Bowden Francis: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Burr: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nick Sandlin: 15-Day IL (elbow), Yimi Garcia: 15-Day IL (ankle), Anthony Santander: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alek Manoah: 60-Day IL (elbow), Angel Bastardo: 60-Day IL (elbow) Rangers: Adolis Garcia: 10-Day IL (ankle), Jacob Webb: 15-Day IL (back), Chris Martin: 15-Day IL (calf), Tyler Mahle: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josh Sborz: 60-Day IL (shoulder) ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
