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A lot of young sporting prodigies tend to fizzle out, but - despite a slow start to the Premier League season - Littler appears to be going from strength to strength.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Figure skating officials slammed the door on future 15-year-old prodigies, instituting a minimum age requirement of 17 for senior competition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

Estevao scored a breathtaking solo Champions League goal to win the battle of the teenage prodigies against Lamine Yamal on Tuesday as Chelsea humbled 10-man Barcelona 3-0.

From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025

Partly because he treated us kids like miniature adults; not prodigies, not pests, just small people doing something brave together.

From Salon • Nov. 23, 2025

And then they taped all six preliminary rounds of the show in one day, pausing to change the prodigies into new outfits.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green