Jesper Stilling Olesen is Associate Professor at the Department of Educational Anthropology and Psychology at the Danish School of Education, Aarhus University. His research explores central aspects of childhood and young age ranging from media consumption, consumerism, and performance culture. He has contributed to several national projects examining the intersection of education and competition in science and sports.

Lotte Stausgaard Skrubbeltrang is Assistant Lecturer and Researcher at University College of Northern Denmark (UCN) and former assistant professor at Aalborg University, department of health science and technology. Her work focuses on the sociology of sport, talent development, and inclusion and exclusion in educational practices and leisure time activities.

David Karen is Professor Emeritus of Sociology and former Interim Provost at Bryn Mawr College. His research spans the sociology of education, social inequality, and the sociology of sport. He is co-author and co-editor of Sociological Perspectives on Sport: The Games Outside the Games and has published widely on education and social movements.

Jens Christian Nielsen is Director of Analysis and Research at the Danish Institute for Cultural Policy Analysis. He is a former Associate Professor at the Danish School of Education, Aarhus University. His research has focused on youth, education, social inequality, and talent development.