Tara Davis-Woodhall and husband Hunter Woodhall offer sneak peek of their Christmas preparations, days after controversy with Michael Johnson

Tara Davis-Woodhall and her husband, Hunter Woodhall, gave a sneak peek into their Christmas decorations on Sunday, December 1. The couple was also involved in a controversy last month as they criticized track and field icon Michael Johnson for his statements on field events.

After a successful 2024 season, the couple enjoyed their off-season together as they celebrated their victories. Amid their preparations for the upcoming year, the couple took to Instagram on Sunday to offer a glimpse of their Christmas decorations. Hunter Woodhall shared a video on his Instagram story, where Tara Davis-Woodhall was seen decorating the walls of her house with leaves.

"Starting to look a lot like Christmas🎄❤️"

Hunter Woodhall's Instagram story

Following this, he added another story, which displayed a "cat tree" decorated with tiny lights.

"Cat tree getting some much needed upgrades."

Hunter Woodhall's Instagram story

Tara Davis-Woodhall had a wonderful 2024 Olympics campaign, winning her first-ever Olympic gold medal at the French capital. She managed a leap of 7.10m in the long jump to finish ahead of defending champion, Malaika Mihambo.

A few weeks later, Hunter Woodhall also won his first Olympic gold at the Paris Paralympics in the 400m T62 dash, where he clocked a time of 46.36s.

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Tara Davis-Woodhall and Hunter Woodhall respond to Michael Johnson's statement on 'just saving track'

Michael Johnson, who is launching his Grand Slam Track League in 2025, made a statement during an interview with the BBC last month. Claiming that he can only 'save track' and not track and field as a whole, Johnson said:

"Grand Slam Track is track, that is what we're doing. I am going to save what I think I can save; I think I can save track, I don't think I can save track and field," Johnson said. "Putting the two together works at the Olympics and World Championships, but I'm not sure it works when you're trying to create a professional sport outside of this."

Shortly after Johnson's comments Tara Davis-Woodhall and her husband, Hunter Woodhall, shared a video on their Instagram story to express their disapproval of Johnson overlooking field events. Claiming that the sport doesn't need his saving, Tara Davis-Woodhall said,

"First of all, Happy Thanksgiving. I'm thankful for everything, I'm thankful for my sport. About my sport, it doesn't need saving at all. It's actually Michael you're ruining this sport, if you're trying to save just track, it's track and field for a reason,"

She added:

"We don't need your saving, you're long gone, your time is passed. If you wanted to change the sport, you should've changed it a long time ago instead you were skipping all of the sports."

Hunter Woodhall further added:

"Stop coming back because no one cares to be honest and we're doing just fine, we're doing great."

Tara Davis-Woodhall has started a new role as an assistant track and field cross-country coach at Kansas University.