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Jordan Chiles has been stripped of a gymnastics bronze medal, but the USOPC says it will appeal
Read full article: Jordan Chiles has been stripped of a gymnastics bronze medal, but the USOPC says it will appealU.S. Olympic officials say they will appeal a court ruling that resulted in American gymnast Jordan Chiles being asked to return the bronze medal she won in the Paris Olympics floor exercise.
American gymnast Jordan Chiles lost her bronze medal on floor exercise. What happened?
Read full article: American gymnast Jordan Chiles lost her bronze medal on floor exercise. What happened?Romaniaโs Ana Barbosu replaced American Jordan Chiles as the Olympic bronze medalist in gymnastics floor exercise after the International Gymnastics Federation restored Barbosu's third-place standing.
Olympians are turning to OnlyFans to fund dreams as they face a 'broken' finance system
Read full article: Olympians are turning to OnlyFans to fund dreams as they face a 'broken' finance systemDire financial straits are leading droves of Olympic athletes to sell images of their bodies to subscribers on OnlyFans โ known for sexually explicit content โ to sustain their dreams of gold at the Games.
Boxing group answers some questions but raises many more about tests on Imane Khelif, Lin Yu-ting
Read full article: Boxing group answers some questions but raises many more about tests on Imane Khelif, Lin Yu-tingThe International Boxing Association has raised new questions while struggling to answer others at a shambolic news conference about the opaque gender tests that led the Olympics-banned governing body to abruptly suspend Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting from last yearโs world championships.
North Korea wins first diving medal ever, as China continues dominance with another gold
Read full article: North Korea wins first diving medal ever, as China continues dominance with another goldNorth Korea won the silver in the womenโs synchronized 10-meter platform event to capture the nationโs first ever Olympic diving medal, as China continued its dominance of the sport with another gold.
Who will light flame at Paris opening ceremony?
Read full article: Who will light flame at Paris opening ceremony?One way the opening ceremony is very much following tradition is in how the French โ as do all the host countries and cities โย are trying to keep it top secret as to who will be the final torchbearer and light the flame.
Tarzan at the Olympics: Johnny Weissmuller won 3 gold medals at the 1924 Paris Games
Read full article: Tarzan at the Olympics: Johnny Weissmuller won 3 gold medals at the 1924 Paris GamesBefore there was Michael Phelps or Mark Spitz winning multiple Olympic gold medals in swimming for the United States โ there was Tarzan.
Simone Biles, looking perhaps better than ever, surges to early lead at US Championships
Read full article: Simone Biles, looking perhaps better than ever, surges to early lead at US ChampionshipsSimone Biles put herself in position to win a ninth national gymnastics title, stringing together four occasionally brilliant rotations to take a massive lead at the U.S. Championships.
American Timothy LeDuc makes history as first non-binary Winter Olympian
Read full article: American Timothy LeDuc makes history as first non-binary Winter OlympianTimothy LeDuc made history as the first openly non-binary Olympian to compete at the Winter Games, and the American pairs figure skater hopes to pave the way for others to enter the sport without being bound by gender stereotypes.
BREAKING: Elana Meyers Taylor elected Team USA's Closing Ceremony flagbearer
Read full article: BREAKING: Elana Meyers Taylor elected Team USA's Closing Ceremony flagbearerDespite contracting COVID-19 and missing the Opening Ceremony, Elana Meyers Taylor later earned monobob silver at these Winter Games and will now serve as the Closing Ceremony flagbearer.
How to watch Elana Meyers Taylor at the 2022 Winter Olympics on NBC and Peacock
Read full article: How to watch Elana Meyers Taylor at the 2022 Winter Olympics on NBC and PeacockElana Meyers Taylor's schedule for the 2022 Winter Olympics: when, where and how to watch or stream every event via NBC, Peacock, USA Network and NBCOlympics.com.
'It's definitely heartbreaking,' Kristen Santos says of speed skating crash
Read full article: 'It's definitely heartbreaking,' Kristen Santos says of speed skating crashU.S. skater Kristen Santos was in medal position in the 1000m until she was taken out on the final lap, proving to herself she belongs on the podium.
An individual Olympic medal is within Dorothea Wierer's grasp
Read full article: An individual Olympic medal is within Dorothea Wierer's graspLeading up to the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wierer focused on being more consistent in her shooting and skiing throughout the season. She looked to clinch her first individual Olympic gold medal in the women's 7.5km sprint.
Want to ice skate like an Olympian? Hereโs how to get started
Read full article: Want to ice skate like an Olympian? Hereโs how to get startedIce skating is fun whether you can jump and spin, or you just like making your way around the rink. We spoke to the experts at the Arctic Edge in Canton, which has trained several Olympians, to see how to get started.
Jessie Diggins makes U.S. Olympic history, wins bronze in individual sprint free
Read full article: Jessie Diggins makes U.S. Olympic history, wins bronze in individual sprint freeJessie Diggins secured the first ever womenโs individual cross-country sprint medal for the United States at the 2022 Olympic Games.
Move over, Michael Phelps - Ireen Wuest is first to win individual gold at five Olympics
Read full article: Move over, Michael Phelps - Ireen Wuest is first to win individual gold at five OlympicsIreen Wuest, 35, won the 1500m in Olympic-record time and in doing so became the first athlete to win individual gold at five Olympics.
Pairs skating teams James/Radford and Della Monica/Guarise collide for second time this week
Read full article: Pairs skating teams James/Radford and Della Monica/Guarise collide for second time this weekFor the second time in one week, Canada's Vanessa James and Eric Radford collided during practice with Italians Nicole Della Monica and Matteo Guarise.
Olympic Latest: Paris welcomes handover of Olympic flag
Read full article: Olympic Latest: Paris welcomes handover of Olympic flagThousands of people, including medalists who have returned from Tokyo, gathered near the Eiffel Tower to welcome the handover of the Olympic flag to Paris, which will host the Games in 2024.
Nightside Report Aug. 7, 2021: Michigan Olympian welcomed home with parade, Ypsi woman stranded in Puerto Rico, humid weekend
Read full article: Nightside Report Aug. 7, 2021: Michigan Olympian welcomed home with parade, Ypsi woman stranded in Puerto Rico, humid weekendHere are tonight's top stories.
Transgender weightlifter Hubbard: 'People like me are just people'
Read full article: Transgender weightlifter Hubbard: 'People like me are just people'The first openly transgender Olympian to compete in a different gender category to that assigned at birth said on Tuesday she would retire from weightlifting and felt her landmark appearance at the Tokyo Games should be fast forgotten as sport takes greater strides to be more inclusive.
Turkish medalist says gymnastics is like his other passion โ ridding the world of landmines
Read full article: Turkish medalist says gymnastics is like his other passion โ ridding the world of landminesFerhat Arican, who took Turkey's first ever medal in gymnastics with a bronze at Tokyo 2020, says his sport is a bit like clearing landmines. And he should know.
Transgender pioneer Laurel Hubbard makes history competing in Olympic weightlifting
Read full article: Transgender pioneer Laurel Hubbard makes history competing in Olympic weightliftingNew Zealand's Laurel Hubbard made history on Monday inside the Tokyo International Forum, where she became the first openly transgender woman to compete in the Olympics.
Podcast: Celebrating the legend that is Allison Schmitt
Read full article: Podcast: Celebrating the legend that is Allison SchmittWith silver and bronze medals in Tokyo, Allison Schmitt has ascended to elite status in the Olympic world. Sheโs a four-time Olympian and swimming team captain. But when she first realized she was a 10-time Olympic medalist, the breadth of her accomplishments overwhelmed her with emotion.
Belinda Bencic wins women's singles gold; Elina Svitolina claims bronze
Read full article: Belinda Bencic wins women's singles gold; Elina Svitolina claims bronzeBelinda Bencic became the first Swiss woman to win an Olympic gold medal in tennis, and the first Swiss tennis player to medal since Roger Federer.
Family, friends gather in Bloomfield Hills to support Olympic swimmer Annie Lazor
Read full article: Family, friends gather in Bloomfield Hills to support Olympic swimmer Annie LazorFamily and friends of Olympian Annie Lazor packed into a Bloomfield Hills home to watch her compete in her first Olympic race.
Podcast: Anastasija Zolotic, Connor Fields explain signals they listen for during competition
Read full article: Podcast: Anastasija Zolotic, Connor Fields explain signals they listen for during competitionOn this episode of The Podium, Anastasija Zolotic, Connor Fields explained the beeping noises that occur during taekwondo competitions and BMX races.
Van Vleuten finally finds Games victory with time trial gold
Read full article: Van Vleuten finally finds Games victory with time trial goldAfter catastrophic heartbreakย andย tearful oversight, Annemiek van Vleutenย captured time trial gold, while USA's Amber Neben and Chloe Dygert finished top-seven.
Defending Olympic champion Andy Murray withdraws from Tokyo singles competition
Read full article: Defending Olympic champion Andy Murray withdraws from Tokyo singles competitionAndy Murray, the only tennis player to win back-to-back Olympic singles titles, withdrew from singles competition in Tokyo.
In The Village: Ali Aguilar details Village dining, swag from Kim Kardashian
Read full article: In The Village: Ali Aguilar details Village dining, swag from Kim KardashianShortsop Ali Aguilar of the U.S. softball team discusses her journey to becoming an Olympian, team bus concerts, and empty cafeterias.
Throwing strikes: Track athletes outline job in simple terms
Read full article: Throwing strikes: Track athletes outline job in simple termsA simple question of describing one's track and field event led to some creative comparisons that might help the casual track fan better understand precisely what they do at the Tokyo Games.
Citing anxiety, Cambage pulls out of Aussie Olympic team
Read full article: Citing anxiety, Cambage pulls out of Aussie Olympic teamWNBA star Liz Cambage has withdrawn from Australiaโs Olympic womenโs basketball team because of the anxiety sheโs been feeling about living and competing inside the restrictive bubble in place for the Tokyo Games.
Podcast: Kareem Maddox has no regrets after choosing Olympic dreams over podcast career
Read full article: Podcast: Kareem Maddox has no regrets after choosing Olympic dreams over podcast careerWhen Kareem Maddox quit his podcast production job in January 2020 to pursue his dream of making the U.S. Olympic 3x3 basketball team, he never expected where the path would take him.
Bradie Tennell captures second US Figure Skating title
Read full article: Bradie Tennell captures second US Figure Skating titleBradie Tennell performs during the women's free skate at the U.S. (AP Photo/John Locher)LAS VEGAS โ Bradie Tennell is back on top of American figure skating. They sure missed an edge-of-your seat women's free skate. Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier have a six-point lead over Jessica Calalang and Brian Johnson headed into the pairs free skate, and the free dance wraps up the evening session. โWe're really confident in our free dance,โ Hubbell said after watching Chock and Bates perform Friday, โand it's not over till it's over.
4-time Olympian Shalane Flanagan retires from pro running
Read full article: 4-time Olympian Shalane Flanagan retires from pro running(CNN) - Shalane Flanagan, a four-time Olympian and the winner of the 2017 New York City Marathon, has announced her retirement after 15 years at age 38. "With happy tears I announce today that I am retiring from professional running," Flanagan wrote in an Instagram post. Flanagan is best known for becoming the first American woman to win the New York City Marathon in 40 years when she won in 2017. Her final race was the New York City Marathon in 2018, in which she finished third. "I hope I made myself a better person by running," Flanagan wrote.
Nike further expands protections for pregnant athletes
Read full article: Nike further expands protections for pregnant athletes(CNN) - Nike is making further changes to its maternity policy for sponsored athletes after its previous rules sparked a backlash from high-profile stars. The policy adjustment ensures that female athletes won't be "adversely impacted financially for pregnancy" for 18 months, which is six months more than under the previous policy. In a video for the newspaper's opinion section published in May, she criticized Nike for penalizing its own athletes for having children while marketing itself as a supporter of women in sports. "I'm grateful to NIKE leadership for believing that we are all more than athletes." Nike made an initial policy change after the controversy erupted in late May, exempting athletes who have children from minimum performance standards governing pay for 12 months.