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(PARIS) — A show of true sportsmanship and respect unfolded in Bercy Arena as U.S. gymnastics stars Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles bowed to their Brazilian competitor, Rebeca Andrade, who earned her second Olympics gold medal in floor exercise on Monday. The American teammates flanked Andrade on the podium — earning silver and bronze, respectively […]

Simone Biles the U.S. competes in the women’s artistic gymnastics individual floor exercise final at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Aug. 5, 2024. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images) (PARIS) — Simone Biles faltered in her last routine at the Paris Olympics, with a heavily wrapped left calf, but will still leave the Games with a silver medal in […]

(NEW YORK) — A woman who lost a leg in a shark attack is now heading to Paris to compete in the 2024 Paralympics. “The 1st time I got back in [the water] was in July, a year ago,” Ali Truwit told ABC News’ Good Morning America. “I got back in with a floaty around […]

Nada Hafez of Team Egypt celebrates her victory against Elizabeth Tartakovsky of Team United States in the Fencing Women’s Sabre Individual Table of 32 on day three of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Grand Palais on July 29, 2024 in Paris. (Carl Recine/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — An Egyptian Olympian has revealed she competed […]

(LONDON) — Giorgia Villa might be the most “grateful” athlete on the face of the planet. And no, it isn’t just because the newly minted Italian silver medalist helped Team Italy score their first Olympic team medal in gymnastics since 1928. Villa is sponsored by cheese. Having also won the bronze at the 2019 World […]

Cameron Spencer/Getty Images (PARIS) — Sha’Carri Richardson took silver in the 100 meters at the Summer Games in Paris on Saturday, not quite reaching the top of the podium in her comeback bid, but clinching her first medal in the Olympics. Fellow American and training partner Melissa Jefferson finished with the bronze. Julien Alfred, 23, […]

(NEW YORK) — Nearly one week into the 2024 Olympics in Paris, Team USA has a breakout star. Stephen Nedoroscik, a 25-year-old pommel horse “specialist” on the U.S. men’s gymnastics team, was crucial in helping his team bring home a bronze medal in Paris, the men’s team’s first Olympic medal in 16 years. In the […]

(PARIS) — This year’s U.S. Olympic team has a star-studded cast of LGBTQ athletes headed to Paris. At least 29 competitors are prepared to take on the international games, according to a database compiled by LGBTQ news outlet OutSports. These athletes are just a handful of the LGBTQ representation to expect at the Olympic Games. […]

(NEW YORK) — Three former world record holders, Australia’s Ariarne Titmus, USA’s Katie Ledecky, and Canada’s Summer McIntosh fell well short of their best times in the women’s 400 freestyle event at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Saturday. In contrast, none of the eight swimmers in the men’s competition on Sunday would have finished better […]

(PARIS) — Simone Biles took gold in Paris in the individual all-around on Thursday after the disappointment of Tokyo, while fellow American Suni Lee took bronze. It is the third time the U.S. has had two medallists on the same podium and the sixth straight time Team USA has won gold in the event. Biles, […]