By PAUL NEWBERRY Updated 4:04 PM CDT, August 1, 2024 NANTERRE, France (AP) — Another romp for Canadian teenager Summer McIntosh. A gold medal for American Kate Douglass. And, to cap things off, a record-breaking night for Katie Ledecky. With a…
Simone Biles holds off Brazil's Rebeca Andrade in all-around, becomes oldest Olympic women's gymnastics champ since 1952. Suni Lee takes home the bronze. Biles’ win makes history — she is the only American gymnast to win gold in the all-around…
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Updated 12:08 PM CDT, August 1, 2024 Simone Biles lost an early lead in the Olympic gymnastics all-around finals after botching a transition on the uneven bars. The 27-year-old is attempting to become the oldest women’s all-around champion since…
VAIRES-SUR-MARNE, France (AP) — When Liam Corrigan yelled out “red!” entering the final stages of the regatta, the rest of the American crew knew it was time to go hard. They all gave it an extra push, picking up the…
Simone Biles, fresh off leading the U.S. women’s gymnastics team back to the gold medal in team competition, returns to the mat today for the Paris Olympics all-around finals.
July 30, 2024, 5:09 PM CDT By Dennis Romero Brazilian former world champion Gabriel Medina wowed the surfing world Monday with a spectacular tube ride that he seemed to self-score even before he kicked out: “10,” he indicated with his hands.…
By CLIFF BRUNT Updated 2:29 PM CDT, July 31, 2024 VAIRES-SUR-MARNE, France (AP) — Evy Leibfarth was sitting in third place in the women’s canoe slalom final with just one competitor standing between the American and a first Olympic medal. Gabriela…
Stephanie De Lancey At the 2024 Paris Games there might not have been an event with a more obvious favorite than Katie Ledecky and the women’s 1500m freestyle. The long-distance specialist owns the 19 fastest times in the event’s history and won…
By HOWARD FENDRICH Updated 2:09 PM CDT, July 31, 2024 PARIS (AP) — Rafael Nadal’s Paris Games — and, almost certainly, his Olympic career — ended Wednesday night when he and Carlos Alcaraz were eliminated in the men’s doubles quarterfinals with a 6-2,…
By JOHN PYE Updated 4:16 PM CDT, July 30, 2024 SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Two Olympic gold medals and a silver around her neck, draped in a flag, Portia Woodman-Wickliffe walked away from the field at the Paris Games content with her rugby…
by HOWARD FENDRICH Updated 3:57 PM CDT, July 30, 2024 PARIS (AP) — The scene felt all too familiar to Coco Gauff. An officiating decision she was sure was wrong. A chair umpire who wouldn’t listen. Tears streaming down her…
By WILL GRAVES Updated 7:47 PM CDT, July 30, 2024 PARIS (AP) — It is not enough — it has never been enough — for Simone Biles to do gymnastics. The 27-year-old American star has been intent almost from the start on pushing…
PARIS (AP) — The 2024 Olympics are done. The United States led the final medal standings with 126 total medals, ahead of China (91), Britain (65) and France (64). Below is a list of all the medal winners, day by day. Sunday,…