Olympics category, Page 2
Former Penn State wrestler Zain Retherford withdraws from Paris Olympics
Penn State alum and U.S. Olympian Zain Retherford has withdrawn from competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics as a “medical precaution,” ending his opportunity at a bronze medal, USA Wrestling announced Saturday. According to USA Wrestling, the former Nittany Lion suffered a concussion while training prior to the Olympics and...
Jordan Chiles has been stripped of a gymnastics bronze medal, but the USOPC says it will appeal
PARIS — U.S. Olympic officials are appealing 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. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) voided an on-floor appeal by Chiles’ coach that vaulted her to...
Steph Curry’s late barrage of 3-pointers lifts U.S. past France for Olympic gold
PARIS — Stephen Curry was thinking about this two years ago after winning his fourth NBA title. The only thing left for him to win was Olympic gold. And in the ultimate moment, he made sure that medal would be his. The U.S. is atop the international men’s basketball world...
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Gabby Thomas romp to 1,600 relay win for U.S.
SAINT-DENIS, France — Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Gabby Thomas teamed up for America’s 14th gold and 34th overall medal at the track Saturday, wrapping up the Olympic action at the Stade de France with a 4.23-second runaway in the women’s 1,600 relay. The gold medalists in the 400 hurdles and 200...
Court ruling could lead to Jordan Chiles losing her bronze medal
PARIS — Romania’s Ana Barbosu could replace American Jordan Chiles as the Olympic bronze medalist in gymnastics floor exercise after the Court of Arbitration for Sport voided an appeal from Chiles’ coach that vaulted her onto the podium. CAS ruled Saturday that the on-floor appeal by U.S. coach Cecile Landi...
France defends men’s volleyball Olympic gold medal, beating Poland in front of a wild home crowd
PARIS — Jean Patry and his jubilant French teammates locked shoulders, formed a circle, then jumped and danced. They kept bouncing on their side of the net for several minutes while the raucous home crowd joined right along and shook the stands. France defended its Olympic gold medal in men’s...
American b-boy Victor among quarterfinalists in Olympics’ 1st men’s breaking event
PARIS — B-boy Victor, an American two-time world champion, was among eight dancers to advance to the quarterfinals of the Olympics first men’s breaking tournament Saturday. Victor Montalvo, the U.S. favorite, won battles against two Japanese b-boys, including b-boy Hiro10 (Hiroto Ono). That win drew loud boos from the many...
U.S. women net 5th Olympic gold medal in soccer with a 1-0 win over Brazil in final
PARIS — At just the right moment, Mallory Swanson yelled at teammate Sophia Smith not to go near the ball as it came through. Swanson knew Smith was offside. But Swanson wasn’t. “I was like, ‘Don’t touch it! Leave it, leave it, leave it!’” Swanson said. “And then it was...
Cringy moves and a white b-girl’s durag prompt questions about Olympic breaking’s authenticity
PARIS — From the Australian b-girl with the meme-worthy “kangaroo” dance move to the silver-medal winning Lithuanian in a durag, breaking’s Olympic debut had a few moments that raised questions from viewers about whether the essence of the hip-hop art form was captured at the Paris Games. Rachael Gunn, or...
U.S. men win volleyball bronze medal at the Paris Olympics, beating Italy in straight sets
PARIS — As of this moment, Matt Anderson is planning to make another go at an Olympic gold medal in men’s volleyball four years from now. At age 41. If his body holds up. If his young family is all in on the idea. Four-time U.S. Olympians Anderson and David...
Helen Maroulis gets bronze, becomes 1st American woman to win 3 Olympic wrestling medals
PARIS — Helen Maroulis emphatically pushed her name back atop the list of U.S. women’s Olympic wrestling medalists. Maroulis pinned Canada’s Hannah Taylor in 24 seconds to claim bronze medal in the 57-kilogram freestyle category on Friday. She is the first American woman to claim three Olympic medals, following her...
Sha’Carri Richardson rallies U.S. women in Olympic 4×100 while men shut out again
SAINT-DENIS, France — Sha’Carri Richardson made her first Olympic gold-medal moment memorable, giving the sprinters behind her the side-eye, then stomping her foot to the track on her final step across the finish line. Afterward, she moved aside to watch the U.S. men do what they do best in the...
Breanna Stewart, U.S. women’s basketball team advance to gold medal game at Paris Olympics
PARIS — Breanna Stewart and the U.S. women’s basketball team cruised to a familiar place: the Olympic gold medal game. Stewart led a balanced offense as the Americans beat Australia, 85-64, on Friday in the semifinals to extend their Olympic winning streak to 60 consecutive games dating to the 1992...
Spain takes gold after 5-3 win against France in Olympic men’s soccer final
PARIS — It has been a golden summer for Spanish soccer. Less than a month after winning the European Championship, Spain followed with a thrilling 5-3 extra-time victory in the Olympic men’s final against France on Friday. Sergio Camello’s two goals eventually settled an epic match in Spain’s favor after...
Coach says Noah Lyles had a 102 fever when he won a bronze; says he’ll be back for 2028 Olympics
SAINT-DENIS, France — The night American sprinter Noah Lyles earned a bronze medal, he had a fever of around 102 degrees, said his coach Lance Brauman. It’s what made that medal, in his last sprint at the Paris Olympics, all the more impressive to Brauman, who described the sprinter’s condition...
Boxer Imane Khelif wins gold to cap an Olympics marked by scrutiny over her sex
PARIS — Algerian boxer Imane Khelif won a gold medal Friday at the Paris Olympics, emerging a champion from a tumultuous run at the Games where she endured intense scrutiny in the ring and online abuse from around the world over misconceptions about her womanhood. Khelif beat Yang Liu of...
Franklin Regional’s Spencer Lee takes wrestling silver in Paris, but to his fans he’s gold
Greg Sill was heartbroken by Spencer Lee’s loss in the Olympic wrestling finals Friday, but he couldn’t help but feel an overwhelming sense of hometown pride. The assistant varsity wrestling coach at Franklin Regional High School watched in awe before 2017 graduate Lee took home a silver medal from Paris....
Franklin Regional grad Spencer Lee falls in Olympic gold medal match
Spencer Lee’s dream of becoming an Olympic champion fell just short Friday afternoon in the men’s freestyle 57 kg final. Japan’s Rei Higuchi, the top seed, used a takedown early in the second period to defeat Lee, 4-2. Higuchi got a second takedown late in the match when Lee tried...
China is 7 for 7 in diving gold at the Paris Olympics and seeks an unprecedented sweep of all 8
SAINT-DENIS, France — China is 7 for 7 in diving golds at the Paris Olympics. Just one to go for an unprecedented sweep of all eight diving golds in the Games. Chen Yiwen won the women’s 3-meter springboard on Friday for China’s seventh gold medal. Maddison Keeney of Australia took...
When do the 2024 Paris Olympics end? What to know about the closing ceremony
PARIS — The Paris Olympics are coming to a close this weekend. U.S. gymnastics star Simone Biles made a triumphant return, taking her Olympic gold tally to seven. French swimmer Léon Marchand won five medals — four of them gold — fulfilling comparisons to Michael Phelps. Armand “Mondo” Duplantis won...
U.S. to play France for basketball crown at Paris Games in a gold-medal rematch
PARIS — It’s a game the French wanted. It’s a game the Americans probably expected. It’s a game the world most certainly will be watching. The U.S. vs. France. In Paris. For basketball gold. “Incredible,” U.S. forward Kevin Durant said of the storyline, one so good that only the boldest...
Covid-stricken Noah Lyles collapses after getting bronze, 1 of 8 U.S. medals at Olympic track
SAINT-DENIS, France — The first sign of trouble Thursday night came when Noah Lyles started rounding the curve in the Olympic final of the 200 meters, the sprint that has always been his best race. Normally at the curve, Lyles starts making up ground, then pulling away from what have...
Defending champion U.S. women’s volleyball team beats Brazil in semifinal thriller at Paris Olympics
PARIS — Karch Kiraly made one request when the decisive fifth set began: Win or lose, make sure to enjoy the moment. The U.S. coach asked his players to take in the atmosphere, one of the best for women’s volleyball, with mighty Brazil on the opposite side of the net....
U.S. men’s basketball team rallies to beat Serbia in Paris Olympics, will face France for gold medal
PARIS — Down by 11 in the fourth quarter, against what looked like overwhelming odds, the U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team got a spark. Six points in two seconds. Kevin Durant and Devin Booker provided that wild sequence to start the comeback, Stephen Curry had a scoring night like almost...
Going for Gold: Franklin Regional grad Spencer Lee earns 3 wins to reach Olympic finals
Spencer Lee is one victory away from achieving his ultimate goal — being an Olympic gold medalist. The Franklin Regional and Iowa graduate rolled into the men’s freestyle 57 kg finals with a dominating 14-4 technical fall victory Thursday against Uzbekistan’s Gulomjon Abdullaev in the semifinals. It was his third...
