Brittany Bowe ends her Olympic speedskating journey with a fourth-place finish in the 1500m event.
It seems the engagement excitement didn’t quite transfer over in a parallel fashion. Hilary Knight led the US women’s hockey team to a gold medal victory on Thursday, right after revealing her engagement to speedskater Brittany Bowe. Unfortunately for Bowe, she just missed out on medaling herself. The 37-year-old, set to retire after the Milano […]
Jordan Stolz takes silver in intense 1500m race
Jordan Stoltz’s Olympic Journey For Jordan Stoltz, it’s more than just three gold medals. Well, at least for now. This American speed skating star secured a silver medal in the 1,500 meters on Thursday morning, in what was somewhat of an upset against heavy expectations. The gold medal went to China’s Ning Zhongyan. Stoltz, only […]
Olympics 2024: USA’s Cole Hocker shocks favorites in record-setting 1500m final
The men’s 1500 meters at the Paris Olympics was a highly anticipated showdown between reigning Olympic champion Jacob Ingebrigtsen of Norway and world champion Josh Kerr of Great Britain. Their rivalry had developed into something even more intense than a typical track and field rivalry, and in one of the strongest fields in history, they […]
Transgender, nonbinary runner Nikki Hiltz advances in 1,500m women’s event at Olympics
Nikki Hiltz, a non-binary American runner, advanced to the 1,500-meter semifinals on Tuesday after placing third in the heats. Although Hiltz was born female and competes in the women’s division, she identifies as transgender and non-binary and is an advocate for transgender women and girls in sports. “I definitely don’t want my identity to be […]
Bobby Finke sets world record to win Olympic gold in 1500m freestyle
The number of gold medals in swimming was the same. Bobby Finke set a world record in the 1,500-meter freestyle on Sunday in a time of 14 minutes 30.67 seconds, holding the lead throughout the race and beating Italy’s Gregorio Paltrinieri to finish atop the podium and win the United States’ seventh pool gold medal […]