Olympic tennis 2024: Zheng Qinwen, Donna Vekic to face off in gold medal match
The end of the women’s singles Olympic tennis tournament is in sight after a major semifinal upset, with the gold medal race coming down to two players few expected to be in this position: sixth seeds Zheng Qinwen of China and Donna Vekic of Croatia. It also means that the bronze medal game currently scheduled […]
Kate Douglass claims first Olympic gold medal in 200m breaststroke
Westchester native Kate Douglas had a strong performance in the 200-meter Olympic breaststroke on Thursday, narrowly beating 2021 Olympic champion Tatyana Smith to earn the gold medal for Team USA. Douglas, who graduated from Pelham Memorial High School in 2019 and then joined the University of Virginia’s NCAA championship team, touched the wall in 2 […]
Simone Biles wins gold in all-around gymnastics at 2024 Olympics
Simone Biles made history on Thursday, further cementing her status as one of the all-time gymnastics greats. At 27, the American became the oldest gymnast to win a gold medal in the individual all-around competition and just the third woman in history to win multiple gold medals in the event. Biles had to bounce back […]
Simone Biles wins Olympic gold medal in women’s all-around final with stunning floor exercise routine
Simone Biles topped the podium in the women’s all-around gymnastics final on Thursday night, taking home another gold medal, making her the oldest all-around champion since 1952. The 27-year-old Biles garnered early attention with her performance on the Yurchenko double pike vault, a complex and difficult maneuver that will be renamed in 2023 after the […]
The ACC congratulated Katie Ledecky on gold in the 1500-meter and yeah it is odd
Katie Ledecky’s victory in the 1,500-meter freestyle final at the Paris Summer Olympics on Wednesday was no rarity: Since arriving on the world stage, Ledecky has dominated the event and set a new Olympic record on her way to winning the gold medal. On Wednesday, she simply left the field behind, often appearing as the […]
US gymnastics’ Olympic gold medal win came with historic TV ratings
The U.S. women’s gymnastics team had captured the hearts of Americans, and it was showing in the television ratings. Ann An average of 12.7 million viewers watched the show. The network announced in a press release that U.S. Team Gymnastics, led by Simone Biles, won the gold medal on Tuesday in a competition that aired […]
Leon Marchand wins two gold medals on same day in historic Olympics moment
While most Olympians would be happy with just one gold medal, French swimmer Leon Marchand made history by winning two gold medals on the same day. Competing in his home country, the 22-year-old achieved an unprecedented feat in Olympic history by winning both the 200m butterfly and 200m breaststroke – and by nearly two hours’ […]
The story behind Lola Anderson’s Olympic gold medal tears
It’s natural for an athlete to get emotional after winning a gold medal, but for Laura Anderson it has a special meaning. The 26-year-old British rower and her team fulfilled a teenage dream by winning the women’s four-person sculls final on Wednesday. After watching the London Games in her home country in 2012, 14-year-old Anderson […]
Katie Ledecky dominates to win eighth career Olympics gold medal
Katie Ledecky is one step closer to becoming the most medal-winning female Olympic swimmer of all time. The American star set an Olympic record in 15 minutes 30.02 seconds to win the 1,500m freestyle final in Paris on Wednesday, joining Jenny Thompson (USA), Dara Torres (USA), Natalie Coughlin (USA) and Emma McKeown (Australia) in winning […]
Katie Ledecky wins gold in women’s 1,500-meter freestyle, tying record with 8th Olympic victory
Katie Ledecky is an eight-time Olympic gold medalist. The 27-year-old won the 1,500 meters on Wednesday, tying her with Jenny Thompson for the most Olympic gold medals in women’s swimming history, setting an Olympic record of 15 minutes 30.02 seconds in her dominant victory. It was her 12th medal overall, tying her with Thompson and […]