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US says it will appeal IOC decision to strip Jordan Chiles of bronze medal

The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee announced Sunday that it would appeal a decision to strip gymnast Jordan Childs of her bronze medal after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) ordered a correction of the scores. The IOC ruled Sunday that Chile must hand over its medal to Romania’s Ana Barbos after the Court of […]

Quincy Wilson, 16, lamenting return to HS after Olympic gold medal

For American track and field star Quincy Wilson, his fall slump is looking like it’s going to be even worse than his summer. The 16-year-old athlete, who won gold in the 4×400-meter relay in Paris, posted a photo of herself with her medal on Saturday and lamented that she will soon have to return to […]

USA women’s basketball survives to win 8th straight Olympic gold medal

It was a much closer game than anyone expected and came close to going into overtime, but the U.S. women’s basketball team won again. Though pushed to the brink by host France, the overwhelming favorites, the U.S. team won 67-66 on Sunday to secure a record eighth consecutive Olympic gold medal and 61st consecutive Olympic […]

Jordan Chiles’ sister calls out ‘racist’ comments as IOC strips bronze medal

Jordan Childs has taken a break from social media after losing her bronze medal at the Olympics in a shock decision. But not her sister, Jazmyn, who condemned the racist comments made against Jordan on social media. “Please pray for Jordan (and my family),” Jazmine wrote in a lengthy Instagram Story after Saturday’s Court of […]

LeBron James gets posterized by Guerschon Yabusele in gold medal win

LeBron James was literally stunned by France’s performance in Saturday’s men’s basketball final. In the final minutes of the second quarter, with the U.S. leading 40-33, Frenchman Guerschon Yabusele received a pass on the right wing just outside the 3-point line. He quickly faked a handoff to protect former Knicks guard Frank Ntilikina, then ran […]