US Olympic skateboarder Nyjah Huston rips quality of bronze medal
The International Olympic Committee may want to recoup some money from the makers of this year’s medals. Team USA skateboarder Nyjah Huston posted a surprise Instagram post indicating the quality of his bronze medal wasn’t at its best just days after receiving it. The 29-year-old won a bronze medal in the men’s street final on […]
Noah Lyles Exits Track In Wheelchair After Securing Another Medal For Team USA
Sprinter Noah Lyles, who helped the U.S. team win another medal, was taken off the track in a wheelchair on Thursday, the New York Post reported. Lyles won the bronze medal in the 200m final at the Stade de France despite a recent COVID-19 diagnosis and obvious fatigue, and his effort was especially commendable given […]
Steph Curry, LeBron James dominate as Team USA pulls off miraculous comeback to advance to gold medal game
After what was a scary time at one point, the U.S. men’s basketball team is finding some breathing room. After trailing by as many as 17 points, the United States staged a miraculous comeback in the fourth quarter to beat Serbia 95-91 and advance to their fourth consecutive gold medal. The U.S. was down 13 […]
Paris Olympics: Taiwanese Boxer In Gender Controversy Storm Advances To Gold Medal Fight As Opponent Displays ‘XX’ Hand Gesture
TOPSHOT – Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting celebrates after defeating Turkey’s Esra Yildiz Kahraman (blue) during the women’s 57kg boxing semi-final at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Roland Garros Stadium in Paris on August 7, 2024. (Photo by Peter Cibola/Pool/AFP via Getty Images) By James Myers, OAN StaffThursday, August 8, 2024 11:02 AM Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting […]
The 2024 Olympic medal count, ranked by GDP
There are two commonly accepted methods for counting medals: a gold-medal-focused method, as used by the IOC, and a total medal count based on the country with the most total medals. The United States currently leads in both methods, but they also provide an opportunity to consider different ways of measuring Olympic success, given the […]
Taiwanese Olympic Boxer Who Failed IBA Gender Test Advances to Gold Medal Fight as Female Opponent Makes ‘XX’ Gesture
Taiwanese Olympic athlete Lin Yu-ting, who has been at the center of a gender debate that has garnered international attention, beat Turkish female fighter Esra Yildiz Kahraman by unanimous decision on Wednesday night to book her place in the gold medal round. After the match, Kahraman makes the “XX” symbol with her fingers to show […]
Paris Olympics 2024: Quincy Hall wins 400m gold medal in epic comeback
At the Paris Olympics, the US track and field team once again won gold medals with incredible late comebacks: first Noah Lyles in the 100 meters, then Cole Hocker in the 1500 meters, and now Quincy Hall in the 400 meters. Coming into the final, Quincy Hall was in fourth place behind gold medal favorites […]
Lilia Vu paces Team USA players, in contention early for medal at 2024 Olympics
Lilia Vu has signed up to shoot a 2-under 70 in the first round of the 2024 Olympics. She was the only member of the U.S. team to finish under par, as Nelly Korda and Rose Chan both shot even-par 72s. Vu started well at four under par after seven holes, but her performance dropped […]
Khelif dominates semi-final en route to gold medal bout
Controversial boxer Imane Kherif has reached the Olympic final after another dominant victory over a female opponent in Paris. Kherif has been surrounded by controversy since it was revealed that both the International Boxing Association and the World Boxing Organization had said he was biologically male. The IBA disqualified the boxer from the 2023 World […]
What happens to the Olympic medal count if we rank per capita?
There has been much debate about what is the most accurate way to count Olympic medals. The IOC has always used gold medals to determine rankings, with the rest being secondary. Meanwhile, there is another school of thought that holds that all medals are worth counting. total It is important for the country to earn […]