Breanna Stewart, A’ja Wilson, and Jackie Young lead USA basketball past Nigeria in Olympic quarterfinals
For a moment, it looked like Nigeria might pose a real threat to the U.S. team. Ezinne Kalou, one of the tournament’s breakout stars, seemed to be hitting it all, and Nigeria was within just five points midway through the second quarter. But the U.S. stormed back at the end of the first half to […]
Quincy Hall’s 400-meter comeback secures another Olympic gold for US
American runners are refusing to withdraw from Paris. Quincy Hall produced a stunning comeback in the 400 meters on Wednesday to become the latest American athlete to win an Olympic gold medal. The 26-year-old went from fourth to first with a brilliant finish in Saint-Denis, overtaking Trinidad and Tobago’s Jerem Richards, then Matthew Hudson-Smith of […]
Exiled Paraguayan Olympic Swimmer Angered Coaches by Saying She Wanted to Swim for Team USA
Paraguayan Olympic swimmer Luana Alonso, who was banned from her country’s accommodation in the Olympic Village this week, appears to have been irritating her country’s Olympic officials for longer than we realized after resurfacing interviews in which she openly stated before going to Paris that she wanted to swim for the United States, not Paraguay. […]
USA’s Quincy Hall comes from behind to win gold in Olympic men’s 400-meter final
Quincy Hall came from behind to win the men’s 400m final, winning his first Olympic gold medal. This marks the first time the United States has won gold in this event since LaShawn Merritt in 2004. The U.S. swept the medals that year. It’s the first medal for the United States since Merritt won bronze […]
Olympic gold medalist Gabby Thomas reflects on wearing the American flag after big win
Gabby Thomas helped the United States regain the gold medal lead over China. Paris Olympics She shocked the nation in the women’s 200m final on Tuesday, beating St. Lucia’s Julianne Alfred and U.S. teammate Brittany Brown to win in 21.83 seconds. After crossing the finish line and realizing she had won her first Olympic gold […]
Cuban wrestler becomes first person to win individual Olympic event 5 different years, retires on the spot
Mijain Lopez will retire after 16 years at the top of his game. The Cuban won his first Olympic gold medal in 2008 and then made it five in a row by winning the 130-kilogram Greco-Roman wrestling title on Tuesday. With this victory, he became the first person to win an individual event at the […]
The problem with Luana Alonso’s dream to swim for US after alleged Olympic Village incident
Amid an apparent dispute with Paraguay’s Olympic Committee, swimmer Luana Alonso has reportedly expressed her desire to swim for the United States in the 2024 Olympics. But for the 20-year-old SMU student, there were several obstacles preventing that dream from coming true. “I want to represent the U.S. more,” Alsonzo said in a live social […]
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 […]
Payton Pritchard thinks the Boston Celtics could win Olympic gold in men’s basketball
As the Paris Olympics draws to a close, the United States men’s basketball team is dominating. Following a 122-87 win over Brazil in the quarterfinals, the U.S. is now 4-0 at the Olympics and has an average point average of 24.75 per game. This is exactly the performance the team was hoping for in Paris […]
Novak Djokovic is the men’s tennis GOAT after Olympic gold, like it or not
Novak Djokovic had nothing left to conquer. He hoisted every trophy professional tennis had to offer him. He won every Grand Slam tournament at least three times for a record total of 24 championships. He held the No. 1 ranking in the Association of Tennis Professionals for a record 428 weeks, or just over eight […]