Slovakian Olympic swimmer collapses after women’s 200m individual medley heat
A horrifying scene unfolded on the pool deck. Paris La Défense Arena On Friday morning, a Slovakian swimmer collapsed after qualifying for the women’s 200m individual medley. Tamara Potocka is Olympic debut In Paris, he underwent medical examination after finishing seventh in the third qualifying heat on Friday. Tamara Potocka of Slovakia will compete in […]
Hailey Van Lith, women’s 3×3 basketball team finally get a win: ‘We still have a chance’
Despite being off to a less than anticipated start, the USA Basketball women’s 3×3 team is yet to lose. To the surprise of many, the defending gold medal champions lost their first three pool matches of the Olympic Games and were in danger of elimination with a loss to Spain on Thursday afternoon. However, Hailey […]
Team USA women’s basketball extended their almost unbelievable Olympics streak in win over Belgium
The last time the U.S. and Belgian women’s basketball teams met, in an Olympic qualifier in February, the game came down to the final possession, when Breanna Stewart scored a tap-in goal to give the U.S. an 81-79 victory. This time, it wasn’t quite as close. While Belgium closed to within five points in the […]
USA women’s basketball wins 57th straight Olympics game to reach quarters
VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France — Breanna Stewart scored 26 points and the United States beat Belgium 87-74 on Thursday night to book a spot in the Olympic quarterfinals. A’ja Wilson had 23 points and 13 rebounds for the United States, which has won 57 straight games since the 1992 Barcelona tournament. It was one of the closest […]
Katie Ledecky wins record-breaking 13th Olympic medal in women’s 4x200M freestyle relay
Katie Ledecky is now officially the GOAT of women’s swimming. The 27-year-old won her 13th Olympic medal in the women’s 4x200m freestyle relay, becoming the only woman to reach that milestone. Ledecky tied Jenny Thompson, Emma McKeon and Dara Torres for gold in the 1,500 meters on Wednesday. Katie Ledecky of Team USA competes in […]
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 […]
Top favorite Iga Swiatek suffers upset loss in Olympic women’s tennis tournament
Despite reaching the semifinals on a 20-match winning streak on clay courts, Olympic gold medal favorite Iga Swiatek was eliminated from the women’s tennis tournament. The world number one ranked player lost in straight sets to China’s Zheng Qinwen, 6-2, 7-5. The upset loss was Swiatek’s first defeat at the Roland Garros tennis complex in […]
Olympic tennis 2024: Iga Swiatek still the one to beat as women’s semifinals set
Tennis at the Paris 2024 Olympics is rapidly drawing to a close with the women’s singles semi-finals already decided: Poland’s top seed Iga Swiatek will face China’s sixth seed Chen Qingwen, while Croatia’s Donna Vekic will face Slovakia’s Anna Karolina Szumidlova in the other group. Olympic tennis is like a Grand Slam final, except instead […]
Fox News Sports Huddle Newsletter: US women’s gymnastics returns to the top; Katie Ledecky dominates
The U.S. team of Simone Biles, Jade Carey, Jordan Childs, Sunisa Lee and Hezly Rivera reached the podium with gold medals. (Getty Images) Welcome to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter. If you haven’t yet received this newsletter in your email, Register here. Golden Girls – The U.S. women’s gymnastics team came out on top […]
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 […]