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☆ Stephen Nedoroscik is Team USA’s ‘Clark Kent’ pommel horse hero
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

When it was his turn, Nedoroscik ditched his glasses and Team USA jacket and headed to the pommel horse. He’s earning Clark Kent comparisons for the unassuming demeanor and similar specs he wears before losing both to become a confident pommel horse hero. He’s Team USA’s pommel horse proStephen Nedoroscik defied gravity on the pommel horse at Monday's men's gymnastics team final. Abbie Parr/APWhile teammates like Brody Malone and Fred Richard flit between events like rings and vault, Nedoroscik only performs on one apparatus: pommel horse. Stateside, he’s been crowned the US pommel horse champion four times, tying the record for most pommel horse wins, per USA Gymnastics.

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But, as events this week in Paris have once again shown, when it comes to women’s skating, Japan’s teenage girls are on fire. Fourteen-year-old Coco Yoshizawa’s late surge helped her beat compatriot Liz Akama, 15, to the gold medal at La Concorde Urban Park, Paris on Sunday. Sakura Yosozumi, then 19, and Kokona Hiraki, then 12, topped the 2021 Tokyo women’s park event. “Since there’s no age limit for skateboarding at the Olympics, any youngsters can compete,” Hiraki, the youngest Olympic medalist since 1936, told CNN in July. Lars Baron/Getty ImagesSkewing youngJapan aside, women’s skateboarding across both categories is dominated by teenage athletes.

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☆ What to watch at Olympics today: Biles and U.S. go for gold, surfers chase waves — and medals — in Tahiti
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Lukas Weese | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

A gold medal in the team event would be the fifth of Biles’ career. Sign UpSurf’s up for goldAmerican Carissa Moore is looking to defend her gold medal. And don’t forget about Canadian Kylie Masse, a two-time world champion seeking her first Olympic gold. The U.S. will play New Zealand, the reigning gold medal team, in the first semifinal. The winner moves on to the gold medal match against the winner of Canada versus Australia, who play in the other semifinal.

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☆ U.S. women’s rugby wins first Olympic medal with thrilling last-second try
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Matthew Futterman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

SAINT-DENIS, France — With a 90-yard run as the final seconds ticked off the clock, Alex Sedrick and Team USA’s women’s Eagles rugby team snatched the bronze medal off the necks of a heavily-favored Australian team to deliver America its first Olympic medal in rugby sevens. Then the green and gold pinned the Americans deep in their own end, inching them backward as the final seconds ticked off the clock. AdvertisementBut then Sedrick got possession in the middle of the field and burst through a hole in the Aussie defense. In an instant, Sedrick was off on 90-yard sprint down the grass, that finished with her running through the uprights. But in a game with just 14 players on a massive field, anything can happen, and in the final seconds against the Aussies, Sedrick made sure it did.

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☆ Takeaways from Team USA’s gold medal victory in the women’s team gymnastics final
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Kyle Feldscher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

They had much the same experience on Tuesday as they recaptured their gold medal in dominant fashion. Here are five takeaways as Team USA leaves Bercy Arena in western Paris with another gold medal. The Olympic team gold medal was Biles’ eighth at a Games, more than any other American in history. At 27 years old, with her first gold in these Paris Olympics, Biles is now the oldest American woman ever to win gymnastics gold. The Italian gymnastics team and Team USA celebrated together, sharing a sweet moment hugging one another.

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☆ Olympics Live Updates: Simone Biles Leads a Strong U.S. Gymnastics Team Into Finals
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Juliet Macur | Maggie Astor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

The team final on Tuesday will be an important stop. The three other gymnasts competing in the team final — including the defending all-around champion Sunisa Lee — are all competing at their second Summer Games. How it works: The team final consists of three gymnasts competing on all events — and every score counts — so there is no room for error. Biles rebounds: Biles finished first in the all-around in team qualifying, despite dealing with pain in her left calf that her coach, Cécile Canqueteau-Landi, said had been nagging Biles for weeks. Americans dominate: The U.S. team finished more than 5 points ahead of the second-place Italy in team qualifying, with China and Brazil very close behind, in third and fourth.

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☆ A Ukrainian fencer dedicated her Olympic medal to athletes who couldn't compete 'because Russia killed them'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Hannah Abraham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Read previewA Ukrainian fencer dedicated her Olympic medal to "athletes who could not come and be here because Russia killed them." This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Related storiesUkraine's National Olympic Committee told Business Insider by email in February that 422 athletes had been killed in the war with Russia. Kharlan received an exemption citing her "unique situation" from the president of the International Olympic Committee — himself an Olympic fencing champion — which allowed her to attend Paris Games. Athletes from Russia and Ukraine have increasingly been at odds since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

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☆ United States 3 Guinea 0: U.S. men qualify for Olympic quarterfinals for the first time in 24 years
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Jeff Rueter | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

For the first time in 24 years, the United States is in the knockout rounds of Olympic men’s soccer. Across all three games, the United States leaned heavily on Mihailovic and Paredes to take care of business in the final third. AdvertisementOverall, the United States can take pride in what’s been a composed and coherent group stage. This United States group will also be familiar with its quarterfinal opponent, Morocco, whose senior team advanced to the semifinal of the 2022 World Cup. Many players from the current United States roster took part in that friendly.

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☆ The USA's favorite Olympian right now may just be 'Pommel Horse Guy' — a 25-year-old from Massachusetts
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Erin Liam | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewWhile most male gymnasts train for a few routines, Stephen Nedoroscik specializes in one: the pommel horse. AdvertisementAfter a long wait, the electric engineering graduate from Penn State finally worked his moves on the pommel horse in all but 40 seconds. His score put Team USA ahead of Team Great Britain, which came in fourth place, by two points. AdvertisementObsessed that Stephen Nedoroscik’s only job was the pommel horse and bro COOKED pic.twitter.com/H4Nne8q79W — Brittany Sdao (@besdao) July 29, 2024In gymnastics, the pommel horse is known as one of the toughest apparatuses to master. Advertisement"Going up to pommel horse, the last guy up in the whole competition, I had a good feeling that our team was in a great spot.

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☆ What to watch at Olympics today: Swimming, skateboarding and U.S. women’s hoops
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Lukas Weese | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

Monday will see five swimming finals at Paris La Defense Arena, the first game for the U.S. women’s basketball team and the men’s gymnastics team final. The Americans have won seven consecutive Olympic gold medals — last missing the top of the podium in 1992. He also won gold at the 2021 world championships and the 2023 X Games in the street competition. Then the Tokyo Olympics happenedJapan’s Coco Yoshizawa, 14, won gold in the women’s street final Sunday. My pick is American Torri Huske winning her first Olympic gold in the women’s 100-meter butterfly.

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She’s won gold in the 800 three times and gold in the 1,500 twice – and hasn’t been defeated in those races in any of the Olympics that she’s entered. The Australians medaled in all four medal races on Saturday to the Americans’ three. But in the last race of the night, the American men’s 4X100 freestyle team took back the momentum by winning Team USA’s first gold of the Olympics. It had been 12 years since the French won a medal in swimming. Dressel has won gold in every Olympic event he’s entered so far in his career.

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☆ Paris Olympic medals contain pieces of the Eiffel Tower's original iron frame
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Talia Lakritz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Medals awarded in the 2024 Paris Olympics contain iron from the Eiffel Tower. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementGold, silver, and bronze medals awarded in the 2024 Paris Olympics contain a unique tribute to the host city: metal from the Eiffel Tower. Ever since its completion in 1899, pieces of the Eiffel Tower's original iron frame have been removed during renovations and modernization projects and preserved by Société d'Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel, the operator of the historic site, Olympics.com reported. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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☆ Stephen Nedoroscik beat the odds to earn an Olympic moment, and then he nailed it
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Dana O'Neil | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

Advertisement“But I don’t need to see when I do pommel horse,” Nedoroscik said, a bronze medal draped around his neck and a grin spread across his face. The result: a 14.866 score that secured bronze for Team USA, its first team medal in gymnastics since 2008. “It was Penn State squirrels in the Penn State parking garage,” Jepson said with a laugh. Nedoroscik had come to State College to check out Penn State and its facilities but never told Jepson he was coming. He did it at Penn State, where he eventually won two national titles, and he does it now, on the senior circuit.

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☆ Paris Olympics: Who Leads the Medal Count?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Josh Katz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

U.S. France Japan China Britain Australia S. Korea Italy Canada Kazakhstan S. Africa Brazil Sweden Germany Belgium Hong Kong Moldova Azerbaijan Romania Uzbekistan Fiji Kosovo Mongolia Poland Tunisia Croatia Egypt Spain Hungary India Ireland Mexico Switzerland Slovakia Turkey Ukraine Possible rank in Olympic medal count 1st 25th or lowerParis Olympics: Who Leads the Medal Count? As of Monday at 4:07 p.m. Eastern time, Japan stood atop the official Olympic medal table, which sorts nations based on their number of gold medals. That approach is common in much of the world, with silver and bronze used only to break ties. By another measure, the United States leads because it has the most medals overall (20, at last count). (Bronze medals are always worth one point.)

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☆ Five things to watch from the swimming competition at this year’s Olympic Games
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( Kyle Feldscher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Paris CNN —The first week of the Olympics and with it comes one of the Games’ signature events: Swimming. Here are five things to watch from this year’s swimming competition in Paris. The back-and-forth will take on new life as Aussie and American swimmers take to the pool and compete to take home the most medals. Bronte Campbell, swimming on the Australian’s 4x100-meter freestyle relay team, told reporters: “I really respect our American competitors. “So that was a really, really special event tonight.”

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☆ Rayssa Leal takes bronze in street skateboarding as 14-year-old Coco Yoshizawa wins gold
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

When Brazilian superstar Rayssa Leal stuck her all-important final trick of the women’s street skateboarding final at the Paris Olympics, a deafening roar went up from the many green-and-gold-clad fans watching on. “It was like a gold medal because … she had to make it,” Brazilian fan Michelle Arruda, who bought tickets for the women’s street skateboarding to watch Leal a year ago, told CNN Sport. “And here I am, with a second Olympic medal from the Games. “You are awesome.”Leal rests during the women's street skateboarding prelims. Heavy rain on Friday had caused the men’s street skateboarding to be postponed by two days, but the women’s event was blessed with bright sun.

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☆ What to watch at Olympics today: Simone Biles is back, LeBron James and Team USA face Serbia
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( Alex Andrejev | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

Later, the U.S. men’s basketball team, led by LeBron James, plays Serbia and Nikola Jokić in a matchup of top NBA talent. (Russia — the defending champion in both the men’s and women’s team all-around — is banned from participating in team sports at the Paris Olympics.) The women’s team final is set for 12:15 p.m. One more thing: Durant — a three-time Olympic gold medalist — might finally play after a calf injury sidelined him through the team’s summer exhibitions. The U.S. women’s team wraps up group play with Australia on Wednesday.

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☆ US women’s gymnastics team’s history-making members inspiring gymnasts at home
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( Rikki Klaus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —The most diverse US women’s gymnastics team in history will begin competing this weekend at the Olympic Games, inspiring younger gymnasts in the process. But far from Paris, at James Jones Gymnastics Academy (JJGA) in Jonesboro, Georgia, everyone — from the eponymous Jones himself to his gymnasts – are Black. The gym owner and coach said seeing this year’s diverse Olympic team competing at the highest level in a sport where their race has been underrepresented is inspiring. “It makes me feel wonderful,” Jones told CNN. Jones said he had also seen the effect this Olympic team was having on his young gymnasts.

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☆ Léon Marchand sets new Olympic record, takes gold in 400-meter individual medley
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( Nicole Auerbach | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

NANTERRE, France — Léon Marchand touched the wall to win the men’s 400-meter individual medley, letting out a roar and cementing himself in French athletic history forever. His time of 4:02.95 set a new Olympic record, previously held by Michael Phelps, and earned him the first Olympic gold medal of his career. American Chase Kalisz, the Tokyo gold medalist in the event, failed to qualify for the final earlier on Sunday. It’s deafening in here as Léon Marchand is introduced ahead of the 400 IM final. So has his coach, Bob Bowman, who knows a thing or two about this spotlight having coached Michael Phelps throughout the entirety of his illustrious career.

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☆ Katie Ledecky: The rise of an Olympic great
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Aimee Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +22 min

The teenager who achieved the unthinkableIn the dining hall of London’s Olympic Village, a few hours before her first Olympic final, Ledecky is eating lunch on her own. Katie Ledecky poses on the podium after winning gold in the women's 800m freestyle final at the London 2012 Olympics. Katie Ledecky and her mother Mary Gen Ledecky during the 2023 Golden Goggle Awards on November 19, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Katie Ledecky swimming to gold in a new world record of 15.25:48 in the women's 1500m freestyle final on August 4, 2015 in Kazan, Russia. Katie Ledecky celebates after she broke the world record to win the women's 800m freestyle final at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

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Video footage shows an angled line alongside Lee’s body, which is bent at the hips. Video footage shows an animated white line that follows Lee’s feet as she kicks them toward the ceiling on the upswing. Video footage shows a white line indicating that Lee’s body is about 3 to 4 feet above the high bar. Video footage shows a white line animating downward along the back of Lee’s body as she extends her feet. The Cappuccitti Release Catch the bar Front flip Full-twisting Jaeger Release Catch the bar Flip with full twist The Cappuccitti Full-twisting Jaeger Release Release Flip with full twist Front flip Catch the bar Catch the bar The Cappuccitti Full-twisting Jaeger Release Release Flip with full twist Front flip Catch the bar Catch the bar The Cappuccitti Catch the bar Release Front flip Full-twisting Jaeger Catch the bar Release Flip with full twist Note: The Cappuccitti was performed by Luo Rui.

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Learn moreThis year's Olympic basketball lineup is shaping up to be an all-star showdown. We've scoured all of the streaming options out there to compile the best info on where to watch Olympic basketball, including free streaming options for select games. Where to watch Olympic basketball in the USAll Olympic basketball games will be available to live stream on Peacock. Where to watch Olympic basketball in AustraliaTons of Olympic coverage will be available to live stream through 9Now in Australia, a free option that only requires account creation to use. Where to watch Olympic basketball in FranceFrance.TV is the French home of the Olympics.

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☆ Simone Biles ‘in a really good place’ as she prepares to further her extraordinary legacy at the Paris Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

I always rise to the occasion; even after all of the traumas and the downfalls, I’ve always risen.”Indeed, in the months leading up to the Paris Olympics, Biles has risen like never before. That medal haul could grow in Paris, where Biles is likely to compete in the women’s team event on Tuesday. The Olympics have arrived at an intriguing chapter in her career, and in Paris Biles will have the opportunity to complete an extraordinary arc of redemption. A senior member of the US team, Biles is a role model for young athletes both in and out of the gym. Above all, these Olympics are perhaps a timely reminder to enjoy the grace and genius of Simone Biles while you can.

Persons: Simone Biles, Maya Angelou, ”, “, Biles, I’ve, “ Simone, … She’s, she’s, ” Chellsie Memmel, Simone, Hannah McKay, Reuters Memmel, ” Biles, “ Simone Biles, Dominique Dawes, CNN’s Sanjay Gupta, Naomi Baker, Vitaly Scherbo’s, Wilhelm Weiler, Dawes, “ She’s, Jamie Squire, Larry Nassar – Organizations: Paris CNN —, Tokyo, Netflix, Paris, Games, USA, Olympic, Bercy, Reuters, Tokyo –, Team USA, International Gymnastics Federation, USA Gymnastics Locations: Rio, Tokyo, Paris, Biles, Antwerp, Belgium, handstand, Michigan

☆ Novak Djokovic begins his pursuit of career golden slam at the Paris Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Roland Garros, Paris CNN —There is a notable absence among Novak Djokovic’s 98 career singles titles, but the Serbian star is hoping to change that over the coming weeks. In the end, Djokovic progressed with ease, potentially setting up a thrilling second-round match against Rafael Nadal. It’s a feat, sometimes described as a career golden slam, only achieved by Steffi Graf and Serena Williams in the women’s game. “Playing in the Olympic Games is very rare for us tennis players,” Djokovic told reporters, ”and of course for anybody, as it comes every four years. The early stages of the match were particularly one-sided, with Djokovic taking the first set with back-to-back aces in just 24 minutes.

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☆ What are 2024 Olympic gold medals made of? Explaining the Eiffel Tower connection
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Lukas Weese | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Winning an Olympic gold medal is considered a crowning achievement for an athlete, so it’s only fitting that the physical medal represents the significance. What else is unique about these gold medals and how are they connected to the Eiffel Tower? How much do the Olympic gold medals weigh? Who designed the Olympic gold medals? According to Forbes, a Paris 2024 Olympic gold medal is worth approximately $950.

Persons: Celine Dion, “, Eiffel, Moët Hennessey Louis Vuitton, Ludovic Marin –, Thomas Samson Organizations: Olympic, Eiffel, Paris, Olympics, LMVH, Louis Olympic Games, It’s, Forbes, The Athletic, Getty Locations: Paris

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