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☆ The French Swimmer Who Is Carrying His Country on His Back
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Jenny Vrentas | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The French swimmer Léon Marchand understood that he would be his country’s marquee athlete at the Paris Games, and he surely is. Marchand, 22, has ascended to the top of the swimming world just in time for his home country to host the Games, and as one of France’s best — and earliest — hopes for Olympic gold. Carrying the weight of a nation’s hopes can be an uncommonly heavy burden for any athlete, and Marchand will not bear it alone, of course. Victor Wembanyama, the 7-foot-4 sensation who just completed his rookie season with the N.B.A.’s San Antonio Spurs, will lead France’s men’s basketball team. Teddy Riner, one of the best judokas in history, will look to claim a medal at a sixth straight Games.

Persons: Léon Marchand, didn’t, Nike Jordans, ”, Marchand, Victor Wembanyama, Teddy Riner, Thierry Henry Organizations: Paris Games, Games, Arizona State, University of Arizona, Nike, San Antonio Spurs, France’s Locations: selfies, Arizona, France

“This will be the first Olympics, since Sydney, where the total costs are coming in under $10 billion,” said Victor Matheson, a College of the Holy Cross professor of economics who has researched the financial costs of the Olympics. Workmen adjust banners on the 3x3 basketball venue located at La Concorde, in Paris, ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games. Additionally, the Paris Olympic Village will be converted into offices and housing in a historically impoverished neighborhood. Still, economists say, it may take more drastic moves in the future for the Olympics to be truly sustainable and economically sound. “I love the Olympics, and I love sporting events, but I just really do not think that the way the Olympics works now is a viable business model,” Phalin said.

Persons: ”, Victor Matheson, “, “ It’s, David Gray, Andrew Zimbalist, ” Zimbalist, Michael Kappeler, it’ll, Fabrice Coffrini, Zimbalist, ‘, Amanda Phalin, Christian Petersen, I’m, ” Phalin, you’ve, it’s, Andrew Medichini, shuttlecocks, Matheson, Phalin Organizations: CNN, Olympic, Paralympic Games, Paris Games, of, IOC, La Concorde, Getty, Mexico City Games, Montreal Games, Smith College, Olympics, Oxford University, Audit Board, Tokyo, Eiffel, Paris, University of Florida’s Warrington College of Business, Games, of Investment, Development Authority, French, ” Workers, Palais, AP Paris Locations: Paris, Sydney, La, AFP, Mexico, Munich, ” Los Angeles, Tehran, Beijing, Sochi, France, “, Lake Placid , New York, Lake Placid, ”, Los Angeles, Oklahoma

☆ Breaking in New Sports at the Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Photographs Philip Montgomery | Text Sam Anderson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

Breaking Into the Olympics Breaking, sport climbing and skateboarding may seem untraditional, but they embody the true spirit of the games. >> Top: Sunny Choi, who will compete in breaking, quit her corporate job to focus on the Games. Bottom: Victor Montalvo’s signature breaking moves include the back flip into flare and the Super Montalvo. Here in 2024, the Games have added multiple new events, including breaking — popularly known as break dancing — and kayak cross. >> Sport climbing is broken into three formats: speed; bouldering (shorter climbs); and lead, which requires ropes and harnesses.

Persons: you’re, Kronos, Sunny Choi, Victor Montalvo’s, Super Montalvo, “, ”, Stephen Miller, Kroton, Colin Duffy, let’s, Paige Heyn Organizations: Olympic, Super, Wrestling, Boxing Locations: England, North America, Madagascar, Greece, —, Athens

☆ Venezuela election: Young opposition voters prepare to leave the country if Maduro is reelected
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Stefano Pozzebon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

A staunch supporter of Venezuela’s opposition movement, she’s buoyant about her coalition’s chances to win this Sunday’s presidential election. “The alternative is to go somewhere else to look for a better life,” she told CNN. “The plan B is packing your bags and the border,” he told CNN. We ask them to come back and to help us to rebuild the country,” he told CNN. He is able to see them “about once a year, otherwise it’s videocall,” he told CNN.

Persons: – Venezuela’s, Nicolás Maduro, ”, Edmundo González, Julio César Pérez, Víctor Medina, “, Panamá, ODH, Leáñez’s, Rafael Cabrera, Cabrera, Leáñez, Rhonny Zamora, …, ” Maduro, González, It’s, González’s, María Corina Machado Organizations: CNN, González, Sunday, Homeland Locations: Venezuela, Colombia, United States, Brazil, Miami, Maracay, Madrid, Spain

☆ Who will light the Olympic cauldron? Here are 10 potential candidates
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Mark Puleo | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

The lighting of the Olympic cauldron is a spectacle steeped in both tradition and secrecy. With just one day until the opening ceremony, the identity of the individual who will light the cauldron remains unknown. The 25-year-old led France to 2018 World Cup triumph, becoming the second teenager in history (after Pelé) to score in a final, then led France to another World Cup final in 2022. He was the team’s leading scorer during its 1998 World Cup title run and later transitioned to coaching after retirement. AdvertisementTony ParkerTony Parker had his number retired before a French Olympic tuneup game earlier this month.

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☆ The Summer Olympics: How to Watch. What to Watch.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Victor Mather | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Another Summer Olympics already? It’s true: Because Tokyo 2020 was delayed to 2021 by the pandemic, only three years have passed since the last Games. Now back on the typical quadrennial cycle, the Olympics come to Paris for 2024. And unlike in Tokyo, there will actually be fans in the stands. But if you’re in New York, Minneapolis, Vienna, London or Cape Town, rather than Paris, here’s what to know about watching and following the action.

Organizations: Cape Town Locations: Tokyo, Paris, New York, Minneapolis, Vienna, London, Cape, Fiji, Uruguay, men’s

☆ 2024 Paris Olympics viewer’s guide: NBC’s plans, Snoop Dogg, and the big ratings question
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Richard Deitsch | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +18 min

Follow our Olympics coverage in the lead-up to the Paris Games. The Paris Games will have more programming hours on the NBC broadcast network than any previous Olympics. NBC is upping its celebrity presence for its Olympic coverage in Paris, headlined by Snoop Dogg. “Research shows that it is a challenge to keep viewers after 10 p.m. ET,” NBC Olympics producer Rob Hyland said. NBCUniversal owns the U.S. media rights to the Olympic Games through 2032, so Paris (2024), Milan-Cortina (2026), Los Angeles (2028) and Brisbane (2032).

Persons: Peacock, Molly Solomon, NBC’s, “, ” Solomon, Solomon, Snoop, Snoop Dogg, Christian Petersen, Kelly Clarkson, Peyton Manning, Mike Tirico, Alex Cooper, Leslie Jones, Kevin Hart, Kenan Thompson, Colin Jost, Cooper, Simone Biles, Manning, Ryan Crouser, Jones, Katie Ledecky, Sha’Carri Richardson, Lily Collins, Anna Hall, Ledecky, LeBron James, Sydney McLaughlin, Kelly Campbell, Peacock’s, Scott Hanson, Andrew Siciliano, Jac Collinsworth, Matt Iseman, Akbar Gbajabiamila, ”, Al Michaels, Mark Lazarus, Sanya Richards, Ross, Rowdy Gaines, Tim Daggett, Laurie Hernandez, Samantha Peszek, Misty, Julie Foudy, Dwyane Wade, LaChina Robinson, Michael Phelps, Dan Hicks, Gaines, Maddie Meyer, they’ll, Rob Hyland, Andres Cantor, Rebecca Lowe, Craig Melvin, Ahmed Fareed, Damon Hack, Maria Taylor, Cara Banks, Laura Britt, Trenni Casey, Lindsay Czarniak, Carolyn Manno, Kathryn Tappen, John Roethlisberger, “ John, He’s, …, breaststroker Lilly King wagged, Ryan Murphy, Sunny Choi, Victor Montalvo, Joe Gesue, Ron Vaccaro, NBCU, it’s, NBCUniversal, Rick Cordella, Dan Goldfarb, Stuart Franklin Organizations: Paris, NBC, Paris Games, U.S, Tokyo Olympics, Olympics, NBC Olympics, NBC’s, Getty, NBC Sports, Tokyo Games, Beijing, Games, USA, CNBC, Golf Channel, Telemundo, Universo, NBCOlympics.com, “, ”, NFL, NBCUniversal Media, Paris La Défense, Research, Olympic, Grand Palais, Concorde, NBC Sports ’, Olympic Games, Cortina Locations: Paris, Beijing, Pyeongchang, South Korea, Central, Pacific, U.S, Paris ”, Teahupo’o, Tahiti, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, China, Rio, Tokyo, Peacock, United States, Versailles, Grand, London, Russian, Norway, South Carolina, Milan, Los Angeles, Brisbane, French

☆ Men’s basketball at the 2024 Paris Olympics: NBA player list, how to watch and Team USA’s top threats
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Mike Prada | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +16 min

The 2024 men’s Olympic basketball tournament at the Paris Games is overflowing with star power — and not just from Team USA. Even South Sudan, the lowest-ranked team in the tournament, proved its mettle by nearly upsetting Team USA in a tune-up matchup last weekend. White was a member of the 2019 FIBA World Cup team, while Edwards and Haliburton made their debuts at the 2023 FIBA World Cup. Twenty-seven of the 30 NBA teams will have at least one player participating in this tournament. Can Team USA do it again in 2024?

Persons: Seth, Giannis Antetokounmpo’s, LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Nikola Jokić, Team USA’s, Pierre Mauroy, It’s, James, Joel Embiid, Joel, Grant Hill, Curry, Embiid, Kevin Durant, Anthony Davis, Jayson Tatum, Kawhi Leonard, Anthony Edwards, Devin Booker, Bam Adebayo, Tyrese Haliburton, Leonard, Boston Celtics ’ Derrick White, Durant, Haliburton, Tatum, Holiday, Booker, Adebayo, Embiid Curry, Tatum James, Edwards Booker, Edwards, Davis, Jordi Fernandez, Shai Gilgeous, Alexander, he’s, Jamal Murray, Dillon Brooks, RJ Barrett, Zach Edey, Dwight Powell, Kelly Olynyk, Victor Wembanyama, Wembanyama, Rudy Gobert, Bogdan Bogdanović, They’ll, Dennis Schröder, Franz Wagner, Antetokounmpo, Patty Mills, Joe Ingles, Matthew Dellavedova, Josh Giddey, Josh Green, Dyson Daniels, — Rudy Fernández, Willy Hernangomez, Santi Aldama, we’re, Bruno Caboclo, ESPN’s Fran Fraschilla, Jose Alvarado —, Rui Hachimura, Luol Deng, Dante Exum, Jock Landale, Duop, Gui Santos, Luguentz Dort, Andrew Nembhard, Nickeil Alexander, Walker, Trey Lyles, Evan Fournier, Nicolas Batum, Bilal Coulibaly, Mo Wagner, Daniel Theis, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jose Alvarado, Nikola Jović, Vasilije Micić, JT Thor, Usman Garuba, ’, We’ll, Giuseppe Cacace Organizations: Paris Games, Paris, Team USA, Luka Dončić’s, France, Germany, USA, Australia, CNBC, Team, Serbia, Pierre, Bercy Arena, NBA, NBC, South, Telemundo, Universo, The Philadelphia 76ers, U.S, USA Basketball, Tyrese, Boston Celtics, Embiid, BetMGM, Brooklyn Nets, Jordi Fernandez . Oklahoma City Thunder, Denver Nuggets, Houston Rockets, Toronto Raptors, Grizzlies, San Antonio Spurs, Minnesota Timberwolves, Atlanta Hawks, FIBA, Veteran NBA, Orlando Magic, Bahamas, New Orleans Pelicans, Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers, Utah Jazz, New York Knicks, Timberwolves, Blazers, Mavericks, Spurs, Pistons, Tominaga, Pelicans, Olympic Locations: Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Greece, Luka Dončić’s Slovenia, London, Abu Dhabi, U.S, Canada, Serbia, South Sudan, Spain, Lille, France, Paris, Australia, Spain Germany, Japan France, Brazil Greece, Sudan, Puerto Rico Serbia, Greece Canada, Australia Japan, France Brazil, Germany, Puerto Rico, Serbia USA, Japan, Brazil Australia, Spain France, USA Serbia, USA, Greece, Brazil, Cameroon, Edwards, Tokyo, Haliburton, Holiday, Jordi Fernandez ., Nigeria, Valencia, ” Puerto Rico, Tremont Waters, . Puerto Rico

☆ The latest 'it bag' comes from an under-the-radar fashion house that a millennial made cool again
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

To the canon of iconic luxury purses, we can now add the Holy Bag by Courrèges. In the months that followed, the Holy Bag quickly cemented itself as a celebrity "it bag." Hailey Bieber, pictured in NYC in June, is carrying a Courrèges Holy Bag. AdvertisementThe Holy Bag hits a sweet spot for different buyersThe stylists also said Courrèges designed the Holy Bag to cater to more than just a famous crowd. AdvertisementCharli XCX was spotted clutching a white version of the Holy Bag when it debuted at Paris Fashion Week in February.

Persons: —, Louis Vuitton, it's, Yael Quint, André Courrèges, Quint, Kris Jenner, Julia Fox, Chloe Fineman, Bourke, Hailey Bieber, Bottega Veneta's, Nicolas Di Felice's, Di Felice, Nicolas Di Felice, Victor Virgile, Nicolas, Courrèges, Edward Berthelot, Washington, I've Organizations: Service, Paris Fashion, Business, of Fashion Locations: Hermès, New York City, Los Angeles, Aisya Washington, New York, NYC, Washington

☆ U.S. Olympian cheat sheet: Top athletes to watch in Paris beyond the best-known stars
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Alex Andrejev | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +20 min

He won gold at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, to qualify for the Paris Olympics. Judo — Maria LabordeLaborde, 33, is the highest-ranked U.S. judoka qualified for the Paris Games — at No. He won gold at the 2023 Pan American Games and qualified in speed climbing for the Paris Games, his first Olympics. Carissa Moore participates in a training session ahead of the Paris Olympics this week in Teahupo’o, French Polynesia. Knibb obtained quotas in both triathlon and road cycling for the Paris Games, which will make her a rare multi-sport Olympian.

Persons: Simone Biles, Katie Ledecky, LeBron James, Barry, Kareem Maddox, Dylan Travis, Dearica Hamby, Rhyne Howard, Cierra Burdick, Hailey Van Lith, Casey Kaufhold, Kaufhold, she’s, Luann Ryon, Dean Alberga, Anita Alvarez Alvarez, Alvarez, Andrea Fuentes, Fuentes, Beiwen Zhang Zhang, She’s, Zhang, Kelly Cheng Cheng, nee Claes, Sarah Sponcil, Cheng, Sara Hughes, They’re, Brazil’s Ana Patricia Silva Ramos, Eduarda “ Duda ” Santos, United States ’ Taryn Kloth, Kristen Nuss, Jahmal Harvey Harvey, USA’s, Harvey, — Victor Montalvo Montalvo, Montalvo, Boy Victor, ”, Paris Victor Montalvo, He’ll, Kenzo Tribouillard, — Nevin Harrison Harrison, Casey Eichfeld, Jennifer Valente Valente, Valente, Andrew Capobianco Capobianco, Michael Hixon, Capobianco, Carson Tyler, Mike Ruiz, Delaney Schnell, Jessica Parratto, — McLain Ward Ward, Ward, Sapphire, — Lee Kiefer Kiefer, Gerek Meinhardt, Lee Kiefer, Matthias Hangst, Amanda Golini, Ashley Hoffman, Golini, Hoffman, — Maria Laborde Laborde, Laborde, Jess Davis Davis, Meghan Musnicki, Lisa Schlenker’s, Musnicki, Kevon Williams Williams, Williams —, Houston —, Kevon Williams, Yong Teck Lim, Daniela Moroz Moroz, Moroz —, —, — Vincent Hancock Hancock, he’s, Al Oerter, Carl Lewis, Michael Phelps, TeamUSA.com, Jagger Eaton Eaton, Tom Schaar, Eaton, Sam Watson Watson, Carissa Moore Moore, Moore, Carissa Moore, Jerome Brouilett, Lily Zhang It’s, China, — CJ Nickolas Nickolas, Jessica Stevens, — Taylor Knibb Knibb, Knibb, — Jordan Larson Larson, Toru Hanai, Maggie Steffens Steffens, Steffens, Flav, Olivia Reeves Reeves, Reeves, — Aaron Brooks, Brooks, David Taylor, Spencer Lee, Lee, Iran’s Hassan Yazdani, Aaron Brooks, Fabrice Coffrini Organizations: Paris Olympics, Olympic, Paris Games, BYU, Games, Tokyo Games, Getty, Badminton, USA, USC, Trojans, Eduarda “ Duda ” Santos Lisboa, United, U.S, Pan American, USA Boxing, Red Bull, Paris, Madison, U.S . Olympic, Tokyo, Athens Games, Beijing, University of Kentucky, FIH, Team USA, Pan American Games, NBC Sports, Rio, Rugby, rugby, Olympics, Fiji, New Zealand, HSBC SVNS Singapore, USA.com, Los Angeles Games, X, —, Tokyo Olympics, Nebraska, Sydney Games, Beijing Games, Brazil, Team USA’s Locations: Paris, Tokyo, U.S, women’s recurve, Berlin, Russia, Ukraine, Budapest, Barcelona, China, Indonesia, Mexico, United States, Santiago , Chile, Belgrade, Serbia, Florida, AFP, Rio, Japan, Athens, Ranchi, India, Germany, Lima , Peru, Cuba, London, Houston, Wujiang, Hawaii, Teahupo’o, French Polynesia, Beijing, Penn

☆ Top British Equestrian Out of Olympics Over Video
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Victor Mather | More About Victor Mather | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Charlotte Dujardin, winner of three gold, a silver and two bronze medals in Olympic equestrian events for Britain, will not compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, because of a video that showed an undisclosed “error of judgment” of which she said she was “deeply ashamed.”Dujardin said on Tuesday that the video, from four years ago, showed “an error of judgment during a coaching session.” The precise contents of the video were not immediately known, but Dujardin said in a statement on social media, “What happened was completely out of character and does not reflect how I train my horses or coach my pupils.”“There is no excuse,” she said. “I am deeply ashamed and should have set a better example in that moment.” Dujardin said she would not comment beyond her statement. Later on Tuesday, the International Federation for Equestrian Sports said it had provisionally suspended her from all competitions for six months. The British Equestrian Federation also suspended her, making her ineligible for international or national events.

Persons: Charlotte Dujardin, ” Dujardin, Dujardin, ”, “ Organizations: International Federation for Equestrian Sports, British Equestrian Federation Locations: Britain, Paris

☆ 'Bridgerton' finally confirmed its season 4 lead — here's everything we know about the next season
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Olivia Singh | Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

AdvertisementBenedict's love story will be the focus of season 4Luke Thompson as Benedict Bridgerton on season three, episode one of "Bridgerton." The official logline for next season reads: "The fourth season of 'Bridgerton' turns its focus to bohemian second son Benedict (Luke Thompson). AdvertisementLuke Newton and Nicola Coughlan will reprise their roles as Colin and Penelope Bridgerton in season 4Luke Newton and Nicola Coughlan on season three of "Bridgerton." Ashley told reporter Josh Rom during a "Bridgerton" season three screening premiere on Wednesday that she will return for season four. 'Bridgerton' season 4 won't come out until 2026Martins Imhangbe as Will Mondrich and Luke Thompson as Benedict Bridgerton on season three, episode two of "Bridgerton."

Persons: —, Benedict Bridgerton's, Colin Bridgerton, Luke Newton, Penelope Featherington's, Nicola Coughlan, Polin, Benedict, Luke Thompson, Benedict Bridgerton, Liam Daniel, Thompson, Eloise Bridgerton, Claudia Jessie, Francesca Bridgerton, Hannah Dodd, John Stirling, Victor Alli, Michaela Stirling, Masali, she'd, Julia Quinn's, Sophie Beckett, Sophie, Araminta Gunningworth, Brownell, loath, Silver, Colin, Penelope Bridgerton, Netflix Coughlan, TheWrap, Newton, Jess Brownell, Whistledown, he's, Simone Ashley, Kate, Jonathan Bailey, Anthony, Anthony Bridgerton, Ashley, Bailey, Josh Rom, Kate Sharma, Cressida Cowper Jessica Madsen, Cressida Cowper, Jessica Madsen, Lady Whistledown, Penelope, Cressida, Cowper, we've, Martins Imhangbe, Will Mondrich, room's, We've, Adjoa Andoh, " Brownell, It's, there's Organizations: Service, Netflix, Business, coy, Entertainment, Teen Vogue, Hollywood Reporter, Los Angeles Times, Danbury, LA Times Locations: Scotland, India, Kanthony, Wales

☆ Plum, a fintech using AI for money management, just raised a $17.3 million Series B using this 16-slide pitch deck
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Callum Burroughs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Plum raises $17.3 million in Series B funding to expand fintech services. Founded in 2017, Plum offers AI-automated saving, bill switching, and investment tools. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementPlum, a British fintech startup has raised $17.3 million in Series B funding. Founded in 2017 by Victor Trokoudes, who previously worked at listed fintech Wise, London-based Plum offers AI-automated services like saving, bill switching, and investments directly to users' existing bank accounts.

Persons: Plum, —, Victor Trokoudes, fintech Wise, Eurobank Organizations: Eurobank, Service, Business Locations: Greece, British, London, Europe, Plum

☆ This ‘once in a generation’ £1.5 million Scottish cottage is up for sale. But there’s one key quirk
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-21 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

For the golf fanatics of the world, it could soon all be yours – so long as you have a spare £1.5 million ($1.93 million) to part with. “The sale of Blackrock House is one of those rare times where you can safely say there isn’t anything else like this available in the world,” Strutt and Parker selling agent Annabel Blackett told CNN via email. Spectators walk past Blackrock House and its "for sale" sign. It would be another 45 years before the course hosted its first Open Championship, with this week marking its 10th time staging the major. “This will be a bittersweet Open for us,” Andrew Kelly told the Associated Press ahead of this week’s tournament.

Persons: Woods, Viewings, Strutt, Parker, “, ” Strutt, Annabel Blackett, Jon Super, Arnold Palmer, Tom Watson, ” Blackett, Jason Cairnduff, David, Isabel Kelly, Andrew, John, Sweden’s Henrik Stenson, Phil Mickelson, ” Andrew Kelly, ” Organizations: CNN, Blackrock House, Royal Troon, –, Troon, Associated Press Locations: Blackrock, Firth, Clyde, Isle, Arran, South Ayrshire, Scotland, ”

☆ Tadej Pogacar Returns to the Top, Winning the Tour de France
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-21 | by ( Victor Mather | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

But Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia turned the tables on his rival and the defending champion, Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark, this year in the Tour de France, completing a smashing victory on Sunday to take his third title. Pogacar’s championship was confirmed in the final time trial from Monaco to Nice on Sunday. He capped his stellar three-week run with another stage win, his sixth, finishing 1:03 ahead of Vingegaard to take the Tour by 6:17 overall. “After two hard years in the Tour de France, always some mistakes,” Pogacar said. I am super happy to win here.”

Persons: Jonas Vingegaard, crouched, ” Pogacar, “, ” Organizations: Tour de France, Nice Locations: Slovenia, Denmark, Monaco, Vingegaard

☆ How an Olympic Games doping program actually worked
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Victor Hugo Febres | Dylan Brzezinski | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Victor Conte is a sports coach who designed doping programs with world-class athletes. Through his platform, the Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative, or BALCO, he supplied an untraceable designer steroid among other drugs to competitors who dominated the Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004 Olympics. Conte used a transparent anabolic steroid nicknamed "the clear" in training programs with track athletes such as Marion Jones and Tim Montgomery. He also developed doping programs for athletes in Major League Baseball, the National Football League, and other sports federations. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: Victor Conte, Conte, Marion Jones, Tim Montgomery Organizations: Bay Area Laboratory, Sydney, Major League Baseball, National Football League, Business Locations: Bay, Athens

☆ Victor Montalvo: I had big dreams for breaking
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailVictor Montalvo: I had big dreams for breaking"It's an amazing thing to be the first B-Boy in USA history to make it into the Olympics." Breaker Victor Montalvo shares what ambition means to him and how breaking has evolved.

Persons: Victor Montalvo, Breaker Victor Montalvo Locations: USA

☆ Victor Montalvo: Ambition is about perseverance
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailVictor Montalvo: Ambition is about perseverance"You've got to learn from your losses." Breaker Victor Montalvo shares what ambition means to him.

Persons: Victor Montalvo, You've, Breaker Victor Montalvo

☆ Caitlin Clark is the hottest ticket in the WNBA. So why is the cheapest way to see her play in Indianapolis?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

On June 23, when the Fever faced off against the Sky in Chicago, the average ticket price was around $250 — the most expensive average ticket price ever for a WNBA game — according to the ticket resale marketplace TickPick. It's not uncommon for star athletes like Clark to drive soaring ticket prices when they play away from home. If two arenas have the same level of ticket demand, the one with more seats could, in theory, have lower ticket prices. Tickets cost less in smaller marketsThings tend to cost more in cities like New York than they do in Indianapolis, including ticket prices. It's possible that, to some degree, Fever home ticket prices have been kept in check by the Indianapolis market.

Persons: —, Caitlin Clark, Clark, LeBron James, Victor Matheson, Matheson, hasn't, Indianapolis —, Clark — Organizations: Service, Indiana Fever, Fever, Sky, Ticketmaster, Business, Chicago, Indianapolis, Cleveland Cavaliers, NBA, Cavaliers, College of, University of Iowa, WNBA, NBA's Indiana Pacers, Washington Mystics, Entertainment, Sports Arena, New York Knicks, Indiana Pacers, Knicks, Pacers, New York Liberty Locations: Chicago, Indianapolis, New York, York, Indianapolis's

☆ A founding father of Utah's VC industry is stepping back as accusations of sexual harassment surface
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Melia Russell | Rosalie Chan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +22 min

Eyes closed, she listened as the Mercato Partners cofounder Greg Warnock stepped into the living room of his houseboat. Before starting Mercato, Warnock bought a large stake in a chemical-distribution business and made his first few millions in the acquisition. For an aspiring investor in Silicon Slopes, Mercato Partners seemed the place to be. They say the complaints from female Mercato employees are emblematic of religious and social norms that place women in the home. Mercato Partners no longer promotes Savory Fund or Prelude on its website following an organizational shake-up.

Persons: Powell, Elizabeth Moore, Greg Warnock, Moore, Warnock, Melia Russell, Jim Dreyfous, Paul Ahlstrom, Mercato, Emma Jackson, Elizabeth Moore's, Lake Powell, Mr, Staci, McCubbins, feely, David Bateman, Bateman's, Josh James, James, machismo, David McNew, Alan Hall, Jackson, wouldn't, Matthew Ashton, something's, massages, Melissa Walred, Walred, Greg, There's, gleeful Warnock, he'd untangle, Joe Kaiser, Ryan Sanders —, Savory, Warnock's, Davis Warnock, Davis, Victor Charlie, Larry H, TMRS, Staci McCubbins, Rosalie Chan Organizations: Mercato, Business, Lambda, Mercato Partners, BI, Opportunity, Thermal, vSpring, Beehive State, Getty, Pelion Venture Partners, Miller Company, Missouri State Employees, System, Nationwide Insurance, Family Insurance, Los, Employees, Association, Saudi Aramco, Google, Facebook Locations: Utah, Mercato, Lake, Coachella, Powell, Beehive, Silicon Slopes, Salt Lake City, Cottonwood Heights, Tibet, Missouri, Texas, Los Angeles, Saudi

☆ Breaking at the 2024 Paris Olympics: Its street dance origins, how it works and how to watch
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Lauren Merola | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

In breaking, athletes are referred to as b-boys and b-girls, with the “B” standing for breaking. Elements of breaking and popular movesTo a new viewer, breaking can seem like an off-the-cuff union of agility and adaptation. Following the round-robin competition, the four quarterfinal rounds and two semifinal rounds will set the stage for the bronze-medal and gold-medal battles. How to watchEvent Date Time (ET) TV Streaming Women's round-robin Aug. 9 10 a.m.-12:10 p.m. E! Peacock Men's round-robin Aug. 10 10 a.m.-12:10 p.m. E!

Persons: they’re, Let’s, you’ve, That’s, Who’s, Victor Montalvo, Victor, ”, Houston’s Jeffrey Louis, “, Jeffro, Montalvo, Louis, Sunny Choi, ” —, Logan Edra, Choi, Estée Lauder, Peacock, Philip Kim of, Zheng Huansong Organizations: Paris, USA Four, Paris ., NBC, Team USA, Penn, Pan American Games, Bull, Concorde, Getty Locations: Bronx, N.Y, Paris, USA Four United States, Paris . Florida, Queens, U.S, Philip Kim of Canada, Xinhua

☆ Five jailed for up to 34 years for murdering Ecuador’s presidential candidate
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Reuters —A court in Ecuador on Friday handed down prison sentences for five people found guilty of murdering presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio. Journalist and former legislator Villavicencio was shot while leaving a rally in August 2023, becoming the most prominent victim of Ecuador’s spiraling violence. Both Angulo and Castillo were sentenced to 34 years and eight months. One of the hitmen died at the scene of Villavicencio’s murder and seven other suspects - mostly Colombian citizens - were murdered in October while being held in prisons on pre-trial detention. Villavicencio’s friends and family have decried multiple delays and urged investigation into who ordered the killing.

Persons: Reuters —, Fernando Villavicencio, Villavicencio, Milton Maroto, Daniel Noboa, Carlos Edwin Angulo Lara, Laura Dayanara Castillo, Angulo, Castillo, Erick Ramirez, Victor Flores, Alexandra Chimbo, Veronica Sarauz Organizations: Reuters, Prosecutors, Los Locations: Ecuador, Los Lobos

☆ As cartels take a stake in ‘green gold,’ US and Mexico rethink how avocados reach American kitchens
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( David Shortell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —When two US avocado inspectors were assaulted and detained at a police roadblock in the Mexican state of Michoacán last month, it sparked a costly international crisis. ‘Green gold’Avocados, the creamy fruit with the industry nickname “green gold,” are big business. Nearly three-quarters of Mexican avocados come from Michoacán, a state along the country’s Pacific coast with a volcanic belt running through it that makes its soil ideal for farming. The office of the Michoacán state prosecutor told CNN last month that they’ve opened an investigation into the incident. In 2022, exports of Mexican avocados were similarly halted for several days after one of the US inspectors working in Michoacán received a threatening phone call.

Persons: Weeks, “, Ario de, Cristopher Rogel, ” Romain Le Cour, Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla, Mexico Ken Salazar, they’ve, ”, Le Cour, Michoacán, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Victor Villalobos, Ken Melban, Brian, Melban, Brad Adams, ” Adams Organizations: CNN, US, US Department of Agriculture, Global, Transnational, Local, USDA, Plant Health, Service, Agriculture, ”, US State Department, AP, Climate Rights, US Forest Service Locations: Mexican, Michoacán, Mexico, Ario, Ario de Rosales, avocados, California, Michoacan

☆ A Times Photographer Who Was Feet Away From Trump Describes the Shooting
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Doug Mills | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Doug Mills, a veteran photographer for The New York Times who has been taking photographs of presidents since 1983, was only feet away from former President Donald J. Trump at the rally in Butler, Pa., when shooting started. The former president was maybe an hour late. Donald J. Trump arrived, waving to the crowd, just like any other rally he does. There’s a pool of photographers, maybe four of us, who were in what is called the buffer area just a couple feet from the former president. We were all jostling around in there trying to get our normal pictures.

Persons: Doug Mills, Donald J, Trump, Victor Mather Organizations: The New York Times Locations: Butler, Pa

☆ D’Vontaye Mitchell: Man dead after being pinned down by hotel employees was a ‘beautiful person’ and ‘wonderful father’
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Zoe Sottile | Rebekah Riess | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —DeAsia Harmon’s husband was a “beautiful person” and a “wonderful father,” she told CNN’s Victor Blackwell in an interview Saturday morning. But her husband, D’Vontaye Mitchell, will never see his children again: The 43-year-old died on June 30 after he was pinned down by hotel security guards outside a Hyatt Regency hotel in Milwaukee in an incident partially captured on video. “I’m broken, empty, honestly.”Police have referred four charges of felony murder in Mitchell’s death to the district attorney’s office, Milwaukee Police told CNN in a statement Friday. It’s unclear how many employees were fired and if they include the security guards seen pinning Mitchell down. Security guards and others then pinned Mitchell to the ground.

Persons: DeAsia, ”, CNN’s Victor Blackwell, Harmon, D’Vontaye Mitchell, “, ” Harmon, William F, Mitchell, ” Sulton, Mr, Hyatt, Sulton, George Floyd’s, White, Derek Chauvin, Mitchell “, Ben Crump, Mitchell grunting, John Chisholm, Crump Organizations: CNN, ” Police, Milwaukee Police, Milwaukee County District, Milwaukee County, Office, Police Locations: Hyatt, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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