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☆ American prodigy Caroline Marks wins Olympic surfing gold by narrow margin: ‘The best day of my life’
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Lukas Weese | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

On the historic Teahupo’o waves in Tahiti, American Caroline Marks surfed to Olympic gold, winning the gold medal match over Brazil’s Tatiana Weston-Webb 10.50-10.33 on Monday. Marks, 22, becomes the second American women’s surfing gold medalist, joining her compatriot Carissa Moore, who won the inaugural event in Tokyo. Caroline Marks wins GOLD in women’s surfing! That secured Marks’ berth in the gold medal match en route to becoming Olympic champion. Marks joins France’s Kauli Vaast, a Tahiti native, who won Olympic gold in the men’s surfing competition over Australia’s Jack Robinson.

Persons: American Caroline Marks surfed, Tatiana Weston, Webb, Marks, Carissa Moore, ” Marks, “, Marks surfed, Sylvain Lefevre, didn’t, France’s Johanne Defay, Caroline Marks, S. Organizations: Getty, Weston, Team USA Locations: Tahiti, American, Tokyo, Weston

The world's best athletes go to the Olympics vying for a coveted spot on the podium. Medal or not, these are some of the biggest winners of the Paris Olympics when it comes to internet adoration. Clark Kent / ‘pommel horse guy’Sure, most casual fans of the Olympics don't necessarily know what a pommel horse routine is. The ultimate hypemen: Snoop Dogg & Flavor FlavRapper Snoop Dogg — the self-proclaimed "MVP of the Olympics" — has been everywhere at the Olympics. The 2024 Paris Olympics mascot is a little red hat, known as a Phrygian cap (or a liberty cap), which is a symbol of the French revolutionaries.

Persons: Henrik Christiansen, Kim Ye, James Bond, Yusuf Dikeç, Clark Kent, Stephen Nedoroscik, there's, Snoop, Flav, —, He's, Michael Phelps, Maggie Steffens, Reddit, Alexis Ohanian, Veronica Fraley, Ilona Maher, TikTok, Tokyo Games she’s, she's, She's, Colin Jost, it's Colin Jost, Jost, it's, he's, Scarlett Johansson, “, ”, Savannah Guthrie, Giorgia Villa, it’s, fromage, they've Organizations: Paris, Shooters, Olympics, NBC Olympics, USA, U.S, rugby, Tokyo Games, NBC, Parmigiano Locations: United States, Paris, U.S, TikTok, Tahiti, Teahupo’o, Polynesia, France, Italy Italian

☆ 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.

Persons: Simone Biles, —, Jordan Chiles, Sunisa Lee —, Jade Carey, Biles, Kelsey Plum, Jackie Young, Rhyne Howard, Cierra Burdick, Hailey Van Lith, Jimmer, Barry, Kareem Maddox, Dylan Travis, Carissa Moore, Ed Sloane, Getty, Brazil’s Ítalo Ferreira, Tahiti Smith, McKeown, Australia’s Kaylee McKeown, United States ’ Regan Smith, Kylie Masse, Summer McIntosh, Jason Kelce, Ilona Maher, @ilonamaher, Stephen Nedoroscik Organizations: NBC, Biles, —, Tokyo Olympics, United States, Germany, Serbia, BYU —, United, U.S, USA, rugby, New Zealand, Canada, Rugby, Former Philadelphia Eagles, Team USA Locations: U.S, Italy, China, Brazil, Tahiti, Paris, Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro, Biles, United States, Rio, Great, Tuesday’s, Australia

☆ Have the Olympics Ever Been This Dangerous?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Photographs Ben Thouard | Text Talya Minsberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Riding Teahupo’o, Brisa Hennessy, an Olympic surfer from Costa Rica, says, is “riding this wave of heaven and death.” When they discuss what it will take to win these Olympics, they speak not just of training regimens but also of the essence of the place itself. To surf Teahupo’o is to respect Teahupo’o — and to surf Teahupo’o well is to connect deeply with the land, the sea and the people around it. “It’s very, very humbling,” Carissa Moore, an American gold medalist, says. “The minute you don’t respect mother nature, it’s going to swipe you off your feet.”

Persons: Brisa Hennessy, ”, Teahupo’o, ” Carissa Moore Locations: Costa Rica, American

☆ 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

☆ 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

☆ Caroline Marks, U.S. prodigy, has reached surfing’s peak — is Olympic gold next?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Lukas Weese | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

Marks describes it as “painting a picture.”“When you’re on the wave, you’re very free,” Marks said. Marks is on the U.S. Olympic surfing team for the 2024 Paris Games. This earned Marks a spot on the inaugural U.S. Olympic surfing team in Tokyo. She arrives in Tahiti 10 days before the Olympic surfing competition begins. (Top illustration: Dan Goldfarb / The Athletic; photos: Ed Sloane, Thiago Diz / World Surf League via Getty Images)

Persons: Caroline Marks, Marks, ” Marks, “, There’s, Caroline, Caity Simmers, Luke, Marks ’ ascendence, Carissa Moore, Bianca Buitendag, Japan’s Amuro Tsuzuki, ” Caroline Marks, Sean M, ”, Joy, don’t, you’re, Moore, Tara Davis, Caitlin Simmers, Tyler Wright, Marks didn’t, It’s, She’ll, she’s, Dan Goldfarb, Ed Sloane, Thiago Diz Organizations: Paris Games, Nature . Board, Surf League, U.S, Olympic, Eiffel, Calif, America Prime, South, Olympic Games, El, El Salvador Surf City, Tahiti Pro, Getty Locations: Tahiti, Tokyo, Melbourne Beach, Fla, San Clemente, South African, El Salvador, Lower Trestles, Calif, California, Florida

☆ Paris 2024 venues: Where every sport is being held at the Olympic Games
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

The Olympic Games are coming to the French capital and homes have been found for all 32 sporting disciplines. Breaking, the newest Olympic sport, will take place at La Concorde and will share the area with 3x3 basketball, skateboarding and freestyle BMX. It will become the Olympic Stadium for the duration of the Games, welcoming track and field (athletics) and rugby sevens. Olympic tennis will naturally take place here, but its centerpiece – Court Philippe Chatrier – will also play host to boxing bouts. Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty ImagesSoccer will cover the most ground of any sport at the Games, with matches being held in seven different stadiums across the country.

Persons: CNN —, Catherine Steenkeste, de Mars, Sarah Meyssonnier, Napoleon Bonaparte, Stade Roland Garros, Philippe Chatrier –, Philippe, Chatrier, Emmanuel Dunand, Germain, Sean M, Blanc Marina, Pierre Mauroy, Pont Alexandre III, Anne, Christine Poujoulat, Yves du, de, Boris Horvat, Geoffroy, Guichard, Stade, Pascal Le Segretain Organizations: CNN, Olympic Games, Aquatics Center, Nations, Eiffel, Reuters, des, Concorde, La Concorde, Chesnot, Getty, Stade de France, UEFA Champions League, Games, Southwest, Stade, Parc des Princes, Paris Saint, Paris, Marseille, Stade Vélodrome, Princes, Aquatics, Chapelle, North Paris Arena, Stade Roland, Palais, Yves du Manoir, South Paris, de Mars, La Chapelle, Nautical, Rugby, Marseille Marina Sailors, Concorde Soccer, Bordeaux, Nice, Parc de Princes Sport, Le, La, Tennis, Garros, Pont Alexandre III Volleyball, Water, Paris La Défense, Wrestling Locations: Paris, France, – Paris, Seine, Versailles, des Invalides, ”, Light, AFP, Parc des, Tahiti, Polynesia, Marseille, Blanc, Bordeaux, Saint, Lyon, Nantes, Nice, Lille, Yvelines, de Versailles, Parc, Le Bourget

☆ Why Tahiti will host part of the Paris Olympic Games and the controversy that comes with it
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Kyle Feldscher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

But one of the most stunning backdrops for the quadrennial competition won’t be in Paris – or France for that matter. The selection of Tahiti fulfills one of the pledges from Paris organizers, who promised to spread the Olympics throughout French territory. Tahiti became a French colony in 1880 and is now classified as an autonomous overseas country of the French Republic. Located roughly 9,700 miles and a 21-hour flight away from Paris, Teahupo’o will make for one of the far-flung host cities for an Olympic event in history. “Over the years corals (have) even covered the previous concrete tower base structure.”He added: “The new tower was never only for the Olympic Games.

Persons: Pont Alexandre III, Teahupo’o, ”, Tony Estanguet, ” Teahupo’o, “, Alexandra Dempsey, Khaled bin, “ You’re, that’s, –, Tim McKenna Organizations: CNN, Olympic, Games, Olympic Games, Oceans Foundation, International Surfing Association, Surfer Magazine Locations: Versailles, Paris –, France, Tahiti, Paris, French, French Republic, Polynesia, Teahupo’o

☆ Carissa Moore: Before stepping away from surfing, Olympic champion has a showdown with ‘big, intense, scary’ Teahupo’o
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Carissa Moore remembers the first time she surfed Teahupo’o, the barreling wave located off the island of Tahiti. “I was so out of my league,” recalls Moore, who has surfed the famous break numerous times throughout her career. “It’s those waves that scare you the most that end up being the best,” Moore tells CNN Sport. Moore waits for a wave at Teahupo'o during the Tahiti Pro event on August 11 last year. “Maybe I return, maybe I just focus on Moore Aloha and free surfing and doing film projects.

Persons: CNN — Carissa Moore, surfed Teahupo’o, Moore, ”, “, Teahupo’o, ” Moore, “ It’s, ’ ”, Red Bull, Ben Thourad, I’ve, I’m, “ I’m, “ There’s, Brent Bielmann, what’s Organizations: CNN, CNN Sport, Tahiti Pro, Tahiti, Getty, International Surf Association, Surf League, surfing's, Moore Aloha Locations: Tahiti, Polynesia, Hawaii, AFP, Japan, Paris

☆ How the super rich will watch the 2024 Paris Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Chrissie Mcclatchie | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Olympic luxury packages are already on sale, offering exclusive access to the sporting spectacle, alongside very upscale travel and accommodation experiences. And this year, there’s no bigger sporting event than the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Tour operator Kensington Tours says it has two clients coming into Paris for the first seven nights of the Games. “Paris presents a wealth of opportunities for luxury travelers to indulge in during the Olympics,” Adto Teppa says. Pierre MonettaTo ensure their clients have access to Paris’ most prestigious hotels, many luxury travel advisers have made blanket bookings at properties across the city.

Persons: cher, Barnabas Carrega, “, ” Carrega, ’ Carrega, Ducasse, Alain Ducasse, won’t, They’ll, they’ll, AZA, Angela Adto Teppa, ” Adto Teppa, Palais, Paris, Andrea Galvez, ”, Galvez, Pierre Monetta, We’ve, Dave Guenter, Crillon, Nicolas De Gols, De Gols, Fraser Yachts, Askari, Patrick Locqueneux, Clément Bru, Charles de Brosses, Cookoon, “ We’ve, ” Bru, Henri Jayer Vosne, Domaine, Conti, de Mars, Simone Biles Organizations: CNN, Paris, CNN Travel, Michelin, Olympic, Kensington, Eiffel, Palais Garnier, Travel, Opera Ballet, Travel Group, Le Bristol Paris, Paris ’, Royal, Raffles, “, Royal Monceau’s, Nice, Tahiti, Fraser Locations: Paris, American, Alma, Kensington, Oahu, Hawaii, New York, Rosewood, Le Bristol, Raffles Paris, Marseille, Polynesia, Teahupo’o, Tahiti, Monaco, France, Burgundy

PARIS (AP) — The mayor of future Olympic host city Paris says she is quitting X, accusing Elon Musk 's platform previously known as Twitter of spreading disinformation and hatred and of becoming a “gigantic global sewer” that is toxic for democracy and constructive debate. Political Cartoons View All 1265 ImagesHer office said that Paris City Hall is keeping its own separate account on X.Hidalgo's withdrawal from X follows a fractious period for the mayor. Hidalgo said some transport options won't be ready for the July 26-Aug. 11 Olympics. Hidalgo's office said her decision to leave X was not in response to the recent criticism but was thought-out over time. “This medium has become a gigantic global sewer, and we should continue to wade into it?”___Follow AP's coverage of the Paris Olympics: https://apnews.com/hub/2024-paris-olympic-games

Persons: Elon Musk, Anne Hidalgo, ”, X, Hidalgo, Clement Beaune, Musk, ” Hidalgo Organizations: PARIS, Olympic, Twitter, Associated, Socialist, Paris City Hall, Transport, Paris Locations: Paris, Pacific, New Caledonia, Tahiti, paris

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