Olympics

Beauty, Athleticism and Danger in the Pool

Artistic swimmers strive to look graceful, but the sport comes with significant risks, as our writer knows from experience.

4 years ago

Tokyo Olympics while you were sleeping: Simone Biles captures bronze and men’s 400m hurdles captivates

Simone Biles returned to competition and won bronze on beam. Wednesday features a battle in the women's 400 meter hurdles,…

4 years ago

Valarie Allman’s discus win gives United States track and field its first gold medal of Tokyo Games

The path to Valarie Allman's gold medal -- the first for the U.S. track and field team at Olympic Stadium…

4 years ago

Italian Olympic Archer Lucilla Boari Comes Out After Winning Bronze

A surprise video message from her girlfriend at a press conference led Boari to come out publicly.

4 years ago

Opinion: The U.S. women’s basketball team isn’t dominating the Olympics. You should get used to that.

As the U.S. women’s basketball team heads into the knockout rounds of the Olympics, at least they won’t be accused of…

4 years ago

How Sunisa Lee overcame family tragedy and injury to win Olympic gold

The gymnast was considering quitting her sport in the run-up to the Olympics. But when Simone Biles stepped away she…

4 years ago

A Canadian diver who scored a 0 with a feet-first flop with the finals on the line said she wasn’t going to give up

The Canadian diver Pamela Ware scored a 0.0 with a feet-first dive in the Olympics.

4 years ago

Belarusian sprinter ‘safe’ in Japan, granted Polish visa after home country allegedly tried to forcefully remove her from Olympics

The Japanese government confirmed on Monday that Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya is safe

4 years ago

USWNT stunned by Canada in Olympic semifinal match

The USWNT, the reigning World Cup champs, have failed to reach the final game in back-to-back Olympics, having fallen to…

4 years ago

USA Gymnastics failing its athletes in different ways 5 years after Larry Nassar scandal

While USA Gymnastics has made improvements since the Larry Nassar scandal, athletes say there's still a lack of transparency and…

4 years ago