2024 Paris Olympics

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Tennis Players Face an Extra Challenge in Paris: Laundry

Athletes bemoan trying to keep those tennis whites white on that red clay

(Newser) - It's the dirty little secret of tennis players who compete on the red clay used at the Paris Olympics: Keeping white clothes and footwear clean while running around on what's really dust from crushed red bricks is absolutely impossible. "Shoes and socks are the worst. You have...

Korean Markswoman Hailed as 'Coolest Person Ever'

GQ calls Kim Yeji the Paris Olympics' 'first breakout style star'

(Newser) - South Korean sharpshooter Kim Yeji took the silver medal in the women's 10-meter air pistol on Sunday—but a lot of people on social media think she deserves a gold medal for coolness. The 31-year-old was praised for her "aura" and "main character energy" this week after...

This New Olympic Star Calls Himself the 'Muffin Man'

Swimmer Henrik Christiansen's passion for the muffins is blowing up on TikTok

(Newser) - Among the breakout stars of these Olympics is a Norwegian who hasn't medaled but has swept the Internet with his passion—for chocolate muffins. Swimmer Henrik Christiansen, 27, has posted 11 TikTok videos in the last five days extolling the "choccy muffins" served in the Olympic Village cafeteria....

Simone Biles' 'Lazy' Instagram Caption Goes Viral

Post-victory Instagram post appears to settle a score with former teammate MyKayla Skinner

(Newser) - Simone Biles had six words to say about the US gymnastic team's gold medal on Tuesday, and as Time reports, they appeared to take a direct stab at a former teammate's criticism of the current team. "Lack of talent, lazy, olympic champions," Biles captioned a photo...

Some Olympians Return Home to More Than Just Applause

In Hong Kong, gold medalists earn $768K for their efforts; other nations offer lots of other perks

(Newser) - For some Olympic medalists, after the podium come the perks. CNBC notes that the International Olympic Committee doesn't hand out prize money itself to those who take home gold, but Forbes looked into the more than 200 countries participating in the Paris Games and found more than a handful...

Unbelievable Photo of Olympic Surfer Is Going Viral

Jerome Brouillet captures Brazil's Gabriel Medina seemingly suspended in midair post-wave

(Newser) - Surfing is an exciting sport to watch all on its own, but an almost-unbelievable photo of a Brazilian surfer competing in the Olympics has people buzzing. NPR reports that three-time champ Gabriel Medina took to the waters off Teahupo'o, Tahiti, on Monday, the third day of competition, and earned...

American Rugby Star Is Also a Social Media Sensation

Ilona Maher is a hit on and off the field

(Newser) - On Tuesday, Ilona Maher helped lead the US women's rugby team to its first-ever Olympic medal, clinching bronze with its win over Australia. But the 27-year-old was a social media star long before that, and now the team win is bringing her even more attention. As the Wall Street ...

Seine Problems Get Olympic Event Postponed
The Seine Finally
Cleans Up Its Act
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Jul 31, 2024 2:31 AM CDT

The Seine Finally Cleans Up Its Act

Men's, women's triathlons will be held Wednesday

(Newser) - After days of delays and uncertainty over water quality in the Seine River, the women's and men's Olympic triathlon races will go forward Wednesday with a swim in the famed Paris waterway, the AP reports. The organizers said early Wednesday the latest tests of the water showed compliance...

'Pommel Horse Hero' Praised After Sealing Win for US

Fans are comparing 'quirky' Stephen Nedoroscik to Clark Kent

(Newser) - The American men's gymnastic team ended its 16-year medal drought at the Olympics on Monday—and the bronze medal win in the team final was sealed by Stephen Nedoroscik, who has become America's "pommel horse hero," according to Emily Giambalvo at the Washington Post . The pommel...

Simone Biles and Team USA Take Back the Throne

Team takes all-around gold

(Newser) - "The Redemption Tour" ended in a familiar spot for Simone Biles: atop the Olympic podium. Again. The American gymnastics star and her singular brilliance powered a dominant US women's team to all-around gold in the finals inside a raucous Bercy Arena on Tuesday night. With Biles at her...

After Upset Win Over American, Fencer Reveals She's Pregnant

Egypt's Nada Hafez is battling criticism regardless

(Newser) - Three-time Olympian Nada Hafez was pleased to be among the final 16 of 64 competitors in the women's sabre individual competition, even if she advanced no further. "Pride fills my being," the Egyptian fencer, who turns 27 next month, wrote Monday on Instagram, revealing she is seven...

Italy Suffers Tough Loss, Gets Trolled With Pineapple Pizza

Italy files complaints over fencing final loss to Hong Kong's Cheung Ka Long

(Newser) - Hong Kong's Cheung Ka Long became the third man to defend his title in the individual foil, a fencing event, on Monday. In doing so, he unknowingly launched what the South China Morning News describes as an "all-out war" online. Ka Long had narrowly defeated Italy's Filippo...

Coco Gauff Loses an Argument, Then the Match

American tennis star is out of the singles competition

(Newser) - The scene felt all too familiar to Coco Gauff. An officiating decision she was sure was wrong. A chair umpire who wouldn't listen. Tears streaming down her cheeks. Even the site was the same: Court Philippe Chatrier was where the reigning US Open champion was eliminated in the third...

Swimmer Wins Bronze, Wife Has a Surprise Announcement

Ryan Murphy learns 'it's a girl' after medal ceremony

(Newser) - It's a girl. That's the surprise message that American swimmer Ryan Murphy got from the pool deck as he looked up at his wife, Bridget Konttinen, in the stands on Monday night at the Paris Olympics. Murphy won a bronze on Monday in the 100-meter backstroke, reports the...

US Male Gymnasts End Long Medal Drought

Brody Malone comes through for the US, 16 months after devastating injury

(Newser) - The American men's gymnastic team earned bronze in Paris on Monday for its first medal since 2008. After qualifying in fifth place, the US men ended a 16-year drought to the delight of the dozens of fans waving American flags who chanted "USA! USA!" throughout the evening,...

Olympics Commentator Makes Sexist Remark, Gets Dropped

Bob Ballard said Australian swimmers were 'hanging around, doing their makeup'

(Newser) - European pay TV company Eurosport says commentator Bob Ballard has been dropped from its Olympics roster with "immediate effect" after making sexist remarks about the Australian women's swim team. After they won the gold medal in the 4x100 meter freestyle relay on Saturday, Ballard said, "Well, the...

Paris' 'True Olympic Flame' Isn't Really a Flame

Appearance of flickering light and smoke comes from LEDs and water vapor

(Newser) - It was a sight to behold as the Olympic cauldron was lit up Friday beneath a hot-air balloon that rose to the sky above Paris' Tuileries Garden, as it will every night of the Olympic Games. But the Olympic flame isn't a flame at all. In fact, it's...

The Paris Olympic Pool May Be Handicapping Swimmers

It's shallower, which could be slowing things down

(Newser) - If the Olympics' swimming events seem slightly less thrilling than usual, in that world records aren't falling despite impressive talent in the water, it may be the pool's fault. That's the argument put forth in the Wall Street Journal , which explains the pool being used for these...

2 Tennis Titans Clash in Paris— Possibly for the Last Time

Novak Djokovic ends Rafael Nadal's comeback bid to send him home in the 2nd round

(Newser) - Novak Djokovic dominated rival Rafael Nadal at the start, then held off a comeback attempt to win 6-1, 6-4 at the Paris Olympics in the second round on Monday, the 60th—and likely last—head-to-head matchup between the two tennis greats, reports the AP . Djokovic claimed 10 of the initial...

The Olympics' Seine Problem Hasn't Abated

Triathlon training canceled a second day over water quality concerns

(Newser) - Concerns about the water quality in the Seine River led officials to call off the swimming portion of an Olympic triathlon training session for a second straight day Monday. Organizers overseeing the event at the Paris Games are optimistic that triathletes will be able to swim in the city's...

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