After all that Mallory Swanson went through last year, she’s grateful to be in France for the Olympics. Swanson was the team’s leading scorer with seven goals in six games to start last year when she injured her knee in a friendly match against…
ANNE M. PETERSONStephen Nedoroscik did his job for the U.S. men’s gymnastics team at the Paris Olympics on Saturday, nailing his one routine and then focusing on cheering and delivering water to his teammates. With no room for mistake and about 45 seconds to make…
SAMUEL PETREQUINRain that fell throughout the opening ceremony continued on Saturday, leading to postponements and delays at the Paris Olympics. The first event of the skateboarding competition, men’s street skateboarding, was postponed from Saturday until Monday…
KRISTIE RIEKENAn era-defining winning streak in Olympic fencing was snapped in a shock upset Saturday as Hungarian fencer Aron Szilagyi lost his opening bout while chasing a fourth consecutive gold medal. Szilagyi won Olympic gold in men's individual saber in…
JAMES ELLINGWORTHNow the U.S. women’s basketball team has to deal with the pressure of history. Led by two-time WNBA MVPs A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart, the U.S. starts its quest at the Paris Games for an unprecedented eighth straight gold medal on a 55-game…
DOUG FEINBERGEquestrian’s governing body issued a warning to Brazilian rider Carlos Parro on Saturday for potentially causing “unnecessary discomfort" to his horse Safira after receiving evidence from an animal rights group. The Federation for Equestrian Sports…
JEROME PUGMIREIga Swiatek shook off a bit of a dip in the first round of the Paris Olympics tennis competition and grabbed the last four games to beat Romania's Irina-Camelia Begu 6-2, 7-5 on Saturday under a closed roof at Roland Garros, the site of the No.…
HOWARD FENDRICHIt still happens to Simone Biles. The most decorated gymnast of all time and the face of the U.S. Olympic movement will be chatting with someone when her age comes up. “They're like ‘Oh my god, you’re so cute, you’re a kid’" Biles told The…
WILL GRAVESThere are light winds in the forecast for the beginning of the sailing competition at the 2024 Olympics on Sunday, potentially creating a significant challenge for the sailors in a bay ringed by cliffs and islands that make for ever-changing…
GIOVANNA DELL'ORTOWatching the Paris Olympics will be difficult for most people in Russia — and in the view of its media, it's not really worth the effort. Only 15 Russian citizens will be competing in the Games and, in principle, they won't be representing Russia.…
JIM HEINTZ