2024 Paris Olympics

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Meet &#39;Raygun,&#39; the Viral Olympic Breakdancer
Who Is 'Raygun,' the
Viral Olympic Breakdancer?
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Aug 12, 2024 2:30 AM CDT

Who Is 'Raygun,' the Viral Olympic Breakdancer?

Meet Rachael Gunn of Australia, new hero of the internet

(Newser) - Breaking , formerly known as breakdancing, is the newest Olympic sport , and Japan and Canada took home gold medals in it over the weekend. But that wasn't what was making headlines; rather, it was an Australian breakdancer nicknamed "Raygun" who pretty much broke the internet. Rachael Gunn, 36,...

Marathon Finish Hailed as One of Olympics' Best Feats

Sifan Hassan won 3 medals in 3 distance running events over 142 hours

(Newser) - Sifan Hassan won the women's marathon at the Paris Olympics on Sunday in dramatic fashion, passing Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia to take the lead—but only after a few moments in which the runners were shoulder to shoulder, jostling, before the Dutch runner broke away and sprinted to the...

'Last True Movie Star' Closes Out the Olympics

Tom Cruise performed an impressive stunt to symbolize the transition from one city to another

(Newser) - As rumored , Tom Cruise did indeed perform an epic stunt at the closing ceremonies for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. The actor rappelled from the top of the Stade de France down to the ground, where he greeted Olympic athletes before receiving the Olympic flag from Simone Biles...

France Deploys 30K Officers Before Closing Ceremony

Officials report no specific threat as Paris Games end

(Newser) - As the Olympic competition wound down Sunday, Paris police and security services shifted their focus to the closing ceremony that will bring the curtain down on the 2024 Summer Games. More than 30,000 police officers were deployed around the French capital and beyond to watch over the last Olympic...

US Bounces Back to Set Gold Medal Record

Americans overcome sloppy play before a boisterous home country crowd in Paris

(Newser) - Winning its eighth straight Olympic gold medal required the US women's basketball team to overcome a tough French team, a loud and hostile Paris crowd, and its own sloppy play. But all that happened, resulting in a 67-66 victory, ensured when officials declared Gabby Williams' last-second shot for France...

Chiles May Have to Return Medal
This Iconic Olympic Image
Is No Longer Accurate
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Aug 11, 2024 6:59 AM CDT

This Iconic Olympic Image Is No Longer Accurate

American Jordan Chiles must return her bronze medal after a scoring appeal

(Newser) - An iconic image from this year's Olympics—showing three Black gymnasts on the podium, a first—is no longer accurate. On Saturday, Romania's Ana Barbosu replaced American Jordan Chiles as the bronze medalist in the gymnastics floor exercise after the International Gymnastics Federation restored Barbosu to third, per...

Curry&#39;s 3-Pointers Lift US to Fifth Straight Gold
Curry's First Olympics Is Golden
Aug 10, 2024 5:30 PM CDT

Curry's First Olympics Is Golden

Kerr calls clutch performance 'storybook stuff'

(Newser) - Team USA had a balanced attack against host France in the men's basketball gold medal game on Saturday at the Paris Olympics. Steph Curry, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and Devin Booker all scored in double figures, NBC News reports. But it was Curry who provided the heroics, hitting four...

US Women Capture First Soccer Gold Since 2012
US Women Top Brazil for Gold
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Aug 10, 2024 1:00 PM CDT

US Women Top Brazil for Gold

Americans win first Games since 2012 after Swanson's goal, Naeher's saves

(Newser) - The US women's soccer team won its fifth Olympic gold medal on Saturday by beating Brazil 1-0 at the Paris Games, touching off a celebration made possible by Mallory Swanson's second-half goal and Alyssa Naeher's clutch saves. It's the team's first gold medal since 2012...

Boxer's Victory 'Will Raise the Spirits of All Ukrainians'

Oleksandr Khyzhniak takes his gold medal home

(Newser) - Ukraine's gold medal-winning boxer Oleksandr Khyzhniak gave a military salute to the crowd gathered to celebrate his return to the war-torn country from the Paris Olympics. Stepping out of the special Olympic Express train at Kyiv's central railway station, Khyzhniak, 29, greeted fans, friends, and family. The athlete from...

French Prosecutors: We're Keeping Scott a Bit Longer

Police extend rapper's detention after allegedly drunken altercation; video emerges of arrest

(Newser) - Footage has emerged of the Friday arrest in Paris of rapper Travis Scott (born Jacques Webster), after an allegedly drunken altercation between Scott and his bodyguard, as well as between Scott and a security guard who tried to intervene. The video obtained by Page Six shows Scott being hauled out...

Boxer Facing Scrutiny Over Gender Wins Gold

Imane Khelif of Algeria, who has faced a global backlash, had fans with her in the final

(Newser) - Algerian boxer Imane Khelif won a gold medal Friday at the Paris Olympics, emerging as a champion from a tumultuous run at the Games where she endured intense scrutiny in the ring and online abuse from around the world over misconceptions about her gender. Khelif beat Yang Liu of China...

Big Names Lined Up for Close of Games

Report: Billie Eilish, Snoop, Red Hot Chili Peppers will wrap up Games from LA; HER to sing anthem

(Newser) - The Summer Games come to a close on Sunday at the Stade de France on the outskirts of Paris, and it will be a star-studded event, with some familiar Olympic faces and some new ones. Sources tell Variety that Billie Eilish and the Red Hot Chili Peppers are set to...

Team USA Now Has Two Chances for Basketball Gold

Men will play for it on Saturday and the women on Sunday

(Newser) - Team USA will have two chances to bring home gold in basketball, with both the men's and women's teams advancing to the final game:
  • Women: On Friday, the women cruised past Australia 85-64 and will play for their record eighth gold medal, reports USA Today . Team USA will
...

Sha'Carri Richardson Wins Her First Gold

American passes UK, German runners in the 4x100 relay

(Newser) - Sha'Carri Richardson won her first Olympic gold medal Friday night, bringing the Americans from behind in the anchor lap to capture the 4x100 relay. Richardson, the 100-meter silver medalist, overcame runners from Britain and Germany to help the US finish in 41.78 seconds, good for a .07-second win...

As Olympics Near End, Breaking Brings the Party

B-boys and b-girls will go head to head in head-spinning fashion

(Newser) - It's an Olympic sport, but it's also a head-spinning good time. "We're going to bring a party to the Olympics, because who else comes with a DJ, right?" German breaking competitor Jilou tells the Guardian ahead of the sport's Olympic debut Friday. A form of...

Team USA Wins 8 Medals in One Day at Paris Olympics

Some met up with each other during their victory laps

(Newser) - Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone set another world record. Grant Holloway won that elusive Olympic gold medal. Jasmine Moore made some American jumping history. And Tara Davis-Woodhall got to wear that cowboy hat. It was medal-mania at the Stade de France for the red, white, and blue on Thursday, with the country taking...

Noah Lyles Tested Positive for COVID Before 200 Meters

US sprinter takes pride in winning bronze while ill

(Newser) - Noah Lyles was up against more than the usual field when he competed in the 200-meter final Thursday night at the Paris Olympics. After the race, Lyles said he awoke early Tuesday feeling horrible. "I knew it was more than just being sore" from an earlier race, he said....

Olympic Medal Tradition Started in the US

Now, 120 years later, that gold medal is mostly silver

(Newser) - The Olympic Games are nearly 3,000 years old. The gold, silver, and bronze medals awarded, only 120 years. NPR digs into the tradition that feels as long as time, finding it can be traced to an American city. Olympic medals themselves hail from the first occurrence of the modern...

US Skaters Finally Receive Gold
US Skaters Finally Receive Gold
Aug 7, 2024 6:55 PM CDT

US Skaters Finally Receive Gold

Ceremony delayed two years by Russian disqualification honors winners at Paris Games

(Newser) - The members of the US figure skating team did not compete at the Paris Olympics, but that's where their medal ceremony was held. The nine athletes were presented with the gold due them from the 2020 Winter Games in Beijing in Champions Park near the Eiffel Tower on Wednesday....

Quincy Hall Goes Fourth to First Late for Gold

'I've got determination,' American says after 400 meters

(Newser) - Quincy Hall became the latest American to electrify Olympic track and field with an out-of-nowhere comeback Wednesday night, sprinting from far behind in the 400 meters to reel in three runners and capture the gold medal. Hall, buried in fourth place as the runners rounded the last bend, outran the...

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