CNNNowAmerican gymnast Jordan Chiles stripped of Olympic bronze medalCNNUS gymnast Jordan Chiles will have to return the bronze medal she won in the floor exercise after the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled she had been improperly moved up from fifth place.
CNNNowOlympic gold medal race between USA and China comes down to the final dayCNNParis CNN — It’s the final day of the Summer Olympics and it’s all to play for in the race to top the medal rankings. While Team USA is far ahead in the total medal rankings with 123 in Paris, it’s trailing China in the gold medal race by one coming into Sunday. China started Sunday with 39 gold …
CNNNowUS gymnast Jordan Chiles stripped of bronze medal in floor exerciseCNNCNN — The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Sunday that the bronze medal given to American gymnast Jordan Chiles in the floor exercise at the Paris Games will be awarded to her Romanian counterpart Ana Bărbosu. It comes after a Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruling on Saturday …
CNN1 day agoOlympic moment of the day: Steph Curry is pure gold when it matters the mostCNNParis CNN — Stephen Curry’s career highlight reel is filled with dagger three-pointers in huge moments. In just three minutes on Saturday, he added four more that might be sweeter than any of the others. As the clock ticked down inside the final few minutes, Team USA was reeling and the French fans …
CNN1 day agoTeam USA wins the gold medal in men’s basketball, defeating France in a thrillerCNNParis CNN — The USA men’s basketball team on Saturday won its fifth straight Olympic gold medal, defeating a spirited French team 98-87. Behind Stephen Curry’s 24 points, the Americans finally put away France in the final minute after a back-and-forth game that thrilled the fans at Paris’ Bercy Arena. …
CNN1 day agoAmerican gymnast Jordan Chiles’ bronze medal in floor exercise in doubt after CAS rulingCNNCNN — The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled on Saturday that the initial inquiry made by the USA over Jordan Chiles’ score in Monday’s gymnastics floor exercise final was filed after the one-minute deadline. That means that Chiles’ score is being reverted to the original 13.666, which was …
CNN1 day agoUSA defeats Brazil to win women’s soccer gold medal, capping brilliant start to Emma Hayes’ coaching tenureCNNCNN — New era, new head coach, but a familiar result for the US Women’s National Team. The most decorated team in women’s soccer won a fifth Olympic gold medal at the Parc des Princes in Paris, defeating Brazil 1-0 in the final. Mallory Swanson’s second-half goal gave the US the hard-earned victory on …
CNN1 day agoSemenya reacts to controversy about Olympians’ gender, echoing her ownCNNThe female boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting have faced intense scrutiny after the International Boxing Federation claimed the athletes had previously failed a gender eligibility test. CNN's Christina Macfarlane speaks with two-time Olympic track and field champion Caster Semenya, who has been …
CNN1 day agoUkrainian swimmers endure danger to compete in OlympicsCNNTwin sisters from Kharkiv, Ukraine, have endured training under near constant fire to compete in synchronized swimming at the Paris Olympics. CNN's Fred Pleitgen reports.
CNN1 day agoCaster Semenya condemns gender ‘stigma’ that still haunts Olympics, a decade after her first Olympic goldCNNParis CNN — For two-time Olympic track and field champion Caster Semenya, Paris 2024’s boxing was unusually poignant. Watching Algerian fighter Imane Khelif weather a firestorm of abuse over allegations about her gender, she couldn’t help think back to the similar trials she suffered from her teenage …
CNN1 day agoTeam USA just survived Serbia. It faces an even bigger test against France’s home-court advantageCNNParis CNN — Team USA’s narrow escape over Serbia in the semifinals of the Olympic men’s basketball tournament lends fresh drama to Saturday’s final against France, which will be playing with a home-court advantage that has to be heard to be believed. The so-talented-it-is-hard-to-comprehend US roster …
CNN1 day agoUS women ‘here to win’ Olympic soccer gold ahead of crunch match against BrazilCNNCNN — Not even three months into her time as head coach of the US women’s soccer team, Emma Hayes is already going for an Olympic gold medal. Only Brazil and the legendary Marta stand between the US and a record-extending fifth Olympic title, which would be the team’s first gold medal since …