Tag: Olympics
Can American men's gymnastics team give a waning U.S. sport a boost in Paris?
Follow our Olympics coverage from the Paris Games.When John Roethlisberger was an undergraduate at the University of Minnesota, he and his gymnastics teammates vanned...
South Korea stung by introduction at Paris Olympics opening ceremony as North Korea
South Korea is seeking a meeting with International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach after its athletes were wrongly introduced as North Korean...
What are 2024 Olympic gold medals made of? Explaining the Eiffel Tower connection
Winning an Olympic gold medal is considered a crowning achievement for an athlete, so it’s only fitting that the physical medal represents the...
At the Olympic opening ceremony, a force of nature upset the plan but not the point
Follow our Olympics coverage from the Paris Games.PARIS — The party really got going when the Mozambicans began dancing with the Greeks.All arms and...
Canada, New Zealand and how an Olympics spying scandal played out over 72 hours
It was a stunning play that deserved to be celebrated with all the appropriate fanfare.Canada’s Jessie Fleming delivered a brilliant pass through a...
Who will light the Olympic cauldron? Here are 10 potential candidates
The lighting of the Olympic cauldron is a spectacle steeped in both tradition and secrecy.With just one day until the opening ceremony, the...