Paris Olympics 2024

In the final Olympic pool swimming race in Paris, U.S. women dominated a relay medley, winning an 8th gold medal for American swimmers and shattering a world record.

Lee, 21, was diagnosed with two kidney conditions last year that threatened to end her gymnastics career. Instead, she returned to the Olympic Games and won three medals.

Katie Ledecky has come through again winning her second gold medal in Paris in the women’s 800-meter freestyle. The U.S. also won gold and a new world record in a relay race, edging out China.

Nedoroscik, the self-described dork who captured the nation’s attention as he calmly awaited his turn in the Olympic men’s gymnastics team final last week, won bronze in the pommel horse final on Saturday.

Léon Marchand entered the Paris Summer Games with no gold medals. He now has claimed four gold – while shattering four Olympic records – and has emerged as a national French icon.

At the halfway mark of the Paris Olympics, China is running well ahead of the U.S. and every other country in the gold medals tally. China’s success stems from two sports: diving and shooting.

The Dutch team had little margin for error. Heading into Friday’s final, they were one point out of first place.

An international sports tribunal in Switzerland rejected an appeal by Canadian figure skaters and confirmed that the bronze medal would go to Russian athletes from the 2022 Beijing Games.

Kayak Cross, formerly known as Extreme Slalom, is mayhem. Kayakers bombard down strong currents, knocking other athletes out of the way while swerving around padded buoys hanging from above.