Tag: Olympics
Rowers revel in beach sprints in the run-up to LA’s 2028 Olympics
LONG BEACH, Calif. – It's a beach run, a coastal row and a music party rolled into one, and it's about to become an...
Li Li Leung guided USA Gymnastics out of the darkness. The outgoing president is eager for a break
NEW ORLEANS – Li Li Leung repeats the question out loud, leans back, and then does something that’s been all too rare during her...
USA Gymnastics is entering a new era both on and off the floor as the US championships begin
NEW ORLEANS – There was a time, not that long ago really, when Joscelyn Roberson would combat the nerves that inevitably popped up before...
Lindsey Vonn hires former ski great Aksel Lund Svindal as coach ahead of Olympic season
KENNELBACH – Lindsey Vonn has added former ski great Aksel Lund Svindal to her coaching team as she prepares for next year's Winter Olympics.The...
Trump is creating a task force for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is establishing a task force on the 2028 Olympic Games being held in Los Angeles.Trump will sign an executive...
Hendrickson to headline wrestling event as Hulk Hogan’s venture continues after his death
OKLAHOMA CITY – Wyatt Hendrickson will face Egypt’s Mostafa Aly Elsayed Gabr Elders in Real American Freestyle wrestling's main event on Aug. 30, the...
Japan’s oldest person is a 114-year-old retired doctor who carried an Olympic torch in 2021
Shigeko Kagawa, a 114-year-old retired physician from Nara Prefecture, has become Japan’s oldest living person, following the death of 114-year-old Miyoko Hiroyasu, according to...
Léon Marchand, Summer McIntosh and 12-year-old Yu Zidi hope to shine on the final day of the worlds
French star Léon Marchand has broken one world record already in the 200-meter individual medley. He'll try for a second on Sunday in the...
Ex-Olympic champ Rowdy Gaines calls for changes at USA Swimming as team struggles in Singapore
Rowdy Gaines, a three-time Olympic gold medalist, minces few words when he broadcasts swimming for the American network NBC. And he didn't hold back...
Léon Marchand tries to break his own 200 IM world record at the swim worlds in Singapore
Léon Marchand of France is out to break his own world record in Thursday's 200-meter individual medley at the swimming world championships in Singapore.If...