Olympics

Alyssa Roenigk, ESPN Senior WriterAug 13, 2024, 11:53 AM ET Close Alyssa Roenigk is a senior writer for ESPN whose assignments have taken her to six continents and caused her to commit countless acts of recklessness. (Follow @alyroe on Twitter). Open Extended Reactions PARIS — It’s been 10 hours since a spectacular explosion of fireworks

Associated Press Aug 12, 2024, 07:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions USA Gymnastics officials say an arbitration panel won’t reconsider a decision asking gymnast Jordan Chiles to return the bronze medal she was awarded in the floor exercise at the Paris Olympics. USA Gymnastics says it will continue efforts to let Chiles keep the medal.

Alyssa Roenigk, ESPN Senior WriterAug 11, 2024, 07:19 PM ET Close Alyssa Roenigk is a senior writer for ESPN whose assignments have taken her to six continents and caused her to commit countless acts of recklessness. (Follow @alyroe on Twitter). Open Extended Reactions The Olympic flame has been extinguished and the flag has been passed.

Anthony Gharib, ESPNAug 11, 2024, 06:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tom Cruise began the shift from the 2024 Paris Games to the 2028 Los Angeles Games by leaping off the Stade de France in the closing ceremony on Sunday. Editor’s Picks Cruise appeared at the top of the stadium after singer H.E.R. performed the

Aug 11, 2024, 07:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions After 19 days of competition, medals earned, countless celebrations and memorable moments, the 2024 Paris Olympics are wrapping up. From the city of Paris taking center stage to Simon Biles and U.S. gymnastics to the return of fans, the Paris Games will be remembered for many

Associated Press Aug 11, 2024, 11:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — A’ja Wilson scored 21 points as the U.S. women’s basketball team survived the biggest challenge of its unprecedented run to eight straight Olympic gold medals with a 67-66 win over France at the Paris Games on Sunday. No team had been able

Aug 10, 2024, 03:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Team USA goes for a fifth straight Olympic gold medal in men’s basketball as it plays France in the final of the 2024 Games in Paris. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Saturday’s game at Accor Arena will pit Team USA’s stars — including LeBron James, Stephen Curry

Aug 9, 2024, 08:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s gold medal match day for U.S. men’s basketball and the USWNT on Saturday at the 2024 Paris Games. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Men’s basketball faces France and a win would clinch the United States’ fifth straight gold medal. It’s the second straight Olympic Games in

Aug 9, 2024, 10:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The final Friday of the 2024 Olympics brings key knockout rounds for some of Team USA’s top squads, while Sha’Carri Richardson takes the track for the last time in Paris. Editor’s Picks 2 Related U.S. women’s basketball faces Australia in its semifinal, looking for a chance

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterAug 8, 2024, 05:09 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Ever since Serbia was able to squeeze out an Olympic bid at the World Cup last summer with all-world native son Nikola Jokic resting,

ESPN News Services Aug 7, 2024, 04:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAINT-DENIS, France — 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

Aug 7, 2024, 08:04 AM ET Open Extended Reactions A’ja Wilson and the United States women’s basketball team can extend their Olympic winning streak to 59 games with a quarterfinal win Wednesday at the 2024 Paris Games. Editor’s Picks 2 Related But before that, several American athletes will compete on their sport’s biggest global stage.

Connor O’Halloran Aug 6, 2024, 04:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Cuban wrestler Mijaín López used to be a part of a very exclusive club of athletes with four individual gold medals in the same event at an Olympic Games. Only seven athletes have achieved the feat, including swimming legend Michael Phelps, former

Aug 5, 2024, 08:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The United States men’s basketball team begins knockout play Tuesday at the 2024 Paris Games, while the U.S. women’s national soccer team has a chance to advance to the gold medal match. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Team USA will face Brazil in the men’s basketball quarterfinal,

Aug 5, 2024, 07:36 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Simone Biles and Suni Lee compete for the final time at the 2024 Paris Games on Monday. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Biles will be in the balance beam and floor finals, where she has won two bronze medals (on beam) and a gold (on floor) in

Aug 4, 2024, 02:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The second Sunday of the 2024 Paris Games includes a handful of Team USA’s biggest names vying for medals. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Suni Lee earned a bronze on uneven bars, the same event in which she earned bronze at the Tokyo Games in 2021. She’s

Aug 3, 2024, 07:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Two of Team USA’s biggest names competed again in Paris on Saturday — Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky — while the U.S. women’s soccer team survived in a key quarterfinal match. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Biles — who already won the individual all-around and team all-around

Jeff Kassouf Aug 3, 2024, 12:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions For 106 minutes, the United States and Japan slogged through their 2024 Olympic women’s soccer quarterfinal to the point of occasional jeers from the crowd due to the slow, passive nature of the game. To call it a chess match would be generous; tactical