Olympics

Nov 6, 2024, 07:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MELBOURNE, Australia — Breakdancer Rachael “Raygun” Gunn’s signature kangaroo bounce will not be seen on a competitive stage again after the Australian declared she could not bring herself to battle following the backlash over her Paris Olympic performance. Gunn, a university lecturer, became an overnight sensation

Alyssa Haduck Nov 6, 2024, 09:59 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LIFE HAD NOT been easy for Payton Washington. But on Monday, April 17, 2023, everything seemed possible. That weekend, her all-star cheerleading team was going to compete at The Cheerleading Worlds, and, as perennial contenders, they were likely to win. A few weeks later,

Associated Press Nov 6, 2024, 07:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The United States Nordic combined program has been salvaged for the upcoming World Cup season, receiving desperately needed financial help from the International Ski and Snowboard Federation. FIS gave Nordic Combined USA a grant last week, a contingency the Steamboat Springs, Colorado-based nonprofit needed

Nov 5, 2024, 09:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Chris Froome won the Tour de France on four occassions in a five-year stretch between 2013 and 2017. THOMAS SAMSON/AFP via Getty Images Four-times Tour de France champion Chris Froome has said he is dreaming of competing in the world’s greatest cycling race once more before calling

Nov 5, 2024, 04:31 AM ET Sir Chris Hoy has called for the NHS screening age for prostate cancer to be lowered, saying the move could save “millions of lives,” as well as reflecting on his own terminal diagnosis. Hoy, 48, first disclosed that he had cancer in an Instagram post in February before revealing

Associated Press Nov 4, 2024, 10:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The most successful boxing nation at the Paris Olympics has joined the new governing body that aims to keep the sport in the 2028 Los Angeles Games after years of turmoil outside the ring. The boxing federation of Uzbekistan, whose fighters won five of

Associated Press Nov 3, 2024, 11:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Abdi Nageeye and Sheila Chepkirui used strong kicks in the final mile to pull away from their nearest competitors and both win the New York City Marathon for the first time Sunday. Nageeye, who became the first runner from the Netherlands

Associated Press Nov 2, 2024, 11:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ANGERS, France — Amber Glenn overcame a fall and her own doubts to win her first Grand Prix figure skating title Saturday at the Grand Prix de France. American skater Glenn had the lead from Friday’s short program. That and the support of the

Associated Press Nov 1, 2024, 01:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MONACO — Olympic silver medalist race walker Koki Ikeda of Japan has been provisionally banned for suspected blood doping, track and field’s Athletics Integrity Unit said Friday. Ikeda was second in the 20-kilometer event at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and placed seventh at

Oct 31, 2024, 01:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions If it’s the first Sunday in November, it’s time for the New York City Marathon. The 2024 New York City Marathon will take over all five of the city’s boroughs, beginning at the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge in Staten Island and finishing 26.2 miles later at Central Park

Associated Press Oct 31, 2024, 12:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MONACO — Former Tokyo Marathon runner-up Tsehay Gemechu was banned for four years because of suspected blood doping, the Athletics Integrity Unit said Thursday. The 25-year-old Ethiopian also was disqualified from all her results and prize money earned since March 2020, including second place

Kalan Hooks, ESPNOct 30, 2024, 05:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions After five years of dating, three-time Olympic gold medalist Shaun White popped the question to his now-fiancée, actress Nina Dobrev. Editor’s Picks On Wednesday, the couple revealed their engagement on Instagram, with each making a separate post to commemorate the special moment. The couple

Associated Press Oct 30, 2024, 10:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions USA Track and Field is bringing the U.S. Paralympics Track & Field program in-house beginning Jan. 1 as part of a partnership that will unite all of its athletes under one roof. The sport’s national governing body announced Wednesday that it’s taking over the

Associated Press Oct 29, 2024, 06:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Promising Italian skier Matilde Lorenzi has died from her injuries after a crash in training in northern Italy, the International Ski and Snowboard Federation said Tuesday. She was 19. “We are deeply saddened by the passing of Matilde Lorenzi,” the world ski body said.

Associated Press Oct 29, 2024, 09:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Tour de France will have a more traditional look in 2025. After a rare finish outside Paris this past July, cycling’s biggest race is getting back to basics with the route that was unveiled Tuesday. A mostly flat first week is followed by

Associated Press Oct 27, 2024, 10:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SOELDEN, Austria — Three Norwegian skiers exuberantly celebrated their sweep of the podium at the season-opening men’s World Cup giant slalom Sunday, and they had a former teammate now competing for Brazil joining in. Alexander Steen Olsen screamed for joy after building on his

ESPN News Services Oct 27, 2024, 07:36 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Ethiopia’s Yomif Kejelcha broke the men’s half-marathon world record on Sunday, finishing in 57 minutes, 30 seconds at the Medio Maraton de Valencia in Spain to shave one second off the previous mark. The 27-year-old Kejelcha, running his sixth half-marathon, settled in behind

Associated Press Oct 26, 2024, 09:47 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SOELDEN, Austria — Italian skier Federica Brignone won the women’s World Cup season opener Saturday after first-run leader Mikaela Shiffrin dropped to fifth. The American posted the 27th-fastest time in the second run of the giant slalom and finished 1.61 seconds off the lead.