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New documentary footage may provide crucial video evidence for Jordan Chiles to reclaim Olympic bronze medal

Wednesday, September 25

(NEW YORK) -- U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles could be one step closer to reclaiming her Olympic bronze medal.In the ongoing battle to get back the medal that was stripped from Chiles after the women's floor exercise final at the Paris games, her legal team...

Jordan Chiles opens up on losing Olympic bronze medal: I followed the rules

Thursday, September 12

(NEW YORK) -- Olympian Jordan Chiles opened up this week in her first interview since being stripped of her bronze medal from the 2024 Paris Olympics.The star gymnast, whose bronze medal in the women's gymnastics floor exercise final was revoked in August, spoke on...

Ugandan Olympic athlete dies after being set on fire by former partner

Thursday, September 5

(LONDON) -- Ugandan long-distance runner Rebecca Cheptegei has died four days after being doused in petrol and set on fire by her former partner, authorities have announced.Cheptegei -- who had been receiving treatment at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret City, Kenya --...

Olympic medalist Stephen Nedoroscik to compete on Dancing with the Stars

Thursday, August 22

Stephen Nedoroscik is the first contestant announced for season 33 of

Viral Olympic breakdancer Raygun says hate over her performance has been devastating

Thursday, August 15

(NEW YORK) -- Rachael Gunn, the Australian breakdancer known as Raygun, is speaking out after her 2024 Paris Olympics performance went viral and was mocked both online and off.Gunn, a 36-year-old college professor with a Ph.D. in cultural studies, said in a new

Why the Summer Olympic Games in Paris may have been a COVID success story

Thursday, August 15

(NEW YORK) -- As the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris came to an end this weekend, most of the conversation surrounded the number of medals won, and the number of records broken.However, there was also another topic at hand: the presence of COVID-19...

SNL alumna Rachel Dratch spoofs Australian Olympic breakdancer on The Tonight Show

Tuesday, August 13

On The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Monday night, Fallon's former Saturday Night Live co-star Rachel Dratch

Viral Olympic breakdancer Raygun defends her performance

Tuesday, August 13

(NEW YORK) -- When breaking, or breakdancing, made its debut at the 2024 Paris Olympics, the sport quickly had its breakout star, b-girl Raygun, a 36-year-old Australian college professor.Raygun, whose birth name is Rachael Gunn, went viral after her performance Friday in Paris, where...

Simone Biles misses gold, but adds 11th career Olympic medal in floor exercise; Jordan Chiles takes surprise bronze

Monday, August 5

(PARIS) -- Simone Biles faltered in her last routine at the Paris Olympics, with a heavily wrapped left calf, but will still leave the Games with a silver medal in the floor event. Fellow American Jordan Chiles came through with a shocking bronze medal,...

Palestinian Olympic team keeps war in Gaza front and center

Saturday, August 3

(PARIS) -- Eight Palestinians from across the globe say they are competing in honor of their ancestral roots on the Palestine Olympic Team for this year's Games in Paris.But as athletes join in the international competition, conflict continues to rage on in Gaza.Gaza's Ministry...