When you’re an insanely, superhumanly talented athlete like Usain Bolt, a 200-meter Olympic qualifying race is like a casual jaunt at the track. Share a laugh with friends, maybe break a world record . . . it’s all just a bit of fun. Related Stories:Usain Bolt Wins 100-Meter Sprint, Simultaneously Wins the Internet Sharing said…
Ethiopia’s Etenesh Diro didn’t let a little thing like losing a shoe keep her from chasing her Olympic dream.
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“I love hair, I love makeup, I love fashion, and I love throwing the shot put.” – #TeamUSA gold medalist Michelle Carter
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Let’s get to know one of the newest Olympic gold medalists, Madison Kocian from Dallas. Madison loves gymnastics, baseball, America, and we can only assume apple pie and all things that are good about this country. Related Stories: Meet Team USA’s Rockstar Women’s Gymnastics Squad Get to know 19-year-old Madi before watching her this weekend…
A photo posted by Melissa Arnot (@melissaarnot) on Jul 31, 2016 at 12:38pm PDT Melissa Arnot‘s body needs a lot of fuel. The professional climber and Eddie Bauer guide made history earlier this year as the first woman to summit Everest without using supplemental oxygen. The 32-year-old’s latest feat? The 50 Peaks Challenge. She and…
Image Source: Getty / Adam Pretty On Aug. 11, Simone Manuel made history as the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal in the individual swimming category. The 20-year-old Houston native tied for first place with Canadian swimmer Penny Oleksiak in the 100-meter freestyle competition. Image Source: Getty / Clive Rose In an…
Image Source: Getty / Alex Livesey / Stringer Team USA dominated the gymnastics events once again, with Simone Biles taking the gold and Aly Raisman silver in the individual all-around gymnastics finals at the Rio Olympic Games. Simone was the gold-medal favorite going into the event, and taking silver is especially meaningful for Aly, who…
If the incredible performances from Team USA in the past few days haven’t induced enough tears, here’s yet another tearjerker for you, courtesy of Nike. Related Stories: Pint-Sized Powerhouse Simone Biles Is Pegged to Bring Home the Gold In a powerfully narrated video documenting Simone’s childhood until now, Simone’s mother, Nellie, describes what it was…
If anyone could win a gold medal in being unintentionally funny, it’s Ryan Lochte. “I guess you would say I’d be like the Michael Phelps of swimming if he wasn’t there.” – @ryanlochte A video posted by NBC Olympics (@nbcolympics) on Aug 11, 2016 at 10:47am PDT In a recent interview with NBC, Ryan said,…
Image Source: Getty / Alex Livesey / Staff Mary Lou Retton is pretty familiar with what a perfect 10 looks and feels like – after all, she did it twice in a row on the vault at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, becoming the first American woman to win gold in gymnastics. Since then, the…
