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…
It’s impossible not to flip over USA gymnast Aly Raisman’s balance beam skills. Watch to see 60 seconds of gymnastics perfection!
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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…
When Kristin Armstrong came out of retirement to compete in cycling again, she was repeatedly asked why, given that she is in her 40s. Kristin proved the doubters wrong by winning her third consecutive gold medal in the women’s individual Olympic time trials. This makes Kristin the first female athlete to ever win three gold…
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,…
When people say, “You just made history,” they usually don’t mean tying a 2,000-year-old record . . . unless they’re speaking to Michael Phelps. The Olympic swimmer just solidified his status as the most decorated athlete of our time (and nearly ever) when he won his 12th gold medal in the 200-meter butterfly. The last…
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…
The USA women’s gymnastics team won the team gold today in Rio, with Russia taking the silver and China the bronze. Yes, there was a serious amount of hype about this team of five leading up to the Olympics, so winning gold doesn’t seem like much of a surprise. But the Final Five, as the…
It’s probably not safe to get between Michael Phelps and the pool – as proven by his vicious prerace face in the Rio Olympics. As Phelps prepared to swim in the men’s 200-meter butterfly, he was spotted on camera looking particularly fierce before the race commenced. Apparently not fazed by his opponent, South African swimmer…
