Simone Manuel made history in Rio by becoming the first African-American female swimmer to win an individual Olympic gold medal. Watch on to learn more about her record-breaking race!
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At only age 19, swimmer Katie Ledecky has won gold again in the 800-meter freestyle. Her finishing time: 8:04.79. And this year, she finished 11.38 seconds before the silver medal winner, Jazz Carlin of Britain, touched the wall. She was about half a pool length ahead of her competition (see image above) – and that…
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…
In today’s news about superhumans of the world, Ethiopia’s own Almaz Ayana – who we can only assume eats Olympic glory for breakfast and has a bionic body – just won the women’s 10,000 meter final. With that, she set a new world record of 29:17.45. As you can see in the above photo, she…
A view of the Olympic rings at the beach volleyball stadium on the famous Copacabana Beach. When I got word that I’d be heading to Rio for the Olympics, I had a total “pinch me” moment. Here I was, going to a country that I’d never visited to see an event that had long been…
If the key to being an Olympic gold medal swimmer like Michael Phelps or Simone Manuel is to just swing your arms, squeeze your pecs, kick out your legs before falling diving in, this guy is ready to bring home a medal at the next Summer Olympics. Related Stories: Stay Cool and Get 6-Pack Abs…
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…
