American gymnast Jordan Chiles is asking Switzerland’s Supreme Court to overturn a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport that stripped Chiles of a bronze medal in floor exercise at the 2024 Olympics. Chiles, with the support of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee and USA Gymnastics, filed the appeal on Monday, a...
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Jordan Chiles takes bid to reclaim Olympic bronze medal to Swiss Supreme Court
American gymnast Jordan Chiles is asking Switzerland’s Supreme Court to overturn a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport that stripped Chiles of a bronze medal in floor exercise at the 2024 Olympics. Chiles, with the support of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee and USA Gymnastics, filed the appeal on Monday, a little...
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Jordan Chiles takes fight over Olympic bronze medal to Swiss high court
Jordan Chiles must give back her Olympic bronze medal This comes after the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that the judging panelmade a mistake in granting an inquiry filed by Chiles’ coaches. The fight over Jordan Chiles’ bronze medal is not over yet. Chiles’ attorneys announced Monday that they have filed a formal appeal...
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In Olympic rematch, 800m champion Wanyonyi pulls away from Canada’s Arop at Lausanne event | CBC Sports
Fresh off his silver medal at the Paris Olympics, Canada’s Marco Arop returned to the track and finished second in the men’s 800-metre event on Thursday in Lausanne, Switzerland. In a rematch of Paris, Olympic champion Kenya’s Emmanuel Wanyonyi was able to hold off Arop down the stretch, this time with a more sizeable margin. Wanyonyi...
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Olympic golf leaderboard: Women’s scores, results from Round 3 at Le Golf National
It’s onto the final round of women’s golf at the 2024 Paris Olympics. And following a day of golf that saw quite the movement and change across the leaderboard, Friday’s Round 3 set up what should be an entertaining and big final round of golf at Le Golf National on Saturday — including the possibility...
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Swiss surprise in Olympic golf as Morgane Metraux takes the lead
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France — Morgane Metraux of Switzerland gave up her spot to her sister in the last Olympics so she could concentrate on her tour status. She had the stage to herself Thursday at Le Golf National that made it worth the wait. Metraux had eight 3s on her card on the front nine —...
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US women eliminated by Switzerland in Olympic beach volleyball shocker
The U.S. has suffered an unexpected heartbreaker on the Paris sand. U.S. beach volleyball world champions Sara Hughes and Kelly Cheng were defeated in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower on Tuesday night (21-18, 21-19) by Switzerland’s Tanja Huberli and Nina Brunner in an early quarterfinal exit. The defeat marks the first time the U.S....
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Seine River appears to claim another Olympian as Swiss triathlete has stomach infection
Another day, another sick Olympian who spent time in the Seine River. Triathlete Adrien Briffod of Switzerland suffered a stomach infection following the men’s event that took place on Wednesday. According to 7 News, Swiss officials confirmed the sickness but said that it was “impossible to say” if the Seine River was to blame. The Seine...
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Cooper Flagg headlines U.S. select team for Olympic training camp
Duke incoming freshman Cooper Flagg is among the 15 Americans selected to practice against Team USA next week in Las Vegas, which is both an honor for him and a possible harbinger for his future on the national team. Each summer in which the U.S. men’s basketball team competes internationally, a “select” team, usually composed...
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Canadian women’s 8 rowing team powers to gold at World Cup in Switzerland | CBC Sports
The Canadian women’s eight rowing team are the reigning Olympic champions – and they’re showing why they’re a threat to repeat. The team won gold on Sunday at a World Cup regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland, that’s serving as an international tune-up ahead of the Paris Games. Jessica Sevick, Caileigh Filmer, Maya Meschkuleit, Kasia Gruchalla-Wesierski, Kristen Siermachesky, Sydney Payne,...
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Boomers and Opals handed tricky Olympic draws for Paris Games
In short: The Boomers will play World Cup medallists Canada in the pool stage at the Paris Olympics. The Opals have also drawn Canada, along with France and Nigeria. What’s next? The Olympic basketball tournaments get underway in late July. Josh Giddey is on an Olympic collision course with NBA teammate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, with the...
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USA basketball schedules announced for 2024 Olympics
The United States men’s basketball team will open the Paris Olympics against Serbia, and likely NBA superstar Nikola Jokić, while the U.S. women start the Games against the team they beat three summers ago for the gold. According to the results of the Olympic men’s and women’s basketball tournament draws on Tuesday, conducted by FIBA...