2024 Paris Olympics
One year out from the Milan Cortina Games, Olympic chief says ‘Italy is ready.’ But is it?
Last Updated February 6
MILAN (AP) — The one-year countdown to the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics is on. IOC president Thomas Bach proclaimed on Thursday, “Italy is ready.” Is it? Italy has ski resorts in abundance and spectacular mountains but one pressing concern remains rebuilding the century-old sliding center in Cortina d’Ampezzo. The International Olympic Committee has set a deadline for…
High school coach of local track Olympian speaks about her talent and journey
Last Updated August 14
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Five athletes from the Rochester area will forever be Olympians after competing in the Paris 2024 games. Among those is Rush-Henrietta graduate Lanae-Tava Thomas, who competed in the 200-meters on the track and made the semifinals. She represented Team Jamaica. News10NBC TODAY spoke with Thomas’ high school coach Mike DeMay, who said…
Olympic gymnast speaks about Jordan Chiles being stripped of her bronze medal
Last Updated August 13
PARIS — The Paris Olympic games filled with excitement but also controversy with the ruling that stripped American gymnast Jordan Chiles of her bronze medal in the floor routine. Chiles was initially bumped from 5th place to 3rd place after her coach challenged her difficulty score. However, days later, the Court of Arbitration for Sport…
US women’s basketball future looks bright, but the rest of the world is closing the talent gap
Last Updated August 12
PARIS (AP) — U.S. women’s basketball players have been saying for years that winning in the Olympics isn’t easy and France showed at the Paris Games that their comments are more than just rhetoric to keep fans interested. The rest of the world is catching up to the U.S., though Olympic gold should continue to run through…
Like Noah Lyles, Olympians with COVID are competing. Restrictions are a thing of the past
Last Updated August 11
Many hoped the Paris Olympics would be the post-COVID Games. Instead they seem to be the “who cares about COVID” Games.
Kelvin Kiptum was a gold-medal favorite for marathon. After his death, his memory lingers
Last Updated August 9
The memory of Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum hovers over the men’s Olympic marathon.
