Gabbi Cunningham

Cooper honors North Carolina Olympians and Paralympians

September 28, 2021 Brett Friedlander

RALEIGH — If North Carolina was a country, its haul of 30 medals at this summer’s Olympics would have ranked 11th, ahead of Canada, Brazil, Korea and many other of the 90 nations that were […]

Tokyo Olympics Day 10: A silver lining to Keni Harrison’s Olympic story

August 2, 2021 Brett Friedlander

It took several minutes for the photo finish to determine second and third place in the women’s Olympic 110 meter hurdles in Tokyo on Monday. But Keni Harrison wasn’t waiting for the outcome to be […]

Toyko Olympics Day 9: Gnarly haul of medals for BMX Freesylers

August 1, 2021 Brett Friedlander

They represented Venezuela, Switzerland and the United States. But the one thing Daniel Dhers, Nikita DuCarroz and Hannah Roberts all have in common — besides an ability to do gravity defying tricks on a bicycle […]

Tokyo Olympics Day 6: Missed gate sinks Leibfarth’s chances

July 29, 2021 Brett Friedlander

Evy Leibfarth cruised through the first 11 gates of her semifinal run in the women’s canoe slalom competition at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday when her medal hopes suddenly began to take on water. Literally. […]

Athletes with NC ties competing in Tokyo Olympics

July 23, 2021 Brett Friedlander

North Carolina will be well represented at the Tokyo Olympics, which officially began with opening ceremonies on Friday. So as you watch the Games unfold over the next three weeks, keep an eye out for […]

NC State’s Gabbi Cunningham added to U.S. Olympic team

July 2, 2021 Brett Friedlander

Former NC State sprinter Gabbi Cunningham has been added to the U.S. track team that will complete in the Tokyo Olympics later this month. The Charlotte native will run the women’s 100-meter hurdles as a […]