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May 18, 2022

Simone Biles

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ERICKSON: The Olympics monopoly

August 6, 2021 Erick Erickson

This is the first time I can remember an Olympic Games with so little media conversation around it. With the exception of the Simone Biles incident, people seem less inclined to pay attention. Advertisers are […]

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Tokyo Olympics Day 11: Cruising into the 400 meter semifinals

August 3, 2021 Brett Friedlander

Quanera Hayes wasn’t thinking about the gold medal when she came onto the track for her first race of the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday. That will come later in the games. For now, her only […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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. […]

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Tokyo Olympics Day 4: Triathlon medal at the end of the rainbow

July 27, 2021 Brett Friedlander

Just after getting on her bicycle to start the middle leg of the women’s triathlon Tuesday, Katie Zaferes saw a sign that convinced her it was going to be a good day. A rainbow. It […]

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Biles exits with injury, US gymnasts finish 2nd in team competition

July 27, 2021 Cory Lavalette

TOKYO — Simone Biles came to Tokyo as the star of the U.S. Olympic movement and perhaps the Games themselves. It all came to a stunning halt in the women’s gymnastics final on Tuesday night […]

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Tokyo Olympics Day 2: Brown is the new bronze

July 25, 2021 Brett Friedlander

The United States had yet to win a medal at the Toyko Olympics when Charlotte native Erika Brown dove into the pool for the leadoff leg of the 4×100 meter relay Saturday night. By the […]

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