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Youth and Experience Join Forces, as a Texas Freshman and Florida Alum Plunge into Women's Diving
On Team USA’s Women’s Diving team, 18-year-old newcomer Hailey Hernandez and previous Olympian, 29-year-old Katrina Young, hope to make a splash in the sport.
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1st Federal Criminal Charges Filed for Alleged Tokyo Olympics Doping Scheme
A Texas man is the first person to be charged under a federal law banning doping schemes at international sporting events, with prosecutors alleging he helped two athletes cheat in their preparations for the Tokyo Olympics last year.
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Organizers Say Tokyo Olympics Cost $1.8B Less Than Expected — Though Twice Initial Estimates
A study by the University of Oxford concluded that Tokyo was the most expensive Olympics on record.
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Regroup, Reset: Biles to Rest After Trailblazing Tour
Seven-time Olympic medalist Simone Biles is wrapping up a nationwide tour that celebrated gymnastics, self-care and mental well-being.
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Paralympian Blake Leeper Wants More Safe Spaces For Disabled People to Work Out
Paralympic runner Blake Leeper is fighting for the next generation of disabled kids. His dream was to represent them by competing in the Tokyo Olympics with his prosthetic legs. But after losing that appeal, he has turned his focus to creating safe spaces for the disabled community to work out.
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Simone Biles Says She's ‘Still Scared to Do Gymnastics' in Honest Interview With Hoda Kotb
The gymnastics superstar discussed her mental health and shared her ongoing struggles with gymnastics after experiencing “the twisties” at the Tokyo Olympics.
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How Ashleigh Johnson Went From ‘Just Playing' to Inspiring Others
Ashleigh Johnson was the first Black woman to join the U.S. women’s national water polo team in 2016, and won gold in 2016 and 2020. At first, she didn’t dwell on the significance of her achievements, but eventually was able to embrace her Blackness. Johnson talks about coming into her own and the advice she gives to young athletes who...
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What It's Like Repping the U.S. Wheelchair Basketball Team For the 1st Time
Wheelchair basketball athlete Zoe Voris is in Tokyo representing Team USA. She spoke to LX News Now host Eric Alvarez about traveling and being apart from her family due to COVID restrictions at the events. Plus, we hear from her teammates and coach at UT Arlington, which has sent 14 athletes to this year’s Paralympics representing 3 different countries.
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Watch Suni Lee's Dad Receive a Special Surprise from Simone Biles and TODAY
The unbreakable bond between star gymnast Suni Lee and her father warmed hearts across the world when Lee fulfilled their longtime dream and took home gold in the Tokyo Olympics.
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Gold Medalist Athing Mu Gets Hero's Welcome Home in Trenton, NJ
Trenton, New Jersey, held a parade for their homegrown, record-breaking Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Athing Mu. the teen sensation was gifted a key to the city.
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US Paralympic Swimming Icon Jessica Long Loves Being in the Pool, Doing Her Nails
Jessica Long is one of the most-decorated Paralympians of all-time, before she jumps into the pool for her fifth Games, she talks about her love for getting her fingernails done and how she fell in love with swimming.
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Paralympics Open in Tokyo's National Stadium With Acrobats, Fireworks and Parade of Athletes
The Paralympics have begun in the same empty National Stadium that hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the Tokyo Olympics
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Sha'Carri Richardson Ready to ‘Push Forward' in 1st Race Since Missing Olympics
The star sprinter is ready to show the world she is “here to stay” in her first race since missing the Tokyo Olympics due to a drug suspension.
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Olympic Bronze Medalist Molly Seidel to Run NYC Marathon
Olympic bronze medalist Molly Seidel is one of several standout American women planning to run the New York City Marathon in November, race organizers announced Wednesday.
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Poland's Maria Andrejczyk Auctions Off Olympic Medal to Help Infant
The 25-year-old sold the medal, which was her first Olympic medal, for $125,000 to help raise money for the surgery needed for the Polish boy.
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Breanna Stewart, Wife Marta Xargay Casademont Announce Birth of First Baby
Olympic gold medalist Breanna Stewart and wife Marta Xargay Casademont announced the birth of their first child via surrogate on Monday.
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Interactive: Medal Records Were Broken at the Tokyo Games. Where Does Team USA Stand Now on the Global Scale?
Nearly a third of summer Olympic medal records are held by Americans. See how we stack up to the competition in each sport.
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Ryan Lochte Undergoes Surgery After Inflatable Waterslide Accident
Following an apparent accident in the water, Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte is sharing a “successful” update after undergoing surgery.
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Olympian Eddy Alvarez Shares Emotional Reunion With Wife and Baby Son on TODAY
Eddy Alvarez is back home from Tokyo after a couple of whirlwind weeks representing Team USA — both as a co-flag bearer in the opening ceremony, alongside basketball star Sue Bird, and as a silver medal-winning baseball player.
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Skateboarding Medalist Cory Juneau Shows Us How to Do One of His Hardest Tricks (Kind Of)
Cory Juneau says it’s still “surreal” that he took home the bronze medal for park skateboarding from the Tokyo Olympics. As the 22-year-old San Diego native looks to the future, he stopped by NBCLX to look back at his experience — and attempted to show us how to do one of the trickiest kickflips he nailed in Tokyo.