Olympics News Articles

Katie Ledecky is the most decorated female swimmer in history, and she has added to her Olympic medal count in Paris. Ledecky set an Olympic record in the 1500m freestyle event for her eighth gold medal, and 12th medal overall. Ledecky still has the 4×200m freestyle relay and the individual 800m freestyle left on her Olympic schedule. Katie Ledecky of the United States has carved her n...

Chase Budinger played seven years in the NBA from 2009 to 2016 with four different teams. The 36-year-old earned over $18.2 million during his NBA career but was compelled to reach his Olympic dream in beach volleyball. Bundinger entered his first season in the AVP Beach Volleyball league in 2018 and recently made his Olympic debut with Team USA. Chase Budinger spent seven years of his...

Four-time Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles wowed onlookers in the women’s qualifying event at Paris 2024. Despite a nagging calf injury, Biles became the first woman at the Olympics to land a Yurchenko double pike on the vault in competition. Biles finished with a 59.566 to put her well ahead of Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade in the women’s individual all-around in qualifying for the final even...

The Canadian women’s soccer team are the defending gold medalists at the Summer Olympics in Paris. Two staff members were sent home after it was found that they were flying drones over the practice of New Zealand, their first opponent in the tournament. Head coach Bev Priestman has also been sent home, and an investigation has revealed that opponents’ training sessions have been recorded b...

PRIME is a sports/energy drink that was created by Logan Paul and fellow YouTuber KSI in January 2022. Paul, KSI and PRIME are being sued by the United States Olympic Committee for allegedly using trademarked Olympic images and expressions. PRIME was also sued in April 2024 for allegedly exceeding caffeine levels in their drinks. Logan Paul has always been a lightning rod for the news,...

CrowdStrike is a cybersecurity company which has suffered from cyberattacks in the past. On early Friday morning, a faulty update delivered to Windows users has shut down airports and banking services, along with many other industries. The crisis also affected the Paris 2024 preparations: journalists struggled to get credentials validated, and security checks have been done manually. I...

Cody Simpson is mostly known as an actor and musician from Australia, who has dated a string of high-profile celebrities, including Miley Cyrus and Kylie Jenner. Simpson is also an excellent swimmer, attempting to make the Australian swim team for the Paris Olympics. His bid will come down to his favorite event, the 100m butterfly, after Simpson failed to make it through the 100m freestyle...

The USA women’s national basketball team heads to Paris this summer for the Olympics, having won seven straight gold medals. Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark, who has bee a massive marketing boost for the WNBA this season, was left off the team. In an ESPN report, Clark said she’s “not disappointed” with being left off the team, and she’ll have a three-week rest after a grueling period o...