Nic Fink is balancing swimming dreams with a 9-to-5
Olympic athletes often juggle competing demands on their time and attention. But few competitors vying for glory at this summer’s Paris Games have mastered the art of multitasking quite like Nic Fink, a swimmer on the U.S. national team.
In recent years, Fink has established himself as a decorated competitive swimmer. He’s a six-time World Championship gold medalist, and he placed fifth in the men’s 200-meter breaststroke event at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, impressing spectators with his laser-focused intensity.
Fink has done this all while holding down a 9-to-5 job. He has a master’s in electrical and computer engineering from Georgia Tech — a degree he earned after competing in Tokyo — and now works for Quanta Utility Engineering Services, clocking in remotely from the home in Dallas he shares with his wife, Melanie Margalis Fink, herself an Olympian swimmer who won gold in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
Soccer: Australia scores again; Zambia leads 5-4
With enthusiasm building Australia capitalizes on the momentum within just minutes to score another goal.
The Matildas, as they're affectionately called, are now only one goal behind Zambia. Fans in the stands cheered them on with a famous Australian chant, "Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi."
Watch USA's Vincent Chiu spin for a crazy shot in badminton mixed doubles
Chiu showed off an impressive spin move earlier in the badminton mixed doubles group play.
Alongside teammate Jennie Gai, the American duo unfortunately lost to their Malaysian opponents, placing them at the bottom of their group with two losses.
Defending gold medalist in 52kg judo, Uta Abe was overcome with emotion after being eliminated.
Soccer: Back-to-back goals bring Zambia and Australia 5-3
Fans who blink risk missing incredible plays as Zambia and Australia continue to be relentless in their match today, scoring goals within minutes of each other.
The stars are aligning for Zambia today as a header from Rachael Kundananji made its way passed the Australian goalkeeper in minute 56 of the match. Her goal was assisted by Barbra Banda.
About two minutes later Australia returned fire with a great goal by Michelle Heyman. Caitlin Foord built on that momentum just minutes later, scoring off of a rebound in front of Zambia's net.
Foord's goal is being reviewed for a possible foul and was nullified, keeping the game at 5-3 with Zambia in the lead.
France waiting to explode with Tricolore joy
Paris La Défense Arena filled with bleu, blanc and rouge in hopes of celebrating a new national hero.
The weight of a nation has fallen on the wide shoulders of former Arizona State swimmer Léon Marchand, going for gold in the 400-meter individual medley.
Approximately 13 minute before the race the crowd broke into “La Marseillaise” without any prompting and chants of “Leon, Leon!
The race will unfold at 8:30 p.m. local time, 2:30 p.m. ET.
Tennis: Gauff wins Olympic debut match in straight sets
Coco Gauff wins the first match of her Olympic debut in straight sets, beating Australia's Ajla Tomljanović without ceding a single game.
Gauff, 20, will advance onto the next round, furthering her quest to add an Olympic gold medal to her arsenal of trophies.
Gymnastics: Japan advances to final after team captain sent home for smoking
The Japanese team qualified for the women's gymnastics team final after their best gymnast and team captain, Shoko Miyata, was removed from the Olympic team for underage smoking.
Miyata, 19 was a few months shy of the legal smoking age in Japan, which is 20.
The women’s squad competed with just four athletes instead of five after the Japanese Olympic Committee denied Japan Gymnastics Association's request to replace Miyata with an alternate.
Fans share emotional reactions to Céline Dion’s comeback at Paris Olympics
Céline Dion promised herself she would return to the stage. On Friday, her first live performance in more than four years drew an outpouring of emotional support in Paris and around the world.
Closing out the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, Dion belted her powerful rendition of French singer Édith Piaf’s “Hymne à l’amour” from a sparkling Eiffel Tower.
Dion has been open about her battle with stiff-person syndrome, a rare neurological disorder causing muscle rigidity and spasms that sometimes affect Dion’s control over her vocal chords.
But the singer’s performance Friday left the audience in awe as fans rushed to share their adulation.
Soccer: Zambia is winning in fight for survival out of the group stage
The first half of Zambia and Australia's women's soccer game in Nice today has been a thrilling display of offensive power as both teams attempt to claw their way out of last place in Group B.
Zambia's star forward Barbra Banda and Rachael Kundananji have led the African team to its 4-2 lead. Though Australia has held the game in ball possession, Zambia's precision and accuracy in the box has pushed them ahead.
The two teams went into the game tied for last in the group as they each lost 3-0 in their first matches earlier this week. Zambia now leads Group B in goals, but that might be short lived as Germany and the U.S. play later today.
Australia has to rally in the second half if they want to have any hope of making it out of the first round of the tournament and advancing into the knockout stage of the Olympic games.