37w ago / 12:03 PM EDT

Skateboarding: USA in the hunt for gold entering final run

After two runs, Australia's Keegan Palmer remains in the lead despite a disappointing performance, maintaining his best score from run 1 of 93.11. USA's Tom Schaar and Tate Carew are second and third after scoring 92.23 and 91.17.

Tom Schaar competes in the men's park skateboarding final today.Franck Fife / AFP - Getty Images
37w ago / 11:46 AM EDT

Skateboarding: Australia's Palmer leads after first run

After the first of three runs in the men's park final, Australia's Keegan Palmer leads with a score of 93.11. American Tom Schaar is second and Brazil's Augusto Akio is third.

37w ago / 11:27 AM EDT

2022 U.S. figure skaters get their gold medals over two years later

This evening, at the Champions Park in Paris, nine U.S. athletes were awarded gold medals for the 2022 Winter Games team figure skating event following a doping scandal involving a Russian skater.

The nine members of the U.S. team are Nathan Chen, Vincent Zhou, Karen Chen, Alexa Knierim, Brandon Frazier, Madison Chock, Evan Bates, Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue.

It is the first time in history that Olympic athletes weren’t awarded their medals onsite, according to Team USA.

Members of the 2022 U.S. Olympic figure skating team pose in Paris today after receiving gold medals following the disqualification of Team Russia for doping.Michael Reaves / Getty Images

Wearing podium outfits from the current Games, the 2022 Beijing Olympians from the U.S. and Japan gathered on the stage at Champion’s Park for a special ceremony in front of a cheering crowd.  Gold medals were placed around the necks of the U.S. athletes, and silver for Japan. After the ceremony and all smiles, they posed for photos with the Eiffel Tower behind them.

In 2022, the U.S. finished second to the Russian Olympic Committee, or ROC. However, ROC athlete Kamila Valieva tested positive for a banned substance, leading the International Olympic Committee to declare that no medals would be presented for the team event.

Team USA launched the More Than Medals campaign to push for a final decision, and on July 25, the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that the U.S. would be awarded gold.

The final podium was announced Friday, with the ROC awarded bronze and Japan silver. Canada finished fourth and, despite an appeal from the Canadian Olympic Committee, wasn't moved up to third place.

37w ago / 11:10 AM EDT

Volleyball: U.S. and Poland tied 1-1 in semis

Everyone is on the edge of their seats at the Paris Expo, as the U.S.' volleyball team makes a last minute comeback to take the second set of the match against Poland, tying with them 1-1.

The Americans won the set 27-25, reigniting hope of moving to the finals.

The two teams will play for best of five sets.

37w ago / 11:00 AM EDT

Basketball: Kevin Durant breaks Lisa Leslie's Olympic record and gives her a shoutout

Kevin Durant assisted the U.S. in its quarterfinal victory against Brazil, earning a new Olympic record in the process.

Durant scored 11 points, bringing his Olympic career total to 494. With that, he surpassed the record set by Lisa Leslie and became the top American scorer of all-time in Olympic competition.

Durant gave Leslie a shoutout on X, saying, "Records are meant to be broken, I'll hold on to this until another great comes along and passes me up.

"Lisa Leslie you are the gold standard in basketball."


37w ago / 10:52 AM EDT

Harvard cheers on Gabby Thomas

The athletes at Gabby Thomas' alma mater cheered her on as she outran her competitors to gold in the 200-meter race on Monday.

Thomas, who graduated in 2019, ran track and field for Harvard. She was named All-American seven times and became the first Ivy League athlete to win an NCAA sprinting championship, setting a record time in the event.

37w ago / 10:50 AM EDT

Watch: Gabby Thomas talks about her first gold with 'TODAY'

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After winning a gold medal, Thomas sat down with Savannah and Hoda to talk about her accomplishments in Paris, which included topping a podium for the first time ever.

Thomas, a Harvard grad and University of Texas master's degree-holder, said that winning gold was the thing she is proudest of.

"This took a lot of years and it took a lot of patience, and people don't see that journey," Thomas said. "Every year, every month, every minute was very intentional for this moment."

"I don't think I've ever worked this hard for anything in my life," she said.


37w ago / 10:47 AM EDT

Volleyball: Poland takes first semifinals set vs. U.S.

World No. 1 team Poland takes the first set in its match against the U.S.

The gold medal favorites are facing off against Team USA, which must make a comeback in this set to stay in contention for the top two podium spots.

37w ago / 10:33 AM EDT

'That's America's foot': Internet goes crazy for goalie Alyssa Naeher

Some might say that goalies are the unsung heroes of soccer, but the internet is singing for U.S. goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher after she managed to block a shot with the side of her cleat.

It was an opportunity for Germany to tie the game in the last minute of extra time against the U.S. women's soccer team in yesterday's game, but Naeher saved the day. She jumped into the air but the ball went low, so she just managed to tip the ball in the other direction.

The goal would have been likely called offside anyway, but that doesn't take away from how cool it was.

"Alyssa Naeher or BRICK WALL. Save of a LIFETIME," one X user wrote.

Some spectators were just in pure disbelief, one writing simply, "Alyssa Naeher are you joking."

"that's america's foot," one person captioned the image.

37w ago / 10:09 AM EDT

Volleyball: USA vs. Poland semifinals underway

The semifinal match between the U.S. and Poland is underway.

The U.S. faces a challenge against gold-medal favorite Poland. Neither of them took a spot in the podium last Olympics, but both have a shot this year.

Poland last took home an Olympic medal in 1976 when they won gold, and the U.S. is looking to break a comparatively shorter 20-year streak without hardware.

Poland beat Slovenia 3-1 yesterday, and the U.S. beat Brazil by the same margin.