MIDDLETON, Wis. (WMTV) – At 93, Middleton resident John Bennett remembers his time on the winner’s podium at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia. “1956. Seems like an eternity ago,” he said. Bennett won a silver medal in the long jump with a leap of over 26 feet. “You never forget these moments,” he […]
Canadian Philip “Phil Wizard” Kim celebrates his victory in the men’s breaking final with his gold medal.ODD ANDERSEN/Getty Images 1 of 25 Canadian Marco Arop receives his silver medal after competing in the men’s 800 m final.Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press 2 of 25 Katie Vincent of Canada receives her gold medal after winning the women’s […]
A gallery of highlights from the final day of the Olympics, captured by AP photographers at the Paris Games. Germany’s Luca Spiegel falls during the men’s keirin competition at the Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) Croatia’s Rino Buric tries to score a goal during the men’s water polo […]
The US women’s basketball team won its eighth Olympic Gold medal by defeating hosts France by the narrowest of margins: 1 point. Team USA won 67-66 in a hard-fought final that went down to the last shot. Led by A’ja Wilson, who scored 21 points, the USA survived a last-second shot by Gabby Williams that […]
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USWNT and US men’s basketball win gold in Paris Mallory Swanson scored a goal in the 57th minute to lead the USWNT to gold, while Steph Curry and Co. defeated France on their home court to take the overall victory. Stephen Curry of the US team caused problems for the French men’s national basketball team […]
Open this photo in the gallery: A spectator holds up an umbrella with the Canadian flag to support Erynn Ballard of Canada on Nikka VD Bisschop during the show jumping individual qualification event on August 5, 2024.Zohra Bensemra/Reuters As a nation known for its hammer throwing, it is important that Canada exudes strength. We don’t […]
Dutch athlete Sifan Hassan has become an Olympic legend by winning the gold medal in the Paris Women’s Marathon, just days after winning two bronze medals in the same event. And to do this, she had to push herself to her physical limits and complete an exciting sprint to the finish together with Ethiopian Tigst […]
PARIS – “A Gold Medal in Four Acts”, author and leading actor Wardell Stephen Curry. Stephen Curry hugged Kevin Durant at midcourt at Bercy Arena. They both held a U.S. flag that enveloped them both. They had won two consecutive NBA championships together when they changed the league’s trajectory by joining forces with the Golden […]
While China once again proved to be the U.S. team’s toughest competitor in the fight for the gold medal, the U.S. competitors and teams faced another challenge that shows no signs of slowing down when it comes to training the Olympic medalists: the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA). Heading into the final two days of […]
