BEIJING — Kristen Santos was in medal position, poised to wipe out the frustration that has haunted American women in Olympic short track speed skating for 12 years. Instead, Santos wiped out. Or ...

Simone Biles is not the first athlete to acknowledge how mounting pressure to perform and achieve has affected her mental health. But by stepping away from her events on the world’s biggest stage, ...

3 a.m.: Carl Yuan (CHN), Camilo Villegas (COL), Matteo Manassero (ITA) ...

The U.S. is once again entering the tournament as a medal contender, and the nation's history backs that up. The U.S. has almost twice as many shooting medals at the Olympics as any other nation.

Team USA secured its first-ever silver in the figure skating team event with 65 points, narrowly edging Japan's 63-point ...

With the 2024 Paris Games approaching, Olympic qualifying is now complete and nearly 600 athletes have earned their spots on the U.S. Olympic team. Below is a list of athletes that have qualified to ...

A volleyball match begins when the ball is served into play. A team may touch the ball three times – not counting blocks – on its side of the net. The usual pattern is as follows: a dig (underarm pass ...

Block: The starting platform; the area from which a swimmer dives into the pool to begin a race. Cap: Latex or lycra head covering used during a race or workout to protect a swimmer's hair from the ...

Basketball debuted as a medal sport for men at the 1936 Olympics, and women's basketball was later added in 1976. During that time, one nation has dominated the sport, but many different players have ...

Coming into the Games, winning a team medal was the No. 1 goal for the U.S. men's gymnastics team. The team had not been on an Olympic medal podium since 2008, but didn't miss a beat in Paris to ...

For a full list of athletes who have qualified for Paris 2024, check out our article on Olympic surfing qualification. By having the highest-ranked women's team at the 2022 ISA World Surfing Games, ...

Nineteen-year-old phenom Athing Mu captured 800m gold Tuesday night in Tokyo, breaking the U.S. record and triumphantly expiring what had been the longest active American title drought in Olympic ...