'Bigger than yourself': U-M gymnast hopes to compete in Paris
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Paul Juda was 5 when he took up gymnastics. Now, he has goals like making the U.S. Olympic gymnastics team in Paris. If he doesn't, it won't be from a lack of effort. "I...
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Fort Moore soldier returns to Olympic shooting events for Paris
FORT MOORE, Ga. (WRBL) — Last month, multiple members of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU) based at Georgia's Fort Moore qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics in not one but two events. For Sgt....
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Soon to be a 2-time host city, Salt Lake City’s zest for the Olympics now an...
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Reminders of the 2002 Winter Olympics are nestled in every nook and cranny of Utah's capital city, from a towering Olympic cauldron that overlooks the Salt Lake Valley to an...
View ArticleTrack and field introducing prize money at Olympics; Paris gold medalists...
The governing body of athletics said it was setting aside $2.4 million to pay the gold medalists across the 48 events on the track and field program for this year's Paris Olympics. Relay teams will...
View ArticleHeaded to the Paris Olympics? Pack these 6 essentials
(NerdWallet) - As the Summer Olympics approach, start planning your packing list now. A trip to the Paris Olympics, which will run from July 26 to Aug. 11, can call for some essentials that you might...
View ArticleOlympic wrestler Mason Parris grapples for gold in Paris
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — An Olympian whose last name is Parris is shooting for success this summer in a city that shares his name. "Hopefully it'll be my city that day. Parris with the gold in...
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WATCH: New purple surface may lead to Olympic records
PARIS (AP) — Fans will be seeing purple at the Olympics when athletes try to set records at this summer's Paris Games. In a move away from a more traditional red-brick clay color, an Olympic track is...
View ArticleSteve Serio hopes to make it three in a row for USA wheelchair basketball
(NEXSTAR) – Steve Serio won the 2017 ESPN ESPY Award for Best Male Athlete with a Disability for his performance at the Paralympic Games Rio 2016. Now, his dream is to make it three straight golds for...
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Olympic opening ceremony on Seine River could be scrapped if security risk is...
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said the opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics planned on the River Seine could be shifted instead to the Stade de France if the security threat is deemed...
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Performers at Olympic flame-lighting ceremony feel pull of the ancient past
ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP) — No one knows what music in ancient Greece sounded like or how dancers once moved. Every two years, a new interpretation of the ancient performance gets a global...
View Article18-year-old has 'no doubts' he'll be on a podium in Paris
(NEXSTAR) – 18-year-old Ezra Frech said he has “no doubts” that he will be standing at the top of the podium at the 2024 Paralympic Games. The track and field standout from Los Angeles, California...
View Article‘Fastest Paralympic swimmer ever’: Jamal Hill on navigating challenges
(NEXSTAR) – Paralympic swimmer Jamal Hill said he has had to overcome biases as someone who lives with what he called an “invisible disability.” “I’m one of the few people whose disability is not...
View ArticleCaptain Calahan Young shooting for gold in goalball
(NEXSTAR) – As captain of the USA Goalball men’s team, Calahan Young made his Paralympic Games debut at the Tokyo 2020 Games and was the team’s leading scorer with 20 goals. Young is originally from...
View ArticleJustin Phongsavanh is chasing his dream of being a champion in Paris
(NEXSTAR) – In high school, Justin was involved in football, track and field, wrestling and rugby. But in October 2015, Phongsavanh and his friend were gunned down in a fast-food parking lot which...
View ArticleUSA field hockey’s chance at gold is no joke for prankster Kelsey Bing
(NEXSTAR) – Engineer and Stanford alum Kelsey Bing is goalkeeper on Team USA’s field hockey team but has the reputation of being quite the prankster. “I bought 400 tiny acrylic ducks,” Bing recounted,...
View Article‘It’s moving everybody forward’: Olympic medalist applauds strides in women’s...
(NEXSTAR) – Three-time Olympic medalist and Assistant Volleyball Coach at the University of Nebraska Jordan Larson is applauding Caitlin Clark for bringing more attention to women’s sports. “It’s a...
View ArticleOlympian Sunisa Lee overcomes illness, looks for redemption in Paris
(NEXSTAR)— Reigning Olympic gymnastics all-around champion Sunisa Lee said she is looking to “redeem" herself after Tokyo. “My main goal is to win like a bar medal because I need to redeem myself from...
View ArticleKayla DiCello is so good, her coach unretired to train her
(NEXSTAR) – Gymnast Kayla DiCello decided to take a gap year from the University of Florida to train for the Olympics. The opportunity coaxed her coach, Kelli Hill, to come out of retirement and the...
View ArticleFrom rodeo to Olympian, Brody Malone overcomes serious injury to compete
(NEXSTAR) – Five-time U.S. champion Brody Malone said he’s working to get back to 100% after sustaining a serious knee injury in March 2023. “After my second surgery, I had to pretty much relearn how...
View ArticleVictor Montalvo’s moves excite as Breaking debuts in Paris
(NEXSTAR) – The 2023 World Champion in Breaking, commonly known as breakdancing, is ready for the sport to debut at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. “You’re just seeing art, you know, play itself,”...
View ArticleU.S. veteran Bobby Body hopes to bring home a medal for powerlifting at...
(NEXSTAR) –Bobby Body lost his left leg when his vehicle was struck by an IED in Iraq. Now, the 49-year-old veteran is focused on bringing home a medal in the men’s powerlifting competition at the...
View ArticleFrom youngest ever to seasoned vet, BMXer Alise Willoughby still going full...
(NEXSTAR) – Alise Willoughby has had many competitors tell her that she inspired them to compete in BMX. That’s because despite being only 33 years old, she’s been breaking records for almost two...
View ArticleBMX Olympian Hannah Roberts focuses on journey, not outcome
NEW YORK (WOOD) — BMX rider Hannah Roberts walked away from the Tokyo Olympics with a silver medal. It wasn't a disappointment, Roberts said — but it also wasn't the goal: "I think more so I put so...
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Paralympians excel with perseverance, optimism
NEW YORK (WOOD) — While the Simone Biles and Katie Ledeckys of the world will draw most of the headlines in Paris this summer, some of the most inspiring stories will play out at the Paralympic Games....
View Article‘These dreams are a long time coming’: Sunny Choi on being first woman to...
(NEXSTAR) – Sunny Choi says she has had Olympic dreams since she was very small. This summer she will have the chance to show the world her breakdancing skills at the Paris Olympics. “These dreams are...
View ArticleFinish line approaches: Team USA hopefuls eye Olympics in 100 days
NEW YORK CITY, NY (WAVY) - Wednesday, April 17 marks a big milestone in the journey to Paris: 100 days until the start of the 2024 Summer Olympics. At the Team USA Media Summit in New York City,...
View ArticleBreanna Stewart seeks third straight gold medal, would welcome Caitlin Clark...
(NEXSTAR) -- The United States Women's Basketball Olympic Team is gearing up to go after their eighth consecutive gold medal led by superstar Breanna Stewart at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Syracuse,...
View ArticleParis Olympics: USA Basketball announces roster for men's team
(AP) — USA Basketball studied every men's basketball game it has played for about two decades and a clear trend eventually appeared. When the defense isn't good enough, the Americans tend to get...
View ArticleWomen's water polo team pursues fourth consecutive gold
(NEXSTAR) – The most decorated women’s water polo player of all time, Maggie Steffens, is focused on “having that growth mindset” as the U.S. women’s team looks to win its fourth consecutive gold...
View Article‘Deep down I’m always nervous’: Bobby Finke gears up for Olympic Swim Trials
(NEXSTAR) – About two months from now, the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials will kick off in Indiana. As many as 52 athletes will represent the U.S. in the pool at the Paris Olympic Games. 24-year-old...
View ArticleCasey Kaufhold gives a breakdown of her Olympic archery gear
(NEXSTAR) – Casey has been practicing archery since the age of three and that dedication was rewarded by becoming the first U.S. recurve-bow woman to be ranked number one since the inception of world...
View Article'My motivation started to fall': Olympic champ Suni Lee talks battling kidney...
NEW YORK CITY (AP/NEXSTAR) -- Olympic gymnastics all-around champion Suni Lee revealed that at the height of dealing with a kidney disease last year, she questioned whether a return to top form was...
View ArticleMinna Stess not trying to “destroy the city” by skateboarding at the Olympics
(NEXSTAR) – Skating while still in diapers and winning major amateur competitions by the time she turned eight, Minna Stess is ready for Paris. “It definitely gives skateboarding a bigger outlet to...
View ArticleOlympic volleyball setter Jordyn Poulter is getting back into the swing of...
(NEXSTAR) – Starting setter for the U.S. women’s volleyball team in Tokyo, Jordyn Poulter, is getting back into the swing of things after a “gnarly knee injury” in December 2022. “I think for me it...
View ArticleMeditation keeps Olympic climber Brooke Raboutou grounded
(NEXSTAR) – At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Brooke Raboutou became the first U.S. climber ever to qualify for an Olympic Games. Now, she has plenty of strategies to manage the pressure. “There’s a lot of...
View ArticleCoach Reeve says mixing Olympic veterans and young players is key to...
(NEXSTAR) -- All eyes are on Paris for the 2024 Olympics and, with the rise in popularity for women's sports, women's basketball will be a highly anticipated competition as the United States looks to...
View ArticleNevin Harrison fell in the water for ‘the first year’ of learning canoe sprint
(NEXSTAR) – Even though she won the gold medal in the Women’s C1 200m Canoe Sprint event of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Nevin Harrison remembers the long hours of learning the sport. “I fell in...
View ArticleKara Kohler punches her ticket to the 2024 Summer Olympics
SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) -- Kara Kohler punched her ticket to Paris on Sunday, April 7 in Sarasota. She will be representing the United States in the Olympics for the third time in her athletic career...
View ArticleWhat is 'most important' as Shooter Mary Tucker strives for Gold in Paris
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WBOY) — After winning a silver medal at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo in the 10-meter air rifle mixed team, West Virginia University athlete Mary Tucker is definitely looking for gold...
View ArticleNBC Sports host Ahmed Fareed: Olympics bring nation, world to one place
NEW YORK (WOOD) — Ahmed Fareed is headed to the Paris Olympics to host and report for NBC Sports. It will be the Sparta, Michigan native's fifth time working the Games, but the first time he'll be in...
View ArticleCanyon Barry keeps the underhand free throw alive
(NEXSTAR) – The men’s 3x3 basketball team will have its first chance to capture gold for the U.S. this year and Canyon Barry has a unique shot that helps in the clutch moments. “I’m a big math/science...
View ArticleUSOPC focusing on mental health ahead of Paris 2024
NEW YORK (KNWA/KFTA) — The topic of mental health is one of the biggest conversations surrounding athletes across all disciplines, making sure they are surrounded with the best resources available has...
View ArticleTrack and field's move to pay $50,000 for Paris gold medalists is criticized
GENEVA (AP) — Olympic sports bodies criticized World Athletics on Friday for promising to pay $50,000 for each track and field gold medal won at the Paris Olympics. Last week's move by the track body...
View ArticleAuthorities accused of ’social cleansing' ahead of Olympics
PARIS (AP) — French police evicted migrants from a makeshift camp in Paris a few steps away from the River Seine on Tuesday, the latest operation in what aid groups call a campaign of ‘’social...
View ArticleCaitlin Clark's early WNBA play could be Olympic tryout
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Caitlin Clark’s early play in WNBA will serve as her tryout for a spot on the U.S. Olympic women’s basketball team. The women's roster for the Paris Games won't be determined...
View ArticleUSA Track & Field expands its maternity policy
U.S. Olympic hurdler Christina Clemons sent numerous emails to those in the track community raising concerns over a gap in health care insurance coverage for new mothers who still wanted to compete....
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Photos: Paris receives Olympic flame in Athens
ATHENS (AP) -- The flame that will burn at the Paris Olympics has been formally handed over to French organizers at a ceremony in Greece. Friday's ceremony was held in the all-marble Panathenaic...
View ArticleWrestler Mason Parris officially headed to the Olympics
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — For Mason Parris, wrestling in the Paris Olympics would just make sense. The vivid vision became reality at Saturday evening's Olympic trials. Parris beat Hayden Zillmer...
View ArticleOklahoma adventure park plays host to Olympic trials
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - When you think about ideal spots for canoeing and kayaking, Oklahoma City may not be the first spot that comes to mind. However, the city is taking center stage as host for the...
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