Brazilian pair Ana Patricia and Duda are the women’s Olympic champions after seeing off Canadian duo Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson in a gripping final.Despite topping the world rankings, the Brazil team had won only one event in 2024 before the Olympics but dropped just one set on their way to the final.They won a tight first set 26-24 against their Canadian opponents but were pegged back 12-21 in the second.They jumped into an early lead in the decider, bringing up five match points and needing only two to clinch the gold medal 15-10.Earlier on Friday, Switzerland’s Tanja Huberli and Nina Brunner won bronze in straight sets (21-17, 21-15) against Maraife del Solar and Taliqua Clancy of Australia.

Brazil duo win beach volleyball gold

New York Post

American gymnast Jordan Chiles must return the bronze medal she won in the Paris Olympics floor exercise after sport’s highest court voided an on-floor appeal by Chiles’ coach that vaulted Chiles to third, the International Olympic Committee confirmed Sunday.

The IOC announced early Sunday it was reallocating the bronze from last Monday’s women’s floor final to Romanian Ana Barbosu after the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) said Saturday night it would respect the court’s decision and elevate Barbosu to third.

The decision came less than 24 hours after the Court of Arbitration for Sport voided a scoring appeal made by Team USA coach Cecile Landi during the competition that placed Chiles...

US gymnast Jordan Chiles must return bronze medal after court mandates score change, IOC says

The Associated Press

PARIS (AP) — Melissa Humana-Paredes has as her cellphone background a picture of herself, as a 3-year-old, holding a bronze medal from the Atlanta Olympics in 1996, when her father coached the Canadian beach volleyball team. It had been, until this week, the only Olympic beach volleyball medal her...

For Canada’s Humana-Paredes, Olympic beach volleyball dreams came from her father’s 1996 experience

Sporting News

The Sporting News live tracked results and highlights from the 2024 Olympic women's volleyball gold medal match between the USA and Italy.

USA vs. Italy volleyball results: Italy sweeps Team USA in dominating fashion for first Olympic gold medal

Washington State

Community Voices represent independent, third-party users who have joined our contributor program but not yet verified their accounts. Community Voices are expected, like all users, to adhere to our Community Standards.

community_voice

Kentucky Vibes.net

Disclaimer: This article was written with the help of A.I. software. Incident Summary: On Wednesday, August 7, 2024, during the 3m springboard preliminaries at the Olympic Games in Paris, American diver Alison Gibson faced an unfortunate incident that led to a score of 0.0. Competing to secure a place in the semi-finals, the 25-year-old Texas-born athlete experienced a collision with the diving board that significantly impacted her performance.

Heart-Stopping Moment: Alison Gibson’s Dive Ends in Disaster at the 2024 Olympics

How many times had Nils Ehlers and Clemens Wickler come so close they could taste it — only to leave parched and starved?. In four events in 2024 alone Germany had made a semifinal, yet only once had they returned home with a medal. The other three? The most agonizing finish in beach volleyball: fourth.

Olympics beach volleyball: Germans stuns Norway; Mel and Brandie make history

Athlon Sports

The Brazilian women's beach volleyball team secured gold in the final match of the Paris Games, dropping Team Canada, who were crowned the silver medal winners with the loss.  During the match at Champ De Mars, Brazil was caught in a heated argument with Canada, leading both teams to approach ...

Canada Vs. Brazil Beach Volleyball Game Turn Heads With Heated Exchange

Germany’s Darja Varfolomeev won Olympic gold in the Rhythmic Gymnastics individual all-around final.Varfolomeev topped the rotations in hoop (36.300), ball (36.500) and clubs (36.350) and came second in the ribbon (33.700) to score a total 142.850 points.Bulgaria’s Boryana Kaleyn won the silver with 140.600 points and Italy's 2023 World Championships silver medallist Sofia Raffaeli took the bronze medal with 136.300 points.Having made her senior debut in 2022, Varfolomeev earned her first world title in the clubs before becoming the youngest gymnast to achieve the feat of a clean sweep of four apparatus finals and the all-around title at the 2023 World Championships.

Germany’s Darja Varfolomeev wins Olympic Rhythmic Gymnastics individual all-round gold

South Carolina State

Colleton County, SC

Explore Beaufort SC

Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

USA TODAY Sports Media Group


Stars of the Sand  (Photo by CARL DE SOUZA/AFP via Getty Images)

Though Mariafe Artacho del Solar and her teammate Taliqua Clancy lost a heartbreaking match against Brazil, the duo still has a shot at earning a bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Overall, the Australian Olympians have had an impressive showing in the sand.Mariafe Artacho del Solar (Photo by CARL DE SOUZA/AFP via Getty Images)Mariafe Artacho del Solar (Photo by CARL DE SOUZA/AFP via Getty Images)Mariafe Artacho del Solar (Photo by CARL DE SOUZA/AFP via Getty Images)Mariafe Artacho del Solar (Photo by CARL DE SOUZA/AFP via Getty Images)Mariafe Artacho del Solar (Photo by CARL DE SOUZA/AFP via Getty Images)Mariafe Artacho del Solar (Photo by CARL DE SOUZA/AFP via Getty Images)Mariafe Artacho del Solar (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)Mariafe Artacho del Solar (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)Mariafe Artacho del Solar (Photo by CARL DE SOUZA/AFP via Getty Images)Mariafe Artacho del Solar (Photo by CARL DE SOUZA/AFP via Getty Images)Mariafe Artacho del Solar (Photo by CARL DE SOUZA/AFP via Getty Images)Mariafe Artacho del Solar (Grace Hollars-USA TODAY Sports)Mariafe Artacho del Solar (Grace Hollars-USA TODAY Sports)Mariafe Artacho del Solar (Grace Hollars-USA TODAY Sports)11

Team Australia beach volleyball star Mariafe Artacho del Solar in images

iHeartRadio

Team USA won gold in soccer, men's basketball and both the men's and women's 4x400-meter relay races during Day 15 of the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Olympics Day 15 Results: USA Teams Win Gold

For the first time in Olympic history, a gold-medal winner has been named in breakdancing—or breaking, as it's referred to in Paris. Canada B-boy Phil Wizard, whose legal name is Philip Kim, won the event's first-ever gold medal after the sport was introduced at this year's Olympics. Phil Wizard took down the hometown hero, Dany Dann, in Saturday's final to earn gold.

Olympic Breakdancing 2024 Results: Men's Breaking Medal Bracket Winners, Highlights

ESPN

Darja Varfolomeev, 17, won gold in the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around competition, posting the highest score in all four events - hoop, ball, clubs and ribbon - on her way to a total of 142.850

Russian native wins rhythmic gymnastics gold for Germany

The United States men's basketball team captured a fifth consecutive Olympic gold medal on Saturday with a 98-87 win over Victor Wembanyama and France in Paris. GREATNESS GETS GOLD 🥇<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ParisOlympics?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ParisOlympics</a> <a href="https://t.co/NAFVzmHZFg">pic.twitter.com/NAFVzmHZFg</a>. The star of the day was guard Steph Curry, who put together a second straight sensational...

Steph Curry Hailed as Olympic Legend By Fans for Heroics in USA's Gold Medal Win

Joel Embiid is an Olympic gold medalist and France is not happy about it. Embiid and Team USA took down France 98-87 to earn a fifth consecutive gold medal. This was Embiid's first run with the U.S, but his French citizenship gave him the option to play for the host country.

Video: Joel Embiid, USA Troll Booing French Fans During Olympic Gold Medal Ceremony

It's been an eventful summer for Quincy Wilson, but the United States track star now has to go back to reality. On Saturday, after winning gold in the men's 4x400-meter relay, the 16-year-old Wilson posted a picture with his medal and expressed his remorse about having to return to high school in just a few weeks.

Quincy Wilson, 16, Posts Viral USA Olympic Gold Medal Photo: Dang, School in 2 Weeks

An Olympic legend was born Friday as Australian B-girl Raygun took centerstage in Paris. The breaking competition didn't go so well for Raygun, as she lost her three group matches by 18-0 scores, failing to receive even one vote from the judges. The fact that Rachael Gunn, a 36-year-old lecturer...

Australian Breakdancer Raygun Talks Viral Olympics Performance After Inspiring Memes

Another day, another gold medal for Team USA's fastest athletes. On Friday, four of the United States' best sprinters lined up on the track at Stade de France in Paris for the women's 4x100-meter relay. Historically, the women have gone back and forth with Jamaica in this event in a longstanding rivalry; they came in a disappointing second to Jamaica at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Team USA Enters New Golden Age of Sprinting at 2024 Paris Olympics

Steph Curry knows a thing or two about championships. The four-time NBA champ earned his first Olympic gold medal on Saturday when Team USA took down France 98-87 in Paris. Following the game, Curry reflected on the moment on the NBC broadcast with Mike Tirico and said that he considers this accomplishment among his highest in the sport:

Steph Curry: 'Unbelievable' USA Olympic Gold Medal Win 'Ranks Very High' For Me

Nyjah Huston's bronze medal will get the justice it deserves. The skateboarder posted on Instagram about the deteriorating condition of the medal he won on July 29. It did not take long for the the Olympics to take notice. TMZ Sports reported that La Monnaie de Paris, the manufacturer of...

Nyjah Huston's Olympic Bronze Medal to Be Replaced By Manufacturer amid Quality Issue

NewsBreak

Olympic Beach Volleyball 2024: Men's Medal Winners, Scores and Results

For the first time in Olympic history, the gold-medal winners in beach volleyball hail from Sweden. Sweden's David Åhman and Jonatan Hellvig defeated Germany's Nils Ehlers...

Olympic Beach Volleyball 2024: Men's Medal Winners, Scores and Results

Comments / 0