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

The intersection of social media and an international event like the Olympics is bound to create memorable content. As athletes from every direction of the globe compete in Paris, they've produced plenty of viral moments. Personalities, celebrations and all sorts of raw emotion have owned the spotlight at the Summer Games.

2024 Paris Olympics' 8 Most Memorable Viral Moments

Grant Fisher became the first American man to medal in the 5,000m and 10,000m in an Olympic Games after taking bronze in the former event on Saturday. Grant Fisher does it again! He becomes the first American man to medal in both the 5000m and 10,000m in an Olympic Games. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ParisOlympics?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ParisOlympics</a> 📺 NBC & Peacock <a href="https://t.co/V76mcezAF0">pic.twitter.com/V76mcezAF0</a>

USA's Grant Fisher Wins Bronze in Olympics 5000m, Completes Historic Double Podium

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

Team USA high jumper Shelby McEwen cleared 2.36 meters on Saturday to claim silver at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The achievement marks a personal-best height as well as the first Olympic medal of McEwen's career. Team USA @TeamUSA. SILVER FOR SHELBY 👏 Shelby McEwen sets a personal best in the men's...

USA's Shelby McEwen Wins Silver Medal in Men's High Jump at 2024 Olympics

Georgia State

Contributors represent independent, third-party users who have joined our contributor program and self-verified their accounts. They have also demonstrated their experience writing hard news for other outlets. Contributors are expected, like all users, to adhere to our Community Standards.

contributor

Daily Coffee Press

The chances for the tropical wave in the Atlantic developing have now risen to 80% over the next seven days. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has advised that this disturbance could become the next tropical storm or hurricane within the coming days, potentially targeting the U.S. East Coast.

Tropical Wave That Could Impact Georgia Now Has 80% Chance of Development

NewsNinja

A lady is cautioning others about purchasing budget earrings from Amazon, Shein, and H&M, after she experienced keloid formations on her earlobes due to wearing them. On a TikTok post that has garnered more than 334,000 likes, Sailor Rozema (@sailor.rozema), a content creator, shares a warning with her community of "dangly earring girls": the inexpensive jewelry found in fast fashion can have negative impacts on your well-being.

‘I’ll never be wearing earrings for the rest of my life’: Customer warns against buying from Shein

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

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

WashingtonExaminer

PARIS (AP) — Japan’s b-girl Ami won gold at the Olympics ‘ first breaking event by spinning, flipping and toprocking past a field of 16 dancers Friday in a high-energy competition that may not return for future Games. Ami, legally named Ami Yuasa, won all three rounds in a battle against b-girl Nicka (Dominika Banevič) from Lithuania […]

Japan’s b-girl Ami wins Olympic breaking’s first gold medal

Brazil's duo of Ana Patricia Silva Ramos and Eduarda Santos Lisboa finished on top of the podium by defeating Canada in the gold medal match during the 2024 Summer Olympics on Friday. It took three sets for the result to be decided before the Brazilian team triumphed over Canada's Brandie...

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

21Ninety

2024 marks a historic year in Olympic history as breaking, or breakdancing, debuts as an official sport at the Paris Summer Games. With its roots in the hip-hop culture of the Bronx in the 1970s, breaking has evolved from street corners to the world’s biggest stages. The Breaking Olympics is not just a nod to… Continue reading Meet the Black B-Girls Competing in the Breaking Olympics

Meet the Black B-Girls Competing in the Breaking Olympics

Kicks On SI

LeBron James wore the Nike LeBron 22 in a metallic gold colorway during the Olympic gold medal basketball game.

LeBron James Wins Olympic Gold Medal in Gold Nike LeBron 22

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

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

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

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

Kansas City, MO

Jacksonville, FL

Mac Jones is entering a new era with the Jacksonville Jaguars, and he started things on a positive note in a 26-13 win over the Kansas City Chiefs. In his preseason debut on Saturday, Jones finished with 98 passing yards on 9-of-11 passing. He couldn't find the endzone, but still looked solid in limited playing time.

Mac Jones' Jaguars Preseason Debut Applauded By NFL Fans After Trade from Patriots

Team USA guard Tyrese Haliburton told it like it is after he played just 26 minutes overall and sat three of six games en route to his team winning Olympic gold in Paris. When you ain't do nun on the group project and still get an A🏅 <a href="https://t.co/xpshYZhMyA">pic.twitter.com/xpshYZhMyA</a>

Tyrese Haliburton Trolls Himself in Viral Photo After USA Wins Olympic Gold Medal

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

NewsBreak

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

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...

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

Comments / 0