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PARIS (AP) — China pulled off a stunner in rhythmic gymnastics Saturday, becoming the first non-European country to win Olympic gold in the group event by finishing just ahead of Israel and Italy. The five-woman Chinese team of Ding Xinyi, Guo Qiqi, Hao Ting, Huang Zhangjiayang and Wang Lanjing...

China becomes first non-European country to claim Olympic gold in rhythmic gymnastics

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Team USA had a lot of success at the 2024 Paris Olympics. However, the Olympic committee just gave one of their star medal winners some bad news. The IOC stripped Jordan Chiles of her bronze medal and awarded it to Romanian Gymnast Ana Barbosu instead. Here is what happened and...

Paris Olympics Strips U.S. Gymnastics Star Of Medal

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

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Watch: 2024 Olympics: Simone Biles Wins Gold at Gymnastics All-Around Final. No need to jump through hoops to find out which rhythmic gymnasts made the podium at the 2024 Olympics. Germany’s Darja Varfolomeev won the gold, Bulgaria’s Boryana Kaleyn took home the silver and Italy’s Sofia Raffaeli secured the bronze...

Flip Through the Differences Between Artistic and Rhythmic Gymnastics at the Olympics

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The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic (USOPC) said Sunday it will appeal the ruling from Center of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Jordan Chiles' bronze medal.

US Olympic officials to appeal Jordan Chiles ruling in latest twist to Paris gymnastics drama

The Spun

It turns out athletes aren't the only ones going viral at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Over the past few days, it has become very apparent that Italian rhythmic gymnastics coach Claudia Mancinelli is also receiving a lot of attention.   A video of Mancinelli approaching the judges ...

Meet Claudia Mancinelli, The Gymnastics Coach Going Viral At Olympics

PARIS -- Francisco Seco takes a closer look at his photo of Bulgarian Stiliana Nikolova performing in the rhythmic gymnastics competition:. This is a sports photo that I’ve always wanted to take. I was lucky and the athlete made the jump right in front of me. Instead of picking up the ball, she hit it with her chest and — BOOM! — there is the photo.

One Extraordinary (Olympic) Photo: Francisco Seco captures unusual image at rhythmic gymnastics

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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

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Kate Jackson began her acting career as a silent ghost on TV's classic 1960s gothic daytime drama Dark Shadows but remains alive and well years after two horrific battles with breast cancer. Jackson went on to small screen prime-time stardom on police/detective/crime drama/comedies like The Rookies, Charlie's Angels, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, and more. This is her triumphant story.

'Charlie's Angels' Star Kate Jackson Has Courageously Battled and Conquered Cancer Several Times

This article was sent as a newsletter. Sign up for our weekly Jewish sports newsletter here. Hello! The Paris Olympics are winding down — but not before some final key competitions this weekend. And since last week’s newsletter, Jewish and Israeli athletes won six more medals, including three golds.

The Jewish Sport Report: These sisters made Jewish Olympics history in Paris

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	Team USA gymnast Jordan Chiles is no longer a bronze medal winner. Team USA Women's Basketball Ekes Out Win Over France, 67-66, Takes Gold Medal




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




	The IOC announced early Sunday it was reallocating the bronze from last Monday’s women’s floor final to Romanian Ana Barbosu.  




	The decision came after the Court of Arbitration for Sport voided a scoring appeal made by...

US Gymnast Jordan Chiles Must Return Olympics Floor Exercise Bronze Medal

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Los Angeles, CA

Dennis the Menace actor Jay North is now 73 years old. This is his story. On August 3, 1951, Jay North was born Jay Waverly North, Jr., in Los Angeles, and seven years later, began acting on TV on shows like Wanted: Dead or Alive, and 77 Sunset Strip.

Former Childstar Jay North (TV's 'Dennis the Menace') Turns 73

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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 IOC decision follows a Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruling on Saturday which cancelled the re-evaluation of Chiles' score on the grounds that the appeal of her degree of difficulty was lodged by the US team four seconds after the regulatory deadline, set at one minute. After the...

Romanian gymnast Barbosu to be awarded Chiles' Olympic floor bronze: IOC

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The Paris Olympics are over and, as expected, the Games featured plenty of highs and lows, from a sprinter from St. Lucia (pop. 180,000) earning that country's first medal to Canadians caught snooping with a drone.Here are some of the bests — and worsts — from the two-week event:The BestTeam USA basketball continues gold-medal run: LeBron James and A'ja Wilson led their respective squads to Olympic glory yet again in Paris. The women won their eighth straight and the men their fifth consecutive gold medals. If you were born in the year 1996, you have seen the U.S. finish worse than...

'Allez, Leon!' to drone snooping: The best and worst of Paris Olympics

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

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Jordan Chiles won bronze on floor exercise, but an appeal by Romania changed all that.

Why this American gymnast is losing her bronze medal

Sporting News

The International Olympic Committee has asked Chiles to return her bronze medal, but the United States is appealing the ruling.

Will Jordan Chiles be stripped of bronze medal? Explaining IOC decision, USA appeal in Olympic gymnastics controversy

Minnesota State

After millions in funding from pro-Israel donors helped bring about the defeat of two members of the “Squad,” the far-left contingent of Democrats, some activists said the third target was clear. “Yes, the removal of Ilhan Omar from Congress IS possible,” read a Wednesday social media post about...

Why pro-Israel groups aren’t going after Ilhan Omar, even after helping oust other Squad members

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Israel’s rhythmic gymnastics team wins silver, Israel’s 7th medal in Paris

Israel’s rhythmic gymnastics team won the silver medal in the all-around team competition Saturday, earning Israel’s seventh medal at the Paris Olympics. The group, which is...

Israel’s rhythmic gymnastics team wins silver, Israel’s 7th medal in Paris

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