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There’s something raw about the Olympic podium. Cameras get so close to the athletes that fans a world away can watch as a single tear spills out of the eye, rolls down the cheek and hangs at the bottom of a chin. That was the scene for Lydia Ko, who was overcome with emotion at the weight of the moment. The tears appeared to start before she’d even holed her final birdie putt.
Ko didn’t just win Olympic gold, she played her way into the LPGA Hall of Fame, arguably the toughest Hall in all of sports, accomplishing her ultimate goal.
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Lydia Ko’s golden finish in Paris is what her career deserved

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Charley Hull of the LPGA Tour had a chance to represent her home country in the Paris Olympics this summer.  Hull, who has become a fan favorite over the past few years, finished in 27th place at this year's Olympics. Even though Hull didn't have a great overall performance in Paris, she ...

Photo: Olympic Golfer Charley Hull Turns Heads In Gold Dress

New Zealand's Lydia Ko overcame a late double bogey to secure the gold medal at the women's Olympic golf competition in Paris. Ko created a comfortable five-shot lead on Saturday by making birdies at 3, 7 and 9 as Switzerland's Morgane Metraux got off to a horrific start. Metraux began...

Lydia Ko in tears after claiming Olympic gold on dramatic final day

The gold medal is priceless, of course. But the LPGA Hall of Fame point that comes with it might mean even more to Lydia Ko, who become just the 35th member of the prestigious Hall.
Ko also receives an exemption into the AIG Women’s British Open in two weeks, but she’s already in that field as well as the LPGA majors for 2025.
While this will not count as an official LPGA victory, all players in the field receive Rolex Rankings points.
On the podium, Ko received a long, slender box, which goes to all the medal winners in 2024. The box contains a commemorative poster.

What does Lydia Ko receive at the Paris Olympics besides the gold medal?

It’s a cliché response to say that the only real expectation Mariajo Uribe carried with her into this week’s Olympic women’s golf tournament was to enjoy herself. Still, when you’re playing the last competitive event of a fulfilling 14-year LPGA career, enjoying yourself is as good a reward as any.

This LPGA veteran is retiring after the Olympics. A medal is looking like a possible going-away gift

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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

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Hollywood child stardom has taken its toll on many actors through the decades. Lani O'Grady, for one, found fame in the 1970s on the TV family series, Eight is Enough. O'Grady followed in the footsteps of her brother, actor Don Grady, an original Mouseketeer and member of another popular TV family show: My Three Sons. Their mother, Mary B. Grady, was a talent agent who represented several child actors. But Lani, who would also eventually become an agent, died in 2001 just one week before what would have been her 47th birthday.

TV's 'Eight is Enough' Star Lani O'Grady Found Fame Early in Life but Died a Tragic Death

[Note: Unless otherwise indicated, the commentary and quotes in this article are from interviews the author conducted with those individuals mentioned.]. This year marks the 60th Anniversary of the classic TV show Bewitched, which originally aired on ABC from 1964 to 1972. The show remains popular in reruns, and will soon be released in a special Blu-ray edition to mark the anniversary.

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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

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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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Sandy Paws Rescue Inc., a foster-based rescue in Massachusetts, is still looking for a forever home for an adorable six-year-old French bulldog named Joannie. The local animal rescue explains: “Joannie was found as a stray extremely emaciated and less than half her current weight now. She was missing fur on her body, face and ears. She has been nursed back to health and is doing wonderfully. While her age and exact history is unknown, it is clear she has mothered more than enough litters in her short lifetime.”

Meet The "Extreme Snuggler" French Bulldog Still Looking For Love

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GUYANCOURT, France (Reuters) -New Zealand's Lydia Ko won gold in the women's Olympic golf competition on Saturday, holding her nerve in a tense finish to complete her medal set in her final Games.

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Nelly Korda cruised into contention to successfully defend her gold medal in the Olympic Golf Competition before disaster struck on the par-3 16th. Team USA's Korda, 26, opened with a level-par 72 on Wednesday and then moved serenely into contention on the front nine of her second round on Thursday.

Nelly Korda was cruising to another Olympic gold medal then disaster struck on 16

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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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Actor Richard Deacon found fame on classic TV sitcoms such as The Dick Van Dyke Show (CBS, 1961-1966), on which he played Mel Cooley, and Leave it to Beaver (CBS, 1957-1963), in which which he portrayed neihbor Fred Rutherford. Both characters were married to women, while Fred had a son.

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The Colombian made an eagle on the par-5 18th at Le Golf National as she brought an end to her professional career in style

Mariajo Uribe Ends Professional Career With Eagle On Final Hole At Olympics

One of the beauties of match play is that a player can tell their opponent that they don't have to play their next shot; it's good. Sometimes, giving putts or other shots -- a concession or a gimme -- is a courtesy. You know your opponent will make that 2-footer for par. You know you're going to make your birdie putt, so you don't need to see your opponent hit their putt. Your opponent is struggling and you know you'll win the hole, so there's no need to put them through the paces.

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Lydia Ko of New Zealand took home gold in the women's golf final at the Paris Olympics, with Esther Henseleit of Germany securing silver and Xiyu Lin of China winning bronze.

Lydia Ko Takes Gold as Team USA Misses Podium in Thrilling Paris Women's Golf Final

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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

Mariajo Uribe originally planned to retire after the Tokyo Olympics thre years ago. But then she got pregnant in the midst of a global pandemic and by the time she got to Japan, six months postpartum, she didn’t feel that her game was ready for the moment.
“We didn’t really want to end my career that way,” said Uribe, who took a share of 50th in Tokyo.
So the family decided to give Paris a shot, and the exuberant player boldly told the world of her plans. Now she’s in contention to win a medal for Colombia, a country that to date...

Meet the LPGA mom who could win an Olympic medal on the day she retires

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Why Lydia Ko didn’t cry at the 2016 Olympics in Rio, but she did at the 2024 Olympics in Paris

PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 10: Gold medalist, Lydia Ko of Team New Zealand reacts on the podium during her national anthem in the Women's Individual Stroke...

Why Lydia Ko didn’t cry at the 2016 Olympics in Rio, but she did at the 2024 Olympics in Paris

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