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U.S. Olympic teams now carried by women in medal count in lasting Title IX impact
NBC Sports via Yahoo Sports· 2 years agoIn the 50 years since Title IX, women went from a fraction of the Olympic medal events of men to...
Paris Olympic medals headed in big numbers to United States and China in one forecast
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe United States is predicted to top the medals tables — both the overall count and gold-medal...
Simone Biles finishes with four golds at 2023 Gymnastics World Championships
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 7 months agoANTWERP, Belgium — Five medals, four of them gold, after not competing for two years. Only Simone...
2024 Olympics are only 100 days away: Here's how Team USA is shaping up for Paris.
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 1 month agoNEW YORK — The Olympic flame has officially been lit, the 2024 Paris Games are now exactly 100 days...
Mikaela Shiffrin heads to world championships with medal records in sight
NBC Sports via Yahoo Sports· 1 year agoBefore Mikaela Shiffrin can hold the World Cup wins record, she can become the most decorated Alpine...
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce leads Jamaica 100m sweep; U.S. has best day ever at track worlds
NBC Sports via Yahoo Sports· 2 years agoShelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce became the first person to win five world titles in an individual running...
Katie Ledecky starts new Olympic cycle with different world championships lineup
NBC Sports via Yahoo Sports· 2 years agoKatie Ledecky will be plenty busy at the world championships that start next week, just not at the...
Tom Dean hopes his Olympic champion status plays on mind of rivals in Paris
PA Media: Sport via Yahoo Sports· 4 months agoTom Dean is counting on his aura giving him an added edge at this summer’s Olympics as he chases...
Biden awards Medal of Freedom to Simone Biles, John McCain, Gabby Giffords and others
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPresident Biden places the Presidential Medal of Freedom around the neck of gymnast Simone Biles...
Shattering Michael Phelps' record, Katie Ledecky shows why she's the greatest
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 10 months agoAs the greatest female swimmer in history and the rock of the U.S. team for more than a decade,...