Sunisa Lee was just a St. Paul kid with a dream in 2017 when MPR News began writing about her Olympic hopes. Here’s a look at her journey to Olympic champion.
In a COVID concession to the usual podium process, Olympians are expected to pluck their own medals from a tray. Some athletes are giving each other a hand putting them on.
The number of Americans watching the Olympic games in Tokyo is upwards of 16.5 million. And while the odds of any of us ever reaching Olympic levels of achievement are low, our interest in other people getting there is endless. Why? What’s the appeal of the Olympics?
Thursday offers a full slate of events for Minnesota athletes at the Tokyo Olympics, including cycling, swimming, track and field, basketball and volleyball. Here’s the lineup of events and how to see them.
Sunisa Lee became the fifth straight American woman to claim the Olympic title in the women’s all-around. She edged Rebeca Andrade of Brazil in a hotly contested final.
Zhang Yufei of China claimed gold with an Olympic-record time of 2 minutes, 3.86 seconds. Americans Regan Smith and Hali Flickinger dueled back and forth for the silver, with Smith pulling ahead at the end to touch in 2:05.30.
As you cheer on sports you didn't think you cared about during the Summer Olympics, we're here to answer all those random questions that keep popping up in your brain.
Critics are outraged, saying the anti-doping agency for the games is turning a blind eye for the white athlete on the heels of suspending the Black sprinter earlier this month.
Simone Biles joins other high-profile names in the Olympic space who have been talking openly about a topic that had been taboo in sports for seemingly forever. The International Olympic Committee has taken a proactive approach to providing resources for its athletes and shifted its tone from sports performance and results to mental health and uplifting the athletes' voices.