There are silvers and there are silvers. Haley Batten didn’t win the gold medal in mountain biking at the Summer Olympics, but the silver she earned Sunday was momentous. It was the best Olympic finish by a U.S. mountain biker ever—pulled off by a 25-year-old from Park City, Utah, who’d been targeting this day since she was 12. Armstrong may …
American gymnast Simone Biles shone despite injuring her calf during warm-up for the floor exercise, whereas Rafael Nadal setup a blockbuster clash against Novak Djokovic at the Paris Olympics. Then there was a Rafael Nadal victory over Hungary’s Marton Fucsovics, that helped the Spaniard setup a blockbuster second round clash against Novak Djokovic. Paris Olympics: News, schedule, medals tally and …
PARIS — On the first sunny day of the Paris Olympics, the stars from the United States shined bright. Simone Biles and LeBron James dazzled, so did the U.S. women’s soccer team. Simone Shines Biles made her Olympic return three years after pulling out of multiple finals at the Tokyo Games to protect her safety, which prompted an international discussion …
Haley Batten saw her Olympic dream realized as she cycled to a silver medal in the Women's Cross-country Mountain Bike event. She said: 'I've visualized finishing with the medal around my neck for a long time, so I knew I would feel special but I can't explain how amazing that is.' Pauline Ferrand Prevot, of France, centre, winner of the …
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