Taylor Knibb, the 26-year-old American triathlete, put on a masterclass performance at the inaugural T100 Triathlon World Championship in Duba, clinching the first-ever world title in the series. While her victory was nothing short of dominant—she crossed the finish line more than two minutes ahead of her nearest competitor—there was one part of the race that Knibb will likely want …
Laura Lindemann won a thrilling sprint finish to give Germany gold in the Olympic triathlon mixed relay on Monday, outkicking the United States and Britain after highly-fancied France were scuppered by a bike crash on the first of four legs. Paris Olympics 2024: Day 10 – LIVE It was a redemptive race for Lindemann, who had suffered a bike crash …
Simone Biles, Katie Ledecky and LeBron James are among the athletes bound to draw significant attention during the Paris Olympics, but the 2024 Games will feature plenty of compelling storylines and medal contenders beyond the biggest stars. Field hockey — Amanda Golini and Ashley Hoffman After failing to qualify for the last Olympics in Tokyo, the U.S. women’s field hockey …
Taylor Knibb resigned her position on the U.S. cycling team for the road race at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday and will be replaced by Kristen Faulkner, who already had been picked to compete with the American pursuit squad in the velodrome. The 26-year-old from Washington, D.C., was the surprising winner of the U.S. time trial championship earlier this year, …
Magnus Sheffield and Matteo Jorgenson will join Brandon McNulty on the U.S. cycling team for the Paris Olympics, giving the American contingent perhaps its best chance in four decades to win a road race medal. Along with the road race and time trial, where Dygert will be heavily favoured to win gold, she will be racing in the velodrome later …
Leonie Periault claimed a stunning victory at the Yokohama World Triathlon Championship Series on Saturday, finishing 36 seconds clear of the U.S.’s Taylor Knibb in second place and 40 seconds ahead of fellow Frenchwoman Emma Lombardi, who took bronze. Periault, 29, sealed the second World Triathlon Championship Series gold of her career with a winning time of 01:52:28. READ | …
On a Sunday evening in late September, with wildfire smoke hanging in the air, a few dozen people gathered in the rooftop kitchen of a Hollywood apartment building called Treehouse for their weekly communal dinner. “What I enjoy is having really good conversations with people I don’t work with.” She shares a kitchen with four other suitemates and shares the …