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 …
