The sister-in-law of three-time Olympic gold medal-winning water polo star Maggie Steffens has died unexpectedly at the Paris Games. Team USA coach Adam Krikorian revealed the passing of Lulu Conner, 26, after Steffens and Team USA defeated Greece in Saturday’s Olympic opener. Details about Conner’s death have not been revealed publicly and reports that she…
Simone Biles completed a near perfect return to Olympics competition on Sunday despite an injury scare during the qualification competition. The 27-year-old, who returned to an ovation, seemed to injure herself during the warm-ups for the floor exercise, was examined by medical staff and needed taping strapped around her lower left leg and ankle. Briefly…
Simone Biles is leading the charge of older gymnasts at the Olympics who are redefining their sport WILL GRAVES, Associated Press 12 hours ago Simone Biles, of the United States, attends a gymnastics training session at Bercy Arena at the Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 25, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) It still happens…
Gymnast will compete in her third Olympics Simone Biles is heading back to the Olympics and the spotlight that comes with it. The gymnastics superstar earned a third trip to her sport’s biggest stage by cruising to victory at the US Olympic trials on Sunday night, posting a two-day all-around total of 117.225 to clinch…
Biles battles Brazil star Andrade and Team GB depth tested,Simone Biles has reframed her relationship with the sport but will face fierce competition from Rebeca Andrade In the aftermath of her nightmare second Olympic experience, all Simone Bileswanted to do was go home. But even after she departed Tokyo, Biles had to follow her teammates to…