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Utah gets the Winter Olympics again

7:33pm July 25, 2024

by Pamela McCall

Utah will host the 2034 winter Olympics, an honor it first had in 2002. The announcement came on the same day the state celebrates its founding by Mormon leader Brigham Young. There are critics and memories of a 2002 bribery scandal.

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U.S. figure skaters to receive team gold medal after delays tied to Valieva doping

7:09pm July 25, 2024

by Brian Mann

Nine figure skaters from the U.S. were denied their 2022 Olympic team gold medal in Beijing because of a Russian doping scandal linked to Kamila Valieva. Now the squad will get their medals in Paris.

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U.S. men’s basketball faces a fierce Olympic challenge for 5th consecutive gold

6:38pm July 25, 2024

by Emma Bowman

Three days away from the start of the tournament, Olympic veteran Kevin Durant and newcomer Steph Curry talked about the stacked NBA star power that's heating up the competition in Paris.

Clayton Young (L) and Conner Mantz celebrate after placing second and first during the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Marathon on February 03, 2024 in Orlando, Florida.

These team USA marathon runners are rooting for each other on and off the track

5:54pm July 25, 2024

Clayton Young and Conner Mantz are longtime training partners and friends. They're also the two fastest men's marathoners representing the U.S. at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

The pair met on a run at Brigham Young University in 2017. They've been friends, training partners and competitors ever since.

With years of friendship and thousands of miles binding them together, can Young and Mantz break away from the pack and take home the gold at the Olympic games?

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United States v Zambia: Women's Football - Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day -1

The U.S. Women's soccer team opened the Paris Olympics with an easy win over Zambia

5:36pm July 25, 2024

by Juana Summers

The U.S. defeated Zambia 3-0 to open the Paris Summer Olympics. It's a much better result compared to the Tokyo Games three years ago when they lost their opener to Sweden and only won bronze.

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Canada beats New Zealand in women's soccer after Olympic spy drone scandal

4:47pm July 25, 2024

by Emma Bowman

On the eve of the Paris Games group match, two employees on Canada's team were let go for their part in a plot to spy on the training sessions of the lower-ranked New Zealand women's soccer team.

Cardboard beds have returned to the Olympics. What do they do?

2:14pm July 25, 2024

Cardboard beds are one of the Olympics' latest green innovations. But not all the athletes are fans.

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Eli Dershwitz, 2023 world champion in sabre, aims to make Olympic history

2:05pm July 25, 2024

by Craig LeMoult

At the Paris Summer Olympics, an athlete from Massachusetts could do something no other American has done before: win a gold medal in the sport of sabre. Eli Dershwitz is the reigning world champion.

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NBA, WNBA sign media rights deals with Disney, NBC and Amazon, leaving TNT out

2:05pm July 25, 2024

by Michel Martin

The leagues secured deals that will bring in $76 billion over the next 11 years, ushering in a new era of streaming. NPR's Michel Martin talks to Wall Street Journal reporter Isabella Simonetti.

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U.S. women's soccer coach says the team has 'moved past' losses, is ready for Paris

10:30am July 25, 2024

by Juana Summers

The U.S. has a new coach, a reimagined roster and a chance to bounce back after dismal performances at recent major tournaments. The women's team has won four Olympic gold medals, but none since 2012.