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Florence Griffith-Joyner celebrates with her gold medal after winning the Women's 100 meters final event during the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea.

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Remembering Olympic gold medalist Florence 'Flo-Jo' Griffith Joyner

1:53pm September 22, 2023

by Ashley Montgomery

Olympic gold medalist Florence "Flo-Jo" Griffith Joyner died 25 years ago on Sept. 21, 1998. The sprinter's world records for the 100 meter and 200 meter events remain unbroken.

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Simone Biles warms up before the U.S. Gymnastics Championships Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023, in San Jose, Calif.

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Simone Biles wins a record 8th U.S. gymnastics title a full decade after her first

10:51pm August 27, 2023

by The Associated Press

Biles became the oldest woman to win a national title since USA Gymnastics began organizing the event in 1963. Her eight crowns moved her past Alfred Jochim, who won seven between 1925-33.

The Russian national flag, right, flies after it is hoisted next to the Olympic flag during the closing ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Feb. 23, 2014.

The IOC says it will not invite Russia and Belarus to the 2024 Olympics in Paris

5:00am July 14, 2023

by Ashley Westerman

While Russia and Belarus will not receive formal invitations, the International Olympic Committee says it will not stop athletes from the two countries from participating as neutral contestants.

Tori Bowie, who captured gold as a sprinter in the Olympics and the world championships, died at age 32 from complications of childbirth, according to an autopsy report.

Tori Bowie, an elite Olympic athlete, died of complications from childbirth

5:47pm June 13, 2023

by Bill Chappell

An autopsy report underscores the tragedy of Tori Bowie's death at age 32. The 2016 Olympic medalist was eight months pregnant, according to the report.

The Paralympics TikTok account combines sports footage with viral audio to showcase athletes. But critics of compilations posted to Twitter say it mocks them instead.

Edgy or insensitive? The Paralympics TikTok account sparks a debate

5:00am April 24, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

People are slamming the account for what they see as mocking Para athletes. But those behind it, and some featured on it, say it's an important tool for increasing visibility and understanding.

Jim Thorpe, the famed American athlete and U.S. Olympic great runs during a Junior Olympics event in Chicago on June 6, 1948. Thorpe has been reinstated as the sole winner of the 1912 Olympic pentathlon and decathlon.

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Jim Thorpe is reinstated as the sole winner of two events in the 1912 Olympics

2:29pm July 15, 2022

by The Associated Press

The legendary athlete is declared the sole winner of the Olympic pentathlon and decathlon in Stockholm — nearly 110 years after being stripped of those gold medals for violations of amateurism rules.

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was allowed to compete in the women's short program at the 2022 Winter Olympics on Tuesday despite having failed a drug test.

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What is trimetazidine, the drug found in Russian skater Kamila Valieva's system?

9:01pm February 15, 2022

by Vanessa Romo

The 15-year-old athlete tested positive in December for trimetazidine, a drug typically prescribed to much older patients suffering from angina and other heart-related conditions.

Kamila Valieva of Team ROC skates during the women's short program at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games on Feb. 15, 2022 in Beijing, China.

Valieva takes No. 1 slot in a figure skating event that's clouded by doping saga

1:03pm February 15, 2022

With Kamila Valieva seizing the top spot, 25 skaters advance to the next segment. Normally, only the top 24 move on from the short program. But these Games aren't normal.

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Gold medalists Lindsey Jacobellis (left) and Nick Baumgartner celebrate their win of the mixed team snowboard cross finals at the flower ceremony during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics on Feb. 12, 2022.

U.S. snowboarders Lindsey Jacobellis and Nick Baumgartner make history in Beijing

4:11am February 12, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

At their ages, Jacobellis' and Baumgartner's win over Italy and Canada during the first-ever Olympic mixed team snowboard cross events broke multiple records.

White gets emotional after the men's halfpipe finals at the Beijing Olympics.

Look back at the McTwists and turns of Shaun White's golden snowboarding career

1:26pm February 11, 2022

by Bill Chappell

The man who fiercely shreds halfpipes openly shed tears on the snow, saying he was proud of his effort. It closed the book on a record-setting Olympic career.