Simone Biles flies off floor surface in qualification
Despite taking a hop completely off the gymnastics floor platform, Simone Biles delivered an elite routine to advance to the apparatus and all-around final.
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Cheung Ka Long wins fencing gold for men’s individual foil
Cheung Ka Long of Hong Kong, China wins fencing gold for men’s individual foil at the Tokyo Olympics.
Continue ReadingCivilian casualties in Afghanistan hit record high amid US withdrawal, UN says
By Jeevan Ravindran, CNN Civilian casualties in Afghanistan reached record levels in the first half of 2021, the United Nations warned Monday, noting that deaths and injuries spiked markedly from May when the United States and its allies began withdrawing troops from the country. Some 5,183 casualties were recorded in the first six months of
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Simone Biles posts a 15.183 in vault
Team USA’s Simone Biles posts a score of 15.183 in vault during women’s qualification.
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Jade Carey performs top-3 floor routine in qualification
American Jade Carey advanced to the final of the women’s floor routine with a score of 14.100, third best in the field.
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Jordan Chiles performs superhero-inspired floor routine
Jordan Chiles owned her superhero-inspired floor routine during qualification for the women’s gymnastics competition.
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Suni Lee dazzles on uneven bars in qualifying round
Team USA’s Suni Lee scores a 15.2 in the qualifying round of women’s gymnastics at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
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Phelps congratulates long-time friend Kalisz after medal
Chase Kalisz is congratulated by his family and Michael Phelps on TODAY following his gold medal in the men’s 400m IM.
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Kiefer, Zolotic describe emotions after making U.S. history
Lee Kiefer and Anastasija Zolotic sit down with TODAY to reflect on the U.S. history they made in Tokyo, earning gold medals in women’s individual foil and taekwondo, respectively.
Continue Reading‘What you’re doing is unprecedented’: McCarthy-Pelosi feud boils over
By Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju, CNN The relationship between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy was never very warm. Now it’s in the downright gutter. After a whiplash week of power plays between the two party leaders over the January 6 select committee, tensions are at an all-time high between the
Continue ReadingPelosi just made an unprecedented move. Here’s why
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is pulling his five Republican members selected to join the House committee that’s investigating the January 6 insurrection, following House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s decision to reject two of McCarthy’s picks, a source with direct knowledge confirmed to CNN. CNN’s Melanie Zanona explains Pelosi’s decision.
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Serbia’s Ana Dabovic pulls off clutch over-the-head no-look pass against Canada
Ana Dabovic’s no-look over-the-head assist could go down as one of the top plays of the Tokyo Olympics.
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U.S. women’s gymnastics team feeling the pressure in Tokyo
Natalie Morales looks at the U.S. women’s gymnastics team as they try and move on from a rough round of qualifying early in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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Skinner focuses on positives from Tokyo experience
Team USA’s MyKayla Skinner joins TODAY to talk about her experience in the Tokyo Olympics and why she believes the rest of the team will rebound after a rough round of qualifying.
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Nora Gjakova of Kosovo wins first judo gold medal
Nora Gjakova of Kosovo defeated France’s Sarah Leonie Cysique to win her first judo gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
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Pidcock unseats Schurter for gold, 1st GBR mountain bike medal
Cycling powerhouse Great Britain was until Tokyo missing an Olympic mountain bike medal. Twenty-one-year-old Tom Pidcock changed that by breaking away for gold.
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Young U.S. swimmers soaking in first Olympic medals
Team USA swimmers Brooks Curry, Emma Weyant, Jay Litherland and Bowe Becker stop by TODAY to talk about their first Olympic experiences that ended with Tokyo medals.
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Serbia’s Dabovic pulls off over-the-head no-look pass
Ana Dabovic pulled off a clutch over-the-head no-look pass in Serbia’s big win against Canada in the Olympic women’s basketball tournament.
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Top-seeded Djokovic advances to third round of men’s singles
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic advanced to the third round of men’s singles with a win over Jan-Lennard Struff (6-4, 6-3) on Monday.
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U.S. middleweight Troy Isley trounces Vitali Bandarenka of Belarus in first bout
“Transformer” Troy Isley dominated in his Olympic debut, defeating Vitali Bandarenka of Belarus to advance to the middleweight Round of 16.
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