Month: July 2021

Five-time Olympic medal gymnast Nastia Liukin reacts to Simone Biles’ decision to exit the women’s team final at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games to focus on her mental health.

Katie Ledecky was happy to “get the job done” after winning gold in the first women’s 1500m swim. Teammate Erica Sullivan was inspired by Ledecky to power her way to a silver finish.

“We kinda dedicated it to (Simone) because everybody was depending on Simone and that’s unfair to her because we are a whole team,” said Suni Lee.

All six of rowing’s Day 6 A finals in Tokyo featured Olympic bests, two of which were also world records, as the Aussies and Dutch earned four medals each.

Relive the defining moments from Tokyo’s women’s gymnastics team final as the ROC won gold and the United States took silver after Simone Biles pulled out of the competition in the early going.

Great Britain wins the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay, with Russia in second and Australia third. Without Phelps or Lochte, the United States didn’t make the podium for the first time in two decades.

Denmark cruised to victory over Bahrain on Wednesday with a comfortable 31-21 win in Group B.

The United States women persevered through losing their superstar and leader Simone Biles after one rotation in the Olympic team final in Tokyo, hanging on to take second to the Russian Olympic Committee.

Katie Ledecky captured her first gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics and the first ever won by a female swimmer in the 1500m freestyle. Teammate Erica Sullivan closed late to win silver, to Ledecky’s elation.

“It was hard for me to ask for help,” Michael Phelps said. “I felt like I was carrying, as Simone said, the weight of the world on my shoulders. It’s a tough situation.”

Favorite Fiji was tested in the first half of their match against Argentina. Fiji took control in the second half with tries from Semi Radradra and Jiuta Wainiqolo.

Katie Ledecky picked up a long-awaited gold medal in the first women’s 1500m freestyle final in Olympic history.