There's a new champion: Alaska's 17-year-old Lydia Jacoby. The American shocked the field by winning in 1:04.95. She and teammate Lilly King sandwiched South Africa's Tatjana Schoenmaker for medals, ...

The United States won six medals at the 2025 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships — more than any other country ...

A volleyball match begins when the ball is served into play. A team may touch the ball three times – not counting blocks – on its side of the net. The usual pattern is as follows: a dig (underarm pass ...

The main objective in wrestling is to pin the opponent, which is achieved by holding his or her shoulder blades to the mat for about a second. A pin, also known as a "fall," automatically ends the ...

Each halfpipe run is scored by a team of six judges. After dropping the highest and lowest scores, the four remaining scores are averaged together for each run. All judges score the runs based on ...

The game starts with a throw-off from the center of the court after the referee's whistle. The team taking the throw-off must be on its own half of the court, and the opponents must be at least three ...

In a result two years in the making, 20-year-old Australian Ariarne Titmus dealt Katie Ledecky her first loss in individual Olympic competition Saturday in a marquee 400m freestyle final. Titmus ...

Even then, even with an extra year of waiting, there was zero doubt who the first Olympic champion would be. The only question? By how much. The foregone conclusion: Katie Ledecky. The margin: 4.13 ...

During the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, track and field events will be held between Thursday, August 1 and Sunday, August 11. Track and field fans living in the U.S.’ Eastern time zone will wake up to ...

In Olympic gymnastics, the score for an athlete is based on two different components; the Execution Score and Difficulty Score. Each Execution Score starts at 10.0 points. The judges on the execution ...

Basketball debuted as a medal sport for men at the 1936 Olympics, and women's basketball was later added in 1976. During that time, one nation has dominated the sport, but many different players have ...

Downhill is considered a speed event. It features the longest course, the fastest speeds and the fewest turns. Each athlete gets one run down the mountain, with the gold medal going to the athlete ...