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Terps superstar Alyssa Thomas, Team USA bring home gold in Women’s Basketball
Former Maryland Terps superstar Alyssa Thomas brought home the Olympic gold with the U.S. Women’s Basketball Team on Sunday after their 67-66 win over the French team. Alongside Thea LaFond, who won her gold in track and field’s triple jump earlier in the games, this is the first Olympics where two Maryland athletes have grabbed the gold.
Thomas, 32, played for the Terrapins between 2010-2014, during which time she became Maryland’s all-time leader in scoring, rebounding and double-doubles for both the women’s and men’s programs, according to a news release from the university’s athletics program. In addition to going All-American, she supported the Terrapins to the ACC Championship in 2012, then to the Final Four in 2014.
Thomas has played for WNBA’s Connecticut Sun since 2014. On Oct. 18, she will be inducted into the Maryland Athletics Hall of Fame.
Rockville, Maryland’s Helen Maroulis gets bronze
Wrestler Helen Maroulis, from Rockville, Maryland, won the bronze, beating Canada’s Hannah Taylor in the Women’s Freestyle 57 kg.
Lyles finishes 3rd in Olympic upset at 200 meters, falling to Letsile Tebogo of Botswana
Noah Lyles suffered an upset in the 200 meters Thursday, settling for Olympic bronze for the second straight time in the event as Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo won gold and American Kenny Bednarek got silver.
Lyles fell to his back after the loss and eventually sat up to be tended to by medics who rushed out onto the track. He was taken off the track in a wheelchair.
Tebogo, 21, led wire-to-wire and won in 19.46 seconds, the fourth-fastest time in history. Bednarek, who also won silver in Tokyo, finished in 19.62 and Lyles, four nights after winning a close-as-can-be 100, ran the curve in 19.70.
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Potomac teen runner Quincy Wilson set to make his Olympic debut Friday
The Olympic dreams for an area teenager looking to make history in Paris is set to make his debut on Friday.
Quincy Wilson, track star for the Bullis School in Potomac, Maryland, will be running in the 4×400 meter men’s relay. On a Instagram post, Wilson called for fans to “tune in Friday morning,” posting the time for the race.
Multiple reports say he will lead off for Team USA.
Once he runs in Paris, Wilson will become the youngest male U.S. track and field Olympian in history.
Wilson became a member of the U.S. relay poll after finishing sixth at the U.S. Olympic Trials.
Wilson drew a lot of attention recently at the U.S. Olympic Trials for his 400-meter dash.
He broke the world record for runners under 18 years old by running it in 44.66 seconds — but it didn’t last long. Shortly after, Wilson then broke his own record by running it in 44.59 seconds.
Kevin Durant passes Lisa Leslie for career U.S. Olympic scoring record
Kevin Durant stands alone in U.S. Olympic basketball scoring history.
Durant is now the career leader in points for the U.S. in Olympic competition, passing Lisa Leslie for the mark during the Americans’ quarterfinal game against Brazil on Tuesday.
Durant’s basket with 3:06 left in the third quarter gave him six points in the game and 489 in his four Olympic appearances. Leslie finished her four Olympic appearances with 488 points and four gold medals.
He finished with 11 points, so the record is 494 — and counting.
U.S. rolls into semifinals of Paris Olympic basketball tournament, eases past Brazil 122-87
PARIS (AP) — There was a moment where Brazil might have thought it had a chance. It trailed the U.S. by only eight midway through the second quarter. A big deficit had turned into something rather manageable.
The moment was short-lived.
A 21-2 run turned things into their predictable blowout state and for the 20th time in 20 Olympic appearances, the U.S. will play for a medal. Devin Booker led a balanced front with 18 points and the Americans had little trouble with Brazil in the quarterfinals of the Paris Olympics, winning 122-87 on Tuesday night.
The U.S. (4-0) moves on to face Serbia (3-1) in Thursday’s semifinals, while Germany (4-0) takes on France (3-1) in the other semifinal. Winners of those games will play Saturday night for the gold medal; Thursday’s losers will play Saturday morning for the bronze medal.
Sophia Smith’s extra-time goal sends USWNT into the Olympic final with a 1-0 win over Germany
Glimpsing a sliver of the net, Sophia Smith’s aim was true.
Smith’s extra-time goal earned the United States a spot in the gold medal match at the Paris Olympics with a 1-0 semifinal victory over Germany on Tuesday.
The Americans, undefeated in France under new coach Emma Hayes, will be vying for their fifth gold medal in their sixth appearance in the Olympic women’s soccer final.
The United States will play Brazil, which defeated Spain 4-2 in the late match, in the tournament final on Saturday in Paris. Germany will play Spain for the bronze medal on Friday at Lyon.
Harvard graduate Gabby Thomas sprints to 200-meter gold medal for the United States by a big margin
Before Gabby Thomas set foot on the Stade de France’s purple track, surrounded by 80,000 or so screaming spectators, her coach gave her some last-minute advice.
“The only thing I needed to do was get the lead. Get the lead and then finish strong,” Thomas said, recounting Tonja Buford-Bailey’s counsel. “And I did that.”
She sure did. Following precisely that easier-said-than-done plan, Thomas, a 27-year-old Harvard graduate, sped to the victory in the women’s 200 meters at the 2024 Olympics on Tuesday night, finishing in 21.83 seconds to add a gold to the bronze she took home in the event from Tokyo three years ago.
Noah Lyles back on track at Olympics for a no-drama run through first round of 200 meters
Noah Lyles returned to the track Monday night to start the quest for his second Olympic gold medal, cruising through his first-round 200-meter heat in 20.19 seconds.
Lyles beat defending Olympic champion Andre De Grasse of Canada by .11 seconds in what was a routine, no-drama run through the curve — in other words, everything his title race in the 100 the night before was not.
Simone Biles finishes off her return to the Olympics with a silver on floor exercise
American gymnast Simone Biles didn’t get the golden sendoff she sought.
Biles earned silver in the floor exercise finals on Monday — her fourth medal in Paris and 11th Olympic medal overall — after a routine that included a couple of costly steps out of bounds.
Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade became the first gymnast to beat Biles in a floor final in a major international competition, posting a score of 14.166 that finished just ahead of Biles at 14.133.
Jordan Chiles, a longtime friend and teammate of Biles, earned the bronze.
Simone Biles slips off the balance beam during event finals, misses medal stand
No medal for Simone Biles on the balance beam this time.
The American gymnastics star slipped and fell off the apparatus at the end of her acrobatic series during the Paris Games’ beam finals Monday, denying her an opportunity to add to the bronzes she won on the event at the 2016 and 2020 Games.
Wearing a blue-and-white leotard featuring over 5,000 crystals, Biles was more than halfway through her set when she couldn’t quite keep her balance. The 27-year-old hopped off the beam and onto the mat while thousands inside a packed Bercy Arena let out an audible “ohhh.”
Biles received a score of 13.100, tied with U.S. teammate Sunisa Lee for fourth.
Virginia-native Noah Lyles wins Paris Olympics 100-meter
Alexandria, Virginia’s Noah Lyles wins Paris Olympics 100-meter by five-thousandths of a second over Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson.
Maryland-native Juliette Whittaker qualifies for women’s 800-meter
Juliette Whittaker of Laurel, Maryland, has qualified for the women’s 800-meter after placing third in the semifinals on Sunday.
The 20-year-old finished with a time of 1:57.76. She’s expected to compete in the finals on Monday night.
Alexandria’s Noah Lyles finishes 2nd in Olympic 100-meter semifinal heat but advances to race for gold
Noah Lyles of Alexandria, Virginia, finished behind Jamaica’s Oblique Seville in the semifinal of the Olympic 100 meters Sunday but still advanced for a rematch in the gold-medal race later at 3:50 p.m.
USA women break world record, win gold in 4×100-meter medley relay
American women break world record and win gold in the 4×100-meter medley relay in last swimming race of Paris Olympics.
U.S. gets silver in men’s 4×100-meter medley swimming relay
The United States men have earned a silver medal the 4×100-meter medley swimming relay. It is their first ever loss in the event. The Chinese men won gold and France snagged bronze.
American Bobby Finke sets 1,500 freestyle world record on final night of Olympic swimming
Bobby Finke set a world record in the 1,500-meter freestyle Sunday, giving the United States a huge boost on the final night of swimming at the Paris Olympics.
U.S. rider Kristen Faulkner sprints clear to win women’s road race at Paris Olympics
Kristen Faulkner timed her attack to perfection to win the women’s road race at the Paris Olympics on Sunday, becoming the first American rider in 40 years to win a medal in the event.
Scheffler gets the men’s golf Olympic gold medal in a thriller with a 62
Scottie Scheffler delivered the best performance of his greatest year by rallying from four shots behind on Sunday with a 9-under 62 to win the Olympic gold medal in men’s golf in a thriller at Le Golf National.
Suni Lee takes bronze in women’s uneven bars at Paris Olympics
Sunisa Lee of the U.S. picked up her third medal in Paris and sixth of her Olympic career by grabbing bronze, exactly where she finished in Tokyo three years ago.
Montgomery Co. woman wins Dominica’s first Olympic medal
In March, triple jumper Thea LaFond was the only representative of her tiny Caribbean nation, Dominica, at world indoors. She won the gold medal. Now at the Paris Olympics, LaFond is the only woman from her country competing in track and field. Again, she won gold. Only it was more than gold. It was the very first Olympic medal for Dominica. LaFond left Dominica for the United States when she was 5 and now lives in Maryland. But she’s still ambassador for her birth nation.
Torri Huske claims a starring role for U.S. team at Paris Olympics
While some of the biggest names in American swimming have faltered, Torri Huske has claimed a starring role at the Paris Olympics. The 21-year-old Virginian picked up her second gold of the Summer Games, anchoring the U.S. team to a world record in the 4×100-meter mixed medley relay Saturday night.
Katie Ledecky swims into history with 800 freestyle victory at the Paris Olympics
Katie Ledecky has capped another stellar Olympics by becoming only the second swimmer to win the same event at four straight Summer Games, holding off Ariarne Titmus to win the 800-meter freestyle. It was Ledecky’s second gold medal in Paris and ninth of her remarkable career, which marked another milestone.
Sha’Carri Richardson overcomes sluggish start to make 100-meter final at Paris Olympics
Sha’Carri Richardson overcame a slow start Saturday to qualify for the Olympic 100-meter final later that night despite finishing second to Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia. In a race featuring the two fastest Olympians in the field this year, Alfred finished in 10.84 seconds, a full body length and .05 seconds ahead of the reigning world champion.
U.S. rolls into Olympic quarterfinals as No. 1 seed, top Puerto Rico 104-83 in group finale
Halfway to its goal of gold, the U.S. has the No. 1 seed going into the medal round at the Paris Olympics. And now the real games start. Anthony Edwards scored 26 points, six players reached double figures for the U.S. and the Americans wrapped up the top spot coming out of group play by rolling past Puerto Rico 104-83 on Saturday.
Washington Spirit’s Trinity Rodman scores as U.S. women’s soccer team beats Japan 1-0 after extra time to reach Olympic SF
Washington Spirit’s Trinity Rodman scored in extra time and the United States advanced to the women’s soccer semifinals at the Olympics with a 1-0 victory over Japan. The U.S. will face the winner of the later match between Germany and Canada in Marseille. The U.S. beat Germany 4-1 in the group stage. Rodman’s goal to the top of the far post came as time in stoppage time in the first extra period. She fell to the field as she was embraced by her teammates in celebration.
Simone Biles captures her seventh Olympic gold medal by winning women’s vault for a second time
Simone Biles earned her seventh Olympic gold medal, soaring to victory in the women’s vault final. The 27-year-old Biles averaged 15.300 for her signature Yurchenko double pike and Cheng vaults to claim a second gold on the event eight years after she triumphed in Rio de Janeiro. Biles now has 10 Olympic medals in her career, seven of them gold.
American women rowers, including McLean, Virginia’s Claire Collins, end Summer Games without medal
American women rowers, including McLean, Virginia’s Claire Collins, finished fifth in the final of the women’s eight on Saturday.
Alexandria, Virginia’s Noah Lyles closes strong to advance in 1st round of 100 at Olympics
Noah Lyles, of Alexandria, Virginia, finished second in his opening heat of the Olympic 100 meters but still advanced and kept alive his hopes for the sprint double.
5-time BMX world champ Hannah Roberts of U.S. crashes out as Perris Benegas takes home silver
Five-time BMX world champion Hannah Roberts wound up crashing on a front flip late in her first run Wednesday, and was only seconds into her second when she put her foot down on the landing. That left the heavy favorite out of the medals entirely, and left China’s Deng Yawen on the top step of the podium along with silver medalist Perris Benegas of the U.S. and bronze medalist Natalya Diehm of Australia.
Lee Kiefer gets her 3rd Olympic gold as the U.S. wins a team fencing event for the first time
The fencing team of two-time individual gold medalist Lee Kiefer, silver medalist Lauren Scruggs, Jacqueline Dubrovich and Maia Weintraub held on for a 45-39 win over Italy in the final.
Britain wins equestrian team jumping at the Paris Olympics ahead of the U.S. and France
The U.S. took home the silver medal in equestrian team jumping with host France finishing with the bronze. The American team featured Laura Kraut riding “Baloutinue,” Karl Cook aboard “Caracole de La Roque” and veteran McLain Ward on “Ilex” had four penalty points.
American archers Casey Kaufhold, Brady Ellison earn bronze in mixed team category
American archers Brady Ellison and Casey Kaufhold have been winning medals together for five years in the roles of mentor and student.
Simone Biles makes history with second all-around Olympic gymnastics title
Simone Biles now has nine Olympic medals, six of them gold. And while she says she doesn’t keep track of these things, she sort of does. The GOAT necklace she rocked in the aftermath isn’t a coincidence, even if she maintains she’s just “Simone Biles from Spring, Texas, that loves to flip.”
U.S. women win a first Olympic medal in rugby sevens with a comeback victory over Australia
Alex Sedrick ran the length of the field, dived in under the posts and then calmly took the conversion, securing a first Olympic rugby sevens medal for the United States with a 14-12, last-minute upset over Australia.
Maryland-native Katie Ledecky wins record 13th medal with a silver to become the most decorated woman in swimming history
On a night when Canadian phenom Summer McIntosh romped to another victory and Kate Douglass claimed a gold for the Americans, Katie Ledecky collected the 13th medal of her stellar career to become the most decorated woman in swimming history Thursday.
American men’s gymnastics end Olympic drought with bronze
Behind the two powerhouses of men’s gymnastics and in the absence of Russia, the Americans earned bronze for their first medal since 2008.
