PARIS — H.E.R. will perform during the closing ceremony at the Paris Olympics. The five-time Grammy winner is expected to sing the U.S. national anthem live at the Stade de France as part of the handover for the Los Angeles Summer Games in 2028. H.E.R. has won an Oscar, Emmy and Grammy awards during her … Read more
PARIS — Dire financial straits are leading droves of Olympic athletes to sell images of their bodies to subscribers on OnlyFans — known for sexually explicit content — to sustain their dreams of gold at the Games. As they struggle to make ends meet, a spotlight is being cast on an Olympics funding system that … Read more
LE BOURGET, France — The sport climbing competition is coming to a close at the Paris Games with athletes celebrating the decision to separate the speed discipline from boulder and lead. The sport made its Olympic debut in Tokyo three years ago and awarded only one medal each for the men and women, combining the … Read more
PARIS — When Anderson .Paak was tapped for an Olympic-themed song, the Grammy winner felt eager to record the track until he hit an unexpected hurdle: The normally free-flowing artist had to work within a tight framework. Paak embraced the process, seeing it as an opportunity to flex a new creative muscle. It helped him … Read more
Gold-medal-winning Olympic gymnasts Jordan Chiles and Jade Carey are heading back to school. Chiles and Carey — part of the “Golden Girls” squad led by Simone Biles that soared to gold in Paris last week — have both announced they are returning to college, Chiles at UCLA, Carey at Oregon State. Carey, who boosted her … Read more
This year, only two female divers from Australia qualified for the Olympic 3m diving event. I was third. When the results came in, my dream came crashing down. Fifteen years of hard work, seemingly for nothing. And my dream—to represent Australia at the Olympic Games for the first time—was gone in a second. Having failed, … Read more
PARIS — The mystery French street artist known only as “Invader” has struck Paris again — this time to celebrate the Olympics. Invader has been cementing his quirky mosaics to Paris walls since the 1990s, usually at night and without permission. He’s become France’s most international, invasive and intriguing contemporary street artist. His works dot … Read more
PARIS — Women’s boxing at the Paris Olympics has highlighted the complexity of drafting and enforcing sex eligibility rules for women’s sports and how athletes like Imane Khelif of Algeria and Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan are left vulnerable in the fallout. When eligibility for women’s events has come into question, it often has been a … Read more
Minutes after this New Zealand rowing team won gold at the 2024 Paris Games, they were picking up their kids (who were born just a few months apart) to celebrate with a cuddle. “Raising kids isn’t easy,” Francis said at the time. “It takes a village, and we’ve had that whole village behind us this … Read more
MARSEILLE, France — Brazil will meet the United States in the final of the Olympic women’s soccer tournament after beating world champion Spain 4-2 on Tuesday. Gabi Portilho, Adriana and Kerolin struck in a thrilling semifinal at Stade de Marseille after an own-goal from Irene Paredes had put the two-time silver medalist in front. “It’s … Read more
