MyKayla Skinner says she’s experiencing online bullying from fans of her fellow gymnast Simone Biles amid the 2024 Olympic Games. On Tuesday, Skinner posted a video on Instagram asking Biles to put an end to the cyberbullying she says she’s faced over her previous comments about U.S. women’s gymnastics. “Things have really gotten out of … Read more
Brian Goorjian has confirmed he is sticking to the plan and quitting as Boomers coach in the wake of their quarter-final defeat to Serbia at the Olympics. Australia, looking to back up their breakthrough Tokyo bronze, led by 24 points before three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic brought his country back in it to seal a … Read more
Australian cycling veteran Matthew Glaetzer is an Olympic medallist at his fourth and final Games, and few have had endured a tougher path to get there. The 31-year-old, dubbed by many as cycling’s unluckiest man, has overcome injury, heartbreak and even thyroid cancer to finally have an Olympic medal draped around his neck. If his … Read more
First came the finesse then the power as Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho del Solar defied quarter-final nerves to get within reach of a second Olympic medal. The Australian beach volleyball pair, second in Tokyo three years ago, progressed to the Paris final four after a 21-19 16-21 15-12 defeat of Switzerland in Tuesday’s twilight … Read more
Since then, every Summer and Winter Olympics has adopted a strict smoke-free policy and, since 2010, a complete tobacco-free policy. Smoking is not permitted at any Paris 2024 venues except in designated areas—a rule that extends to vaping. Alcoholic beverage companies are another category of controversial Olympic sponsors, from Molson Brewery at the 1976 Montreal … Read more
In the suburbs of northeast Paris there is a giant terracotta-colored warehouse, with a labyrinth of windowless corridors inside. A deafening whir emanates from behind rows and rows of anonymous gray doors and under white strip lights, disposable earbuds are available to protect passers-by from the noise. These are the uncanny innards of one of … Read more
Athletes in golden boots danced down a yellow carpet on the River Seine to celebrate their success at the Paris Olympics. Australia’s swimmers missed the Opening Ceremony cruise but on Monday they enjoyed one at sunset thanks to billionaire sports sponsor Gina Rinehart. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Gina Rinehart has shouted Australia’s swimmers a night … Read more
You could say Simone Biles’ face was flipping out. Over the weekend, the gymnastics star posted a “get ready with me” TikTok in which she shared how she gets camera-ready for the 2024 Paris Olympics — and about two minutes into her makeup routine, she decided to make a little confession. “I have a funny … Read more
The Fox family is certainly the toast of the town after Noemie’s stunning gold medal triumph in Paris. But with her victory in the kayak cross event — to go with sister Jess’s two golds in this Olympics — it suddenly meant there was one glaring omission in the family CV. Noemie’s mother Myriam Fox-Jerusalmi … Read more
Despite the personal flair she brings to the track (see her custom bedazzled Nikes), Mu describes herself as “low maintenance.” She’s loyal to a few no-nonsense drugstore brands and has only visited a hair salon once in her life. Months ago, as she prepared for the Olympic trials from “desert-y” Los Angeles, Mu got granular … Read more
