Defending U.S. Open champion Coco Gauff has been ousted from the 2024 Paris Olympics after suffering a 7-6(7), 6-2 loss to Croatia’s Donna Vekic in the third round of the women’s singles event on Tuesday.
Gauff, competing in her first Summer Games, got into a heated argument with the chair umpire during the second set. After her serve, Vekic's return landed near the baseline and a line judge initially called the shot out.
But Chair umpire Jaume Campistol thought differently and awarded her the point, giving Vekic a service break and a 4-2 lead.
Gauff and Campistol argued over the call, leaving the American tennis star in tears.
"I never argue these calls. But he called it out before I hit the ball," Gauff said to Campistol. “It’s not even a perception – it's the rules. I always have to advocate for myself.”
Gauff, 20, will still have a chance at gold in the women’s doubles and mixed doubles events.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
The 2024 Olympic Ceremony opened up the games in Paris, France on Friday night, providing spectators with a taste of French culture and blasphemous art, leading to Christians around the world being offended and at least one sponsor dropping out.
Mississippi-based telecommunications and technology company C Spire posted on X that it had pulled all of its advertising from the Olympics over the ceremony’s mockery of painting created to show a biblical moment crucial to the Christian faith.
"We were shocked by the mockery of the Last Supper during the opening ceremonies of the Paris Olympics," the company posted. "C Spire will be pulling our advertising from the Olympics."
The four-hour spectacle was held along the Seine River, featuring global stars like Celine Dion and Lady Gaga, both of whom are considered icons for the queer community.
This is an excerpt from an article written by Greg Wehner.
The Olympic rings are plastered all throughout the world during Olympic times. But what do they actually stand for?
The logo was designed and hand-drawn in 1913 by Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic Games.
The five rings were drawn to pay tribute to Games’ athletes. Each ring was representing a region of the world where the athletes came from: Africa, the Americas, Europe, Asia.
The rings colors – from left to right – are blue, yellow, black, green, and red. They are put over a white background to symbolize the Olympics universality.
While the iconic design was done in 1913, and the flag with the logo coming a year later in 1914, it was not until 1920 where the rings made their Olympic debut.
“These five rings represent the five parts of the world now won over to the cause of olympism and ready to accept its fecund rivalries.” Founder of the Olympic Movement Pierre de Coubertin said.
“What is more, the six colors this combined reproduce those of all nations without exception.”
Fox News' Ryan Canfield contributed to this report.
{{#rendered}}Katie Ledecky looked effortless in the pool on Tuesday after cruising to the women’s 1500-meter freestyle final with a more than 17 second lead over the second place finisher in the prelim.
Ledecky, who owns both the Olympic record and world record, completed her heat with an official time of 15:47.43. She finished 17.83 seconds ahead of second place finisher Bingjie Li of China.
Ledecky’s time was the fastest of all three heats.
The final is scheduled for Wednesday morning.
American swimmer Torri Huske shared the stage with teammate Gretchen Walsh after winning gold in the women’s 100-meter butterfly in Paris over the weekend.
Huske, a two-time Olympian and three-time Olympic medalist, earned her first gold in the Paris Olympics with an official time of 55.59 seconds, just .04 seconds faster than teammate Walsh.
During the medal ceremony, Huske invited Walsh to share the podium together ahead of the national anthem. Their finishes on Sunday marked the first time since 1984 that the U.S. has won the gold and silver in that event.
Walsh owns the world record and the Olympic record in the women’s 100-meter butterfly.
The Team USA women’s basketball team might be the best current dynasty in sports right now. They are looking to win their eighth consecutive gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Head coach Cheryl Reeve had no shortage of elite players to select for this year’s squad.
The team will be led by Diana Taurasi who once she sets foot on the court in Paris, will be the first men or women’s basketball player to play in six Olympics.
Here is the entire roster representing Team USA:
- Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Mercury
- Kahleah Cooper, Phoenix Mercury
- Britney Griner, Phoenix Mercury
- A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces
- Kelsey Plum, Las Vegas Aces
- Jackie Young, Las Vegas Aces
- Chelsea Gray, Las Vegas Aces
- Jewell Loyd, Seattle Storm
- Alyssa Thomas, Connecticut Sun
- Napheesa Collier, Minnesota Lynx
- Breanna Stewart, New York Liberty
- Sabrina Ionescu, New York Liberty
The players have a combined 15 Olympic gold medals, eight WNBA champions, three WNBA MVPs and five WNBA rookie of the year winners.
Team USA is in Group C with Japan, Germany, and Belgium.
Here is their schedule for Group play:
- July 29, USA vs. Japan (3:00 PM ET)
- August 1, Belgium vs. USA (3:00 PM ET)
- August 4, Germany vs. USA (11:15 AM ET)
{{#rendered}}American swimmer Ryan Murphy was on top of the world on Monday even if he wasn’t standing on top of the podium at the Paris Olympics.
Murphy won a bronze medal in the 100-meter backstroke. It was the third medal he’s won in the competition and seventh medal he’s won at the Olympics overall.
To make it even sweeter, he found out he and his wife were having a girl. He saw Bridget Konttinen holding up a sign that their first child due in January will be a girl.
“I was walking back around and Bridget was holding up a sign and it said — ‘Ryan, it’s a girl,’” Murphy said. “That was the first time I heard the gender.
“We both — we honestly both thought it was going to be a boy. And everyone — like everyone — we were talking to, they thought it was going to be a boy.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Simone Biles is one of the greatest gymnasts in Olympics history.
Biles burst onto the scene when she won four gold medals and another bronze in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. She won gold in the all-around, vault, and floor exercise disciplines and was part of the team that took home the gold as well. She won bronze in the balance beam.
In the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, Biles won a silver medal in the team competition and bronze in the balance beam. A bout with the twisties took her out of most of the events.
There were questions about whether she would return for the 2024 Olympics almost immediately after leaving Tokyo. After a couple of years off, Biles returned to competition in August 2023. She got back to her form and was set for competition this summer.
Biles was looking like a sure thing heading into the Olympics with stunning performances at the U.S. Classic and Olympic trials. She will be back with Team USA as they look to win gold in Paris this summer.
Egyptian fencer Nada Hafez made a stunning revelation at the Paris Olympics on Monday.
Hafez said she fought in the women’s saber competition while she was seven months pregnant. She posted on Instagram she was “carrying a little Olympian one” hours after reaching the round of 16.
She defeated American Elizabeth Tartakovsky before losing to South Korea’s Jeon Hayoung.
“My baby & I had our fair share of challenges, be it both physical & emotional,” Hafez wrote on Instagram. “The rollercoaster of pregnancy is tough on its own, but having to fight to keep the balance of life & sports was nothing short of strenuous, however worth it. I'm writing this post to say that pride fills my being for securing my place in the round of 16!”
Hafez earned a spot in the 2024 Olympics after she won bronze in the individual sabre event at the 2024 African Championships. Egypt won a team gold.
She previously performed in the 2016 and 2020 Olympics.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
{{#rendered}}Ukrainian fencer Olga Kharlan defeated South Korea’s Choi Sebin 15-14 in the women’s sabre fencing event on Monday, earning her country’s first medal at the Paris Olympics.
Kharlan came back to win the match 15-14 and earn the bronze medal. It was Kharlan’s fifth Olympic medal but this one meant a bit more.
“I brought a medal to my country, and it's the first one, and it's going to be a good start for all our athletes who are here because it's really tough to compete when in your country is a war,” she said. “Every medal, it's like gold. I don't care (that) it's bronze. It's gold.”
Kharlan was a part of controversy while she attempted to earn a spot at the Games. She was disqualified from last year’s world championships for refusing to shake the hand of her Russian opponent after winning a bout.
Ukrainian athletes refusing to shake the hands of Russian opponents as been ongoing since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.
However, the International Olympic Committee granted Kharlan a “unique excepton” to guarantee her a spot at the Olympics.
“I can say that I wouldn’t change anything,” Kharlan said of the incident. “What I went through, it represents my country, what it goes through, and I wouldn’t change anything. This is my story.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
The men’s triathlon competition at the Paris Olympics was postponed Tuesday over concerns about the quality of the water in the River Seine.
Olympic organizers said they will try to hold the men’s triathlon on Wednesday instead. But the women’s triathlon event is also supposed to begin on Wednesday. Both events will be subjected to water tests but with more rain in the area, the prognosis doesn’t look good.
According to the AP, heavy rains cause levels of E. coli and other bacteria in the Seine to rise. Paris was hit with a rainstorm during the opening ceremony, which caused concerns about some of the events that were going to take place in the water.
Training events were already canceled because of the water quality.
“Despite the improvement on the water quality levels in the last hours, the readings at some points of the swim course are still above the acceptable limits,” organizers said in a statement.
Officials stressed that their “priority is the health of the athletes.”Friday is the backup plan.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
The United States enters Tuesday with 20 medals on their tally and that was thanks in large part to a big haul from Monday night’s events.
Jagger Eaton and Nyjah Huston scored medals in men’s street skateboarding. Eaton picked up a silver – the second Olympic medal of his career – and Huston won a bronze.
The U.S. men’s gymnastics teams secured its first medal since 2008 with a bronze in the team final. Stephen Nedoroscik, Frederick Richard, Brody Malone, Paul Juda and Asher Hong had big performances to secure their places on the podium.
In the pool, Katie Grimes and Emma Weyant went 2-3 in the 400-meter medley. The two couldn’t keep up with Canada’s Summer McIntosh.
Fencer Nick Itkin finished with a bronze medal in individual foil. He defeated Japan’s Kazuki Iimura 15-12 to win.
Two more American men competing at the Olympics picked up medals in the pool. Luke Hobson secured a bronze in the 200-meter freestyle while Ryan Murphy won a bronze in the 100-meter backstroke.
{{#rendered}}Simone Biles will push through a calf injury to compete in the women’s gymnastics team final at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday.
It will be the first medal event Biles has competed in since the Tokyo Olympics. She missed out on some of the medal events as she dealt with the twisties. She ended up getting a silver medal in the team portion and a bronze medal on the balance beam.This time around, she’s dealing with a calf issue.
She appeared to suffer the calf injury while warming up for the floor exercise in the qualification round on Sunday. Biles still managed to power through the final three events.
U.S. coach Cecile Landi gave some good news about Biles’ injury. She said the injury was minor and that there were no plans to sideline her for the Olympics.
"I can’t express it," Landi said. "I’m really proud of her and what she’s been through and what she’s showing the world what she’s capable of doing."
Biles will go last for the U.S. in vault, floor exercise and balance beam. She will be second on the uneven bars.
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