OLYMPICS With Simone Biles out, ROC wins women’s team gymnastics TOKYO (AP) — Katie Ledecky no longer enjoys the dominance that led to five gold medals and two world records during the previous two Olympics. Ledecky has been surpassed by Australian Ariarne (ar-ee-AHR’-nah) Titmus so far at the Tokyo Games, finishing fifth in the women’s 200M freestyle. It’s the second…
OLYMPICS With Simone Biles out, ROC wins women’s team gymnastics TOKYO (AP) — Simone Biles says she will regroup Wednesday before deciding whether to defend her Olympic title in the all-around gymnastics final on Thursday. Biles withdrew from Tuesday’s team final, after deciding following a shaky vault that she wasn’t in the right headspace to compete. Biles said later that…
OLYMPICS With Simone Biles out, ROC wins women’s team gymnastics TOKYO (AP) — Simone Biles says she will regroup Wednesday before deciding whether to defend her Olympic title in the all-around gymnastics final on Thursday. Biles withdrew from Tuesday’s team final, after deciding following a shaky vault that she wasn’t in the right headspace to compete. Biles said later that…
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OLYMPICS With Simone Biles out, ROC wins women’s team gymnastics TOKYO (AP) — Simone Biles says she will regroup Wednesday before deciding whether to defend her Olympic title in the all-around gymnastics final on Thursday. Biles withdrew from Tuesday’s team final, after deciding following a shaky vault that she wasn’t in the right headspace to compete. Biles said later that…
OLYMPICS With Simone Biles out, ROC wins women’s team gymnastics TOKYO (AP) — The Russian Olympic Committee has won the gold medal in women’s gymnastics after U.S. star Simone Biles had to drop out with a medical issue. The ROC posted a team score of 169.528, ahead of the U.S. in second place at 166.096. The gold came a day…
TOKYO (AP) — The Latest on the Tokyo Olympics, which are taking place under heavy restrictions after a year’s delay because of the coronavirus pandemic: MEDAL ALERT The German dressage team won its ninth gold medal in the past 10 Olympics by beating the United States and Britain for the second straight time. Isabell Werth earned her seventh gold and…
OLYMPICS Russian team wins gold after Biles leaves with medical issue TOKYO (AP) — The Russian Olympic Committee has won the gold medal in women’s gymnastics after U.S. star Simone Biles exited with a medical issue. The Russian athletes posted a team score of 169.528, ahead of the U.S. in second place at 166.096. The gold is the first for…
