[ad_1] Jul 28, 2024, 05:06 PM ETPARIS -- Lee Kiefer won back-to-back gold medals in foil fencing and her teammate Lauren Scruggs took the silver Sunday to make history as the first Black fencer to win an Olympic medal in an individual women's event for the United States.Kiefer won 15-6 in the final against Scruggs and celebrated by joyfully pirouetting down the piste. Knowing the U.S. anthem would play after
[ad_1] Jul 28, 2024, 06:18 PM ETThere was an air of inevitability to the U.S. women's national team at the height of its most recent run of success, one that evaporated over the past few years as the squad struggled to keep up with emerging world powers.It returned with vengeance on Sunday.The USWNT defeated Germany 4-1 on Sunday to clinch a berth in the knockout rounds of the 2024 Olympics
[ad_1] Sam Borden, ESPN Senior WriterJul 28, 2024, 06:40 PM ETCloseSam Borden is a senior writer for ESPN.com.MARSEILLE, France -- After watching her players complete what she called a "mature performance" in their 4-1 victory over Germany here Sunday night, new United States women's national team coach Emma Hayes was typically blunt in describing how she felt.Her biggest positive? The team's attack, with Sophia Smith scoring twice, Mallory Swanson adding
[ad_1] Sam Borden, ESPN Senior WriterJul 28, 2024, 12:57 PM ETCloseSam Borden is a senior writer for ESPN.com.MARSEILLE, France -- The Olympics can be a whirlwind, with one event rolling right into the next. But the rapid investigation -- and severe punishment -- of Canada's women's soccer team for spying on an opponent's closed practice session has remained a dominant, if complex, storyline.Here's everything you need to know about the
[ad_1] Emily Kaplan, ESPNJul 28, 2024, 08:26 PM ETCloseEmily Kaplan is ESPN's national NHL reporter.Vanessa Gilles is swamped by her Canada teammates after scoring the winner against France on Sunday. Tullio M. Puglia/Getty ImagesSAINT-ÉTIENNE, France -- On Saturday night, Vanessa Gilles almost broke her hand punching a wall. FIFA had laid out unprecedented sanctions to the Canada women's national team for a drone spying scandal that had captivated the world. Gilles
[ad_1] Jul 28, 2024, 08:55 PM ETPARIS -- Being an elite swimmer is a full-time job for most Olympians. But for Nic Fink, who won a silver medal in the men's 100m breaststroke on Sunday night, he balances his training commitments and competitive schedule in the pool with a 9-to-5 job as an assistant project manager for an engineering firm.Yes, he has even has a LinkedIn page and everything.Editor's Picks2
[ad_1] Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterJul 28, 2024, 03:58 PM ETCloseESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two booksLILLE, France -- Team USA entered their first Olympic game coming off two underwhelming performances against South Sudan and Germany earlier this month. But they opened pool play Sunday with a 110-84 win over reigning NBA MVP Nikola Jokic and Serbia on Sunday.Kevin Durant, the most
[ad_1] Jul 28, 2024, 07:44 AM ETPARIS -- The fans' first standing ovation for Rafael Nadal occurred when he wasn't even in their presence, merely an image shown on a video screen as he waited in a stadium hallway to walk out on the court used for the Paris Olympics and the French Open, a tournament he made his domain.They stayed on their feet, some applauding, some raising their phones
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[ad_1] Jul 28, 2024, 06:39 AM ETSimone Biles briefly left the floor with what she said was discomfort in her left leg but continued her quest to return atop the Olympic podium Sunday, posting an all-around score that was more than three points ahead of U.S. teammate Suni Lee through two subdivisions of qualifying.Biles, 27, dazzled during her opening beam routine then briefly left the floor with USA team doctor
