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He also quickly discovered he was the kind of guy who could swim the Strait of Gibraltar, run marathons across the Sahara Desert, complete Ironman competitions and ride a bicycle from South America’s lowest point to its highest peak. Lahna will be competing in the triathlon in Paris — don’t expect a leisurely pace.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962402\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962402\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-1338385347-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Female athletes raise their hands in celebration from the floor of a volleyball court. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>The 2024 Olympic Games may be over (see: \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CahdsQFjwQ\">Tom Cruise on a motorcycle\u003c/a>), but it’ll soon be time for the \u003ca href=\"https://www.paralympic.org/paris-2024\">Paris Paralympics\u003c/a>. Running Aug. 28–Sept. 8, the Paralympics involve 4,000 athletes from 177 countries duking it out across 22 sports and 549 medal events. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As always, Team USA, already in possession of more gold paralympic medals than any other country on Earth, looks set for success. And in case you want to play regional favorites, here are the incredible Bay Area athletes to root for.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Mark Barr\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Hailing from Davis, Mark Barr possesses a fortitude that is borderline unfathomable. Always a sporty kid, he survived bone cancer at the age of 14, but lost his right leg to the disease. After his surgery, a nurse at the hospital — herself an amputee — told him about the Paralympics and encouraged him to go for the gold. Just four years later, Barr was competing in the 2004 games in Athens. (That nurse inspired him in more ways than one — Barr later became an ICU nurse too.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though born in China, Chadwick moved to Northern California at the age of 12, having been adopted by American parents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Growing up in Humboldt County taught me the importance of how to create and maintain a support network,” \u003ca href=\"https://lostcoastoutpost.com/2023/aug/16/chadwick/\">she told the \u003cem>Lost Coast Outpost\u003c/em>\u003c/a> last year. “I’m so grateful to everyone that encouraged me along the way. I was given many opportunities, and I’m so thankful to be a part of the community.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962404\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1870px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962404\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-1581496968-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Two women in professional cycling gear cheer expressively as they ride a tandem bicycle on a race track.\" width=\"1870\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-1581496968-scaled.jpg 1870w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-1581496968-800x1095.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-1581496968-1020x1396.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-1581496968-160x219.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-1581496968-768x1051.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-1581496968-1122x1536.jpg 1122w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-1581496968-1496x2048.jpg 1496w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-1581496968-1920x2628.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1870px) 100vw, 1870px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hannah Chadwick and Skyler Espinoza celebrate winning bronze in the women’s B para-cycling sprint finals at the UCI Cycling World Championships on Aug. 6, 2023. \u003ccite>(ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Skyler Espinoza\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Menlo Park-based Skyler Espinoza acts as Chadwick’s “pilot” on the race track — but cycling wasn’t always her first sport of choice. Throughout college, and during her time as a graduate student at Stanford, Espinoza was a rower. Even after graduating, she stayed at Stanford as a rowing coach. Espinoza came to cycling only after back surgery prompted her to get on a bike as part of her physiotherapy. She hasn’t looked back since.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“I think the pilot role really speaks to my values a lot in terms of supporting other athletes in sports,” \u003ca href=\"https://www.usparacycling.org/news/2023/october/31/skyler-espinoza-joe-christiansen-reach-world-stage-as-tandem-team-pilots\">Espinoza told U.S. Paracycling\u003c/a> last year. “It’s a teammate role, it’s a little bit of a mentor role and coaching role because I’ve been an athlete for a long time and Hannah is a relatively new athlete. It’s been a really great opportunity.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Noah Jaffe\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>This born-and-raised Californian has been a competitive swimmer since he was just 10 years old. Clearly, starting young pays off. Jaffe absolutely smashed his competitions at last year’s Paralympic Swimming World Championships: not only did he win four medals, including a gold, he also broke the American record for the 100-meter freestyle race.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/ULkzw9KB17c'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/ULkzw9KB17c'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>That success inspired him to take a year out from his biochemistry studies at UC Berkeley and focus on training for the Paralympics, which he’s currently doing at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Center in Colorado.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Being around a lot of Paralympic athletes … is new to me,” he recently told TeamUSA.com. “I’ve always trained with able-bodied athletes, so having that community and knowing this is a place for me, and being able to connect with them both in practice and outside of practice has been great.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jaffe was born with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy, which restricts movement in both of his legs and right arm. Once he’s completed his studies, his goal is to work with young people living with similar conditions. \u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Mohamed Lahna\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Born in Casablanca, educated in San Mateo and a current resident of Hayward, Mohamed Lahna simply cannot stop taking on new challenges — possibly because he’s making up for lost time. As a small child, he used crutches to play sports with friends. Through his teens, Lahna wasn’t allowed to participate in gym glass, having used an unbendable prosthetic made of wood and leather. He didn’t ride a bike until he was 23 years old. And yet, since he received his first running prosthetic in 2011, Lahna has been incapable of slowing down.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Within two years of getting that prosthetic, Lahna won his first International Triathlon Union paratriathlon. He also quickly discovered he was the kind of guy who could swim the Strait of Gibraltar, run marathons across the Sahara Desert, complete Ironman competitions and ride a bicycle from South America’s lowest point to its highest peak. Lahna will be competing in the triathlon in Paris — don’t expect a leisurely pace.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962402\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962402\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-1338385347-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Female athletes raise their hands in celebration from the floor of a volleyball court. All are visible from behind except for one woman in the center of the image.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-1338385347-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-1338385347-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-1338385347-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-1338385347-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-1338385347-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-1338385347-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-1338385347-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-1338385347-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bethany Zummo (C) celebrates a point with her team mates during a women’s sitting volleyball match at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. \u003ccite>(Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Bethany Zummo\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>This 31-year-old volleyball wizard from Dublin grew up playing standing volleyball despite losing her right foot at age 2. That turned out to be perfect training for her current job coaching girls at NorCal Volleyball Club in Livermore. It helps that Zummo is also currently at the top of her game in sitting volleyball, having won gold medals at the two Paralympics she has so far competed in — Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2021.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Zummo now revels in being able to play both versions of the sport.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I didn’t want to play sitting volleyball or an adaptive sport because I thought it was weird,” she once said, recalling her formative years. “I thought it was different, and all I wanted to do was fit in. I just want to be able to show my girls that it is so much more fun to stand out and be different. They don’t have to put so much pressure on themselves to be perfect … I’ve been exactly where they are.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The next generation is clearly in great hands.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>From the Australian b-girl with the meme-worthy “kangaroo” dance move to the silver-medal winning Lithuanian in a durag, breaking’s Olympic debut had a few moments that raised questions from viewers about whether the essence of the hip-hop art form was captured at the Paris Games.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rachael Gunn, or “b-girl Raygun,” a 36-year-old professor from Sydney, Australia, quickly achieved internet fame, but not necessarily for Olympic-level skill. Competing against some b-girls half her age, she was swept out of the round-robin stage without earning a single point, and her unconventional moves landed flat while failing to match the skill level of her foes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13961861']At one point, Gunn raised one leg while standing and leaned back with her arms bent toward her ears. At another, while laying on her side, she reached for her toes, flipped over and did it again in a move dubbed “the kangaroo.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gunn has a Ph.D. in cultural studies, and her LinkedIn page notes she is “interested in the cultural politics of breaking.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was never going to beat these girls on what they do best — their power moves,” said Gunn. “What I bring is creativity.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@registeredclipz/video/7401992673608977665\" data-video-id=\"7401992673608977665\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\">\n\u003csection> \u003ca target=\"_blank\" title=\"@registeredclipz\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@registeredclipz?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">@registeredclipz\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"olympics\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/olympics?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#olympics\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"olympics2024\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/olympics2024?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#olympics2024\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"breakdance\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/breakdance?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#breakdance\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"australia\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/australia?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#australia\u003c/a> \u003ca target=\"_blank\" title=\"♬ original sound - Registeredclipz\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7401992765594176273?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ original sound – Registeredclipz\u003c/a> \u003c/section>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp> [tiktok]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Clips of her routine have gone viral on TikTok and elsewhere, and many cringed at her moves platformed on the Olympic stage as a representation of hip-hop and breaking culture.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s almost like they are mocking the genre,” wrote one user on X.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Some of it was ‘weird to see’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Many Black viewers, in particular, called out Lithuania’s silver medalist b-girl Nicka, (legally named Dominika Banevič) for donning a durag during each of her battles. Durags, once worn by enslaved Africans to tie up their hair for work, are still worn by Black people to protect and style their hair. They became a fashionable symbol of Black pride in the 1960s and 1970s and, in the 1990s and early 2000s, also became a popular element of hip-hop style. But when worn by those who aren’t Black, durags can be seen as cultural appropriation. Banevič is white.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/AUSTRALFrog/status/1822166945480798607\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Actor Kevin Fredericks responded on Instagram to Banevič donning the headwear by saying it looked “weird to see somebody who don’t need it for protective style or waves to be rocking the durag.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13961542']The 17-year-old breaker ultimately won the silver medal after losing in the final to Japan’s b-girl Ami (Ami Yuasa).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For her part, Banevič has credited the breakers from the 1970s in the Bronx — the OGs — or “original gangsters” in hip-hop who created the dance — for her own success and breaking style.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a huge responsibility to represent and raise the bar every time for breaking because they did an amazing job. Big respect for the OGs and the pioneers that invented all those moves. Without them, it wouldn’t be possible,” she said. “Without them, breaking wouldn’t be where it is today. So I’m grateful for them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Concerns over losing breaking’s roots\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Friday night’s slips “may have alienated too many new viewers to garner the anticipated response from our Olympic premiere,” said Zack Slusser, vice president of Breaking for Gold USA and USA Dance, in a text message to the Associated Press.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We need to change the narrative from yesterday’s first impression of breaking as Olympic sport. There were significant organizational and governance shortcomings that could have been easily reconciled but, unfortunately, negatively impacted Breaking’s first touching point to a new global audience.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13962267']The challenge for Olympic organizers was to bring breaking and hip-hop culture to a mass audience, including many viewers who were skeptical about the dance form’s addition to the Olympic roster. Others feared the subculture being co-opted by officials, commercialized and put through a rigid judging structure, when the spirit of breaking has been rooted in local communities, centered around street battles, cyphers and block parties. Hip-hop was born as a youth culture within Black and brown communities in the Bronx as a way to escape strife and socio-economic struggles and make a statement of empowerment at a time when they were labeled as lost, lawless kids by New York politicians.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Refugee breaker Manizha Talash, or “b-girl Talash,” channeled that rebellious vibe by donning a “Free Afghan Women” cape during her pre-qualifier battle — a defiant and personal statement for a 21-year-old who fled her native Afghanistan to escape Taliban rule. Talash was quickly disqualified for violating the Olympics’ ban on political statements on the field of play.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962582\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962582\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2166037532-scaled-e1723484370138.jpg\" alt='An athlete on an Olympic stage stands with her arms outstretched wearing a blue cape that says \"Free Afghan Women.\"' width=\"1920\" height=\"1238\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">B-Girl Talash of Team of Refugee Olympic Team competes while wearing a outfit which reads “Free Afghan women” during the B-girls Pre-Qualifier at the Paris Olympic Games. \u003ccite>(Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Both American b-girls were eliminated in Friday’s round-robin phase, a blow to the country representing the birthplace of hip-hop in what could be the discipline’s only Games appearance. 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"content": "\u003cp>The real Olympic medals are given out according to rules about speed, scores, perfection, actually defeating your opponent, all that boring stuff. But what if they weren’t?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What if there were another set of medals we could give to some of the best achievements of the games, even if they weren’t in officially recognized sports? We tried to think of what we’d hand out. So here are nine additional medals — call them the Extra Golds — for some of the additional feats of strength and cleverness that have delighted us in the last two weeks.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>The one-man lift of one man\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962361\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1296px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962361\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/wrestler.png\" alt=\"A gleeful looking wrestler falls to the ground dragging his coach with him.\" width=\"1296\" height=\"860\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/wrestler.png 1296w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/wrestler-800x531.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/wrestler-1020x677.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/wrestler-160x106.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/wrestler-768x510.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1296px) 100vw, 1296px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mijain Lopez Nunez (R) celebrates with his coach on Aug. 6, 2024. \u003ccite>(Punit Paranjpe/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It would have been enough that Cuba’s Mijain Lopez Nunez won his fifth consecutive gold medal for Greco-Roman wrestling — becoming the first Summer Olympian ever to hit that milestone. After he finished, he unlaced his shoes and set them on the mat to mark his retirement. But it wasn’t all poignancy — he also playfully flipped one coach onto his back, then lifted another and carried him a few steps. It’s one thing to win your match; it’s another to set a record in a grueling event and then celebrate by picking up an entire wrestling coach and carrying him around.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>The 400-meter WHAAAAT?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962362\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1292px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962362\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Quincy-Hall.png\" alt=\"Five Olympic runners sprinting down a track.\" width=\"1292\" height=\"858\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Quincy-Hall.png 1292w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Quincy-Hall-800x531.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Quincy-Hall-1020x677.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Quincy-Hall-160x106.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Quincy-Hall-768x510.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1292px) 100vw, 1292px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Quincy Hall on the home straight in the Men’s 400m final on Aug. 7, 2024. \u003ccite>(Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Team USA sprinter Quincy Hall was going to lose the men’s 400 meters. It was obvious. Heading into the last 150 meters or so, he seemed to have been bested by not one, not two, but three of the other guys in the race. And then \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2024/08/07/g-s1-15858/quincy-hall-olympic-400m-gold-paris\">he just accelerated.\u003c/a> It looked magical. One of the curious things about sprinters is that when they’re speeding up, it can almost look like they’re slowing down.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As Hall pushed toward the finish line, if you were watching him in a vacuum, you might think he was \u003cem>more \u003c/em>spent, \u003cem>more \u003c/em>tapped out. But he was somehow passing everybody! And he leaned at the finish line and just edged out Matthew Hudson-Smith of Great Britain to win the gold medal. We still have to admit: We don’t entirely get what happened.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>The athlete drop\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962365\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1296px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962365\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/athlete-drop.png\" alt=\"Four canoes with people in them being dropped from a great height.\" width=\"1296\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/athlete-drop.png 1296w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/athlete-drop-800x500.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/athlete-drop-1020x638.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/athlete-drop-160x100.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/athlete-drop-768x480.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1296px) 100vw, 1296px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The beginning of the Canoe Slalom Women’s Kayak Cross heats on Aug. 4, 2024. \u003ccite>(Alex Davidson/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Olympic sports begin in a lot of ways. A whistle blows, or a pistol bangs, or an athlete runs or serves or jumps. But the gold medal in athlete-dropping can only go to \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2024/08/02/nx-s1-4927314/kayak-cross-olympic-debut-paris\">the kayak cross.\u003c/a> In this event, several competitors are kept suspended above the course they are about to paddle through. Then they are dropped. Yes, they are flat-out indifferently dumped into the water the way you would release an undersized fish. And, crowded together, they have to navigate a course of buoys and get to the finish line. Anybody can run when a whistle blows or start a game when the referee says so. This is something entirely different.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>The 6.25-meter maximum flex\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962367\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1294px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962367\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Armand-Duplantis.png\" alt=\"A high-jumper glides over the top of a high jump pole.\" width=\"1294\" height=\"862\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Armand-Duplantis.png 1294w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Armand-Duplantis-800x533.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Armand-Duplantis-1020x679.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Armand-Duplantis-160x107.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Armand-Duplantis-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1294px) 100vw, 1294px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Armand Duplantis set the new Olympic record in the men’s pole vault final on Aug. 5, 2024. \u003ccite>(Kirill Kudrtavtsev/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Swedish-American pole vaulter Armand Duplantis — Mondo — already was guaranteed a gold medal. He didn’t need to jump anymore. But Mondo does not jump because he needs to. No, Mondo jumps because he \u003cem>wishes \u003c/em>to. And at the Paris finals, even when he already knew he had won, he wished to do something more: swipe the world record held by his greatest rival … [checks notes] himself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Earlier this year, Duplantis jumped 6.24 meters. So what was next? \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2024/08/05/g-s1-15440/mondo-pole-vault-gold-sweden-paris-olympics\">6.25 meters, obviously.\u003c/a> Never one to deny his loyal audience the drama they crave, he took three jumps to clear the bar at that height, but on that last one, he nailed it. Who knows what he’ll do next? Dare we hope for … 6.26 meters?\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Audience participation\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962369\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1294px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962369\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Le%CC%81on-Marchand.png\" alt=\"A male Olympic swimmer props himself up on a lane divider in a swimming pool and smiles broadly.\" width=\"1294\" height=\"832\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Léon-Marchand.png 1294w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Léon-Marchand-800x514.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Léon-Marchand-1020x656.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Léon-Marchand-160x103.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Léon-Marchand-768x494.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1294px) 100vw, 1294px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Léon Marchand reacts after competing in the Men’s 400m Individual Medley Heats on July 28, 2024. \u003ccite>(Sarah Stier/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Paris crowds have been thrilling to listen to, overall. Particularly in support of French athletes, they cheer, they yell, they chant, they roar. But they may have peaked when swimmer Léon Marchand was in the pool. Marchand swam in four individual races, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2024/08/03/nx-s1-5062365/leon-marchand-france-swimmer-olympic-gold\">he won four gold medals\u003c/a>. And every time, the crowd didn’t just yell for him; they \u003cem>pulsated \u003c/em>for him. Whenever he was doing a stroke that brought him rhythmically up out of the water, the crowd made sure that every time they saw his head, they gave him a fresh shout. Let’s be honest: It’s hard to know whether any of this is intelligible to a guy whose head is still mostly underwater and who is hyperfocused on things like his own arms and legs. But it was as if the people watching his races wanted you to be \u003cem>sure \u003c/em>they were cheering for no one else, \u003cem>sure \u003c/em>they were there for him. And indeed, we knew.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>The out of left field leader\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962370\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1296px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962370\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Kristen-Faulkner.png\" alt=\"A cycling finish line filmed from above. A lone female cyclist crosses without any other competitors in sight.\" width=\"1296\" height=\"950\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Kristen-Faulkner.png 1296w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Kristen-Faulkner-800x586.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Kristen-Faulkner-1020x748.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Kristen-Faulkner-160x117.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Kristen-Faulkner-768x563.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1296px) 100vw, 1296px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kristen Faulkner passes the finish line during the women’s road race of cycling on Aug. 4, 2024. \u003ccite>(Wu Huiwo/Xinhua - Pool/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>U.S. competitor Kristen Faulkner didn’t think until relatively recently that she was going to compete in the women’s road race that runs almost 100 miles through the streets of Paris and surrounding towns. She didn’t even think she was coming to the Olympics until \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecut.com/article/2024-olympics-kristen-faulkner-is-the-underdog-of-the-games.html\">another competitor resigned from the team\u003c/a> in July. As in, this July, last month. But things happen, and there she was.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13961967']Late in the road race, she was in a chasing pair with another cyclist, separated by a few seconds from the leading pair. The announcers talked about whether the chasing pair could make a move — did they have enough left to get close? Could they close the gap? Well, they did close the gap. But almost as soon as the two pairs met and became four competitors together, Faulkner \u003cem>took off\u003c/em>. Nobody followed. The announcer yelled, “Nobody is chasing! Nobody is chasing the American, Kristen Faulkner, the gap is exploding!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Faulkner — who only picked up cycling in \u003cem>2016 —\u003c/em> started her move with about two miles to go, and she ultimately won by almost a full minute. She was simply gone. Oh — and a couple days later, she won a gold medal in the track cycling team pursuit, making her the first U.S. woman to win gold medals in \u003ca href=\"https://www.teamusa.com/news/2024/august/07/team-usa-is-golden-in-women-s-team-pursuit-kristen-faulkner-becomes-first-u-s-woman-to-win-olympic-gold-in-two-different-disciplines\">two different disciplines\u003c/a>. Not the August she thought she was going to have in July, huh?\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>The last-minute lean\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962372\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1290px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962372\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Noah-Lyles.png\" alt=\"A race track viewed from above as 8 runners all cross the finish line close together.\" width=\"1290\" height=\"734\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Noah-Lyles.png 1290w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Noah-Lyles-800x455.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Noah-Lyles-1020x580.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Noah-Lyles-160x91.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Noah-Lyles-768x437.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1290px) 100vw, 1290px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Noah Lyles crosses the finish line to win the Men’s 100m Final on Aug. 4, 2024. \u003ccite>(Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>All of the sprinting events rely on the lean, for the simple reason that the rules state that you cross the finish line with your torso, not your head or your foot. (Quincy Hall, noted above, leaned, too.) Even after the men’s 100-meter dash, many of us believed that Team USA’s Noah Lyles had not won it. We were not even sure he had medaled. When they said he had, in fact, won the gold by five one-thousandths of a second, it felt like … no, he didn’t. He didn’t, did he? As it turned out, he did. Kishane Thompson of Jamaica looked like his essence, his general being, was ahead of Lyles. Your eyes might have told you he was the winner — at least one commentator’s eyes told her he was. Ah, but Lyles has the lean. \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2024/08/04/g-s1-15308/noah-lyles-gold-100m-final-paris\">He won\u003c/a> by pushing his chest forward just enough. Lyles ran a remarkable race overall; he’d been in last place at the 40-yard mark. But you have to respect the lean that ultimately sealed the deal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A note: It was only after I first added Lyles to this list that the news broke that he had competed in the 200 meters after \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2024/08/08/nx-s1-5068339/botswanas-letsile-tebogo-noah-lyles-olympic-gold-200-meter\">testing positive for COVID.\u003c/a> It was a sobering reminder of the lingering effects of COVID on these games that what had been such a uniformly great story turned troubling. Lyles is \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2024/07/29/nx-s1-5055889/covid-british-olympic-swimmer-adam-peaty\">far from the only athlete\u003c/a> who has gotten COVID or competed with COVID. But he has asthma, and particularly given what we know about long COVID, the sight of him leaving the field in a wheelchair was a reminder of the risks that remain, especially in the absence of meaningful precautions.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Use of an accessory\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962373\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1296px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962373\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Stephen-Nedoroscik.png\" alt=\"A man wearing a track jacket waves a pair of spectacles over his head.\" width=\"1296\" height=\"920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Stephen-Nedoroscik.png 1296w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Stephen-Nedoroscik-800x568.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Stephen-Nedoroscik-1020x724.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Stephen-Nedoroscik-160x114.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Stephen-Nedoroscik-768x545.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1296px) 100vw, 1296px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stephen Nedoroscik celebrates after the Artistic Gymnastics Men’s Pommel Horse Final on Aug. 3, 2024. \u003ccite>(Jamie Squire/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Look, by now we all know about Stephen Nedoroscik, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2024/07/30/nx-s1-5057146/pommel-horse-stephen-nedoroscik-olympics\">“Pommel Horse Guy,”\u003c/a> who helped clinch the bronze medal for the U.S. men’s gymnastics team. We know that he is great at pommel horse — a specialist, in fact. We know that he was the last to go, that he had to hit and hit hard in order to win the bronze that was obviously so special to those guys that it might as well have been gold. But we must also recognize the power of his accessory game. Nedoroscik has a couple conditions — coloboma and strabismus — that affect his eyesight, and he says that when he competes on pommel horse, he’s doing it by feel, so he leaves his glasses behind. We (his fans) got to the point where the sight of his glasses hanging on the chalk bowl — as they did during the team final, and as they did when he won an individual bronze medal in pommel horse — had an unmistakable, “Oh, it’s HAPPENING” feeling. Like lots of us, he doesn’t wear his glasses for fashion, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be cool.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Enthusiasm management\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962374\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1296px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962374\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Sammy-Sullivan.png\" alt=\"A blonde woman wearing an Olympic USA t-shirt points at a medal hanging around her neck and looks overjoyed.\" width=\"1296\" height=\"860\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Sammy-Sullivan.png 1296w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Sammy-Sullivan-800x531.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Sammy-Sullivan-1020x677.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Sammy-Sullivan-160x106.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Sammy-Sullivan-768x510.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1296px) 100vw, 1296px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sammy Sullivan wasn’t ready to celebrate until the win was official. \u003ccite>(Kristy Sparow/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2024/08/01/nx-s1-5059158/olympics-womens-rugby-sevens-appreciation\">the U.S. women won a bronze medal\u003c/a> by beating Australia in rugby sevens, it was an absolutely classic last-minute sports moment. With Team USA down 12-7 in the closing seconds, Alex Sedrick ran all the way down the field from almost the opposite end and scored a “try,” tying the match at 12. Team USA would still need a conversion — a pretty easy-looking one, but still — in order to actually win. And so, as the team celebrated Sedrick’s score, one face on the sideline was not ready to celebrate. Sammy Sullivan served the very important function of jinx avoider, because as they waited to see whether they would actually get that conversion, she told her teammates: \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@seekclarity.friends/video/7397491452995063082\">“SHUT UP.”\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13962267']We’ve all been there, teetering on the edge of jubilation, afraid that other people will ruin it just by admitting it’s happening. We have all lived with the fear that our moment of victory is impossibly fragile and hubris will make it shatter. Sammy Sullivan was all of us: “SHUT UP.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This piece also appeared in NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour newsletter. \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/newsletter/pop-culture\">Sign up for the newsletter\u003c/a> so you don’t miss the next one, plus get weekly recommendations about what’s making us happy.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Listen to Pop Culture Happy Hour on \u003ca href=\"http://n.pr/3xNgYt9\">Apple Podcasts\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://n.pr/3ELR3n6\">Spotify\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>The real Olympic medals are given out according to rules about speed, scores, perfection, actually defeating your opponent, all that boring stuff. But what if they weren’t?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What if there were another set of medals we could give to some of the best achievements of the games, even if they weren’t in officially recognized sports? We tried to think of what we’d hand out. So here are nine additional medals — call them the Extra Golds — for some of the additional feats of strength and cleverness that have delighted us in the last two weeks.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>The one-man lift of one man\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962361\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1296px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962361\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/wrestler.png\" alt=\"A gleeful looking wrestler falls to the ground dragging his coach with him.\" width=\"1296\" height=\"860\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/wrestler.png 1296w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/wrestler-800x531.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/wrestler-1020x677.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/wrestler-160x106.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/wrestler-768x510.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1296px) 100vw, 1296px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mijain Lopez Nunez (R) celebrates with his coach on Aug. 6, 2024. \u003ccite>(Punit Paranjpe/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It would have been enough that Cuba’s Mijain Lopez Nunez won his fifth consecutive gold medal for Greco-Roman wrestling — becoming the first Summer Olympian ever to hit that milestone. After he finished, he unlaced his shoes and set them on the mat to mark his retirement. But it wasn’t all poignancy — he also playfully flipped one coach onto his back, then lifted another and carried him a few steps. It’s one thing to win your match; it’s another to set a record in a grueling event and then celebrate by picking up an entire wrestling coach and carrying him around.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>The 400-meter WHAAAAT?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962362\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1292px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962362\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Quincy-Hall.png\" alt=\"Five Olympic runners sprinting down a track.\" width=\"1292\" height=\"858\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Quincy-Hall.png 1292w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Quincy-Hall-800x531.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Quincy-Hall-1020x677.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Quincy-Hall-160x106.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Quincy-Hall-768x510.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1292px) 100vw, 1292px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Quincy Hall on the home straight in the Men’s 400m final on Aug. 7, 2024. \u003ccite>(Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Team USA sprinter Quincy Hall was going to lose the men’s 400 meters. It was obvious. Heading into the last 150 meters or so, he seemed to have been bested by not one, not two, but three of the other guys in the race. And then \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2024/08/07/g-s1-15858/quincy-hall-olympic-400m-gold-paris\">he just accelerated.\u003c/a> It looked magical. One of the curious things about sprinters is that when they’re speeding up, it can almost look like they’re slowing down.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As Hall pushed toward the finish line, if you were watching him in a vacuum, you might think he was \u003cem>more \u003c/em>spent, \u003cem>more \u003c/em>tapped out. But he was somehow passing everybody! And he leaned at the finish line and just edged out Matthew Hudson-Smith of Great Britain to win the gold medal. We still have to admit: We don’t entirely get what happened.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>The athlete drop\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962365\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1296px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962365\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/athlete-drop.png\" alt=\"Four canoes with people in them being dropped from a great height.\" width=\"1296\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/athlete-drop.png 1296w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/athlete-drop-800x500.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/athlete-drop-1020x638.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/athlete-drop-160x100.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/athlete-drop-768x480.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1296px) 100vw, 1296px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The beginning of the Canoe Slalom Women’s Kayak Cross heats on Aug. 4, 2024. \u003ccite>(Alex Davidson/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Olympic sports begin in a lot of ways. A whistle blows, or a pistol bangs, or an athlete runs or serves or jumps. But the gold medal in athlete-dropping can only go to \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2024/08/02/nx-s1-4927314/kayak-cross-olympic-debut-paris\">the kayak cross.\u003c/a> In this event, several competitors are kept suspended above the course they are about to paddle through. Then they are dropped. Yes, they are flat-out indifferently dumped into the water the way you would release an undersized fish. And, crowded together, they have to navigate a course of buoys and get to the finish line. Anybody can run when a whistle blows or start a game when the referee says so. This is something entirely different.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>The 6.25-meter maximum flex\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962367\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1294px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962367\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Armand-Duplantis.png\" alt=\"A high-jumper glides over the top of a high jump pole.\" width=\"1294\" height=\"862\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Armand-Duplantis.png 1294w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Armand-Duplantis-800x533.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Armand-Duplantis-1020x679.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Armand-Duplantis-160x107.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Armand-Duplantis-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1294px) 100vw, 1294px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Armand Duplantis set the new Olympic record in the men’s pole vault final on Aug. 5, 2024. \u003ccite>(Kirill Kudrtavtsev/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Swedish-American pole vaulter Armand Duplantis — Mondo — already was guaranteed a gold medal. He didn’t need to jump anymore. But Mondo does not jump because he needs to. No, Mondo jumps because he \u003cem>wishes \u003c/em>to. And at the Paris finals, even when he already knew he had won, he wished to do something more: swipe the world record held by his greatest rival … [checks notes] himself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Earlier this year, Duplantis jumped 6.24 meters. So what was next? \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2024/08/05/g-s1-15440/mondo-pole-vault-gold-sweden-paris-olympics\">6.25 meters, obviously.\u003c/a> Never one to deny his loyal audience the drama they crave, he took three jumps to clear the bar at that height, but on that last one, he nailed it. Who knows what he’ll do next? Dare we hope for … 6.26 meters?\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Audience participation\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962369\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1294px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962369\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Le%CC%81on-Marchand.png\" alt=\"A male Olympic swimmer props himself up on a lane divider in a swimming pool and smiles broadly.\" width=\"1294\" height=\"832\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Léon-Marchand.png 1294w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Léon-Marchand-800x514.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Léon-Marchand-1020x656.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Léon-Marchand-160x103.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Léon-Marchand-768x494.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1294px) 100vw, 1294px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Léon Marchand reacts after competing in the Men’s 400m Individual Medley Heats on July 28, 2024. \u003ccite>(Sarah Stier/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Paris crowds have been thrilling to listen to, overall. Particularly in support of French athletes, they cheer, they yell, they chant, they roar. But they may have peaked when swimmer Léon Marchand was in the pool. Marchand swam in four individual races, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2024/08/03/nx-s1-5062365/leon-marchand-france-swimmer-olympic-gold\">he won four gold medals\u003c/a>. And every time, the crowd didn’t just yell for him; they \u003cem>pulsated \u003c/em>for him. Whenever he was doing a stroke that brought him rhythmically up out of the water, the crowd made sure that every time they saw his head, they gave him a fresh shout. Let’s be honest: It’s hard to know whether any of this is intelligible to a guy whose head is still mostly underwater and who is hyperfocused on things like his own arms and legs. But it was as if the people watching his races wanted you to be \u003cem>sure \u003c/em>they were cheering for no one else, \u003cem>sure \u003c/em>they were there for him. And indeed, we knew.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>The out of left field leader\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962370\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1296px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962370\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Kristen-Faulkner.png\" alt=\"A cycling finish line filmed from above. A lone female cyclist crosses without any other competitors in sight.\" width=\"1296\" height=\"950\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Kristen-Faulkner.png 1296w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Kristen-Faulkner-800x586.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Kristen-Faulkner-1020x748.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Kristen-Faulkner-160x117.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Kristen-Faulkner-768x563.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1296px) 100vw, 1296px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kristen Faulkner passes the finish line during the women’s road race of cycling on Aug. 4, 2024. \u003ccite>(Wu Huiwo/Xinhua - Pool/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>U.S. competitor Kristen Faulkner didn’t think until relatively recently that she was going to compete in the women’s road race that runs almost 100 miles through the streets of Paris and surrounding towns. She didn’t even think she was coming to the Olympics until \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecut.com/article/2024-olympics-kristen-faulkner-is-the-underdog-of-the-games.html\">another competitor resigned from the team\u003c/a> in July. As in, this July, last month. But things happen, and there she was.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Late in the road race, she was in a chasing pair with another cyclist, separated by a few seconds from the leading pair. The announcers talked about whether the chasing pair could make a move — did they have enough left to get close? Could they close the gap? Well, they did close the gap. But almost as soon as the two pairs met and became four competitors together, Faulkner \u003cem>took off\u003c/em>. Nobody followed. The announcer yelled, “Nobody is chasing! Nobody is chasing the American, Kristen Faulkner, the gap is exploding!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Faulkner — who only picked up cycling in \u003cem>2016 —\u003c/em> started her move with about two miles to go, and she ultimately won by almost a full minute. She was simply gone. Oh — and a couple days later, she won a gold medal in the track cycling team pursuit, making her the first U.S. woman to win gold medals in \u003ca href=\"https://www.teamusa.com/news/2024/august/07/team-usa-is-golden-in-women-s-team-pursuit-kristen-faulkner-becomes-first-u-s-woman-to-win-olympic-gold-in-two-different-disciplines\">two different disciplines\u003c/a>. Not the August she thought she was going to have in July, huh?\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>The last-minute lean\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962372\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1290px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962372\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Noah-Lyles.png\" alt=\"A race track viewed from above as 8 runners all cross the finish line close together.\" width=\"1290\" height=\"734\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Noah-Lyles.png 1290w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Noah-Lyles-800x455.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Noah-Lyles-1020x580.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Noah-Lyles-160x91.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Noah-Lyles-768x437.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1290px) 100vw, 1290px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Noah Lyles crosses the finish line to win the Men’s 100m Final on Aug. 4, 2024. \u003ccite>(Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>All of the sprinting events rely on the lean, for the simple reason that the rules state that you cross the finish line with your torso, not your head or your foot. (Quincy Hall, noted above, leaned, too.) Even after the men’s 100-meter dash, many of us believed that Team USA’s Noah Lyles had not won it. We were not even sure he had medaled. When they said he had, in fact, won the gold by five one-thousandths of a second, it felt like … no, he didn’t. He didn’t, did he? As it turned out, he did. Kishane Thompson of Jamaica looked like his essence, his general being, was ahead of Lyles. Your eyes might have told you he was the winner — at least one commentator’s eyes told her he was. Ah, but Lyles has the lean. \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2024/08/04/g-s1-15308/noah-lyles-gold-100m-final-paris\">He won\u003c/a> by pushing his chest forward just enough. Lyles ran a remarkable race overall; he’d been in last place at the 40-yard mark. But you have to respect the lean that ultimately sealed the deal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A note: It was only after I first added Lyles to this list that the news broke that he had competed in the 200 meters after \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2024/08/08/nx-s1-5068339/botswanas-letsile-tebogo-noah-lyles-olympic-gold-200-meter\">testing positive for COVID.\u003c/a> It was a sobering reminder of the lingering effects of COVID on these games that what had been such a uniformly great story turned troubling. Lyles is \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2024/07/29/nx-s1-5055889/covid-british-olympic-swimmer-adam-peaty\">far from the only athlete\u003c/a> who has gotten COVID or competed with COVID. But he has asthma, and particularly given what we know about long COVID, the sight of him leaving the field in a wheelchair was a reminder of the risks that remain, especially in the absence of meaningful precautions.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Use of an accessory\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962373\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1296px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962373\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Stephen-Nedoroscik.png\" alt=\"A man wearing a track jacket waves a pair of spectacles over his head.\" width=\"1296\" height=\"920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Stephen-Nedoroscik.png 1296w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Stephen-Nedoroscik-800x568.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Stephen-Nedoroscik-1020x724.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Stephen-Nedoroscik-160x114.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Stephen-Nedoroscik-768x545.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1296px) 100vw, 1296px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stephen Nedoroscik celebrates after the Artistic Gymnastics Men’s Pommel Horse Final on Aug. 3, 2024. \u003ccite>(Jamie Squire/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Look, by now we all know about Stephen Nedoroscik, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2024/07/30/nx-s1-5057146/pommel-horse-stephen-nedoroscik-olympics\">“Pommel Horse Guy,”\u003c/a> who helped clinch the bronze medal for the U.S. men’s gymnastics team. We know that he is great at pommel horse — a specialist, in fact. We know that he was the last to go, that he had to hit and hit hard in order to win the bronze that was obviously so special to those guys that it might as well have been gold. But we must also recognize the power of his accessory game. Nedoroscik has a couple conditions — coloboma and strabismus — that affect his eyesight, and he says that when he competes on pommel horse, he’s doing it by feel, so he leaves his glasses behind. We (his fans) got to the point where the sight of his glasses hanging on the chalk bowl — as they did during the team final, and as they did when he won an individual bronze medal in pommel horse — had an unmistakable, “Oh, it’s HAPPENING” feeling. Like lots of us, he doesn’t wear his glasses for fashion, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be cool.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Enthusiasm management\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962374\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1296px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962374\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Sammy-Sullivan.png\" alt=\"A blonde woman wearing an Olympic USA t-shirt points at a medal hanging around her neck and looks overjoyed.\" width=\"1296\" height=\"860\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Sammy-Sullivan.png 1296w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Sammy-Sullivan-800x531.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Sammy-Sullivan-1020x677.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Sammy-Sullivan-160x106.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Sammy-Sullivan-768x510.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1296px) 100vw, 1296px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sammy Sullivan wasn’t ready to celebrate until the win was official. \u003ccite>(Kristy Sparow/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2024/08/01/nx-s1-5059158/olympics-womens-rugby-sevens-appreciation\">the U.S. women won a bronze medal\u003c/a> by beating Australia in rugby sevens, it was an absolutely classic last-minute sports moment. With Team USA down 12-7 in the closing seconds, Alex Sedrick ran all the way down the field from almost the opposite end and scored a “try,” tying the match at 12. Team USA would still need a conversion — a pretty easy-looking one, but still — in order to actually win. And so, as the team celebrated Sedrick’s score, one face on the sideline was not ready to celebrate. Sammy Sullivan served the very important function of jinx avoider, because as they waited to see whether they would actually get that conversion, she told her teammates: \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@seekclarity.friends/video/7397491452995063082\">“SHUT UP.”\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Most of us have an idea of what Earth’s greatest athletes must be like: ultra-competitive, motivated to win at all costs, driven to crush their rivals. Similar things are often repeated about the way women behave with other women. With that in mind, trope-believers might have expected Paris 2024 — the first Olympics to ever embrace \u003ca href=\"https://olympics.com/ioc/news/genderequalolympics-celebrating-full-gender-parity-on-the-field-of-play-at-paris-2024\">gender parity for competitors\u003c/a> — to be one giant “catfight.” Instead, another image has emerged. One of women supporting women at every level.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are just a few of the most notable examples of stereotype-crushing sports(wo)manship on display during the games.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Ariarne Titmus boosts Katie Ledecky\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962309\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962309\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164812805_2000.jpg\" alt=\"Smiling female swimmers hold hands with their arms raised high across a pool lane divider.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1534\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164812805_2000.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164812805_2000-800x614.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164812805_2000-1020x782.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164812805_2000-160x123.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164812805_2000-768x589.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164812805_2000-1536x1178.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164812805_2000-1920x1473.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">USA’s Katie Ledecky and Australia’s Ariarne Titmus clasp hands in triumph after the women’s 800-meter freestyle final. \u003ccite>(Xue Yuge/Xinhua via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Stanford graduate Katie Ledecky had already earned seven Olympic gold medals and another 21 world championship golds when she arrived in Paris. On Aug. 3, however, after she won her ninth gold medal and became the most decorated female swimmer and most decorated American female athlete of all time, Ledecky knew she’d crossed a new kind of finish line.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_11993783']The moment was not lost on the competitor in the swimming lane next to hers, Australia’s Ariarne Titmus, who had just scored a silver medal herself. As Ledecky took a moment in the water to catch her breath, looking lost in her own world, Titmus approached, grabbed Ledecky’s hand across the lane divider and raised it aloft to ensure Ledecky took a few seconds to absorb the cheers of the thrilled spectators. Titmus then offered Ledecky a hug and words of congratulations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was a perfect end to the race for women who are considered rivals by commentators, but who consider each other inspirations. Just days before the race, Ledecky said of Titmus, “We love competing against each other. It brings the best out of each of us and pushes each of us in training.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After the 800-meter race was over, Titmus said, “[Ledecky]’s made me a better athlete. I totally respect what she has done in this sport more than anyone else … She’s unreal.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Silina Pha Aphay assists Lucia Moris\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962311\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13962311 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164914122_2000.jpg\" alt=\"One female runner lies on the track distressed, while another bends down and tries to support the injured runner's leg.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164914122_2000.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164914122_2000-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164914122_2000-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164914122_2000-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164914122_2000-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164914122_2000-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164914122_2000-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Silina Pha Aphay runs to the aid of Lucia Moris, who was injured during the women’s 100-meter preliminary round. \u003ccite>(Michael Steele/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>On Aug. 2, nine female runners from all over the world gathered at the Stade de France in Paris to compete for a place in further 100-meter rounds. Laotian sprinter Silina Pha Aphay was among those competitors. After she crossed the finish line in sixth place, the 28-year-old turned back to the track and noticed one of her fellow runners hadn’t made it. Flat out on the ground and writhing in agony was South Sudan’s Lucia Moris, who had suffered an injury to her right leg during the race.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Without hesitating, Pha Aphay ran back to Moris, attempted to make the injured woman more comfortable, and flagged down medics to come and assist. Moris was soon carried away on a stretcher. Though neither woman advanced to further competitions, the moment they shared on the track was pure Olympic gold.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Sha’Carri Richardson and Melissa Jefferson celebrate Julien Alfred\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962310\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962310\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164815348_2000.jpg\" alt=\"Three female athletes smile triumphantly on a running track holding up their countries' flags.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1345\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164815348_2000.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164815348_2000-800x538.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164815348_2000-1020x686.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164815348_2000-160x108.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164815348_2000-768x516.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164815348_2000-1536x1033.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164815348_2000-1920x1291.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Julien Alfred (C) of Saint Lucia, Sha’Carri Richardson (R) and Melissa Jefferson (L) of the United States celebrate after the women’s 100-meter final. \u003ccite>(Li Ying/Xinhua via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When Julien Alfred won St. Lucia’s first ever Olympic medal — a gold one no less — in the women’s 100-meter final, she was understandably overcome with emotion. Noticing Alfred was sobbing, American bronze winner Melissa Jefferson approached her, attempting to comfort Alfred with a hug.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Moments later, when Alfred was doubled over and still visibly overwhelmed, silver medal winner Richardson came over, gave her a warm smile and a pat on the back and encouraged Alfred back onto the track to take a photo for posterity. The move snapped Alfred back into more celebratory spirits. The glorious image above is what followed — an encapsulation of women celebrating each other’s achievements with nothing but joy.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Tamires Morena carries Albertina Kassoma\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962308\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13962308 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164807711_2000.jpg\" alt=\"Large crowds watch on as a female handball player carries a rival handball player off the court after an injury.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1477\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164807711_2000.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164807711_2000-800x591.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164807711_2000-1020x753.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164807711_2000-160x118.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164807711_2000-768x567.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164807711_2000-1536x1134.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164807711_2000-1920x1418.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tamires Morena of Brazil carries Angola’s Albertina Kassoma off the court during the women’s handball preliminary match. \u003ccite>(He Canling/Xinhua via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>On Aug. 3, when Angola’s handball team captain Albertina Kassoma collapsed on the court with an injured knee, a series of remarkable things happened. The first person who rushed to Kassoma’s aid was, naturally, the Angolans’ team doctor. But once Kassoma was up on her feet, the next person to come to her aid was from the opposing team: Brazilian goalkeeper Gabriela Moreschi. Moreschi wrapped an arm around the 6-foot-3-inch Kassoma’s waist and got ready to assist her walk off the court. But before Kassoma could even attempt to take a step, in charged Brazilian line player Tamires Morena with an even better idea.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C-Nc_JgpfMv/\">Morena scooped up her sporting rival\u003c/a> and — with pretty astounding strength — smoothly carried Kassoma from the court to a chair and awaiting medics. As soon as Morena’s selfless act began, the nearly 6,000 handball fans inside South Paris Arena 6 roared their approval. Without missing a beat, after depositing Kassoma, Morena simply returned to the game. She later reported that Kassoma had shown her appreciation for the assist by saying, “Thank you very much, my friend. Only you could lift me up.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Lindsey Horan comforts Saki Kumagai and Riko Ueki\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962312\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962312\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165118542_2000.jpg\" alt=\"A woman in a white soccer uniform hugs a woman in black and blue soccer uniform on a field in front of a packed crowd.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165118542_2000.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165118542_2000-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165118542_2000-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165118542_2000-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165118542_2000-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165118542_2000-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165118542_2000-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lindsey Horan comforts Japan’s Saki Kumagai after the women’s quarterfinal match. \u003ccite>(Andrea Vilchez/ISI/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>On Aug. 3, the U.S. women’s soccer team was victorious after Trinity Rodman scored a show-stopping goal during extra time. As the Americans erupted in celebrations on the Parc des Princes pitch, the members of the defeated Japanese team slowly let it sink in that their Olympic dreams were over.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It didn’t take long for U.S. team captain Lindsey Horan to notice their devastation unfolding. After spotting Saki Kumagai prostrate on the field, Horan quickly approached, embraced Kumagai in a warm hug and offered some words of comfort. Horan didn’t stop there either. TV cameras also caught her holding Japanese striker Riko Ueki. Pure class.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Rayssa Leal takes selfies with Coco Yoshizawa and Liz Akama\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962307\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962307\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2163539609_2000.jpg\" alt=\"Three young women gather together and smile for one of their cell phones, held aloft, while atop an Olympic podium, watched by large crowds in the distance.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2163539609_2000.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2163539609_2000-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2163539609_2000-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2163539609_2000-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2163539609_2000-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2163539609_2000-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2163539609_2000-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bronze medallist Rayssa Leal of Brazil takes a selfie with gold medallist Coco Yoshizawa (C) and silver medallist Liz Akama (L), both representing Japan. \u003ccite>(Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Much was made of the way in which Rayssa Leal of Brazil scuppered Japan’s hopes of scoring all three medals in the women’s street skateboarding competition by winning the bronze. Are there some ticked-off street skaters rolling around Tokyo right now? Maybe. If there are, Leal, gold medalist Coco Yoshizawa and silver medalist Liz Akama clearly couldn’t care less. After accepting their medals on the Paris podium, Leal initiated a selfie with her competitors in front of supportive crowds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The skaters’ togetherness should come as little surprise to anyone who’s been paying attention to this newest of Olympic competitions. Throughout Paris 2024, the female skaters have displayed \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3W3vgZyy4c\">unbridled camaraderie\u003c/a> for one another, cheering each other on, clasping hands, chatting, embracing and generally having a great time with each other. That’s how you do it.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles worship Rebeca Andrade\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962313\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962313\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165422760_2000.jpg\" alt=\"An athlete stands arms raised and triumphant on a podium, two fellow athletes bow down in praise on either side\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1368\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165422760_2000.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165422760_2000-800x547.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165422760_2000-1020x698.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165422760_2000-160x109.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165422760_2000-768x525.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165422760_2000-1536x1051.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165422760_2000-1920x1313.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Silver medalist Simone Biles (L) and bronze medalist Jordan Chiles (R) bow down before gold medalist Rebeca Andrade (C) of Brazil after the artistic gymnastics women’s floor competition. \u003ccite>(Naomi Baker/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>We couldn’t leave a list of heartwarming Paris 2024 moments without pointing to this: an Olympic scene that will go down in history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After Rebeca Andrade of Brazil won her first gold in the artistic gymnastics women’s floor competition, bronze winner Jordan Chiles and silver winner Simone Biles took it upon themselves to bow down in admiration of Andrade at the medals podium. It was a moment of women supporting women so heartwarming, it didn’t need words. Andrade’s delighted smile said it all.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Most of us have an idea of what Earth’s greatest athletes must be like: ultra-competitive, motivated to win at all costs, driven to crush their rivals. Similar things are often repeated about the way women behave with other women. With that in mind, trope-believers might have expected Paris 2024 — the first Olympics to ever embrace \u003ca href=\"https://olympics.com/ioc/news/genderequalolympics-celebrating-full-gender-parity-on-the-field-of-play-at-paris-2024\">gender parity for competitors\u003c/a> — to be one giant “catfight.” Instead, another image has emerged. One of women supporting women at every level.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are just a few of the most notable examples of stereotype-crushing sports(wo)manship on display during the games.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Ariarne Titmus boosts Katie Ledecky\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962309\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962309\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164812805_2000.jpg\" alt=\"Smiling female swimmers hold hands with their arms raised high across a pool lane divider.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1534\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164812805_2000.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164812805_2000-800x614.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164812805_2000-1020x782.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164812805_2000-160x123.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164812805_2000-768x589.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164812805_2000-1536x1178.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164812805_2000-1920x1473.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">USA’s Katie Ledecky and Australia’s Ariarne Titmus clasp hands in triumph after the women’s 800-meter freestyle final. \u003ccite>(Xue Yuge/Xinhua via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Stanford graduate Katie Ledecky had already earned seven Olympic gold medals and another 21 world championship golds when she arrived in Paris. On Aug. 3, however, after she won her ninth gold medal and became the most decorated female swimmer and most decorated American female athlete of all time, Ledecky knew she’d crossed a new kind of finish line.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After the 800-meter race was over, Titmus said, “[Ledecky]’s made me a better athlete. I totally respect what she has done in this sport more than anyone else … She’s unreal.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Silina Pha Aphay assists Lucia Moris\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962311\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13962311 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164914122_2000.jpg\" alt=\"One female runner lies on the track distressed, while another bends down and tries to support the injured runner's leg.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164914122_2000.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164914122_2000-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164914122_2000-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164914122_2000-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164914122_2000-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164914122_2000-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164914122_2000-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Silina Pha Aphay runs to the aid of Lucia Moris, who was injured during the women’s 100-meter preliminary round. \u003ccite>(Michael Steele/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>On Aug. 2, nine female runners from all over the world gathered at the Stade de France in Paris to compete for a place in further 100-meter rounds. Laotian sprinter Silina Pha Aphay was among those competitors. After she crossed the finish line in sixth place, the 28-year-old turned back to the track and noticed one of her fellow runners hadn’t made it. Flat out on the ground and writhing in agony was South Sudan’s Lucia Moris, who had suffered an injury to her right leg during the race.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Without hesitating, Pha Aphay ran back to Moris, attempted to make the injured woman more comfortable, and flagged down medics to come and assist. Moris was soon carried away on a stretcher. Though neither woman advanced to further competitions, the moment they shared on the track was pure Olympic gold.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Sha’Carri Richardson and Melissa Jefferson celebrate Julien Alfred\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962310\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962310\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164815348_2000.jpg\" alt=\"Three female athletes smile triumphantly on a running track holding up their countries' flags.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1345\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164815348_2000.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164815348_2000-800x538.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164815348_2000-1020x686.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164815348_2000-160x108.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164815348_2000-768x516.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164815348_2000-1536x1033.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164815348_2000-1920x1291.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Julien Alfred (C) of Saint Lucia, Sha’Carri Richardson (R) and Melissa Jefferson (L) of the United States celebrate after the women’s 100-meter final. \u003ccite>(Li Ying/Xinhua via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When Julien Alfred won St. Lucia’s first ever Olympic medal — a gold one no less — in the women’s 100-meter final, she was understandably overcome with emotion. Noticing Alfred was sobbing, American bronze winner Melissa Jefferson approached her, attempting to comfort Alfred with a hug.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Moments later, when Alfred was doubled over and still visibly overwhelmed, silver medal winner Richardson came over, gave her a warm smile and a pat on the back and encouraged Alfred back onto the track to take a photo for posterity. The move snapped Alfred back into more celebratory spirits. The glorious image above is what followed — an encapsulation of women celebrating each other’s achievements with nothing but joy.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Tamires Morena carries Albertina Kassoma\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962308\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13962308 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164807711_2000.jpg\" alt=\"Large crowds watch on as a female handball player carries a rival handball player off the court after an injury.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1477\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164807711_2000.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164807711_2000-800x591.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164807711_2000-1020x753.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164807711_2000-160x118.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164807711_2000-768x567.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164807711_2000-1536x1134.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2164807711_2000-1920x1418.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tamires Morena of Brazil carries Angola’s Albertina Kassoma off the court during the women’s handball preliminary match. \u003ccite>(He Canling/Xinhua via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>On Aug. 3, when Angola’s handball team captain Albertina Kassoma collapsed on the court with an injured knee, a series of remarkable things happened. The first person who rushed to Kassoma’s aid was, naturally, the Angolans’ team doctor. But once Kassoma was up on her feet, the next person to come to her aid was from the opposing team: Brazilian goalkeeper Gabriela Moreschi. Moreschi wrapped an arm around the 6-foot-3-inch Kassoma’s waist and got ready to assist her walk off the court. But before Kassoma could even attempt to take a step, in charged Brazilian line player Tamires Morena with an even better idea.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C-Nc_JgpfMv/\">Morena scooped up her sporting rival\u003c/a> and — with pretty astounding strength — smoothly carried Kassoma from the court to a chair and awaiting medics. As soon as Morena’s selfless act began, the nearly 6,000 handball fans inside South Paris Arena 6 roared their approval. Without missing a beat, after depositing Kassoma, Morena simply returned to the game. She later reported that Kassoma had shown her appreciation for the assist by saying, “Thank you very much, my friend. Only you could lift me up.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Lindsey Horan comforts Saki Kumagai and Riko Ueki\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962312\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962312\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165118542_2000.jpg\" alt=\"A woman in a white soccer uniform hugs a woman in black and blue soccer uniform on a field in front of a packed crowd.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165118542_2000.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165118542_2000-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165118542_2000-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165118542_2000-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165118542_2000-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165118542_2000-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165118542_2000-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lindsey Horan comforts Japan’s Saki Kumagai after the women’s quarterfinal match. \u003ccite>(Andrea Vilchez/ISI/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>On Aug. 3, the U.S. women’s soccer team was victorious after Trinity Rodman scored a show-stopping goal during extra time. As the Americans erupted in celebrations on the Parc des Princes pitch, the members of the defeated Japanese team slowly let it sink in that their Olympic dreams were over.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It didn’t take long for U.S. team captain Lindsey Horan to notice their devastation unfolding. After spotting Saki Kumagai prostrate on the field, Horan quickly approached, embraced Kumagai in a warm hug and offered some words of comfort. Horan didn’t stop there either. TV cameras also caught her holding Japanese striker Riko Ueki. Pure class.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Rayssa Leal takes selfies with Coco Yoshizawa and Liz Akama\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962307\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962307\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2163539609_2000.jpg\" alt=\"Three young women gather together and smile for one of their cell phones, held aloft, while atop an Olympic podium, watched by large crowds in the distance.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2163539609_2000.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2163539609_2000-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2163539609_2000-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2163539609_2000-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2163539609_2000-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2163539609_2000-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2163539609_2000-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bronze medallist Rayssa Leal of Brazil takes a selfie with gold medallist Coco Yoshizawa (C) and silver medallist Liz Akama (L), both representing Japan. \u003ccite>(Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Much was made of the way in which Rayssa Leal of Brazil scuppered Japan’s hopes of scoring all three medals in the women’s street skateboarding competition by winning the bronze. Are there some ticked-off street skaters rolling around Tokyo right now? Maybe. If there are, Leal, gold medalist Coco Yoshizawa and silver medalist Liz Akama clearly couldn’t care less. After accepting their medals on the Paris podium, Leal initiated a selfie with her competitors in front of supportive crowds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The skaters’ togetherness should come as little surprise to anyone who’s been paying attention to this newest of Olympic competitions. Throughout Paris 2024, the female skaters have displayed \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3W3vgZyy4c\">unbridled camaraderie\u003c/a> for one another, cheering each other on, clasping hands, chatting, embracing and generally having a great time with each other. That’s how you do it.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles worship Rebeca Andrade\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962313\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962313\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165422760_2000.jpg\" alt=\"An athlete stands arms raised and triumphant on a podium, two fellow athletes bow down in praise on either side\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1368\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165422760_2000.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165422760_2000-800x547.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165422760_2000-1020x698.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165422760_2000-160x109.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165422760_2000-768x525.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165422760_2000-1536x1051.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2165422760_2000-1920x1313.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Silver medalist Simone Biles (L) and bronze medalist Jordan Chiles (R) bow down before gold medalist Rebeca Andrade (C) of Brazil after the artistic gymnastics women’s floor competition. \u003ccite>(Naomi Baker/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>We couldn’t leave a list of heartwarming Paris 2024 moments without pointing to this: an Olympic scene that will go down in history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Women’s boxing is at the center of the latest Olympics controversy as critics take issue with the participation of two athletes — Imane Khelif of Algeria and Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan — who have failed gender eligibility tests in the past.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Both Khelif and Lin identify and have long competed as women, but were disqualified from the 2023 women’s world championships by the International Boxing Association (IBA) for \u003ca href=\"https://www.iba.sport/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/BoD-meeting-minutes_New-Delhi_FV-approved.pdf\">what it called\u003c/a> failure to meet “eligibility rules.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13961967']Olympic organizers are defending their right to compete in Paris and questioning the validity of those unspecified tests and the fairness of their previous disqualification, which they said happened without due process.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The current aggression against these two athletes is based entirely on this arbitrary decision, which was taken without any proper procedure — especially considering that these athletes had been competing in top-level competition for many years,” the International Olympic Committee \u003ca href=\"https://olympics.com/ioc/news/joint-paris-2024-boxing-unit-ioc-statement\">said in a statement\u003c/a> Thursday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The conservative outcry started after Khelif won her match against Angela Carini of Italy on Thursday in somewhat dramatic fashion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Carini quit just 46 seconds into the bout after Khelif’s punches dislodged her chinstrap and bloodied her shorts. After deciding to withdraw, she fell to her knees sobbing in the ring and refused to shake hands with Khelif.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I have never been hit so hard in my life,” Carini \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/badel_cmail/status/1818964680498393549\">tearfully told reporters\u003c/a> afterward.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She \u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcchicago.com/paris-2024-summer-olympics/what-happened-with-imane-khelif-boxer-who-had-gender-test-issue-at-olympics/3508367/\">said she had stopped fighting\u003c/a> because of nose pain, but also said it wasn’t her place to pass judgment on whether Khelif should compete.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If an athlete is this way, and in that sense it’s not right or it is right, it’s not up to me to decide,” Carini added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Khelif didn’t speak to the media other than a quick comment to \u003ca href=\"https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/articles/cw0yvln9z00o\">BBC Sport\u003c/a>: “I’m here for the gold — I fight everybody.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13961675']She is set to return to the ring Saturday for a quarterfinal matchup against Hungary’s Anna Luca Hamori.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hamori has accepted the fight, saying she is “not scared” of Khelif. But the Hungarian Boxing Association is striking a different tone: The \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/olympics-2024-boxing-imane-khelif-f62ac85cba099c549202c80c4a4d3f8c\">Associated Press reported\u003c/a> on Friday that the organization is sending “letters of protest” about the matchup to the IOC and Hungary’s own Olympic committee.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Friday, Lin emerged victorious in her preliminary-round fight against Uzbekistan’s Sitora Turdibekova, winning 5-0 by unanimous decision but without much fanfare in the crowd.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She is headed to the quarterfinals on Sunday, one victory away from her first Olympic medal.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Who is Lin?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Lin, 28, a \u003ca href=\"https://www.newsweek.com/lin-yu-ting-olympics-boxing-gender-imane-khelif-1933834\">two-time world champion,\u003c/a> has been competing for over a decade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to her Olympic bio, Lin joined an athletics team as a child “to achieve good results in athletics and win awards to help out financially.” She switched to boxing in middle school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13961861']She made her \u003ca href=\"https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/yu-ting-lin_1887963\">Olympic debut\u003c/a> at the Tokyo Games, though left without a medal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, the southpaw has won many other titles — including bronze in featherweight at the 2019 Women’s World Boxing Championships, gold at bantamweight in 2018 and gold in featherweight in 2022.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She also won a bronze medal at the 2023 world championships, \u003ca href=\"https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2023/03/27/2003796795\">but lost it\u003c/a> after she was disqualified. It went to the opponent she had defeated in the quarterfinals, Bulgaria’s Svetlana Kamenova Staneva.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Who is Khelif?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Khelif, at 25 years old and 5’10”, has been competing since 2018. She entered Paris with a 9-5 professional record, according to the \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5675415/2024/08/01/olympic-womens-boxing-dispute-imane-khelif/\">New York Times\u003c/a>. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She made her first Olympic appearance at the Tokyo Games in 2021, where she lost in the quarterfinal round to Ireland’s Kellie Harrington (and didn’t face any false allegations about her gender at the time, as many of \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/Algeria_FC/status/1819128788862882183\">her defenders are now noting\u003c/a>).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Khelif won the African and Mediterranean Championships in 2022 and reached the final of the IBA Women’s World Championships that same year. She took home silver, after a defeat by another Irish boxer, Katie Broadhurst.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Khelif also reached the finals of the 2023 world championships in New Delhi but was disqualified by organizers the day before they began in March.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Why were the athletes disqualified last year?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The IBA said in a statement at the time that Khelif and Lin had “failed to meet eligibility rules, following a test conducted by an independent laboratory.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13961542']IBA President Umar Krevlev \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2024/08/01/imane-khelif-algerian-boxer-gender-paris-olympics/\">told Russian state media\u003c/a> that it was “proven they have XY chromosomes” — which is seen in men, as opposed to the XX genotype of women\u003cstrong>.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It is \u003ca href=\"https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/cancer-terms/def/swyer-syndrome\">medically possible\u003c/a> for women to have male chromosomes, \u003ca href=\"https://novonordiskfonden.dk/en/news/more-women-than-expected-are-genetically-men/\">in rare cases\u003c/a>. Separately, there are a number of \u003ca href=\"https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/22002-androgens\">health conditions\u003c/a> — most notably, polycystic ovary syndrome — that can cause women to produce excess male hormones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a new \u003ca href=\"https://www.iba.sport/news/statement-made-by-the-international-boxing-association-regarding-athletes-disqualifications-in-world-boxing-championships-2023/\">statement released this week\u003c/a>, the IBA clarified that Khelif and Lin had not undergone a testosterone exam, but were “subject to a separate and recognized test, whereby the specifics remain confidential.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This test conclusively indicated that both athletes did not meet the required necessary eligibility criteria and were found to have competitive advantages over other female competitors,” they wrote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962041\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1296px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962041\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Screenshot-2024-08-02-at-2.06.01%E2%80%AFPM.png\" alt=\"Two women in boxing kits inside the ring.\" width=\"1296\" height=\"860\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Screenshot-2024-08-02-at-2.06.01 PM.png 1296w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Screenshot-2024-08-02-at-2.06.01 PM-800x531.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Screenshot-2024-08-02-at-2.06.01 PM-1020x677.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Screenshot-2024-08-02-at-2.06.01 PM-160x106.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Screenshot-2024-08-02-at-2.06.01 PM-768x510.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1296px) 100vw, 1296px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Algeria’s Imane Khelif, right, walks beside Italy’s Angela Carini after winning their women’s 66kg preliminary boxing match. \u003ccite>(John Locher/AP)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Why are they eligible for the Olympics?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The IBA is no longer the governing body of Olympic boxing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The IOC — which had already overseen boxing competitions for the Tokyo Olympics — officially \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/boxing-olympics-ioc-iba-paris-1338983c3c1d0ccef6936f8a3fe34154\">voted to derecognize it\u003c/a> in June 2023, after a years-long dispute over the integrity of its bouts and judging and transparency of management.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Olympic officials took issue with how presidents from Uzbekistan and Russia ran the IBA, as well as the fact that its sole sponsor was a Russian state energy firm, according to the Associated Press.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The IOC has repeatedly defended the athletes’ right to compete in Paris, casting doubt on the process that disqualified them last year and pointing to their female legal identities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13904009']“They are women in their passports and it’s stated that this is the case, that they are female,” spokesperson \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/2024-paris-olympics-gender-boxing-d06c6e06017a535c02a2fd15cacd2e51\">Mark Adams told reporters\u003c/a> earlier this week. Notably, there is no right to \u003ca href=\"https://www.equaldex.com/region/algeria\">change one’s legal gender\u003c/a> under Algerian law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In its Thursday statement, the IOC confirmed that all athletes participating in the boxing tournament “comply with the competition’s eligibility and entry regulations, as well as all applicable medical regulations.” It said it used the Tokyo boxing rules as the baseline for this year’s regulations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It called Khelif and Lin, whom it did not identify by name, “the victims of a sudden arbitrary decision by the IBA.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The IOC said it is “saddened by the abuse that the two athletes are currently receiving,” and stressed the need for National Boxing Federations to “reach a consensus around a new International federation” for boxing to be included in the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Friday, spokesperson \u003ca href=\"https://deadline.com/2024/08/international-olympics-committee-witch-hunt-boxing-gender-row-1236029886/\">Adams reminded reporters\u003c/a> that the IOC \u003ca href=\"https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/sex-testing-in-the-olympics-and-other-elite-sports-is-based-on-flawed/#:~:text=And%20from%201968%20to%201999,you%20go%2C%20whenever%20you%20compete.\">stopped blanket sex testing\u003c/a> in 1999, and that “even if there were a sex test that everyone agreed with, I don’t think anyone wants to see a return to some of the scenes.” He acknowledged that the situation has become a minefield.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“And unfortunately, as with all minefields, we want a simple explanation,” he added. “Everyone wants a black-and-white explanation of how we can determine this. That explanation does not exist, neither in the scientific community, nor anywhere else.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For more about sex testing in elite women’s sports, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2024/07/12/g-s1-8943/npr-embedded-cbc-testing-in-elite-sports-tested-podcast\">check out the new podcast \u003cem>Tested\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, from NPR and the CBC.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962042\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1296px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962042\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Screenshot-2024-08-02-at-2.07.42%E2%80%AFPM.png\" alt=\"Inside a boxing ring, a referee holds aloft one arm of a female boxer dressed in red. A female boxer in blue looks down.\" width=\"1296\" height=\"860\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Screenshot-2024-08-02-at-2.07.42 PM.png 1296w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Screenshot-2024-08-02-at-2.07.42 PM-800x531.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Screenshot-2024-08-02-at-2.07.42 PM-1020x677.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Screenshot-2024-08-02-at-2.07.42 PM-160x106.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Screenshot-2024-08-02-at-2.07.42 PM-768x510.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1296px) 100vw, 1296px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lin Yu-ting, left, reacts after defeating Uzbekistan’s Sitora Turdibekova in their women’s 57 kg preliminary boxing match. \u003ccite>(John Locher/AP)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>What are critics and supporters saying?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>After Khelif’s win, the backlash was swift, especially in conservative circles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Author \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/jk_rowling/status/1819007216214573268\">J.K. Rowling\u003c/a> — who has been criticized for her \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2022/08/31/1120299781/jk-rowling-new-book-the-ink-black-heart\">transphobic views in recent years\u003c/a> — falsely labeled her a man, in a tweet that has garnered over 400,000 likes. Former President Donald Trump \u003ca href=\"https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/112888066089313688\">shared a video\u003c/a> of the match on Truth Social, writing in all caps, “I WILL KEEP MEN OUT OF WOMEN’S SPORTS!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Riley Gaines, a widely-followed former collegiate swimmer who describes herself as a “leader defending women’s single-sex spaces,” tweeted that “men don’t belong in women’s sports.” Tesla CEO Elon Musk \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1818986936310075743\">amplified her tweet\u003c/a>, adding, “Absolutely.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Vlogger-turned-WWE wrestler Logan Paul also \u003ca href=\"https://www.outsports.com/2024/8/2/24099099/logan-paul-imane-khelif-wwe-paris-olympics/\">slammed Khelif as a man\u003c/a>, tweeting that the match was “the purest form of evil unfolding right before your eyes.” He later \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/LoganPaul/status/1819080702002188783\">deleted his post\u003c/a> and wrote, “I might be guilty of spreading misinformation along with the entirety of this app.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Foreign officials have also weighed in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Italy’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2022/09/24/1124685476/giorgia-meloni-italy-election\">far-right Prime Minister\u003c/a> Giorgia Meloni told the Italian news agency ANSA that the fight between Carini and Khelif was unfair.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think that athletes who have male genetic characteristics should not be admitted to women’s competitions,” she said, \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/sports/olympics/boxing-algerian-khelif-advances-after-italys-carini-abandons-fight-after-46-2024-08-01/\">according to Reuters\u003c/a>. “And not because you want to discriminate against someone, but to protect the right of female athletes to be able to compete on equal terms.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_11993783']Italy’s family and sports ministers have also \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/sports/olympics/boxing-algeria-condemns-targeting-boxer-khelif-over-gender-test-2024-07-31/\">voiced concerns\u003c/a> about the lack of clarity around gender eligibility criteria, suggesting that uniform international criteria would assuage “suspicion” and protect athletes’ safety.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Algeria’s Olympic committee is defending Khelif, issuing a statement on Wednesday condemning what it called her “unethical targeting” with “baseless propaganda.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Such attacks on her personality and dignity are deeply unfair, especially as she prepares for the pinnacle of her career at the Olympics,” it added, \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/sports/olympics/boxing-algeria-condemns-targeting-boxer-khelif-over-gender-test-2024-07-31/\">per Reuters\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, Taiwanese officials have \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/sports/olympics/taiwan-leaders-back-boxer-olympic-gender-row-2024-08-02/#:~:text=Lin%20is%20a%20double%20world,her%20mother%20suffer%20domestic%20abuse.\">thrown their support\u003c/a> behind Lin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pan Men-an, secretary-general for Taiwan’s presidential office, said on social media that it is wrong for the athlete to be “subjected to humiliation, insults and verbal bullying just because of your appearance and a controversial verdict in the past.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwan’s first female president, \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/iingwen/status/1819255417773645885\">wrote on X\u003c/a> that Lin is “an athlete who is fearless in the face of challenges, whether they come from inside or outside the ring.”\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“They are women in their passports and it’s stated that this is the case, that they are female,” spokesperson \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/2024-paris-olympics-gender-boxing-d06c6e06017a535c02a2fd15cacd2e51\">Mark Adams told reporters\u003c/a> earlier this week. Notably, there is no right to \u003ca href=\"https://www.equaldex.com/region/algeria\">change one’s legal gender\u003c/a> under Algerian law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In its Thursday statement, the IOC confirmed that all athletes participating in the boxing tournament “comply with the competition’s eligibility and entry regulations, as well as all applicable medical regulations.” It said it used the Tokyo boxing rules as the baseline for this year’s regulations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It called Khelif and Lin, whom it did not identify by name, “the victims of a sudden arbitrary decision by the IBA.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The IOC said it is “saddened by the abuse that the two athletes are currently receiving,” and stressed the need for National Boxing Federations to “reach a consensus around a new International federation” for boxing to be included in the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Friday, spokesperson \u003ca href=\"https://deadline.com/2024/08/international-olympics-committee-witch-hunt-boxing-gender-row-1236029886/\">Adams reminded reporters\u003c/a> that the IOC \u003ca href=\"https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/sex-testing-in-the-olympics-and-other-elite-sports-is-based-on-flawed/#:~:text=And%20from%201968%20to%201999,you%20go%2C%20whenever%20you%20compete.\">stopped blanket sex testing\u003c/a> in 1999, and that “even if there were a sex test that everyone agreed with, I don’t think anyone wants to see a return to some of the scenes.” He acknowledged that the situation has become a minefield.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“And unfortunately, as with all minefields, we want a simple explanation,” he added. “Everyone wants a black-and-white explanation of how we can determine this. That explanation does not exist, neither in the scientific community, nor anywhere else.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For more about sex testing in elite women’s sports, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2024/07/12/g-s1-8943/npr-embedded-cbc-testing-in-elite-sports-tested-podcast\">check out the new podcast \u003cem>Tested\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, from NPR and the CBC.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962042\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1296px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962042\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Screenshot-2024-08-02-at-2.07.42%E2%80%AFPM.png\" alt=\"Inside a boxing ring, a referee holds aloft one arm of a female boxer dressed in red. A female boxer in blue looks down.\" width=\"1296\" height=\"860\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Screenshot-2024-08-02-at-2.07.42 PM.png 1296w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Screenshot-2024-08-02-at-2.07.42 PM-800x531.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Screenshot-2024-08-02-at-2.07.42 PM-1020x677.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Screenshot-2024-08-02-at-2.07.42 PM-160x106.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Screenshot-2024-08-02-at-2.07.42 PM-768x510.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1296px) 100vw, 1296px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lin Yu-ting, left, reacts after defeating Uzbekistan’s Sitora Turdibekova in their women’s 57 kg preliminary boxing match. \u003ccite>(John Locher/AP)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>What are critics and supporters saying?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>After Khelif’s win, the backlash was swift, especially in conservative circles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Author \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/jk_rowling/status/1819007216214573268\">J.K. 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Former President Donald Trump \u003ca href=\"https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/112888066089313688\">shared a video\u003c/a> of the match on Truth Social, writing in all caps, “I WILL KEEP MEN OUT OF WOMEN’S SPORTS!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Riley Gaines, a widely-followed former collegiate swimmer who describes herself as a “leader defending women’s single-sex spaces,” tweeted that “men don’t belong in women’s sports.” Tesla CEO Elon Musk \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1818986936310075743\">amplified her tweet\u003c/a>, adding, “Absolutely.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Vlogger-turned-WWE wrestler Logan Paul also \u003ca href=\"https://www.outsports.com/2024/8/2/24099099/logan-paul-imane-khelif-wwe-paris-olympics/\">slammed Khelif as a man\u003c/a>, tweeting that the match was “the purest form of evil unfolding right before your eyes.” He later \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/LoganPaul/status/1819080702002188783\">deleted his post\u003c/a> and wrote, “I might be guilty of spreading misinformation along with the entirety of this app.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Foreign officials have also weighed in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Italy’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2022/09/24/1124685476/giorgia-meloni-italy-election\">far-right Prime Minister\u003c/a> Giorgia Meloni told the Italian news agency ANSA that the fight between Carini and Khelif was unfair.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think that athletes who have male genetic characteristics should not be admitted to women’s competitions,” she said, \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/sports/olympics/boxing-algerian-khelif-advances-after-italys-carini-abandons-fight-after-46-2024-08-01/\">according to Reuters\u003c/a>. “And not because you want to discriminate against someone, but to protect the right of female athletes to be able to compete on equal terms.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Olympic shooters have been getting lots of attention for their \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2024/07/31/g-s1-14616/olympics-paris-sharpshooter-style-kim-yeji\">cyberpunk-looking gear\u003c/a>. But one is standing out for his decidedly lower-tech look — and the fact that he got to the podium nonetheless.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Tuesday, Turkey’s Yusuf Dikec shot his way to a silver medal in the air pistol mixed team competition, and to instant online fame. His winning quality, the internet decided, was his seeming nonchalance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13961861']While many of Dikec’s competitors were decked out in large ear protectors, visors and sci fi-esque shooting glasses, he played it a different kind of cool with regular eyeglasses and barely visible ear plugs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wearing a jersey that looked like an ordinary T-shirt, and shooting with his free hand tucked in his pants pocket, the 51-year-old gave off a noticeably casual vibe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So casual, in fact, that scores of social media users jokingly wondered whether Turkey had \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/boredpanda/status/1818939728558764274\">sent a hitman\u003c/a> to the Olympics. Some praised his aura as “\u003ca href=\"https://x.com/RVCJ_FB/status/1818846267960709585\">infinite\u003c/a>,” others as “\u003ca href=\"https://x.com/SharpFootball/status/1818753649574551747\">insane\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1818714460829462904\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And many drew a contrast between Dikec and South Korean shooter Kim Yeji, whose futuristic aesthetic and unflappable demeanor made her an \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2024/07/31/g-s1-14616/olympics-paris-sharpshooter-style-kim-yeji\">overnight style sensation\u003c/a> earlier this week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Memes joked that the two embodied the contrast between \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/ExcelHumor/status/1818800216465649933\">Google Sheets vs. Microsoft Excel\u003c/a>, men vs. women \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/nonpoccafe/status/1818729033296916618\">packing for a trip\u003c/a> and anime protagonist vs. \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/creatine_cycle/status/1818725351314370807\">recently divorced engineer\u003c/a>, to name a few.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/Olympics/status/1818909520661278729\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“South Korea sent a fully-kitted out player for the Olympic shooting,” read \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/creepydotorg/status/1818776262036607328\">one viral tweet\u003c/a>. “Turkey sent [a] guy with no specialized lenses, eye cover or ear protection and got the silver medal.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dikec and his teammate, Sevval Ilayda Tarhan, won silver in the mixed team 10-meter air pistol event, bringing home Turkey’s first-ever medal in Olympic shooting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He placed 13th in his individual event, and is already looking ahead to his next Olympics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I hope next in Los Angeles (for) a gold medal,” he said afterward, according to the \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/olympics-2024-yusuf-dikec-turkish-shooter-a7890124304080a48e7ee4294004d306\">Associated Press\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>The former officer loves dancing and cats\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>This is Dikec’s \u003ca href=\"https://olympics.com/en/athletes/yusuf-dikec\">fifth Olympics\u003c/a> — he has competed in shooting events in every Summer Games since 2008.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He’s also a seven-time European champion and 2014 double world champion in the 25m standard pistol and 25m centerfire pistol, according to his \u003ca href=\"https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/yusuf-dikec_1564893\">Olympics biography\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/PunchingCat/status/1818913609592062046\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dikec’s bio says he took up shooting in 2001 after he started working as a non-commissioned officer for the Gendarmerie General Command (an armed law enforcement organization in Turkey).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His current occupation is listed as “athlete,” and \u003ca href=\"https://www.euronews.com/2024/08/01/the-star-we-didnt-know-we-needed-turkish-olympic-shooter-yusuf-dikec-takes-the-internet-by\">EuroNews reports\u003c/a> that he retired from the Gendarmerie.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dikec lists exactly one hobby on his bio page: dancing. He’s also a cat lover, as social media sleuths quickly discovered.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His philosophy, ironically, is, “Success doesn’t come with your hands in your pockets.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>His unique style comes down to personal preference\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13961972\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1290px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13961972\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Screenshot-2024-08-01-at-5.23.54%E2%80%AFPM.png\" alt=\"A woman and man in red polo shirts stand in front of the Eiffel Tower, which is decorated with Olympic rings. 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He told the radio station that it’s a matter of feeling more motivated and comfortable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The stance “is actually about bringing the body to equilibrium and focusing and concentrating,” he added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dikec seems to be taking his social media stardom in stride, reposting several memes to \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/yusufdikecofficial/\">his Instagram page\u003c/a> (and, of course, a \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/yusufdikecofficial/\">photo of his silver medal\u003c/a>). He has also continued to defend his style.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>EuroNews reports that he told the Turkish press: “I did not need special equipment. I’m a natural, a natural shooter.”\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>From the street, Minna Stess’ Petaluma home fits right in with the other houses on the block. Sitting in her backyard on a sunny Monday afternoon, dressed in a black T-shirt and shorts, purple socks and Vans, the 18-year-old looks like almost any other suburban skate kid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s just one difference: Stess is about to fly to Paris to compete in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11993783/paris-2024-olympic-games-san-francisco-bay-area-athletes-competing\">the 2024 Olympics\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Paris, Stess will represent the United States in skateboarding, which became an Olympic sport just four years ago. To vie for the gold on the U.S. women’s team on a relatively new Olympic field, and on a global stage no less, the stakes couldn’t be higher.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13961525\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13961525\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MINNASTESS_GC-13-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MINNASTESS_GC-13-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MINNASTESS_GC-13-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MINNASTESS_GC-13-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MINNASTESS_GC-13-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MINNASTESS_GC-13-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MINNASTESS_GC-13-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MINNASTESS_GC-13-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S Olympic Skateboarder Minna Stess, 18, skates in her Petaluma backyard on July 22, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And yet when I meet with her, 24 hours before she gets on an airplane for the biggest competition of her young career, Stess remains easygoing and calm. Nonchalant, even. After all, she says, no matter how hard she tries, she can’t remember a time when she didn’t skate.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Turning Pro at 11\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Stess’ backyard is no ordinary backyard. The majority of it is taken up by a custom-built mini-skatepark, built in 2012. Back then, its three-foot transitions were plenty high for six-year-old Stess. Wanting to copy her older brother Finnley, she’d gotten into skating four years earlier, around age 2.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sitting on a bench seat on the backyard deck, Stess tells me her parents had a wooden ramp put in before the concrete park, but they got tired of throwing tarps over it every time it rained. The family celebrated the new concrete park’s completion by stepping their feet into the wet concrete before it dried. You can still see Stess’ tiny, classic Vans imprint.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13961550\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13961550\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-40_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-40_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-40_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-40_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-40_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-40_qed-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-40_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-40_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S Olympic Skateboarder Minna Stess’s shoe imprints (at left) at her home in Petaluma on July 22, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Having her own backyard park was an asset in a city that didn’t have many skateparks while Stess was growing up. She skated the ramps at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11954041/teens-helped-save-this-historic-bay-area-theater-by-making-it-their-own\">Phoenix Theater\u003c/a>, a downtown music venue and teen hangout, and got involved with skate contests put on by the California Amateur Skateboard League, even though they required long car rides.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An admirer of Brazilian-American skater Bob Burnquist and his skating style, Stess entered more amateur contests, winning her first by the time she turned eight. She turned pro around age 11, and soon started making appearances at some of the biggest contests around: the Dew Tour, the X Games and the USA National Championships. Along the way, she found herself drawn to park skating, a discipline which combines multiple styles like bowl, street and vert.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I like airing out of things and flying high,” Stess says. “Park is definitely my favorite. I prefer it to literally everything.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13961546\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13961546\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-7_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1331\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-7_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-7_qed-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-7_qed-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-7_qed-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-7_qed-768x511.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-7_qed-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-7_qed-1920x1278.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minna Stess, 18, poses for a portrait at her home in Petaluma on July 22, 2024. Stess is headed to the 2024 Summer Olympics to represent the U.S in women’s skateboarding. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Kickflipping Her Way to the Olympics\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Her career continued to take flight, too, as Stess was chosen for the USA Skateboarding Women’s Park National Team in 2019. In 2021, she won the USA National Championships’ Women’s Park competition, becoming its youngest champion at age 15. And though she didn’t get to compete, Stess was named as an alternate for Team USA in the 2021 Olympic games.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stess’ path to the Olympics has been one filled with epic highs and lows. One of the lows came in May, when she entered an Olympic qualifier in Shanghai, China, and fell during all three of her runs. It was something she’d never done before, she tells me.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was like, ‘Okay, I can’t do that again,’” says Stess. “I kind of like, cracked under pressure, I guess.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13961527\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13961527\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MINNASTESS_GC-41-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MINNASTESS_GC-41-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MINNASTESS_GC-41-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MINNASTESS_GC-41-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MINNASTESS_GC-41-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MINNASTESS_GC-41-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MINNASTESS_GC-41-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MINNASTESS_GC-41-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S Olympic Skateboarder Minna Stess holds up her skateboard with slide marks in Petaluma on July 22, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Her final Olympic Qualifier Series contest was held last month in Budapest, Hungary, and it quickly became just as nerve-wracking as her experience in Shanghai. She fell during her first two runs, and was feeling the pressure with just one run left. “I couldn’t watch anyone skate. I was like, pacing in circles,” reflecting back on her runs, she says. She had the support of the crowd and her competitors, though, who cheered loudly for her right before that fateful final run.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Even the Brazilians were hyped,” she says. “And if the Brazilians are cheering for you, you know you did something right.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She made it through her final run without falling, and even though her score wasn’t as high as she’d hoped, it was enough. Stess had punched her ticket to Paris.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13961547\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13961547\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-12_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1322\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-12_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-12_qed-800x529.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-12_qed-1020x674.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-12_qed-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-12_qed-768x508.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-12_qed-1536x1015.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-12_qed-1920x1269.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S Olympic Skateboarder Minna Stess poses for a photo with her parents Andrew and Moniz at their home in Petaluma on July 22, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>A Family Affair\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For the duration of the Games, Stess will stay at the Olympic Village, sharing a room with a member of the street skating team. Her family will be close by in case she needs an escape; her parents, thinking ahead, booked a four-bedroom Paris home eight months ago for themselves, Stess’ brother, her uncle, her aunt and even her 87-year-old grandma.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We never plan this far ahead for anything,” says her mother, Moniz Stess. Due to skateboarding’s very on-the-fly nature, she explains, it’s hard to plan lodging and plane tickets in advance. They waited to book their plane tickets until Stess knew whether or not she was Olympics-bound, but they still booked the house, just in case.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_13899344']It was a hunch that paid off, and Stess’ parents couldn’t be more proud.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I drive Minna crazy using the word ‘journey,’ but it has been just that,” says her father, Andrew Stess. “It–” his voice breaks a little. “I can’t talk about it without getting teary-eyed. You see your kid loves something, and you want to–”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just then, his face suddenly softens as he spots Stess, who’s been half-tuned in from the other side of the skatepark. “She’s laughing at me,” he smiles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13961545\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13961545\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-2_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-2_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-2_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-2_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-2_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-2_qed-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-2_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-2_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minna Stess, 18, takes a break from skating at her home in Petaluma on July 22, 2024. Stess will compete in the 2024 Summer Olympics, representing the U.S in women’s skateboarding. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Staying ‘In the Moment’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Stess’ family has always been extremely supportive of her career, and have managed to find routine amidst the hectic nature of pro contest skating. “People probably thought we were nuts with, you know, us hopping in the car on weekends and driving the kids wherever, to go to whatever contest,” says Moniz. “But skateboarding for us is just normal.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stess, too, has learned to balance staying competitive while also avoiding burnout. “I’m lucky, because I live in Petaluma, and most of the skating stuff is down in Southern California,” she says. “It’s kind of like going back and forth between two worlds.” Her friends, too, are a big source of support. Some are skaters like her, others don’t skate at all. “Being with them is kind of like a refresher,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_13931352']With the days counting down to her Olympic preliminary contest, the skater feels confident both mentally and physically. “I definitely feel better than I did when I got back from Budapest,” she says. “I’m excited to go.” As for how she processes all the emotions that come from being a pro athlete on the world stage, “I try not to think of the consequences of things and just like, be in the moment,” she tells me. “You want to land your run, but sometimes you gotta realize like, not everything’s going to go right.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I ask if she’s prepared her runs yet, but she knows anything she plans on paper will likely have to be tweaked once she gets a feel for the park firsthand. For now, she’s looking forward to watching the street skaters practice and doing a bit of \u003ca href=\"https://olympics.com/en/news/paris-2024-olympics-i-traded-pins-with-simone-biles\">Olympic pin trading\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She has one other hope, too. Her Olympic Village roommate had to buy blinds for their dorm, and they apparently keep falling down.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So I hope they stay up,” Stess says, “so I can get a good night’s sleep.”\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Minna Stess competes in the \u003ca href=\"https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/schedule/skateboarding/women-s-park?day=6-august\">Olympic Skateboarding Women’s Park Preliminaries on Tuesday, Aug. 6\u003c/a>. The event will be broadcast at 3:30 a.m. Pacific Time. The Women’s Final airs at 8:30 a.m. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>From the street, Minna Stess’ Petaluma home fits right in with the other houses on the block. Sitting in her backyard on a sunny Monday afternoon, dressed in a black T-shirt and shorts, purple socks and Vans, the 18-year-old looks like almost any other suburban skate kid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s just one difference: Stess is about to fly to Paris to compete in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11993783/paris-2024-olympic-games-san-francisco-bay-area-athletes-competing\">the 2024 Olympics\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Paris, Stess will represent the United States in skateboarding, which became an Olympic sport just four years ago. To vie for the gold on the U.S. women’s team on a relatively new Olympic field, and on a global stage no less, the stakes couldn’t be higher.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13961525\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13961525\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MINNASTESS_GC-13-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MINNASTESS_GC-13-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MINNASTESS_GC-13-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MINNASTESS_GC-13-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MINNASTESS_GC-13-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MINNASTESS_GC-13-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MINNASTESS_GC-13-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MINNASTESS_GC-13-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S Olympic Skateboarder Minna Stess, 18, skates in her Petaluma backyard on July 22, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And yet when I meet with her, 24 hours before she gets on an airplane for the biggest competition of her young career, Stess remains easygoing and calm. Nonchalant, even. After all, she says, no matter how hard she tries, she can’t remember a time when she didn’t skate.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Turning Pro at 11\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Stess’ backyard is no ordinary backyard. The majority of it is taken up by a custom-built mini-skatepark, built in 2012. Back then, its three-foot transitions were plenty high for six-year-old Stess. Wanting to copy her older brother Finnley, she’d gotten into skating four years earlier, around age 2.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sitting on a bench seat on the backyard deck, Stess tells me her parents had a wooden ramp put in before the concrete park, but they got tired of throwing tarps over it every time it rained. The family celebrated the new concrete park’s completion by stepping their feet into the wet concrete before it dried. You can still see Stess’ tiny, classic Vans imprint.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13961550\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13961550\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-40_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-40_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-40_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-40_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-40_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-40_qed-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-40_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-40_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S Olympic Skateboarder Minna Stess’s shoe imprints (at left) at her home in Petaluma on July 22, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Having her own backyard park was an asset in a city that didn’t have many skateparks while Stess was growing up. She skated the ramps at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11954041/teens-helped-save-this-historic-bay-area-theater-by-making-it-their-own\">Phoenix Theater\u003c/a>, a downtown music venue and teen hangout, and got involved with skate contests put on by the California Amateur Skateboard League, even though they required long car rides.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An admirer of Brazilian-American skater Bob Burnquist and his skating style, Stess entered more amateur contests, winning her first by the time she turned eight. She turned pro around age 11, and soon started making appearances at some of the biggest contests around: the Dew Tour, the X Games and the USA National Championships. Along the way, she found herself drawn to park skating, a discipline which combines multiple styles like bowl, street and vert.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I like airing out of things and flying high,” Stess says. “Park is definitely my favorite. I prefer it to literally everything.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13961546\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13961546\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-7_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1331\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-7_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-7_qed-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-7_qed-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-7_qed-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-7_qed-768x511.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-7_qed-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-7_qed-1920x1278.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minna Stess, 18, poses for a portrait at her home in Petaluma on July 22, 2024. Stess is headed to the 2024 Summer Olympics to represent the U.S in women’s skateboarding. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Kickflipping Her Way to the Olympics\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Her career continued to take flight, too, as Stess was chosen for the USA Skateboarding Women’s Park National Team in 2019. In 2021, she won the USA National Championships’ Women’s Park competition, becoming its youngest champion at age 15. And though she didn’t get to compete, Stess was named as an alternate for Team USA in the 2021 Olympic games.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stess’ path to the Olympics has been one filled with epic highs and lows. One of the lows came in May, when she entered an Olympic qualifier in Shanghai, China, and fell during all three of her runs. It was something she’d never done before, she tells me.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was like, ‘Okay, I can’t do that again,’” says Stess. “I kind of like, cracked under pressure, I guess.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13961527\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13961527\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MINNASTESS_GC-41-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MINNASTESS_GC-41-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MINNASTESS_GC-41-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MINNASTESS_GC-41-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MINNASTESS_GC-41-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MINNASTESS_GC-41-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MINNASTESS_GC-41-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MINNASTESS_GC-41-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S Olympic Skateboarder Minna Stess holds up her skateboard with slide marks in Petaluma on July 22, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Her final Olympic Qualifier Series contest was held last month in Budapest, Hungary, and it quickly became just as nerve-wracking as her experience in Shanghai. She fell during her first two runs, and was feeling the pressure with just one run left. “I couldn’t watch anyone skate. I was like, pacing in circles,” reflecting back on her runs, she says. She had the support of the crowd and her competitors, though, who cheered loudly for her right before that fateful final run.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Even the Brazilians were hyped,” she says. “And if the Brazilians are cheering for you, you know you did something right.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She made it through her final run without falling, and even though her score wasn’t as high as she’d hoped, it was enough. Stess had punched her ticket to Paris.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13961547\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13961547\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-12_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1322\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-12_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-12_qed-800x529.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-12_qed-1020x674.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-12_qed-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-12_qed-768x508.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-12_qed-1536x1015.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-12_qed-1920x1269.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S Olympic Skateboarder Minna Stess poses for a photo with her parents Andrew and Moniz at their home in Petaluma on July 22, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>A Family Affair\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For the duration of the Games, Stess will stay at the Olympic Village, sharing a room with a member of the street skating team. Her family will be close by in case she needs an escape; her parents, thinking ahead, booked a four-bedroom Paris home eight months ago for themselves, Stess’ brother, her uncle, her aunt and even her 87-year-old grandma.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We never plan this far ahead for anything,” says her mother, Moniz Stess. Due to skateboarding’s very on-the-fly nature, she explains, it’s hard to plan lodging and plane tickets in advance. They waited to book their plane tickets until Stess knew whether or not she was Olympics-bound, but they still booked the house, just in case.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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