by admin | Aug 5, 2024 | Fitness, Life / Sports
While a lot of people think artistic swimming is delightfully antiquated—a bunch of “bathing beauties” in floral swim caps and cherry-lipped smiles—that idea is a tired old stereotype that Daniella Ramirez, a Team USA artistic swimmer set to compete at the 2024...
by admin | Aug 4, 2024 | Fitness, Life / Sports
One of the best things about the Olympics is that nothing’s set in stone. Athletes having the day of their lives can—and often do—upset event favorites to clinch a spot on the podium. And that’s pretty much what happened in the women’s Olympic road cycling race on...
by admin | Aug 4, 2024 | Fitness, Life / Sports
American women’s soccer fans could be forgiven for feeling a bit nervous heading into the Paris Games.Last year, the US National Women’s Team exited the World Cup earlier than ever, not even reaching the quarter-finals following a 5-4 loss to Sweden in the Round of...
by admin | Aug 3, 2024 | Fitness, Life / Sports
In the gardens of the Château de Versailles—an iconic setting about nine miles from Paris proper—the Olympics’ four-legged athletes (and their two-legged riders) have been sailing over fences that are far more than mere poles in the ground: They’re meticulously...
by admin | Aug 3, 2024 | Fitness, Life / Sports
Runners continue for a total of seven and a half laps, clearing five evenly-spaced barriers with every loop.Where TF did the water pit come from!?Okay, the water pit is…odd. The track steeplechase, in all its puddled glory, likely originated from the horse event of...
by admin | Aug 2, 2024 | Fitness, Life / Sports
The crystal clear waves of the Olympic surfing beach in Tahiti might look like paradise from the comfort of your couch, but drama under the surface of the Pacific is making this year’s surfing competition way more dangerous than you may think.Across the world from the...