Gymnastics is one of the most competitive sports at the Olympics year in and year out, and with good reason. The world’s elite gymnasts all post very high scores in their events. As a result, the difference between winning a medal or finishing off the podium is often just fractions of a point. That makes […]
Olympics swimming medals count: Updated standings of gold, silver, bronze medal winners at 2024 Paris Games
21 different countries won a swimming medal in Tokyo three years ago, including 11 who won a gold medal, but it wouldn’t be fair to say parity reigned among the nations. The United States and Australia combined for 51 of the 111 swimming medals earned in Tokyo and more than half of the gold medals, […]
Olympics medal count 2024: Updated table of gold, silver, bronze medals for every country
Sport Event Start Time (ET) Channel/Stream Badminton Men’s, Women’s, Mixed Singles, Doubles: Group Play (Part 1) 2:30 a.m. Peacock, USA (starting at 4:30 a.m.), Fubo (starting at 4:30 a.m.) Handball Men’s Group A: Spain vs. Slovenia 3:00 a.m. Peacock Rowing Single, Double, Quadruple Sculls Heats 3:00 a.m. USA, Peacock, Fubo Volleyball Men’s Pool Play: Japan […]
Most gold medals in one Olympics: Revisiting Michael Phelps' legendary 2008 Beijing Games medal count
Just getting to the Olympics is a feat only a tiny fraction of the world can achieve. Only 0.00013 percent of the world’s population — one in every 757,143 people — is going to Paris to compete in this year’s games, despite 206 different countries sending a representative. Medaling at the Olympics is an entirely […]
Paul Skenes pitch count: How many innings will Pirates rookie throw in 2024?
Paul Skenes is having a rookie season unlike many, but he could still find himself receiving an innings limit after the All-Star break. The Pirates phenom flirted with multiple no-hitters and later earned the starting bump for the All-Star game, becoming the sixth youngest in history and youngest since Dwight Gooden in 1986. Skenes has also […]