There is no one who has the endurance that Katie Ledecky has in the swimming pool. There are plenty of ways to describe the American swim sensation. She’s a world record holder, an Olympic gold medalist, World Champion and all-time great Olympian. She’s also arguably the best in the world at long-distance swimming. When it comes […]
How many medals has Simone Biles won? Updated results from USA star's events at 2024 Olympics
It’s showtime for Simone Biles, who worked hard to overcome her mental health struggles and position herself for a spot on the USA Olympic women’s gymnastics team this year. Biles has six medal events lined up before the end of the Summer Games in Paris, and she’s hoping to prove that age is just a […]
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 […]