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Post by Admin on Jul 24, 2021 19:20:14 GMT
Team USA’s outfits for the 2020 Olympics opening ceremony in Tokyo were ripped by Twitter denizens Friday, who mocked the Ralph Lauren-made ensembles for being “pretentious,” too “preppy” and severely lacking in “drip.” “Why do the Team USA outfits look like they’d report you to HR for cursing,” comedian Molly Mulshine wrote Friday morning of what Ralph Lauren called an “all-American look” — jeans, a blazer, white sneakers and a discreet, star-spangled neck scarf. “They are the lady with the ‘communal’ bowl of candy on her desk who looks you up and down in a judgmental manner whenever you take some… These outfits picked me last in gym class every time.” One Twitter user said the outfits looked more like yacht club uniforms than an Olympian’s garb. “I love the Olympics but I can’t tell if Team USA’s outfits look more like ‘I’m going to call my dad, he’s a lawyer’ or the higher end clearance section of Ralph Lauren,” added Meghan Lawrence. “usa olympic team is still on the bus on the way to the opening ceremony bc they had to stop by old navy to get their outfits,” denizen Lysi quipped.
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Post by Admin on Jul 26, 2021 0:38:02 GMT
Team USA men’s basketball was fried by the French in a stunning opening loss at the Tokyo Olympics. The Americans led Team France by seven with under four minutes remaining, but the French scored the next 14 points for a shocking 83-76 victory Sunday at Saitama Super Arena. Nets star Kevin Durant was in early foul trouble and had 10 points on 4-for-12 shooting in 21 minutes before fouling out in the closing seconds. Jrue Holiday had a team-high 18 and Bam Adebayo added 12 in a rocky start for the three-time defending gold medalists. The loss marked Team USA’s first in the Olympics since it fell short of the medal stand in 2004. Team USA’s next Pool A game is Wednesday against Iran, which lost its opener, 84-78, earlier Sunday to the Czech Republic. “I think that’s a little bit of hubris if you think the Americans are supposed to just roll out the balls and win,” U.S. coach Gregg Popovich said. “We’ve got to work for it just like everybody else. And for those 40 minutes, they played better than we did.” Evan Fournier scored 28 points to lead Team France, which played without Knicks guard Frank Ntilikina, who sat out due to a leg injury. “They had a good run, but we just stuck with our game plan,” Fournier said. “Second, you have to be honest and look at their roster, they have guys who are pretty tired from playing in the NBA Finals. “We know they aren’t at full strength yet, but it was a good win regardless for us. It’s a hell of a win, and our country is going to be extremely proud.” Team USA shockingly falls to France at the Olympics on Sunday.
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Post by Admin on Jul 26, 2021 5:05:44 GMT
Olympic story of the day The best stories out of the Olympics are always the long shots who come through, and shots don't get any longer than Tunisian swimmer Ahmed Hafnaoui, who pulled out a miraculous victory in the 400-meter freestyle event. "For one last split-second, as his eyes searched for a scoreboard here at the Tokyo Aquatics Center, Ahmed Hafnaoui remained a complete unknown," wrote Henry Bushnell from Tokyo. "Then he saw his name next to a “1.” He opened his mouth. A primal scream shook the air." Learn all about the 18-year-old's story, and the race of his life, right here. There are certain things you count on like the sunrise, and Simone Biles' greatness is among them. But that greatness took a bit of a hit on Sunday, as Biles and Team USA found themselves in an unexpected position: staring up at a challenger. The Russian team, not the United States, posted the best score in Sunday's team qualifying. Team USA remains the medal favorite, but maybe, just maybe, a bit of doubt is creeping into what was once a certainty. USA Basketball's face-plant Well, this is ugly: the U.S. men's basketball team lost to France, 83-76, for its first loss in Olympic competition since 2004. Featuring NBA players like Evan Fournier and Rudy Gobert, France hung with the Americans and closed with a 16-2 run. The U.S. isn't eliminated from medal contention; it should still be able to get out of group play and into the knockout stages later in the Games, but Team USA now faces hard questions about its roster makeup and style of play. It'll have to solve those problems quickly if it wants to avoid becoming only the fourth American squad in 20 Olympics not to win gold. COVID 2, Golf 0 Two of the best-known athletes slated for the Tokyo Olympics, U.S. Open champions Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm, both tested positive for COVID and are now out of the Games. DeChambeau will be replaced by Patrick Reed, the only holdover from America's 2016 team, while Spain was not able to clear another player in time to replace Rahm. For Rahm, this marks a second COVID-related withdrawal from a tournament, even after being vaccinated.
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Post by Admin on Jul 26, 2021 13:10:23 GMT
As the swimming medals continue to fall, we look back at one of the most iconic races from the past few games - the women's 100m freestyle! On top of that, we take a trip around the incredible city of Tokyo, this time from more on what is outside of the venues, and chat to one of Team USA's medal hopes on the track, steeplechase athlete Emma Coburn.
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Post by Admin on Jul 27, 2021 4:55:25 GMT
Lydia Jacoby, a 17-year-old from Alaska, stunned reigning gold medalist Lilly King and won the 100-meter breaststroke at the 2020 Games on Tuesday.
Jacoby came home in 1:04.95. South Africa’s Tatjana Schoenmaker finished second (1:05.22). King, the Rio champ, finished third, 0.59 seconds off the pace.
After touching the wall and looking up at the scoreboard to see her name first, Jacoby immediately thought to herself, "That's insane."
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For starters, there isn't an Olympic-length pool in Seward, Alaska, where Jacoby lives. During the pandemic, Jacoby had to move to Anchorage, two hours away, just to train. And if not for the pandemic, providing her another year of improvement, Jacoby likely would have been in Tokyo last year as a spectator.
She was the 18th-fastest woman in the 100 breast in 2019, the last full calendar year of competition. She lowered her time from 1:08.12 in 2019 to 1:05.28 at U.S. Trials in June. Tuesday night, she broke the 1:05 mark.
"I don't think I would have been prepared last year at all," she said at Trials. "I think this extra year of training I've grown physically and mentally."
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