Sports Journalism Blog

(Editor’s Note: Writing for Team USA, Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate student Hanna Barton reports on the historic vault final in which Simone Biles won gold and Jade Carey took bronze, plus the bronze medal won by Stephen Nedoroscik, the Pommel Horse Guy, who won the first U.S. medal in the event in 40 years.) …

(Editor’s Note: Writing for Team USA, Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate student Madie Chandler reports on Sha’Carri Richardson and Melissa Jefferson winning silver and bronze in the 100-meter final and Jasmine Moore winning the first-ever women’s triple jump medal for the U.S.) Team USA | Sha’Carri Richardson and Melissa Jefferson Go 2-3 in 100-Meter Final, …

Covering the women’s all-around final in gymnastics at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was a night I’ll never forget. There was the historical magnitude of the competition itself. Simone Biles, returning from her struggles in Tokyo to reclaim an all-around gold medal, breaking records and rewriting the history books. Suni Lee overcoming serious health issues …

(Editor’s Note: Writing for teamusa.com, the official website of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee, Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate student Hanna Barton reports on the silver medal won by Regan Smith in the 200-Meter Backstroke and the challenging journey to that achievement.) Team USA | Regan Smith Adds Another Medal to Her Paris 2024 …

(Editor’s Note: Writing for teamusa.com, the official website of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee, Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate student Hanna Barton reports on the silver medal won in the jumping team final at Versailles.) Team USA | U.S. Equestrian Captures Silver in Jumping Team Final

Every kid that participates in track and field dreams of the Olympics. I was no different, marking out the distance between my high school personal best and Olympic standards just to visualize how far away my long jumps were from achieving that dream. Needless to say, walking into Stade de France, the track and field …

(Editor’s Note: Writing for teamusa.com, the official website of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee, Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate student Madie Chandler reports on the success of USA Swimming.) Team USA | ‘The Mood is Right and the Vibes are Great:’ Kate Douglass, Regan Smith, 4X200 Freestyle Relay Earn Medals

(Editor’s Note: Writing for teamusa.com, the official website of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee, Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate student Hanna Barton reports on the historic gold-medal victory of Simone Biles in the Women’s All-Around Final, with Suni Lee winning a bronze medal.) Team USA | Eight Years Later, Simone Biles Wins Second Gold …

(Editor’s Note: Writing for teamusa.com, the official website of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee, Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate student Madie Chandler reports on the men’s and women’s 3×3 basketball teams.) Team USA | 3×3 Athletes’ Dreams Play out in Paris

(Editor’s Note: Writing for teamusa.com, the official website of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee, Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate student Hanna Barton reports on divers Jessica Parratto and Delaney Schnell in the women’s synchronized 10-meter platform final.) Team USA | Divers Jessica Parratto and Delaney Schnell Reflect on Being in the Moment of Competing …