Category: 2016 Rio Olympics

By Rebecca Harris | @MsRebeccaHarris RIO DE JANEIRO — Indiana University student Jessica Parratto fell short of her goal of standing on the podium in Rio, finishing in 10th in the women’s 10-meter diving final with a score of 334.60, but she has come a long way since she first started diving. “I only had springboard …

By Rebecca Harris | @MsRebeccaHarris RIO DE JANEIRO — In 2000, women’s water polo was added to the Olympic program. The U.S. team won silver. At Athens in 2004, bronze. At Beijing in 2008, silver again. And finally, at London in 2012, the gold, standing at the top of the podium at last. The U.S. …

By Frank Gogola | @FrankGogola Sports Capital Journalism Program RIO DE JANEIRO – Even though Olympic basketball games are eight minutes shorter than the NBA, Paul George feels the U.S. men’s team has struggled to put together a complete-game effort. The U.S. (5-0) finished group play with the only unblemished record, but the games have …

By Rebecca Harris | @MsRebeccaHarris RIO DE JANEIRO — Caleb Paine wasn’t supposed to be here, standing on the podium accepting an Olympic bronze medal. During the Finn European Championship in March, the final Rio qualifying event for US Sailing, he was lagging 10 points behind Beijing 2008 silver medalist Zach Railey, who looked prime …

By Frank Gogola | @FrankGogola RIO DE JANEIRO – Less than 10 seconds separated Sarah Robles from a personal goal and a historic performance. That was her coach’s message to her heading into her final lift on Sunday at Riocentro – Pavilion 2. “I said to her, ‘Do you want to be on the medal …

By Rebecca Harris | @MsRebeccaHarris RIO DE JANEIRO — The U.S. women’s fencing contingent found a reason to celebrate as the women’s saber team won the bronze medal, beating Italy 45-30 and matching the 2008 bronze-medal finish in Beijing. The team saber event was not included in London. The group included the most-decorated U.S. fencer …

By Malcolm Moran, Frank Gogola and Rebecca Harris | @malcolm_moran, @FrankGogola and @MsRebeccaHarris Sports Capital Journalism Program RIO DE JANEIRO – The Olympic Aquatics Stadium was emptying, and the video board above the pool was showing the time of day: 23:59:00…10…30…50…58…59… The digits all turned to zero, the new day had begun, and all I …

By Rebecca Harris | @MsRebeccaHarris RIO DE JANEIRO — On July 30, Rajeev Ram was sitting at home in Carmel, Ind., wondering how he would spend the rest of his summer. Then he got a call that changed his August plans, as he found out he would be sent to the 2016 Rio Games after all …

By Frank Gogola | @FrankGogola RIO DE JANEIRO – Molly Huddle broke an eight-year-old American record in the 10,000-meter as she finished sixth on Friday at Olympic Stadium. Huddle credited the weather – cool with intermittent rain, ideal for running – in helping her set the new American record at 30:13.17. Huddle’s time was 9.05 …

By Rebecca Harris | @MsRebeccaHarris RIO DE JANEIRO — Eight years after the last time an American stood on the podium for men’s boxing, first-time Olympian Nico Hernandez will receive the bronze medal in the men’s light flyweight event, ending the sport’s drought at the Olympics. Deontay Wilder won a bronze in Beijing in the …