Sports Journalism Blog

(Editor’s Note: Writing for Team USA, Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate student Madie Chandler covered Valarie Allman’s second straight gold medal in the discus, the first U.S. woman to win consecutive Olympic gold medals in the event.) Team USA | Valarie Allman Becomes First U.S. Woman to Win Back-to-Back Olympic Discus Golds

(Editor’s Note: Writing for Team USA, Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate student Hanna Barton covered the floor exercise final that tied Simone Biles for the second-most decorated female gymnast in Olympic history. Biles won the silver medal and Jordan Chiles won bronze.) Team USA | Biles, Chiles, Finish Their Paris 2024 Runs With Silver and …

On a weekend in March, 2018 I was spending my time the same way I spent most of the last seven years or so. On a pool deck. It was the Florida Swimming Senior Championships in Orlando. The meet is essentially the state championship for club teams throughout the state. Truthfully, it was not the …

(Editor’s Note: Writing for Team USA, Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate student Madie Chandler reports on the seven-way photo finish in the Men’s 100-meter final won by Noah Lyles, the first U.S. gold-medal finish in the event since Justin Gatlin won in 2004.) Team USA | The Fastest Man in the World: Noah Lyles Wins …

(Editor’s Note: Writing for Team USA, Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate student Hanna Barton reports on the return of gymnast Suni Lee to the podium. Lee became the first American woman to win two medals in uneven bars at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on Sunday.) Team USA | Suni Lee Becomes First American Woman …

(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