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(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 …

(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.) …

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 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 Hanna Barton reports on the first USA medal in men’s gymnastics team competition since 2008.) Team USA | U.S. Men’s Gymnastics Earns First Team Medal Since 2008

(Editor’s Note: Reporting from Paris for teamusa.org, the official website of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee, Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate student Hanna Barton covered the achievements of Simone Biles and Suni Lee, former gold medalists in all-around who will compete in the final for the first time in the history of the sport.) …

Editor’s note: Sports Capital Journalism Program student Ryan Gregory, writing for USA Daily, a digital publication of The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee, describes how the men and women of U.S. gymnastics fared in the all-around final Monday.  https://www.teamusa.org/News/2019/July/29/Riley-McCusker-Collects-Silver-In-Womens-All-Around-Gymnastics-Final

Editor’s note: Sports Capital Journalism Program student Ryan Gregory, writing for USA Daily, a digital publication of The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee, described the U.S. women’s gymnastics team’s dominant performance at the Pan American Games Lima 2019, headlined by a standout performance from Olympic hopeful Riley McCusker.  https://www.teamusa.org/News/2019/July/28/Riley-McCusker-Leads-The-Way-As-US-Womens-Gymnastics-Team-Secures-Gold

Bill Plaschke (@BillPlaschke) of the Los Angeles Times examines how increasing ticket prices are making life difficult for Los Angeles Dodgers fans. Jenny Vrentas (@JennyVrentas) of Sports Illustrated chronicles the relationship between Bill Belichick and Nick Saban and how their mutual respect for each other has benefitted them. Brendan Savage (@BrendanSavage) of MLive.com eulogizes Phil …