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Author: Tom Schad, USA TODAY

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Team USA’s Jagger Eaton wins bronze in first Olympic skateboarding event

July 25, 2021Tom Schad, USA TODAYComments Off on Team USA’s Jagger Eaton wins bronze in first Olympic skateboarding event

The U.S. had been expected to win an Olympic medal in the men’s street event in skateboarding — but few expected that American to be Jagger Eaton.

Sports

Opening ceremony director for 2021 Tokyo Olympics fired after comments about Holocaust surface

July 22, 2021July 22, 2021Tom Schad, USA TODAYComments Off on Opening ceremony director for 2021 Tokyo Olympics fired after comments about Holocaust surface

A Tokyo 2020 official said they became aware of the director’s past remarks about the Holocaust, which he made in 1998, on Wednesday morning.

Sports

Reports: US beach volleyball player tests positive for COVID-19, likely ruling him out of Olympics

July 21, 2021Tom Schad, USA TODAYComments Off on Reports: US beach volleyball player tests positive for COVID-19, likely ruling him out of Olympics

US Olympic beach volleyball player Taylor Crabb had a positive test over the weekend in Tokyo, which likely means he won’t play in Sunday’s match.

Sports

Sue Bird, Eddy Alvarez named US flagbearers for Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony

July 21, 2021Tom Schad, USA TODAYComments Off on Sue Bird, Eddy Alvarez named US flagbearers for Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony

Sue Bird is a four-time Olympic gold medalist in women’s basketball who will be participating in her fifth Games in Tokyo.

Sports

Two athletes out of Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19 in Tokyo

July 21, 2021Tom Schad, USA TODAYComments Off on Two athletes out of Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19 in Tokyo

A Chilean taekwondo athlete and a Dutch skateboarder are the first known athletes to be ruled out of the Games after testing positive in Tokyo.

Sports

Athletes in surfing, skateboarding, climbing see Olympic inclusion as chance to change perception

July 18, 2021Tom Schad, USA TODAYComments Off on Athletes in surfing, skateboarding, climbing see Olympic inclusion as chance to change perception

Skateboarding, surfing, rock climbing and karate will be in the Olympics for the first time in Tokyo. That could change perceptions of those sports.

Sports

Skateboarding at the Tokyo Olympics: Everything you need to know about new Olympic sport

July 18, 2021Tom Schad, USA TODAYComments Off on Skateboarding at the Tokyo Olympics: Everything you need to know about new Olympic sport

Everything you need to know about skateboarding — park and street — as it makes its Olympic debut at this summer’s Tokyo Games.

Sports

Tokyo 2020 organizers report first positive COVID-19 case at Olympic Village

July 17, 2021Tom Schad, USA TODAYComments Off on Tokyo 2020 organizers report first positive COVID-19 case at Olympic Village

Tokyo 2020 organizers report that an unnamed Olympic Village resident has tested positive for COVID-19, the first positive case in the village.

Sports

Explaining the complex COVID-19 protocols at the Tokyo Olympics

July 15, 2021Tom Schad, USA TODAYComments Off on Explaining the complex COVID-19 protocols at the Tokyo Olympics

How, exactly, are these Olympics going to work, with all the COVID-19 protocols? Here’s a break down of what athletes and others can expect.

Sports

Dreaming of gold: How sleep has become a key part of Olympic prep for Team USA

July 12, 2021Tom Schad, USA TODAYComments Off on Dreaming of gold: How sleep has become a key part of Olympic prep for Team USA

In the years leading up to the Tokyo Olympics, hundreds of athletes have tracked their sleep in consultation with USOPC experts.

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