Olympics Coverage
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Drone view: Iconic Paris sights ready to host Olympic Games
From the Champs Elysees to the River Seine, Paris is converting some famous venues to host the 2024 Summer Olympics. -
Cirque du Soleil performances prepared Billy May for his Olympic dream
Artistic Swimming used to be known as Synchronized Swimming at the Olympic Games, it also used to be just for women. But if Bill May makes his Olympic debut in Paris for Team USA, it will be a dream 35 years in the making. -
Father's inspiration brought Olympic gymnast full circle
Shilese Jones is trying o fulfill her Olympic dream back home where it all started. -
After 1/4 second miss, Casas aims to swim for Team USA in Paris
Shane Casas missed making the US Olympic Team for Tokyo by a quarter of a second and he has spent the last three years living with that fact and trying to find a way to overcome it. -
Olympic Games just another mountain for sport climber Brooke Raboutou
Brooke Raboutou was seemingly born to climb. She's been doing it since she was a toddler, and at 23 she has already scaled the mountain of getting to an Olympics. But after a fifth-place finish Tokyo she is reaching for even higher heights in Paris. -
Breakdancer with bright smile ready to rock Paris Olympics
Sunny Choi has a name that fits her disposition, she has a bright personality with a shiny smile to match. So you might be surprised to find out she is one of the fiercest breakers out there, as the sport debuts at the Olympics this summer. -
Hailey Van Lith trying to make US Olympic 3x3 team; next college choice to come soon
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) -- Hailey Van Lith is focused on making the USA Basketball 3x3 Olympic team this summer and not worried about where she'll end up at college next year. -
Ashley Twichell walks tightrope of olympic training and being a mom
Cary-based swimmer Ashley Twichell is preparing for her fifth Olympic trials and says her approach to training is different as she heads into what's likely to be her last Olympics. -
Triangle-based Olympic swimmer finds new balance while embarking on motherhood journey
Over the course of her career, Ashley Twichell has pushed through situations that might have otherwise been the end of it, including a recurring shoulder injury and the COVID pandemic. -
USA Basketball announces its men's team for the Paris Olympics
USA Basketball studied every men's basketball game it has played for about two decades and a clear trend eventually appeared. When the defense isn't good enough, the Americans tend to get themselves into trouble. -
Countdown clock for Paris Olympics hits 100-day mark on same day Olympic Torch is lit
The Olympic Torch is lit and the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics is 100 days away. -
100 days: Summer Olympics countdown begins
Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb preview TODAY's Big 100 Days to the Olympics Celebration on the Plaza. -
Despite weather glitch, the Paris Olympics flame is lit at the Greek cradle of ancient games
From the ancient stadium in Olympia, a relay of torchbearers will carry the flame along a 5,000-kilometer (3,100-mile) route through Greece, including several islands, until the handover to Paris Games organizers in Athens on April 26. -
Seeing purple: Fans get a new track color and maybe record-breaking times at Paris Olympics
PARIS (AP) — Fans will be seeing purple at the Olympics when athletes try to set records at this summer's Paris Games. -
UNC's Matson calls for change at USA Field Hockey, won't tryout for Paris Games
Erin Matson, who starred at North Carolina before leading the Tar Heels to a national championship as a coach, said she was denied the chance to tryout for the U.S. Olympic Team. -
Duke's Kara Lawson heading to 2024 Paris Olympics, named to coaching staff for Team USA
Duke women's basketball head coach Kara Lawson will serve as one of three USA Basketball Women's National Team assistant coaches. -
Paris 2024 Olympic medals to feature iron from the Eiffel Tower
The medals at this year's Olympics in Paris were not only inspired by the Eiffel Tower -- they each contain an original piece of the 19th-century landmark. -
Runner who trains in Triangle wins Olympic marathon trial
Fiona O'Keefe wasn't the only North Carolina resident running either, she was among 14 athletes from the state running in the marathon trials - only six other states were better represented. -
For Raleigh runners, community supports Olympic dreams
The Raleigh running community cheered one of its own on Saturday. Fiona O'Keeffe, who lives and trains in the Triangle won her first-ever marathon and a spot on the U.S. Olympic team. -
Former NC State swimmer David Curtiss trains for 2024 Olympic trials
Former North Carolina State University swimmer David Curtiss is training at the Triangle Aquatic Center with the hopes of competing in the 50-meter freestyle at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.