In 2022, Sarah Nurse became the first Canadian biracial athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in women's hockey. Raised in a family of athletes, Sarah Nurse began her hockey career at a young Read More →

Sydney McLaughlin is a rising track-and-field superstar. At the 2021 US Olympic Trials, she broke the record for the fastest 400-meter hurdles time. Then at the Games in Tokyo, she broke the… Read More →

By the end of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps had already earned more gold medals than any athlete in the history of the Olympic Games. But at the 2012… Read More →

Alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin won her first world championship in slalom in 2013. She was just getting warmed up. In 2014, she won a gold medal in the same event as a member of Team USA at… Read More →

At the Olympics, the best athletes in the world compete for the gold medal. No matter the event, there are sure to be surprising moments. Someone who has never placed first can soar past the… Read More →

You are sure to know about the Olympic Games. Have you heard about the Paralympic Games which are held after the Olympic Games? Athletes with disabilities compete against other athletes with… Read More →

La superestrella estadounidense de atletismo Allyson Felix compitió en cinco Juegos Olímpicos. En 2021, Felix ganó su medalla olímpica de atletismo número 11, una cantidad que supera a… Read More →

Black women are a force in the gymnastics world. But it wasn't until 1992 that Betty Okino and Dominique Dawes became the first Black women to compete in the Olympics for Team USA. Learn… Read More →

Tennis legend Serena Williams has been competing for more than 20 years and continues to dominate the court while inspiring young tennis fans around the world. Learn about her 23 singles… Read More →

Since storming the 2016 Olympics, gymnast Simone Biles keeps pushing the boundaries of her sport. Learn about Biles's gravity-defying moves, what she does outside gymnastics, and why her fans Read More →

With 16 Olympic medals between them, Simone Biles and Nadia Comaneci are two of the greatest athletes in the history gymnastics. Biles has dominated the world championships, and Comaneci… Read More →

The first official Paralympic Games were held in 1960 in Rome with 400 athletes competing from 23 countries. Then in 1976, the first Winter Paralympic Games were held in Sweden. The 2018… Read More →

Suni Lee won the gymnastics individual all-around gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Learn how this US gymnast achieves her remarkable routines and explore what her life is like… Read More →

In 1984, Mary Lou Retton became the first US gymnast to win the individual all-around gold medal at the Olympic Games. Almost 40 years later, Sunisa Lee won all-around gold at the Olympics in Read More →

Only a few countries were represented by athletes at the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 in Athens. But now, more than 10,000 athletes from more than 200 countries compete in the Summer… Read More →