Topline Countries that host the Olympic Games tend to not win more medals than competitors when controlling for economic factors, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Scientific Repo...
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Optimism Surrounds Cricket’s Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Bid As Powerful Jay Shah Joins Committee
Cricket has only made one appearance at the Olympics (Photo by MARK RALSTON/AFP/GettyImages) AFP/Getty Images Hearts fluttered when a report recently surfaced on social media that cricket’s bid ...
Sprinter Usain Bolt Missing $12.7 Million From Jamaican Account
Topline Eight-time Olympic gold medal-winning sprinter Usain Bolt is missing more than $12.7 million from an account with a Jamaican private investment firm, his attorneys confirmed on Wednesday, thre...
Abby Roque And USA Focused On ‘The Micro’ As #RivalrySeries Resumes
Canada’s Emily Clark (26) tries to slow down United States’ Abby Roque (11) during a preliminary … [+] round women’s hockey game at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2...
Does France’s 2024 Olympic, Paralympic Mascot Resemble A Clitoris?
This Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games mascot may be named “Les Phryges” because they are … [+] supposed to represent French revolutionary Phrygian caps. However, a number of p...
U.S. Olympic Gold Medal–Winning Curling Team Inaugurates New Chicago Rooftop Curling Rink
Team Shuster (from left: Chris Plys, Colin Hufman, John Shuster and center: Matt Hamilton) was on … [+] hand to inaugurate the opening of Stone’s Throw, a new rooftop curling rink in Chica...
Amy Van Dyken On Olympic Gold And The Spinal Cord Injury That Changed Her Life
Former Olympian Amy Van Dyken speaks onstage during the 34th Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner at … [+] The Hilton Midtown on October 07, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Ima...
BMX Olympic star Logan Martin partners Move-to-Earn PUML Better Health
Logan Martin, a professional BMX biker one of Australia’s top sports personalities, has teamed up with PUML Better Health, a leading Move-to-Earn dApp in Australia. The collaboration targets bringing ...
Emily Sisson Talks Transition From Olympic Track To Marathon Life
Team USA’s Emily Sisson competes in the Women’s 10,000m final on day fifteen of the Tokyo 2020 … [+] Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 07, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Ry...
Gavin Bottger Earns First Dew Tour Win, Holds Off Olympic Gold Medalist Keegan Palmer In Men’s Park Final
15-year-old Gavin Bottger earned his first Dew Tour win in the men’s park final on Saturday. Luiz … [+] Francisco and Keegan Palmer came in second and third, respectively. Dew Tour/Chris O...
Another Sports Network, Olympic Channel, Shutting Down
Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images. Getty Images It was no surprise when NBCUniversal announced it would be shutting down Olympic Channel : Home of Team USA effective September 30, less than a year af...
Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Bid Appears Shaky, FTP Discussions And Pivotal Associate Election
An important ICC AGM looms in Birmingham. (Photo by Patrick Bolger-ICC/ICC via Getty Images) ICC via Getty Images An update on cricket’s tenuous Los Angeles 2028 bid, which has hit a pivotal juncture,...
Paris Olympic 2024 To Witness Blockchain-based Ticketing System
Blockchain News Last week, the Prime Minister’s office received a 30-page study. A rotating QR code may also be used to register the ticket. In preparation for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, the Fre...
France Could Deploy Blockchain Ticketing for Paris 2024 Olympic Games (Report)
The French Government’s Olympics committee is willing to run the Paris 2024 Olympic Games with minimum security risks for fans. As such, the organization might incorporate blockchain technology into i...
Mikaela Shiffrin Talks About Her Olympic Triumphs And Trying Times
USA’s gold medallist Mikaela Shiffrin poses on the podium during the medal ceremony for the women’s … [+] alpine skiing giant slalom at the Pyeongchang Medals Plaza during the Pyeong...
Digital Yuan Takes the Podium at Beijing’s 2022 Olympic Games
While the Olympic Games are the world’s premier showcase for athletes to display their skills, a star of an entirely different kind is also grabbing the spotlight in Beijing – the e-CNY, or electronic...
Many Countries Pay Big Bonuses For Olympic Medals. This One Is Shelling Out $2.7 Million.
Some countries offer six-figure incentives for Olympians who win medals. Illustration by Forbes; Photos by John Lund/Getty Images, Fred Lee/Getty Images For the second Winter Olympics in a row, Norway...
Olympic speed skater Apolo Ohno’s career pivots amid Great Resignation
U.S. speed skater Apolo Ohno competes in the 2010 Winter Olympics at Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, Canada. Jamie Squire | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images When Olympic speed skater Apolo Ohno hung u...
Matt Iseman Talks Peacock’s ‘The Olympic Show’, ‘American Ninja Warrior’
Matt Iseman, from the cast of “American Ninja Warrior,” attends the NBC 2019/2020 Upfront at The … [+] Four Seasons New York on Monday, May 13, 2019. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision...
Finland Vs. ROC Men’s Olympic Hockey Gold-Medal Game Schedule, Finals Odds, Picks, Predictions
BEIJING, CHINA – FEBRUARY 18: Sakari Manninen #65 of Team Finland celebrates with teammates after … [+] scoring a goal in the first period during the Men’s Ice Hockey Playoff Semifin...
Olympic Halfpipe Final Will Be Gus Kenworthy’s Last Ever Competition, But His Legacy Goes Far Beyond Skiing
COPPER MOUNTAIN, COLORADO – FEBRUARY 09: Gus Kenworthy of Great Britain reacts on after completing a … [+] run in the Men’s Ski Modified Superpipe Presented by Toyota during the Dew ...
Olympic Men’s Snowboard Big Air Final Sees Most Riders Ever Land 1800s As Sport Progresses Rapidly
BEIJING, CHINA – FEBRUARY 15: Yiming Su of Team China performs a trick during the Men’s Snowboard … [+] Big Air final on Day 11 of the Beijing Winter Olympics at Big Air Shougang on ...
Judging Controversy Avoided As Japan’s Ayumu Hirano Wins Olympic Halfpipe Gold With Triple Cork
Japan’s Ayumu Hirano gestures after his run in the snowboard men’s halfpipe final run during the … [+] Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at the Genting Snow Park H & S Stadium in...
Olympic Games Jam Beijing 2022
Olympic Games Jam: Beijing 2022 is the Winter Olympic’s official play-to-earn multiplayer mobile game, created in collaboration between Animoca Brands-owned nWayPlay game studio and the Internat...
Bithumb to Award NFTs to Olympic Champions
Beijing Winter Olympics are underway, with athletes from all over the world participating in winter sports. Competitive sports events attract a lot of attention from crypto companies to promote their...
China’s Winter Olympic Digital Yuan Is Not Attracting The Locals And Foreigners
China debuted its homegrown digital yuan at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics on Friday last week, in an effort to assert its competency in the international community. However, it appears that some l...
Eileen Gu Becomes Second Female Freeskier Ever To Land Double 1620, Wins Olympic Big Air Gold
BEIJING, CHINA – FEBRUARY 08: Gold medallist Ailing Eileen Gu of Team China celebrates during the … [+] Women’s Freestyle Skiing Freeski Big Air flower ceremony on Day 4 of the Beiji...
In Emotional Olympic Return After Beating Cancer, Max Parrot Takes Snowboard Slopestyle Gold
ZHANGJIAKOU, CHINA – FEBRUARY 07: Gold medallist Max Parrot of Team Canada celebrates during the … [+] Men’s Snowboard Slopestyle flower ceremony at Genting Snow Park on February 07,...