Secret meaning of pommel horse Olympian Stephen Nedoroscik’s on-air signal
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Secret meaning of pommel horse Olympian Stephen Nedoroscik’s on-air signal

ByNews Polite

Olympic pommel horse hero Stephen Nedoroscik has revealed the meaning of his ear tug signal. Nedoroscik, 25, appeared in a social media video for NBC’s “TODAY” show and said the gesture was in homage to his “dziadziu,” pronounced DJAH-djoo and meaning grandfather in Polish. The gymnast was named after his…

Simone Biles seemingly shades former teammate MyKayla Skinner after winning gold at 2024 Paris Olympics
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Simone Biles seemingly shades former teammate MyKayla Skinner after winning gold at 2024 Paris Olympics

ByNews Polite

Simone Biles had some choice words for her critics in her celebratory social media post after Team USA’s women’s gymnastics team emerged victorious and claimed gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Biles, who became the most decorated gymnast in US history after Tuesday’s win, seemingly clapped back at her former…

‘The View’ co-hosts slam critics of Olympics Last Supper drag show
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‘The View’ co-hosts slam critics of Olympics Last Supper drag show

ByNews Polite

The hosts of “The View” think the outrage over the so-called drag performance during the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony, which many felt alluded to the Last Supper, is overblown.  On the episode of the daytime talk show that aired Monday, July 29, the women dug into how many –…

US men’s gymnastics takes home bronze at 2024 Paris Olympics
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US men’s gymnastics takes home bronze at 2024 Paris Olympics

ByNews Polite

While the U.S. men’s gymnastics team didn’t win the gold, they won their first Olympic medal since the Beijing Games in 2008 on Monday afternoon in a Paris storybook ending. Frederick Richard, Paul Juda, Brody Malone, Asher Hong and Stephen Nedoroscik put in a collective effort to earn bronze in the men’s team…

Simone Biles says she has calf discomfort during 2024 Paris Olympic gymnastics qualifying but keeps competing
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Simone Biles says she has calf discomfort during 2024 Paris Olympic gymnastics qualifying but keeps competing

ByNews Polite

Simone Biles briefly left the floor and said she has discomfort in her left leg but continued her quest to return atop the Olympic podium Sunday. The 27-year-old American and the five-woman US gymnastics team took the floor at a packed, star-studded Bercy Arena during the second qualifying subdivision for the Paris Games on Sunday….

France’s high-speed rail to be restored after arson attacks before 2024 Paris Olympics
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France’s high-speed rail to be restored after arson attacks before 2024 Paris Olympics

ByNews Polite

France’s high-speed train network will be up and running as usual by Monday morning after the country’s key transportation unit was targeted by a shocking spate of arson ahead of the opening of the 2024 Paris Olympics on Friday. The French national rail company SNCF cautioned that trains that do…

Team USA divers Sarah Bacon, Kassidy Cook earn country’s first medal at 2024 Paris Olympics
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Team USA divers Sarah Bacon, Kassidy Cook earn country’s first medal at 2024 Paris Olympics

ByNews Polite

Team USA won its first 2024 Olympic medals in Paris as divers Sarah Bacon and Kassidy Cook claimed second place in the women’s synchronized 3-meter springboard event on Saturday. Bacon and Cook totaled 314.64 points in the dive, just 23.04 points shy of the 337.68 points earned by gold medal recipients Yani Chang…

South Korea introduced as North Korea during 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony
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South Korea introduced as North Korea during 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony

ByNews Polite

South Korea expressed regret that its delegation of athletes at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony on Friday was introduced as from rival North Korea and has demanded assurances from organizers the mistake will not happen again. As the boat carrying South Korean athletes passed on the Seine, the announcer introduced…