Sixty years ago, Wilma Rudolph won triple gold at the Rome Olympics, completing her ascent after being told as a child that she would never walk again.
World medalists Jade Carey and Riley McCusker headlined gymnastics action over the weekend as the World Cup circuit continued with an all-around competition in Birmingham, England, and an apparatus event in Doha, Qatar.
Florent Manaudou, who won gold in the 50m free at the London 2012 Games and two silver medals in Rio before taking a hiatus, told L’Equipe he plans to train for the Tokyo 2020 Games with the International Swimming League (ISL) Energy Standard squad.
After winning his second straight Olympic silver medal in PyeongChang, Japanese snowboarding star Ayumu Hirano has his sights set on skateboarding and plans to compete at the Japan Open later this month.
Two-time Olympic track cycling gold medalist Kristina Vogel was paralyzed in a training crash last June. Eight months later, she’s hoping to inspire others.
Coverage will air on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA and will be streamed on OlympicChannel.com, the Olympic Channel app, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.
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