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Katie Ledecky tells NPR about her plans for the Paris Olympics — and L.A. in 2028

Katie Ledecky is used to getting medals, having earned 10 at the Olympics. But on Friday she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest award a civilian can get from the U.S. government.
Juana Summers

Courtney Dorning

Noah Caldwell

Erika Ryan
World

The Paris Olympics medals will have pieces of the Eiffel Tower

A hexagonal, polished chunk of iron taken from the iconic landmark is being embedded in each gold, silver and bronze medal that will be hung around athletes' necks at the Paris Games and Paralympics.
The Associated Press
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Russia says International Olympic Committee is giving Israel a pass on Gaza

Russia has been sanctioned by the IOC for actions taken as part of the invasion of Ukraine. Officials in Moscow say Israel is being treated differently by the IOC as fighting continues in Gaza.
Brian Mann
Simone Biles wins a record 8th U.S. gymnastics title a full decade after her first

Biles became the oldest woman to win a national title since USA Gymnastics began organizing the event in 1963. Her eight crowns moved her past Alfred Jochim, who won seven between 1925-33.
The Associated Press
Seattle Mountain Rescue celebrates first home base in North Bend

For 75 years, Seattle Mountain Rescue has relied on a constellation of volunteers and a mixed bag of resources to help lost hikers and injured adventurers. As King County has exponentially grown, the demand for Mountain Rescue services has too. Now, for the first time, the non-profit will have a base of operations in North Bend.
Alex Rochester

Alec Cowan
National

Tori Bowie, an elite Olympic athlete, died of complications from childbirth

An autopsy report underscores the tragedy of Tori Bowie's death at age 32. The 2016 Olympic medalist was eight months pregnant, according to the report.
Bill Chappell
Jim Thorpe is reinstated as the sole winner of two events in the 1912 Olympics

The legendary athlete is declared the sole winner of the Olympic pentathlon and decathlon in Stockholm — nearly 110 years after being stripped of those gold medals for violations of amateurism rules.
The Associated Press
The Goodwill Games sought to pull politics from sports. So why did they end?

If you were around Seattle in 1990 — or watching Turner Broadcasting channels anywhere in America — you may remember the "Goodwill Games." The games faded out by 2001. What happened?
Alec Cowan

Libby Denkmann
How our Winter Olympians fared: No medals, but personal triumphs for athletes with Northwest ties

None of the thirteen Winter Olympians with ties to the Pacific Northwest is coming home from the Beijing Games with a medal. Still, many of the Northwest's elite skiers, skaters and sliders will leave Sunday's closing ceremony with feelings of accomplishment, or relief just to have made it through the ever-present COVID-19 testing gauntlet, not to mention the geopolitical tensions of competing on Chinese soil in 2022.
Tom Banse
National

Women's figure skating goes on under doping scandal cloud at the Beijing Olympics

The best 25 skaters after Tuesday's program will advance to the next segment if Kamila Valieva places. Traditionally the qualification rule of the short program only means the best 24 move on.
Jaclyn Diaz

Brian Mann

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