The Rio Olympics ended with a beautiful and spectacular closing ceremony on Sunday night. It ended officially with the handing over of control for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. Spectators, athletes and officials had to brave strong wind and rain to attend the carnival-inspired ceremony. The ceremony featured parades, dances, and performances by Samba legend…

Simone Biles is the first U.S. gymnast ever to win four Olympic gold medals. After winning the team final and individual all-around title last week, Biles won her third gold medal in the vault final on Sunday, making her one of three members of exclusive three-gold club. With the win in her floor final exercise,…

Monday was a rough day for the United States. The Americans were denied a gold medal Monday for the first time since the 2008 Beijing Olympics. One of the slips cost U.S. gymnastics star Simone Biles gold on the balance beam. Biles lost her high power status after a blunder on the balance beam prevented…

Day 5 in Rio saw even more action that blew the audience away. Check out the top highlights below and relive the incredible moments that you missed. Katie Ledecky crushed her anchor leg in the women’s 4x200m freestyle relay. This left her with her fourth medal of the Games.  Australia held the lead until Ledecky hit…

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