Olympics, What Really Happened?

Introduction

Ah, the Olympics

So many sports, Such a big event, So little time…

If you are anything like me, I know you love the Olympics.

The Tension! The action! The drama! I Think the Olympics is the best time to kick back, relax, and watch your favorite athletes do what they do best. So enough dilly-dallying, let’s dive into the 2024 Olympics!

Gymnastics

I don’t know about you, but my favorite sport to watch in the Olympics has always been women’s gymnastics! Being a gymnast myself, I have always loved watching these strong resilient athletes flip through the air with so much grace. So, let’s start with naming the winners of the 2024

Women’s gymnastics Olympics!

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Women’s Gymnastics

 The gymnast who took bronze was Jordan Chiles, from Tualatin Oregan!

In second place came…. Simone Biles, from Columbus Ohio!

And now in first place, with a total of 6 Olympic medals, officially becoming the most decorated Brazilian gymnast ever, (drum roll please), Rebecca Andrade, from Sao Paulo Brazil!

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Men’s Gymnastics

Coming third, winning the bronze medal, was Jake Jarman, from Peterborough United Kingdom!

Coming in fast was Artem Dolgopyat from Dnipro Ukraine! Securing his place with the silver medal!

The gymnast who got gold, getting the Philippines their first-ever Olympic medal, was Carlos Yulo from Manila Philippines!

But alas, you can never have something good, without some drama…

Jordan Chiles, a promising gymnast who was working her way up to the top, was stripped of her bronze medal… At least that’s what she said.

According to Jordan and her coaches, When she had competed in one of her routines, the judges had given her an unfair score! To sum up what that means, the judges had not given her full credit for a certain skill she had done. That meant her score was much lower than it should have been, meaning she would not be receiving a medal.

In the rule book there is a rule that if a coach wants to change their gymnast’s score, they have to do it within a certain time limit. Before jordans coach went to the judges to explain their mistake, there was another girl who was supposed to win the bronze medal. So when the judges fixed Jordan’s score, the girl who was originally supposed to win the bronze medal was now told she would not be winning. The girl’s coaches were very upset. Remember how I mentioned that if you wanted to change a gymnast’s score you had to do it within a time limit? The other girl’s coaches went up to the judges and asked them what time Jordan’s coaches changed her score. Jordan’s coaches were 4 seconds too late to change her score. The judges realized their (second mistake), and put Jordans score back to what it originally was.

Jordan was stripped of her bronze medal and did not end up winning.

But enough gymnastics, Let’s dive into swimming! (pun intended).

Swimming

Ah, swimming. Who doesn’t love it? Let’s get right into it, and name the winners of the 2024 swimming Olympics!

Women 50m freestyle:

Taking bronze for her country Xuzhou Jiangsu, was Yufei Zhang!

Getting her rightful silver medal was Meg Harris from Wodonga Australia!

And winning gold, all the way from Ronninge Sweden, was Sarah Sjostrom!

Men 1500m Freestyle

Coming in bronze was Daniel Wiffen from Leeds, United Kingdom!

Taking his place in second was Gregorio Paltrinieri from Carpi Italy!

And coming in first place, winning the gold medal, was Bobby Finke from Tampa Florida!

Overall,swimming in the Olympics was quite a success!

Let’s get a running start on the 2024 Track Olympics!

Track

There are more than 40 running sports in the Olympics, let’s focus on track.

Women 100m Track race

Coming in third, winning bronze, was Melissa Jefferson from Georgetown South Carolina!

In second place, winning the silver medal, was Sha’Carri Richardson from Dallas Texas!

And taking first place, winning the gold Olympic medal, was Julien Alfred from Ciceron Saint Lucia!

Men 100m Track race

Taking third place was Fred Kerley from San Antonio Texas!

Coming in hot, taking second place, was Kishane Thompson from Mitchell Town Jamaica

And taking first place, (drumroll please), Noah Lyles from Gainesville Florida!

The Future Of The Olympics

I think we can all agree that the 2024 Paris Olympics was a success! Even though I know we all loved watching the Olympics, it has come to an end, so all we can do now is wait for the 2028 Olympics!