Danish pursuit team courting controversy at Tokyo Olympics
IZU, Japan (AP) — The Danish pursuit team can’t seem to escape controversy at the Tokyo Olympics. First, the world champions were spotted wearing kinesiology tape on their legs and aerodynamic vests under their jerseys in qualifying on Monday, stretching the rules if not breaking them outright as they set the fastest time. Then in […]
Germany, Netherlands beat Brits to win track cycling golds
IZU, Japan (AP) — Germany twice broke the world record on the way to beating Britain for the gold medal in the women’s team pursuit on Tuesday, while the Dutch knocked off the Brits to win the men’s team sprint on a chaotic evening in the Izu Velodrome. The German squad of Franziska Brausse, Lisa […]
EXPLAINER: Why track cycling records are falling at Olympics
IZU, Japan (AP) — Everybody expected records to fall when the track cycling program began at the Tokyo Olympics, but nobody expected the German women’s pursuit squad to shatter the mark held by the two-time and defending gold medalists from Britain. Or the Chinese to lower their team sprint record. Or Denmark taking down the […]
China’s Bao, Zhong win Olympic women’s team sprint gold
IZU, Japan (AP) — The dominant Chinese women’s sprint team looked a bit vulnerable at the world championships last year in Berlin, when Germany took the gold medal on home soil and the reigning Olympic champions had to settle for bronze. That was the world championship, though. The Chinese are still the queens of the […]
Quadriplegic sets goal to ride 100 miles on fortieth anniversary of diving accident
Forty years ago Randy Horowitz broke his neck in a diving accident at the Colorado river. He was 23 years old and not long into his professional career. From the diving accident he became a quadriplegic and spent 4 months in a halo.
Worthington, Martin earn gold in BMX freestyle Olympic debut
TOKYO (AP) — Dude, that was rad. BMX freestyle put on an audacious aerial show in its Olympic debut, bursting onto the worldwide stage with a Sunday of soaring at the Tokyo Games. Charlotte Worthington of Britain earned gold and Australian Logan Martin capped a showcase more than 20 years in the making. “It’s good […]
At 46, African skateboarder finally wows mom at Tokyo Games
TOKYO (AP) — At age 46, the second-oldest skateboarder at the Tokyo Games is hoping to not have a heart attack and have mounds of fun. Should be no problem. Fun has been a life’s work for Dallas Oberholzer. “I have never had a real job. I have never applied for a job,” he says. […]
BMX couple tackling life’s big moments together
TOKYO (AP) — An accident. An encounter with a man named Bootie. A walk at a wedding. Every life has its trajectory-altering events, sometimes in a split second. They are rare, maybe just once across the span of a lifetime. Sam Willoughby had three in 15 months. The accident left him paralyzed. The talk with […]
Shriever, Kimmann win BMX racing gold; 2 stretchered off
TOKYO (AP) — Bethany Shriever of Britain ended Mariana Pajon’s bid for a third straight Olympic gold medal, pulling away from the Colombian to win BMX racing Friday at the Tokyo Games. Shriever jumped out to an early lead and held off Pajon at the finish in her first Olympics. Dutch rider Merel Smulders took […]
Team USA’s cycling program off to rocky Olympics start
MISHIMA, Japan (AP) — The new CEO of USA Cycling made it perfectly clear the Americans were targeting seven medals at the Tokyo Games. Through six events, they’ve yet to win one. The confidence-boosting ride by Brandon McNulty, who made a long-shot bid to medal in the men’s road race and finished a respectable sixth […]