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The 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi saw a groundbreaking moment with Carina Vogt winning the first-ever gold medal in women's women's ski jumping, marking the sport's long-awaited debut. [ 98 ] [ 99 ] This achievement was a pivotal step forward for gender equality in winter sports.
Year Host Champion Winning coach Winning captain Top scorer(s) 1996: Atlanta United States Tony DiCicco: Carla Overbeck: Ann Kristin Aarønes (4) Linda Medalen (4) Pretinha (4) ...
nb Yekaterina Volkova of Russia was originally the 2008 women's steeplechase bronze medalist, but she was subsequently disqualified for doping and her teammate Arkhipova was allocated the medal. [5] nb2 Yuliya Zaripova of Russia was originally the 2012 women's steeplechase champion, but she was subsequently disqualified for doping. Ghribi ...
Key No longer contested at the Summer Olympics Men's records Usain Bolt currently holds three Olympic records; two individually in the 100m & 200m, and one with the Jamaican 4 × 100 m relay team. Ethiopian long-distance runner Kenenisa Bekele holds the Olympic record in the 5,000 m. ♦ denotes a performance that is also a current world record. Statistics are correct as of August 5, 2024 ...
The Games have a checkered history with gender equality — most women were prohibited from even watching the competition in ancient Greece. Female athletes made their debut at the modern Olympics ...
This is the complete list of women's Olympic medalists in gymnastics. Artistic gymnastics. Current program. All-around, individual. Games Gold Silver Bronze ...
The 2024 Paris Olympics belonged to women. These were the first Games in history to achieve gender parity in terms of having an equal number of women and men compete. Women shone on the world ...
A loss to Sweden in the Women’s World Cup Round of 16 was the USWNT’s earliest exit ever. It felt, at the time, like evidence that women’s soccer’s first superpower had fallen from the ...