2024 Paris Summer Olympics

Kelly Clarkson, Peyton Manning and Mike Tirico are officially set to host the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics. “It’s an honor to be able to announce for the first time anywhere that this year, at the Summer Olympics in Paris, the opening ceremony will be hosted by yours truly, Peyton Manning and Kelly […]

Emily in Paris‘ Emily Cooper would be all over the 2024 Olympics, so it makes sense that NBC turned to Lily Collins to play the character in a new summer games promo. Collins, 34, portrays Emily in a pitch meeting for the summer games. “And Noah [Lyles] would be wearing legendary designer Pierre Caudault,” Emily […]

Olympian Mary Lou Retton’s ongoing pneumonia recovery has taken a turn for the better. “UPDATE! We’re thrilled to share some uplifting news. Mom’s progress is truly remarkable. Prayers have been felt and are being answered,” Retton’s daughter McKenna, 26, began an Instagram update on Sunday, October 15. “Although she remains in [the] ICU, her path […]

UPDATE: 10/8/23 at 7:51 p.m. ET — Simone Biles scored two more gold medals for floor and balance beam before the competition ended on Sunday, October 8. That brings her total to 37 world championship medals, including her Olympic wins. Original story:  Simone Biles just keeps breaking records. The 26-year-old was misty-eyed as she received her […]

Simone Biles is small in stature — just 4-foot-8 — but her reputation looms large. The Texas native started taking gymnastics classes at age 6 and and earned an invite to the junior national team camp by 14. She had several world championship gold medals before she made her Olympics debut in Rio de Janeiro […]

DANIEL KOPATSCH/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Simone Biles hit back at ESPN W after the network made an “awkward” error in a recent post. In a since-deleted tweet on Monday, August 14, the official ESPN W account — which focuses on women’s sports — wrote, “Seven years ago today, Simone Biles won the women’s vault final in Rio. That […]

Simone Biles is on the road to the 2024 Olympics in Paris, which starts with conquering the Core Hydration U.S. Classic. In her first competitive gymnastics meet in two years, the 26-year-old pro athlete earned the gold medal after finishing in first place in vault, floor and balance beam events. Biles’ uneven bars routine finished […]

Simone Biles celebrated her return to gymnastic competition with style — and mocktails — on the road to the 2024 Paris Olympics. Biles, 26, documented her “journey to Paris” via her Instagram Story beginning on Thursday, August 3. For the Olympic gold medalist, that road began with a private plane ride and flowers that appeared […]

Making it to the Olympics is a feat that countless athletes dream of their entire lives. After years of blood, sweat and tears, participating in the most prestigious athletic event in the world is a once-in-a-lifetime moment. Some athletes compete one time in the Olympic Games and hang up their hats, stepping gracefully into retirement. […]

Talk about a power couple! Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe, both Olympic gold medalists, started dating in 2017. The pair first met while backstage at a photo shoot for the 2016 Rio Olympics. “She was in her basketball uniform and she had her hair down,” Rapinoe told NBC in 2021. “We kinda crossed [paths] and […]

Update, 7/7/23 at 12:49 p.m.: Simone Biles broke her silence after USA Gymnastics confirmed that she’s returning to competition next month in the U.S. Classic. “Sorry I’ve been a little MIA since the announcement,” the Olympic champion, 26, tweeted on Wednesday, July 5. “I’m overwhelmed with all of your messages, support & love! excited to […]

Ahead of his last lap at the London Olympics this summer, Us Weekly is looking back at the chiseled champion's hottest moments

A new recruit to the Lochte family swim team! Olympian Ryan Lochte and his wife, Kayla Rae Reid, welcomed their third child, a baby girl, on Wednesday, June 21. “[We’re] thrilled. We are so excited,” the model, 31, exclusively told Us Weekly before giving birth. “Ryan is such a great dad; I can’t wait to see him […]

Track and field star Frentorish “Tori” Bowie’s cause of death was confirmed one month after her death at age 32. An autopsy report obtained by The New York Times indicated that the Olympic gold medalist was eight months pregnant and in labor at the time of her death. The report listed respiratory distress and eclampsia […]

Courtesy of Jonathan Owens/Instagram They do! Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens have tied the knot after three years of dating. “I do,” Biles, 26, captioned wedding snaps via Instagram on Saturday, April 22.  She added white heart emojis around the phrase “officially Owens.” Ahead of their wedding, the gymnast jetted off to Belize for her bachelorette […]

Even the GOAT needs a break sometimes. Simone Biles shocked the world when she bowed out of the Tokyo Olympics — but that wasn’t the first time she’d advocated for her mental health. In July 2021, the four-time Olympic gold medalist fell while trying to land a vault in the team final in Japan and […]

Gold medal love! As Team USA’s finest athletes compete in the 2022 Winter Olympics, their loved ones are some of their biggest fans. Shaun White, who competed in his final Winter Olympics in February 2022, has been dating actress Nina Dobrev since 2020. Once White took a spontaneous trip to visit Dobrev on the set […]

On to the next. Months after competing in the Winter Olympics in Beijing, Shaun White gave Us Weekly an exclusive update on his life, which, luckily for him, still includes snowboarding, skateboarding and traveling around the world with the love of his life — Nina Dobrev. “It feels great, honestly,” White, 35, told Us at the CELSIUS Arctic Vibe: Sparkling Frozen […]

Their love is as cool as ice! Olympic skaters and ice dance partners, Madison Chock and Evan Bates, are officially engaged. Chock, 29, and Bates, 33, confirmed the relationship milestone via their respective Instagram accounts on Thursday, June 16. “Left home with my boyfriend, coming back with my fiancé! 🥰❤️❤️❤️,” Chock captioned a beachside proposal […]

Stars on Ice is halfway through its 24-city, six-week tour celebrating the best of U.S. Olympic figure skating — and the crowds have been big and boisterous at each stop, especially in cities like Detroit, sold-out Boston and rowdy Newark. And while Nathan Chen‘s backflips, Jason Brown‘s showmanship and ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan […]

Cool as ice. The 2022 Stars on Ice tour is officially underway, and it’s clear that watching ice skaters in person is an entirely different experience from watching on TV. The tour, which kicked off on Thursday, April 14, in Fort Myers, Florida, includes many Olympians. Gold medalist Nathan Chen left audiences’ jaws on the […]