Thread: 2024 Paris Olympic Games

Japan beats U.S. U23s in final Olympic soccer warmup game

The United States heads to its first men's Olympic soccer tournament since 2008 off a performance it would rather forget.

Shota Fujio converted a penalty kick in the sixth minute, Mao Hosoya added a goal in the 69th and Japan won 2-0 in an under-23 game Tuesday night in the Americans' last warmup match.

"Since we started this process eight months ago, this was I would say the lowest performance by far that we had," U.S. coach Marko Mitrovic said. "I strongly believe that this group can do much better than they showed today."

Japan was awarded the penalty kick when Koki Saito flicked the ball off the right arm of defender Bryan Reynolds at the edge of the penalty area. Fujio sent the penalty kick to Patrick Schulte's right as the goalkeeper jumped to the left.

Japan scored its second goal after intercepting John Tolkin's throw-in. Shunsuke Mito dribbled toward the goal, and his pass deflected off defender Jonathan Tomkinson and Schulte then Hosoya tapped in the rebound from four yards.

"Obviously, it wasn't the game that we wanted to end kind of this journey on going into the Olympics," said American midfielder Paxten Aaronson, the younger brother of national team midfielder Brenden Aaronson. "The guys know that one game doesn't define us."

Bay Area's Daniela Moroz is a kiteboarding sensation

East Bay daughter of Czech immigrants aims for gold in new Olympic event

Moroz, a 23-year-old Lafayette native who is a six-time world champion in the sport and a favorite to win the gold in August, thought about her immigrant parents.

In the early 1980s, they independently escaped former Czechoslovakia and started over in the Bay Area. They stumbled upon the Cal Sailing Club at Berkeley Marina, where they first fell in love with windsurfing, then, each other.

“They were the ones that got me into the sport,” Daniela said. “They left their lives and left everything behind to chase the American dream and completely started new lives when they came to America.

“For me, to be going to the Olympics now, it feels like a culmination of that American dream.”

Daniela’s mother, Linda, was 19 when she and some friends put their most valuable possessions into a backpack, told their families and friends they were going on vacation and then hopped on a bus to Yugoslavia.

They didn’t plan on returning home.

Tired of living under communist rule, Linda and her friends sought asylum in Yugoslavia, where they were soon transferred to an old military prison in Austria and held in a refugee camp for six months.

“Nobody knew if it would even work,” Linda said. “It was scary because you left with the feeling like you might never be able to go back once you leave. But there was just something that I really wanted to experience, the freedom that other parts of the world experienced.”

While in the refugee camp, she passed the time while learning English until she and her friends were put on a plane to San Francisco. There, they’d live in the house of one of her friend’s uncles.

Linda got a full-time job cleaning houses and enrolled at San Francisco Community College.

USRowing Announces Olympic Games Paris 2024 Roster

USRowing is pleased to announce the full roster that has been nominated to represent the United States at the Olympic Games Paris 2024.

The U.S. qualified 12 crews for the Olympics including the women’s single sculls, men’s single sculls, women’s double sculls, men’s double sculls, lightweight women’s double sculls, women’s quadruple sculls, women’s pair, men’s pair, women’s four, men’s four, women’s eight and men’s eight. The U.S. leads the way with Romania in qualifying the most boats to race in Paris.

Of the 42 athletes who will be competing in Paris, 17 are returning Olympians with three Olympic medals amongst them. Thirty-eight have competed on previous senior national teams, while four will be making their senior team debuts.
Megan Musnicki, a two-time Olympic gold medalist in the women’s eight in 2012 and 2016, will be competing at her fourth Olympic Games, having raced the eight in Tokyo as well.

Kara Kohler will be racing at her third Olympics. Kohler won bronze in the women’s quadruple sculls in 2012 and raced the single at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Justin Best, Charlotte Buck, Olivia Coffey, Claire Collins, Liam Corrigan, Ben Davison, Clark Dean, Michael Grady, Nick Mead, Molly Reckford, Regina Salmons, Michelle Sechser, Jessica Thoennes, Kristi Wagner, and Madeleine Wanamaker will be racing at their second Olympics, having all competed in Tokyo.

Rowing at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 will take place July 27-August 4. The Paralympic Games Paris 2024 are scheduled from August 28 to September 8, with Para rowing events beginning August 30. The complete Paralympic team will be nominated by July 1.

USRowing would like to thank our national team sponsors including our Official Boat Supplier for the U.S. Senior, Under 23, and Para Rowing National Teams, Filippi Lido; our Official Apparel Provider, 776BC; our Official Partner, Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc., our Exclusive Supplement Supplier, Thorne HealthTech; our Official Performance Electronics Outfitter, Nielsen-Kellerman; the National Rowing Foundation; and TrainingPeaks, the Official Training and Coaching Software of USRowing’s High Performance Team.

2024 Olympic Team Roster in the link above

Beth Yeager Selected To U.S. Olympic Field Hockey Team

Beth Yeager didn't exactly get a good night's sleep Sunday. Not with what she knew was coming first thing Monday.

She might not have slept well Monday night, though for different reasons. This time, she might have been too excited.

Yeager got the news early Monday that she'd dreamed about, for this past year when she took off from Princeton and for the entire time she's played the sport of field hockey: She is now officially a member of the United States Olympic Team.

"It's been pretty stressful," she said after she got the news. "The coaches weren't making any promises to anyone. I feel very grateful to my coaches and teammates and all the people who've been supporting me. My first reaction was that I was relieved. Being excited settled in after that."

Yeager has been a member of the U.S. Women's National Team since her senior year in high school. She then played her first two seasons at Princeton, earning first-team All-American honors both years while also being a Honda Award finalist as a sophomore.

She withdrew from school this year to compete in the Olympic qualifying events (she will be back in school this fall and will be one of Princeton's captains). The U.S. team, who missed the last Olympic Games, finished second in the Pan Am Games to Argentina, who won the automatic bid by winning the championship.

This left the Americans in need of earning its spot through the last qualifying tournaments, which in their case was in India, where the team reached the finals, earning one of the three spots from that event.

Yeager was a key part of that 16-team squad, but it didn't guarantee her a spot on the Olympic team. The final evaluations came the last three weeks at the FIH Pro League in Belgium and England, and Yeager scored twice in those games.

"The full centralized group of 28 athletes have worked exceptionally hard this year and made the final selection difficult," said USA head coach David Passmore. "While the results weren't what we wanted during the European leg of FIH Hockey Pro League, we have diligently reviewed video and performance analysis while choosing a group of athletes we feel can push for a quarterfinal berth in Paris."

The American team will begin its final training in Charlotte June 17 and then will head first to Ireland for more training and scrimmaging against Japan and some club teams. Then it will be into the Olympic Village before its first game in Pool B on July 27 against Argentina. The other Pool B teams are Australia, Great Britain, Spain and South Africa.

"The initial emotion is overwhelming," Yeager says. "When we qualified for the Olympics, it was kind of a state of shock. This is a little different. This was a little more relief and gratitude. And then excitement.

Yeager is the fifth Princeton field hockey player to reach the Olympic Games, following Katie Reinprecht (2012, 2016), Julia Reinprecht (2012, 2016), Kat Sharkey (2016) and Michelle Cesan (2012 alternate).

"We're so proud of Beth and so excited for her," says Princeton head coach Carla Tagliente. "She's such a great teammate in addition to being a great player, and she is so deserving of this amazing opportunity."

Field hockey competition at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 will be held at the Yves-Du-Manoir Stadium, which also hosted track and field during the 1924 Olympics.The stadium is located in the city of Colombes – located about five-and-a-half miles west of the Olympic Village. Women's field hockey joined the Olympic program in 1980. College field hockey plays an instrumental role in Team USA's development on the world stage; in history, Team USA has had nearly 70 college field hockey Olympians from 23 different schools.

U.S.-born Tonga kitefoiler set for Paris Olympic Games dies in diving accident

United States-born kitefoiler J.J. Rice, who was to represent Tonga at the Paris Olympics, has died in a diving accident. He was 18.

Rice’s father Darren Rice confirmed his son’s death Monday to the Matangi Tonga newspaper.

Jackson James Rice was set to become the first Caucasian to represent Tonga at an Olympic Games. His death occurred Saturday at Faleloa, on the island of Ha’apai in the Tonga archipelago.

He was free diving from a boat when he suffered a suspected shallow water blackout, Matangi Tonga reported. Efforts to revive him were unsuccessful.

Golf in the 2024 Paris Olympics: Teams set with Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele leading United States

With the 2024 Paris Olympics quickly approaching, the conclusion of the U.S. Open marked the end of qualifying period for the golf competition set to be held Aug. 1-4 at Le Golf National.

Notable among the absences will be the U.S. Open champion, Bryson DeChambeau, who will not be sporting the red, white and blue in Paris. While the Olympic Golf Rankings appear to be a unique process, they are essentially a copy of the Official World Golf Rankings.

Playing on a circuit (LIV Golf) that does not award OWGR points, DeChambeau did not qualify despite a tremendous string of performances at the year's three major championships, including a T6 at the Masters, 2nd-place finish at the PGA Championship and his victory at Pinehurst No. 2. Rising all the way to No. 10 in the OWGR, DeChambeau's name still sits behind five other Americans.

Here's how the Olympic qualification works:

• Top 15 in the OWGR are eligible
• No more than four players can be selected from a given nation
• Outside the top 15, "players will be eligible based on the world rankings, with a maximum of two eligible players from each country that does not already have two or more players among the top 15"

As such, representing the United States at the Olympics will be

• Scottie Scheffler (No. 1 OWGR)
• Xander Schauffele (No. 3)
• Wyndham Clark (No. 5)
• Collin Morikawa (No. 7)

Katie Ledecky Hilariously Waits And Waits For Rivals To Finish In Olympic Trials Race

Swim champ Katie Ledecky won the 1500-meter freestyle race at the U.S. Olympic trials in Indianapolis on Wednesday, with a full 20 seconds to spare.

In a clip shared by Team USA, Ledecky chills at the end of the pool, removes her swim cap and goggles and checks out the screen as she waits for the runner-up to arrive.

“Katie Ledecky doing @katieledecky things in the 1500m,” Team USA wrote, using a goat emoji on the video to indicate “greatest of all time.”

In a longer video of the race, Ledecky can be seen nearly a full pool length ahead of her competition as she starts her last leg.

“If there wasn’t a caption, I would have thought it was a clip of her practicing by herself,” one commenter wrote with a laughing emoji.

“Lol she had time to go win a whole different event,” wrote another.

“She got out, took a shower, ate dinner, took a nap, came back and the other swimmers were just finishing,” a third person joked.

Carson Foster, Shaine Casas earn Olympic spots for 200m

U.S. swimmer Shaine Casas earned a trip to his first Olympic Games in the Men's 200m IM at the U.S. Olympic Trials.

Katie Ledecky makes her fourth Olympic team after qualifying at trials in Indianapolis

Swimming superstar Katie Ledecky punched her ticket to Paris on Saturday, marking her fourth time on the U.S. Olympic team.

In Indianapolis, Ledecky, a seven-time gold medalist, won the 2024 U.S. Olympic swim trials final in the women’s 400-meter freestyle, clinching a spot on Team USA. Paige Madden finished second but did not qualify for Paris in that race.

“I walked out of this tunnel tonight and just took a look around and just enjoyed the moment,” said Ledecky, who finished in 3 : 58 . 35. “We’ve come a long way and it’s really great that you all came out to support us. It’s been an amazing first night.”

Will be difficult to defeat Richardson………

Dressel, Ledecky Line Up Title Defenses At Paris Olympics With US Trials Wins

Caeleb Dressel powered to victory in the 100m butterfly at the US Olympic swimming trials to line up another title defense in Paris, where Katie Ledecky will go for a historic fourth straight 800m free gold.

Dressel wrapped up his emotional return to the US trials on Saturday, following up his 50m free victory on Friday with another win after his lengthy break from the sport.

Dressel seized control with his trademark explosive start, led at the wall and won in 50.19sec, with 17-year-old Thomas Heilman second in 50.80.

USA Water Polo Announces 2024 U.S. Olympic Men's Water Polo Team

U.S. Olympic Men's Head Coach Dejan Udovicic announced the 13 athletes who will represent Team USA at the upcoming Olympic Games Paris 2024, earlier today at a press conference at Republique in Los Angeles. In July, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee will confirm the full roster for Paris.

The team is loaded with experience, as 10 of the 13 players selected for Paris also competed at the Tokyo Olympic Games. One of the returnees is team captain and two-time Olympian Ben Hallock, who is recognized as one of the most elite centers in the world. He won three Champions League titles with the Italian club Pro Recco.

Alex Bowen, Luca Cupido and Alex Obert are also two-time Olympians expected to aid Team USA's effort to return to the podium. Attackers Bowen and Cupido will bring a major scoring punch after completing strong seasons in France and Italy, respectively. Obert returned to Team USA last fall and will add essential depth at the two-meter spot as well as a veteran presence.

Other attackers returning from Tokyo include Max Irving, Johnny Hooper and Hannes Daube. All three can score in a variety of ways because Irving is a world-class passer, Hooper is one of the sport's fastest players, and Daube a right-hander who can quickly pile up the goals.

Defensively, three important pieces are returning. Goalkeeper Drew Holland is formidable in the net with his high energy and large wingspan. At 6'7", Dylan Woodhead adds length on the defensive end, and Marko Vavic will be necessary to control some of the bigger threats on the opposing teams. All three recently finished seasons abroad. Holland represented Peristeri, Woodhead suited up for Vouliagmeni and Vavic played for Savona in Italy.

U.S. swimming Olympic trials: Nine days reveal what Team USA will be capable of in Paris

USA Swimming began its 2024 Olympic trials in search of superstars. And over nine whirlwind, record-breaking, exhausting days in Indianapolis, several emerged — or, in some cases, re-emerged.

Katie Ledecky, of course, never left. She qualified for her fourth Olympics, in all four of her events. And other veterans, like Lilly King and Ryan Murphy, will return to a U.S. Olympic team that looks more familiar than ever before. (More on that below.)

But the story of the week was that a program coming off a disappointing 2023 world championships identified additional top-end talent that could carry it back to the top of the sport in Paris.

Here are five takeaways — and new names to know — from trials, which concluded Sunday with a 48-member swim team that should win plenty of medals at the 2024 Olympics in late July and early August.

Regan Smith is definitely back — and better than ever

Regan Smith entered 2020 and 2021 as a heavily hyped and prophesied star of those Olympics. The accompanying pressure crushed her, and left her without a gold medal. But over the past two years, she rebuilt her mind and her swimming. And this time around, she really is ready to wow at the Games.

With a third personal best in two months, she shattered the world record in the 100-meter backstroke at trials. She ultimately qualified in three events, and will be favored to win either gold or silver in both the 100 and 200 back. In fact, she was great in a fourth event, the 100-meter butterfly, as well, and would’ve qualified there if not for …

Long-Course Gretchen Walsh has arrived

Gretchen Walsh was already a superstar — on the NCAA circuit, where pools are 25 meters long. In previous years, she’d struggled to translate that short-course success to the 50-meter Olympic pool (long course). But she worked on both her stroke and her confidence. In Indy, she broke through in a semifinal with a world record in the 100 fly.

On the final night of trials, Walsh also qualified in the 50-meter freestyle. She’ll swim those two events, plus the 4x100-meter freestyle relay in Paris.

Caeleb Dressel is loving swimming, and can win gold in Paris

Dressel had been something of an enigma for nearly two years, ever since he pulled out of the 2022 world championships mid-meet. He took months away from swimming after that to prioritize his mental wellness, and to unpack why this sport that had made him a superstar was also making him so “miserable.” He returned in 2023, but didn’t qualify for that year’s worlds. As 2024 approached, nobody really knew what he’d be capable of or where his mind was.

Dressel answered those unknowns this past week. After finishing third in the 100-meter freestyle at trials, he won the 50 free and the 100 fly, and qualified in those individual events. Including the 4x100-meter free relay, he’ll get a chance to defend at least three of his five Tokyo gold medals in Paris.

And more importantly, though still a work in progress, his relationship with swimming is much healthier. “I am happy,” Dressel said Saturday after his last race of trials. “I am happy with a lot of my swims, and to be back to a place that I wanted to be with the sport is exceptional. I'm really proud of myself for that.”

A new generation of U.S. male swimmers emerges

Michael Phelps’ 2016 retirement left a void in men’s swimming. Dressel arrived just in time to fill it. But he’s no longer a one-man band. And one of the highlights of his week, he said, was watching a new generation of U.S. men flourish.

In the freestyle events, Chris Guiliano, 20, became the first U.S. man since Matt Biondi in 1988 to qualify in the 50, 100 and 200.

In the 100 and 200 fly, Thomas Heilman met the moment. At 17, he’ll be the youngest U.S. male swimmer at the Olympics since Phelps and Aaron Peirsol in 2000. Heilman, who has broken national age group records previously held by Phelps, has been hailed as a future star, but he could step into spotlight sooner than expected this summer.

And in the individual medleys, Carson Foster won both the 200 and 400 IM. A 22-year-old first-time Olympian who spoke last week about working with mental performance coaches since missing the team in 2021, Foster is one of the few men with an outside chance of challenging French phenom Léon Marchand in the medleys in Paris.

Eleven Athletes Make 2024 Paris Olympic Team

Night three of the U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming presented by Lilly saw eleven athletes claim spots on the 2024 Paris Olympic Team.

The night started with Katie Grimes (Las Vegas, Nev./Sandpipers of Nevada) grabbing a victory in the women’s 400m individual medley. Grimes became the first American to qualify for an open water and pool event at the same Olympic Games after she qualified for the women’s 10K last year in Fukuoka, Japan. Lilly King (Evansville, Ind./Indiana Swim Club) and Ryan Murphy (Ponte Vedra Beach, Calif./California Aquatics) added their names to the list of individual qualifiers in the 100m breaststroke and 100m backstroke, respectively. Paris will be Grimes’ second Olympic Games, while King and Murphy qualified for their third.

The women’s and men’s 200m freestyle made seven new swimmers Paris Olympic Team dreams come true. The women’s race added athletes Claire Weinstein (Las Vegas, Nev./Sandpipers of Nevada), Paige Madden (Mobile, Ala./New York Athletic Club), and Erin Gemmell (Potomac, Md./Nation’s Capital Swim Club), while Katie Ledecky (Bethesda, Md./Gator Swim Club) solidified her second event qualification. Luke Hobson (Reno, Nev./Longhorn Aquatics), Chris Guiliano (Douglassville, Pa./University of Notre Dame), Drew Kibler (Carmel, Ind./New York Athletic Club), and Kieran Smith (Ridgefield, Conn./Ridgefield Aquatic Club) claimed spots on the men’s team.

Women’s 400m Individual Medley – FINAL

1 – Katie Grimes (Las Vegas, Nev./Sandpipers of Nevada)
2 – Emma Weyant (Sarasota, Fla./Gator Swim Club)
3 – Lilla Bognar (Travelers Rest, S.C./Team Greenville)

Men’s 200m Freestyle – FINAL

1 – Luke Hobson (Reno, Nev./Longhorn Aquatics)
2 – Chris Guiliano (Douglassville, Pa./University of Notre Dame)
3 – Drew Kibler (Carmel, Ind./New York Athletic Club)
4 – Kieran Smith (Ridgefield, Conn./Ridgefield Aquatic Club)

Anna Hall completes her comeback to qualify for Paris in heptathlon

Anna Hall won the women's heptathlon just six months after undergoing a complex knee surgery and has earned a spot on her first Olympic team.

Simone Biles Makes Team USA Roster for 2024 Paris Olympics, Dazzles Gymnastics Fans

One of the greatest Olympians is back where she belongs, as Simone Biles officially secured a spot on Team USA for the Paris Olympics after winning the all-around at the Olympic qualifiers on Sunday.

Biles shared her excitement to be heading to Paris and her husband, Chicago Bears veteran Jonathan Owens, voiced his support for the superstar gymnast on social media: WE ARE GOING TO PARIS

Biles had a few slip-ups on the beam and the vault, but she secured the all-around victory with yet another breathtaking floor routine that earned a score of 14.275 and gave her a final two-day score of 117.225.

The 27-year-old is now the first American female gymnast to qualify for three Olympic teams since Dominique Dawes. She is also the oldest female gymnast to compete for Team USA since 1952.

Katie Moon qualifies for 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris

Olmsted Falls native, gold medalist Katie Moon qualifies for 2024 Olympics in Paris

Olmsted Falls native Katie Moon will officially be able to defend her gold medal in pole vaulting at the 2024 Olympics in Paris after qualifying for the games this weekend.

To qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games, she captured second place at a pole vaulting trial on Sunday with a mark of 4.73 meters. Moon has battled Achilles tendinosis for much of the 2024 season, but was able to work her way back to strength to compete at the highest level during this weekend's trials.

12 Team USA Olympic athletes you should know

Here are 12 Olympians to watch throughout the Paris 2024 Games.

The big picture: While Simone Biles, Suni Lee, Sha'Carri Richardson and Katie Ledecky are among the most popular American athletes we're watching, there are a few lesser-known names to keep on your radar.

• These rising stars are contenders to win gold for Team USA.

Casey Kaufhold

Archery; Lancaster, Pennsylvania

• Last year, Kaufhold became the first American to rank No. 1 in the world in women's recurve at 19 years old.

Victor Montalvo

Breaking; Kissimmee, Florida

• Montalvo was introduced to breaking at 6 years old by his father and uncle, who were enthusiasts of the sport in Mexico.
• What they're saying: The world champion told Axios his top three favorite breakers include K-Mel, Ken Swift and Swift Rock.

Nick Itkin

Fencing; Los Angeles, California

• The Olympic bronze medalist holds the No. 2 world ranking in the men's foil event.

Fred Richard

Gymnastics; Stoughton, Massachusetts

• Stunning stat: In 2023, the University of Michigan gymnast became the first American man to win a world medal in all-around since 2010.

Ilona Maher

Rugby; Burlington, Vermont

• Maher, who is headed to her second Olympics, has grown a sizable social media following for promoting body positivity.

Gavin Bottger

Skateboarding; Vista, California

• The 17-year-old's impressive resume includes three X Games medals, a world skate championship and the No. 3 ranking in park skating.
• The first-time Olympian told Axios that Brazil and Australia are the United States' biggest competitors. "They're just gnarly," he said.

Sophia Smith

Soccer; Windsor, Colorado

• By the numbers: The National Women's Soccer League's leading scorer has contributed to 25% of Team USA's goals this year.

Sam Watson

Sport climbing; Southlake, Texas

• What we're watching: If the 18-year-old world record holder can beat his best time (4.79 seconds) on the Olympic stage.

Kate Douglass

Swimming; Pelham, New York

• Douglass — a University of Virginia graduate — published a study on how she improved her swim times using analytics.

Jack Alexy

Swimming; Morristown, New Jersey

• Driving the news: The Cal-Berkeley senior beat seven-time gold medalist Caeleb Dressel in the 100-meter freestyle to secure a spot in his first Olympics.

Coco Gauff

Tennis; Delray Beach, Florida

• This will be the first Olympics for the world's No. 2 ranked player. Gauff won her first Grand Slam at last year's U.S. Open.

Olivia Reeves

Weightlifting; Hixson, Tennessee

• Reeves started doing CrossFit at her mother's gym in Chattanooga as a fourth grader before switching to weightlifting.

Valarie Allman wins women's discus with dynamic performance at U.S. Olympic Trials

Olympic gold medalist Valarie Allman showcased her potential in the women's discus Thursday at the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials at Hayward Field.

Allman threw 232 feet on her final attempt to win the event, punching her ticket to the Paris Games. She was just shy of the meet record and the season-best mark of 232-7 she threw in the first round of the trials Monday.

"I really felt like I had the potential to be in PB shape today, which would have been just really special," she said.

Despite it, Allman, competing for New York Athletic Club, said she was "really happy with today."

Twenty U.S athletes qualify for Paris Games at Olympic Qualifier Series Budapest

U.S. Olympic teams in skateboarding, BMX freestyle, breaking and sport climbing were finalized at the Olympic Qualifier Series’ second leg in Budapest this weekend.

Twenty American athletes made the team for Paris through the series.

The most dramatic competition was in men’s park skateboarding.

Tom Schaar, who just missed qualifying for skateboarding’s Olympic debut in Tokyo, needed to finish in the top two to unseat Jagger Eaton for the last American spot in Paris.

Schaar, 24, finished second to Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Keegan Palmer of Australia to overtake Eaton. He moved up to No. 4 in global Olympic qualifying behind American Tate Carew, Palmer and American Gavin Bottger.

“I was doing the math last night forever trying to figure out what it would take and finally I was like, ‘I have to get first or second, pretty much,’” Schaar said, according to the Olympic Information Service.

Eaton is ranked fifth in global Olympic qualifying but did not qualify for Paris because a nation can qualify no more than three skateboarders per event.

Eaton, the Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist in street and the 2023 World champion in park, was bidding to compete in both events in Paris. He did qualify in street, along with countrymen Nyjah Huston and Chris Joslin.

The U.S. women’s Olympic skateboard team is made up of Tokyo Olympians Bryce Wettstein (park) and Mariah Duran (street), plus Olympic rookies Ruby Lilley and Minna Stess (park) and Paige Heyn and Poe Pinson (street).

Heyn, 16, is so far the youngest American to qualify for the Paris Olympics in any sport, though athletes have yet to be named in many sports.

In women’s street, Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Momiji Nishiya did not make the Japanese team for Paris.

Three years ago, she became at age 13 the youngest Summer Olympic gold medalist since 1960 and the second-youngest woman to win a Summer Olympic title after American diver Marjorie Gestring in 1936, according to the OlyMADMen.

Andy Macdonald, the 1996 X Games vert champion, qualified in men’s park at age 50 for Great Britain.

BMX Freestyle: Hannah Roberts leads U.S. roster

In BMX freestyle, Hannah Roberts, a five-time world champion and Tokyo Olympic silver medalist, won in Budapest to wrap up a spot in Paris.

Roberts is joined on the U.S. BMX freestyle women’s team by Perris Benegas, who was fourth in Tokyo.

Tokyo Olympian Justin Dowell and Marcus Christopher make up the U.S. men’s team in BMX freestyle, which made its Olympic debut three years ago.

Tokyo gold medalists Charlotte Worthington of Great Britain and Logan Martin of Australia did not qualify for Paris through the Olympic Qualifier Series. Both can still get into the Olympic field if picked by their country.

Sport Climbing: Brooke Raboutou returns to Olympics

Tokyo Olympian Brooke Raboutou and Zach Hammer round out the U.S. sport climbing team after clinching spots in Budapest.

Raboutou, fifth in climbing’s Olympic debut in Tokyo, won both legs of the Olympic Qualifier Series in the boulder and lead combined event.

Hammer, 18, is going to his first Olympics in speed as the youngest member of the U.S. climbing team.

Natalia Grossman, Emma Hunt, Piper Kelly, Colin Duffy, Jesse Grupper and Samuel Watson previously qualified.

Nathaniel Coleman, the lone U.S. climbing medalist in Tokyo (silver), decided not to compete in any Olympic qualifying events.

Breaking: Jeffro edges Gravity for last spot

Americans Logan Edra (b-girl Logistx) and Jeffrey Louis (b-boy Jeffro) made the quarterfinals in Budapest to qualify for breaking’s Olympic debut.

They join the previously qualified Victor Montalvo, the 2023 World champion for the men, and Sunny Choi, the 2023 Pan American Games women’s champion.

Louis was in a tight competition with Miguel Rosario (b-boy Gravity) for the last U.S. men’s spot. Rosario would have gotten the spot if he won his quarterfinal. Had Louis and Rosario both won their quarterfinals, they would have faced off in the semifinals with an Olympic berth at stake.

Olympic flame arrives in Paris ahead of 2024 Summer Games

The torch relay ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics reached the French capital for the first time on Sunday, with organizers hoping to build enthusiasm for the Games among the city's skeptical residents. The flame was first glimpsed during the traditional military parade held every year on the July 14 national holiday, largely known outside the country as Bastille Day, and then began its tour around the city from the Champs-Elysees.

World Cup-winning soccer great Thierry Henry was given the honor of the first leg on the capital's most famous avenue, with the torch then heading for landmarks including the parliament and Notre-Dame cathedral

"It's not something you turn down, on our national day, on the Champs-Elysees, the Olympics in Paris," Henry told reporters of his star turn. "Just extraordinary."

The opening ceremony will be at 0124 in LOS July 27th

Of course in Paris it's 2024!

What time will it start?

The ceremony kicks off at 8.24pm CEST, which just happens to be 20.24 if you’re using the 24-hour clock. See what they’ve done there? In the UK, that’s 7.24pm BST, and for US watchers, that’s 1.24pm CDT and 11.24pm PDT.
Where is the ceremony held?

Probably not where you’re expecting. The Paris 2024 opening ceremony will take place outdoors, along the banks of the River Seine and even through its waters. It’s the first time in the history of the Summer Games that an opening ceremony hasn’t been hosted in a stadium, which hugely increases the potential audience capacity.
What activities are planned during the event?

The plan is for spectators to spread along a six-kilometre route, starting with a river crossing on the Seine before settling at the Trocadéro, opposite the Eiffel Tower. So yes, it’s going to be ambitious.
[COLOR=var(--boulder)]Spectacle aérien © Paris 2024 - Florian Hulleu - A.G. Photographe[/COLOR]The party begins on the River Seine at sunset. Around 10,500 athletes from different national delegations will gather on boats, organised by countries. As tradition dictates, the Greeks will lead the way, starting the journey from the Pont d’Austerlitz to the Pont d’Iéna. From here, the Trocadéro esplanade awaits the 116 boats and their passengers for a grand finale facing the Eiffel Tower. This section is scheduled to begin at 11.50pm: the expected arrival time of the French boat, the last in the convoy.
Besides the national anthems, official speeches and symbolic releasing of doves, it’s often the artistic performances that stand out the most at Olympic opening ceremonies. At the London 2012 Games, ‘Trainspotting’ director Danny Boyle treated audiences to, among other things, an action-packed short film featuring Daniel Craig and the late Queen Elizabeth II. Expect similarly impressive things during the Paris 2024 ceremony and its finale.
Initially, there was talk of 600,000 spectators, but for safety and logistical reasons (especially given the city’s transportation network, which sometimes struggles to cope under normal circumstances), that has been scaled down to 300,000. Previous ceremonies have always been held in stadiums with a capacity of less than 100,000 spectators (there were 78,000 people in Rio’s 2016 opening ceremony).
Who is directing the opening ceremony?

Renowned stage director Thomas Jolly has been appointed as the artistic director of the various ceremonies taking place during Paris 2024. A seasoned artist behind the success of the revived ‘Starmania’ musical, as well as numerous acclaimed plays and operas, Jolly is an avid lover of Shakespearean epics and their blend of tragedy and grotesque elements, and has proven his ability to breathe new life into ancient texts. For the writing of the opening ceremony, he has surrounded himself with authors and historians, aiming to bring back a sense of ‘simplicity’ to the event, despite the ambitious nature of the project.
[COLOR=var(--boulder)]Danseur sur les toits © Paris 2024 - Florian Hulleu - A.G. Photographe[/COLOR]What is the theme song for the Paris Olympics?

The official theme song is ‘Parade’ by composer Victor Le Manse. Recorded with the Orchestre National de France, the song has already been performed on May 8 when the Olympic Flame arrived in Marseille.
Who will be performing?

The ceremony promises to be a varied spectacle, blending theatre, dance, circus and opera, divided into different segments woven together through multiple stories. One of these stories will focus on France’s ever-enchanting capital, with its numerous iconic monuments brought to life throughout the journey. But that’s not all; the director has also incorporated stories of people living and working near the river, giving the show a touch of local charm.
Are tickets for the ceremony open to the public?

They are indeed, as 100,000 tickets were put on sale in May 2023, with prices ranging from €90 to a staggering €2,700. Only those who had previously registered and were selected by lottery had the chance to buy those tickets, which corresponded to seating areas set up along the lower quays of the Seine and around the Trocadéro.
If you didn’t snap up one of those 100,000 first-release Paris 2024 opening ceremony tickets, there was another chance to grab a free ticket for the seating areas set up along the upper quays of the Seine. And of course, if you don’t catch the ceremony in person, you can always watch the whole thing on big screens across the city, on TV.
How to watch the opening ceremony online

The Olympics will actually have its own streaming channel where you can tune in to watch both live and past events for free. France.tv will be showing the games, and in the UK, the iPlayer and the BBC website will be streaming live and catch-up coverage. Services like NBC and Peacock will also be showing the opening ceremony in the US. You can read our full guide on how to watch the Olympics on TV and online.