At the Olympics, all dives are scored by a panel of judges. The judges rate the execution (and synchronization, for synchro events) of every dive on a scale of 1-10, including half-point margins.

The road to the Olympics isn't always glamorous. Sometimes it can leave one stranded on a sidewalk in Budapest at 4 a.m. The Paris Games will be the first time the U.S. fields a men's 3x3 team at the ...

With the 2024 Paris Games approaching, Olympic qualifying is now complete and nearly 600 athletes have earned their spots on the U.S. Olympic team. Below is a list of athletes that have qualified to ...

The U.S. is once again entering the tournament as a medal contender, and the nation's history backs that up. The U.S. has almost twice as many shooting medals at the Olympics as any other nation.

Brisbane, where a crowd had gathered to watch the announcement on big screens, becomes the third Australian city to get the Games after Melbourne in 1956 and Sydney in 2000. Its selection means ...

Each game and period in Olympic water polo starts with a swim-off, which is a race for the ball in the center of the pool. Players from each team are lined up along their own goal lines and the first ...

The team features three silver medalists from the Tokyo Olympics: Delaney Schnell, Jessica Parratto and Andrew Capobianco. Three divers will compete in multiple events. Schnell (10m platform) and ...

The Oklahoma-born Mariah Bell has competed in nine nationals, but peaked at the right time: She won gold at the 2022 Championships, solidifying her grasp on one of three Olympic berths. The upcoming ...

Team USA secured its first-ever silver in the figure skating team event with 65 points, narrowly edging Japan's 63-point total. Team USA now sits in the 2022 Winter Olympics' top 10 for medals with ...

The advent of table tennis supposedly dates back to the late 1800s, when the wealthy Victorians in England created an indoor version of lawn tennis using items laying around the house to assemble a ...

Basketball debuted as a medal sport for men at the 1936 Olympics, and women's basketball was later added in 1976. During that time, one nation has dominated the sport, but many different players have ...

In Olympic gymnastics, the score for an athlete is based on two different components; the Execution Score and Difficulty Score. Each Execution Score starts at 10.0 points. The judges on the execution ...