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Category: Olympics
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You might notice a little something different about our headline today. If you haven’t been keeping up so far, that’s because Skye Blakely and Kayla DiCello have both torn an Achilles and are out of the competition and therefore Olympic selection. Leanne Wong is left the only Gator standing, and she didn’t have her best…
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Some say that making the Olympic team can be even harder than medaling at the Olympics themselves, and for American gymnasts, that may be true. Competition is fierce, and there are only five slots available each for women and men. For the women, it’s more like four, given that Simone Biles is still competing. As…
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While the NCAA gymnastics season has ended, several Gator gymnasts are still training in full swing, preparing to compete for one of five berths on the U.S. Olympic team headed to Paris this summer. Tonight, they will demonstrate their progress since Winter Cup, the first meet of this elite season, at the Core Hydration Classic.…
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The 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France are just months away, and on Tuesday, the USA’s 3×3 basketball team was selected. Among the players selected was former Gator Canyon Barry, who will be a part of the squad alongside former NBA player Jimmer Fredette, as well as Kareem Maddox and Dylan Travis. Barry started his…
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The Olympic Trials process has concluded for all disciplines of gymnastics, and two future Gators have been named as alternates to the women’s artistic gymnastics team: incoming freshman Leanne Wong and five-star 2022 commit Kayla DiCello! Both will travel to Tokyo with the team, and though they will train separately, current USAG plans have them…
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Ryan Lochte gazed across the pool at CHI Health Center in Omaha, Nebraska, his arms resting on the lane lines. His black goggles still sat over his eyes and his matching swim cap atop his head as the final results sprawled across the screen. 1 minute, 59.67 seconds. In the 200-meter individual medley, the event…
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Gator gymnastics has a long history of excellence, and this year, this decorated team may add another Olympian to their ranks. Riley McCusker, Leanne Wong, and Kayla DiCello are all set to compete at U.S. Olympic Trials this coming weekend and have a strong chance to be part of the U.S. delegation to Tokyo or…
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Florida Gators track phenom Grant Holloway was named the 2019 recipient of The Bowerman, collegiate Track and Field’s version of the Heisman Trophy. Holloway becomes just the second Gator to win the honor. Marquis Dendy earned the accolade following the 2015 season. Holloway’s numerous awards include: the 2018-19 SEC Male Athlete of the Year, Two…
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Former Florida Gators swimming champion Caeleb Dressel has set the mark for most medals in one World Championship meet. On Sunday, the two-time Olympic gold medal winner finished second in the 4X100 M medley to increase his haul to eight medals, more than the seven he earned in 2017 (Michael Phelps’ previously earned seven medals…
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It’s been a rough week for Michael Phelps’ status in the record books. As the FINA World Championships got underway, Phelps owned three world records. In a matter of three days, he has lost two of those. On Friday, former Florida Gators star Caeleb Dressel stole the show in the 100 M butterfly, beating the…
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