All sectors of society came together to achieve the nation’s dream for the Games. Success has shown that unity is possible, if often elusive.
Tag: Paris (France)
Travis Scott Released From Custody After Confrontation at a Paris Hotel
The star rapper had been accused on Friday of assaulting a security guard at a luxury hotel in Paris. No charges were filed against him, according to prosecutors.
A Head-Spinning Debut
Breaking, the hip-hop dance style born in the Bronx five decades ago, is now an Olympic sport.
How the Olympics Warp Time
Doesn’t it seem like the Paris Games have gone by fast? Imagine having your success or failure defined by thousandths of a second.
B-Girl Raygun, an Australian Professor, Turned Breaking on Its Head
Rachael Gunn, known as B-girl Raygun, displayed some … unique moves as she competed in a field with breakers half her age. The judges and the internet were underwhelmed.
Doug Emhoff Stresses a Personal Push Against Antisemitism
At an event in Paris to commemorate a 1982 attack on a Jewish deli there, Kamala Harris’s husband said, “Part of fighting hate is living openly and proudly as a Jew.”
The Paris Bridge of Olympic Joy and Its Violent Past
The Pont du Carrousel, gathering place of joyous crowds, has come to symbolize a season of magic. It was not always so.
For These Olympians, the Bling Is the Thing
Athletes at the Paris Olympics have been sporting some seriously high-wattage accessories. Here are nine of our favorites.
30 Months After Their Games Ended, U.S. Figure Skaters Get Golds
In a ceremony in Paris, the American team received the medals they won after the Russian skater Kamila Valieva was disqualified.
After French Rail Sabotage, Some See Signs of a Murky ‘Ultraleft’
Experts say the arson attacks before the opening of the Paris Olympics bear the hallmarks of insurrectionary anarchists opposed to the state.