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As Olympic athletes prepare to compete, politics will also be at play - The Boston Globe
9+ hour, 51+ min ago (733+ words) PROVIDENCE " With the opening ceremonies of the 2026 Winter Olympics set for Friday, attention will focus not just on individual competition and medal contention, but also on political tensions and international relations. Erin Redihan, a lecturer in the history department at…...
Ice dance champ Gabriella Papadakis says she lost Olympic commentary role for NBC over dispute with ex-partner - The Boston Globe
2+ week, 5+ day ago (542+ words) PARIS " Olympic ice dance champion Gabriella Papadakis says she lost her commentary role with NBC at the upcoming Winter Olympics because of her former skating partner's response to revelations in her new book. In an interview with sports daily L'quipe…...
‘Movie-style situation.’ 21-year-old Mansfield plumber wins prestigious parkour tournament in dramatic fashion - The Boston Globe
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (924+ words) Brandon Hooper, a 21-year-old plumber from Mansfield, stood perched on a wall in the center of an arena in Vancouver, Canada, a bead of sweat running down his brow. It was the final day of the Sport Parkour League's tournament,…...
Man with same name as Babe Ruth charged with using old baseball players’ names for settlement fraud - The Boston Globe
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (191+ words) The indictment says Ruth obtained or attempted to obtain more than $550,000 through the scheme. He sought payouts in lawsuit settlements ranging from contact lens pricing allegations to claims of racial discrimination against a staffing agency, the indictment adds. Ruth opened…...
Olympian Hezly Rivera edges Leanne Wong for victory at the US gymnastics championships - The Boston Globe
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (404+ words) NEW ORLEANS " Hezly Rivera met the moment. The 17-year-old Olympic gold medalist pulled away for a victory at the US gymnastics championships on Sunday, looking more than ready to be the standard-bearer for the women's program in the early stages…...
Stoughton native Frederick Richard challenges men’s gymnastics norms with his wardrobe - The Boston Globe
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (1068+ words) Frederick Richard is taking the fight to make men's gymnastics matter to a new front: his wardrobe. The charismatic 21-year-old Olympic bronze medalist switched out the stirrup pants that have long been a staple of the men's uniform for shorts…...
Asher Hong rolls to US all-around gymnastics title ahead of Stoughton’s Frederick Richard - The Boston Globe
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (372+ words) NEW ORLEANS " Asher Hong cruised to his second national title in men's gymnastics on Saturday, pulling away from the field for an easy victory at the US Championships. The 21-year-old Hong, part of the five-man team that earned bronze at…...
US gymnast Frederick Richard studied abroad this summer, hoping to learn a few tricks from the Chinese and Japanese - The Boston Globe
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (789+ words) After his junior year at the University of Michigan concluded this spring, Frederick Richard did something common for a college student: He traveled. A study abroad trip, if you will. But instead of business, history or calculus, the Stoughton native…...
Mary Lou Retton, US gymnastics icon who survived health scare, arrested on suspicion of DUI - The Boston Globe
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (403+ words) The American gymnastics icon faces a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence following her arrest in her hometown of Fairmont, West Virginia. Mary Lou Retton, US gymnastics icon who survived health scare, arrested on suspicion of DUI Fairmont police…...
Stoughton native Frederick Richard flips his way to a world record - The Boston Globe
9+ mon, 3+ hour ago (438+ words) Olympic medalist and Stoughton native Frederick "Flips" Richard just broke a Guinness World Record to add to his list of accolades. Richard took home a bronze medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics, so he's ... Olympic medalist and Stoughton native Frederick "Flips…...