Stacy St. Clair – Page 17

The entire US rhythmic gymnastic team trains in a park district building in suburban Deerfield. On Friday in Tokyo, they made Olympic history.

August 6, 2021 at 9:45 p.m.

At 4 years old, Evita Griskenas begged her mother to take her to gymnastics and then pouted when she got her wish. With one look at the balance beam, Griskenas...

Zach Ziemek falls short of a decathlon medal in the sweltering Tokyo heat, but the Itasca native leaves the Olympics feeling ‘very proud’: ‘I was grinding the entire time’

August 5, 2021 at 4:20 p.m.

Decathlete Zach Ziemek missed the medal stand Thursday, finishing sixth after setting two personal-best marks during the 10-event competition. Damian Warner of Canada won gold with 9,018 points, followed by...

Zach Ziemek of Itasca is in medal contention after 7 events of the decathlon at the Tokyo Olympics — and his best event is still to come

August 4, 2021 at 10:01 p.m.

Setting two personal-best marks in his quest for an Olympic medal, Zach Ziemek of Itasca sat in ninth place early Thursday after the first seven events in the men's decathlon....

The US women’s volleyball team is into the semifinals. And if they win that elusive gold, it will be because of a ‘strong’ Illini bond.

August 4, 2021 at 8:15 p.m.

The first time Jordyn Poulter met Michelle Bartsch-Hackley, she never could have imagined they would end up on the same Olympic team. She was far too star-struck for such daydreams....

Sandi Morris’ equipment — and Olympic dreams — are shattered on a rainy night in Tokyo for the Downers Grove-born pole vaulter

August 4, 2021 at 6:05 a.m.

American pole vaulter Sandi Morris' quest for a second Olympic medal ended Monday on a rain-soaked runway after her pole broke and her hip flexor hyperextended. Morris, who was born...

Carli Lloyd de Estados Unidos se lamenta después de la derrota 1-0 por Canadá durante la semifinal de fútbol femenino en los Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 2020, el 2 de agosto de 2021, en Kashima, Japón.

La reina olímpica boricua es hermana de un jugador de los Chicago Bears

August 2, 2021 at 10:16 a.m.

La vallista puertorriqueña Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, quien anima a los Chicago Bears porque su hermano es el apoyador Robert Quinn, se llevará a casa una medalla de oro y un récord...

After his Olympic wrestling dream ended, Oak Park’s Ellis Coleman is in Tokyo to help someone else’s: ‘It’s difficult. But this is bigger than just me.’

August 2, 2021 at 7:50 p.m.

Ellis Coleman's back aches constantly these days. The American wrestler tries to manage the pain with a combination of ibuprofen, lidocaine patches and physical therapy. But mostly, he copes by...

Puerto Rico's Jasmine Camacho-Quinn celebrates her gold medal in the women's 100-meter hurdles Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, at Olympic Stadium in Tokyo.

Jasmine Camacho-Quinn wins gold in the 100-meter hurdles after the sister of Chicago Bears linebacker Robert Quinn set an Olympic record in the semifinals

August 2, 2021 at 4:01 p.m.

Puerto Rican hurdler Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, who cheers for the Chicago Bears because her brother is outside linebacker Robert Quinn, will take home a gold medal and an Olympic record after...

David Kendziera’s Olympics motto has been ‘BELIEVE,’ a fitting mantra for an unsponsored hurdler who has defied expectations dating back to his Prospect High School track team

August 1, 2021 at 7:57 p.m.

If you've ever failed to make a high school sports team, David Kendziera is probably your Olympic spirit animal. Kendziera — who finished 12th in the 400-meter hurdles Sunday after...

Olympic sailing competition ends in a controversial way for Maggie Shea of Wilmette and her Midwestern partner

August 1, 2021 at 3:13 p.m.

U.S. sailor Maggie Shea of Wilmette and her teammate Stephanie Roble failed to qualify for the 49er FX skiff class final after an unusual penalty in the Olympic qualifying races....

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