Olympics

Tokyo Olympics...
Foster Klug, AP

Tokyo Olympics Begin With Muted Ceremony And Empty Stadium

The virus-delayed Tokyo Olympics finally opened Friday in a near-empty stadium and subdued ceremony to match a unique pandemic Games.
3 years ago
Tokyo Olympics - Opening Ceremony...
Walsh Giarrusso, AP

Olympics Ceremony Uses Music From Japanese Video Games

An orchestral medley of songs from iconic Japanese video games served as the soundtrack at the opening ceremony.
3 years ago
Tokyo 7-Eleven...
Alex Cabrero, KSL TV

KSL Tokyo Olympics Crew Has 15 Minutes To Get Food, Snacks At Nearby 7-Eleven

The KSL TV crew that was sent to Tokyo can leave the hotel for 15 minute visits to a nearby 7-Eleven for food and snacks. 
3 years ago
Eddy Alvarez - Opening Ceremonies...
Trevor Allen, KSL Sports

Eddy Alvarez Has Emotional Reaction After News Of Being Flag Bearer For Team USA

Former SLCC star and Team USA baseball player Eddy Alvarez had an emotional reaction when he learned he would be a flag bearer for the United States.
3 years ago
Opening Ceremonies...
Trevor Allen, KSL Sports

Tokyo Opening Ceremonies Features Over 1,000 Drones For Cool Image

During the Opening Ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games, they had a really cool image using over 1,000 drones.
3 years ago
Team USA - Opening Ceremonies...
Trevor Allen, KSL Sports

Team USA Enters The Arena During 2020 Tokyo Olympic Opening Ceremonies

Team USA made their way through the arena during the Opening Ceremonies of the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games.
3 years ago
Taylor Crabb - Tri Bourne...
KSL Sports and Jimmy Golen, AP

Taylor Crabb Out, Tri Bourne In For Jake Gibb, US Beach Volleyball Team

Tri Bourne will partner with four-time Olympian Jake Gibb when the competition begins at Tokyo’s Shiokaze Park this weekend.
3 years ago
Mexico's Anissa Urtez - Tokyo Olympics...
Kyle Ireland, KSL Sports

Former Utah Softball Star Anissa Urtez Hits First Home Run In Olympic History For Team Mexico

Former Utah softball standout Anissa Urtez made history when she hit the first home run by Team Mexico in Olympic history.
3 years ago
Guinea - Olympics...
Boubacar Diallo and Carley Petesch, AP

Guinea Reverses Decision To Pull Out Of Tokyo Olympics

The West African country of Guinea has reversed an earlier decision to pull out of the Olympics.
3 years ago
Novak Djokovic of Serbia...
Andrew Dampf, AP

Djokovic Knows ‘History Is On The Line’ At Tokyo Olympics

Djokovic looks to become the first man to achieve a Golden Slam by winning all four majors and an Olympic singles gold medal in the same year.
3 years ago
Naomi Osaka - Tokyo Olympics...
Andrew Dampf, AP

Osaka Makes Her Return Against Zheng At Tokyo Olympics

Naomi Osaka will face 52nd-ranked Zheng Saisai of China in the opening round of the Olympic tennis tournament.
3 years ago
Japan Soccer - Tokyo Olympics...
The Associated Press

Japan Opens Olympic Men’s Soccer With 1-0 Win Over South Africa

Takefusa Kubo has scored the only goal with a curling strike off the post to give Japan a 1-0 victory over South Africa.
3 years ago
Tokyo Olympics...
Joe Reedy, AP

Sounds Of The Games: NBC Doesn’t Plan On Adding Crowd Noise

An NBC Olympics executive producer said that the network will not add additional crowd noise to its coverage.
3 years ago
Richarlison #10 of Team Brazil...
Rob Harris, AP

From Copa America to Olympics, Richarlison nets 3 for Brazil

Richarlison has scored a hat trick for Brazil in a 4-2 victory over Germany at the start of the men's Olympic soccer tournament.
3 years ago
Australia - Argentina - Tokyo Olympics...
The Associated Press

Australia Shocks Argentina 2-0 In Men’s Olympic Soccer

Two-time Olympic men’s soccer champion Argentina has been stunned 2-0 by Australia in their opening game at the Tokyo Games.
3 years ago
Jill Biden...
Mark Thiessen and Darlene Superville, AP

Jill Biden In Tokyo For Olympic Games, Meets Prime Minister

Jill Biden embarked on her first solo international trip as first lady, leading a U.S. delegation to the Olympic Games in Tokyo.
3 years ago
Foluke Akinradewo - USA Volleyball...
Josh Dubow, AP

US Volleyball Star Back For 3rd Olympics After Giving Birth

A third trip to the Olympics was far from a sure thing for Foluke Akinradewo Gunderson when she gave birth to her son in 2019.
3 years ago
Tokyo Olympics...
Graham Dunbar, AP

IOC To Include Athletes Kneeling In Highlights, Social Media

After images of Olympic soccer players taking a knee were excluded, the IOC said Thursday that kneeling protests will be shown in the future.
3 years ago
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Shara Park, KSL TV

Tokyo Olympics: Fifteen Minutes To Explore The City

Safety for athletes, media and everyone involved is the top priority at the Tokyo Olympics. 
3 years ago
Tokyo Streets...
Alex Cabrero, KSL TV

COVID-19 State Of Emergency Leaves Tokyo Streets, Sidewalks Empty

With the Tokyo Olympics set to start on Friday, the city looks different because of the COVID-19 state of emergency in place for the games.
3 years ago
Eddy Alvarez - Team USA...
Alex Cabrero, KSL TV

Former SLCC Baseball Player Will Lead Team USA Into Olympic Stadium

Eddy Alvarez was chosen as a flag-bearer to lead Team USA into the Tokyo Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremonies. 
3 years ago
Monica Abbott - Team USA...
KSL Sports and Ronald Blum, AP

Abbott 1-Hitter Lifts US Over Canada For 2-0 Softball Start

Team USA pitched another shutout in softball and defeated Canada to begin its Olympic run in Tokyo with a 2-0 start.
3 years ago
Douglas Martinez of Honduras and Takehiro Tomiyasu of Japan compete for the ball during the U-24 in...
Tom Hackett, KSL Sports

Honduras, Douglas Martinez Begins Quest For Olympic Supremacy

Douglas Martinez & Honduras has begun their Olympic campaign.
3 years ago
ST LOUIS, MISSOURI - JUNE 27: The women representing Team USA pose following the Women's competitio...
Madisan Hinkhouse, KSL Sports

Utah Gymnasts ‘Flash The U’ From Tokyo

In what might be the coolest photo of the day, Utah and Olympic gymnasts MyKayla Skinner and Grace McCallum "flashed the U" all the way from Tokyo, Japan. 
3 years ago