In the canoe/kayak sprint events, a total of 12 gold medals per gender are up for grabs. Athletes sprint to the finish in a straight, calm water (flatwater) course to achieve the shortest time ...

The United States won six medals at the 2025 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships — more than any other country ...

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Even then, even with an extra year of waiting, there was zero doubt who the first Olympic champion would be. The only question? By how much. The foregone conclusion: Katie Ledecky. The margin: 4.13 ...

Friedrich drove German two- and four-man bobsleds to gold medals, with Margis in the sled in both events. Together (and with two more pushers in the four-man), they clocked the fastest runs in three ...

The center of the medal takes the shape of a hexagon, a reference to the country’s shape and nickname, l’hexagone. This piece of the medal contains fragments of iron that were removed from the Eiffel ...

In a Winter Olympics first, but similar to its coverage of the Tokyo Olympics, NBCU will provide unprecedented full-day coverage of the Opening Ceremony on Friday. Feb. 4, on NBC and Peacock. The day ...

For the men's competition, Hungary and Great Britain share the record for most gold medals with three each. Hungary also has a silver and bronze medal. The gold medals for Hungary came in the 1952, ...

Two methods of timekeeping exist: automatic and manual. The use of automatic timekeeping is compulsory for the Olympic Winter Games. The term “automatic timekeeping” denotes a time-measuring system ...

Trimetazidine, known as TMZ, is a drug used to treat angina and other heart-related conditions. It works by increasing blood flow to the heart and limiting rapid swings in blood pressure. The drug is ...

Modern pentathlon tests athletes across five separate disciplines. Athletes must swim, fence, ride an unfamiliar horse through a show jumping course — they get just 20 minutes to get acquainted — and ...

Japan, the birthplace of judo, dominates the all-time Olympic medal table. Japan's 48 gold medals and 96 medals overall are far and away the most of any country. France (16 gold medals, 57 total ...