Tennis player Monica Puig made Puerto Rico proud on Saturday, earning the island its first-ever gold medal by defeating Germany’s Angelique Kerber in the women’s singles tournament.
RelatedOlympics 2016: What Was Your Favorite Moment From Day 7 of the Rio Games?
Puig, who entered the Rio Games ranked just 34th in the world, defied all odds by winning 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 during Day 8 of the Summer Olympics. The gold medalist looked just as thrilled for her victory as her many fans in attendance, and in our absolute favorite moment, reflected on how Puerto Rico needed this win just as...
RelatedOlympics 2016: What Was Your Favorite Moment From Day 7 of the Rio Games?
Puig, who entered the Rio Games ranked just 34th in the world, defied all odds by winning 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 during Day 8 of the Summer Olympics. The gold medalist looked just as thrilled for her victory as her many fans in attendance, and in our absolute favorite moment, reflected on how Puerto Rico needed this win just as...
- 8/14/2016
- TVLine.com
They made it look easy. Ryan Murphy, Cody Miller, Michael Phelps, and Nathan Adrian easily won the men's 4x100-meter medley relay on Saturday night, setting a new Olympic Record in the process. With the screaming crowd on its feet, The U.S. Team won the race in 3:27.95. Great Britain won the silver with 3:29.24. Australia took the bronze with a 3:29.93. As they won the race, the men wrapped each other in bear hugs and looked over at their families. Phelps' fiancée, Nicole Johnson, wiped away tears. The win capped off an impressive Olympics for all four men.
- 8/14/2016
- by Steve Helling, @stevehelling
- PEOPLE.com
One Olympics super-fan made his dream of heading to Rio come true - and he has the selfies to prove it. Brent Folan from Fort Worth, Texas, got into the Rio Olympics as a volunteer and has been racking up an envy-inducing number of selfies with the athletes. "It does not seem like real life," Folan told the Wall Street Journal. "It truly feels like a dream." Three years ago, Folan became determined to go to the Rio Olympics, WSJ reports. He wrote in an Instagram post that "after years of planning," his dream of heading to the Games had finally come true.
- 8/12/2016
- by Char Adams, @CiCiAdams_
- PEOPLE.com
American swimmer Ryan Murphy dreamed big as a child, and now his goal has been achieved - twice! On Monday, the 21-year-old won his first career gold and set an Olympic record by finishing the 100-meter backstroke in 51.97 seconds. He picked up his second career gold medal on Thursday, coming first place in the men's 200-meter backstroke with a time of 1:53.62. Murphy's stellar performance in Rio represents the realization of a dream he's been working towards since the age of 8. NBC shared a handwritten note Murphy gave his parents over a decade ago, announcing his quest for Olympic glory.
- 8/12/2016
- by Tiare Dunlap, @tiaredunlap
- PEOPLE.com
American swimmer Ryan Murphy dreamed big as a child, and now his goal has been achieved. The 21-year-old athlete picked up the first gold medal of his career when he won the 100-meter backstroke Monday night in Rio, something he's been working toward since he was at least 8 years old. NBC shared a handwritten note Murphy gave his parents over a decade ago, announcing his quest for Olympic glory. "I hope my swimming life continues and I become an Olympian when I grow up," wrote Murphy back in 2003. "I hope I will break records. I want to be the best swimmer in the world.
- 8/9/2016
- by Stephanie Petit, @stephpetit_
- PEOPLE.com
That Lily King finger wag the other night? Turns out it was actually a prophecy, because she’s now certifiably Number 1.
The American swimmer, who made headlines over the weekend for publicly calling out Russian rival Yulia Efimova’s history of using performance-enhancing substances, had the definitive last word by nabbing first place in the 100-meter breaststroke at the Summer Olympics.
RelatedOlympics: Leslie Jones Accepts NBC’s Rio Invite, After Her Tweets Go Viral
The win — which clocked in at 1:04.93, breaking an Olympic record — earned King a gold medal. Efimova’s 1:05.50 nabbed her the silver, while King...
The American swimmer, who made headlines over the weekend for publicly calling out Russian rival Yulia Efimova’s history of using performance-enhancing substances, had the definitive last word by nabbing first place in the 100-meter breaststroke at the Summer Olympics.
RelatedOlympics: Leslie Jones Accepts NBC’s Rio Invite, After Her Tweets Go Viral
The win — which clocked in at 1:04.93, breaking an Olympic record — earned King a gold medal. Efimova’s 1:05.50 nabbed her the silver, while King...
- 8/9/2016
- TVLine.com
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