Hometown Hopefuls: Road to Paris

Kennedy Blades will return to the U.S. as an Olympic medalist.

Chicago’s Kennedy Blades finished as the Olympic runner-up in the women’s wrestling freestyle 76kg final, taking home the silver medal at just twenty-years-old.

Chicago-area gymnastics star Paul Juda and Frederick Richard of the U.S. men’s gymnastics team will compete again in Paris after helping their team secure their first medal in the sport since 2008.

The U.S. men’s gymnastics team came to Paris aiming to return to the Olympic podium for the first time in 16 years — and they did just that in a nail-biting and thrilling Bronze-medal showing this week. But that won’t be all for Team USA.

Paul Juda’s emphatic reactions have taken over social media as he competed in the 2024 Olympics in Paris, but one moment in particular brought even more emotion.

The U.S. men’s gymnastics team came to Paris believing it could return to the medal stand at the Games for the first time in 16 years. On Monday, they had their chance to do just that.

Chicago-area gymnastics star Paul Juda has become a viral sensation for the men’s U.S. team in recent days — and now, he’s officially and Olympic medalist. But there’s still plenty more to come for the Deerfield native in Paris.

While they didn’t get the gold, it was an epic day for the U.S. at the Men’s Gymnastics team final Monday, with Team USA earning its first medal in 16 years.

US men’s gymnastics ended a 16-year Olympic drought Monday by getting to the podium and securing a bronze medal.

The U.S. men’s gymnastics team came to Paris believing it could return to the medal stand at the Games for the first time in 16 years. That belief has now become a reality.

The crowd at the 2024 Paris Olympics went wild after a major medal performance by the men’s gymnastics team.

Team USA shocked the world with their incredible performance in the men’s gymnastics team final Monday, securing their first medal in the men’s event since 2008 — and doing it in a massive way.

Suburban Chicago gymnast Paul Juda continued to surprise and awe in the men’s gymnastics team final event at the 2024 Paris Olympics Monday.

The U.S. men’s gymnastics team will have their first chance at an Olympic medal in Paris Monday, with suburban Chicago gymnast Paul Juda expected to be a highlight in the competition following a surprising weekend display.

Team USA gymnast Paul Juda took full advantage of his Olympic debut in the men’s qualification, earning a spot in the all-around final.

Suburban gymnastics star Paul Juda made quite the splash in his debut at the 2024 Olympics, but it wasn’t just his incredible performance that had everyone talking.

In a shocking turn of events, Deerfield’s Paul Juda will take on a new role for Team USA in men’s gymnastics at the 2024 Olympics.

Team USA’s Paul Juda made his Olympics debut at the 2024 Paris Games. Here’s what you need to know.

Gymnastics is, in the eyes of many, an individual sport. There’s the individual all-around competition, and the individual event finals where gymnasts end up decorated in medals they earned based on their performance alone.

Sandi Morris won silver in Rio, narrowly missing the gold. She kept her motivation alive and continued her training in preparation for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. When she got there, the competition turned into the worst day of her life.