Vincent Acovino
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Mika Golubovsky, English-language editor of Mediazona, about what Russians are saying about the chaos of Ukraine's major incursion.
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The Games in Paris came to an end last night with a closing ceremony that featured music, acrobats and Tom Cruise rappelling into the stadium among many other elements.
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NPR's Juana Summers talks with USA men's marathoners Conner Mantz and Clayton Young about the challenges of the Paris marathon, and their longtime friendship on and off the running course.
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When runners take their places at the starting line of the men's Olympic marathon on Saturday, among them will be two friends and training partners, who have logged thousands of miles together. -
Ashleigh Johnson is one of the best water polo goalkeepers in the world. Can she guide the U.S. women's team to another Olympic gold? -
Weightlifter Olivia Reeves, 21, is a gold medal favorite in Paris. If she takes gold, she'll be the second American woman to do so since women's weightlifting was added to the Olympics in 2000.
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At the Paris Olympics, the sport of "breaking" makes its debut later this week. For the U.S. athletes, they're prepping for their moment in the spotlight.
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Expectations are high that a member of the U.S. women’s weightlifting team could win gold at the Olympics. And among the team’s most promising athletes is 21-year-old Olivia Reeves.
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As the U.S. men's basketball team prepared for Tuesday’s game against Brazil, NPR's Juana Summers talked the team’s managing director, Grant Hill, to ask how he views the competition.
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NPR's Juana Summers talks with 18-year-old Olympic skateboarder Minna Stess about her journey in the sport.
