2019 IAAF World Track and Field Championships - USA Medal Results

The IAAF World Track and Field Championships were held in Doha, Qatar from September 27 to October 6, 2019.

The USA dominated the IAAF World Track and Field Championships behind performances in the men's 100, men's 200, men's shot put, men's 800 and women's 400 hurdles. The USA set 2 American Records and a World Record.

Final Medal Standings:

USA 14 Gold, 11 Silver, 4 Bronze - 29 Total
Jamaica 3 Gold, 5 Silver, 4 Bronze - 12 Total
Kenya 5 Gold, 2 Silver, 4 Bronze - 11 Total
China 3 Gold, 3 Silver, 3 Bronze - 9 Total
Ethiopia 2 Gold, 5 Silver, 1 Bronze - 8 Total

USA Medal Results:

Women's Hammer Throw
Deanna Price - 254 Ft 5 In. - Gold

Men's Long Jump
Jeff Henderson - 27 Ft 2 In. - Silver

Men's 100
Christian Coleman - 9.76 - Gold
Justin Gatlin - 9.89 - Silver

Men's Triple Jump
Christian Taylor - 58 Ft 9 1/2 In. - Gold
Will Claye - 58 Ft. 2 1/2 In. - Silver

Mixed 4 by 400 Relay
USA(Wil London, Allyson Felix, Courtney Okolo, Michael Cherry) - 3:09.34 - World Record - Gold

Women's Pole Vault
Sandi Morris - 16 ft 3/4 In. - Silver

Women's High Jump
Vashti Cunningham - 6 Ft 6 3/4 In. - Bronze

Women's 3000 Steeplechase
Emma Coburn - 9:02.35 - Silver

Women's 800
Raevyn Rogers - 1:58.18 - Silver
Ajee Wilson - 1:58.84 - Bronze

Men's 400 Hurdles
Rai Benjamin - 47.66 - Silver

Men's Pole Vault
Sam Kendricks - 19 Ft 7 In. - Gold

Men's 800
Donovan Brazier - 1:42.34 (American Record) - Gold

Men's 200
Noah Lyles - 19.83 - Gold

Men's 110 Hurdles
Grant Holloway - 13.10 - Gold

Women's 200
Brittany Brown - 22.22 - Silver

Women's 400 Hurdles
Dalilah Muhammad - 52.16 (World Record) - Gold
Sydney McLaughlin - 52.23 - Silver

Men's 400
Fred Kerley - 44.17 - Bronze

Men's Shot Put
Joe Kovacs - 75 Ft 2 In - Gold
Ryan Crouser - 75 Ft 1 3/4 In - Silver

Women's 4 by 100 Relay
USA (Dezerea Bryant,Teahna Daniels, Morolake Akinosun, Kiara Parker) - 42.10 - Bronze

Men's 4 by 100 Relay
USA (Christian Coleman, Justin Gatlin, Mike Rodgers, Noah Lyles) - 37.10 (American Record) - Gold

Women's 100 Hurdles
Nia Ali - 12.34 - Gold
Keni Harrison - 12.46 - Silver

Women's 4 by 400 Relay
USA (Phyllis Francis, Sydney McLaughlin, Dalilah Muhammed, Wadaline Jonathas) - 3:18.92 - Gold

Men's 4 by 400 Relay
USA (Fred Kerley, Michael Cherry, Wil London, Rai Benjamin) - 2:56.69 - Gold

Olympic and Athlete updates..

South African runner Caster Semenya went to court in March 2019 to fight the controversial IAAF ruling that affects Semenya's eligibility to compete in the 800M. The IAAF ruling states that all women athletes with a testosterone level higher than whats acceptable can not compete in events from the 400M to the Mile unless testosterone levels are reduced. Semenya lost that ruling at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland in early May 2019. Semenya would have to take medication or have surgery in order to reduce her testosterone levels. Semenya vowed never to take medication and would run in events like the 3000M. The South African Track Federation appealed the decision to the Switzerland Federal Tribunal(Swiss Supreme Court) in late May 2019. In early June 2019, the Swiss Supreme Court ruled that the IAAF must suspend the rule until June 25 so that the IAAF can make arguments why the rule should be implemented. Semenya will be allowed to complete in track events in June 2019 and beyond.
Update: Due to the Swiss Supreme Court changing its ruling, Caster Semenya will not be allowed to compete at the IAAF World Championships in Doha and has to lower testosterone levels in order to compete in the women’s 800. Semenya has decided not to defend her 2017 World Championship 800 title. Also Semenya will not be allowed to run the 800 at the 2021 Tokyo games as well unless Semenya lowers her testosterone levels.

USA Gymnastics has named Li Li Leung as new President and CEO in February 2019. Leung was the NBA's President of Global Partnerships. Leung is the fourth USA Gymnastics CEO hired in the past year and a half.

Kenyan 1500m runner Asbel Kiprop has been suspended for four years after failing a drug test in November 2017. The suspension started February 3, 2018. Kiprop won gold in the men's 1500m at the Beijing 2008 Olympic games.

The University of Oklahoma won the 2019 NCAA women's gymnastics title over second place LSU and third place UCLA. Denver came in Fourth. Oklahoma was represented by Brenna Dowell and Maggie Nichols, LSU was represented by Lexie Priessman and McKenna Kelley and UCLA was represented by Kyla Ross and Madison Kocian. Maggie Nichols of Oklahoma won the All-Around for the second straight year.

2012 Olympic gold gymnastics medalist Jordyn Wieber has accepted the coaching position at the University of Arkansas. Wieber has been a volunteer Assistant Coach at UCLA the past three seasons.

St. Louis, Missouri will be the city chosen to host the 2020 Olympic trials for USA men's and women's gymnastics. The trials will he held June 25-28, 2020.

The USA Track and Field Olympic Trials will be held June 19-28, 2020 in Eugene Oregon.

The USA Swimming Olympic Trials will be held June 21-28, 2020 in Omaha, Nebraska.


The USA Diving Champions:

Men’s 3m Synchro: Andrew Capobianco/Michael Hixon
Women’s 3m Synchro: Alison Gibson/ Krysta Palmer
Mixed 3m Synchro: Briadam Herrera/ Lauren Reedy
Mixed Synchro Platform: Zach Cooper/Olivia Rosendahl
Women’s Synchro Platform: Murphy Bromberg/Katrina Young
Men’s Synchro Platform: David Dinsmore/ Brandon Loschiavo
Women’s 1m Springboard: Sarah Bacon
Men’s 1m Springboard: Briadam Herrera
Women’s Platform: Amy Cozad Magana
Men’s Platform: Brandon Loschiavo
Women’s 3m Springboard: Brooke Schultz
Men’s 3m Springboard: David Boudia



Japanese Gymnast and two-time Olympic champion Kohei Uchimura will miss the Gymnastics World Championships due to injury.

Canadian Ice Dancers Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje will not compete this coming season. The pair have stated they will take an indefinite leave and announce their future plans at a later date.

The Olympic Charter was amended in June 2019 to include multiple city/country candidate bids. Also the section about awarding cities Olympic cities seven years in advance was deleted.

The USA women's Beach Volleyball team of April Ross/Alix Klineman win silver at the World Beach Volleyball Championships. The Canadian team of Sarah Pavan//Melissa Humana-Parades beat Ross/Klineman 23-21, 23-21 to win gold.
The USA men's Beach Volleyball team of Tri Bourne/Trevor Crabb finished fourth at the championships.

The USA Women's soccer team won the 2019 Women's World Cup hosted by France by beating the Netherlands 2-0.

2019 USA Women's World Cup Results:

June 11 - USA 13 Thailand 0
June 16 - USA 3 Chile 0
June 20 - USA 2 Sweden 0
June 24 - USA 2 Spain 1
June 28 - USA 2 France 1

Semifinals:

July 2 - USA 2 England 1

Finals:

July 7 - USA 2 Netherlands 0

1984 Olympic gold medalist boxer Pernell Whitaker died in a car accident in Virginia Beach, VA in July 2019.

USA Open Water Swimmers Jordan Willimovsky, Haley Anderson and Ashley Twichell all qualified for the 2020 Tokyo games in that event.

A host of retirements from Olympic sports over the past several months(February 2019-October 2019) have occurred:

USA Swimmer Katie Meili
USA Swimmer Dana Vollmer
USA Track and Field 1500 Runner - Leo Manzano
Australian Track and Field 100 Hurdler - Sally Pearson
UCLA Gymnastics Coach - Valorie Kondos Field
USA Women's National Soccer Coach - Jill Ellis
Lithuanian Swimmer - Ruta Meilutyte
USA Women's National Team Gymnast - Ashton Locklear
Canadian Short Track Speed Skater- Sam Girard
Australian Swimmer - James Magnussen
Canadian Ice Dancers - Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir

USA Diver Delaney Schnell wins bronze in women's platform at the World diving championships. USA Men Divers Brandon Loschiavo and David Dinsmore finished 8th and 12th respectfully in platform.

In January 2019, USA Figure Skater John Coughlin committed suicide after being suspended by USA Figure Skating for accusations related to sexual assault surfaced. In August 2019, USA Figure Skater Ashley Wagner admitted she was sexually assaulted by John Coughlin. It happened in 2008 and Wagner did not disclose it publicly until now.

The woman who cheated and "won" the 1980 Boston Marathon has passed away. Rosie Ruiz was 66 years old. She died in July 2019 of Cancer. Ruiz was stripped of her title a week after the Boston Marathon.

Kenya's David Rudisha and South Africa's Wayde van Niekirk will miss the 2019 Track and Field World Championships in Doha, Qatar due to injury.

The coach who helped USA Figure Skater Tara Lipinski win gold at the 1998 Nagano Olympics has been banned for life. Richard Callaghan was accused of sexual misconduct against a minor back in 1999. USA Figure Skaters Adam Schmidt and Craig Maurizi have come forward and accused Callaghan of sexual assault. Update: The lifetime ban was reduced to a three year ban by US Safesport - December 2019.

USA 100 Track Star Christian Coleman has missed three random drug tests in the past year and was facing a two year ban. Coleman is scheduled for a hearing on Sept. 4 at the North American Court for Arbitration of Sport. Coleman has since been cleared to compete at the IAAF World Track and Field Championships in Doha, Qatar.

USA star Skiier Lindsey Vonn is engaged to hockey player P.K. Subban. Subban won gold for Canada at the 2014 Sochi games.

USA Junior Figure Skater Alysa Liu is the first American to land a Quad Lutz in competition. Liu landed the Quad Lutz at the Aurora Games held in Albany, NY. Liu is 14 years old.

Russian Gymnast Aliya Mustafina will not compete at the 2019 World Gymnastics Championships. Mustafina did not compete at a Russian qualifying meet into the World Championships.

USA Track Coach Alberto Salazar has been banned for four years by USADA. Salazar was banned for "orchestrating and facilitating prohibited doping conduct". The American Arbitration Association Panel voted for the suspension. Salazar has coached world class track stars, Donovan Brazier, Galen Rupp, and Mo Farah. The Oregon Project has been terminated. Salazar has since appealed his ban.

USA Snowboarder Chloe Kim will take a year off and won't compete this season. Kim will be attending Princeton University. Kim will return next season and will compete to earn a Beijing 2022 Olympic Snowboarding spot.

The USOC now allow athletes to thank their sponsors, get congratulations from their sponsors and appear in ads for their sponsors during the Tokyo 2020 games. Rule 40 from the Olympic Charter, which does not allow athletes to advertise with their sponsors during the Olympics was changed and now athletes and their sponsor relations will be allowed. Retired USA 800 runner Nick Symmonds tried to get the rule changed a few years ago but was unsuccessful.

USA gymnast Simone Biles has won more World Championship medals in the sports history. Biles has won 25 World Championship medals and 19 World Championship gold medals since 2013. Biles passed Vitaly Scherbo of Belarus, who has 23 World Championship medals.

2019 USA National Gymnastics Championships results/2019 FIG World Gymnastics Championship results

The USA National Gymnastics Championships were held in Kansas, City, MO from August 8-11, 2019.

Simone Biles and Sam Mikulak repeat as USA All-Around Champions. Biles and Mikulak each have won 6 All-Around Championships!

USA Women's All-Around Results:

1. Simone Biles - 118.500
2. Sunisa Lee - 113.550
3. Grace McCallum - 111.850
4. Morgan Hurd - 111.700
5. Leanne Wong - 111.250
6. Jordan Chiles - 110.850
7. Jade Carey - 109.950
8. MyKayla Skinner - 109.600
9. Trinity Thomas - 108.750
10. Kara Eaker - 108.100

USA Women's Vault Results:

1. Simone Biles - 30.850
2. Jade Carey - 29.900
3. MyKayla Skinner - 29.525
4. Aleah Finnegan - 28.050
5. Shilese Jones - 27.600

USA Uneven Bars Results:

1. Sunisa Lee - 29.800
2. Morgan Hurd - 29.000
3. Simone Biles - 28.800
4. Trinity Thomas - 28.450
5. Leanne Wong - 27.850

USA Women's Balance Beam Results:

1. Simone Biles - 29.650
2. Kara Eaker - 28.650
3. Leanne Wong - 28.500
4. Sunisa Lee - 28.200
5. Morgan Hurd - 28.100

USA Women Floor Exercise Results:

1. Simone Biles - 29.450
2. Jade Carey - 28.400
3. Sunisa Lee - 27.950
4. Grace McCallum - 27.650
5. MyKayla Skinner - 27.550



USA Men's All-Around Results:

1. Sam Mikulak - 174.150
2. Yul Moldauer - 168.600
3. Akash Modi - 168.250
4. Shane Wiskus - 167.600
5. Trevor Howard - 164.900
6. Allan Bower - 163.650
7. Donnell Whittenburg - 163.100
8. Sean Melton - 162.750
9. Adrian De Los Angeles - 161.600
10. Riley Loos - 160.650

USA Men's Floor Exercise Results:

1. Sam Mikulak - 29.300
2. Yul Moldauer - 29.000
3. Gage Dyer - 28.750
4. Riley Loos - 28.650
5. Shane Wiskus - 28.550

USA Men's Pommel Horse Results:

1. Sam Mikulak - 29.150
2. Stephen Nedoroscik - 28.900
3. Allan Bower - 28.700
4. Michael Paradise - 28.300
5. Donothan Bailey - 28.250

USA Men's Still Rings Results:

1. Alex Diab - 29.350
2. Trevor Howard - 29.250
3. Donnell Whittenburg - 29.100
4. Sam Mikulak - 28.550
5. Akash Modi - 28.050

USA Men's Vault results:

1. Shane Wiskus - 28.850
2. Timothy Wang - 28.800
3. Kiwan Watts - 28.800
4. Eddie Penev - 28.750
5. Yul Moldauer - 28.700
5T. Gage Dyer - 28.700

USA Men's Parallel Bars Results:

1. Sam Mikulak - 30.650
2. Yul Moldauer - 29.400
3. Shane Wiskus - 29.350
4. Adrian De Los Angeles - 28.950
5. Akash Modi - 28.850

Men's High Bar results:

1. Sam Mikulak - 28.700
2. Akash Modi - 27.350
3. Paul Juda - 26.900
4. Adrian De Los Angeles - 26.700
5. Shane Wiskus - 26.550

The FIG World Gymnastics Championships are being held in Stuttgart, Germany from October 4-13 2019.

Women's Team Results:

USA - 172.330 - Gold
Russia - 166.529 - Silver
Italy - 164.796 - Bronze
China - 164.230 - 4th
France - 163.628 - 5th

USA Women's Individual Results:

Simone Biles - 15.400 on Vault, 14.600 on Unevens, 14.433 on Balance Beam, 15.333 on Floor Exercise.
Sunisa Lee - 14.733 on Unevens, 12.533 on Balance Beam, 14.233 on Floor Exercise.
Grace McCallum - 14.600 on Vault, 12.966 on Unevens.
Jade Carey - 15.166 on Vault, 14.333 on Floor Exercise
Kara Eaker - 14.000 on Balance Beam

Women's All Around Results:

Simone Biles - 15.233 on Vault, 14.733 on Unevens, 14.633 on Balance Beam, 14.400 on Floor Exercise - 58.999 - Gold
Sunisa Lee - 14.466 on Vault, 13.133 on Unevens, 13.833 on Balance Beam, 14.200 on Floor Exercise - 55.632 - 8th

Women's Event Finals Results:

Vault
Simone Biles- 15.399 - Gold
Jade Carey - 14.883 - Silver

Uneven Bars
Sunisa Lee - 14.800 - Bronze
Simone Biles - 14.700 - 5th

Balance Beam
Simone Biles - 15.066 - Gold
Kara Eaker - 14.000 - 4th

Floor Exercise
Simone Biles - 15.133 - Gold
Sunisa Lee - 14.133 - Silver


Men's Team Results:

Russia - 261.726 - Gold
China - 260.729 - Silver
Japan - 258.159 - Bronze
USA - 254.578 - 4th
Great Britain - 251.611 - 5th

USA Men's Individual Results:

Sam Mikulak - 14.666 on Floor Exercise, 13.966 on Pommel Horse, 14.233 on Rings, 14.200 on Vault, 15.200 on Parallel Bars, 14.666 on High Bar.
Akash Modi - 13.900 on Pommel Horse, 14.200 on Vault, 14.266 on Parallel Bars, 14.016 on High Bar.
Yul Moldauer - 14.400 on Floor Exercise, 12.933 on Pommel Horse, 13.833 on Rings, 14.300 on Vault, 14.100 on Parallel Bars.
Shane Wiskus - 14.266 on Floor Exercise, 13.533 on High Bar.
Trevor Howard - 13.900 on Rings.

Men's All Around Results:

Sam Mikulak - 14.400 on Floor Exercise, 13.000 on Pommel Horse, 14.000 on Rings, 14.266 on Vault, 15.325 on Parallel Bars, 14.700 on High Bar - 85.691 - 8th
Yul Moldauer - 13.666 on Floor Exercise, 13.133 on Pommel Horse, 13.733 on Rings, 14.366 on Vault, 14.666 on Parallel Bars, 12.766 on High Bar - 82.330 - 16th

Men's Event Finals Results:

High Bar
Sam Mikulak - 14.066 - 5th

2019 FINA World Swimming Championships - USA Medal Winners

The FINA World Swimming Championships were held in Gwangju, Korea from July 12-28, 2019.

Simone Manuel and Caeleb Dressel lead the USA at Swimming World Championships.

Final Medal Count
USA 15 gold, 11 silver, 10 bronze - 36 total
China 16 gold, 11 silver, 3 bronze - 30 total
Russia 12 gold, 11 silver, 7 bronze - 30 total
Australia 7 gold, 9 silver, 7 bronze - 23 total

USA Medalists:

USA Women:

Simone Manuel - 50 freestyle - gold, 100 freestyle - gold, 4 by 100 medley relay - gold, mixed 4 by 100 freestyle relay - gold, 4 by 200 freestyle relay - silver, mixed 4 by 100 medley relay - silver,
Lilly King - 50 breaststroke - gold, 100 breaststroke - gold, 4 by 100 medley relay - gold, mixed 4 by 100 medley relay - silver
Katie Ledecky - 800 freestyle - gold, 400 Free - silver, 4 by 200 freestyle relay - silver
Regan Smith - 200 backstroke - gold, 4 by 100 medley relay - gold
Mallory Comerford - Mixed 4 by 100 freestyle relay - gold, 4 by 100 freestyle relay - silver
Kelsi Dahlia - 4 by 100 medley relay - gold, 4 by 100 freestyle relay - silver
Olivia Smoliga - 50 backstroke - gold, 100 backstroke - bronze
Hali Flickinger - 200 butterfly - silver
Katie Drabot - 200 butterfly - bronze
Melanie Margalis - 4 by 200 freestyle relay - silver
Abbey Weitzeil - 4 by 100 freestyle relay - silver
Katie McLaughlin - women's 4 by 200 freestyle relay - silver
Leah Smith - 400 freestyle - bronze

USA Men:

Caeleb Dressel - 50 freestyle - gold, 100 butterfly - gold, 100 freestyle - gold, 50 butterfly - gold, 4 by 100 freestyle relay - gold, mixed 4 by 100 freestyle relay - gold, mixed 4 by 100 medley relay - silver, 4 by 100 medley relay - silver
Zack Apple - Mixed 4 by 100 freestyle relay - gold, 4 by 100 freestyle relay - gold, 4 by 200 freestyle relay - bronze
Blake Pieroni - 4 by 100 free relay - gold, 4 by 200 freestyle relay - bronze
Nathan Adrian - 4 by 100 freestyle relay - gold 4 by 100 medley relay - silver
Ryan Murphy - 200 backstroke, silver, mixed 4 by 100 medley relay - silver, 4 by 100 medley relay - silver
Andrew Wilson - 4 by 100 medley relay - silver
Jay Litherland - 400 IM - silver
Andrew Seliskar - 4 by 200 freestyle relay - bronze
Townley Haas - 4 by 200 freestyle relay - bronze
Chase Kalisz - 200IM - bronze

2019 USA Men's Volleyball Nations League Results

The USA men's volleyball team won a silver medal at the Volleyball Nations League.

At Katowice, Poland

May 31 - Brazil L 0-3, 22-25, 22-25, 23-25
June 1 - Poland L 2-3, 25-17, 32-34, 28-26, 23-25, 9-15
June 2 - Australia W 3-1, 19-25, 27-25, 25-16, 25-16

At UFA, Russia

June 7 - Italy L 1-3, 23-25, 25-13, 20-25, 23-25
June 8 - Russia L 0-3, 22-25, 19-25, 15-25
June 9 - Portugal W 3-1, 25-20, 22-25, 25-22, 25-17

At Cannes, France

June 14 - Argentina W 3-1, 25-22, 25-19, 21-25, 25-21
June 15 - Germany W 3-1, 25-22, 21-25, 25-19, 25-20
June 16 - France W 3-1, 23-25, 25-22, 28-26, 27-25

At Hoffman Estates, Illinois

June 21 - Japan W 3-0, 25-15, 25-19, 25-19
June 22 - Canada L 1-3, 22-25, 25-22, 23-25, 17-25
June 23 - China W 3-0, 25-20, 25-19, 25-19

At Plovdiv, Bulgaria

June 28 - Bulgaria L 1-3, 25-21, 19-25, 23-25, 23-25
June 29 - Serbia W 3-1, 14-25, 25-20, 29-27, 26-24
June 30 - Iran W 3-0, 27-25, 25-21, 25-20

W 9 L 6

At Final Six - Chicago, Illinois

July 10 - France W 3-1, 25-16, 25-22, 23-25, 25-21
July 12 - Russia W 3-0, 25-21, 25-17, 25-20
Semifinals
July 13 - Brazil W 3-2, 25-21, 17-25, 21-25, 25-20, 15-9
Gold Medal Match
July 14 - Russia L 3-1, 23-25, 25-20, 21-25, 20-25


USA Men's Olympic qualifying results:

At Rotterdam, Netherlands

August 9 - Belgium W 3-1, 25-20, 25-19, 17-25, 25-18
August 10 - South Korea W 3-0, 25-20, 25-21, 25-16
August 11 - Netherlands W 3-1, 25-18, 25-20, 17-25, 25-21

USA qualifies for 2020 Tokyo Olympics!

2019 USA Women's Volleyball Nations League results

The USA women's volleyball team wins the gold medal in the second Volleyball Nations League.

USA wins gold, Brazil wins silver, Poland wins bronze.

Results:

At Ruse, Bulgaria

May 21 - Belgium W 3-0, 25-23, 25-8, 25-22
May 22 - Japan W 3-1, 25-21, 24-26, 25-21, 25-20
May 23 - Bulgaria W 3-0, 25-20, 25-16, 25-21

At Conegliamo Veneto, Italy

May 29 - Serbia W 3-1, 23-25, 25-16, 25-15, 25-21
May 29 - Italy W 3-2, 25-22, 17-25, 23-25, 25-19, 15-11
May 30 - Dominican Republic L 2-3, 10-25, 25-16, 19-25, 25-19, 11-15

At Lincoln, Nebraska

June 4 - Korea W 3-1, 19-25, 25-15, 25-22, 25-18
June 5 - Germany W 3-0, 25-18, 25-22, 25-18
June 6 - Brazil L 1-3, 19-25, 17-25, 25-22, 20-25

At Jiangmen, China

June 11 - Turkey L 0-3 15-25, 17-25, 25-27
June 12 - Poland W 3-1, 21-25, 25-23, 25-15, 25-11
June 13 - China W 3-0, 25-17, 25-22, 25-21

At Ekaterinburg, Russia

June 18 - Russia W 3-0, 25-23, 25-17, 25-18
June 19 - Netherlands W 3-2, 25-21, 23-25, 22-25, 28-26, 15-9
June 20 - Thailand W 3-0, 25-13, 25-20, 25-17

W 12 L 3

At Final Six - Nanjing, China

July 3 - Poland W 3-1, 21-25, 25-16, 25-15, 26-24
July 5 - Brazil W 3-1, 25-18, 25-19, 20-25, 25-21
Semifinals
July 6 - China W 3-1, 25-11, 15-25, 25-17, 25-20
Gold Medal Match
July 7 - Brazil W 3-2, 20-25, 22-25, 25-15, 25-21, 15-13


Olympic Qualifying

At Shreveport, LA

August 2 - Kazakhstan W 3-0, 25-17, 25-10, 25-10
August 3 - Bulgaria W 3-2, 21-25, 25-18, 21-25, 25-20, 15-10
August 4 - Argentina W 3-0, 25-22, 25-17, 25-13

USA qualifies for Tokyo 2020 Olympics!

2019 USATF Track and Field Championships results

The USATF Track and Field Championships were held from Jul 25-28 in Des Moines, Iowa.

Top three US finishers to IAAF World Championships:

Allyson Felix did not qualify in the Women's 400 but she will run in the relays.
A new world record was set in the Women's 400 Hurdles. Delilah Muhammad ran a 52.20.

Women's 100 - Teahna Daniels, English Gardner and Morolake Akinosin
Men's 100 - Christian Coleman, Michael Rodgers and Chistopher Belcher
Women's 100H - Keni Harrison, Nia Ali and Brianna McNeal
Men's 110H - Daniel Roberts, Grant Holloway and Devon Allen
Women's 200 - Dezerea Bryant, Brittany Brown and Angie Annelus
Men's 200 - Noah Lyles, Christian Coleman and Ameer Webb
Women's 400- Shakima Wimbley, Kendall Ellis and Wadeline Jonathas
Men's 400 - Fred Kerley, Michael Norman and Nathan Strother
Women's 400H - Dalilah Muhammad, Sydney McLaughlin and Ashley Spencer
Men's 400H - Rai Benjamin, TJ Holmes and Amere Lattin
Women's 800 - Ajee Wilson, Hanna Green and Raevyn Rogers
Men's 800 - Donovan Brazier, Clayton Murphy and Bryce Hoppel
Women's 1500 - Shelbi Houlihan, Jenny Simpson and Nikki Hiltz
Men's 1500 - Craig Engels, Matthew Centrowitz and Josh Thompson
Women's 3000 Steeplechase - Emma Coburn, Courtney Frerichs and Colleen Quigley
Men's 3000 Steeplechase - Hillary Bor, Stanley Kebenei and Andy Bayer
Women's 5000 - Shelbi Houlihan, Karissa Schweizer and Elinor Purrier
Men's 5000 - Lopez Lomong, Paul Chelimo and Woody Kincaid
Women's 10000 - Molly Huddle, Emily Sisson and Kellyn Taylor
Men's 10000 - Lopez Lomong, Shadrack Kipchirchir and Leonard Korir
Women's Heptathlon - Erica Bougard, Kendell Williams and Chari Hawkins
Men's Decathlon - Devon Williams, Solomon Simmons and Harrison Williams

Women's High Jump - Vashti Cunningham, Inika McPherson and Ty Butts
Men's High Jump - Jeron Robinson, Shelby McEwen and Jonathan Wells
Women's Pole Vault - Sandi Morris, Katie Nageotte and Jenn Suhr
Men's Pole Vault - Sam Kendricks, Cole Walsh and KC Lightfoot
Women's Long Jump - Brittney Reese, Jasmine Todd and Sha'keela Saunders
Men's Long Jump - Ja'mari Ward, Will Claye and Trumaine Jefferson
Women's Triple Jump - Keturah Orji, Tori Franklin and Imani Oliver
Men's Triple Jump - Donald Scott, Will Claye and Omar Craddock
Women's Shot Put - Chase Ealey, Michelle Cartner and Maggie Ewen
Men's Shot Put - Ryan Crouser, Joe Kovacs and Darrell Hill
Women's Discus - Valarie Allman, Kelsey Card and Laulauga Tausaga
Men's Discus - Sam Matis, Brian Williams and Kord Ferguson
Women's Hammer - Deanna Price, Gwen Berry and Brooke Andersen
Men's Hammer - Connor McCullough, Rudy Winkler and Daniel Haugh
Women's Javelin - Ariana Ince, Kara Winger and Jenna Gray
Men's Javelin - Michael Shuey, Riley Dolezal and Tim Glover

One year until Tokyo 2020 Olympics!

Today marks exactly one year until the Opening Ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games. The games run from July 24 - August 9, 2020. NBC Olympics put out a nice video of US athletes as they prepare for the games. The photos of the Tokyo Games Olympic medals were released today as well! Very nice medals!

IOC awards 2026 Winter Olympic games to..

Yesterday, The IOC awarded the 2026 Winter Olympic games to Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo received 47 IOC Votes to Stockholm-Ire, Sweden, who had 34 votes. According to the IOC there were 81 valid voting IOC Members and a majority of 41 votes was needed. Several Cities bidding for the 2026 Winter Olympic games dropped out or their bid failed by a referendum vote. Those cities were, Calgary, Canada, Sapporo, Japan, Sion, Switzerland, Graz, Austria and. Erzurum, Turkey. The IOC said than Milan- Cortina d'Ampezzo bid aligns with Olympic 2020 reforms as over 90 percent of structures(permanent and temporary) used for the games have been built. The games will take place from February 6-22, 2026.

500 days to Tokyo 2020!

Today, March 12, 2019 marks 500 days until the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games! The games will start on July 24, 2020 and end on August 9, 2020! Looking forward to blogging/watching the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games!

2019 USA Figure Skating Championships/2019 World Figure Skating Championships

The USA National Figure Skating Championships were held in Detroit, Michigan from January 22-27, 2019.

Nathan Chen won his third straight USA men's Figure Skating Championship. Alysa Liu became the youngest Figure Skater to win the women's title at 13 years old, surpassing 15 year old Tara Lipinski. Madison Hubbell/Zach Donohue win their second straight Ice Dance title.

Results(Top 4):

Pairs Short Program Scores:

Tarah Kane/Danny O'Shea - 71.83
Ashley Cain/Timothy Leduc - 70.47
Haven Denney/Brandon Frazier - 68.32
Deanna Stellato//Nathan Bartholomay - 68.18

Ladies Short Program Scores:

Bradie Tennell - 76.60
Alysa Liu - 73.89
Mariah Bell - 70.30
Amber Glenn - 69.86

Ice Dance - Rhythm Dance Scores:

Madison Hubbell/Zach Denohue - 84.56
Madison Chock/Evan Bates - 82.33
Kaitlin Hawayek/Jean-Luc Baker - 76.77
Christina Carreira/Anthony Ponoomarenko - 75.23

Men's Short Program Scores:

Nathan Chen - 113.42
Jason Brown - 100.52
Vincent Zhou - 100.25
Tomoki Hiwatashi - 84.05

Pairs Free Skate Scores:

Ashley Cain/Timothy Leduc - 141.89 Free Skate - 212.36 total - Gold
Haven Denney/Brandon Frazier - 133.32 Free Skate - 201.64 total - Silver
Deanna Stellato/Nathan Bartholomay - 131.74 Free Skate - 199.92 - Bronze
Tarah Kayne/Danny O'Shea - 126.81 Free Skate - 198.64 total - Pewter

Ladies Free Skate Scores:

Alysa Liu - 143.62 Free Skate - 217.51 total - Gold
Bradie Tennell - 136.99 Free Skate - 213.59 total - Silver
Mariah Bell - 142.10 Free Skate - 212.40 total - Bronze
Hanna Harrell - 134.95 Free Skate -203.11 total - Pewter

Ice Dance - Free Dance Scores:

Madison Hubbell/Zach Donohue - 131.32 Free Dance - 215.88 total - Gold
Madison Chock/Evan Bates - 129.19 Free Dance - 211.52 total - Silver
Kaitlin Hawayek/Jean-Luc Baker - 120.18 Free Dance - 196.95 total - Bronze
Lorraine McNamera/Quinn Carpenter - 116.68 Free Dance - 191.10 total - Pewter

Men's Free Skate Scores:

Nathan Chen - 228.80 Free Skate - 342.22 total - Gold
Vincent Zhou - 183.76 Free Skate - 284.01 total - Silver
Jason Brown - 172.56 Free Skate - 273.08 total - Bronze
Tomoki Hiwatashi - 169.23 Free Skate - 253.28 total - Pewter


The 2019 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Saitama, Japan from March 20-24, 2019.

USA Results:

USA men skaters Nathan Chen and Vincent Zhou win gold and bronze respectfully while USA Ice Dancers Madison Hubbell/Zach Donohue win bronze at the 2019 World Figure Skating Championships.

Pairs:

Ashley Cain/Timothy Leduc - 66.93 Short Program - 126.88 Free Skate - 193.81 Total - 9th

Ladies:

Bradie Tennell - 69.50 Short Program - 143.97 Free Skate - 213.47 Total - 7th
Mariah Bell - 71.26 Short Program - 136.81 Free Skate - 208.07 Total - 9th

Ice Dance:

Madison Hubbell/Zach Donohue - 83.09 Rhythm Dance - 127.31 Free Dance - 210.40 Total - Bronze
Madison Chock/Evan Bates - 82.32 Rhythm Dance - 122.60 Free Dance - 204.92 Total - 6th
Kaitlin Hawayek/Jean-Luc Baker - 75.90 Rhythm Dance - 113.16 Free Dance - 189.06 Total - 9th

Men:

Nathan Chen - 107.40 Short Program - 216.02 Free Skate - 323.42 Total - Gold
Vincent Zhou - 94.17 Short Program - 186.99 Free Skate - 281.16 Total - Bronze
Jason Brown - 96.81 Short Program - 157.34 Free Skate - 254.15 Total - 9th