Sarah Huckabee Sanders defends herself from podium controversy after unusual $19K payment Wednesday, October 25 by ABC News(LITTLE ROCK, Ark.) -- Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is embroiled in a controversy dubbed by critics and the media as #LecternGate or #PodiumGate -- a silly-sounding name for a potentially serious issue involving an unusual payment with tax dollars and an alteration to the... Read More.
Russia’s Kamila Valieva stumbles, finishes off podium in women’s figure skating final Thursday, February 17 by ABC News(BEIJING) -- After making several mistakes, including falling, Russian skater Kamila Valieva missed the podium in the women's figure skating individual event, amid controversy over her testing positive for a banned drug in December.Valieva, who placed fourth, was last on the ice. She fell... Read More.
Women’s figure skating favorite accused of doping misses podium Thursday, February 17 by ABC News(BEIJING) -- After making several mistakes, including falling, Russian skater Kamila Valieva missed the podium in the women's figure skating individual event, amid controversy over her testing positive for a banned drug in December.Valieva, who placed fourth, was last on the ice. She fell... Read More.
American skier Mikaela Shiffrin misses podium in third straight event Friday, February 11 by ABC News(BEIJING) -- Mikaela Shiffrin came up empty-handed in her third competition after shockingly wiping out in her first two races, both of which she was expected to contend for the gold.Shiffrin finished ninth in the super-G, with Switzerland's Lara Gut-Behrami winning gold, her second... Read More.
Shaun White misses podium in final Olympics as Japan’s Ayumu Hirano puts down historic run Friday, February 11 by ABC News(BEIJING) -- Legendary snowboarder Shaun White came up short in his bid to win his fourth overall and second straight gold medal in the halfpipe. He settled for fourth place in what he said will be his fifth and final Olympics.Japan's Ayumu Hirano won... Read More.
New Wheaties box honors Olympian who stood in silent protest at the podium Tuesday, February 2 by ABC NewsBy KELLY MCCARTHY, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- Elite track and field athlete Tommie Smith is set to become the newest face of the iconic Wheaties cereal box.Smith, a racial equality trailblazer and record-breaking track and field world champion, will be... Read More.
