Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) announced a new House bill on Thursday that would bar trans-identifying men from competing in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/olympics" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Olympic</a> or amateur sports.
&#8220;Today, I introduced the Protection of Women in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act to prohibit any governing body recognized by @TeamUSA from allowing biological men to participate in ANY athletic event intended for women,&#8221; Steube explained. &#8220;With groups like @USABoxing adopting insane transgender policies, this legislation would protect women and prevent delusional organizations such as @usaboxing from being recognized by the U.S. Olympic committee.&#8221;
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Today, I introduced the Protection of Women in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act to prohibit any governing body recognized by <a href="https://twitter.com/TeamUSA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TeamUSA</a> from allowing biological men to participate in ANY athletic event intended for women. 
With groups like <a href="https://twitter.com/USABoxing?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@USABoxing</a> adopting insane transgender…
&mdash; Congressman Greg Steube (@RepGregSteube) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepGregSteube/status/1753119152351428723?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 1, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Along with his post on X, the Florida Congressman shared a <a href="https://steube.house.gov/press-releases/steube-and-tuberville-introduce-legislation-to-prohibit-men-from-competing-in-usa-womens-olympic-and-amateur-sports/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press release</a> — in which he explained that the legislation was, in part, a response to the 2024 transgender policy adopted by USA Boxing. According to that <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/01/02/news/usa-boxing-slammed-for-new-transgender-policy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">policy</a>, trans-identifying men may compete as women if they have completed sex reassignment surgery and have maintained testosterone below a certain level for three years prior to their first competition.
&#8220;Congress should not have to take legislative action to prevent biological men from hitting women for championship titles. Due to the illogical USA Boxing transgender policy, I introduced legislation to prevent organizations who choose to live in delusion from being recognized by the U.S. Olympic committee. We must combat the erasure of women’s sports by standing for truth, reality, safety, and fairness,&#8221; Steube said in the press release.
Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) — who introduced a companion bill to Steube&#8217;s in the U.S. Senate — also issued a statement on the proposed legislation.
&#8220;It is deeply disturbing to see USA Boxing change its policy to allow men to box against women. Men should not be competing in women’s sports at any level—and especially not in a sport like boxing,&#8221; Tuberville said. &#8220;Whether in little league or the Olympics, it’s unsafe, it’s unfair, and it’s just plain wrong. This bill will ensure that the Olympics are fair to American women who train their whole lives to represent our country on the world stage.&#8221;
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The bill comes just days after trans-identifying swimmer <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/lia-thomas-seeking-legal-avenues-to-overturn-regulations-on-male-swimmers-competing-with-women-has-eyes-set-on-olympics-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lia Thomas</a> began taking legal steps toward a World Aquatics rule change — which would allow trans-identifying men to compete as women in elite swimming competitions even if they had gone through male puberty.
Steube&#8217;s bill, if passed, would &#8220;prohibit any governing body recognized by the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) from allowing men to participate in any athletic event intended for females.&#8221;
It is co-sponsored by Reps Harriet Hageman (R-WY), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Randy Weber (R-TX), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), William Timmons (R-SC), Erin Houchin (R-IN), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Brian Babin (R-TX), Andrew Clyde (R-GA),Tony Gonzalez (R-TX), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Mike Bost (R-IL), and David Kustoff (R-TN).

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House Bill Aims To Keep Trans-Identifying Men Off U.S. Women’s Olympic Teams

House Bill Aims To Keep Trans-Identifying Men Off U.S. Women's Olympic Teams

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Trans-identifying swimmer <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lia-thomas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lia Thomas</a>, a biological male who competed on UPenn’s women’s swimming team, has mounted a legal challenge in hopes of reversing regulations placed on men competing in women’s swimming with his eyes set on the Olympics, according to a <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/swimming/2024/01/25/transgender-swimmer-lia-thomas-legal-challenge-ban/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from The Telegraph.
Thomas hired Canadian law firm Tyr and asked the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Switzerland to reverse World Aquatics&#8217; recent rule changes <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biological-males-should-not-compete-against-women-world-swim-coach-group-declares" target="_blank" rel="noopener">barring</a> trans-identifying men from competing in women’s swimming if they have gone through &#8220;any part of male puberty,&#8221; The Telegraph reported. World Aquatics, which is recognized by the International Olympic Committee, introduced the new rules regarding trans-identifying swimmers shortly after Thomas won the NCAA Division 1 championship in the 500-yard freestyle, and Thomas has not competed since 2022 when those rules were put in place.
“Trans women are particularly vulnerable in society and they suffer from higher rates of violence, abuse and harassment than cis women,” Thomas’ lawyer Carlos Sayao said. “Lia has now had the door closed to her in terms of her future ability to practice her sport and compete at the highest level.”
Sayao added that Thomas is “bringing the case for herself and other trans women to ensure that any rules for trans women’s participation in sport are fair, proportionate and grounded in human rights and in science.”
World Aquatics later said it would add an “open category” allowing trans-identifying swimmers, such as Thomas, to still compete. Only a month before the World Aquatics instituted its new rules regarding trans-identifying swimmers, Thomas told “Good Morning America” that he was hoping to try out for the U.S. Olympic team.
“It’s been a goal of mine to swim at Olympic trials for a very long time, and I would love to see that through,” he said.
Weeks before Thomas took home a Division 1 swimming title, USA Swimming passed new regulations on trans-identifying men competing in women’s swimming that critics said didn’t go far enough. The regulations passed by USA Swimming simply set up regular monitoring of testosterone levels instead of implementing any sort of outright ban on men swimming against women.
Thomas’ NCAA championship sparked nationwide backlash against men competing in women’s sports as some of Thomas’ former teammates and opponents spoke out about the humiliation of sharing a locker room and pool with a biological man. Women like <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fighting-for-women-lia-thomas-teammate-tells-her-story-to-matt-walsh" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Paula Scanlan</a>, one of Thomas’ former teammates, and Riley Gaines, an SEC-champion swimmer who <a href="https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/riley-gaines-i-left-there-with-no-trophy-after-tie-with-lia-thomas-kentucky-standout-disappointed-with-ncaa/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tied</a> with Thomas in the NCAA finals, are actively speaking out in support of keeping female sports for women and girls only.
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Thomas initially brought his case before the tribunal last September, but World Aquatics asked for it to be dismissed because Thomas had not submitted himself to USA Swimming&#8217;s jurisdiction, according to The Telegraph. Thomas&#8217; case before the CAS is unlikely to be heard before USA Swimming hosts its trials for the 2024 Olympics in June.

Lia Thomas Seeking Legal Avenues To Overturn Regulations On Male Swimmers Competing With Women, Has Eyes Set On Olympics: Report

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Rapper Snoop Dogg has been added as a reporter to NBC&#8217;s Olympic coverage of the 2024 Summer Games in Paris.
The 52-year-old, born Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr., will join NBC Sports broadcaster Mike Tirico to provide regular reports during primetime coverage, <a href="https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/nbc-snoop-dogg-2024-paris-olympics-primetime-1235858972/">Variety</a> reported.
&#8220;I grew up watching the Olympics and am thrilled to see the incredible athletes bring their A-game to Paris. It&#8217;s a celebration of skill, dedication, and the pursuit of greatness,&#8221; he said in a statement. &#8220;We&#8217;re going to have some amazing competitions and, of course, I will be bringing that Snoop style to the mix. It&#8217;s going to be the most epic Olympics ever, so stay tuned, and keep it locked.&#8221; 
In a post on <a href="https://x.com/SnoopDogg/status/1741868267684462720?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">X</a> on New Year&#8217;s Day, the rapper went viral with a video post where he danced in front of a background showcasing the Eiffel Tower.
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New year mood. Paris 2024 Olympics. C u this summer 👊🏿🇫🇷🍾 <a href="https://t.co/vWUXIPdMVZ">pic.twitter.com/vWUXIPdMVZ</a>
— Snoop Dogg (@SnoopDogg) <a href="https://twitter.com/SnoopDogg/status/1741868267684462720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 1, 2024</a></blockquote>
&#8220;New year mood,&#8221; Snoop Dogg wrote. &#8220;Paris 2024 Olympics. [See you] this summer.&#8221;
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Snoop will appear on the broadcast network and the Peacock streaming site providing reports.
The move to add the rapper to the broadcasts comes after the &#8220;Gin and Juice&#8221; hitmaker teamed with comedian Kevin Hart to give commentary for the 2020 Tokyo Games, <a href="https://www.si.com/olympics/2024/01/01/nbc-add-snoop-dogg-reporter-for-paris-olympics-coverage">Sports Illustrated</a> noted.
Molly Solomon, executive producer and president of NBC Olympics Production, told Variety that Snoop&#8217;s past coverage generated &#8220;tens of millions of views.&#8221;
&#8220;That performance alone has earned Snoop a job as our Special Correspondent in Paris,&#8221; she added. &#8220;We don&#8217;t know what the heck is going to happen every day, but we know he will add his unique perspective to our re-imagined Olympic primetime show.&#8221;
The opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics is currently scheduled for July 26.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/snoop-dogg-giving-up-smoke-was-just-an-elaborate-marketing-campaign">Snoop Dogg &#8216;Giving Up Smoke&#8217; Was Just An Elaborate Marketing Campaign</a>

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Rapper Snoop Dogg Added As Reporter For NBC’s Olympic Coverage

Rapper Snoop Dogg Added As Reporter For NBC's Olympic Coverage

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An Australian former Olympic track cyclist died just before the new year after being hit by a vehicle driven by her husband, who has now been charged in connection to her death.
Melissa Hoskins, 32, died Saturday in Adelaide, Australia, after she reportedly jumped onto the hood of a $50,000 Volkswagen driven by her husband, Rohan Dennis, <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/new-details-in-olympic-cyclist-melissa-hoskins-death-hubby-rohan-dennis-arrest">according</a> to the Daily Beast. It is unclear why Hoskins jumped onto the hood, but police who reviewed security footage <a href="https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/tourdownunder/rohan-dennis-dumped-from-tour-down-under-family-ride-after-wife-melissa-hoskins-death/news-story/a4a62c3e85542697ab5322ac9bec6ab1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> the Adelaide Advertiser that she attempted to grab the door handle.
Dennis allegedly did not stop and continued to drive until Hoskins fell to the ground, severely injured. She died of her injuries at a local hospital.
Dennis has been arrested and charged with causing death by dangerous driving, driving without due care, and endangering life, <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-31/melissa-hoskins-rohan-dennis-charged-over-death-crash-husband/103275894" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation</a>. He has not entered a plea but has been released on bail. His next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.
Hoskins, a mother of two, competed in the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games, missing a medal by just 0.181 seconds in 2012, CNN <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/02/sport/melissa-hoskins-family-tribute-spt-intl/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. Hoskins was also a track cycling world champion and set a world record in 2015 while competing with Australia’s women’s team pursuit quartet, the outlet noted.
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Dennis is a professional road racing cyclist who won the UCI men’s individual time trial world championships in 2018 and 2019. He has also competed in the Tour de France and won a silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. In early 2023, he announced he would retire by the end of the season.
The couple was married in 2018 – the year after Hoskins announced her retirement from cycling. A recent social media post from Dennis featured Hoskins and their two children along with the comment, “Merry Christmas from our family to yours,” according to the ABC.
Hoskins’ parents and sister released a statement through Australia Cycling, the country’s national federation for the sport.
“Words cannot convey our grief, sadness and the tragic circumstances of Melissa’s passing,” the statement said. “Not only have we lost a daughter and sister, her children have lost their mum, a freewheeling spirit, a giver with a big heart, patience and zest for life. She was the rock of their life and ours and we need to honour her memory so they can grow up knowing who she was, what she stood for and what she gave to everyone whose life she touched.”

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An Olympic Cyclist Died, And Now Her Husband Has Been Charged With Her Death

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Convicted murderer and former South African Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius, who competed with carbon fiber prosthetic legs, was granted early release and will go on parole in January. 
Pistorius was granted parole on Friday by the Department of Correctional Services in South Africa, which will go into effect on January 5, Fox News <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/world/blade-runner-oscar-pistorius-granted-parole-10-years-killing-girlfriend-valentines-day">reported</a>. The sprinter, nicknamed “Blade Runner,” was convicted of murdering his girlfriend, 29-year-old model Reeva Steenkamp, after shooting her multiple times on Valentine’s Day morning in 2013. Pistorius was initially sentenced to 13 years and five months in prison for the slaying.
The sprinter gained popularity and fame after qualifying for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Pistorius was born without fibula bones, requiring doctors to amputate both of his legs when he was just 11 months old. He was the first amputee to <a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/africa/athletic-legacy-the-first-amputee-to-win-able-bodied-track-medal-1.1927516">win</a> a world track medal among nondisabled participants at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics and became the first double amputee to compete against able-bodied Olympians in 2012. 
Less than a year after shocking the world and competing in the Olympic Games, Pistorius fired four shots into a closed bathroom door at his Pretoria, South Africa, home, killing Steenkamp. Prosecutors argued that Pistorius shot Steenkamp, whom he had been dating for three months, in a fit of rage after the model had fled to the bathroom during an argument with the Olympian. Pistorius pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder and a gun charge, arguing that he mistakenly shot Steenkamp thinking she was an intruder. 
He was convicted of manslaughter in 2014 and sentenced to five years in prison, but that conviction was overturned by a higher court, and Pistorius’ conviction was changed to murder with his sentence increasing to six years. Prosecutors appealed the ruling, arguing the sentence was too lenient, and in 2017, the sprinter’s sentence was increased to 13 years and five months by South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeals, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/24/africa/oscar-pistorius-parole-intl/index.html">according</a> to CNN.  
Earlier this year, it was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/blade-runner-pistorius-who-murdered-model-girlfriend-might-get-24-hour-guard-if-freed-on-parole">reported</a> that Pistorius would be given 24-hour police protection upon his possible release. A police source told The Daily Mail that Pistorius would be a target for criminal gangs after getting out of prison.
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“Pistorius killed a young woman and that in itself is a major no-no as far as Johannesburg’s criminal fraternity is concerned,” the source said, adding, “Oscar is a murderer, but once he has served his sentence, he should be able to rebuild his life and live safely.”

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Former Olympic Sprinter Oscar Pistorius To Be Released On Parole Less Than 11 Years After Murdering Girlfriend

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Two-time Olympic gold medalist <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-womens-soccer-legend-carli-lloyd-explains-why-she-stood-for-anthem-knocks-rapinoe" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Carli Lloyd</a> said Thursday that, yes, the women&#8217;s national team lost a scrimmage against 15-year-old boys, adding that males are &#8220;bigger, stronger, [and] faster!&#8221;
Lloyd, a legend in women’s soccer, retired in 2021. During her career, the former striker was a major player in securing two World Cup championships, two Olympic golds, and was twice named FIFA Player of the Year.
The soccer star was asked online by an X user, &#8220;Carli is it [true] you lost to a bunch of 15 year old boys?&#8221;
Lloyd acknowledged the matchup and seemed to emphasize the physical difference between males and females. &#8220;Yes it’s true,&#8221; she wrote back. &#8220;I know…thousands of people have already brought that up. They were good. We actually lost to a youth Bayern Munich team in my career as well but then we went on to win [the] Olympics and World Cups. So…..&#8221;
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What’s up Alexi? Yes it’s true. I know…thousands of people have already brought that up. They were good. We actually lost to a youth Bayern Munich team in my career as well but then we went on to win Olympics and World Cups. So….. <a href="https://t.co/nJwfwDJzcM">https://t.co/nJwfwDJzcM</a>
&mdash; Carli Lloyd (@CarliLloyd) <a href="https://twitter.com/CarliLloyd/status/1722575377678180838?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 9, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Another X user chimed in, captioning a photo of Lloyd in her soccer uniform next to a young male player. &#8220;Typically when someone mentions this, I’ll post one of the pub photos of you standing with one of the boys… who is a foot taller than you. I mean, c’mon!&#8221; the comment read.
&#8220;Haha. They should beat us. Bigger, stronger, faster!&#8221; Lloyd reacted. &#8220;Boys always gave us a run for our money! It was great prep.&#8221;
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Haha. They should beat us. Bigger, stronger, faster! Boys always gave us a run for our money! It was great prep. <a href="https://t.co/QCuxA1jM40">https://t.co/QCuxA1jM40</a>
&mdash; Carli Lloyd (@CarliLloyd) <a href="https://twitter.com/CarliLloyd/status/1722578947181830432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 9, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Lloyd made headlines last month when she <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-womens-soccer-legend-carli-lloyd-explains-why-she-stood-for-anthem-knocks-rapinoe" target="_blank" rel="noopener">explained</a> why she stood before the bronze-medal match of the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, as the rest of the U.S. soccer team took a knee.
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“In that moment, we were kneeling — it was right before kickoff, so it wasn’t necessarily like a protest per se, but I guess everybody in the English Premier league was just taking a knee before kickoff,” Lloyd <a href="https://justwomenssports.com/reads/carli-lloyd-megan-rapinoe-uswnt-kneeling-protest-2023/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">explained</a> to CBS Sports. “So we had done it every game, and I knew that was going to be my last world championship game, so I wanted to stand.”
Lloyd added that she was “sure” her decision to be the only player to stand communicated something to viewers, and said, “I just thought that, we had done enough of the kneeling, and I just wanted to stand at my last world championship game.”
In September, Lloyd took on former teammate Megan Rapinoe for kneeling during 2016 games, which she said was a distraction for the team.
“I had conversations with Megan [Rapinoe] — like, this isn’t a personal thing,” the athlete said. “What she’s doing, it was distracting our team, it was distracting others to play.”
“I was a captain at that time as well, so I said to her, it’s not to dampen what you’re trying to achieve with it — it just became, everything was focused on Megan kneeling and nobody was talking about the reasoning why, is what I was trying to get at,” Lloyd explained. “And so I had conversations with Megan during that. And every game we rolled up to, it was the camera to her, but no one’s talking about actually what the messaging was about, it was just, she’s kneeling and no one else is kneeling.”
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-womens-soccer-legend-carli-lloyd-explains-why-she-stood-for-anthem-knocks-rapinoe" target="_blank" rel="noopener">U.S. Women’s Soccer Legend Carli Lloyd Explains Why She Stood For Anthem, Knocks Rapinoe</a>

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‘Bigger, Stronger, Faster!’: U.S. Soccer Legend Carli Lloyd Says, Yes, Women’s Team Lost To 15-Year-Old Boys

U.S. Soccer Legend Carli Lloyd Says, Yes, Women’s Team Lost To 15-Year-Old Boys

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/olympics">Olympic</a> gold medalist <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities">Tara Lipinski</a> said she is grateful to welcome a baby daughter via surrogate into her life after battling infertility for years.
The 41-year-old athlete spoke with <a href="https://people.com/tara-lipinski-is-a-mom-meet-georgie-born-via-surrogate-exclusive-8379498">PEOPLE</a> about what she and husband Todd Kapostasy went through, including multiple miscarriages, before their first child, Georgie, arrived thanks to a surrogate.
&#8220;I dreamt about this for so long,&#8221; Lipinski said of becoming a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/motherhood">mother</a>. &#8220;A crying baby, sleepless nights. Even when I&#8217;m like, &#8216;Okay, take an hour nap,&#8217; I&#8217;m almost too excited. I&#8217;m like, &#8216;She&#8217;s there. Just watch her a little longer.&#8221; 
She added that it’s “the best tired I&#8217;ve ever been.&#8221;
Lipinski told the outlet that she battled infertility for five years and had four miscarriages. Her doctors said she would never be able to carry a pregnancy to term. That’s when the athlete decided to use a surrogate.
“The five years were just so grueling and to be quite honest, in the beginning, surrogacy wasn’t something that I wanted,” Lipinski told NBC&#8217;s &#8220;<a href="https://www.today.com/parents/moms/tara-lipinski-baby-rcna121997">Today</a>,&#8221; saying she wanted to carry her child herself. “We hit obstacle after obstacle. At a certain point, the fourth miscarriage was really traumatizing. And I think I finally gave in to the idea of surrogacy.”
She also discussed the “unfairness” of infertility. &#8220;It made me realize that sometimes life is just not fair,&#8221; the Olympian told PEOPLE. &#8220;For so long I thought, &#8216;Oh, you get a win, you get a loss, everything evens out.&#8217; As a skater I was able to train harder, force it. But when it came to infertility, there&#8217;s things you can&#8217;t change.&#8221;
Now Lipinski is grateful for the outcome and excited about being a mother. &#8220;I feel so much gratitude — it just didn&#8217;t happen for so long — and we&#8217;re just very, very lucky that this happened for us,&#8221; she said through tears while speaking with &#8220;Today.&#8221;
&#8220;I deal with this feeling of, a little guilt for all the people still in that wait, still hearing this news and thinking what I thought for those five years of, &#8216;When is it going to be my time?&#8217; (and) &#8216;Why me?'&#8221; she continued. 
&#8220;I just want her to know that she was so wanted,&#8221; Lipinski added. &#8220;That Todd and I thought about her for five years and that we can&#8217;t wait to hopefully be the best parents to her and give her a beautiful life.&#8221;
Lipinski and her husband started a podcast, “Tara Lipinski: Unexpecting,” to discuss their journey to parenthood. The athlete became an international star when she brought home an Olympic gold medal for figure skating during the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. She was just 15 at the time.

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Tara Lipinski Gushes About Motherhood Following Infertility Journey: ‘The Best Tired I’ve Ever Been’

Tara Lipinski Gushes About Motherhood Following Infertility Journey: 'The Best Tired I've Ever Been'

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Olympic gold medalist <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/olympic-gymnast-mary-lou-retton-fighting-for-her-life" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mary Lou Retton&#8217;s</a> daughter, Shayla Schrepfer, said her mother suffered a &#8220;scary setback&#8221; and remains in the intensive care unit dealing with a rare form of pneumonia.
&#8220;Basically at the beginning of this week we were going on the up and up,&#8221; Schrepfer said in an update on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cyj63JfIotA/">Instagram</a> on Wednesday. &#8220;We were so excited, seeing so much progress and then yesterday we had a pretty scary setback.&#8221;
&#8220;She is still in ICU and we&#8217;re just working through some things as far as her setback goes,&#8221; she added. &#8220;So I just wanted to give an update there.&#8221;
&#8220;She had a better day today, which is great,&#8221; Retton&#8217;s daughter continued. &#8220;She is just really exhausted.&#8221;
Schrepfer ended her message with a thank you to everyone for their support.
&#8220;I&#8217;m getting so many messages and emails and just, it&#8217;s so great to see people love on her, so, that&#8217;s it.&#8221;
The update followed a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CyYmn3NuHdX/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> she released five days earlier, saying the former Olympic gymnast was &#8220;getting stronger.&#8221;
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&#8220;Mom&#8217;s progress is truly remarkable,&#8221; the message on social media read. &#8220;Prayers have been felt and have been answered. Although she remains in the ICU, her path to recovery is steadily unfolding. Her fighting spirit is truly shining.&#8221;
&#8220;Her breathing is becoming stronger and her reliance on machines is diminishing,&#8221; it added.
Retton&#8217;s other daughter, McKenna <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/daughter-of-olympic-gymnast-mary-lou-retton-shares-update-about-moms-health-battle" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kelley,</a> first alerted the public that their mom was in the ICU &#8220;fighting for her life&#8221; and asked for help to cover hospital bills because she doesn&#8217;t have health insurance.
The fundraiser on <a href="https://www.spotfund.com/story/a2e0582c-e62f-4e5b-a586-18349014f761?source=c&amp;share_location=s&amp;fbclid=PAAaZua1bNubyczYeUsMTxwjBYmTarRvaDP6yK1AQH6ErOxPTuihZjWIBoKA8_aem_AZ-INiQDhLCzMfKws43g8f4Q7YxanY7_QrB4VVhkb10ixaTi-pXkuAHNdSo9cSsgJ8M&amp;SFID=s6z51cs&amp;referral_id=45b800a8-5f58-4eeb-b032-ea579f7eaab7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SpotFund</a> has collected more than $455,000 in donations at the time of this publication, well surpassing its $50,000 goal.
In 1984, Retton made history at the Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles when she became the first American woman to win an individual all-around gold medal, <a href="https://people.com/former-olympic-gymnast-mary-lou-retton-fighting-for-her-life-in-icu-8349994" target="_blank" rel="noopener">People magazine</a> noted. Her victory led to her being named &#8220;Sportswoman of the Year&#8221; by Sports Illustrated magazine, and she also famously appeared on the Wheaties box.

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Olympic champion <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/olympics/news/katie-ledecky-michael-phelps-swimming-world-championships-record" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Katie Ledecky</a> delivered the goods during this past week&#8217;s World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, tying a record set by her former Olympic teammate <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/greatest-olympian-all-time-michael-phelps-swims-michael-qazvini" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michael Phelps</a> in the process.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-good-and-the-bad-katie-ledecky-exits-tokyo-on-a-high-note-simone-biles-withdraws-from-vault-uneven-bars" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ledecky</a> sealed the deal with a decisive win in the 1500-meter freestyle, marking her 15th individual world title. Phelps may still be the most decorated Olympian in history &#8212; he has 28 medals: 23 gold, three silver, and two bronze &#8212; but he also holds 15 individual world titles.
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THAT&#39;S KATIE LEDECKY!<a href="https://twitter.com/katieledecky?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@katieledecky</a> is the first person to win five world titles in two different events AND she ties Michael Phelps for the most individual world golds in swimming (15).
And she won this 1500m free world title by 17 seconds. 🤯 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AQUAFukuoka23?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AQUAFukuoka23</a> <a href="https://t.co/y6WeHj99IJ">pic.twitter.com/y6WeHj99IJ</a>
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Ledecky, 27, clocked her third best time ever in the event — 15:26.27 — and she finished with a 17-second lead on her closest competitor, Italy&#8217;s Simona Quadrella.
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Katie Ledecky just won the 1500m freestyle World Title by so much that she was the only person on camera when she touched the wall.
Once again, Katie swimming so fast that she looks like she&#39;s the only one swimming.
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&#8220;It hurt a lot, but I am really happy with the outcome,&#8221; Ledecky said just after the race finished. &#8220;The secret is just a lot of hard work and having really great people around me, including my coaches over the last 10-plus years.&#8221;
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1500🥇Pretty pumped about that one if you can’t tell 😂 Thank you all for the support &amp; Go USA 🇺🇸 <a href="https://t.co/2UH4ijWTkb">pic.twitter.com/2UH4ijWTkb</a>
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Ledecky responded to the news that she had tied Phelps&#8217; record, noting that she had looked up to him long before they were teammates — Phelps&#8217; Olympic career began in 2000, while hers did not take off until 12 years later.
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&#8220;I&#8217;ve known Michael for many years now, looked up to him as a little kid,&#8221; Ledecky said later in a press conference. &#8220;Just never really imagined I would be in this position. It&#8217;s always an honor to win a medal for Team USA, especially gold.&#8221;
Ledecky could yet <a href="https://www.si.com/olympics/2023/07/25/katie-ledecky-matches-michael-phelps-record-swimming-world-championships" target="_blank" rel="noopener">topple the record</a> entirely, with her 800-meter race still to go on Friday and Saturday.
Phelps, who has seen a number of his records fall since his retirement after the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, seems unbothered &#8212; and even excited &#8212; about the prospect.
Phelps <a href="https://swimswam.com/livebarn-race-of-the-week-marchand-erases-phelps-last-world-record-in-400-im-402-50/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">celebrated</a> alongside 21-year-old Leon Marchand, a French swimmer, who took down his &#8220;untouchable&#8221; record in the 400 Individual Medley. Phelps initially set the world record in 2002 with a time of 4:11.09, breaking it again in Beijing in 2008 with a time of 4:03.84. All told, Phelps held the world title in that event for 20 years and 342 days &#8212; until Sunday.
When Marchand dropped a full second off that time, finishing with a time of 4:02.50, Phelps was on hand to congratulate him — and award him his gold medal.
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Phelps even provided commentary throughout the race, cheering Marchand as he raced to victory and a new world record &#8212; and saying that he believed the 21-year-old had the potential to break four minutes in the grueling event.
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Fukuoka 2023 World Aquatics Championships: Swimming – Day 3

Katie Ledecky Ties Michael Phelps Record At World Champs

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Seven-time Olympic medalist Simone Biles is planning to return to elite competition for the first time since she bowed out of the 2020 Tokyo Games, which were held in 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Biles stepped away from competition, citing concerns over her mental health, and has not competed. In the time since, she<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/simone-biles-olympic-gymnasts-blister-fbi-over-handling-of-larry-nassar-case-in-explosive-congressional-testimony" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> joined several teammates in testifying</a> on Capitol Hill about the abuse she and others suffered at the hands of former team doctor Larry Nassar. The 26-year-old gymnast also recently married Green Bay Packers strong safety <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/olympic-gold-medal-gymnast-simone-biles-and-jonathan-owens-announce-engagement" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jonathan Owens</a>.
But according to ESPN, the once-reigning champion plans to compete at the U.S. Classic in early August – just one year ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France.
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USA Gymnastics confirmed the <a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/06/28/simone-biles-return-gymnastics-us-classic?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=editorial" target="_blank" rel="noopener">news</a> on Wednesday, announcing that Biles would be entered into the women&#8217;s field for the U.S. Classic, which is scheduled to take place on August 4-5 at Chicago&#8217;s NOW Arena.
Several of Biles&#8217; teammates from Tokyo will also be entered in Chicago, including Tokyo all-around champion Sunisa Lee – who took home two gold medals from the 2020 Games. Jade Carey and Jordan Chiles, who also competed in Tokyo, are slated to compete as well.
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Biles was the biggest name in gymnastics for years, shocking the world when she announced just after her first competition that she would be <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/simone-biles-out-of-gymnastics-team-final-in-tokyo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sitting out</a> the rest of the Tokyo Games.
&#8220;Simone has withdrawn from the team final competition due to a medical issue,&#8221; U.S.A. Gymnastics <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/07/27/sports/gymnastics-olympics-results" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a statement at the time. &#8220;She will be assessed daily to determine medical clearance for future competitions.&#8221;
Biles later revealed that she had suffered from a condition known in gymnastics as &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/its-a-miracle-i-landed-on-my-feet-simone-biles-discusses-twisties-tokyo-experience" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the twisties</a>&#8221; — which causes athletes to lose track of where they are during aerial twists and flips and can potentially result in serious injury.
&#8220;It’s so dangerous,&#8221; Biles <a href="https://www.thecut.com/article/simone-biles-olympics-2021.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said of her experience in Tokyo</a>. &#8220;It’s basically life or death. It’s a miracle I landed on my feet. If that was any other person, they would have gone out on a stretcher. As soon as I landed that vault, I went and told my coach: &#8216;I cannot continue.'&#8221;

Gymnastics – Artistic – Olympics: Day 11

Simone Biles To Return To Competition One Year Ahead Of Paris Olympics

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U.S. gold medal Olympian <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-olympic-champion-sprinter-tori-bowie-dies-at-32">Tori Bowie</a>, who starred in track and field, died from complications while giving birth to a &#8220;well developed&#8221; baby, according to an autopsy report. 
The Orange County, Florida, Medical Examiner&#8217;s Office said that 32-year-old Bowie was eight months pregnant and in labor when she died, USA Today <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2023/06/12/tori-bowie-us-olympian-autopsy-complications-of-childbirth/70314997007/">reported</a>. Officials noted that Bowie possibly had respiratory distress and eclampsia during her pregnancy. Eclampsia is when a woman develops seizures during pregnancy and usually occurs after the 20th week, <a href="https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/24333-eclampsia#:~:text=Eclampsia%20is%20when%20a%20person,3%25%20of%20people%20with%20preeclampsia." target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the Cleveland Clinic. The medical examiner ruled Bowie’s death natural. 
Sheriff deputies in Orange County conducted a welfare check on Bowie after receiving reports that she &#8220;had not been seen or heard from in several days.&#8221; They found Bowie dead in her home in Winter Garden, Florida, on May 2. Her pregnancy was confirmed during her funeral service. A program at the funeral said Bowie was preceded in death by her daughter Ariana, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/13/sports/olympics/tori-bowie-death-childbirth-pregnant.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to The New York Times.
Bowie excelled at track and field at the international level in the long jump, 100m, and 200m. In the 2016 Rio Olympics, Bowie won the silver medal in the 100-meter event and bronze in the 200m. She also won a gold medal as a part of the U.S. women’s 4x100m relays during the 2016 Olympics. The track star went on to win gold at the 2017 World Athletics Championships in the 100m and 4x100m. 
Bowie was raised in Mississippi by her grandmother after she was abandoned at a foster home. She began competing in track and field as a teenager before becoming a star athlete at the University of Southern Mississippi, then made her way onto the U.S. Olympic team. 
“We join our friends at USA Track &amp; Field and across the Olympic community in mourning the passing of 3x Olympic medalist Tori Bowie,” Team USA wrote on Twitter. “She was an admired friend, teammate, and a great representative of Team USA. We send our sincere condolences to all who know and loved her.”
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We join our friends at USA Track &amp; Field and across the Olympic community in mourning the passing of 3x Olympic medalist Tori Bowie. 
She was an admired friend, teammate, and a great representative of Team USA. We send our sincere condolences to all who know and loved her. <a href="https://t.co/rbZ2JTYeQy">pic.twitter.com/rbZ2JTYeQy</a>
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U.S. Olympian Tori Bowie Died From Complications During Childbirth: Autopsy Report

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This article is adapted from today’s Morning Wire Afternoon Update. To listen to the podcast version, click <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/podcasts/morning-wire" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/federal-judge-temporarily-blocks-florida-ban-on-prescribing-puberty-blockers-cross-sex-hormones-to-minors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Federal Judge Blocks Florida Law Prohibiting Sex-Rejection Procedures For Minors </a>
A federal judge has temporarily blocked portions of a new Florida law that bans transgender medical treatment for minors. The Tuesday ruling says the state has no rational basis for denying patients this treatment. The preliminary injunction mainly focuses on the language surrounding children and allows three children whose parents brought the suit to continue their treatment. The judge claims that evidence shows that “gender identity is real” and that “banning these treatments for minors ignores risks patients might face.”
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/major-dam-in-ukraine-is-destroyed-unleashes-wide-scale-flooding-potential-disaster-for-nuke-reactor" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Major Dam In Ukraine Is Destroyed</a>
A major dam was destroyed early Tuesday morning local time in Russian-occupied territory in southern Ukraine. Over 15,000 residents downstream of the dam were evacuated, as officials warned that the rising water levels would hit a critical point in just a few hours. 
Russia and Ukraine are accusing each other of knocking out the Kakhovka (ka-hove-ka) dam and a nearby hydroelectric plant. In addition to the flooding, the dam’s failure is causing immediate concerns about water supplies in the region. The Kakhovka reservoir provided for almost all the water needs of the Crimean peninsula’s two million residents. The dam failure also has officials worried that the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant could run out of water in a few months. An artificial lake kept in reserve for the power plant will serve its water needs for now.
<a href="https://www.kcra.com/article/california-insurance-ricardo-lara-state-farm/44100050" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Insurance Companies Changing Policies In California</a>
State Farm, one of California’s top insurance agencies, recently announced it would no longer be taking home insurance applications in the Golden State. The insurer says the reason for the move is the threat of wildfires, as well as the increasing costs of construction. Now, the state’s insurance commissioner Ricardo Lara is telling Californians that there’s nothing he can do to stop the company from following through on its decision.
&#8220;According to my legal team, I don’t have the authority to do that,&#8221; Lara said. &#8220;We’re going to focus on the things we can do, which is bringing companies together, having the conversation, making sure consumers are protected and don’t lose their coverage, and that’s what we’re going to focus on.&#8221;
State Farm’s decision to change its business practices in California comes after Allstate made a similar announcement.
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<a href="https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/hilton-sf-union-square-parc-55-owner-default-18136774.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Major San Francisco Owner Abandons Downtown Properties </a>
Adding to California’s woes, one of San Francisco’s largest hotel owners announced that it would be dumping two of its downtown properties from its portfolio due to a range of issues including uncertainty regarding the city’s success in the future. 
This week, the Virginia-based real estate conglomerate Park Hotels &amp; Resorts announced that it would immediately stop making payments on its $725 million loan for two hotels in San Francisco — the Hilton San Francisco Union Square and Parc 55. The firm cited “record high office vacancy; concerns over street conditions; lower return to office than peer cities; and a weaker than expected citywide convention calendar through 2027” as reasons behind the decision. A Hilton Hotels spokesperson told SFGate.com that it does not plan to close the hotels and that they will remain operational under the management of Hilton Hotels &amp; Resorts. The CEO of Park Hotels &amp; Resorts added that forfeiting the two properties was “difficult but necessary.”
<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dave-ramsey-getting-sued-150-million-lawsuit-timeshare-exit/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dave Ramsey Sued</a>
Financial guru and radio legend Dave Ramsey has been hit with a $150 million class-action lawsuit in connection with a failed timeshare company. The suit was first filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington in April, but reported recently.
The suit claims that Ramsey endorsed &#8220;Timeshare Exit Team&#8221; to his listeners on “The Ramsey Show,” despite growing client complaints and government flags indicating the company was likely fraudulent. The company allegedly promised to help customers terminate their timeshare contracts, which are notoriously difficult to exit. Ramsey has reportedly received more than $30 million between 2015 and 2021 to promote the now-failed timeshare exit program, which went out of business last year.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/unbelievable-trump-predicted-the-liv-pga-merger-last-year" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LIV-PGA Merger</a>
The PGA Tour and the Saudi-backed LIV Golf have signed an agreement to merge into an as-of-now unnamed company, squashing more than a year of lawsuits and attempts by both organizations to court the world’s most esteemed golfers.
The deal combines the PGA Tour and LIV Golf, along with DP World Tour, into one for-profit company, CNBC <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/06/pga-tour-agrees-to-merge-with-saudi-backed-rival-liv-golf.html">reported</a>. Specifics of the merger have yet to be disclosed, but the deal will end all pending litigation between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf.
We’ll have a full report in tomorrow’s episode of Morning Wire.
<a href="https://abc7ny.com/jim-hines-death-olympic-gold-medalist-national-news-athlete-deaths/13350248/#:~:text=The%20two%2Dtime%20Olympic%20gold,100m%20in%20under%2010%20seconds.&amp;text=Two%2Dtime%20Olympic%20gold%20medalist%20Jim%20Hines%2C%20who%20was%20the,76%2C%20according%20to%20World%20Athletics." target="_blank" rel="noopener">Olympic Medalist Dead At 76</a>
Oakland native Jim Hines, a U.S. Olympic gold medalist and the first man to run 100 meters in under 10 seconds, died at 76. Hines won his Olympic medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City and was widely regarded as the fastest man alive while in his prime. Details of his death are unknown. Here’s the radio broadcast from Hines’ historic sprint:
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