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Silver Medallist, Germany's Anke Karstens; Gold Medallist, Austria's Julia Dujmovits; and Bronze Medallist, Germany's Amelie Kober celebrate at the Women's Snowboard Parallel Slalom Flower Ceremony at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 22, 2014.

There’s a Special Meaning Behind the Flowers Medallists Will Get at the 2020 Olympics

There's a story behind the blooms

13 October 2019, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Stuttgart: Gymnastics: World Championships, apparatus finals, women: Simone Biles from the USA reacts after her exercise on the ground. Photo: Tom Weller/dpa

Simone Biles Crushing This Gravity-Defying Vault Move Is Enough to Make the Masses Flip

Six months ahead of the 2020 Olympics, Simone Biles is focusing on some new...

Six months ahead of the 2020 Olympics, Simone Biles is focusing on some new vault moves. The world gymnastics champ posted a video of her latest feat on Monday evening to Twitter, a clip showcasing...

Tommie Smith and John Carlos, gold and bronze medalists in the 200-meter run at the 1968 Olympic Games, engage in a victory stand protest against unfair treatment of black people in the United States.

Athletes Will Be Banned From Protesting at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. But the Games Have a Long History of Political Demonstrations

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced new guidelines on Thurs...

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced new guidelines on Thursday that ban athletes from making political, religious and ethnic demonstrations at the upcoming 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. The Olympics “are not and must...

A dog is pictured on the Olympic Rings displayed at the Japan Sport Olympic Square beside the new National Stadium, still under construction, in Tokyo on July 24, 2019.

Everything You Need to Know About the 2020 Summer Olympics

The 2020 Summer Olympics kick off in Tokyo in July

Gold medalist Race Imboden of the U.S. takes a knee during the National Anthem Ceremony on Day 14 of Lima 2019 Pan American Games on August 09, 2019 in Lima, Peru.

Two American Athletes Protest the National Anthem During the Pan-Am Games in Peru

They may face disciplinary action from the U.S. Olympic Committee

The Olympic rings are seen during previews ahead of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Olympic Village on February 6, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea.

U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee 'Failed to Protect Its Athletes From Sexual Abuse,' Senate Investigation Determines

Several hundred athletes have come forward reporting they had been abused b...

Several hundred athletes have come forward reporting they had been abused by Larry Nassar

Ron Galimore waves to the crowd as he and others from the 1980 Olympic gymnastics team who did not compete due to the U.S. boycott of the Olympic Games, are honored at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships in Hartford, Conn. on August 14, 2010. On Nov. 16, 2018 it was announced that Galimore resigned from being USA Gymnastics' COO.

Ron Galimore, USA Gymnastics COO Tied to Sexual Abuse Scandal, Resigns

As USA Gymnastics faces decertification, its chief operating officer resign...

As USA Gymnastics faces decertification, its chief operating officer resigns