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Jordan Chiles set the season's top NCAA score, thanks in part to a perfect-10 bars routine — but many think her vault score should've been even higher.

<p>In his final <a class='ath_autolink' href='https://theathletic.com/olympics/'>Olympics</a>, Shaun White finished just off the podium in fourth place in the men's halfpipe final on Friday in Beijing. </p><p></p><p>White scored a 72.00 on his first run, good for fourth, landing slightly on his heel edge coming off 1440. He put together a clean run his second time dropping in, remaining in fourth place with an 85.00. On his t...

<p>It will be Shaun White's swan song Friday in Beijing. The 35-year-old star snowboarder will compete for the <a href="https://theathletic.com/news/shaun-white-three-time-olympic-gold-medalist-to-retire-after-beijing-games/SLSnJQIe8eIO/" target=_self>final time in the halfpipe</a>, looking to add on more gold to his collection. </p><p></p><p>Nicknamed "The Flying Tomato," White already holds the record for the most O...

Katie archibald will headline a 19 strong gb squad at the upcoming track cycling world championships. having collected three european commonwealth golds and gold in the madison of the tokyo olympics, she heads up the team in france and will be joined by fellow olympic silver medallists neah evans and josie knight in the women�*s endurance squad, while academy riders megan barker and ella barnwell make their worlds debut. that�*s all for me for now. plenty more on their bbc sport website this...

London since 2007. discussions over developing a womens british and irish lions team are to take place. england and harlequins prop shaunagh brown will be part of a 13 member panel, chaired by the former lion ieuan evans. the board will assess the financial viability; strength of opposition and scheduling. and the olympic and european champion katie archibald will headline a gb squad at the track cycling world championships in rou bay in france. the european, commonwealth and olympic gold medall...

And everyone involved in the squad here is fully focused on the task at hand. now to snooker where three time defending champion judd trump has eased into the second round of the northern ireland open without his opponent scoring a point. trump won all four frames against chinas gao yang who couldnt get a footing at the table in belfast, and the englishman will now play another chinese player, lu ning, for a place in the last 16. olympic and european champion katie archibald will headline a 19 s...