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By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer Jul 19, 2021 8 hrs ago TOKYO (AP) — Kara Eaker, an alternate on the United States women's gymnastics team, has tested positive for COVID-19 in an Olympic training camp in Japan. Al Fong, the personal coach for both Eaker and fellow Olympic alternate Leanne Wong, confirmed the positive test in an email to The Associated Press on Monday. The coach said Eaker, 18, was vaccinated against the novel coronavirus two months ago. Eaker and Wong have been placed in isolation. USA Gymnastics did not identify Eaker or Wong but said in a statement the athlete...

Steve C. Wilson, Deseret News Hannah Flippen (Softball, USA) Hannah Flippen attended Utah from 2014 to 2017, starring on the Utes’ softball team. She was the Pac-12 Player of the Year twice in a row in 2016 and 2017 and ranks first all-time for Utah in batting average (.392), hits (263) and runs (197). The infielder will be a replacement player on the 2020 Olympic squad as softball returns to the Summer Games for the first time since 2008. Flippen has represented the USA four times: 2018 USA Softball International Cup (bronze medalist); 2017 Pan American Championship (gold medalist); 2017 W...

Looks like it will help put the mask back on for awhile. >> can you provide clarity here on breakthrough infections? as you know some have been incredibly high profile. incredibly we're learning now the case of extremely high profile headline making, one of the gymnasts competing in tokyo at the olympics. we understand is a kara eaker. there is a report that she was vaccinated and that would indicate this is a breakthrough case. we heard about other infections like texas state democrats, the list goes on. what do people need to know about breakthrough infections, protection if they're vaccinat...

That's a lot more than we're seeing in the united states, in a country that is a fraction of our size. >> steve, thank you. >> and authorities had feared this in the tokyo olympics. a member of the u.s. gymnastics team testing positive, as well as coco gauff. and inside the olympic bubble, at least 61 people have now tested positive for the virus. james longman from tokyo tonight. >> reporter: tonight, covid-19 defeating some olympic athletes before they've even had a chance to compete. heartbreak for 18-year-old kara eaker, an alternate for the u.s. women's gymnastic team testing positive in ...

Tokyo bound: KC-area gymnasts Kara Eaker, Leanne Wong get all-American send off Copyright 2021 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Aaron Ladd // KSHB Surrounded by peers and parents, Kara Eaker and Leanne Wong received an All-American sendoff Tuesday, as the duo prepare to join Team USA at the 2020 Olympic games in Tokyo. and last updated 2021-07-13 17:02:32-04 BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. — Dreams are becoming reality for a pair of Kansas City-area gymnasts. Surrounded by peers and parents, Kara Eaker and Leanne Wong ...