Andscape at the Olympics: Talking US women’s sports from Simone Biles to Sha’Carri Richardson

Published on July 28, 2024

Andscape at the Olympics is an ongoing series exploring the Black athletes and culture around the 2024 Paris Games.

PARIS – Welcome to Andscape at the Olympics, a video series in which Andscape columnist William C. Rhoden, senior NBA writer Marc J. Spears and Andscape/ESPN commentator Ari Chambers will discuss the key topics about Black athletes and culture at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

In Episode 2, the crew gathers at Le Gramont to give its take on the opening ceremony (0:45), the vibe surrounding women’s sports at the Games from Simone Biles making more history to Flavor Flav supporting women’s water polo (9:08), the racial tone of France toward Black people (11:57), the state of the 5×5 USA women’s basketball team (15:20), the Caitlin Clark Team USA conversation (16:20), 3×3 basketball (18:25), Black men in gymnastics (20:10), the USA men’s and women’s basketball outlook (21:25), what Ari is looking forward to in women’s track and field including Sha’Carri Richardson (24:59) and more.

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