“The Sports Moment” is your ticket to the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Washington Post sports reporter Ava Wallace will take you behind the scenes of the biggest stories gripping the sports world: the personal triumphs, crushing defeats, new world records and whatever else Paris has in store. Ava will be joined by a deep bench of Post colleagues, breaking down the latest developments and what not to miss.
Latest episodes
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19 min
Behind the boom in U.S. women's pro soccer
This Saturday, the two best teams in the National Women’s Soccer League face off in the championship. The NWSL is booming after years of scandal and struggle. Today on this special…
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16 min
Good luck, L.A.
After two-plus weeks of the Games, the Closing Ceremonies arrive today. Between the Parisian backdrop, the incredible athletic performances and celebrity buzz, these Olympics will…
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8 min
The per-capita winners of Paris
The Paris Olympics have been an incredible success story for the southern Caribbean islands of Dominica, Saint Lucia and Grenada. Most of those wins came on a single night in track…
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18 min
A covid surprise on the track
It was a blockbuster day at the track on Thursday, and it was supposed to begin with Noah Lyles being anointed with his second gold medal – this time in his signature event, the me…
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19 min
Crying at the race walk
Snoop Dogg, Flavor Flav, pins: The Paris Games are a bounty of cultural weirdness. And for people attending the Games in person, you can add to the list “hospitality houses” – part…
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11 min
Lauren Scruggs pushes fencing forward
Lauren Scuggs remembers being the only fencer in her Queens neighborhood: “It was a very weird thing for me to do.” In a sport that has been historically dominated in the United St…
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24 min
The U.S. women’s basketball team didn’t need Caitlin Clark
The U.S. women’s basketball team is a dynasty – and it didn’t need Caitlin Clark. Host Ava Wallace talks with columnists Candace Buckner and Jerry Brewer about that and drama on th…
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14 min
The redemption of Noah Lyles
Yesterday, Noah Lyles defended his title as fastest man in the world by winning the men’s 100-meter dash. Meanwhile, Novak Djokovic bested Carlos Alcaraz, to whom he lost in Wimble…
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15 min
Can the U.S. men's track team win gold in Paris?
Correction: A previous version of this episode misidentified Josh Kerr, the British middle-distance runner, as Sam Kerr, the Australian soccer player. The audio has been updated to…
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24 min
Simone Biles and the Olympians defying age
Many of the superstar athletes at the Paris Olympics are older than their peers have been in the past. Superstars like LeBron James, Katie Ledecky and Simomne Biles are forcing peo…
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15 min
A U.S. coach's conflict in Paris
There are 223 former NCAA swimmers who trained in the United States at the 2024 Olympics. But only 46 represent the United States. It’s caused some awkward situations in Paris. Hos…
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5 min
The TikTok Games
The Washington Post’s Ava Wallace recaps a big day for American gymnasts and women’s rugby, and what to watch out for yet today. Plus: How social-media stars like Ilona Maher, the…
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24 min
The race for swimming supremacy
For years, the United States and Australia have duked it out for dominance in the Olympic swimming pool. Now, with U.S. legend Michael Phelps retired and Katie Ledecky slipping in…
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21 min
It's gold or bust for U.S. men's basketball
The U.S. men’s basketball team has won 16 of the 20 Olympics tournaments in history. They are one of greatest team dynasties at the Summer Games. But the rest of the world might be…
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15 min
Are world records becoming unbreakable?
As the Paris Olympics get underway, everyone's watching to see what world records get broken this cycle. But what happens if some records are actually unbreakable?The Washington Po…
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7 min
Let the Games begin
Paris’s audacious plan for the Opening Ceremonies had the city and organizers on edge. But despite the rain, the show went on. From Céline Dion on the Eiffel Tower to Flavor Flav a…
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17 min
The Paris Olympics' high-wire act
Today is the culmination of years of planning and billions of dollars in investments for Olympics organizers and officials. It hasn’t come without controversy, though, and its impa…
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17 min
A new beginning for US women’s soccer
U.S. women’s soccer is in a moment of transition at these Olympics. There’s a brand new coach, and star players like Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan are not on the roster in Paris. …
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24 min
Your passport to the Paris Olympics
There are a lot of questions heading into the Summer Olympics: Is Paris prepared to host the Games? Who are the star athletes this year? What exactly is a “horsey passport”?The Was…
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59 sec
Introducing “The Sports Moment”
Ava Wallace, sports reporter at The Washington Post, is heading to France to report on the Summer Games — and eat a lot of croissants. Join her starting July 24, continuing through…