USA Today · Jul 30, 2021
Tokyo Olympics while you were sleeping: Drama outside pool; Simone Biles still fighting 'twisties'
The best and worst of these Olympics was on display Friday at the Tokyo Aquatic Center.
The good? Three more medals for Team USA, two silvers and a bronze courtesy of Ryan Murphy, Lilly King and Annie Lazor, respectively.
Though they didn't get the gold in the women's 200-meter breaststroke — that went to South Africa's Tatjana Schoenmaker in a world-record performance — King and Lazor displayed the sportsmanship and joy that make the Olympics special.
The bad? The controversy surrounding Russia's presence — officially the Russian Olympic Committee's presence — at these Games in the wake of the country's doping scandal.