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The 3 rd Olympic Yacht Show will be held from 19-22 nd October 2023 at the Olympic Marine facility in Lavrio, Greece.

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This year’s event is expected to be the biggest and most diverse yet and feature a wide range of boat categories, European and world premieres, as well as a revamped land exhibition which will host leading experts in technology, equipment and boat support services from around the world.

Visitors at the previous Olympic Yacht Show

Greek shipyards with international visibility will take centre stage and present their latest and best-selling models. The show stands out as the only event in Greece with a clear focus on the medium and large-class segments, while also highlighting premium-class models available for sale.

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Tickets are on sale now through the Viva platform on more.com.

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Olympic Yacht Show: 15,000 visitors attended third edition

Monday, November 6th, 2023

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Greece’s largest in-water show, the Olympic Yacht Show, has revealed details of attendance following the third edition of the four-day show, which ran from 19-22 October 2023.

Held at the facilities of Olympic Marine in Lavrio, the Olympic Yacht Show welcomed more than 15,000 visitors this year, who came to examine 120 new boats on display in the show’s floating section, including several national and European premiers. Managers of 100 brands and manufacturers were also in attendance.

“The upward trend in attendance and exhibitor participation at the 3rd Olympic Yacht Show is a token of the avid interest of the Greek market in high-quality sea tourism and proves that our country can boast top professionals in the yachting sector,” says Giorgos Riginos, CEO of Riginos SA, which sponsored the event.

“We believe that the Olympic Yacht Show is a pivotal organisation since it gives us the opportunity to show our boats in their natural environment, the sea.”

Kostas Koronakis, CEO of rope manufacturer D. Koronakis S.A. adds: “The direct interaction with our clients helped us get valuable feedback, and we are now ready to further improve our products for next year. The Olympic Yacht Show was even better than the first two years. I need to focus on the floating section of the exhibition, which, to our satisfaction, has grown even bigger.”

Nikos Zarifis, managing director of Thrace Labea, adds: “The Olympic Yacht Show has become an institution, a prospect we already predicted the first year it was held. This year, we brought to the show all of the new Saxdor models and visitors had the opportunity to see for the first time in Greece the new 400 that premiered in Monaco. We are very pleased with the attendance and promise to be back in 2024.”

Dimitris Deligiannis, managing partner of Atalanta Marine, also notes: “Atalanta Marine was the first company to support the Olympic Yacht Show. It is the only show able to support the boats we represent. For yet another year, we have received great feedback from the public, much to our satisfaction.”

The 2023 Olympic Yacht Show, organised by Ondeck Events , was held in collaboration with the Ministry of Shipping and Island Policy, the Ministry of Tourism, the GNTO, the Prefecture of Attica, the Marine Chamber of Greece, the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Greek Marinas Association, the Piraeus Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Municipality of Lavreotiki.

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Olympic Yacht Show 2023: the event returns to Olympic Marine

ONDECK Events is pleased to announce the organisation of the 3rd OLYMPIC YACHT SHOW, an event dedicated to the premium yacht category. Building upon the success of last year’s event, the yachting business scene in Greece is set to reconvene for an even grander and more affluent gathering.

The event will take place between 19th and 22nd October 2023 at the modern and renovated facilities of Olympic Marine in Lavrio. Similar to last year, it is expected to garner significant interest from both Greece and abroad. The main goal of the show is to establish itself as a productive communication platform for the medium and large yacht categories.

More specifically, the OLYMPIC YACHT SHOW highlights new yachts for sale belonging to the premium yacht category. It stands as the sole yachting event in Greece with a distinct focus on medium and mega yachts, as well as the thriving industry that revolves around them.

The foremost companies in the industry will have a robust presence in both the onshore and floating areas, set within a well-organised and elegantly designed environment. Within this context, special arrangements have been made to accommodate large category yachts, including luxury ribs and luxury day cruisers.

The premium in-water show, which took place for the first time last October at Olympic Marine in Lavrio, positioned Greece at the epicentre of international interest, drawing over 15,000 visitors from Greece and around the globe. It stands as the singular yachting event in Greece that concentrates on high-calibre tourism and the thriving business associated with the yachting industry.

Drawing upon a wealth of extensive experience in the field of motor yachts and international events, ONDECK Media & Events is fully immersed in the preparations for the premier organisation of the 3rd OLYMPIC YACHT SHOW , slated to be held between 19th and 22nd October 2023 at the state-of-the-art facilities of Olympic Marine.

In strong collaboration with prominent companies in the industry, the 3rd OLYMPIC YACHT SHOW aspires to once again serve as a think tank for business professionals and owners this year, while also functioning as a bridge connecting the Greek market with the global scene. The event possesses a robust international profile, leading to considerable interest and confirmed participation from members of foreign yachting houses and boatyards.

The Olympic Yacht Show is held under the auspices of the Ministry of Shipping and Island Policy, the Ministry of Tourism, the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO), the Region of Attica, the Hellenic Chamber of Shipping, the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Piraeus Chamber of Commerce & Industry, and the Municipality of Lavreotiki.

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Greece to host the 3rd Olympic Yacht Show this autumn

The 3rd Olympic Yacht Show will be held from 19-22nd October 2023 at the Olympic Marine facility in Lavrio, Greece.

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This year’s event is expected to be the biggest and most diverse yet and feature a wide range of boat categories, European and world premieres, as well as a revamped land exhibition which will host leading experts in technology, equipment and boat support services from around the world.

Visitors at the previous Olympic Yacht Show

Greek shipyards with international visibility will take centre stage and present their latest and best-selling models. The show stands out as the only event in Greece with a clear focus on the medium and large-class segments, while also highlighting premium-class models available for sale.

World class tenders on show

Tickets are on sale now through the Viva platform on more.com.

Greece is one of the most popular charter destinations in the world offering cruising amongst the hundreds of islands which pepper the calm azure waters of the Aegean Sea.

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Third edition of Olympic Yacht Show will be held in Lavrio, Greece from October 19 to 22

The 3rd Olympic Yacht Show will be held in Greece from October 19 to 22

Ondeck Events is pleased to announce the organisation of the 3rd Olympic Yacht Show, an event dedicated to the premium yacht category. Building upon the success of last year's event, the yachting business scene in Greece is set to reconvene for an even grander and more affluent gathering.

The event will take place between 19th and 22nd October 2023 at the modern and renovated facilities of Olympic Marine in Lavrio. Similar to last year, it is expected to garner significant interest from both Greece and abroad. The main goal of the show is to establish itself as a productive communication platform for the medium and large yacht categories.

More specifically, the Olympic Yacht Show highlights new yachts for sale belonging to the premium yacht category. It stands as the sole yachting event in Greece with a distinct focus on medium and mega yachts, as well as the thriving industry that revolves around them.

The foremost companies in the industry will have a robust presence in both the onshore and floating areas, set within a well-organised and elegantly designed environment. Within this context, special arrangements have been made to accommodate large category yachts, including luxury ribs and luxury day cruisers.

The premium in-water show, which took place for the first time last October at Olympic Marine in Lavrio, positioned Greece at the epicentre of international interest, drawing over 15,000 visitors from Greece and around the globe. It stands as the singular yachting event in Greece that concentrates on high-calibre tourism and the thriving business associated with the yachting industry.

Drawing upon a wealth of extensive experience in the field of motor yachts and international events, Ondeck Media & Events is fully immersed in the preparations for the premier organisation of the 3rd Olympic Yacht Show, slated to be held between 19th and 22nd October 2023 at the state-of-the-art facilities of Olympic Marine.

In strong collaboration with prominent companies in the industry, the 3rd Olympic Yacht Show aspires to once again serve as a think tank for business professionals and owners this year, while also functioning as a bridge connecting the Greek market with the global scene. The event possesses a robust international profile, leading to considerable interest and confirmed participation from members of foreign yachting houses and boatyards.

The Olympic Yacht Show is held under the auspices of the Ministry of Shipping and Island Policy, the Ministry of Tourism, the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO), the Region of Attica, the Hellenic Chamber of Shipping, the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Piraeus Chamber of Commerce & Industry, and the Municipality of Lavreotiki.

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19 october 2023 @ 11:30 - 22 october 2023 @ 19:30.

The 3rd Olympic Yacht Show is going to be held 19-22 October 2023, at the renovated facilities of the Olympic Marine which is one of the best-organized marinas in the Mediterranean Sea.

The Olympic Yacht Show is expected to attract great interest from both Greece and abroad with the goal to become a productive communication platform for the medium and large yacht categories. The four day event will see leading companies in the industry represented in a well-organised and elegantly designed environment.

This year’s edition of the Olympic Yacht Show is expected to be bigger and more diverse with more boat categories, European and world premieres, as well as parallel happenings & events that will be organized by the participants in order to inform and entertain the visitors.

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The third Olympic Yacht Show, set to take place from 19 to 22 October, positions Greece as a compelling yacht show destination.

Its internationally acclaimed premium in-water show sets a new record for participation and secures its place in the international calendar of leading yacht events.

Organised for the third consecutive year by Ondeck Events, the Olympic Yacht Show will take place from October 19 to 22 at the modern and renovated facilities of Olympic Marine in Lavrio.

This event has already earned the status of an institution, serving as a crucial communication platform for the Greek shipbuilding market.

According to Gerasimos Gerolimatos, head of the Organising Committee, “Greek boats must have their own showcase in their homeland, attracting foreign buyers and providing a compelling reason to attend the exhibition.”

This year’s event is expected to be even bigger and more diverse, featuring a wider range of boat categories, European and world premieres, as well as various activities and events organised by participants to inform and entertain visitors.

Once again, the exhibition will showcase renowned Greek shipyards with international visibility, including Technohull, Rafnar Hellas, Ribco, Seafighter, Olympic Ribs, Onda Tenders, and more – these shipyards will take centre stage, presenting both their latest models and their best-selling creations.

The land section of the exhibition has been revamped to be larger and more diverse, hosting leading companies from around the world known for their expertise in equipment, technology, and overall boat support services.

The Olympic Yacht Show stands out as the only event in Greece with a clear focus on the medium and large-class segments, while also highlighting premium-class models available for sale.

In anticipation of the long-awaited gathering of the Greek yachting business scene, Ondeck Events is diligently preparing for an even more remarkable event, set to attract the industry’s elite.

Ticket sales for the 3rd Olympic Yacht Show have commenced through the Viva platform on more.com .

Having secured unwavering support from the government for the third consecutive year, the Olympic Yacht Show 2023 is endorsed by the Ministry of Shipping and Insular Policy, the Ministry of Tourism, the GNTO (Greek National Tourism Organization), the Prefecture of Attica, the Marine Chamber of Greece, the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Greek Marinas Association, the Piraeus Chamber of Commerce & Industry, and the Municipality of Lavreotiki.

The grand sponsor for this year’s Olympic Yacht Show 2023 is EKO MARINE.

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After welcoming thousands of visitors and receiving raving reviews, greece’s premium in-water show has come to an end..

Held at the facilities of Olympic Marine in Lavrio, the Olympic Yacht Show illustrated its impact on the yachting sector for the third year in a row, closing its gates on Sunday, October 22. Over four days the unique premium Greek in-water yacht show welcomed more than 15,000 visitors who had the opportunity to get the latest information about the world of yachting by the managers of 100 leading houses and manufacturers and admire 120 new boats from up close in the Show’s floating section. Visitor also enjoyed several national and European premieres that naturally were the focus of attention. Read more at www.olympicyachtshow.gr .

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The Olympic Yacht Show 2023 takes place at the beautiful facilities of Olympic Marine , one of the leading marinas in the whole Mediterranean in Lavrio outside Athens. Our Greek dealer Nordic Marina will have their range of Norwegian boat brands on display including the Hydrolift X-26 S R .

The 3rd Olympic Yacht Show is going to be held at the renovated facilities of the Olympic Marine wich is one of the best-organized marinas in the Mediterranean Sea.Olympic Yacht Show are focusing to become a major international event for South East Europe in the future and is focusing on premium boats and yachts.

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For the 3rd year, the Olympic Yacht Show will be held from 19-23 October 2023, at Olympic Marine in Lavrio, the great exhibition that all the people of yachting, yacht equipment and marine tourism are waiting for.

The Olympic Yacht Show is attracting great interest in Greece and abroad and aspires to become the largest meeting  platform for the yachting industry.

For more information visit the official website of the Olympic Yacht Show 2023  and the video on youtube   Olympic Yacht Show 2023- youtube .

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Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo and other French officials swam in the River Seine on Wednesday, suggesting the river was clean enough to host swimming competitions in the upcoming Olympics after a decades-long clean-up effort—though the company responsible for the city’s water supply and other organizations have warned the river has unsafe pollution levels, sparking local protests.

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Hidalgo, Estanguet and Marc Guillaume, who is responsible for safety and traffic on the Seine, took a dip in the river on Wednesday with some local swimmers. Estanguet told NBC News the swim was “confirmation that we are ready for the games,” adding the river’s “quality is perfect.” French President Emmanuel Macron previously said he would swim in the Seine to showcase the city’s efforts to clean the river, saying it would be “an important legacy” of the Olympics for the Seine to be included in the events. He has not indicated if or when he would swim.

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The opening ceremony for the Olympics is scheduled for July 26, and will include a boat parade and two celebratory events on the Seine. The marathon swimming event is also scheduled to take place in the river, in addition to the swimming leg of the triathlon.

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Pierre Rabadan, Paris’ deputy mayor in charge of the Olympics, told the New York Times if there’s rainfall in Paris for “a week continually before the races,” the Seine’s water quality “probably won’t be excellent.”

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Ana Marcela Cunha, the Brazilian gold medal winner of the women’s marathon 10-kilometer swim at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, told Agence France-Presse there is “a concern” about pollution in the Seine. Olympic officials “need a plan B in case it’s not possible to swim in the Seine,” Cunha said, adding the river is “not made for swimming.” Some Paris residents reportedly organized a “poop protest,” which would have involved people defecating in the river en masse to protest the river’s pollution. The protest was scheduled for before Hidalgo’s swim last month, which included additional security personnel, before it was postponed.

$1.5 billion. That’s how much Paris has spent during a decades-long effort to clean the Seine for public use, which includes projects to upgrade the city’s sewage system and stormwater treatment facilities.

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World Aquatics—the world’s governing body for swimming— canceled the Open Water Swimming World Cup Paris last year after officials determined the Seine’s water quality “remained below acceptable standards for safeguarding swimmers’ health.” The organization noted it was “clear that further work” is needed to “ensure robust contingency plans are in place” for the Olympics.

Key Background

Public swimming in the Seine has been banned since 1923, after officials determined the water was unsafe, according to the BBC. Paris operates with a “single system” drainage infrastructure that becomes oversaturated during heavy rainfall, causing excess water to be drained into the river. Parisian officials said clean-up efforts, in addition to updated sewage and sanitation systems, will allow the city to open three open-air swimming areas by 2025.

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Get to know Rai Benjamin, McLain Ward, 6 other Hudson Valley athletes headed to Olympics

Three years ago, multiple Lower Hudson Valley athletes competed in the COVID-delayed Tokyo Olympics.

The same will be true at this year's Paris Olympics.

Headlined by Mount Vernon's Rai Benjamin, a gold and silver medalist in track in Tokyo, and by Brewster's McLain Ward, who has medaled in show jumping in all four Olympics he's competed in, eight athletes with strong ties to Westchester, Putnam and Rockland counties will compete in the upcoming Olympic Games in France.

Two of the eight will represent other countries. Learn more about each athlete here.

Rai Benjamin

United States track and field

The 2015 Mount Vernon High School graduate and multiple-time All-American at UCLA and then the University of Southern California, anchored the American men's 4x400 relay team to gold in Tokyo.

But Benjamin is perhaps even better known for his silver-medal performance in the men's 400 hurdles in Tokyo. In that race, both he and winner Karsten Warholm of Norway broke the world record, which Warholm had recently established. Their race was later called one of the best ever in Olympic history.

Benjamin remains No. 2 all-time in the world in the event and No. 1 all-time in the U.S. In a 400 hurdles race in Monaco last week, he edged Warholm and also defeated 2023 world champion Alison dos Santos of Brazil, the Tokyo bronze medalist. If all three men reach the final, Warholm's world record of 45.94 seconds could be in jeopardy.

First round: Aug. 5

Repechage (second chance) round: Aug. 6

Semifinals: Aug. 7

Championship: Aug. 9

Charlotte Buck

United States rowing

The Nyack native, who started rowing with the Rockland Rowing Association after graduating from Nyack High in 2014 , gained All-American status at Columbia University but was overlooked for inclusion on the U.S. rowing team until COVID hit and her performance on an erg rowing machine, monitored virtually, could not be overlooked.

Invited to training camp, she defied odds by winning a place on the U.S. women's eight boat for the Tokyo Olympics. Her boat made the Olympic final but finished just off the medal stand in fourth place. Now Buck, 29, is looking to add to her medal collection after winning silver with her team at last year's World Championships.

Opening heats: July 29

Repechage: Aug. 1

Championship: Aug. 3

United States women's soccer

Coffey, who grew up in Sleepy Hollow and starred in soccer at The Masters School in Dobbs Ferry and then at Boston College and Penn State, will play midfield on the U.S. women's team.

The 25-year-old, who registered a 42 goals and 54 assists in five collegiate seasons, is a defensive midfielder for the Portland Storm and helped that team win the National Women's Soccer League championship as a rookie in 2022. That year, she was named first team all-NWSL.

Coffey first appeared with the U.S.. national team in 2022.

Group stage B opener, U.S. vs. Zambia: July 25

Group stage B second games, U.S. vs. Germany: July 29

Group stage B third games, U.S. vs. Australia, July 31

Quarterfinals: Aug. 3

Semifinals: Aug. 6

Bronze medal game: Aug 9

Championship: Aug. 10

Kate Douglass

United States swimming

Douglass, who graduated in 2019 from Pelham High and in 2023 from the University of Virginia, where she gained All-American honors multiple times each of her four years swimming for the Cavaliers, won bronze during the Tokyo Olympics in the 200-meter individual medley.

Douglass, who competed locally for the Westchester Aquatic Club and then Chelsea Piers Aquatic Club in Stamford, Connecticut, captured gold in the recent U.S. Olympic Trials in the 100-meter freestyle and 200-meter breaststroke , as well as the 200 IM.

The 22-year-old, who began setting national age-group records in her early teens, has won 21 medals at world championships. Including five golds in individual events. Douglass, who concluded her final NCAA season in 2023 with seven gold medals − three in individual events − won 200 IM world titles both last year and this year, making her the favorite in that event.

100-meter freestyle initial heats and semifinals: July 30

100-meter free championship: July 31

200-meter breaststroke initial heats and semifinals: July 31

200-meter breastroke championship: Aug. 1

200-meter individual medley initial heats and semifinals: Aug. 2

200-meter individual medley championship: Aug. 3

Sabrina Fang

Canada fencing

A 2023 Rye Country Day School graduate, Fang will represent her native Canada in fencing as a member of the women's foil team.

She gained second-team All-Ivy League honors during her recently-concluded freshman year at Princeton University.

A native of British Columbia, Fang was a member of the Canadian foil team that won gold at the 2022 Pan-American Games. While at RCDS, Fang trained at the Tim Morehouse Fencing Club in Port Chester.

Eric Favors

Ireland track and field

The 2015 North Rockland High graduate starred in both football and track at North Rockland, where he was indoor and outdoor state champion in the shot put as a senior.

Competing on a track scholarship for the University of South Carolina, Favors finished second in the SEC in 2021 in outdoor shot.

American-born, Favors has competed for Ireland since 2017, after successfully applying for dual citizenship made possible by the fact his maternal grandmother was born there. In qualifying for Paris based on his world ranking, Favors, who primarily trains in Pennsylvania, became Ireland's first Olympic shot put thrower in 30 years.

Shot put qualification flights: Aug. 2

Shot put championship: Aug 3

McLain Ward

United States equestrian

Over the past two decades, the 48-year-old Brewster resident has enjoyed marked success on the Olympic stage. In France, he'll compete in Olympic show jumping for a fifth time.

Ward, who first rode to a team gold medal at the 2004 Games in Athens, Greece, will team with his 11-year-old gelding, Ilex.

Ward also won team gold at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China and won team silver at both the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and at the COVID-delayed Tokyo Games in 2021.

Jumping team qualifier: Aug. 1

Jumping team championship: Aug. 2

Jumping individual qualifier Aug. 5

Jumping indvidual championship: Aug. 6

Odds-defying story continues: Rockland native Charlotte Buck ready for second Olympics with Team USA rowing

Claire Weinstein

At 17, the youngest local athlete to qualify to compete in this year's Olympics is Weinstein, who formerly swam for the Lake Isle swim club of Eastchester, the Westchester Aquatic Club and for White Plains High Schoo. She finished second at the Olympic Trials in the 200-meter freestyle .

In Paris, Weinstein, who now lives in Nevada and competes for the Las Vegas-based club team Sandpipers of Nevada, is expected to compete in both the 200 free and 4x200 free relay.

At just 15, she swam as part of the gold medal-winning U.S. 4x200 team at the 2022 World Championships.

200-meter freestyle opening heats and semifinals, July 28

200-meter free championship, July 29

4-x-200 heats and championship: Aug. 1

Nancy Haggerty covers cross-country, track & field, field hockey, skiing, basketball, girls lacrosse and other sporting events for The Journal News/lohud. Follow her on Twitter at @HaggertyNancy. 

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Barstool owner rescued by Coast Guard after losing control of boat off Nantucket

In an image taken from Monday, July 15, 2024, video, provided by Dave Portnoy, Portnoy speaks about his rescue at sea by the U.S. Coast Guard off the coast of the island of Nantucket, Mass. The Coast Guard confirms it rescued the founder of the Barstool Sports website after a boating accident off of Nantucket. (Dave Portnoy via AP)

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The owner and founder of Barstool Sports lost control of a boat off Massachusetts before being rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard.

Dave Portnoy, 47, said in a TikTok video that the harrowing Monday rescue off Nantucket happened after he unhooked his boat from buoys. Heavy winds then caused him to drift out to sea, and his engine was dead, he said.

Portnoy said another boater saw that he was in distress and radioed the Coast Guard.

Coast Guard rescuers towed the boat back to mooring, Portnoy said. He said he appreciated the work of the “four burly dudes” who rescued him, and that he might be finished with boating for a while.

“Captain Dave lives to tell another tale. Third time as captain, already lost at sea. It’s a dangerous game, the sea’s angry my friends,” Portnoy said via TikTok.

Portnoy, who maintains a robust online presence and has millions of followers, used another social media channel, X, to thank the Coast Guard on Monday. The Coast Guard responded with a message for Miss Peaches, Portnoy’s pit bull.

“Any time, Dave,” the Coast Guard posted, with a pair of smiling emoji. “Tell Miss Peaches we love her.”

Portnoy founded Barstool Sports in 2003 in the Boston area. The sports and pop culture website has more than 16 million followers on Instagram.

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Big Green to Paris: Molly Reckford

Reckford '15 is set to compete in her second olympic games.

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Molly Reckford is returning to the Olympics in the lightweight women's double sculls, and it's with her same partner from the 2020 Tokyo games — Michelle Sechser.   This summer's Olympics will feature lightweight rowing events for the final time, which only adds to Reckford's motivation.   "If you win the Olympics, you are the forever Olympic champion in this boat class," she said. "I'm really trying to push my limits and see what I can do when I fully dedicate myself and have enough time to develop."   Reckford is referring to three additional years of development and experience she currently owns compared to the 2020 Olympics, which took place in the summer of 2021 in Tokyo due to COVID-19.

The start of the 2024 Olympic selection process began last fall at Speed Order in Sarasota, Florida.   "It's an opportunity to show your speed before major selection begins," said Reckford.  

The year, the lightweights and open weights all raced each other.   "They said you're all racing each other; the lightweights will weigh in before the race and they'll get a designation," said Reckford. "I came in third place overall, second place for lightweights."   All the racing at that point in the process was in singles. Reckford's Speed Order success, coupled with her second-place finish in the lightweight double sculls at World Cup II in 2023 in Varese, left no doubt she would be invited to Colorado Springs for altitude training camp.   "Camp is at about six and a half thousand feet of altitude," said Reckford. "We spent three weeks there training on land — on the erg on a basketball court."   Next up was Winter Speed Order in Florida, which saw Reckford win the time trial.

"That was a pretty phenomenal race," she said. "I posted the fastest time for all the women in the heats and got third place overall (fastest lightweight woman). I really pushed the pace early in the regatta, so it was a very good testament of the training I had been doing."   The next step in the Olympic qualification process featured invitations to selection camp in Florida.  

"It was about a three-week process," said Reckford. "Through that camp, I was selected to the lightweight double. Michelle, my partner from Tokyo, and I posted the fastest time together and we were selected to be the Olympic boat."   Since the selection in March, Reckford and Secher have been working hard. They have been in Princeton, New Jersey with the other Olympic rowers at the USRowing Training Center.   On July 5, all the U.S. Olympics rowers are heading to Italy.   "We're headed north of Milan and we'll have around a three-week training camp there before Paris," said Reckford. "We'll get adjusted to the time and the heat. It also separates us from distractions."   What does an average day of training look like? Reckford shared one day's schedule from her time at Princeton.   The athletes were being housed in a hotel and slept with a tent over their beds, which sucks out the oxygen to mimic a high-altitude environment.   "I normally wake up around 5:45, I'm at practice around 6:45 and we meet our coaches at 7:15," she said. "Morning practice takes about two hours."   Morning practice normally features around 22 kilometers of training. After practice on her example day, Reckford had some work meetings (she works for Broadridge Financial Solutions) then an hour-long weightlifting session. Right after lunch, she also completed a 90-minute training session on the erg.  

"This day featured about five hours of training," said Reckford. "I later ran to the grocery store, got some food and the women from the lightweight double, the open weight double, the single and the quad all had dinner together. We spent about an hour just hanging out, chatting and enjoying each other's company, then I was in bed around 7:30.   "Because we're in a high-volume time in our training zone, it can be brutally tough, so we need to maximize sleep."   Moving forward into the weeks leading into the Olympic Games, which begin on July 26, Reckford feels much more prepared her second time around.   "Everything was a rush for Tokyo, and I didn't have a lot of confidence," she said.

As Reckford learned, once rowers are on the water, it's like any other race. The biggest adjustment comes with handling everything surrounding the event.   "We (rowers) often don't get a lot of media attention; we're often left on our own and a lot of us like it that way," said Reckford. "In Tokyo, every time you left a race or practice, you had to walk through reporters and talk to them. It was very hard at times.   "I made a mistake in one of our races and was upset, but had to get off the water and talk to all these reporters about how I made a mistake," Reckford continued. "Being more emotionally and mentally prepared for all the non-sport things that come up is going to be really valuable."   One thing Reckford didn't realize going into Tokyo was how available resources would be.   "The recovery rooms, the dining halls and the accessibility to sports medicine, anything you could dream of that you might need was there and available to you," she said. "Part of the Olympic experience is experiencing what it feels like to be a headliner."   As Reckford said, there is nothing else in the world quite like the Olympic Village.   "Whatever you dreamed of, make it five percent better and that's the Olympic Village," she said. "There's just so much going on, there's so many people and everybody's dressed proudly representing their countries. There are all these different styles and different athletes. It's really hard to imagine how great it is until you've experienced it."

Reckford can't wait to experience it again in Paris. Hopes are high for Reckford and her doubles partner Sechser.   Reckford is most focused on the process.   "Finishing that final race knowing there's nothing else I could have given, and feeling confident that I did everything I could, that's what success will look like for me," she said. "Showing up and being able to do your best on the day is really all you can ask for.   "I want to finish that race and know that I couldn't have taken one more stroke."

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Inside the design of intricate, crystal-patterned U.S. Olympic gymnastics team leotards

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The day after hearing their names called as members of the 2024 U.S. gymnastics team in front of a sold-out crowd in Minneapolis’ Target Center, Simone Biles, Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey and Hezly Rivera assembled on an NBC stage in front of an exclusive audience. Each gymnast received a red box labeled with a gold plate that read “made exclusively for” with their name. On three, each gymnast opened their box.

A sparkling, star-spangled leotard glittered inside.

“They were in awe,” said Jeanne Diaz, the design mastermind behind the U.S. Olympic leotards.

Simone Biles, Suni Lee and Jordan Chiles show off some of the U.S. team’s leotards for the Paris Olympics. (Photo Illustration by GK Elite Sportswear)

While trying to recapture team gold in Paris, the Americans will wear an eight-piece leotard collection that aims to take the Olympic leotard to new heights of both fashion and function. Don’t let the crystals — up to 10,000 on one — be a distraction. These bedazzled bodysuits are just as tough as the athletes who wear them.

“We are charged to create this beautiful intersection of fashion and sport and the Team USA leotard represents that at its pinnacle,” GK Elite CEO Matt Cowan said. “But ultimately they’re there to perform. They’re there to win gold medals.”

U.S. gymnasts show off some of their custom leotard options for the Paris Olympics. (Photo Illustration by GK Elite Sportswear)

Diaz’s Olympic process starts two years before the Games. The GK Elite gymnastics design director started planning in August 2022, compiling a mood board for a theme that could unify the collection. The Olympic host city provided a perfect muse.

Paris — one of the fashion capitals of the world and the city of light — is reflected in a pearl-studded white leotard inspired by couture runway gowns, the delicate art nouveau embellishments that loop and curve across an ombre bodice, and an Eiffel Tower-inspired crystal pattern that looks like a firework bursting in the sky.

But the leotard slated for the team final is Diaz’s favorite.

One sleeve is decorated with crystal stars on a blue background as red and silver crystals cut diagonally across a white body. The design evokes an athlete wrapped in an American flag.

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“We want to make sure that when spectators, when viewers at home are watching the Games, they know exactly who Team USA is without seeing the USA on the hip of their leotards,” Diaz said.

The same way athletes continuously upgrade skills and push the boundaries of the sport, GK Elite, which manufactured the U.S. Olympic leotards under deals with Adidas and Under Armour before finally putting its logo on the Olympic garment for the first time in Tokyo, always feels pressure to one-up itself. The Paris Olympics collection supercharged the classic solid red U.S. leotard with an innovative stretch satin more commonly used in high fashion designs. It’s the first time GK Elite has brought the fabric’s unique shine to a leotard, Diaz said.

Each athlete will receive eight competition leotards that have a combined 47,102 crystals. Thousands of the jewels are hand-glued by workers in the company’s Reading, Pa., factory. The white leotard adds 970 pearls, a new twist on the usual leotard embellishment. Each garment’s retail price would be pushing $5,000, Cowan said.

The number of crystals on each leotard seems to increase exponentially with each Olympic cycle, but Diaz believes they may truly be approaching the limit. While gymnasts never turn down more bling, Diaz never forgets the mission of function. Designers wouldn’t put crystals near the leg line or under the arms where they could be uncomfortable during competition.

A close look at details on the U.S. gymnastic team’s Paris Olympics leotards. (GK Elite Sportswear)

“I want them to feel extremely confident, beautiful, powerful,” Diaz said. “I don’t want them to have to worry about their leotard. I want them to feel so confident in what they’re wearing, not only the aesthetics of what they’re wearing, but also the function of what they’re wearing, that they can really focus on their performance.”

All fabrics used by GK Elite must pass a rigorous four-way stretch test, Diaz said, to ensure they can keep up as gymnasts contort their bodies into a tornado of flips and twists. Making sure the leg line stays in place during competition is also necessary because gymnasts can get marked for deductions for pulling on their leotards.

Advancements in fabric technology allowed the leotard to graduate from an ill-fitting one-piece to today’s highly contoured garments. Simple leotard designs started getting bolder in the 1980s after Mary Lou Retton became the first American woman to win Olympic all-around gold in a white leotard with red stripes running down one sleeve and white stars on a blue background cutting diagonally across her torso. The 1996 Magnificent Seven’s blue sleeve with stars with red and white stripes on the other arm remains an iconic design that inspired GK’s ideas for Rio, Tokyo and Paris.

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Women’s gymnastics reigns as one of the most popular and commercially influential Olympic sports. The leotard helps lift star gymnasts into the mainstream. Gold medalists Biles and Lee walked at the Met Gala months after the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Former UCLA gymnast Nia Dennis, who went viral earlier that year for her Black excellence floor routine , turned her star power into the opening position at the Met. Her blue unitard designed by Stella McCartney for Adidas wasn’t just a fashion statement. It held up during Dennis’ acrobatic tumbling performance on the Met steps.

“It goes back to the ‘look good, feel good’ mentality,” Dennis said. “When that leotard comes on, it’s showtime.”

Gymnasts can also use their uniforms to send a message. UCLA, one of the nation’s most popular college gymnastics programs, debuted a black and gold “Black excellence” leotard in 2021. The German women’s Olympic team wore full-length unitards at the European championships in 2021 and during the Tokyo Olympics to push back against the sexualization of girls and women in the sport.

While U.S. gymnasts have not expressed an interest in shifting to full-length bodysuits for competition, GK Elite would be ready to provide a design.

“Ultimately we have to provide whatever the athlete asks for,” Cowan said. “The athletes are first and foremost.”

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The designs for the Paris Olympics were the first to incorporate feedback from a survey sent out to all national team members. The questionnaire asked athletes about preferences for necklines, fabrics and colors. Through working with many top athletes — including Olympic team members Biles, Lee, Chiles and Carey, who have leotard partnerships with GK — Diaz already has a sense of what gymnasts want, but the survey results confirmed her ideas.

Athletes wanted all patriotic colors and were open to all sorts of necklines: scoop, high or V. All are represented in the eight-piece collection, and gymnasts can choose which ones they want to wear for individual event competition. The athletes were open to a variety of fabrics, including velvet, a more “throwback” fabric, said Erica Schnebel, GK Elite’s director of marketing. The design team took the feedback and helped modernize the vintage fabric by using it for details in a black leotard across the collar and around the waist.

The final designs were all approved by USA Gymnastics last year before production, which turns Diaz’s original drawings into the one-of-a-kind creations on the floor. Under the arena lights, the thousands of crystals catch the light like a turning disco ball.

The only things that sparkle brighter could be the medals on the podium.

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UEFA EURO 2024: Meet the winners

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How they got there, top scorers, pedigree, key players and the coach – all you need to know about UEFA EURO 2024 winners Spain.

Route to glory

Group B winners 3-0 vs Croatia (Berlin, 15 June) 1-0 vs Italy (Gelsenkirchen, 20 June) 1-0 vs Albania (Düsseldorf, 24 June)

Round of 16 4-1 vs Georgia (Cologne, 30 June)

Quarter-final 2-1 aet vs Germany (Stuttgart, 5 July)

Semi-final 2-1 vs France (Munich, 9 July)

Final 2-1 vs England (Berlin, 10 July)

Previous EURO best : Winners (1964, 2008, 2012) Previous EURO finals : 1964 (W vs Soviet Union), 1984 (L vs France), 2008 (W vs Germany), 2012 (W vs Italy) EURO 2020 : Semi-finals, lost 4-2 on penalties to Italy (1-1 aet)

EURO 2024 in brief

La Roja were in excellent form in Germany, winning all seven games while scoring 15 goals and conceding only four in the process. Winger Lamine Yamal made history by becoming the youngest player ever to appear at a EURO against Croatia as Spain made light work of a tough group that also included holders Italy.

Yamal laid on an assist as Spain showed their mettle to overcome hosts Germany in extra time in the quarter-finals, and an even more prodigious goalscoring feat ensued in the semi-final with his match-turning equaliser. In Berlin, Spain overcame England to become the first side to win four EURO titles.

Coach: Luis de la Fuente

A likeable Basque with a winning habit. He led Spanish national teams to EURO glory at age-group levels – Under-19s in 2015 and U21s in 2019 – and his senior team beat Italy and Croatia in winning the UEFA Nations League last summer.

De la Fuente, who won the Spanish Liga as a full-back with Athletic Club, has generated a stand-out atmosphere, mentality and playing style since arriving in Germany; basically, his squad loved playing for him.

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Spain are the only national team to have won three continental and world titles in a row: EURO 2008, the 2010 World Cup and EURO 2012. They are now the only national team to win EURO four times.

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