Sydney Bergan

1 week ago | usatoday.com | Sydney Bergan |Veronica Bravo

If you haven't participated in America's favorite pastime of waiting at your local department of motor vehicles or driver's license bureau recently, now's your chance. The 2005 REAL ID Act is taking effect on May 7, which has new requirements for state-issued identification cards like driver's licenses. So, if you use a state-issued license without a REAL ID star on it as your primary form of identification at an airport, you may not be able to fly at all.

Aug 5, 2024 | usatoday.com | Sydney Bergan |Traci Lee

At the 2024 Paris Games, speed climbing will have an Olympic medal for the first time. During the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, speed climbing was part of the single sport climbing event that combined three disciplines. Speed climber Emma Hunt walks fans through what to look for when watching speed climbing at the Olympics, from the paths athletes take up the 15-meter wall to the gear that keeps them safe.

Aug 5, 2024 | aol.com | Sydney Bergan |Traci Lee

August 5, 2024 at 5:06 AMAfter winning gold at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, in 2023, climber Jesse Grupper is continuing to chase his dreams at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Grupper represents Team USA in sport climbing, which has been separated at Paris into two events (speed; boulder and lead) after making its debut as a single event in Tokyo. Grupper is currently the top-ranked U.S. men’s lead climber and third-ranked in boulder and lead.

Aug 3, 2024 | usatoday.com | Sydney Bergan |Traci Lee

After making its debut at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, skateboarding is returning for its second Olympics.  Bryce Wettstein, who will be representing women’s park skateboarding for Team USA, shares some of her favorite tricks (including one she makes up on the spot) with fans who are eagerly awaiting the competition. This will be Wettstein’s second Olympics. She finished sixth in Tokyo in women’s park skateboarding.

Aug 2, 2024 | usatoday.com | Sydney Bergan |Traci Lee

Nail polish, second warm-ups and very specific arm movements. Those are just some of the superstitions some Olympic swimmers follow before getting in the water. Team USA’s Paige Madden interviews some of her teammates ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics, including five-time Olympic medalist Lilly King and six-time World Championships long-course gold medalist Nic Fink, about things they can’t skip before competitions.