Team USA secured its first-ever silver in the figure skating team event with 65 points, narrowly edging Japan's 63-point ...

All Olympic beach volleyball matches are best two-out-of-three sets. The first two sets are played to 21 points by rally ...

Each Olympic taekwondo match consists of three rounds, with each round lasting two minutes. There is a one-minute break in ...

A volleyball match begins when the ball is served into play. A team may touch the ball three times – not counting blocks – on ...

The main objective in wrestling is to pin the opponent, which is achieved by holding his or her shoulder blades to the mat ...

The Paris Olympic Games feature 16 canoeing events under two primary disciplines: canoe slalom and canoe sprint. The kayak ...

The jumping competition is comprised of three events and takes place over the course of four days. Taking place over the ...

At the Olympics, all dives are scored by a panel of judges. The judges rate the execution (and synchronization, for synchro ...

All races are 2,000 meters, referred to as "2K." There are six lanes in each race. The six lanes are clearly marked by buoys ...

Bouts will be scored using a traditional "10-point must system," which is the most commonly used scoring system in boxing. At ...

In each match of the individual events, athletes compete head-to-head in a best-of-five set, or “end” format, similar to ...

The platform used by men and women at the Olympics is a flat, rigid, non-slip surface elevated 10 meters (roughly 32 feet, 9 1/2 inches) above the water. The height is comparable to that of a ...