Sofia Kenin and Iga Swiatek will play in the French Open final on Saturday after sweeping their semifinals at Roland Garros.
Even before the coronavirus pandemic wiped the Summer Olympics off the 2020 sports calendar, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee was an organization in peril. “Last year I talked about evolution and ‘Jurassic Park,’” chair Susanne Lyons said, in a nod to the changes the USOPC had embarked upon, pre-COVID. Both Lyons and CEO Sarah Hirshland spent most of their speeches discussing challenges the USOPC is facing and actions it has taken to change.
Kjeld Nuis, the 2018 Olympic 1000m and 1500m speed skating champion from the Netherlands, tested positive for the coronavirus.