Love for the Olympics -- TUESDAY CARDINAL COUPLE

Every four years, the world gets to witness the best athletes in the word compete against each other in the Summer Olympics. For me, this has meant spending hours each day on the couch watching tv. It doesn't matter what sport is on, I'm gladly watching.

I always cheer harder when I see a Louisville athlete or Team USA competing. Team USA women's indoor volleyball fell in a tight five-setter yesterday that included former Kentucky player Avery Skinner. Over the weekend, Lee Keifer won gold in the women's fencing. Keifer is another Kentucky alum. Many of the Louisville alums have not participated in their respective sports yet other than Carlik Jones and South Sudan, who won their opening men's basketball game in pool play.

The public certainly has their favorite sports such as swimming and diving, track and field, gymnastics, and basketball, but there are plenty of exciting sports to watch. Over the last couple Summer Olympics, I have become quite interested in water polo, handball, and rugby.

You might hear well-known names such as Simone Biles (gymnastics), Coco Gauff (tennis), Katie Ledecky (swimming), and LeBron James (basketball), all who are favored to reach the podium for their respective sports.

Team USA has fared well so far in the overall medal count and leads all countries, but the gold medals have been sparse. The United States are several gold behind countries such as Japan, China, France, Australia, and South Korea. The Olympic Games are still in their youth for 2024 with two weeks to go, so we will keep an eye out how things play out. We will also make sure to share any news and updates of our beloved Louisville athletes competing in the games.

USA gold medal count:

-Lee Keifer, women's fencing

-Torri Huske, women's 100m butterfly

-Jack Alexy, Chris Guiliano, Hunter Armstrong, and Caeleb Dressel, men's 4x100m freestyle relay

Happy Tuesday, Go Cards, and Go Team USA!

Jared