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Mark Zeigler

PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 28: PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 28: The Olympic cauldron is pictured trough Olympic rings as it stands high near Louvre Museum on day two of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at on July 28, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images) (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)

A look at the winners and losers as curtain closes on memorable Olympic Games

August 12, 2024 at 10:18 a.m.

Here are the winners and losers from the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

Andy Macdonald, shown here at Magdalena Ecke Family YMCA Skate Park in Encinitas, will be 51 when he represents Great Britain in the park competition at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Andy Macdonald, the 51-year-old Olympic skateboarder, ready for another ride

August 6, 2024 at 10:33 a.m.

'Uncle Andy' has a son 2 years older than the other two Team GB skateboarders, who are both 16.

A beach volleyball court under the shadow of the Eiffel Tower

An ailing Olympic movement turns to Paris for salvation

July 26, 2024 at 12:44 p.m.

Organizers hope the Paris games can be groundbreaking while splitting with tradition

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