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Andscape at the Olympics: Talking US women’s sports from Simone Biles to Sha’Carri Richardson
Ari Chambers, William C. Rhoden and Marc J. Spears discuss gymnastics, track and field, the Caitlin Clark question, USA Basketball and more
Andscape at the Olympics is an ongoing series exploring the Black athletes and culture around the 2024 Paris Games.
PARIS – Welcome to Andscape at the Olympics, a video series in which Andscape columnist William C. Rhoden, senior NBA writer Marc J. Spears and Andscape/ESPN commentator Ari Chambers discuss the key topics about Black athletes and culture at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
In Episode 2, the crew gathers at Le Gramont to give their take on the opening ceremony (0:45), the vibe surrounding women’s sports at the Games from gymnast Simone Biles making even more history to rapper Flavor Flav supporting women’s water polo (9:08) and the racial tone of France toward Black people (11:57). Then they turn their attention to the state of the 5×5 USA women’s basketball team (15:20), the Caitlin Clark and Team USA (16:20), 3×3 basketball (18:25), Black men in gymnastics (20:10), and the outlook for USA men’s and women’s basketball (21:25). Finally, they conclude by discussing what Chambers is looking forward to in women’s track and field, including sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson (24:59) and more.