Olympics

Sophie Hediger -- a Swiss snowboarder who competed in the 2022 Beijing Games -- was tragically killed in an avalanche on Monday. She was just 26 years old.

Switzerland's skiing federation announced the heartbreaking news on Tuesday -- revealing the incident happened at the Arosa resort.

"We are stunned," Swiss-Ski CEO Walter Reusser said in a statement, "and our thoughts are with Sophie's family, to whom we express our deepest condolences."

Dennis Rodman's bad dad apology to his soccer star daughter Trinity fell flat ... with the Olympic gold medalist calling the mea culpa a "joke," and declaring she's done trying to fix her relationship with her pops.

The drama came to a head earlier this week when the Washington Spirit forward appeared on the "Call Her Daddy" podcast and called out her absentee father, accusing him of only showing up for PR stunts.

"He's not a dad," Trinity said. "Maybe by blood, but nothing else."

Simone Biles did backflips while watching her husband's football game Sunday ... not literally, but she was pretty dang excited when he made a dynamic play.

The gold medal gymnast was in Chicago Sunday to watch Jonathan Owens' Chicago Bears take on the Minnesota Vikings ... and, in a particularly important moment, her man came up with a big stop short of the goal line.

Owens comes up and rips the ball out of running back Aaron Jones' hands ... running off toward the sideline with his prize.

The legend of the viral breakdancing sensation Raygun continues to grow long after the Olympics -- 'cause her routine is now a part of "Call of Duty!!"

The latest iteration of the first-person shooter series dropped its Season One Battle Pass on Thursday ... with many people noticing one emotes paid homage to the Australian.

Plenty of gamers loved the idea of including Raygun ... with one wanting to throw their cold-hard cash at it immediately.

Camryn Bynum's viral Raygun-inspired interception celebration is getting a perfect score from the Australian sensation herself ... with the breaker sharing a real-time reaction to the Vikings player's tribute!!

Raygun -- real name Rachael Gunn -- sent TMZ Sports a clip of her watching the defensive back's moves following his game-clinching pick ... and needless to say, she felt it was worthy of an Olympic medal.

"Finishing with the kangaroo. Teammates got involved, crowds cheering, that's a celebration," she said.

Camryn Bynum is hoping to parlay his Raygun interception celebration into a meeting with the famous breakdancer ... telling TMZ Sports he's "1,000 percent" down to collab with her in some way this offseason.

If you missed it ... the Minnesota Vikings safety paid homage to the Olympics star in incredible fashion on Sunday afternoon -- after he picked off a Mac Jones pass to seal a win for his squad in Jacksonville.

Bynum got up from the endzone turf and immediately mimicked each one of the moves Rachael Gunn made famous during the Paris Games last August. It ended up being such a good impression, Gunn herself even gave her stamp of approval!

Minnesota Vikings safety Cam Bynum dedicated his third interception of the season to infamous break-dancer Raygun ... and his celebration after the highlight made it all the way to the Australian Olympian -- who gave it a perfect 10!!

The 26-year-old safety mimicked Raygun's viral moves after he picked off Mac Jones' pass late in the fourth quarter of the Vikes' 12-7 win at EverBank Stadium ... and naturally, the footage quickly made rounds on social media.

Bynum clearly did his homework ... perfectly executing the moves that made Raygun a household name for all the wrong reasons at the Paris 2024 Games.

Jordan Chiles' fight to keep her Olympic bronze is far from over ... with the Team USA star breaking down in tears over the controversy -- saying the medal is rightfully hers.

The 23-year-old was deeply emotional in an interview with Hoda Kotb on "Today" ... revisiting how officials claimed her coach's appeal was submitted four seconds late, despite footage appearing to show otherwise.

Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu was reinstated to third place and awarded the bronze medal ... and even though four months have passed, the matter is clearly still affecting Chiles.

Forget dinner and a movie ... Simone Biles and her husband, Bears safety Jonathan Owens, had something else in mind for date night in Chicago -- a Bulls game!

The famous couple were even gifted custom jerseys by the organization for pullin' up.

Simone and Jonathan -- who married in 2023 -- were spotted sitting courtside at the United Center on Thursday to watch Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves face their Bulls.

Noah Lyles is the Fastest Man Alive, but the Olympic gold medalist almost lost his title to a content creator ... narrowly beating IShowSpeed in a 50-meter dash!!

The wild showdown happened on Speed's live stream on Tuesday ... and $100k was on the line. If the Team USA hero got the dub, the dough would go to charity ... and if the internet superstar pulled off the upset, a random fan would get the fat payday.

After sorting out the specifics of the race, the two crouched down and waited for MrBeast to fire the starter pistol -- and they were off!!

Rachael "Raygun" Gunn is done with competitive breaking ... she revealed this week she's calling it quits due to all of the hate that was spewed her way following her viral performance in the Olympics.

The 37-year-old made the announcement while on The Jimmy & Nath Show ... explaining that everything she went through in France and its aftermath has sapped all of the joy she used to get out of competing.

"I don't think people should feel crap about the way they dance," she said ... before adding, "I still break, but I don't compete. I'm not going to compete anymore."

Shaun White and Nina Dobrev are ready to take their relationship to the next level ... the couple are officially engaged after 5 years together.

The "Vampire Diaries" actress shared her happy engagement news on Instagram Wednesday, where she penned a caption seemingly inspired by the upcoming Halloween holiday.

Alongside a series of sweet photos from the proposal, Nina wrote ... "RIP boyfriend, hello fiancé 💍♾️."

The top content creators of the past year have been announced ... and notable sports figures like Livvy Dunne, the Paul brothers and Flau'jae Johnson made the cut -- thanks to their fat wallets and huge audiences!!

The list dropped on Monday ... with Forbes taking every influencer's follower count, engagement rates and lucrative earnings over the past year into consideration when coming up with the rankings.

Logan Paul was the first athlete to make it into the upper tier of the top 50 ... securing 12th place thanks to his WWE career and brands like Prime, Lunchly and his clothing company.

According to the outlet, the 29-year-old made $9.8 million this year.

Swimmer-turned-OnlyFans creator Luana Alonso is getting the chance to turn her flippers into money makers ... with a popular sex doll company sending her an offer to team up and sell replicas of her feet!!

TMZ Sports obtained a letter form the folks at RealDoll ... which details how the retired Paraguayan Olympian can rake in a ton of dough with her toes -- while also giving the foot lovers out there something they can enjoy.

"At RealDoll, we pride ourselves on offering our clients unique, customized and life-like creations that help them connect with their fans in a truly personal way," the letter says. "With your growing success, we believe there is an exciting opportunity for us to collaborate."

Suni Lee might be an Olympic hero, but she still gets starstruck when meeting her favorite artists ... 'cause the Team USA gymnast fangirled out while watching LISA at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show -- and then they hung out at the after-party!!

The gold medalist was present at the big event ... and before all the models did their thing on the runway, she revealed she was excited to watch Tyla and the BLACKPINK member perform.

"Like, I'm obsessed with both of them," Lee told Olivia Culpo, who told her she just missed the K-pop superstar walking by and she looked "drop-dead gorgeous."