Emily Giambalvo

Washington, D.C.

Sports reporter

Education: University of Georgia, BBA in management information systems

Emily Giambalvo is a sports reporter focusing on data-driven projects with the enterprise and investigations team. She covered University of Maryland football and men’s basketball from 2018 to 2023, and she has contributed to The Post’s coverage of the Olympics, gymnastics and national college sports. Emily grew up in South Carolina and graduated from the University of Georgia.
Latest from Emily Giambalvo

U.S. officials didn’t object to key claim in Jordan Chiles medal case, document shows

After winning bronze at the Paris Olympics, Chiles, an American gymnast, was stripped of her medal over a technicality. A new report sheds light on that decision.

August 14, 2024
Jordan Chiles will have to return her bronze medal after a CAS ruling. (Toni L. Sandys/The Washington Post)

Court turns down appeal on Jordan Chiles’s bronze medal, but the fight isn’t over

The Court of Arbitration for Sport denied USA Gymnastics’ efforts to restore Jordan Chiles’s bronze, a major blow to the federation’s hopes.

August 12, 2024

She coached Simone Biles. Next up: Reviving a dormant NCAA dynasty.

Cecile Landi is trading elite gymnastics for the NCAA. Landi is heading to the University of Georgia to be the co-head coach tasked with revitalizing a program with historic success but recent struggles.

August 12, 2024

All the ways Team USA dominated the Olympic medal table

More than 40 percent of U.S. Olympians will leave Paris with a medal.

August 11, 2024

USA Gymnastics submits new evidence after Jordan Chiles loses Olympic bronze

After the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s ruling, the U.S. governing body said it had new video that proved the inquiry that benefited Chiles was submitted in time.

August 11, 2024
Simone Biles, Rebeca Andrade and Jordan Chiles show off their medals after the floor final Monday.

Olympic gymnastics is for the olds* now

*OK, they’re not that old. But the women’s medalists in Paris were the oldest in 60 years, a Post analysis shows.

August 7, 2024
Women's floor exercise medalists, from left, Simone Biles (silver), Brazil's Rebeca Andrade (gold) and American Jordan Chiles (bronze)

Over a decade, Simone Biles’s scores add up to global domination

A close look at the Olympic and world championship scores since 2013 shows how the gymnast has been in a league of her own.

August 6, 2024
Simone Biles celebrates after her all-around gold medal.

How Jordan Chiles went from fifth place to Olympic floor bronze

After the floor competition concluded, Chiles’s coaches quickly appealed her score, and the judges agreed.

August 5, 2024
Jordan Chiles shows off the bronze medal that initially appeared to belong to someone else.

Simone Biles, in Paris finale, stumbles but still shines

Biles fell from the beam and stumbled in her floor routine, costing her more Olympic gold. But her comeback is still complete.

August 5, 2024
Simone Biles reacts after stumbling out of bounds during her floor routine.

The best French gymnast at the Olympics won bars gold — for Algeria

After dispute with France’s federation, Kaylia Nemour represented Algeria at the Paris Games. China’s Qiu Qiyuan took silver; American Sunisa Lee won bronze.

August 4, 2024
Kaylia Nemour had vocal support among the crowd at Bercy Arena.