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Displaying all articles tagged:
2020 Olympics
sports!
Aug. 6, 2021
The Best Things We’ve Seen at the Olympics So Far
A swim coach horny for gold, teens shredding the skateboarding category, and more.
By
Claire Lampen
and
Mia Mercado
the goat
Aug. 3, 2021
Simone Biles Double Pikes Her Way to Bronze
Balance beam! Balance beam!
By
Devon Ivie
tokyo olympics
Aug. 2, 2021
Belarusian Sprinter Gets Asylum After Abrupt Olympic Exit
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya refused to return to Belarus after coaches pulled her from competition without notice.
By
Claire Lampen
vulture sports!
Aug. 2, 2021
Simone Biles Is Planning to Compete on Balance Beam Tuesday
The GOAT’s last chance at gold at the Tokyo Olympic Games.
By
Zoe Haylock
vulture sports
July 31, 2021
The GOAT Withdraws From the Individual All-Around Competition
Biles has now withdrawn from the vault, uneven bars, and floor events.
By
Devon Ivie
culture
July 29, 2021
A Show of Strength
Simone Biles proved how courageous she is, even if it wasn’t in the way we expected.
By
Ashley Stoney
buffering
July 29, 2021
Is This NBC’s Nightmare Olympics Scenario?
Low ratings, Peacock complaints, and unhappy advertisers: Welcome to Tokyo.
By
Josef Adalian
tokyo olympics
July 29, 2021
Suni Lee Secures Olympic Gold in All-Around Gymnastics
Making history as the first Hmong American Olympian.
By
Zoe Haylock
culture
July 28, 2021
No, Simone Biles Isn’t a Quitter
The gymnastics superstar is in the middle of her greatest fight yet. And still winning.
By
Danielle Campoamor
hell olympics
July 28, 2021
On Top of Everything Else, Tokyo Is Way Too Hot
Yet another reason to regret the 2020 Olympics: Extreme heat is threatening athletes’ health.
By
Claire Lampen
sports!
July 27, 2021
All the Tokyo Olympics Events You Should Actually Watch
So you don’t have to sort through 7,000 hours of televised sports on your own.
By
Mia Mercado
famous hair
July 26, 2021
Give These Braids a Gold Medal
Naomi Osaka and her hair are killing it on the court.
By
Erica Smith
extremely online
July 26, 2021
Heelflipping Vine Child Grows Up to Be 13-Year-Old Olympic Silver Medalist
Rayssa Leal’s Pro Skater
on Nintendo Switch when?
By
Rebecca Alter
sports!
July 26, 2021
German Gymnasts Will Wear Whatever They Want, Thanks
In opting for full-length unitards, “We wanted to show that every woman, everybody, should decide what to wear.”
By
Claire Lampen
pictograms
July 23, 2021
New Sport Alert!!!
The human pictograms portion of the opening ceremony is the best part of the Olympics so far.
By
Claire Lampen
:’)
July 23, 2021
Mr. Olympics Has Arrived
Pita Taufatofua, Tonga’s hunky shirtless flag-bearer, is back to help open the 2020 Tokyo games.
By
Claire Lampen
tokyo olympics
July 23, 2021
What an Eerie Opening Ceremony
The Tokyo Olympics kicked off to a mostly empty stadium.
By
Mia Mercado
2020 olympics
July 22, 2021
The Ambivalence Olympics
Can you still love the Games with so many reasons to loathe them?
By
Claire Lampen
vulture sports
July 22, 2021
Olympics Opening Ceremony Director Dismissed for Holocaust Joke
A composer for the Opening Ceremony also stepped down this week amid news of his past bullying behavior.
By
Bethy Squires
sports!
July 19, 2021
Will COVID Kill the Mood in the Olympic Village?
Pandemic restrictions come for the sexiest event in sports.
By
Claire Lampen
power
June 30, 2021
Silence Isn’t Neutral
By banning protests, the Olympics joins the chorus telling athletes to “shut up and dribble.”
By
Claire Lampen
sports!
June 27, 2021
Serena Williams Won’t Play at the Tokyo Olympics
“I really haven’t thought about it, so I’m going to keep not thinking about it.”
By
Claire Lampen
xxxii
June 23, 2021
Amber Ruffin Will Bring Her Camp-Counselor Energy to the Tokyo Olympics
She’ll be commentating, and we’ll be watching.
By
Devon Ivie
sports!
June 7, 2021
So What’s Going On With the Olympics?
All your Tokyo 2020 questions, answered.
By
Claire Lampen
vulture sports
June 7, 2021
Simone Biles Soars to a Record Seventh U.S. Championship
Watch her dominate ahead of the Olympic trials.
By
Zoe Haylock
coronavirus
Mar. 25, 2020
Olympic Hunk Makes the Best of a Bad Situation
Let the shirtless Tongan flag bearer show you how he got those abs.
By
Claire Lampen
coronavirus
Mar. 23, 2020
And Now, an Update From Dick Pound
The IOC member says the Olympics will be postponed, but once again the news has been overshadowed by his name.
By
Madeleine Aggeler
dick pound
Feb. 25, 2020
The Name That Launched 1,000 Memes
Thank you, IOC senior member Richard Pound, for opting to go by your nickname instead.
By
Madeleine Aggeler
coronavirus
Feb. 24, 2020
The Coronavirus Is Already Affecting the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
The Games are five months away and coronavirus is causing headaches for athletes and organizers.
By
Adam K. Raymond
2020 olympics
Feb. 6, 2020
Is It Too Late for Me to Become an Olympic Skateboarder?
The new official outfits are hot and I would like to join them.
By
Katie Heaney
sports
Aug. 3, 2016
Listen, Kids: The 2020 Olympic Games Just Got a Lot More Radical
The Tokyo games will include skateboarding, surfing, climbing, karate, and baseball/softball.
By
Nate Jones
the sports section
Sept. 16, 2013
Japanese Man Will Be Displaced by the Olympics
Again
“I have a kind of grudge against the Olympics.”
By
Dan Amira
big wins
Sept. 7, 2013
See How Tokyo Celebrated Winning the 2020 Olympics
Better luck next time, Istanbul.
By
Delia Paunescu