Opinion – Mexico shamefully joins Russia, Venezuela in backing Cuba’s dictatorship For 30 years, the Soviet Union was the main supporter of Cuba’s communist dictatorship, […]
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Why Olympic figure skaters don’t get dizzy
Top figure skaters spin at such unbelievably fast speeds — as many as six revolutions per second — that it can make even spectators feel a little […]
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Buoyed by rising nationalism, China’s keyboard warriors take aim at Olympic athetes
Tokyo 2020 Olympics – Table Tennis – Men’s Team – Semifinal – Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium – Tokyo, Japan – August 4, 2021. Jun Mizutani of […]
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Stolen mascots, vomit and holes in walls: Australian athletes party their way out of Tokyo
Acting like the world’s most well-toned college students, several Olympic athletes partied on their way out of Tokyo, leaving a trail of destruction in their […]
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Lilly King rips ‘bulls—’ American habit of not celebrating Olympic silver and bronze medals
TOKYO — Lilly King has seen the same headlines that Katie Ledecky has. The ones that say American athletes “settle for silver.” The ones that […]
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More U.S. adults than ever know someone who is trans — but nearly half are too uncomfortable to use ‘they’ pronoun
Alana Smith made Olympic history over the weekend by becoming the first out nonbinary athlete on Team USA, participating in the Women’s Skateboarding Street event […]
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Flight of antsy: Suns star and Bucks duo flip from NBA Finals foes to Olympic teammates
TOKYO — Devin Booker sat inside a devastated Phoenix Suns locker room Tuesday night, moments after losing a hard-fought, back-and-forth NBA Finals to Milwaukee in six games. “Silent,” Booker described the […]
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Facing criticism for Paralympian’s withdrawal, USOPC defends athlete support system
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – JUNE 19: Becca Meyers of the United States competes in the Women’s 100m Butterfly during day 3 of the 2021 U.S. Paralympic […]
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‘Anti-Sex’ Beds in the Olympic Village? A Social Media Theory is Soon Debunked
Competitors arriving at the Tokyo Olympics have discovered something unusual about the beds in the athletes’ village: They are made of cardboard. Some have shared […]
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Japan to declare state of emergency, Tokyo Olympics still on but maybe without fans
The Olympic rings are on display throughout Tokyo. The Games begin July 23. The Tokyo Olympics will happen later this month amid a state of emergency. […]
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U.S. Olympic Trials: Sydney McLaughlin smashes 400m hurdles world record, JuVaughn Harrison wins historic double
There is a historic heatwave gripping the Pacific Northwest, and with the air temperature reading 108 degrees and the temperature on the track around 140 […]
