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Diana Moskovitz is Defector&#8217;s investigations editor. You can reach her at diana@defector.com or, if you prefer protonmail, dfmoskovitz@protonmail.com. If security is a concern, download the Signal app and send her a text at 929-251-8187.

Diana Moskovitz

United States snowboard coach Peter Foley looks on in the Men's Slopestyle Qualification during the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 6, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. He is backlit, standing in silhouette.

Olympics

U.S. Snowboarders Sue Ex-Coach, USOPC, And Their Federation For Sex Trafficking

Amanda Ruggeri is a multi-award-winning freelance journalist who lives in Switzerland. She writes on topics including science, travel, and sometimes ski racing.

Amanda Ruggeri

Mikaela Shiffrin of United States of America during the flower ceremony of Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Womens Slalom race on January 10, 2023 in Flachau, Austria. (Photo by Hans Peter Lottermoser/SEPA.Media /Getty Images)

Mikaela Shiffrin Resets

Ilia Malinin of the United States prepares to take the ice to recieve his gold medal in the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating - Skate America at The Skating Club of Boston on October 22, 2022 in Norwood, Massachusetts.

Figure Skating

Behold, The Reign Of Our New Quad God Is Nigh

Allyson Felix of Team United States competes in the Women's 4x400m Relay heats on day nine of the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 at Hayward Field on July 23, 2022 in Eugene, Oregon.

Track And Field

I Will Miss Watching Allyson Felix Run

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Dan McQuade

Fred Kerley leans over the line to win the 100m Final at the World Athletics Championships

Fred Kerley Moved His Speed Down, And It Worked

Laura Wagner

TOPSHOT - A member of Team USA (R) swims to recover USA's Anita Alvarez (L), from the bottom of the pool during an incident in the women's solo free artistic swimming finals, during the Budapest 2022 World Aquatics Championships at the Alfred Hajos Swimming Complex in Budapest on June 22, 2022. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)

Swimming

U.S. Artistic Swimmer Rescued After Fainting In Pool For A Second Time

A photo of a pair of hands atop the uneven bars. They are griping the bars, as gymnasts do,

Gymnastics

How Gymnastics Breaks A Gymnast

An image of Valeri Liukin. He is standing with his hands on his hips.

What The Hell Is USAG Even Doing?

Maitreyi Anantharaman

Nils van der Poel of Team Sweden skates on the way to winning the Gold medal and setting a new Olympic record time of 6:08.84 during the Men's 5000m on day two of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at National Speed Skating Oval on February 06, 2022 in Beijing, China.

Defector Reads A Book

I Peeked Inside An Elite Athlete’s Head And It’s A Foreign Country In There

Rose Eveleth is the host of the podcast&nbsp;<a href="https://www.flashforwardpod.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Flash Forward</a>, and author of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.flashforwardpod.com/book/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the book by the same name</a>.&nbsp;

Rose Eveleth

If Horses Are Gone From Modern Pentathlon, Is It Time For Mechanical Bulls?

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