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Olympics

Look At This Quad Axel!

The quad axel is the most elusive jump in skating. No man has ever landed a fully rotated quad axel in competition, and no woman has ever attempted one. The jump is more difficult than any other quad jump because the forward entry makes it 4.5 rotations in the air. Yuzuru Hanyu has been chasing […]

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

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)

How Gymnastics Breaks A Gymnast

Diana Moskovitz

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

Keep Your Eye on Ilia Malinin

Figure Skating Commentators Yanked For Calling Coach “That Bitch From Canada” On Hot Mic

Media Meltdowns

ice rink

Grant Holloway Is A Hurdler To Watch

Track And Field

Dan McQuade

BELGRADE, SERBIA - MARCH 20: Grant Holloway of The United States USA, Pascal Martinot-Lagarde of France FRA and Wilhem Belocian of France FRA compete during the Men's 60 Metres Hurdles Final on Day Three of the World Athletics Indoor Championships Belgrade 2022 at Belgrade Arena on March 20, 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia.

What The Hell Is USAG Even Doing?

Diana Moskovitz

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

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

Defector Reads A Book

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.

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

The Banality Of Abuse In Women’s Sports

Diana Moskovitz

Kamila Valieva of Team ROC reacts after skating during the Women Single Skating Free Skating on day thirteen of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Capital Indoor Stadium on February 17, 2022 in Beijing, China. She is standing on center ice, looking very small, and all five Olympic rings on the ice are visible.

Mikaela Shiffrin Took Care Of Herself

Kelsey McKinney

Nobody Won Women’s Figure Skating

Why John Shuster Gave Up A Point

Dan McQuade

Jon Shuster on ice, curling

The Best Team Won

Maitreyi Anantharaman

Team Canada reacts after defeating Team United States in the Women's Ice Hockey Gold Medal match between Team Canada and Team United States on Day 13 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Wukesong Sports Centre on February 17, 2022 in Beijing, China.

Let’s Meet These Figure Skating Women

BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 15: Alexandra Trusova of Team ROC skates during the Women Single Skating Short Program on day eleven of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Capital Indoor Stadium on February 15, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

Where Should The Yak Go (On The Olympic Downhill Ski Course)?

This Is So Stupid

A downhill skier, and a yak

Eileen Gu Is An American

BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 15 : Ailing Eileen Gu of Team China wins the silver medal during the Olympic Games 2022, women's Freeski Slopestyle on February 15, 2022 in Zhangjiakou China.

The Kamila Valieva Saga Is Going To Get Weirder Before It Gets Better

BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 15: Kamila Valieva of Team ROC skates during the Women Single Skating Short Program on day eleven of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Capital Indoor Stadium on February 15, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

A Fast And Fierce Team Canada Is Raising The Bar For Everyone

Maitreyi Anantharaman

Erin Ambrose #23 of Team Canada reacts after a goal by teammate Emma Maltais #27 (not in photo) during the third period of the Women's Ice Hockey Playoff Semifinal match between Team Canada and Team Switzerland on Day 10 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Wukesong Sports Centre on February 14, 2022 in Beijing, China.

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