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You DID Hear It From Us: There's Normal Gossip Merch

NEW NORMAL GOSSIP MERCH!

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Muller British Athletics 10,000m Championships & European Athletics 10,000m Cup 2021

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French Marathoner Is Either Extremely Evil Or Just Kind Of Clumsy

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Laura Wagner

TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 07: Sajad Ganjzadeh (R) of Team Iran lays on the tatami after being struck by Tareg Hamedi of Team Saudi Arabia during the Men’s Karate Kumite +75kg Gold Medal Bout on day fifteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Nippon Budokan on August 07, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.

Karate – Olympics: Day 15

Unconscious Man Wins Karate Gold

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Giri Nathan

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Indian Field Hockey Is Back

Table Tennis – Olympics: Day 10

Why Do Table Tennis Players Yell “Cho!” All The Time?

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Lauren Theisen

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The U.S. Men’s Relay Woes Continued

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Patrick Redford

TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 04: Lasha Talakhadze of Team Georgia competes during the Weightlifting - Men's 109kg+ Group A on day twelve of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo International Forum on August 04, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Weightlifting – Olympics: Day 12

Defector Up All Night

Big Guy Lifts Big Weight

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Albert Burneko

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What Kind Of Toilet Destruction Are We Talking About, Here?

Kalyn Kahler

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I Will Explain This New Olympic Sport To You: Karate

TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 03: Mickael Mawem of France celebrates during the Sport Climbing Men's Combined, Bouldering Qualification on day eleven of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Aomi Urban Sports Park on August 03, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)

Sport Climbing – Olympics: Day 11

The Mawem Brothers Are Olympic Climbing’s Charming Crushers

Gymnastics – Artistic – Olympics: Day 11

Simone Biles Won A Medal For Herself

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Russian gymnast Viktoriia Listunova competes at the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo

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Gymnastics

The Case Against Sticking The Landing

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I Will Explain This New Olympic Sport To You: Climbing

USA v Canada: Women’s Football Semifinal – Olympics: Day 10

Canada Finally Got One Over On The USWNT

Gymnastics – Artistic – Olympics: Day 9

Suni Lee’s Off Day Was Still Bronze-Worthy

Olympics Day 10 – Women’s Football S/F – Match 24 – Canada v USA

The Ghosts Of 2012 Haunt This Year’s U.S.-Canada Semifinal

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MyKayla Skinner’s Long And Rocky Comeback Ends With A Surprise Silver Medal

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Bobby Finke Pulled Off Another Unbelievable Comeback

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Crystal Dunn #2, Rose Lavelle #16, Christen Press #11, Megan Rapinoe #15 and Alex Morgan #13 of Team United States celebrate following their team's victory in the penalty shoot out after the Women's Quarter Final match between Netherlands and United States on day seven of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at International Stadium Yokohama on July 30, 2021 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.

Netherlands v United States: Women’s Football Quarterfinal – Olympics: Day 7

The USWNT Struggled, Scrapped, And Survived

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German Cycling Coach Ousted From Olympics After Calling African Cyclists “Camel Drivers”

Gymnastics – Artistic – Olympics: Day 4

What It Feels Like To Have The Twisties


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An Interview With Throwing Expert Dan McQuaid, By Me, Dan McQuade

Gymnastics – Artistic – Olympics: Day 6

Sunisa Lee Fixed The Vibes

Paula Badosa retires from her quarterfinal match in a wheelchair.

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Tennis Can’t Handle The Heat In Tokyo

OMAHA, NEBRASKA - JUNE 19: Katie Ledecky and Katie Grimes react during the Women’s 800m freestyle medal ceremony during Day Seven of the 2021 U.S. Olympic Team Swimming Trials at CHI Health Center on June 19, 2021 in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

2021 U.S. Olympic Trials – Swimming – Day 7

Katie Grimes Is USA Swimming’s Next Big Katie

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

Yui Ohashi of Team Japan celebrates after winning the Women's 200m Individual Medley Final on day five of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on July 28, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.

Swimming – Olympics: Day 5

The Spotlight Found Yui Ohashi

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