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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

Olympics

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

David Roth

Russian Olympian Kamila Valieva after completing her gold-medal performance at the 2022 Winter Olympics, with The Distraction logo at upper right.

Podcasts

Talking About Ambient Scuzz, Athletic Transcendence, And The Olympics

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

The offices of USA Gymnastics and the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee are seen on November 6, 2018 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Gymnastics

Every Promise Made By USA Gymnastics In The Larry Nassar Settlement

Olympic gold medal gymnast Jordyn Wieber, Olympic bronze medal gymnast Jamie Dantzcher, speedskater Bridie Farrell and figureskater Craig Maurizi testify before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee's Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance and Data Security Subcommittee during a hearing in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill April 18, 2018 in Washington, DC. The atheleats testified during the hearing titled 'Olympic Abuse: The Role of National Governing Bodies in Protecting Our Athletes.'

Congress Won’t Fund The Commission It Created To Fix Olympic Sports

Kelsey McKinney

Performers are seen during the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on July 23, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.

Reminder: The Olympics Are In Japan, Where It Is A Different Time

Patrick Redford

Smith contesting the 2020 half marathon championship.

Running

Marathon Pacer Decides To Just Keep Racing, Wins With Olympic Qualifying Time

GUADALAJARA, MEXICO - MARCH 28: Sebastian Soto #19 of United States reacts after losing the semifinals match between Honduras and USA as part of the 2020 Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying at Jalisco Stadium on March 28, 2021 in Guadalajara, Mexico. (Photo by Refugio Ruiz/Getty Images)

Soccer

The U.S. Men’s Soccer Team’s Hideous Olympic Qualifying Failure Is A Complete Embarrassment

Maitreyi Anantharaman

Jocelyne Lamoureux #17 of the United States scores a goal against Shannon Szabados #1 of Canada in a shootout to win the Women's Gold Medal Game on day thirteen of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Hockey Centre on February 22, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea.

The Lamoureux Twins Are Leaving Their Sport Better Than They Found It

The US Capitol Building is seen at dusk in Washington, DC.

Congress: The Solution For Stopping Sexual Abuse In Sports Is More Meetings

Dvora Meyers is a freelance journalist based in Brooklyn. She writes about gymnastics and other topics in her newsletter, <a href="https://dvora.substack.com/">Unorthodox Gymnastics.</a>

Dvora Meyers

Svetlana Khorkina falls on the vault at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. It was not her fault.

The Greatest Clusterfuck In Women’s Gymnastics History, Two Decades Later

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