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The Olympic Games Look A Lot More Joyful This Year—And We’re All for It
It’s been a while since the Olympics have been, well, this fun. Whatever is in the air (we won’t talk…
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8 Things to Know About Gabby Thomas, the Harvard Grad Who Won Gold in the 200m
Being an Olympian is just the first thing about Gabby Thomas, the 27-year-old star sprinter from Northampton, Massachusetts, who won…
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3 Trans Athletes on Why Being Excluded From Women’s Sports Is So Devastating
What happens when the sport you love, the one you have spent your entire life dedicated to, decides you are…
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How Hip-Hop Helps Olympic Breaker Logan Edra Get in the Zone
Being a face of a newly minted Olympic sport would stress out anyone, let alone someone who’s barely out of…
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Meet Olympian Trinity Rodman, the Soccer Star Leading Team USA Back to the Semis
American women’s soccer fans could be forgiven for feeling a bit nervous heading into the Paris Games. Last year, the…
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Olympic Equestrians Are Jumping Over Literal Works of Art—Here Are All Our Favorites
The barriers depict everything from pastries to the famous French wine-making process—and even a mini Eiffel Tower. Stephen McCarthy/Getty Images…
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Why Some Olympic Surfers Are Wearing Helmets on Tahiti’s ‘Wall of Skulls’
The crystal-clear waves of the Olympic surfing beach in Tahiti might look like paradise from the comfort of your couch,…
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Everything Suni Lee Has Shared About Her Rare Kidney Disease
After Suni Lee won gold in the women’s gymnastics individual all-around final at the Tokyo Olympics, the Paris Games felt…
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Here’s How You Get 10,000 Swarovski Crystals on a Teeny-Tiny Leotard
Gymnastics—like diving and figure skating—is an Olympic sport where artistry and aesthetics are intertwined with athleticism. As Simone Biles and…
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Here’s What Needs to Happen for Simone Biles to Get (Another) Skill Named After Her
Some elite athletes make history by winning medals or breaking records. Gymnasts can etch their names in the books by…
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