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Lots of stories this week about Olympic skater Alysa Liu, including a feature article in The Atlantic on "The Alysa Liu Effect." ...

Podium worship by Elsa Garrison (400mm, 1/250th sec, f/3.5, iso 2500) “To me what makes this picture special is that it embodies the Olympi...

  A sports video for those who don't particularly like sports, reposted from 2017 because the original video had undergone linkrot.   Th...

At the 2003 World Figure Skating Championships, Tim Goebel stood by the ice just before his long program. At the time, people called him the...

From the Star Tribune : As the Pyeongchang Olympics close out a 17-day run Sunday, Minnesota athletes have collected three gold medals a...

"The Tongan cross-country skier perhaps best known for walking out into the last two Olympic opening ceremonies without a shirt is ...

The 2012 "gold medal" is 92.5% silver, 6.16% copper and 1.34% gold. Details at BoingBoing . Reposted from 2012 because it ...

Q: I have never seen it warm on Canadian TV, so how do the plants grow?(UK) A: We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around an...

The chart above was originally published in The Atlantic in the middle of the games; I don't know whether it has been updated to ref...

YouTube link . The axel is a figure skating jump with a forward take off. It is named after Norwegian figure skater Axel Paulsen who, i...

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From the Washington Post : Now nearly nine months after the Games ended, it looks like organizers in Rio de Janeiro are still experiencin...

A photograph of wrestlers Jordan Burroughs and Sadegh Goudarzi is being hailed as the single image to encompass the spirit of the Olympic...

YouTube link .  This six-minute video nicely illustrates the increasing complexity of the moves performed by female gymnasts.  The same ...

YouTube link .  The one above ran during the opening ceremonies; if you're a parent, it might choke you up a little.  The one below ...

They are placed in remote-controlled mini MiniCoopers and driven back to the starting location.  The same thing is done at the discus co...

"The Olympics used to include art competitions. Between 1912 and 1952, medals were awarded in architecture, literature, music, painti...

Mark Worsfold, 54, a former soldier and martial arts instructor, was arrested on 28 July for a breach of the peace shortly before the cyc...

  YouTube link .  It wasn't Adolph Hitler, although that misunderstanding has been propagated endlessly.  For a lighthearted and ...

Is there a hidden significance?  Officially, the answer is no... The following is quoted directly from the IOC: " The five rings r...