Sports Archive
Archives for August 2016
The headline that accidentally explains sexism in the 2016 Rio Olympics.
How gymnastics scoring moved beyond the “Perfect 10” to an open-ended system that rewards skill and punishes errors.
Marvel turned Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky into comic book superheroes. It’s pretty great.
Team Great Britain is promoting produce with the help of a German grocery chain.
To constantly emphasize what women are wearing and not their athletic skill is tiresome.
Why more Olympic athletes like Fu Yuanhui should talk about their periods in public.
Diving in races is high risk, high reward.
The Gabby Douglas backlash is respectability politics and racism at its worst.
Forget Michael Phelps’s chocolate chip pancakes — today’s athletes eat more like detox dieters.
Bolt’s attempt to win three more gold medals starts Saturday.
Biles is a once-in-a-lifetime gymnast, and the most dominant female gymnast the sport has ever seen.
Another reminder that representation matters.
The official word: “The water tanks ran out of some of the chemicals used in the water treatment process.”
The stock image house now has to compete with every fan and athlete with a smartphone.
The swimmer speaks out against racial injustice like African-American Olympians of the past.