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8 Things to Know About Gabby Thomas, the Harvard Grad Who Just Won Gold in the 200m
But college wasn’t all studying for Thomas—it’s also where her track career began in earnest. According to her official Olympics…
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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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Cyclist Kristen Faulkner Won Olympic Gold Just 7 Years After She First Started Biking
One of the best things about the Olympics is that nothing’s set in stone. Athletes having the day of their…
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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 Simone Manuel Has Shared About Her Experience With Overtraining Syndrome
After the Rio Games in 2016, Simone Manuel was riding high: She took home four medals, and became the first…
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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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Everything Katie Ledecky Has Shared About Living With POTS
At the 2015 world championships in Kazan, Russia, Katie Ledecky started feeling a little weird after dinner one night—hot and…
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This Table Tennis Player Just Made Her Olympic Debut at 58 Years Old
Zhiying Zeng was born in 1966 to a mom who coached table tennis. She picked up a paddle as soon…
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