Olympics

Remembering one’s first Olympics

February 8, 2018 general

Friday, 4:30 p.m. White. It was white all over, with white at the edges. I stepped off the plane to Norway, and I was snow-blind. It was white, like a wedding dress in a snowstorm. White, like an eggshell on a bedsheet. White, like milk poured over a polar bear. I left the plane, and […]

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10 Olympic villains who were worse than Solo

August 15, 2016 general

Monday, 6 a.m. Hope Solo is a lunkhead. Everyone can agree on that. Let’s admit it. She’s a bad sport. A whiner. A baby. Even worse, she comes across as a borderline bad guy. You won’t win a lot of allies defending her. But is she really one of the worst athletes we have ever […]

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A legacy worth of Olympic memories

August 4, 2016 general

Thursday, 5:30 a.m. The anthems. I was always a sucker for the anthems. The flags. I always loved the flags. The stories. The stories were rich and wonderful. Through 10 Olympics, I was there. In great moments, and in tragic ones. In silly moments, and in solemn ones. I was there when a nutjob blew […]

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