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The Olympics What to watch, the schedule, results, and the Rio Firehose. Keep this link on your desktop. Embed from Getty Images The Olympic Schedule (Courtesy IOC/Rio Olympic games) Google Listing of Olympic Schedule (Courtesy Google) What to Watch Today (Courtesy Bloomberg) The Olympic Results (The Guardian, London) Rio Photographic Firehose (New York Times and …
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The Olympics A clickpak of relevant and interesting articles about the Rio Olympics. Embed from Getty Images The Diving Pool is Changing Colors (Source: New York Times) Cordcutting and Olympics watching (Source: Wired.com) How Fencing Became the Hot Olympic Sport (Source: New York magazine) How Technology Has Changed Olympic Training (Source: Yahoo)
The Olympics Another in Sports Illustrated’s series of very short profiles and interviews with U.S.Olympians, this one on shooting team member Morgan Craft.
The Olympics A snapshot of NBC’s efforts/logistics in covering the 2016 Rio Olympics, provided by NBC. Absolutely Amazing. STAMFORD, CONN.—NBC Sports has released some stats related to its coverage of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro beginning on Friday: 1.1 billion+ Dollars generated in national ad sales. 120,000 Tons of equipment sent to Rio. …
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The Olympics Embed from Getty Images A clickpak of relevant and interesting articles about the Rio Olympics. How to Swim like Phelps and Ledecky (Source: Wired.com) Learning from Sochi: How the NY Times Covers Oympics (Source: Storybench) Smacking Down the Drug Cheats (Source: New York Times) Betting on the Olympics? (Source: Bloomberg)
The Olympics Sports Illustrated’s profile of U.S. Archery Team member Brady Ellison. This is not archery as done at summer camp or in your backyard (or on America’s Got Talent)….
The Olympics Fencing is an old, old sport. It’s possible that you might not know anyone that actually knows how to fence, which is all the more reason why you should watch Mariel Zagunis of the U.S. Olympic Fencing team. The sport is lightning quick and is more of a mind game than a physical …
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The Olympics Video profile of Kayla Harris, who will compete for the U.S. Olympic team in Judo. Video embed courtesy of Sports Illustrated.
The Olympics Every year, the expectations rise for the U.S. Olympic gymnastic’s team. This year, the expectations are very high for Simon Biles. Video profile embed courtesy of Sports Illustrated (thanks guys).
The Olympics Athletic competition in judo is nothing like the staged, tightly choreographed physical dances you see in action films. It’s a lot more tactical and mistakes are not allowed–they take you right out of the match. Here’s U.S. Olympic Judo team member Marti Mallow, in a profile produced by Sports Illustrated (embed via YouTube).