The Olympics Embed from Getty Images Articles and posts of interest about the 2016 Rio Olympics Modern Training (Source: Yahoo) A New Source of Funding for Olympic Athletes (Source:Bloomberg) Five Sports That Shouldn’t Be In The Olympics (Source: Investopedia) Disruption: TV Innovations at the Olympics (Source: BusinessInsider.com)
Category Archives: Press Clippings
Nightshift Sports: Fencing, Explained
The Olympics Nice, short (5 minutes plus) video which explains the sport of fencing, one of the oldest sports in the olympics and also one of it’s most arcane and inaccessible–until it’s explained.
Nightshift Sports Rio: Thursday Clickpak
The Olympics A clickpak of relevant and interesting articles about the Rio Olympics. Hunting for the Gold Medal in Branding (Source: Bloomberg) The Sharpshooter Look at the Olympics (Source: Wired) Leslie Jones (of SNL) Goes To The Olympics (Source: NY Magazine) How Technology is Changing the way we Watch the Olympics (Source: Business Insider)
Nightshift Sports Rio Preview: English Gardner
The Olympics Getting closer to the signature track & field events of the Rio Olympics. This is another in the excellent series produced by Sports Illustrated and centers on American sprinter English Gardner.
Nightshift Sports Rio: Wednesday Clickpak
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)
Nightshift Rio Sports: Tuesday Clickpak
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)
Nightshift Sports Rio Preview: Brady Ellison
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)….
Nightshift Sports Rio Preview: Mariel Zagunis
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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Nightshift Sports Rio Preview: Simon Biles
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).
Nightshift Sports Rio Preview: The Shooters
The Olympics The Summer Olympics are one of the world’s great athletic and cultural events. There will be a nation’s worth of new media and television coverage at the Rio Olympics, but don’t forget to look at/for the very great work that is being done by still photographers at the Olympics. Embed from Getty …
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