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International athletes to watch at this year’s Winter Games

Finding noteworthy athletes from the rest of the world might still be easier than cherry picking from the America tree, but it’s harder to decide which multi-medalist athlete or teenage phenom to leave off the list. I tried to get a nice mix of both, but there are quite a few times when I simply had...

by Sean Beckwith|Winter Games

|Mon Jan 31 2022

These skiers, snowboarders, curlers, and skaters will have you chanting ‘U-S-A!’

Yes! The Winter Olympics are here, and I’m not going to be sitting at a copy desk in a Colorado ski town awaiting results from halfway around the world this time. I don’t know what to be happier about: My work inbox being free of Olympic coverage plans, or my knowledge of skiers, snowboarders, cross...

by Sean Beckwith|Winter Olympic Games

|Thu Jan 27 2022

Shaun White isn’t worthy of a spot in the Olympics — discretionary or otherwise

The 2022 Winter Olympics are almost here and that means everyone needs to bone up on their winter U.S. athlete checklist. Let’s see here. Lindsey Vonn retired, so she’s gone. Mikaela Shiffrin isn’t the new Vonn, she’s substantially better and will probably win a gold or two. Fan favorite Chloe Kim a...

by Sean Beckwith|Shaun White

|Wed Jan 12 2022

There is at least one thing heart-warming about the Beijing Games

The world’s top-ranked woman in 500-meter speed skating is headed to the Olympics to represent America. Erin Jackson, 29, made history in 2018 as the first Black woman to make the U.S. Olympic team in long-track speed skating only four months after picking up the sport. She made history again in Nov...

by Grace McDermott|the Beijing Games

|Tue Jan 11 2022

So who is going to play hockey at the Olympics?

This week, maybe even today, the NHL will announce that it won’t be sending its players to Beijing for the Olympics. Too many games have already been postponed to keep the three-week break needed for the Olympics, and even with the complications of buildings being booked for concerts during it, that...

by Sam Fels|the Olympics

|Mon Dec 20 2021

USA Gymnastics and Olympic committee will pay $380 million to survivors of Nassar’s abuse

A settlement has been reached between the 500-plus survivors of Larry Nassar’s sexual abuse and USA Gymnastics as well as the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee. The survivors will receive $380 million in total. Most of the money will come from the insurers of USA Gymnastics and the USOP...

by Stephen Knox|Nassar

|Mon Dec 13 2021

It doesn’t sound like the NHL is going to the Olympics

There are few good ideas in the pandemic. The most you can muster is, “Well, I guess that’s the best they can do.” The urge to try and have anything normal is an understandable one, it’s just there are so very many limits to how to get to that safely, so we either can’t have them or just ignore the ...

by Sam Fels|the Olympics

|Mon Dec 13 2021

Joe Biden thinking about declaring diplomatic immunity, err, boycott of Winter Olympics

When politics and sports collide, people tend to lose their shit. “This is supposed to be my happy place!” “How dare you use your platform to speak out against racism!” “Loud noises!”...

by Sean Beckwith|Boycott

|Fri Nov 19 2021

Gold medalist Sunisa Lee targeted in anti-Asian incident

(TW: Racist language)...

by Grace McDermott|Sunisa

|Fri Nov 12 2021

The 'Sha’Carri Richardson' rule could fix broken Olympic marijuana policy

Rules were made to be broken. And it’s no surprise “That Girl” may be the reason why one of them changes....

by Olympics - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights | DeadspinCarron J. Phillips|Richardson

|Fri Sep 17 2021

Why does it always come down to the victims having to do the work?

Why the fuck do these American gymnasts have to keep taking a microphone to detail and relive the horrific abuse they suffered from bogus USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar?...

by Jane McManus|Sexual harassment

|Thu Sep 16 2021

‘How much is a little girl worth?’

(TW: Sexual assault)...

by Julie DiCaro|Sports

|Wed Sep 15 2021

Sha’Carri Richardson can be celebrated and challenged at the same time

You guys love making things so complicated on the internet....

by Donovan Dooley|Richardson

|Sun Aug 22 2021

Sha’Carri Richardson finally has an opportunity to shut up her haters

This weekend will mark the first time that we’ll see Sha’Carri Richardson on a track since her Olympic dreams were put on hold....

by Donovan Dooley|Richardson

|Thu Aug 19 2021

Kevin Durant and Draymond Green show unrivaled pettiness after gold medal win

After leading Team USA to a fourth straight gold medal in the Tokyo Olympic games, Kevin Durant and Draymond Green took to social media to exact a little revenge on all the “haters” who’d predicted their demise just days earlier....

by Criss Partee|Kevin Durant

|Tue Aug 10 2021

The world doesn’t seem like it’s catching up to Team USA’s women any time soon

The United States women’s team is from another planet....

by Donovan Dooley|Sports

|Sun Aug 08 2021

French marathon runner slaps water away from competitors, unsurprisingly finishes without a medal

Whatever happened to discreet gamesmanship?...

by Donovan Dooley|Marathon

|Sun Aug 08 2021

Should Major League Baseball have taken Olympic play more seriously?

Despite baseball making its triumphant return to the Olympics this year, nobody really seemed very excited to watch. There were probably a lot of factors that went into the lack of hype: general lack of public interest in the Olympics as a whole, the fact that Major League Baseball was going through...

by Jon Hoefling|Baseball

|Sat Aug 07 2021

The world is closing the gap… but there’s still a gap

When Team USA’s men’s basketball squad lost against France to officially begin Olympic play on July 25, the doubts were significantly heightened....

by Jon Helmkamp|Olympics - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights | DeadspinMcDonald's High School All-Americans

|Sat Aug 07 2021

SEE IT: Robot hitting half-court shot shows they're taking over sports to prep for taking over world

The Terminator, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and I, Robot all tried to warn us, but we’re not listening. The basketball robot known as CUE5 has been turning heads with its incredible shooting skills. Last night, during halftime of the USA-France gold medal game, it continued to threaten the livelihoods of...

by Jon Hoefling|Robot

|Sat Aug 07 2021

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