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2024 Olympic Games

PANORAMA: Ledecky screams Tyr Pro Swim 1,500 m Free win in no. 2 time ever! France protests Russian cyber-espionage, including vs. Paris 2024

Athletics

VOX POPULI: Track & Field: Stupid Rules, and Stupider Management

5-Ring Circus

TSX REPORT: Vancouver 2030 bid continues in confusion; Russia not planning “alternative” to Olympics; Vingegaard ready to win Tour de France

2020 Olympic Games

HEARD AT HALFTIME: Salute to Rafer; is surfing the new Olympic star? Spikeless sprint shoes? U.S.-Canada in IIHF World Junior finale tonight!

2020 Olympic Games

HEARD AT HALFTIME: Russia anti-doping in turmoil as Ganus dismissed; Duplantis clears 19-11 (really 21 feet!) in Lausanne; Yates new Tour leader

2020 Olympic Games

HEARD AT HALFTIME: Diack calls son “a thug,” Tokyo sponsors wavering on 2021, Australia-New Zealand looks best for FIFA Women’s World Cup ‘23

5-Ring Circus

HEARD AT HALFTIME: Comments on Guy Drut and reinventing the Games; pole vaulting for quantity vs. height; analyzing the U.S. women’s team loss in...

2020 Olympic Games

THE TICKER: Sun sets on China’s star freestyler; Russia vs. WADA timetable get clearer and coronavirus now clearing stadiums worldwide

2016 Olympic Games

THE TICKER: Everyone wants in on the Russian appeal of its suspension by WADA

1936 Olympic Games

HEARD AT HALFTIME: Russia appeals; PR star Pete Cava passes suddenly, another 2012 positive

5-Ring Circus

VOX POPULI: “Hire Jill Ellis” and a new way to think about 1:59:40!

5-Ring Circus

VOX POPULI: The IAAF Worlds in Doha got coverage in the L.A. Times!

5-Ring Circus

VOX POPULI: The Match: USA vs. Europe was “refreshing”

2032 Olympic Games

HEARD AFTER HALFTIME: Not so fast on Australia for 2032, no racing at all for Caster Semenya and a Freddy Mercury look-alike?

Athletics

VOX POPULI: Mixed-gender World Relays events were “refreshing, exciting, fun”

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Fencing

FENCING: International federation at a financial crossroads, projects 19,575% increase in marketing revenue for 2026 and will still lose millions

2032 Olympic Games

PANORAMA: AIU’s Howman sounds the alarm on anti-doping effectiveness; Olympic luge training on the new Cortina track; World Treadmill Champs in ‘26!

Figure Skating

FIGURE SKATING: Ex-Russian/German skater Efimova seeking accelerated U.S. citizenship to compete in 2026 Olympic Pairs with husband Misha Mitrofanov

2028 Olympic Games

PANORAMA: Major league players possible at LA28; Liu and Chock & Bates win at ISU Grand Prix in China; U.S. women rebound vs. Portugal,...

Cycling

CYCLING: Netherlands wins nine golds, as Lavreysen dominates sprints (again) and van de Wouw gets three wins at UCI World Track Championships