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Lolo Jones: Controversy Follows Her to Sochi Olympics
Olympic triumph may be the gold standard for exhilarating moments of unsurpassed athletic glory. But just as compelling are those heartrending moments—the slip off the balance beam, the wipeout around the last curve of the ice oval, the crash on the closing triple-toe loop or the final flight off a mogul—when it all goes terribly…
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How Bobsledding Became a Black Winter Sport
Willie Davenport was born in central Alabama and was a college track standout in Baton Rouge, La. He qualified for four consecutive U.S. Olympic track teams as a hurdler, winning the gold medal at 110 meters in Mexico City in 1968 and a bronze eight years later in Montreal, and, in 1982, was inducted into…
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Shani Davis: Skating for History, Not Love
Speed skater Shani Davis will go down in history for his succession of Winter Olympic firsts, most notably as the first African-American athlete to win an individual gold at the Winter Games. But in his own sport, he is celebrated for his extraordinary record of sustained excellence. Over the past decade, Davis has dominated speed…
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You Should Watch the Winter Olympics, and Here’s Why
For most of the 90 years that the Winter Olympics Games have been staged, snow and ice was not only the competitive landscape but also the perfect racial metaphor for the games and their athletes. While the colorful, five-ringed Olympic flag symbolized the games’ global reach, there was little color to be seen in the…
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