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Salon.com
February 16, 2002
King Kaufman |
Fixing figure skating would kill it Without the diva judges, the bad costumes and the chance for scandal, it's just a chili cookoff on ice...   |
Salon.com
February 12, 2002
King Kaufman |
Dee-fense! It's missing in the Winter Olympics. But the Games have their moments, including a star-crossed pair of endearingly frumpy Canadians... |
Sports Illustrated
February 13, 2002 |
Figure skating's black eye Another controversial decision hurts the sport. Canadians Jamie Sale and David Pelletier were awarded the silver. |
Salon.com
February 16, 2002
Kerry Lauerman |
Make Olympic skating judges accountable Awarding the Canadians the gold was a half-measure, but as long as figure skating is controlled by a bitchy sewing circle it won't be a real sport... |
Salon.com
February 15, 2002
King Kaufman |
The puck starts here The Olympics: As Jamie and David take over the world, the hockey spotlight turns from the dominant U.S. women to the "Dream Team" men's tournament. |
Sports Illustrated
February 26, 2002
Brian Cazeneuve |
Winter Games top 10 For those who have had enough of the pairs figure skating controversy, here, in no particular order, is a very unofficial Jamie Sale-and-David Pelletier-free list of the top 10 moments/sports/athletes, good and bad, from the just-completed Winter Games... |
Sports Illustrated
February 14, 2002
Brian Cazeneuve |
Dominoes continue to fall Changes must take place to ensure figure skating's integrity |
Salon.com
February 22, 2002
King Kaufman |
So, they're all gay, right? Former U.S. figure skating champion Rudy Galindo talks about the Salt Lake Olympics, the sport's effeminate image and the reactions to his coming out. And no, they're not... |
Salon.com
February 11, 2002
Gary Kamiya |
Red, white and wrong NBC's jingoistic provincialism is missing what the Olympics are all about -- but the Games will prevail... |
Outside
January 2010
Ryan Krogh |
The Rise of Curling Enough with the beer jokes -- curling's quickly gaining on classic Olympic sports like skiing. |
Salon.com
February 20, 2002
King Kaufman |
Don't believe the hype It's always fun to watch a media darling lose, but Tuesday's bobsled upset offered up a tale for the ages... |
Sports Illustrated
February 12, 2002
Ivan Maisel |
A winning combination A look at the least-known Olympic event, curling. Tiger Woods would give curling just the boost it needs. |
Salon.com
February 22, 2002
Gary Kamiya |
Golden girl 16-year-old Sarah Hughes, who looks like America's composite babysitter, shocks the figure-skating world -- and bails out the beleaguered Olympic judges... |
Salon.com
February 18, 2002
King Kaufman |
NBC shows its true colors You mustn't miss a minute of the Olympics, the network says, unless we can save a few bucks by you missing a whole day. Plus: Ohno, hockey and more... |
Salon.com
April 19, 2002
King Kaufman |
Everybody must get stoned Our man heads to the Great White North to try his hand at the king of slow-motion, broom-assisted sports: Curling... |
Outside
February 2006
Gordy Megroz |
Medal Heads A look at the talent pool for the 2006 Winter Olympics suggests that the U.S. may have the firepower to return to the top. |
Sports Illustrated
March 5, 2002
Kostya Kennedy |
Left missing the five-ring distraction There'll be no Salt Lake City Olympics next year, or the year after that, or, in all likelihood, ever again in most of our lifetimes. Maybe that's why it has been so hard to let it go... |
Sports Illustrated
February 15, 2002
E.M. Swift |
Yagudin steals the show Figure skating's focus returns to the ice |
Sports Central
August 27, 2004
Eric Poole |
An Immodest Proposal It seems we can't get through an Olympics without having some sort of controversy over judging. That's because gymnastics are fundamentally flawed. |
Sports Illustrated
September 25, 2000
John Walters |
All about Bob Fun and Games for Costas as Olympics enters Week 2... |
Sports Illustrated
February 20, 2002
Rick Reilly |
Go Fourth ... and Disappear Win a medal in Salt Lake City, and you're treated like a returning astronaut. The rest of your life is just walking past smiling bouncers into the coolest parties and having the words "Olympic medalist" follow your name. Fourth place? Never heard of you... |
Outside
February 2002
Howard Berkes |
Let the Games Begin The just-in-time, let's-party, fear-no-evil Winter Olympics get ready to rip in the country that needs 'em now more than ever... |
Sports Illustrated
January 29, 2002
Tim Layden & Kostya Kennedy |
Seasonal Debate Forget the Summer Games, the Winter Olympics are tops... Put the Winter Games in deep freeze, the Summer Olympics are hot... |
AskMen.com
Dave Golokhov |
Best Olympic Events 2014 With so many events and a weird time difference, keeping up with what's on at the Olympics is daunting. We'll be featuring a daily list of the best events to watch. |
Salon.com
February 14, 2002
Allen Barra |
I'm so outraged I could twirl! Something really ugly went down on the Olympic rink, and it wasn't just a Canadian skating costume... |
Sports Illustrated
September 22, 2002
Brian Cazeneuve |
Onward and upward Figure skater Sasha Cohen hopes to find her way onto future medal stands. |
Sports Illustrated
October 23, 2001
Brian Cazeneuve |
Winter Wonders With the 2002 Games approaching, here's what to expect -- from skaters to skeletons... |
Sports Central
January 25, 2006
Diane M. Grassi |
Winter Olympics Athletes Face Double Standard Big media and corporate sponsorship of sporting events in the US have become as big a story these days as the sports and athletes they themselves sponsor, with nary an opportunity missed by advertisers and networks alike to promote themselves. |
AskMen.com
Dave Golokhov |
Top 10 Olympic Athletes To Look For In Torino These skiers, skaters and sledders have an excellent chance of making their home countries proud by writing a page in the history books at the Winter Olympics February 2006. |
Sports Illustrated
February 19, 2002
Janet Maslin |
Medal Worthy NBC's two toughest jobs in broadcasting the Olympics have been guessing what will make the best broadcast and, more important, knowing when to leave well enough alone. So far the network is succeeding at both... |
HBS Working Knowledge
March 6, 2006
James Aisner |
Winners and Losers at the Olympics Harvard Business School professor emeritus Stephen Greyser has been studying, teaching, and writing about the business of sports for over 30 years. Here, he discusses his perspectives on the the marketing aspects of the recent Turin Games. |
AskMen.com
January 6, 2003
Matthew Ross |
2002 Sports Highlights: What A Year! It certainly was an eventful year in sports. There were controversies, triumphs and tragedies. But rather than focus on the tragedies, let's focus on the more entertaining aspects. Here is a look at some sports highlights of 2002. |
Sports Illustrated
September 29, 2000
John Walters |
Ugly Americans The media coverage bias toward U.S. Olympians can make even an American despise the U.S.A.... |
Sports Central
February 17, 2006
Diane M. Grassi |
Winter Olympics TV Coverage Far From Golden Sports fans are not averse to watching Winter Olympics coverage, but trying to figure out NBC's television schedule has become a sport of Olympic proportions unto itself. |
Sports Illustrated
August 16, 2000
Frank Deford |
Sydney Olympics must overcome The Sydney Olympics are a month away, so let's look at the problems they face in attracting their usual high degree of interest in the United States. |
Salon.com
February 14, 2002
Gary Kamiya |
Flight of the wonder boy If ski jump hero Simon Ammann never grows up, we won't mind... |
Sports Illustrated
September 26, 2000
John Walters |
Making sense of NBC's tumbling Olympic ratings Question: Could NBC's ratings for the Olympics be any worse? Answer: Only if Dennis Miller were added to the broadcast team... |
Outside
February 2006
Tad Whitaker |
I, Olympian Getting started in cold-weather exotics like bobsledding and ski jumping is easier than you think, and you can do it at some of the best facilities in the world. |
Sports Illustrated
February 13, 2002 |
This emotion was real Skiers cry for joy and sadness at Olympic downhill |
Sports Illustrated
February 22, 2002
E.M. Swift |
The golden child With nothing to lose, figure skater Sarah Hughes was simply terrific... |
Sports Illustrated
April 6, 2001
Brian Cazeneuve |
Familiar foes headed for showdown Here is a nomination for the best rivalry in Olympic sports: the U.S.-Canada women's ice hockey showdown that will simmer for the rest of the year and come to a boil at world championships or Olympic Games... |
Sports Illustrated
February 12, 2002
Richard Hoffer |
Snowboarding's crowning achievement Snowboarding is still not really mainstream at the Olympics. |
Sports Central
February 25, 2006
Greg Wyshynski |
For USA Hockey, Miracles Can Wait The U.S. men's Olympic hockey team was overrated. Plus, a debate about sports vs. non-sports. |
Sports Central
August 14, 2012
Brad Oremland |
Thumbs Down For Olympic Coverage I mentioned last week that I didn't get into the Summer Olympics as much as usual this year. Much of the reason, I'm afraid, was NBC's television coverage of the London Games. |
AskMen.com
February 19, 2014
Michelle Magnan |
Meet The Olympian Who Gave A Teammate His Spot In The Race Canadian speed skater Gilmore Junio, gave up his spot in last week's 1,000-meter race to his teammate, Denny Morrison |
Sports Illustrated
February 1, 2002
Tim Layden |
Good news, bad news U.S. Olympians will get intense scrutiny, support... |
Sports Illustrated
March 27, 2001
E.M. Swift |
They Spun Gold Glittering performances lit up the World Figure Skating Championships... |
Sports Illustrated
January 16, 2002
Rick Reilly |
Dirty Dancing For some reason, the people who run figure skating have gotten all crabby about the crotch. In fact at the beginning of this season the International Skating Union (ISU) instructed its pairs skating and ice dancing judges to deduct points for "undignified" movements... |
Sports Illustrated
February 11, 2001
Brian Cazeneuve |
The good and the bad The Alpine World Ski Championships have been put to rest. The same can't be said for the natives in St. Anton who are singing in several established languages and a few random syllables outside our window. Here is a review of some highlights and lowlights from the championships... |
Sports Central
March 13, 2010
Vito Curcuru |
Five Ways NHL Can Capitalize on Olympics Here are five ways for the NHL to capitalize on the Olympics and to justify staying in the Olympics. |
