A young skater’s emergence signals a pivot in the way an Olympic power defines success. But its handling of the table tennis competition suggests old expectations may persist, too.
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Teens and Tactics Blur in China’s Quest for Gold
A young skater’s emergence signals a pivot in the way an Olympic power defines success. But its handling of the table tennis competition suggests old expectations may persist, too.
Capturing the Split Seconds Between Victory and Defeat
Faced with the challenge of quickly recapping Olympic events, The Times creates its own animated versions of competitions. The internet loves them.
St. Lucia and Dominica Win First-Ever Olympic Medals
Gold medals in track and field brought St. Lucia and Dominica into an exclusive club of nations. But for 66 other countries and territories, the wait for an Olympic medal goes on, and on, and on.
St. Lucia gets its first gold medal, thanks to the world’s fastest woman.
Julien Alfred beat Sha’Carri Richardson of the United States by 15-hundredths of a second to win St. Lucia’s first Olympic medal.
Equestrian Is Having an Uncomfortable Moment. Its Olympic Horses Are Not.
Accusations of mistreatment cast a shadow over dressage and other events. Can cooling tents and locally sourced hay change the narrative?
Equestrian Is Having an Uncomfortable Moment. Its Olympic Horses Are Not.
Accusations of mistreatment cast a shadow over dressage and other events. Can cooling tents and locally sourced hay change the narrative?
It’s official: Léon Marchand owns the pool after winning his fourth gold medal.
After winning the 200 individual medley, Marchand joins Michael Phelps and Mark Spitz as the only male swimmers to win four gold medals at a single Olympics.
Katie Ledecky’s 13th Olympic medal is a silver, but one for the record books.
No female American Olympian has won more medals than Ledecky, who swam the third leg for the Americans’ 4×200 freestyle relay team that finished second behind Australia.
How Golf and Physics Are Raising the Limits in Shot-Put
Ryan Crouser, an American, has combined radar technology borrowed from golf and an innovative technique to take aim at his third straight Olympic gold.