the olympics

North Korea Is First Country To Withdraw From Tokyo Olympics Over COVID-19 Fears

The decision underscores the challenges facing Japan as it struggles to stage a global sporting event amid the raging coronavirus pandemic.
By KIM TONG-HYUNG, AP

Tokyo Olympics Bans Spectators From Abroad Over COVID-19 Fears

Officials said the risk was too great to admit ticket holders from overseas during the coronavirus pandemic.
By STEPHEN WADE

Russia Banned From Olympic Games Over Doping Scandal

The World Anti-Doping Agency voted to punish Moscow for tampering with laboratory data.
By Reuters

Race Imboden, Gwen Berry Receive 12-Month Probations For Social Injustice Protests

The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee warned that the U.S. athletes could "face more serious sanctions for any additional breach" of its code of conduct.
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10-Year-Old Beats Michael Phelps' Record

10-year-old “Superman” Clark Kent Apuada just broke the long-time record of Olympian Michael Phelps, who is the most decorated Olympian in history.
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Adam Rippon Makes It Official With His New Finnish Boyfriend

The skater showed off new beau Jussi-Pekka Kajaala in a shirtless Instagram photo.
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This Squirrel Just Cheated Death On The Olympic Snowboarding Course

This is nuts.
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Team USA's Youngest Skater Just Landed The First Quad Lutz In Olympics History

Vincent Zhou makes history.
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Ban The United States From The Olympics

The U.S. Olympic Committee enabled systemic sexual abuse in order to win medals. By what moral logic is that not worse than Russia's crimes?
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Johnny Weir, Tara Lipinski Throw Enough Olympic Shade To Keep The Ice Frozen

...and people are loving every snide minute of it.
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