单词 | Olympic |
例句 | My family taking in the sights during the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z As incredible as my Olympic journey had been, my greatest gift had been the chance to bring joy to those who love me most—my family. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z As important as anything else, he could be sure that none of them would be graduating before the Olympic summer of 1936. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I’m not sure what I would even put on a traditional business card: Olympic Fencer? Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z By the end of the Olympic Games, those same athletes left the stadium with a new flag and a new name: Zambia.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z A sensationally fast sprinter, Jordan had seen nothing but Jesse Owens’s back at the 1936 Olympic trials and, like Louie, was aiming for gold in Tokyo. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z "I once heard her say," Hortensia went on, "that a large boy is about the same weight as an Olympic hammer and therefore he's very useful for practising with." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z The Burnhams dined by themselves in the Olympic's first-class salon, then retired to their suite and there, for no particular reason, Burnham’s thoughts returned to Frank Millet. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z As soon as Team USA put out a press release announcing me as the first United States athlete in hijab to qualify for the Olympic Games, the phone didn’t stop ringing. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Tall, blonde, and the child of Olympic rowers, Mariel was the most decorated American fencer, male or female, and had been fencing since she was ten. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I was falling toward the water with my eyes closed and my hands extended in front of me like an Olympic diver. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z At 3:30 officials from the International Olympic Committee, draped in gold cords and wearing tall silk top hats and coats with long tails, walked out onto the Maifeld and formed a double cordon. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z There had been the serious faces staring intently at Gaines as he tried to inspire them with herculean stories of Civil War heroes and Olympic swimmers. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z South Africa was also banned from Olympic competition, international track and field, swimming, World Cup soccer, cricket, rugby and a dozen or so other sports. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z And yet the notion of Olympic gold had begun to work its way into his psyche. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Olympic Fencing has a Post-it note sticking out. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Here tens of thousands of Germans—perhaps as many as a hundred thousand by some estimates—lined the route, cheering and waving Olympic, Nazi, and occasionally American flags, shouting greetings in German and English. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “He’s teaching me fencing. Coach Jones used to fence on the Olympic team.” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He knew that I wanted to make the Olympic team, and he saw how hard I was working, so he did what he could in Akhi’s absence. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The rest of the afternoon and evening was a whirl of press interviews and photo ops, and then it was home to our little pod in the Olympic Village. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Better to control that spark and pass it carefully from one generation to the next, like an Olympic torch. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He held the kite high over his head, like an Olympic athlete showing his gold medal. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, an Olympic pool is an Olympic pool, touched by immortal glory. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “Olympic National Forest. I want to show you this wolf tree out there I saw once.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Back then, these grandmasters commanded as much prestige in Soviet society as a movie star or an Olympic athlete does in contemporary America. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I knew that being selected by my peers for this final Olympic assignment was the highest honor, but I was secretly worried that I’d embarrass my country. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The Jesse Owens story had already galvanized much of the nation, driving home what exactly was at stake in these Olympic Games. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z It was also a victory for Avery Brundage, president of the American Olympic Committee, and his allies who had fought tooth and nail to ensure that there was no boycott. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “If you stay with Norman Bright,” he told Louie, “you make the Olympic team.” Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z ‘Pm pretty sure death matches weren’t an Olympic sport.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z With those stats, qualifying for an Olympic team was now a real possibility. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z We got our credentials for the Olympic Village at the airport and took lots of press photos with the Rio mascot. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I had made a promise to myself to make the Olympic team. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Now the facts were re-established, and gone were all the fantasies, such as the Olympic Games for a.d. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The Seoul Grand Prix was the last competition before the Olympic qualifiers began. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z In the Olympic Peninsula of northwest Washington State, a small town named Forks exists under a near-constant cover of clouds. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Then he said he used to run hurdles, while tapping his hand on his chest, his secret tattooed Olympic medal. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I was going to the Olympic Games to represent my country! Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I figured if I had really made the Olympic team, I would be the first to know. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He had only two weeks to train for Compton and, with the Olympic trials in July, two months to become America’s youngest elite 5,000-meter man. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Penn had swapped out three of its eight Poughkeepsie oarsmen, replacing them with recent graduates not eligible to race in the intercollegiate regatta but perfectly legal in Olympic trials. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Most of the athletes boarded buses heading west to the new Olympic village in Charlotten- burg, but the American oarsmen climbed onto two buses bound for the little village of Kopenick southeast of Berlin. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Doctors said there was no way Center could swim unless he took painkillers, the use of which was illegal under Olympic rules. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z My ranking hovered between the number two and three spot on the national rankings, and the Olympic team now felt more like a possibility and less like a dream. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “The Olympic Range here, up and down the Coast Ranges on occasion. We keep a permanent residence nearby. There’s another permanent settlement like ours up near Denali.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z As the Olympic preliminary heats approached and the gravity of what was coming settled on them, Ulbrickson’s boys began to get tense and fidgety again. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z On the podium at the Olympic Games, embracing one of the most surreal moments of my life. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The Olympic Mountains and their rolling foothills loom behind Port Angeles. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Pa told me the Olympic Market was once a beautiful building. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s why most of my friends thought I had lost my mind when in 2014—one year away from Olympic trials—I decided to start a business. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The Olympic Village was like an athlete’s fantasyland, with a pool and workout studios and a huge twenty-four-hour cafeteria with every style of food imaginable. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z My coach had explained that to compete in the Olympics, I’d have to turn sixteen within the Olympic year. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z His view looked down on the winding Sol Due River, across the untouched forest to the Olympic Mountain range. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The boys backed the Husky Clipper into their starting stall, on a floating platform that had been specially built for the Olympic trials, and waited. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Then again, maybe turning my Olympic dream into a reality could be as simple as the advice my friend and teammate Aly Raisman gave me at Nationals Camp that spring. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z For now, he left unstated his even deeper concern about the two-thousand-meter sprint at the Olympic trials. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Dressed in their formal Olympic uniforms, they maneuvered the shell from one deck down to the next, trying to stay clear of lifeboat davits and guylines. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The earliest Olympic Games were religious, as well as athletic, festivals, and as such would have included some music-making. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z But before the Olympic trials at Princeton, Al Ulbrickson faced another daunting series of challenges: First the Pacific Coast Regatta with California on Lake Washington. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z In Berkeley, Ky Ebright was, if anything, probably even more confident than Al Ulbrickson, both about the upcoming regatta in Seattle and about his Olympic prospects. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Aly had also won silver on floor, and Maddie had taken silver on bars, making us the most decorated American Olympic gymnastics team. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The Nazi leadership was now convinced that the upcoming Olympic Games, in August, would provide the perfect opportunity for a masquerade. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z It was about doing well enough at the Olympic trials to have my name called as a member of the team. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I wanted a committed coach who had made an Olympic team, who knew exactly what it took to get me to the promised land. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Then he might well have to face Yale, Harvard, or Princeton—schools that did not even deign to row at Poughkeepsie—at the Olympic trials. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z No one is more surprised than I am that the little girl with the big muscles ended up on a path from foster care to an Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z "Two Olympic golds in a row. Doug is a sports announcer on television." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z As an athlete, I had the ultimate prize hanging around my neck, an Olympic medal. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z When I started running, I felt like I was in the Olympic four-hundred-meter final. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z It was originally a male-only sport; women’s fencing was not introduced into the Olympic Games until the 1924 games in Paris. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z At Adolf-Hitler-Platz, concentric rings of tall masts flying Olympic flags surrounded a central tower, sixty-two feet high, draped with twenty swastika flags, forming a dramatic, blood-red cylinder in the middle of the grassy square. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z But until this moment, neither the AOC nor the Olympic Rowing Committee had hinted that they would be unable to send the winning crew to the games. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The hometown boy had made the Olympic team. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z He entered the water like an Olympic diver. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Those who were keeping journals or writing letters home began to confide in them about nervousness as they had before the Olympic trials at Princeton. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Afterward I was getting ready for the gym when I started getting text messages from friends and family congratulating me on qualifying for the Olympic team. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I don’t know who said that, but with Zac Efron and President and Mrs. Obama and so many others congratulating us on our team’s Olympic victories, I’d have to say that statement was entirely true. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The next Olympic Games were still two years away. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z As the most recognizable Muslim American at the Olympic Games, my opinion on the current presidential campaign was in high demand. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Everyone in the Olympic Village was constantly exercising, because we all had to be in the best shape of our lives. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Two years later the U.S. boycotted the Olympic games in Moscow, so none of our athletes got to go.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z In the Olympic Stadium, out at the Reichssportfeld, she set up thirty cameras for the opening ceremony alone. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She looked as though she’d just won herself a gold medal at the Olympic Games. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z By his retirement from competitive fencing, he had been to five Olympic competitions, winning a bronze individual medal in 1984. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I was trying to figure out how many leos I’d need for ten days of Olympic training camp. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Because I was the newest member of the national team and because no one had ever even mentioned my name in the same breath as the Olympics, I didn’t talk about my Olympic dreams. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The American Olympic Committee had come up short of funds. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z And even if Washington somehow prevailed, the Olympic trials to follow in Princeton would reset the stage. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Sure. Like the way the East German Olympic teams used to ‘bulk up,’ Kevin.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Physiologists, in fact, have calculated that rowing a two-thousand-meter race—the Olympic standard—takes the same physiological toll as playing two basketball games back-to-back. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She wanted to minimize the risk of injury before Rio and also make sure her Olympic hopefuls wouldn’t burn out before the Games. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z By the rules devised for the 1936 Olympic rowing regatta, each of the fourteen eight-oared crews was to have two chances to make it into the medal race on August 14. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z On June 13, Louie made quick work of another Olympic 5,000 qualifier, but the toe injured in training opened up again. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z He was invited to the final of the Olympic trials. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z The only problem was, people in the Muslim community often referred to me as “the Olympic fencer” because I was building a reputation as a professional athlete who competed on a United States national team. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The final Olympic trial was not scheduled to begin until 5:00 p.m., so the boys spent most of the day lounging in the Princeton shell house, trying to stay cool. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Papi likes to joke that if there were ever an Olympic event for worrying, the Dominican Republic would win with his sister on the team. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z It wasn’t always a pleasant part of my Olympic experience, but it was one I felt a duty to embrace. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The adjoining racetrack had been torn down, and now more than five hundred companies contracted by the Nazi state were at work preparing the site for the Olympic Games. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I decided that most of the blame belonged on the doorstep of the town of Forks — and the entire sodden Olympic Peninsula, for that matter. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z But these new Olympic Games were going to be about serious library topics, and Kyle would be playing against some serious library whiz kids. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z By my age, most athletes who were considered to have any real Olympic potential already had cadet, junior, or even senior national teams under their belts. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Olympic shield on the left breast and red, white, and blue ribbons stitched around the neck and down the front. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Making the Olympic team would have been an amazing triumph for that reason alone. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z As Aly and I spread thick cold cream on our faces, we talked about what the Olympic experience might be like this time around. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z If the Olympic Peninsula truly is heart medicine for them, considering what happened in their childhoods. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I always wanted to win and here on the world stage, I wanted to taste Olympic glory more than I ever had in my life. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z ‘That’s the entrance to the old Olympic stadium. It’s called the crypt!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The great bowl of the Olympic Stadium, its floor forty-two feet below ground level, had been excavated and leveled, its central field sown with grass that was already lush and green. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z On the flagpole in front of Haus West, a large white Olympic flag stirred lazily. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z It was November and we were about halfway through the Olympic qualifications. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The long body glided by with the power of one hundred Olympic swimmers, seemingly with zero effort. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z I lay on the floor scared to open my eyes, as I feared I would see my Olympic dreams vanish in front of me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The Olympic trials track finals would be held in New York in July, and the Olympic committee would base its selection of competitors on a series of qualifying races. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z The New Jersey Star-Ledger, the state newspaper, wrote a long feature story on me, as an Olympic hopeful. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He had finished fifth, two places short of the Olympic team/1' By the day’s end, Louie had received some 125 telegrams. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z I knew I was unique for being the first potential Olympic athlete to represent the United States wearing a hijab, but I didn’t know if it warranted the level of attention it brought me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Ever since the Olympic Trials, people had started to recognize us. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I was young and inexperienced, and my coach was an Olympic medalist. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “At one time or another,” he declared, “Washington crews have won the highest honors in America. They have not, however, participated in the Olympic Games. That’s our objective.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The energy that filled that room was palpable, and I wanted to be a part of it, to fence with other athletes of color and learn from Olympians and Olympic hopefuls alike. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z While I was in the midst of having another abnormal attack of fatigue, the United States Olympic Committee assigned us an official team psychologist, Jamie Harshaw. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z And in shorts, they all looked like Olympic track stars. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Competing at the Olympic Games was a gift beyond my wildest dreams, and no matter what happened I was proud of myself for making it this far. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z No matter where you were on the ship, you felt the power of the Olympic's twenty-nine boilers transmitted upward through the strakes of the hull. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Off in the distance, the Hindenburg, trailing an Olympic flag, droned over central Berlin in a lazy loop, then turned and slowly began to approach the stadium. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Fifteen miles to the southeast, in the leafy and pleasant lakeside community of Griinau, preparations for the Olympic rowing, canoeing, and kayaking events were also well under way. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Curly heard a cry and watched in surprise as the policeman burst from the doorway of the latrine, leaping off the flatbed like an Olympic hurdler. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I'm going to be an Olympic champion—if can just get better at backbends and cartwheels. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z He cuts through the water with broad strokes, like an Olympic swimmer, and I sit on the bank watching him. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z And this year the Olympic trials loomed just beyond Poughkeepsie, not to mention what lay beyond that. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Olympic team to Germany, was barely past the Statue of Liberty before Louie began stealing things. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z For starters, like most of the athletes competing at the games, I stayed in the Olympic Village. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z It read: “Although the Bears failed to overtake the veteran Husky varsity ... in that last heartbreaking drive they proved that they were headed for the Olympic Games of 1936.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The Olympic gold medal hung from his neck, confetti from the parade dotted his hair. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z He hopped up into a nearby seat, sprang forward, and vaulted over the tops of all the other seat backs like an Olympic hurdler. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Finally, with the sun beginning to decline behind the Olympic flame, a choir of thousands dressed in white rose en masse and began to sing the “Hallelujah Chorus” from Handel’s Messiah. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z A successful quest for Olympic gold would require finding nine young men of exceptional strength, grace, endurance, and most of all mental toughness. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Olympic Rowing Committee, positioned himself next to Bobby Moch and extended a silver cup to him. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He hoped that when the Olympic at last reached the site of the accident, he would find Millet and hear him tell some outrageous story about the voyage. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z For the most part, the Olympic spirit prevailed among them, and many new friendships had emerged during the three weeks that they had lived and competed in Germany. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z But there was a second reason for the Olympic’s return to course. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z After months of talking about the Olympic year, it was finally here. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z It was about traveling to Rio with all the other American athletes and experiencing the excitement of the Olympic Village. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Let’s plan my Olympic handball party. If it’ll make you happy.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z She was in her late twenties, a high- level speed cyclist, Olympic caliber. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z It was in that moment in my car, heading south on the turnpike, that I decided that I was going to make an Olympic team. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The guard grabbed his shoulder, spun him around, saw his Olympic uniform, and hesitated. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z “We are making arrangements for a series of simultaneous exhibitions and matches for early next year. We are also considering an exhibition match where Bobby would play the entire Dutch Olympic team simultaneously.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z If the coach and my teammates counted me out of the Olympic running because of an injury, they were wrong. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z And then, because, let’s face it, I’m basically an Olympic god when it comes to sports, I manage to volley the ball right into your face.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Keeth had led the US men’s saber team to a silver medal in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing and was arguably the best US male saber fencer of all time. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The next day was a whirl of activity—picking up their Olympic credentials and their German visas, stocking up on a few last-minute sundries, buying travelers’ checks. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z And as if their wretched Rally and their wretched Olympic Games weren't enough, do you know what they've got his lordship working on now? The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z As they lined up next to the German and Italian crews, Olympic officials went down the American line, hanging gold medals around the boys’ necks and placing small laurel wreaths on their heads. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I didn’t know the exact qualification path to make an Olympic team, but my plan was simple: work as hard as possible, maintain focus, and the success would come. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z To their left, the Olympic valley shimmered in the afternoon heat. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z People had hinted that I could qualify for the Olympic team, but no one, not even my coaches at the foundation, actually helped lay out a specific plan to help get me there. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Dozens of new courtesy Mercedes limousines had been parked in neat rows outside the Olympic Stadium, awaiting VIPs. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Olympic shield emblazoned on the breast and bright brass buttons, each with a miniature shield. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z It’s the way soccer is organized in Europe and South America, and it’s the way Olympic athletes are chosen. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z It’s an Olympic runner bursting through the tape at the end of a race. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z On August II, Louie packed his belongings, the flag, and an array of other stolen Teutonica and left his room in the Olympic Village. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z It seemed like only moments ago I was savoring the idea of a possible Olympic medal, and now my eyes were filled with the tears of failure. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z In all previous Olympic rowing competitions, he pointed out, preliminary heats as well as finals had been limited to four boats. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Curiously, my Olympic dream had never been about winning—it was about going. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Faizah was in a good position to qualify for the Olympic team as well because her national ranking was around fifth or sixth place. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Now that I knew exactly what to expect at an Olympic competition, I felt more confident than I had before my individual matches. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Five massive swimming pools—longer than fifty-meter Olympic pools, and wider—were dug so the children would have a place to cool off in the summer. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Louie had progressed enough in four 5,000-meter races to compete with Lash, but he knew that he had no chance of winning an Olympic medal. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z The rise and fall of the Olympic Mountains. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Helsinki’s Olympic stadium was partially collapsed, toppled by Soviet bombs. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z By the time the first race approached, somewhat more than seventy-five thousand fans had packed the regatta grounds, the largest crowd ever to witness an Olympic rowing event. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z After the Olympic Games, I was physically and mentally exhausted. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I was going to be on the United States Olympic Team in the 2016 summer games. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The library was extra packed with spectators for the fifth day of the Olympic games. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Would I ever make the national team, much less an Olympic team? Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “Nothing, if you like boys who tan like it’s an Olympic sport.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z For days, department stores, electrical appliance stores, the Sherman Clay piano store, even the jewelry store Weisfield & Goldberg had been doing a land-office business selling new Philco 61F Olympic Special cabinet radios. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z So, I dug deep for courage, sat firmly in my faith, and promised to work as hard as I could to make the 2016 Olympic team. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The secrecy, dating back to the previous October, was designed to conceal from the International Olympic Committee the political and ideological source of the film’s funding. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z There is the Central Market, the Russian Market, the Olympic Market, and many others. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Rowing was, after all, a quintessentially British sport, and the 1936 British Olympic eight-man crew hailed from the venerable old Leander Club. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Do you realize you won every gold medal in every Olympic event? No one’s ever done anything like that in history.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z They encouraged me to take as much time as I needed to relax and decompress after a crazy Olympic experience. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Later in the summer, the Washington varsity had ventured to the Olympic trials at Lake Quinsigamond in Massachusetts, to try once more. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Competition after competition, I continued to chip away at my Olympic dream, fencing hard in the hope of a strong result. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z For the rest of that week, in the back of my mind I was reflecting on what my true goals might be for my Olympic experience. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Running the 1940 Olympic 1,500 at twenty-three after years of training would be another matter. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Aboard the Olympic Burnham waited for more news of Frank Millet and his ship. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I knew that making the Olympic team was the best way I, as a Muslim American athlete, could help dismantle stereotypes and provide a vision of hope and inspiration. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z A Google alert flagging my name in an article posted on the United States Olympic Committee website, titled “Fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad Qualifies for Olympics, Will Become First Athlete to Compete in a Hijab.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The Olympic Village was actually made up of more than thirty white high-rise apartment buildings meant to house the 18,000 Olympic athletes coming to the city. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z How was I going to start my own clothing line while in the midst of trying to qualify for an Olympic team? Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z In two days, I'd join the other four members of the US women’s Olympic team at the Karolyi Ranch to prepare for Rio, but at that moment, I didn’t look anything like an Olympic hopeful. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z This indicates that some match rigging may be choreographed at the highest level of the sport—much like the Olympic skating judges’ vote swapping. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Hitler had stood hatless at the Olympic site that afternoon, listening quietly as Werner March explained that the horse-racing track adjoining the old stadium prevented a major expansion. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z By the beginning of 2015, I knew the time was approaching, time for me focus 100 percent of my energy on Olympic qualification. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z And I’d stuck all my landings, capping off my Olympic experience with yet another gold. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The Manhattan’s crew had trained floodlights on the enormous white Olympic flag flying from the after mast, on the American flag on the foremast, and on the ship’s red, white, and blue funnels. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She speed walks through rows of junior parking, her hips swishing back and forth like those people who do Olympic speed walking. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z A The Final Five celebrating together after receiving their Olympic gold medals in team competition at the 2016 Rio Games. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Add to that a handful of media articles referring to me as an Olympic hopeful in the run-up to the 2012 Olympics, and it’s understandable why I was being mistaken for an Olympian. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Their Olympic passports gave them free access to nearly everything in the city. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I have the same dizzy sense I had when I walked out of the tunnel into the Olympic stadium in Dallas on our class field trip. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z In the morning Chuck Day got up and wrote in his journal, “Final Olympic trials, very nervous but confident.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z As the boys—now officially the U.S. eight-oared Olympic rowing team— settled in at Travers Island they were, largely unbeknownst to them, beginning to become national celebrities. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Recently crews from California had even won Olympic gold twice. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Members from the French team came to see me to offer their support, as they knew how important staying healthy was during the Olympic qualifying year. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z ‘One of the main gates into the Olympic valley.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Then, with the Olympic bell tolling in the background, he turned, rose on his toes, and touched the torch to an enormous bronze cauldron on a tripod. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, the Olympic rules state that only the top two qualifiers from any country are permitted to participate. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z And dress pants so skinny and fitted, we can actually tell how their legs are bowed: slightly curved around the knees, as if they’re Olympic runners. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Thursday morning, the day of the Olympic all-around competition, dawned bright and clear. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z They were all happy with their accommodations and were able to do a lot of sightseeing around Rio in between Olympic events. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Going into the Olympic year, their talk inevitably centered on the strengths and weaknesses of the boys at Ulbrickson’s disposal. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Instead, he found a suitably irresponsible companion, donned his Olympic dress uniform, and descended on Berlin. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z I imagined that seeing a Muslim American in hijab who wasn’t on screen to talk politics or terrorism but rather something positive and awe inspiring like my Olympic journey had to have a positive effect. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The Newtons’ Olympic Outfitters store was just north of town. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Coach West sounds excited, like she’s ready to find the next US Olympic track star. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Our team moved out of the Olympic Village a couple of days later and checked into the Grand Hyatt hotel. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Olympic team arrives in Berlin That night they sailed up the channel with the lights of Calais blazing brightly to the east. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He appeared not quite as physically impressive as a football linebacker, but certainly looked like a broad-shouldered athlete, perhaps a retired Olympic swimmer. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Olympic judges tested the electronic timing apparatus at the finish line. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He counted himself lucky when he landed a summer job with the Civilian Conservation Corps, laying asphalt for the new Olympic Highway for fifty cents an hour. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z With each of them in my corner, I actually felt like anything was possible, even bringing home a medal from the Olympic Games. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I knew my coach and fellow teammates were desperate not to see me on the 2016 Olympic team. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I had accomplished my goal to make an Olympic team, but I couldn’t come up with a good enough reason to retire from the sport. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z "It's my Olympic medal. I got a tattoo of it after the man who did this to me"—now Coach curled his top lip so I could see his chipped tooth—"stole the real one." Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Pound for pound, Olympic oarsmen may take in and process as much oxygen as a thoroughbred racehorse. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I knew it was an honest mistake for people to equate my career as a member of Team USA with Olympic stature. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z There would also be no flaming Olympic torch, just a giant, ten-foot-tall flashlight to celebrate the joy of reading under the covers. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z The American gymnasts, famously nicknamed the Fierce Five, had just won artistic team gold at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, ahead of the gymnastics powerhouse nations of Russia, Romania, and China. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z His slow, creeping way of progressing forward made snails look like Olympic sprinters. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought the media requests prior to making the Olympic team were numerous, but this was a whole new level of attention. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Aimee had been selected as the official coach of the USA women’s Olympic team the week before, which meant she’d be out on the floor with us in Rio and very involved in camp. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Every season culminated with World Championships, unless it was an Olympic year. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z And for just a second we are Olympic athletes saying we matter as much as anybody. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Everyone knows that the Ancient Greeks invented the Olympic Games; for the Greeks, though, it wasn't just running, nude wrestling and hurling the javelin that were important. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Olympic sprinters and weightlifters, cyclists in the Tour de France, football linemen and baseball sluggers: they have all been shown to swallow whatever pill or powder may give them an edge. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Basking in the applause of his German hosts, he exulted: “No nation since ancient Greece has captured the true Olympic spirit as has Germany.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He needed further time to study the pieces on the chessboard, to figure out a strategy for his Olympic endgame before he even began to move pieces around. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “I am so glad to see you here this evening, because this afternoon my optometrist gave me eye drops and I couldn’t see a thing! Before I officially illuminate our Olympic torch...” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Richard Strauss conducted the enormous orchestra in the debut of his Olympic Hymn. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z In New York the boys had been measured for their Olympic outfits, and now Joe found a double-breasted blue serge sports coat and matching blue slacks spread out on his bunk. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Only one of his 1932 Olympic gold medal crew still rowed for California, and his varsity lineup was turning in indifferent times at best. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “No rules. No holds barred. It used to be an Olympic sport.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Like, I’m pretty sure there’s a little Olympic gymnastics team practicing their floor routines in my stomach. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z By March 19, Al Ulbrickson figured he had found his best bet for an Olympic boat. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Like Olympic medals and tennis trophies, all they signified was that the owner had done something of no benefit to anyone more capably than everyone else. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The trio played jazz tunes during intermissions at the Olympic movie theater in Sequim in exchange for an opportunity to watch the films. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z After that moment, I was clearly seen as a threat to Mariel’s chances of making the Olympic team. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z In fact he was throwing everything he had into starting the Olympic year off right by beating Washington in Seattle. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Feeling better and more in control, I returned my focus to the next big thing, and that next big thing was making the 2012 Olympic team. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Her eyes were firmly fixed on Olympic Gold. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A few— mostly Jewish homes—flew only the Olympic banner. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The man-thing tensed, snarled, and then took off like an Olympic sprinter—not toward us but around us, diving behind a pile of rocks and popping up again with a fang-bearing grin. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “Just don’t look up at the Olympic rings.” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z To be heading back to the Olympic Peninsula, to finally see the Elwha River. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Added to this pressure cooker of Olympic preparation came the media. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I wasn’t breaking any Olympic records, but I was definitely putting some distance between myself and the Coral Queen. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Both coaches were completely expressionless as they watched me do my routines—vault, bars, beam, and floor exercise, in the Olympic order—but afterward, Martha came over and held my face in both hands. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z That meant Dagmara left those games with no Olympic merit to her name. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Olympic of the White Star Line, because it was new and glamorous and big. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z In fact, he said, the Olympic was at that moment speeding north at maximum velocity to come to her aid, with instructions to receive and care for injured passengers. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z That’s why the first World Championships after an Olympic year is always an individual meet with no team competition. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z For most athletes who make an Olympic team, there is going to be some media attention. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z In April of 1933, a fresh and reconstituted varsity crew promptly exacted its revenge, sweeping the Olympic champion Cal Bears from their home waters on the Oakland Estuary. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z ‘He was a prince, won his wife in a chariot race. Supposedly he started the Olympic games in honour of that.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z In 1980, when we were still in Kabul, the U.S. announced it would be boycotting the Olympic Games in Moscow. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She immersed cameras in waterproof housings in the Olympic swimming and diving pools. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z On nights when I would meet my family for dinner in Copacabana, I didn’t wear US Olympic apparel and prayed no one would notice me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Watching Dominique Dawes flip her way to Olympic gold in the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games was the reason my sister Asiya had started gymnastics. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z As a boy Roger had idled away his summers rowing lazily about in Manzanita Bay, a lovely blue cove lying in the lee of the Olympic Mountains. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z As a rule, fencing is only allocated ten medals during the Olympic Games, even though there are technically twelve events. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He knew nothing about winning these Olympic Games would be easy. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Olympic team boarding this ship, they were giddy, charged with earnest excitement. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z In 1996, sponsored by the IOC as part of its Olympic Solidarity initiative to aid in the advancement of Olympic sports in underprivileged countries, Holt traveled to Yemen for the very first time. Pommel horses and protesters 2012-08-25T12:00:00Z This winter, I reconnected with the people and nature that feel like home on two trips to Washington’s mystical Olympic Peninsula. For a Seattle writer, trips to the Olympic Peninsula made time to reconnect with outdoors, others 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z The next day, Trixie confessed her desire to hit Little Darlings and Olympic Gardens where she could enjoy steady employment for the next several weeks. My lucky thunder thighs 2013-01-06T02:00:00Z Eighteen years after apartheid, South Africa remains one of the world's most unequal societies but, as London's Olympic opening ceremony suggested, a sign of a nation's political maturity is its ability to laugh at itself. New Africa: the doctor who became a standup comedian 2012-08-23T23:05:01Z After his release from prison, Zamperini went on to carry the Olympic torch in Nagano in 1998 and to get married. Fact-Checking 'Unbroken': What Does the Movie Get Right? 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z The announcement was a boost for the British government which pumped public money into the London 2012 Games, adamant the Olympic site would not become an expensive white elephant. Jay-Z, Timberlake perform at first London Olympic park concert 2013-02-19T17:00:29Z That seems to heighten the city’s international mix, and not just when the Olympic Games are in town. 2010-02-12T04:18:00Z Living in the Netherlands at the time, she began to work with a psychological coach who advised the Dutch Olympic team, focusing on visualizations and adroit recovery from perceived mistakes. A Soprano Finds a New Voice: Conducting 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z Eugene’s stadium, Hayward Field, regularly hosts the US Olympic trials and a major renovation is under way ahead of the 2021 World Championships. The best towns and small cities in the US: Eugene, Oregon 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z Plummet down an Olympic ski jump with only a parachute to stop you. AWAY IS HOME | Spice up your travels with something new and exciting 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z So, the Olympic Village, the first neighbourhood to be completed, has been sold off to a consortium led by the Qatari royal family. Will the Olympics be a winner for east London? 2012-07-07T17:00:01Z But what about when the group goes after independent shop owners for displaying the Olympic rings? Seven ways the IOC ruins the Olympics 2012-08-07T17:57:00Z If they win, the Olympic flag would be raised and the Olympic anthem played to honor their victories. Russia banned from competing in 2018 Olympics 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z Olympic organizers are grouping the compositions and other events under the banner "Rock the Games", which will also include acts such as Scissor Sisters and Rizzle Kicks playing surprise gigs at Olympic venues. UK band Muse composes official Games song 2012-06-27T15:35:54Z The two-time Olympic gold medalist Claressa Shields was on hand for a reality check. Who Wants to Be a Gold Medalist? 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z They married at the Olympic Sculpture Park seven years ago. A husband and wife’s ‘family music nights’ in their basement become an album 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z Jenner was the 1976 Olympic decathlon gold medalist who married Kris Jenner and appeared with her on the reality show “Keeping Up with the Kardashians.” Tax returns show Caitlyn Jenner’s income has fallen sharply 2021-07-19T04:00:00Z A large video screen projected the logo of the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games, for which Williams' fanfare was commissioned. John Williams' mastery on display at L.A. Philharmonic season opener 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z One pair critiques her as if they are Olympic judges, then motion as though lifting their respective top lips up on a string. An Artist Stands Before Her Fun House Mirror 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z Ai, famous for his work on the "Bird's Nest" Olympic Stadium in Beijing, said the donors were mostly in their 30s. China's Ai Weiwei agonizes over paying tax bill 2011-11-08T07:25:58Z It’s also about expressions and gestures, the control of micro-musculature that, as practiced by an actor of Walter’s comic skills, is a miniature Olympic sport. Why Jessica Walter’s Pictures Said a Thousand Words 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z In addition to its portrayal of the complex geopolitics of those games, the movie fixes a spotlight on Owens’s athletic discipline — his grit, grace, genius — as he pursues Olympic glory. Jesse Owens, a Film Hero Once Again 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z The last time Pet Shop Boys emerged was during the Olympic opening ceremony. This week's new tracks 2012-10-12T23:05:45Z Because Mr. Foreman and I, when he was the heavyweight champion, even the Olympic champion, have about the same weight, the same height, the same build. Why "Big George Forman" star Khris Davis refused to wear a fat suit 2023-04-29T04:00:00Z Stroll to the Seattle Aquarium, which the children will enjoy, and the Olympic Sculpture Park, where you’ll find Alexander Calder’s spider-like sculpture, “Eagle,” above. Q&A: A Family Trip to Seattle and Vancouver 2010-06-03T19:00:00Z The World Anti-Doping Agency recommended Russia's exclusion from the Olympics, but the International Olympic Committee didn't go along. The Latest: De Lima lights the Olympic cauldron 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z I was thrown into this world of Olympic legends, and a year later I had a silver medal. ‘Anyone else would have kicked him out’: celebrity flatmates reveal all 2019-03-30T04:00:00Z That means being able to monetize different ways that people consume Olympic content, particularly a young generation searching on phones for something interesting. Once savvy, NBC’s Olympics deal is shakier after Beijing 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z Friendly and funny, he takes the British art of self-deprecation to Olympic levels and is clearly prone to excessive self-doubt. ‘A Vocal Figure Skater’ Makes His Mark as an Operatic Hamlet 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z Between them, organisers said the signatories had 18 Olympic gold medals, 44 Bafta awards, one Nobel prize and two Turner prizes. Jagger, Hawking join big celebrity push to keep Scotland in the UK 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z Another quickie TV movie, this one examines the ugly attack on Nancy Kerrigan before the 1994 Olympic trials and lays much of the blames for it on Tonya Harding’s having a verbally abusive mother. On Silver Screen, a Bit of Gold 2014-02-04T23:04:55Z Cuttiing a dash: Jay Z performing at the Wireless festival in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park last weekend. Jay-Z to become Jay Z in massively disrespectful move against hyphens 2013-07-19T12:09:41Z Mr. Moss began painting for Sports Illustrated in the mid-1950s and went on to produce Olympic logos and promotional material for the tennis tournament, the New York City Marathon and the Super Bowl. Donald Moss, Illustrator of Sports Art, Dies at 90 2010-05-26T05:45:00Z The Olympic Park was not just there to look nice. John Hopkins 2013-01-28T17:16:23Z K-pop music videos are known for their sleek and futuristic aesthetics, a contrast to Girls Alert’s humble video filmed at Olympic Park in Seoul. Lesser-known K-pop bands struggling amid the pandemic 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z Skyfall's success turns out to have been Britain's real Olympic legacy. The best films of 2012 2012-12-05T19:00:14Z He will fly from Beijing to Los Angeles for Friday’s Olympic prime-time show. Super Bowl/Olympics Sunday about to become routine for NBC 2022-02-06T05:00:00Z Three pigeons sitting on top of the Olympic rings on the Mound. Edinburgh festival: day nine at the fringe 2012-08-14T15:35:20Z From July 31 to Aug. 31, more than 75,000 people ditched their cellphones, took on new identities and made their way to Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford for Secret Cinema's screening experience. 'Back to the Future' to screen in L.A. through London's Secret Cinema 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z Over the next three years it will host the World Cup and the Olympic Games. AUDIO: Rio art scene has 'regained mojo' 2013-09-30T09:59:06Z The north west's creative programmer for London 2012 Debbi Lander also sees the boating lake as part of Manchester's very own mini-Olympic village and a stage on an 'Olympic journey across the region.' Manchester opens inner city boating lake 2012-07-06T10:00:00Z Alison Brown, host of the Olympic fans podcast “Keep the Flame Alive,” said outfitting Olympic teams, including those competing in the Paralympics, isn’t easy. Let the fashion policing begin on opening day of Tokyo Games 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z The Soviet Union won the 1972 Olympic match with a last gasp basket after a controversial decision to replay the last three seconds. We are the champions: basketball film wows Russians before election 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z Sequim is located on Highway 101 on the north edge of the Olympic Peninsula, and there are several ways to get there from Seattle. Peruse the purple: Now is the perfect time to visit Sequim’s fragrant lavender fields 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z MSU saw him as a recruiting aspect: We have the Olympic team doctor. "At the Heart of Gold": USA gymnastics abuse survivors on the long road to healing 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z An enormous Canadian flag circulated through the crowd, as if it were an Olympic hockey game. Watching Canada’s Biggest Rock Band Say a Dramatic Goodbye 2016-08-20T04:00:00Z Four years ago : "It's official: the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games attracted the largest global TV audience ever." Olympics: Media's biggest ever event? 2012-07-26T07:09:07Z Jews and others whom the Nazis thought inferior were not wanted on Germany’s Olympic team. Europe: 100 years of war and transformation We’re looking for your good photos from the three big national parks in Washington state – Mount Rainier National Park, Olympic National Park and North Cascades National Park. Readers' lovely photos of Washington's national parks 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z It's all part of Seattle's Olympic Sculpture Park summer fun. Summer fun at Olympic Sculpture Park 2012-08-08T22:32:06Z The Olympic stage creates a similar challenge for artists. 11 Olympic Theme Songs, Dissected 2012-07-30T12:00:54Z Olympic gymnastics champion Suni Lee also is joining the cast, the rest of which will be announced on Sept. 8. JoJo Siwa to join same-sex couple on ‘Dancing With Stars’ 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z The ratings after the Olympic flame was extinguished indicate that many of those viewers are not morning show regulars and retreated to their old habits. Olympics viewer boost for 'Today' show short-lived 2012-08-21T12:45:08Z The legendary player, a six-time NBA champ and two-time Olympic gold medalist, is widely regarded as one of the greatest athletes of all time. Michael Jordan-obsessed fan gets 23 jersey tattoo across entire torso 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z “Art and culture is part of the DNA of the Olympic Movement,” said Francis Gabet, director of the Olympic Foundation for Culture and Heritage. 4 Athletes Selected as Artists in Residence at the Olympics 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z The louche locations all seem to blend into one another, and every kitchen is the same, with acres of space and double-wide Sub-Zero refrigerators that seem to hold enough food for an Olympic swim team. Television Review: Miami, Another Battlefront in the War Against Wrinkles 2011-02-21T23:00:11Z NM It was the International Olympic Committee's assessment that transport was a weak link within the original London bid. Will the Olympics be a winner for east London? 2012-07-07T17:00:01Z In some very much expected but still exciting news, Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles is headed to Tokyo to lead the U.S. women's gymnastics team, the members of which were selected this weekend, reports ABC. Inside Simone Biles' long history of making history: A timeline 2021-06-28T04:00:00Z Americans regard Michael Phelps’ gold medals — his individual Olympic career ended yesterday with an amazing comeback for gold in the 100m butterfly — as the high point of this year’s games. Jessica Ennis: Better than Michael Phelps? 2012-08-04T12:35:00Z Find seats at the front of the boat for the best views of North Vancouver and the snowcapped peaks of Olympic fame. 36 Hours in Vancouver, British Columbia 2013-06-20T15:46:07Z In Depth: Most Competitive Olympic Rivalries To identify them, we surveyed a number of Olympic experts. 2010-01-29T22:15:00Z In time for this summer’s Olympic Games, her book is also a canny insider’s look at competitive swimming, a sport she describes as “insular, clammy, circumscribed and largely underexposed.” Books of The Times: ‘Swimming Studies,’ by Leanne Shapton 2012-07-16T21:32:18Z A farmstead and cidery in the Olympic foothills that produces tasty hard cider and showcases sustainable agriculture. Hike beach to Dungeness lighthouse, then quaff cider on the way home 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z Last summer, teenager Lydia Jacoby of Seward, Alaska, came from out of nowhere to win the women’s 100-meter breaststroke at the Tokyo Olympic Games. New Miss America first Alaskan, Korean American title holder 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z The world may have grown accustomed to seeing Olympic gymnasts wearing leotards as they compete for the highest honor in the sport, but these garments haven’t always been the first pick for women. Olympic gymnasts sound off on the evolving leotard: 'Power and prestige goes with those leos' 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z IN 1892, Baron de Coubertin, a French educator and historian, called for the restoration of the Olympic games, hoping that they would promote peace and also help achieve his decidedly conservative political aims. Fanfare 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z Olympic Sculpture Park | A "beautiful public outdoor park along the waterfront with works by some of my favorite artists, including Louise Bourgeois, Richard Serra, Claes Oldenburg, Ellsworth Kelly, Louise Nevelson and Alexander Calder." On the hunt for food, fashion and sights in Olivia Kim's Seattle 2015-03-21T04:00:00Z The Washington team stunned the snooty crews of the East, defeated their archrival, California, and went on to win the men’s-eights Olympic gold medal, beating Italy and Germany by one second. Perspective | Audiobooks can help get you through forced family time. Here are picks for listening together. 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z They played a prominent role in the 2012 Olympic opening ceremony. God save the corgi 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z So why not the Jamaican Olympic bobsled team? Jamaican bobsledders hit Sundance before Olympics 2014-01-21T15:33:09Z Think of the Olympic torch relay, but with less fire and more moving pictures. Hansel 2012: on the road with Britain's mobile movie marathon 2012-06-09T23:05:28Z It's a celebration of the anniversary of the founding of the modern Olympic movement where you can also test your skills at Olympic events and listen to the music of Recess Monkey. 5-8 p.m. A free family event to celebrate the birth of the Olympic movement 2010-06-22T21:58:00Z The steep price of the emblem, along with the aggressive brand management that’s consumed London since its official unveiling five years ago, perhaps best symbolizes the growing value of the Olympic brand. The force of Olympic branding 2012-07-27T14:45:00Z Olympic bobsledder and hurdler Lolo Jones wants to show up that guy who embarrassed her at prom. Dancing With the Stars Watch: Week 1 Results 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z Games Off Mr. Davis, citing a busy schedule, said he will not be trying out for a spot in the upcoming 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing. A Master of the Half Pipe Plants His Feet at the Altar 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z Lord Coe on the set of Twenty Twelve at the Olympic Stadium The man at the helm of the London 2012 Olympic Games has turned his hand to acting in a new BBC comedy series. London Olympics boss Lord Coe to appear in comedy 2011-03-02T10:16:25Z Finally, after a long week of Olympics-related programming and after an even longer year of Olympic postponement, the opening ceremony will be broadcast live from Tokyo at 8 p.m. local time, which is 7 a.m. What’s on TV This Week: The Olympics and the Jonas Brothers 2021-07-19T04:00:00Z North America’s fastest zip line offers the best views of Calgary from a decommissioned Olympic ski jump before sending you down at 74 mph. Driving along the Trans-Canada Highway isn’t a road trip. It’s a family culinary tour. 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z He was eventually named coach of the Panama national team and later of Mexico's Olympic basketball team. Marion Jones: 'I'm a sucker for a challenge' 2010-05-29T23:05:00Z When I'd first thought of taking a trip to America, I knew immediately I wanted to end in Port Angeles, the town on the Olympic Peninsula that had nourished his sobriety. What drives writers to drink? 2013-07-27T23:05:00Z On a weeklong trip, I explored the town’s Olympic past and present. Land of 100 Olympians: Why Steamboat Springs is a winter sports mecca 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z Be wary, particularly in Olympic National Park where some goats are getting too habituated to people. Too close to wild things on Olympic park trail 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, there are some big names who tried but failed to make Team USA during the Olympic Trials. 8 of the biggest ways the Summer Olympics are different in Tokyo this year 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z It was one site in the Olympic Peninsula town visited by fans of the teen vampire-romance books and movies. Landmark from 'Twilight' movies destroyed in Forks 2011-06-28T01:53:08Z Olympic chatter, interviews and stories dominate each morning’s live broadcast from Tokyo on the “Today” show, and on “Nightly News” in the evening. NBCUniversal invested heavily in the Olympics. Is that why NBC News has made it a major story? 2021-07-27T04:00:00Z Another focus of this year’s Open House is the area known as Lea Valley, where many of the 2012 Olympic events will be held. In Transit Blog: For a Weekend, a Key to London's Locked Doors 2011-08-23T10:01:01Z He oversaw the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles, replete with sky divers, break dancers and 84 pianists playing music by George Gershwin. David L. Wolper, Producer of ?Roots? for TV, Dies 2010-08-12T04:30:00Z Eight years earlier, Dubko had coached the first men’s and women’s Olympic trampoline champions in Sydney. Bounce so hard 2012-07-28T13:00:00Z He was acquitted on 20 other counts, including charges that he failed to hand over his many awards, including two Wimbledon trophies and an Olympic gold medal. Boris Becker found guilty over bankruptcy, could face jail 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z She oversaw the 2011 women’s World Cup final as Japan beat the United States on penalties, and the 2012 Olympic women’s gold medal game, in which the United States defeated Japan, 2-1. Top-tier female soccer referee retires early from German men’s league 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z An underwater view of the Olympic swimming pool at the Aquatic Centre in the London. Swimmers plan a day of mourning as Newcastle cuts pool and Turkish baths 2013-03-25T17:05:33Z Olympic team, with two gold medals to her name. From Lizzo to Megan Thee Stallion, 2022 was the year of survival for Black women in the public eye 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z With views of the Olympic Mountains to the west and Mount Rainier to the southeast, this hourlong cruise is a bargain. Ditch the car, don a mask, take the ferry: 3 Kitsap County destinations for a socially distanced getaway 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z And unlike the offerings in Cirques past, the acrobatics sometimes seem prosaic, especially after so many hours recently spent cheering Olympic floor routines. Identity Crisis: Theater Productions That Refuse to Be Theater 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z Elgar's "Nimrod" Enigma Variation shared the Olympic Stadium's stage with Sheffield rockers Arctic Monkeys and British electronic duo Underworld, who were music directors of the event. Olympics soundtrack races into British charts 2012-07-29T19:31:30Z Nor would the Gurkhas who guard the Olympic site. Swandown: two men in a pedalo 2012-07-18T17:17:15Z There’s an area between the main concourse and the car rental terminal that slopes down and, without warning, he threw himself down the incline with the enthusiasm of an Olympic bobsledder. Perspective | In time for the holidays, a seasonal primer on luggage etiquette 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z The night of Sunday, Aug. 21 will mark the launch of the Olympic Channel, designed to keep Olympic sports relevant between each games and bring young audiences into sports. US Olympic gold hasn't made for winning bets in Las Vegas 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z Whether they are from good planning or unanticipated events, indelible marks of 120 years of modern Olympic competition have been left on many host cities. With the Olympics Over, Six Former Host Cities Worth Visiting 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z Through signs in both English and French, audio, video and interactive technology, the section details notable moments in Olympic history. Heads Up: Telling the Olympic Story, Far From Sochi 2014-01-15T17:26:45Z But he is most recognisable from his TV roles as the no-nonsense head of contracts Nick Jowett in Olympic spoof Twenty Twelve and the all-nonsense Conservative PR guru Stewart Pearson in The Thick of It. Stage revival of film giant Laughton 2013-10-19T06:55:43Z For more information about the Olympic Wilderness and the Celebrate Wilderness weekend, people should check the Olympic National Park website. Celebrate Wilderness Act: No fee, films,walks and more at Olympic Nat'l Park 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z Ilona Maher, a member of the U.S. women’s rugby team, made no secret of her search for an “Olympic bae” in Tokyo, posting several videos about spotting “Olympic demigods” and making prolonged eye contact. The Olympics Are All Fun, No Games on TikTok 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z Some returned home to a bleak future; one was reduced to sweeping streets, using his Olympic jacket for warmth. Review: ‘Olympic Pride, American Prejudice’ Recalls Black Athletes in 1936 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z Mr. Kiarostami’s translator was as quick and nimble as an Olympic athlete, and Mr. Kiarostami himself was as patient as a teacher in a roomful of earnest slow learners. How Abbas Kiarostami Had Me Thinking in Persian 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z I was able to visit a few festivals where “Olympic Favela” screened, including the Nantucket International Film Festival. The human costs of the Olympics: Inside the community displaced by the 2016 Rio games 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z Even a World Marathon Majors champion – and an Olympic silver medalist who’s been lauded for her role in creating the women’s BTC group – had to forge her own opportunity to pursue a coaching career path. 'We bring the same skills as men': US running needs more female coaches 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z On 27 July, the opening night of the London 2012 Olympic Games, the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra will be performing Beethoven's Ninth Symphony at the culmination of a mighty Beethoven symphony cycle. Ask Roger Wright 2012-07-18T13:57:48Z In the past decade, she has released four studio albums, performed at the 2016 Olympic opening ceremony and racked up numerous Latin Grammy nominations. Can a Brazilian Pop Star Crack the U.S. Market? Anitta Says Yes. 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z In a kitchen with cupboards crammed full of random spices and obscure mustards — plus a refrigerator whose shelves are organized mostly by condiment type — finishing an ingredient is my version of an Olympic sport. My favorite ingredients are the little bits everyone else throws away 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z The Olympic delay, said the 30-year-old Homer, was tough at times, with a year off from competition. Ralph Lauren unveils crisp white Team USA Olympic uniforms 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z The pillar of steam - called the Column - is one of 12 artworks across the UK celebrating the 2012 Olympic Games. Steam cloud column gets go-ahead 2012-06-01T09:14:59Z A huge patch of ground near the Olympic village in east London had been transformed into a passable approximation of the 1955 Hill Valley town square in which Fox finds himself. Secret Cinema: Back To The Future review – fancy dress eccentricity 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z "The Olympic committee felt it was sending the wrong message, that wrestlers with masks was reminiscent of the terrorist takeover of the Munich Olympics," Herron says. L.A.'s mural ordinance is beginning to reveal its effects 2015-03-07T05:00:00Z It really wasn’t only fashion people who became involved in Olympic fashion. Fashion Diary: Let the Games Be Stylish 2010-02-20T00:42:00Z Famed for co-creating then practically disowning the Bird's Nest Olympic stadium in Beijing, what will Chinese artist Ai Wei Wei, come up with for the Tate's cavernous central space? This week's new exhibitions 2010-10-08T23:07:00Z Eating breakfast is not an Olympic event, but if we are going old-school there might be no better place to begin than one of two remaining Howard Johnson’s restaurants in America. Pursuits : Catching the Olympic Spirit in Lake Placid, N.Y. 2014-01-21T20:00:48Z Instead of winning a recording contract, competitors win the chance to train for a slot on an Olympic team, with financial support. Who Wants to Be a Gold Medalist? 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z After a small role with Buster Keaton in "The General," he played mischievous kids in two of Hal Roach's "Our Gang/Little Rascals" films: "The Glorious Fourth" and "Olympic Games." Jack Hanlon, actor in Our Gang films, dies in Nev. 2012-12-17T03:18:08Z James Bond and Her Majesty the Queen at the Olympic opening ceremony, 2012 2. Is James Bond and the Queen really the moment that changed TV for ever? 2012-09-26T14:20:29Z It was a cut above most others I have seen, mostly because it wasn't trying to sell some distorted, sentimental vision of a British and Olympic ideal. TV review: Immortal? A Horizon Guide to Ageing; Knockout Scousers: True Stories; Line of Duty 2012-07-17T23:45:01Z By the time the sport made it to the Olympics, after nearly two fraught decades of competitive evolution, it had already begun to decline: 1992 was its final Olympic showing. When Ski Ballet Pushed at the Porous Boundary Between Art and Sport 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z The Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, as it will be known on May 1, was first located in a Constructivist-era landmark bus garage near the Olympic Stadium. ArtsBeat: Moscow’s Garage Art Center to Transform Into Museum 2014-03-26T19:00:08Z Her father, who goes by the nickname Fella, was an engineer at Verizon, then one of the Olympic team’s sponsors. Olympian Erin Hamlin Marries a Childhood Playmate 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z Many “Saturday Night Live” fans have never forgotten the 1984 sketch with Harry Shearer and Martin Short as brothers pursuing a dream of Olympic gold. | 'The Swimsuit Issue': Splashing Through Comedy 2010-05-11T23:23:00Z Saturday was another rewarding afternoon at the Olympic Music Festival devoted to string quartets. Review: More Olympian music-making at Quilcene's Olympic Music Festival 2010-08-09T17:48:00Z That's locked in some stalemates that are still ongoing civil litigation both with USA Gymnastics and the Olympic Committee. "Start by Believing" author: How "money and medals" enabled serial child molester Larry Nassar 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z That said, it might be time to reign in some of the gushing in the wake of Phelps’ victories in his final individual and team Olympic races. LeBron James is a hero 2012-08-05T13:06:00Z Olympic Music Festival Virtual Salon Concerts: Aug. 2- Sept. 6, with 5 p.m. concerts on Sundays, and 7 p.m. talks on Wednesdays, streamed for free at olympicmusicfestival.org. No need to leave home to enjoy chamber music this summer as festivals go virtual 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z July 24: In Tokyo, an Olympic fencer is injured in preliminaries after getting the all-clear memo to athletes to participate without a mask. Style Invitational Week 1418: Tour de Fours XVII — just UNDO it 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z Mike Oldfield, who played a surprisingly large role in Danny Boyle's Olympic opening ceremony, popped into Johnny Walker's Radio 2 studio to chat about his most recognised work, Tubular Bells. Catch-up TV Guide: from The Wire to The Vice Guide To The Olympics 2012-08-03T23:05:19Z Most visitors find their way mid-island to Bodega Ridge Provincial Park, known for its cliffside trails and views over the Gulf islands and the Olympic Mountains. B.C.’s Galiano Island: serenity with unexpected dashes of fun 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z Those helped edge the region’s 2012 Olympic medal count above the 30 mark this week. Latin America’s lackluster Olympics 2012-08-10T18:50:00Z Olympic Training Center and shuffled through the Gold Room, where anthropometric measurements were taken. Who Wants to Be a Gold Medalist? 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z There are still two weekends left this summer to enjoy the Olympic Music Festival's uniquely convivial blend of quality music-making with idyllic surroundings. Shostakovich shines at Olympic Music Festival 2011-08-22T23:32:03Z The unfortunate reality for an upstart sport is the process that leads toward Olympic status is long and daunting. We made a sport 2012-08-19T13:00:00Z Her high-profile transition from male—as the athlete Bruce Jenner, she was a gold medalist at the 1976 Olympic Games, the apotheosis of masculinity—to female was quickly welcomed by spokespeople for the transgender community. Caitlyn Jenner’s Big Début 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z Athletic success, and the public acclaim that came with it, would surely “fix” her nameless unease, but it didn’t, not even winning an Olympic gold medal in the decathlon in 1976. Caitlyn Jenner on transitioning: ‘It was hard giving old Bruce up. He still lives inside me’ 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z David Bowie among UK stars who turned down Olympic closing showLondon 2012 finale used video montage of Bowie classics, and prerecorded slots for other absentees Kate Bush and the Sex Pistols 2. Sleeve notes: Bowie, Blur and the Gallagher brothers 2012-08-17T12:27:47Z Tokyo got creative about engaging the public, such as by crowdsourcing the transformation of discarded consumer electronics into Olympic medals, seeking volunteers and collectively choosing Olympic mascots. Anger in Tokyo over the Summer Olympics is the latest example of how unpopular hosting has become 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z The film deals with a group tasked with assassinating those responsible for the massacre of 11 members of the Israeli Olympic team at the 1972 Munich Summer Games. Scarecrow Video recommendations for "The Debt" 2011-08-31T06:31:05Z The HBO show sometimes tires her out, she said, “and Angela Merkel’s voice comes out of Theresa May’s mouth. I have to pace myself. It’s like getting ready for an Olympic event.” Tracey Ullman Stocks Up on Lingerie Before a Date With Meryl Streep 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z The pair take a stroll through London's Olympic Studios, where a wealth of the band's late-60s and early-70s recordings took place. The Rolling Stones at Villa Nellc?te 2010-05-14T23:36:00Z She was a two-term president of the International Equestrian Federation and an International Olympic Committee member. UK High Court finds that Dubai ruler hacked ex-wife’s phone 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z It was the first Olympic appearance for women, who competed in croquet, golf, sailing and tennis. Modern Olympics took decades to become a global event 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z Seattle was among the cities visited by casting agents, said MacLachlan, and he joined a "line of guys in the hallway" at the Olympic Hotel one afternoon, waiting to audition. Northwest native Kyle MacLachlan is back on the big screen in 'Mao's Last Dancer' 2010-08-11T22:56:00Z Among his most powerful images here are portraits of individuals from all walks of life: his relatives, random strangers he met near his loft studio in downtown Los Angeles, Olympic athletes, Jay-Z. Three Books Trace a History of Race Relations in America, Through Art 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z After Olympic National Park sprang into being in 1937, the lake’s resorts, along with private homes around the lake, were grandfathered into the new federal property. Our deep lakes incite curiosity and conjure legends 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z The former Olympic decathlete then still known as Bruce Jenner was driving a large SUV that was involved with a smaller white car, which swerved into oncoming traffic. Caitlyn Jenner faces new lawsuit over fatal car crash 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z You were surprised to hear one day she had gone to London – as it turned out, to minister to the homeless during the Olympic festivities. “I don’t like it when people say God never gives you more than you can handle”: Small-town obit writer Heather Lende knows better 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z At Centennial Olympic Park in 1996, he hands out soft drinks to co-workers, police officers and other thirsty people. ‘Richard Jewell’ Review: The Wrong Man 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z The International Olympic Committee does not govern those kinds of rules for individual sports, but it does run OBS and controls the broadcast output from Tokyo shown to the world. Olympic broadcasters curb sexual images of female athletes 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z They were also opening themselves up to criticism of pastiching youth graphics and neglecting “London” symbolism and the geographic or national iconography that is a standby of Olympic logos. London 2012 anti-logos 2012-07-12T00:00:00Z He shamed the International Olympic Committee, on air, for refusing to grant Israel a moment of silence on the 40th anniversary of the Munich massacre in 2012. The chaos of the Olympics has arrived. Fortunately, we have Bob Costas. 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z All Olympic opening ceremonies tend to pay homage to the host country's past, and this one is no different. The Latest: De Lima lights the Olympic cauldron 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z But after reaching the 80,000-seat Olympic Stadium — skeleton in place and awaiting its exterior sheeting — I found hundreds of other construction-site rubberneckers clogging the sidewalk. Journeys: An Olympic Preview in London?s East End 2012-01-27T17:44:53Z That happened on the night of the first episode, when the Olympic clock stalled on the show and in real life. | Hugh Bonneville: Hugh Bonneville, Star of the Olympics Comedy ‘Twenty Twelve’ 2012-06-24T03:30:52Z The tragedy of Valieva’s Olympic appearance wasn’t reflected in what happened to the elite skater on the ice. Perspective | The most painful part of Kamila Valieva’s Olympic stumble was what happened after she left the ice 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z The cabin was one of three historic single-story cabins in the Olympic National Forest available to rent year-round through the U.S. Treehouses, lookout towers and other unusual places to stay in Washington 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z Nastia claims that falling taught her a lot about life outside the Olympic arena, lessons she now applies inside the ballroom. Dancing With the Stars Recap: Final Four 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z He won Olympic gold and then shocked the boxing world by beating Muhammad Ali to win the heavyweight title in only his eighth pro fight. Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2021 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z The queen personally demonstrated her support for the film industry last year when she starred with actor Daniel Craig in a James Bond spoof as part of the opening ceremony for the London Olympic Games. Britain's "Bond girl" queen wins honorary film award 2013-04-04T20:56:18Z And there will be puppets performing during this summer's Olympic festivities. Revenge of the Muppets 2012-02-12T20:00:19Z It's arguably a bit more subversive than Danny Boyle's masterly Olympic opener – though perhaps no less heartfelt. London: The Modern Babylon – review 2012-08-02T19:00:01Z Sadly, the cast will not be showcasing their athletic prowess, but rather their Olympic organising skills, or lack thereof, as they attempt to make the Games happen. The best TV for 2011 2011-01-03T08:00:05Z Now 50 years old, it was given the royal seal of approval at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in preparation for , 007's 23rd outing and the second-best Bond to date. The best films of 2012: Philip French's choice 2012-12-15T22:00:01Z “HOW was this an Olympic sport?” the video’s title wonders. When Ski Ballet Pushed at the Porous Boundary Between Art and Sport 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z Japan also stunned Olympic viewers with its commitment to sustainability with its 3D-printed victory podiums made from plastic waste and medals made from recycled cell phones and electronics. Athletes at Winter Olympics 2022 praise new adjustable beds over carboard beds used in Tokyo 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z Hargrave chuckles and says to me: “Your daughter’s hungry. She’s not scared. For a little girl to walk up to me and say, ‘I want to be an Olympic snowboarder’ — kids don’t say that. W.Va.’s ‘island in the sky’ hosts pristine trails for skiing and snowboarding 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z The velodrome is the first major Olympic venue to be completed and is favourite to win with odds of 2/1 at William Hill. Stirling prize shortlist reflects new austerity in architecture 2011-07-20T23:01:03Z London’s Royal Opera headlined the Olympic Arts Festival with three operas performed in the Dorothy Chandler, including the premiere of a new production of Puccini’s “Turandot” with Domingo. How Plácido Domingo taught L.A. to love opera 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z Another likened the $1.37 billion building, already projected to be the most expensive Olympic stadium in recent history, to another kind of animal. Olympic Stadium in Tokyo Is Dogged by Controversy 2015-01-04T05:00:00Z He soon headed home to Olympic Valley, while Ms. Harrington stayed on the mountain, which she eventually summited. Finding Romance in the Ups and Downs 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z The only problem is that Nastia had all her emotions trained out of her on the path to Olympic glory, and Derek has to spend a lot of time re-training her to emote. 'Dancing With the Stars' Watch: The First Cut Is the Deepest 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z Nor is Sam Cam chair of the Olympic committee. TV review: Gok Cooks Chinese; Eurovision's Dirty Secret: Panorama 2012-05-21T20:05:00Z The 2010 Winter Games left behind a tremendous structural legacy: Whistler Olympic Park, which is now open to the public. The 41 Places to Go in 2011 2011-01-07T21:03:56Z The big Olympic news is there will be five new sports at the Summer Games: baseball/softball, karate, skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing. Perspective | Sport climbing moves into the spotlight with an Olympic debut in 2020 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z But what could happen to any Russian who helped her, Olympic official or otherwise, remains to be seen: Her coaches and team doctors are likely to be investigated as well. Teenage figure skater Kamila Valieva is the latest casualty of Russia's athletic glory at any cost 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z It's the most overtly sport-themed of the works, a character study of ordinary men and women who have the luck to be transformed by the Olympic dream. Dance GB – review 2012-06-20T17:21:13Z Before London won the bid, an ethical Olympics agreement was signed by the former mayor and the Olympic bidding committee, which included pledges on local jobs, training and affordable housing. Will the Olympics be a winner for east London? 2012-07-07T17:00:01Z Two other black passengers — the Olympic athlete Rafer Johnson and Charles Evers — wept as they boarded. Robert F. Kennedy’s final flight: The storied journey of the ride from California to New York 2018-06-03T04:00:00Z July 24: In a surprise move, the Tokyo Olympic committee dedicates the entire Opening Ceremonies to an extended reenactment of President George H.W. Style Invitational Week 1361: 2020 vision: The year in preview 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z She won silver and bronze medals in the Olympic Games; she was not an “Olympic champion.” Meryl Davis and Charlie White Seek Olympic Gold in Russia in 2014. Will Endorsements Follow? 2012-03-18T06:37:03Z The 17-year-old Olympic gymnast Gabrielle Douglas said she was "shocked" to be named sportswoman of the year as well as winning the young stars award. Emeli Sande wins BET music award 2013-07-01T07:02:35Z Shannon Toback, an Olympic weightlifter who lives in Baltimore, loved the concept. BWI’s new gym doesn’t just provide space to exercise, but clothes, shoes and a shower 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z Deer Valley Resort, site of some 2002 Winter Olympic events, will host aerial, moguls, dual moguls and ski cross competitions, while two miles away, Park City Mountain Resort will host the ski halfpipe competition. A Season of Ski Happenings: Polo, Competitions, Carnivals 2010-12-10T21:49:00Z At 22, he washed up on this five-square-mile island a “lost soul,” his dream of becoming an Olympic skier extinguished by knee injuries. This Indonesian Island Is a Respite From Bali. At Least for Now. 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z But as the weekend winded down, reality sunk in: Becoming an Olympic athlete is neither glamorous nor lucrative, Jamie Staff, director of performance of BMX and sprint track, said. Who Wants to Be a Gold Medalist? 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z The Park, 11pmArguably the most unlikely group to feature at the Olympic opening ceremony, also a good name to put at the top of any bill. 6Music on the wireless will be broadcasting their show. Glastonbury 2013: six acts to watch today 2013-06-29T13:06:00Z "To hear my name announced at every show as an Olympic gold-medal winner is still an amazing experience, and something I've worked most of my life for." Olympian Lysacek spends his days either heating up the dance floor or spinning on the ice 2010-05-21T22:21:00Z The parallel bars are long gone, though grabbing a prime-time reservation here might qualify as an Olympic event. 36 Hours in King’s Cross, London 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z There were no Olympic trials for national teams, and advertisers were only beginning to notice the profits that could come from marketing sneakers and T-shirts to kids doing kick flips. ‘Stay on Board: The Leo Baker Story’ Review: Surviving the Grind 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z Stephen Jones and Cerith Wyn Evans have created a piece where five glowing rings of tiny LEDs orbit around a central head band, in an elegant nod to the five Olympic rings. In Pictures: Britain Creates 2012 2012-07-06T11:37:11Z The Helsinki marathon was his first ever race at that distance; he broke the Olympic record by six minutes. Feet of fire 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z The only golden age this country acknowledges with any confidence is the 2012 Olympic Games. The full story of the British empire is yet to be told 2012-12-28T19:31:12Z Charles S. McKeown, an uncle of the groom who became a First Nation minister for this event, officiated at a private ski area in Olympic Valley, Calif. Emily McAllister, Aaron Katz 2019-08-04T04:00:00Z While streamlined swimsuits and sturdy two-pieces are designed for athletes competing in such rarefied Olympic sports as beach volleyball, fashion plays on the more romantic notes of ocean and shoreline. The Life Aquatic Catches the Olympian Mood 2012-07-30T11:37:03Z There are the now mandatory shots of Olympic Park and the Olympic Stadium: scenes which are in danger of becoming as cliched in London films as shots of the Gherkin building were a decade ago. Ill Manors 2012-06-07T14:30:01Z Built just steps from Canada Place and the Olympic cauldron, it offers views of fog-enshrouded mountains and the bay as seaplanes glide in and bald eagles wheel in the sky. Bay Watch: Vancouver Fairmont 2010-07-21T10:15:00Z Olympic speed skater Shani Davis was a little weak on the details of his fashion statement. First lady surprises designer with choice of gown 2010-05-20T17:10:00Z Karl Lagerfeld, known more for his design than sporting prowess, has even created his own Olympic T-shirts decorated with either a gilded torch or a silver medal with his personal ponytail-and-sunglasses silhouette. The Life Aquatic Catches the Olympian Mood 2012-07-30T11:37:03Z Native animals like the Olympic chipmunk frequent the edges of the national park’s subalpine forests; the increasingly rare Olympic marmot inhabits the backcountry. The U.S. Issue: Endangered Species: A Coast-to-Coast Guide to Endangered Species 2011-05-13T20:22:51Z It was subsequently revived in the much bigger Olivier auditorium last summer, during the tricky Olympic period. London Road wends it way to Canada 2012-11-28T15:21:24Z Most Golden Moment: Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson, who won Season 8, in a gold dress with a golden spray tan and gold accessories in her golden hair to complete the look. Dancing with the Stars Watch: All Stars Edition Kicks Off 2012-09-25T12:00:09Z It was not the first time that Gustaitis had her Olympic dreams deferred. The pandemic postponed the 2020 Olympics. This Maryland rugby player is hopeful for 2021. 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z The other one is when I was part of a small group that opened the California African American Museum in Los Angeles in time for the Olympic Games. ‘You can’t be a historian of black America without being hopeful,’ says Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z With that remark, the Man U spokesman set a new Olympic record for understatement. Misty May-Treanor, Kerri Walsh: America’s golden women 2012-08-09T11:35:00Z Wigo suggests starting with a short film that reveals how Olympic freestyle gold medalist Matt Biondi honed his skills swimming in open waters alongside dolphins. In Fort Lauderdale, a hall of fame to dive deep into I wanted to keep hiking along a trail in Olympic National Park, but the animals got there first. Too close to wild things on Olympic park trail 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z In addition, it said it was buying 47,000 Olympic tickets to distribute, principally to students. Paralympics 100 days away; city planning ticket give-away 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson, who was third after Monday's show, was the season's runner-up, while "General Hospital" star Kelly Monaco placed third. Rycroft sambas to victory on 'Dancing' all-stars edition 2012-11-28T04:41:26Z For Miao Yunfei, Olympic glory is not enough: He longs to be a “boxing king” like his idol, Mike Tyson. Movie Review: ‘China Heavyweight,’ a Documentary by Yung Chang 2012-07-05T22:55:22Z And that's how we underline the global importance of Britain, and I think we started to underline this in the summer, through the Olympic Games. Miller's tale 2012-11-26T12:28:00Z Given that the site is cut off on all sides by canals, railway cuttings and elevated roads – a secure island that made it particularly attractive to Olympic planners – this will be a struggle. London's Olympics legacy faces early disqualification 2013-07-21T18:30:01Z Winner of two Olympic gold medals, including one with the 1992 Dream Team, Jordan is principal owner of the Charlotte Hornets and is the first former player to hold a majority interest in a team. Michael Jordan gives $5 million to African American museum 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z The project is scheduled to start in early 2015, led by the Mural Conservancy, which is also restoring the 1984 Olympic Arts Murals along the 101 Freeway. Anthony Quinn 'Pope of Broadway' mural to get restored 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z There was also a further award for Danny Boyle's Olympic opening ceremony, which follows in the footsteps of Daniel Radcliffe's torso, to win theatre event of the year. Sweeney Todd triumphs at Whatsonstage awards 2013-02-18T15:07:26Z There is perhaps no more famous attempt to create an Olympic legacy than Riefenstahl's Olympia. The shameful legacy of the Olympic Games 2012-06-14T19:00:08Z Don't let the fact that the website is still boasting that "the Olympic torch visited us" put you off. Is Richard III's Leicester the next tourist hotspot? 2013-02-04T13:43:33Z It was a commission by the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee in 1984, to celebrate the first time women were allowed to run in the marathon. A Judy Baca Moment: ‘My Work Has Been Good for a Long Time’ 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z The Olympic Fanfare and Theme was surely heard by billions of people this year alone during the broadcasts of the Winter Games from Sochi. John Williams' mastery on display at L.A. Philharmonic season opener 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z All I had were all these interviews that he did, whether it was boxing as the heavyweight champion or the Olympic champion, or even as a pastor. Why "Big George Forman" star Khris Davis refused to wear a fat suit 2023-04-29T04:00:00Z Most of the Olympic athletes never stand on a podium. Perspective | Olympics athletes show how to be resilient. They fall, get up and try again. 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z Supported by family and friends — many of whom are also queer veterans of the skateboarding scene — Leo ultimately chooses to live openly as a transgender person and withdraws from the Olympic team. ‘Stay on Board: The Leo Baker Story’ Review: Surviving the Grind 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z Initial conversations around the arrival of the Olympic torch – the section subtitled Caliban's Dream – were similarly driven more by emotional response than musical style. Underworld's brief to 'frighten people' at the London 2012 opening ceremony 2012-08-02T19:00:09Z Resident Frank Shorter won the Olympic Marathon in 1972 and Boulder soon became the home of long distance running. In Boulder, Where Inner Peace Meets Outer Beauty 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z Washington was in the nation's capital along with Olympic champion Michael Phelps and R&B singer Ashanti for an event sponsored by the Boys and Girls Club of America. Denzel Washington: Eastwood still 'my hero' 2012-09-21T18:56:08Z We talk a little about her Olympic experience last year, when she was invited by Danny Boyle to help carry the flag in the opening ceremony alongside Ban Ki-moon, secretary general of the UN. Doreen Lawrence: 'I could have shut myself away, but that is not me' 2013-04-20T22:26:39Z During the course of his or her training, a British Olympic swimmer might swim as far as Australia without ever leaving the pool. Amphibians ? review 2011-01-11T22:30:00Z The running program dates back to the 1970s, when famed Oregon Olympic runner Steve Prefontaine visited the prison and put on seminars, encouraging inmates to focus on training and racing instead of prison distractions. Running with criminals: the prison that helps inmates rehabilitate a mile at a time 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z The set-piece of our section was the "forging" of the Olympic rings that culminated in a pyrotechnic shower from the heavens. 'My awe at role in 2012 ceremony' 2012-07-28T10:08:39Z Spartan cabins and lodge overlooking the Pacific Ocean, near some of the most famous hikes in Olympic National Park including the Hall of Mosses. Explore one of the most remote regions in the continental U.S., Washington’s Olympic National Park 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z On the Olympic Coast, our only protection from the elements was our rain gear, and even that began to soak through as the drizzle steadily deepened into a downpour. Explorer: Hiking Washington State’s Rocky Olympic Coast 2012-07-13T16:31:29Z Her father is Bruce Jenner, an Olympic gold medalist. Kendall Jenner, A Sister Who Does More Than Keep Up With the Kardashians 2013-06-07T21:43:24Z For the Olympic team, for the United States, I’ve changed the narrative for the Muslim community in the way that we’ve been perceived. Ibtihaj Muhammad: The Olympic Fencer Is Charting Her Own Path 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z Olympic beach volleyball player Stafford Slick, who filmed the scene, commented of the new, rumored members of the "mile high club." Passengers behaving badly: 10 of the craziest things that happened on airplanes in 2019 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z Olympic National Park closed in mid-March, like much of the rest of the state, but slowly began to reopen in May. Seattle-area travel industry workers predict what travel will look like in 2021 and beyond 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z I felt for a happy moment I was swimming in design: the green shorts no less than the ceiling proving conducive to a run of lengths down the Olympic pool. | Float, Memory 2014-05-06T13:00:33Z Johnson's commission was to make upbeat noises about the Olympic village – a job most politicians would perform with bland efficiency. Boris Johnson, the comedian of politics, has the last laugh 2012-07-30T12:00:01Z Big Ben, HMS Belfast and the bell on board the royal barge Gloriana, which was carrying the Olympic Flame down the River Thames, were also involved. Big crowds for Olympic art events 2012-08-06T16:41:27Z Local businesses that offer classes in popular Olympic sports often see enrollments spike around the Games, which kicked off Friday in South Korea. Olympics fever? Here’s where you can try 5 winter sports in the D.C. area. 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z For the final, viewers can opt to watch with commentary from the Olympic figure skater and longtime Eurovision fan Johnny Weir, who made an assured debut hosting last year’s livestream. A Guide to Eurovision 2023 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z While still negotiating that, they were married on Nov. 26 in Olympic Valley, Calif., with Logan Talbott, a friend who was ordained by the American Marriage Ministries, as their officiant and only guest. Finding Romance in the Ups and Downs 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z The author, also famous for his creative role in the Olympic opening ceremony, joined a distinguished list of past winners. Longlist released for 2013 Guardian children's fiction prize 2013-06-03T08:57:35Z As has been pointed out on social media — with all the post hoc bumptiousness of reply guys — International Olympic Committee rules dictate that mascots are not supposed to speak at all. The rise and fall of Bing Dwen Dwen, Beijing's insidious Olympics mascot 2022-02-20T05:00:00Z It might be back-to-back Olympic action on BBC1, but fear not. Not game for hours of Olympic TV coverage? Here's some alternatives 2012-07-26T11:43:27Z They are, collectively, a convincing simulation of the tedium required of Olympic athletes to master a series of body movements. Video Game Review: London 2012, a Video Game From Sega 2012-07-10T22:55:43Z Olympic weightlifting gold medalist from the London Games. Bud Greenspan, longtime filmmaker who chronicled the Olympics' soaring moments, dies at 84 2010-12-27T01:16:00Z It’s true that Rhode looks more like a soccer mom than an Olympic champion, but she’s way more formidable than she looks. Jordyn Wieber shocker: Gymnastics is not a meritocracy 2012-07-30T11:46:00Z Watching female athletes compete in certain Olympic events is always somewhat bewildering, for a totally different reason, which is that the most difficult feats are expected to be performed with the widest smiles. Perspective | The most painful part of Kamila Valieva’s Olympic stumble was what happened after she left the ice 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z Panettiere and the Olympic gold medalist reportedly got engaged in March 2013, which is around the time she started wearing her gargantuan engagement ring. Hayden Panettiere of 'Nashville' welcomes baby girl Kaya 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z Last year there was a lot of concern on the fringe that the Olympic effect would keep companies away from Edinburgh this year. Edinburgh festival: day 10 on the fringe 2012-08-15T13:58:00Z But this would probably not be alluring enough for the Serpentine's summer show this Olympic year. Lost in the Yoko Ono labyrinth 2012-06-18T18:03:42Z One didn’t watch 2012’s Olympic special as much as cringe at it. Why the Community comeback? Sometimes it's best to let things die 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z Some in Surf Haiti dream of competing in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, when surfing will make its debut as an Olympic sport. In Haiti, Tracing a Paradise Lost 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z Their screening of the 1980s Michael J Fox film went ahead at the Olympic Park in east London on Thursday. Secret Cinema show finally opens 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z But then a plan was conceived to build housing for athletes as part of an ultimately unsuccessful Olympic bid in the 1990s, and the area was soon transforming. On the Stockholm Waterfront, ‘Renewing a New City’ 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z The company went for crisp white looks with red and blue accents for closing ceremony uniforms to be worn by more than 600 Olympic athletes, along with the Paralympians. Navy blazers, stripes and flag scarves for Team USA in Tokyo 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z Dix's mind was already racing, thinking of the repercussions of a serial killer who followed Olympic games. Murder, intrigue and rolled trouser legs ... help us write a crime novel 2011-07-07T10:49:00Z The campaign was spurred by reports in the British news media that up to 50 percent of Londoners are thinking about leaving the city during the Olympic Games. In Transit Blog: Forget the London Games, Try Kafkarate in Prague 2012-05-25T19:00:40Z Maroney, who came into the games as the reigning queen of the vault, has, in the short space of Olympic competition, become something else – a full-blown meme. McKayla Maroney isn’t a “mean girl” 2012-08-07T15:45:00Z But that money largely flows to the International Olympic Committee, not to the place hosting the event. Anger in Tokyo over the Summer Olympics is the latest example of how unpopular hosting has become 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z The industrial narrative of the opening ceremony that Danny Boyle dramatised with his dark satanic mills is played out across the Olympic Park, but this time as farce. What were the highs and lows of your Olympic Park experience? 2012-08-08T15:16:58Z When I weighed 150kg and was more or less unable to move for six months, average sporting achievements were as likely for me as breaking Olympic records. I lost 13 stone – now I know the truth about obesity 2019-01-05T05:00:00Z But the more troubling aspect is the treatment of the text as an Olympic test for Dwan. If you're going to see Beckett's late short plays, Lisa Dwan is the actress you want to perform them 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z Jerome Mahrer was born in New York in 1929; his father, Paul, a soccer star on Czechoslovakia’s Olympic team, had been playing for American leagues. Sketches From a P.O.W. Camp That Held African-Americans and Others 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z Barber-Osgerby achieved international recognition for designing last summer’s faceted aluminum Olympic torch. | A First Look at the New Ace Hotel in Shoreditch, London 2013-06-19T15:16:23Z What is sometimes forgotten is that days before their Olympic meeting, the Americans were trounced by the Soviets in an exhibition game at Madison Square Garden. ‘30 for 30’ Re-examines the Miracle on Ice 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z The American rock star brings The E Street Band back to the event that is moving to a new location at the city's Olympic Park. Bruce Springsteen to return to London festival 2013-03-05T11:28:08Z Will I Am #Willpower Interscope Records That hashtag directs the mind back to the Olympic torch procession, when will.i.am managed to fire off a string of tweets while carrying the flame through Taunton. will.i.am: #willpower – review 2013-04-25T20:30:03Z “It was such an experience for me,” said the Olympic long jump gold medalist Bob Beamon, who visited the museum in December. Heads Up: Telling the Olympic Story, Far From Sochi 2014-01-15T17:26:45Z Semenya is an incredibly powerful runner from South Africa, a two-time Olympic champion. Perspective | We celebrated Michael Phelps’s genetic differences. Why punish Caster Semenya for hers? 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z At the 2020 Tokyo Games, surfing will become an official Olympic sport – and attract even more followers. Surfing heads inland, to Austin, Texas 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z Walking among the mossy giants in Grand Forest feels like you’re in Olympic National Park, except you didn’t drive three hours to get there. Take a day trip to Bainbridge Island that goes beyond the usual tourist stops 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z Mrs. Romney is part-owner of a horse that competed this summer in the Olympic sport of dressage, the equine equivalent of ballet. Mrs. Romney says horses helped with MS diagnosis 2012-10-10T13:44:08Z U2 shook a packed Olympic stadium in the northern Italian city of Turin as Bono strutted, pranced, jogged and danced with little sign of being a 50-year-old rock star just 10 weeks off spinal surgery. Bono back after surgery, U2 predicts record tour 2010-08-06T22:40:00Z The U.S. has won four of the six Olympic golds in women’s halfpipe. Chen closing in on gold, US curlers begin title defense 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z The tides are the great wrinkle of hiking the Olympic Coast. Explorer: Hiking Washington State’s Rocky Olympic Coast 2012-07-13T16:31:29Z The closest of the three resorts to the city, locals often head there for a quick after-work schuss or a romp around its terrain park, which includes an Olympic halfpipe. Skiing Quebec, Where the Chef’s Table Is Just a Schuss Away 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z On April 18-19, the opening of National Park Week, admission to all areas of Olympic National Park — including Hurricane Ridge — will be free of charge. Take a Poetry Walk in Olympic National Park 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z Last July I was playing with things on my desk, and I noticed that they made an Olympic- ring logo. Design: Who Made the Olympic Rings? 2012-07-12T04:47:18Z How does this year's Olympic theme song, Muse's "Survival", stack up against the competition? 11 Olympic Theme Songs, Dissected 2012-07-30T12:00:54Z It's like a sports movie, only here the sport is men wiggling their crotches near women's faces, a sport Tatum performs to an Olympic standard. This week's new DVD & Blu-ray 2012-11-24T00:05:00Z Principal photography begins this month in Montreal and on location at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, where Owens won a record-breaking four Olympic gold medals. Jesse Owens film 'Race' lands at Focus Features; adds Sudeikis, Irons 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z It sounds like the setup for another "fiddling while Rome burns" joke, but we are actually a few seconds into the two-minute ad introducing the official Beijing Olympic mascot. The rise and fall of Bing Dwen Dwen, Beijing's insidious Olympics mascot 2022-02-20T05:00:00Z Make Aug.16 last a little longer by watching Catherine Cabeen and Company, one of the city's most exciting dance troupes, in an evening performance at the Olympic Sculpture Park. Catherine Cabeen + outdoors + free 2012-08-16T16:46:04Z The music started being used again on the Olympic basketball telecasts on NBC’s networks over the weekend. Slam dunk: NBC brings back iconic NBA theme for Olympics 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z He rose to prominence with his design of Beijing's Olympic stadium, but as a strident opponent of the Chinese state, his passport has been confiscated and his travel strictly limited. Royal Academy to stage Rubens show 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z Olympic Park, Wash.Bad weather is good for skiers and storm-watchers. The 41 Places to Go in 2011 2011-01-07T21:03:56Z Once in the bubble, they can only move between designated hotels and official venues via cars, buses and rail lines controlled by the Beijing Olympic Committee. ‘China will be China’: Why journalists are taking burner phones to the Beijing Olympics 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z Rice also says she wants to work on more projects like Olympic Sculpture Park that bring art out of the museum and into the community. Constance Rice, SAM’s new board chair, believed to be first Black woman chair of a major U.S. art museum 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z In 1971 she was the first royal to be named Sports Personality of the Year by the BBC, and she is now the president of the British Olympic Association. ‘The Crown’: Who Is Princess Anne? 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z My friend assured me that this was a choice, not a yikes, but I felt like I was watching an Olympic gymnast wobble. Elvis Costello at the Beacon: Misery and Splendor 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z She was feted and fawned over; she treated an Olympic ski jump as her nursery slope. Keira Knightley: 'The criticism was tough' 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z “But shorter Olympic distance races at the Games gave more athletes a way to embrace the sport,” Mr. Gilbert said. Triathletes, 40-Somethings, Going for Youth 2010-10-22T21:50:00Z This also makes fencing a weird cross between laser tag and the board game Operation, neither of which have been made official Olympic events yet. BBC red button Olympics: Fencing, Judo and Dressage 2012-07-30T13:47:03Z His colossal ambitions were signalled by the names he chose for his vessels: the Olympic, the Britannic and the Titanic. How to Survive the Titanic, or The Sinking of J Bruce Ismay by Frances Wilson ? review 2011-08-12T21:55:03Z “Katniss has helped give archery a hip factor it’s just never had before,” said Teresa Iaconi, the spokeswoman for USA Archery, which fields the Olympic team. ‘Hunger Games’ Heroine Helps Make Archery Hip 2012-11-28T23:39:28Z She is arguably the greatest women’s player of all time, and this was the U.S.’s greatest Olympic tennis moment. LeBron James is a hero 2012-08-05T13:06:00Z But a tour of Olympic Park reveals little about local life in East London, which is considered Britain’s gateway for immigrants, with large concentrations from Bangladesh, Africa and the Caribbean. Journeys: An Olympic Preview in London?s East End 2012-01-27T17:44:53Z Doing so would not only put to rest every rugby fan’s favourite bit of trivia – the US, not a major rugby country, are the reigning Olympic champions having won in 1924. A guide to a hopeful 2016: a Guardian list of things to look forward to 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z There is nothing from the great Olympic city of London, that island of recession-proof architectural glitter. Stirling prize shortlist 2013 – review 2013-07-20T23:05:58Z Danny Boyle, accepting a Beyond Theatre award for the 2012 Olympic opening ceremony, made a similar point about the indivisibility of British theatre and the vital connection between London and the regions. The Evening Standard awards prove regional theatre is vital 2012-11-26T18:22:17Z Two of Henry’s students were preparing to be among the nearly 3,500 competitors in the Nation’s Triathlon, including Ted Brady, 48, of the District, who was training for the Olympic category. From non-swimmer to triathlete in one year 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z It’s the same sad story up in the high country of Olympic National Park. Free entrance to national parks this weekend. But where's winter? 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z Could you tell me a little bit about the topic of pay equality between Olympic medal winners and Paralympic athletes? Netflix's stunning new Paralympics doc "Rising Phoenix" erases stigma through visual elegance 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z But what he said also reflected that American and Olympic commitment that sharp, epic endings represent the best and most memorable outcomes. Off-script Olympics: Wins, losses, and a whole lot of improv 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z One idea would be a combination of live events with "SportsCenter"-like highlights and interviews, taking in a far greater range of Olympic sports. Is NBC's prime-time Olympics due for a change? 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z Olympic Curling Team because of his passion for the sport. 10 cool facts about curling 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z Herein lies the advantage that Ross once enjoyed: he ran an Olympic-calibre program before trampoline was an Olympic sport. Bounce so hard 2012-07-28T13:00:00Z Official Nazi newspaper Völkischer Beobachter declared that allowing black athletes to compete "is a disgrace and a degradation of the Olympic idea without parallel". The shameful legacy of the Olympic Games 2012-06-14T19:00:08Z After walking through the Olympic Sculpture Park, meander down to the waterfront for some quality views and seafood, and maybe a ride on Seattle’s Ferris wheel. 18 love songs, movies and more to set a Valentine’s Day mood 2014-02-13T01:20:35Z The styles are, on the whole — and this is an unusual word to use to for an Olympic uniform — pretty chic. The Olympic Fashion Unveil Begins 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z But on her day of Olympic glory, she still found the time to play show-and-tell with a 12-year-old boy from New Jersey. Jordyn Wieber shocker: Gymnastics is not a meritocracy 2012-07-30T11:46:00Z Next is Rio de Janeiro, where he will anchor “Nightly News” from Copacabana Beach during the Summer Olympic Games, Aug. 4 to 19. Why NBC’s Lester Holt Loves Covering the Olympics 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z Yet Christopher Bailey, the brand’s chief creative officer, is not satisfied with a front row of famous Olympic medalists and a glamorous and totally wired new store on Regent Street. Burberry's Caped Crusader 2012-09-17T17:36:46Z For its Olympic bid, though, the country actually chose one of the few places within its borders that boasts a subtropical climate. Tour Sochi's Striking Olympic Stadiums 2014-02-07T05:00:00Z Vancouver’s Opening Ceremonies, like all Olympic openers, will have to pander to a worldwide audience -- which means nothing shocking or edgy. 2010-02-12T14:01:00Z For millions of people around the world, the most publicized scandal of the 2012 Olympics was the first indication that badminton even is an Olympic sport. Michael Phelps isn’t the greatest 2012-08-02T11:55:00Z Floating Cinema is a narrow boat turned 12-seater cinema currently traversing the waterways that run in and out of the Olympic site. Pop-up cinemas: top 10 tips for creating your own 2011-08-22T16:06:12Z Van Eyck springs to mind because of the London Festival of Architecture, which is tapping into Olympic fever this summer with the theme "The Playful City". Sense of adventure: what happened to playgrounds that give children space 2012-07-03T14:40:54Z The groom, also 29, is an account manager in Olympic sponsorship marketing for Endeavor Global Marketing, a marketing agency in New York. Molly Hinton, Brian Meyer 2018-10-21T04:00:00Z With categories including Beatles People, Olympic Oddities and Name the Decade, the round got started with Rutter choosing the first answer, Alternate Meanings for $200: "4-letter word for a vantage point or a belief." 'Jeopardy!' pits man against computer in Round 1 2011-02-15T14:10:39Z "Helping people heal and preventing abuse is far more important than any Olympic medal I could win," Raisman, who holds six Olympic medals, says in the opening minutes of the documentary. "Aly Raisman: Darkness to Light" wields celebrity to empower all survivors 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z There is a sculpture in Barcelona's Port Olympic that has annoyed me for 20 years. Roy Lichtenstein: too cool for school? 2013-02-18T18:15:39Z The Paralympic — and then Olympic — sprinter defied odds and fought for the chance to compete victoriously against able-bodied athletes in the 2012 London games. "I'm still flip-flopping" on Oscar Pistorius' guilt or innocence, says "30 for 30" director 2020-09-27T04:00:00Z The former swimmer on Britain’s Olympic team has been busy churning out moderate-budget melodramas whose ad lines aptly describe their content. Hansel & Gretel Grab Some Candy on a Skimpy Weekend 2013-01-27T16:18:04Z Riots erupted there as China prepared for the 2008 Olympic Games. Concert Still Shines a Light on Tibetan Culture 2010-02-24T22:57:00Z He’s a man who describes wisteria — the word, but presumably also the plant — as “so Olympic, it’s so hedonistic in a way.” Review: Watch Manolo Blahnik Make Famous Friends — and Shoes 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z In various studios, ending up at west London's Olympic, work began. The London years 2010-08-07T23:02:00Z In any case, both the Sport Council and Ms. Hadid say retrofitting the existing stadium is not viable because the building does not meet Olympic stadium requirements or current seismic codes. Olympic Stadium in Tokyo Is Dogged by Controversy 2015-01-04T05:00:00Z Tuesday's news conference represented an opportunity to delve a little deeper into their personalities, their background, the motivations of two London Olympic gold medalists who set world records here in Incheon. Love, eggs and ideas: the keys to NKorean weightlifting success 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z “The Nazi Games” also explains just how much contemporary Olympic spectacle has its roots in these specific games. What to Watch This Week: Films New to Netflix and ‘Gilmore Girls’ 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z But the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park experience also offered other, better boons. The Olympic Park: how London's newest outdoor gig venue shaped up 2013-07-02T13:17:43Z Older children with Olympic dreams can sign up for workshops to create medals with clay, gold paint and bright ribbons. Spare Times for Children Listings for Aug. 5-11 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z In June, she finished in second place behind Biles in the all-around competition during the Olympic Trials to earn her trip to Tokyo. Suni Lee's signature move is her ability to perform under pressure 2021-07-31T04:00:00Z In virtually every other competition, whether it’s the World Series or an Olympic marathon or a national election, viewers get to see how close the race was. This Is How to Fix the Oscars 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z Third Reich eagle symbols clutch Olympic rings on glass ashtrays, white porcelain bells and steel torches made by the industrial giant Krupp. Antiques: Olympics Memorabilia in London Auctions and Museums 2012-07-12T22:41:56Z Creeping aerial pollution — such as mercury contamination found in nearby Olympic alpine lakes — is a concern. Our deep lakes incite curiosity and conjure legends 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z But his tongue is as limber as an Olympic gymnast. Theater Review: In Will Eno’s ‘The Open House,’ Dysfunctional Dynamics 2014-03-04T03:00:03Z McRae grew up watching Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly movies, and at the age of 14 appeared in the opening ceremony of the 2000 Australian Olympic Games, dancing a fragment from Tap Dog. Steven McRae – the ballet star who's a modern-day Fred Astaire 2013-03-15T12:26:25Z The idea, according to Mr. Norred, is to create something for everyone, from first-time skiers and snowboarders to those at Olympic training levels. Utah’s Latest Ski Destination: Woodward Park City 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z Blur perform at the Olympic closing ceremony concert at Hyde Park in London. Blur announce 2013 tour plans 2012-10-08T09:22:11Z These total strangers, however, are probably not strangers to many: The "guest" cooks in this challenge are Olympians and Paralympians who will be competing in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. "Top Chef: World All Stars" elevates the humble mushroom for a top-tier penultimate challenge 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z Created in a response to rising fascism in Europe after Graham refused an invitation to perform at the Olympic Games in Berlin, it has become more and more relevant in recent years. Review: Exploring Nature and Nightlife at Martha Graham 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z A Greek-American dual citizen who competed for Greece in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, Ms. Pappas set a Greek national record of 31 minutes, 36 seconds in the 10,000-meter race. Side by Side and No Finish Line in Sight for Alexi Pappas 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z With the astonishing success of the 2012 Olympic Games, there's a vastly heightened interest in these Games, and in London in particular, a desire for the party to continue. TV highlights 30/08/12 2012-08-29T19:00:25Z SAM’s third location, the Olympic Sculpture Park on the waterfront, is always free. How to visit museums and more for free or for cheap in the Seattle area in fall 2021 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z The difference is primarily due to the Olympic range, which, in effect, squeezes the moisture-laden clouds coming in from the Pacific like a wet sponge before they reach Puget Sound. Explorer: Hiking Washington State’s Rocky Olympic Coast 2012-07-13T16:31:29Z It doesn't matter what somebody did in an Olympic gold medal game in the Olympics three years ago. U.S. Goalie Hope Solo: From a Pariah to the Pinnacle 2011-07-15T08:55:00Z Costas has been wearing glasses, instead of contact lenses, since NBC’s Winter Olympic coverage began Thursday night. Costas Steps Aside From Olympic Coverage 2014-02-11T17:53:22Z Notable exceptions exist, of course, among them “The Daily Show,” Olympic coverage, the “Lost” series finale. I don’t hate millennials anymore! 2013-05-25T13:00:00Z People appeared in silver suits with mirrored boxes, which suddenly morphed into trees that formed the shape of Olympic rings. The Olympics Opening Ceremony in Rio: Let the Games Begin 2016-08-06T04:00:00Z The waterfront view of Mount Rainier, the Space Needle and The Olympic Sculpture Park isn’t just for the moneyed crowd who order the $89 lobster anymore. 10 best places to get an outdoor drink this summer 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z The verdant mound of Colin Richmond's design even resembles the incongruous tussock from which the speeches were delivered in the Olympic stadium. The Wind in the Willows – review 2012-12-05T17:12:05Z Dressed in jeans and propping their feet on a coffee table at The Fairmont Olympic hotel in downtown Seattle, the three actors joked good-naturedly about making the film and their laid-back relationships with each other. Jennifer Lawrence: 'Hunger Games' important for 'our generation' 2012-03-16T18:53:53Z The Olympic Hot Springs Road remains closed to all entry at the gate just above Altair Campground. Olympic National Park opens new viewpoint on dam-free Elwha 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z Three decades on, it still delighted the crowd at the Hard Rock Calling festival at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in east London, close to the venues of last year's Olympic Games. Springsteen revisits Glory Days in London 2013-07-01T06:16:51Z SAT Olympic Bird Fanciers host vendors, adoptions, information, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Community calendar 2011-09-15T00:19:04Z There's also a real sense of transition from the bucolic openness of Sussex and Kent, through the "edgelands" of the Medway, and up the River Lea into the polluted, security-monitored Olympic site. Swandown: two men in a pedalo 2012-07-18T17:17:15Z The Today Programme on Radio Four was unavailable to listeners outside the UK on Friday, as it was broadcast from inside the Olympic park. BBC gets compromise on radio ban 2012-07-30T11:12:05Z Medals are the goal for U.S. competitors including Simone Biles and Gabby Thomas, and in new Olympic sports including surfing. New this week: ‘Zola,’ ‘Ted Lasso’ and a Felicity Jones film 2021-07-19T04:00:00Z The cast members were delighted at meeting the Olympic rowers and some of them took to Twitter after the tour. Olympic rowers visit EastEnders 2012-09-14T12:31:05Z "But everything has been gradually sucked into the Olympic argument, because that was the end of an old kind of Hackney I'd lived with for 40 years." Swandown: two men in a pedalo 2012-07-18T17:17:15Z FEW athletes are good enough to win an Olympic gold medal. Feet of fire 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z It doesn’t matter whether we’re CEOs or Olympic Skiers, pop stars or politicians – dominant media persistently uses this language and framing when more than one woman at a time is in the limelight. 4 reasons America’s afraid of women with friends 2014-01-29T20:12:00Z We were working with different organizations in the neighborhood and also a public body, now called the London Legacy Development Corporation, which owns a lot of the Olympic periphery, the fringe. Assemble might have a Turner Prize, but the London collective continues to defy categorization 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z Yes," he answers, "but that is an appropriate motto for an Olympic athlete. Taking a stand: when stand-up comedy turns ugly 2013-06-09T06:07:02Z Olympic men’s basketball consortium, known as the “Dream Team,” was one of the most shamelessly contrived. ‘The Redeem Team’ Review: Squad Goals 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z Three months after earning her Olympic titles, she accepted a request to be the commencement speaker for Remsen High’s class of 2014. Olympian Erin Hamlin Marries a Childhood Playmate 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z The artist: He is now a full-time professional painter, and along with Olympic athlete and artist Al Oerter, he helped start the Art of the Olympians program in 2006. 4 Athletes Selected as Artists in Residence at the Olympics 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z A couple of days later I went to see Danny at the Olympic Stadium. Kenneth Branagh recalls the opening ceremony of London 2012 2012-12-23T00:06:01Z He was running weird changes and curves, jumping octaves with the smooth stride of an Olympic hurdle-racer. A Quest to Rename the Williamsburg Bridge for Sonny Rollins 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z Outside the downtown Centennial Olympic Park, beyond the dancing fountains set to “Twist & Shout,” was the Center for Civil and Human Rights. On the Path of Chuck Berry’s ‘Promised Land,’ Five Decades On 2017-09-11T04:00:00Z His influence went far beyond the rock world and crossed the borders into opera and musical theatre, where he eventually worked with the Spanish operatic soprano, Montserrat Caballe, to create the Olympic theme song "Barcelona". Freddie Mercury 30 years on – remembering the theatrical, eccentric genius 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z You carried the Olympic torch recently – what would your Olympic sport be? will.i.am: 'The Queen reminds me of my grandma' 2012-06-28T19:30:00Z Olympic and Paralympic Committee unveiled the coverage plans along with its campaign called “Show the World,” which is designed to highlight Paralympic athletes on their journey to Tokyo. US pumps up Paralympic trials; NBC to increase coverage 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z Sitting in the aromatherapy sauna at Olympic Spa, I realized how normal I suddenly looked: somewhere between one breast size and another, with some cellulite and scar tissue matched by some and not others. Naked with strangers, finally unafraid 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z “Race” traces the footsteps of the Olympic runner Jesse Owens. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Race,’ and Kristen Wiig hosts ‘S.N.L.’ 2016-11-19T05:00:00Z London's traffic chaos plays havoc with plans to give Brazilian delegates a tour of the Olympic site. Olympic satire 'Twenty Twelve' hits close to home 2011-04-07T11:46:05Z Later this year, the hotel’s owners plan to demolish the historic main wing as part of an overhaul to the property in advance of the 2020 Olympic Games. See Why the Fashion and Architecture Worlds Are Leaping to the Defense of a Tokyo Hotel 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z I quickly fell in love with the tree skiing, bouncing down a slope named for the Canadian Olympic snowboarder Dominique Maltais and hunting out powder among the trees on L’Archipel and La Derive. At a Club Med Ski Resort, Learning to Love the Apéro 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z For the races, Favier’s camera doesn’t survey from a distance; in this film, there is none of the safety of Olympic sports footage. ‘Slalom’ Review: First, Abuse, Then a Steep Downhill 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z The second floor, the Olympic Games, celebrates the athletes. Heads Up: Telling the Olympic Story, Far From Sochi 2014-01-15T17:26:45Z The International Olympic Committee did not add women’s hockey until the 1998 Games, when Ms. Potter, who was then 19, played on the team that won the gold medal. 2010-02-11T06:00:00Z “But Nara is a synchronised swimmer – she was once on the Mexican Olympic team – and appreciated the importance of an active, physical, adventurous life.” How we met: ‘I’m a staunch Brexit critic – but it did lead to us falling in love’ 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z The first Olympic Games to be held in South America officially open in Rio de Janeiro. What’s on TV Friday: Rio Olympics Opening Ceremony and ‘The Little Prince’ 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z Shortly after Bach’s statement, the Canadian Olympic Committee said it won’t send teams to the Olympics unless the Games are postponed by a year. Olympic committee considers delaying Tokyo Games 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z The center, which will be at a new outpost of the museum called the V&A East Storehouse at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in the Stratford section of London, will open in 2025. David Bowie, and His Personas, Will Live On at Victoria and Albert Museum 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z But if your lips still tingle from those tostadas, you'd be better off with sorbet from Olympic Mountain — or maybe another margarita. The party's on at Kirkland's Milagro Cantina 2011-03-10T22:31:07Z Like Vedran Smajlović’s violin performance in the charred core of the National Library, or the wooden Olympic Stadium seats repurposed to construct coffins, the rose is a symbol of both triumph and pain. Ghosts of an assassination: The chaotic history of Franz Ferdinand’s demise 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z A judge found a Florida man guilty of stalking Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson on Friday and later determined he was legally insane at the time of the crime. Man found guilty of stalking gymnast Shawn Johnson 2010-06-11T23:44:00Z More information is available by calling the park’s Wilderness Information Center at 360-565-3100 or visiting the Olympic National Park Visitor Center in Port Angeles. Road to Olympic Hot Springs reopens after 3-year closure 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z Ms. Pappas is currently writing a book of essays for Random House called “Bravey” — her young fans call themselves Bravies — that will be published sometime before the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. Side by Side and No Finish Line in Sight for Alexi Pappas 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z “Of course, because this is Hollywood, there will be big changes to the Olympics. For example, the entire Chinese Olympic team will be played by white actors.” Trevor Noah Says L.A. Could Have a Strange Effect on the Olympics 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z “Can you imagine going in to a Hollywood mogul and saying, ‘I have this idea about two Olympic athletes from 1924’?” Colin Welland Dies at 81; Wrote ‘Chariots of Fire’ 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z In June, the band announced their new single Survival would be the official song for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Muse invited to run Devon council 2012-07-22T17:17:49Z Inconveniently, that was when she met Abby Wambach — World Cup champion, Olympic gold medalist, former captain of the U.S. women’s soccer team — who was promoting her own memoir, “Forward.” A Third Glennon Doyle Memoir? Yes, and Here’s Why 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z Remarkably, no fewer than five screen Tarzans have won Olympic medals. Tarzan returns: from Edwardian swinger to hunky ecowarrior 2012-07-14T23:06:48Z Also discussed were changes to the bidding process and a more flexible “event-based rather than sport-based approach” to the Olympic program. Olympic TV channel gains support at IOC meeting 2014-07-19T04:00:00Z High School Rivalry, With a Leg Up Cheerleading, that most American of pastimes, is not likely to become an Olympic sport anytime soon. Theater Review: ‘Bring It On: The Musical’ at St. James Theater 2012-08-02T02:00:15Z Both sites are expected to open in 2023 at East Bank, a development at the Olympic Park — a waterfront site where London hosted the 2012 Summer Games. Victoria and Albert Museum Names Leader for East London Outpost 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z The first white man to sight the Olympic Peninsula was probably the Greek mariner called Juan de Fuca, who claimed discovery of the strait that now bears his name while sailing for Spain in 1592. ‘Temple Grove’: war over Olympic Peninsula’s old trees 2013-05-22T23:10:19Z IOC spokesman Mark Adams said officials were aware of Dr. Dre's offer to athletes from about 20 nations but stressed it was up to each national Olympic team to ensure athletes protected the sponsors. Dr Dre beats any Olympic rap with headphone tactics 2012-08-03T16:05:51Z It just felt more Olympic to have the spirit of this whole team that’s working together. TIME Olympic covers feature women athletes as . . . athletes 2012-07-25T16:55:00Z Here’s Douglas at the US Olympic Trials, a roundup of her performances on each apparatus. Gabby Douglas wins gold in all-around 2012-08-02T20:52:00Z The always eager Martin at times resembled an Olympic gymnast performing a particularly awkward floor exercise, sprinting and leap-frogging up and down a runway through the audience. Concert review: Coldplay at United Center 2012-08-08T05:27:00Z More such events will be held in Japan in the lead up to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, they added. Pokemon Go fans join giant Pikachus at Yokohama festival 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z Is the Olympic athletes’ village really like a hotbed of sexual Tinder, Grindr, everything? Adam Rippon Is Famous. What Now? 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z In 1976, 28 African nations boycotted because the International Olympic Committee refused to ban New Zealand for playing rugby against South Africa. No one left to hate 2012-07-31T20:10:00Z His brother, the Yemeni Olympic hero, knows that best. Pommel horses and protesters 2012-08-25T12:00:00Z The Olympic Park Legacy Company, which is overseeing the on the Park, is working with the BOA to find funding for the museum from donors and Olympic partners. Olympic Museum to open on Park 2012-02-27T16:29:45Z Organizers of the BT London Live show say giant screens will broadcast the closing ceremony of the games, which will be held across town at the Olympic Stadium. Blur to play Hyde Park concert at end of Olympics 2012-02-21T11:37:07Z This is the first in a series featuring Vancouver Olympic hopefuls, who will offer training tips and fitness advice for recreational athletes. 2010-01-28T06:21:00Z When she came out as a woman last year, the former Olympic athlete instantly became the most famous transgender person in the world—and on social media. Meet the 30 Most Influential People on the Internet 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z From the parking lot, Olympic Spa — the prominent, women-only Korean spa in Los Angeles — looked surprisingly utilitarian. Naked with strangers, finally unafraid 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z The directors Steve and Todd Jones capture the moments leading up to Vonn’s final World Championship appearance, and retrace the triumphs and setbacks the four-time Olympic gold medalist encountered throughout her career. What’s on TV Tuesday: Dolly Parton and Mike Birbiglia 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z This is my city, my buses, my bikes and it's my Olympic games. Westminster digested 2012-08-01T19:59:01Z The same thought occurred to me a few days earlier, during an early-morning stroll through the chilly mist that hung over a mountain resort in the foothills of Olympic National Park in Washington. Explore one of the most remote regions in the continental U.S., Washington’s Olympic National Park 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z Of course, the significance of Olympic competition is defined not by the universality of the sports but of what happens, the human drama. We made a sport 2012-08-19T13:00:00Z From former Olympic athlete housing to a neighborhood devoted to street art, these are five blocks you won’t want to miss. The Best Secret Streets Around the World 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z The same thing happened last year at a cake baking contest in Shropshire, where contestants were barred from putting marzipan Olympic rings on their creations. Seven ways the IOC ruins the Olympics 2012-08-07T17:57:00Z Of course, there's an Olympic slant to proceedings, but in a good way. Constructive criticism: the week in architecture 2012-06-22T15:10:34Z But his biggest projects were his "Sky Art" - including the Olympic Rainbow, which consisted of five multi-coloured helium-filled polythene tubes, which illuminated the sky over Munich's Olympic Park. German artist Otto Piene dies aged 86 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z Army Herald Trumpets will perform his fanfare and theme for the Olympic Games. L.A. Philharmonic gala getting a dose of 'Star Wars' 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z That same stunt that overzealous fans pull in the Alps and Pyrenees during the Tour de France, where it might annoy Carapaz to no end, was actually welcomed by him in the Olympic road race. Sneaking a peek: Fans find creative ways to glimpse Olympics 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z Moses won two Olympic gold medals in the men’s 400-meter hurdles, in 1976, when he set a record for the biggest winning margin in the history of that event, and in 1984. A Pop-Culture Glossary for ‘Da 5 Bloods’ 2020-06-14T04:00:00Z But by most accounts, it does not draw enough visitors to justify the expense, despite the curious existence of a wax museum in its basement featuring former International Olympic Committee presidents. With the Olympics Over, Six Former Host Cities Worth Visiting 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z South Korea filed complaints with the International Skating Union and the International Olympic Committee after two of its skaters were disqualified in the semifinals of the men’s 1,000 meters. Chen closing in on gold, US curlers begin title defense 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z Johns was born in England and started his career at Olympic Studios in London. Led Zeppelin, Van Halen producer Andy Johns dies 2013-04-10T21:39:11Z This year it will be held in Olympic Stadium, built for the 1988 Games. What's on This Week Around the World 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z Onboard performing groups listed with nightly stops: Friday: Dickens Carolers, 8:05 p.m. at Manchester City Park, 9:15 p.m. at Olympic Sculpture Park. Every night, Christmas Ships ferry the merry 2011-12-08T00:21:05Z He dislikes the process of elimination, insisting that “music is not a competition, not the Olympic Games.” ArtsBeat: Lucerne Easter Festival: Haitink Holds Up a Mirror for Promising Maestros 2011-04-18T15:00:28Z I bought a pair of green Hartford trunks and took them in a rolled-up towel to the Olympic swimming pool in London’s East End. | Float, Memory 2014-05-06T13:00:33Z Madison was born in January 2001, and her mother made her second Olympic team that August. 2010-02-11T06:00:00Z Monty Python's irreverent song - which Eric Idle sang at the closing ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games in London - rose from 13th place three years ago, to become the most popular funeral song this year. Monty Python tune tops funeral songs 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z At Utah Olympic Park, used for the 2002 Winter Games, it costs $200 to race down the bobsled track with a pilot. 10 Winter Getaways to Suit Every Age 2012-01-27T16:57:27Z Young athletes now compete for Olympic team spots in a reality TV format. Famous Photographs of Fabulous People 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z Now he has reached the heart of darkness: the Olympic site itself. Swandown: two men in a pedalo 2012-07-18T17:17:15Z The college housing office director became “a demented speed merchant who should be castrated by a rabid, Olympic elk.” If only Hunter S. Thompson could have lived to take on this election 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z An apropos choice for toasting a victory at the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver. 2010-02-13T04:12:00Z Don’t even think about using the word “Olympic.” Seven ways the IOC ruins the Olympics 2012-08-07T17:57:00Z Of course, that would mean the outlet waited nearly four days to publish a big scoop: the first on-the-record family confirmation that the former Olympic gold medalist is transitioning. Kendall Jenner denies quote appearing to confirm Bruce Jenner transition 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z After 17 days of skiing, snowboarding, figure skating, bobsled, luge and hockey, it’s time to wrap up this edition of the Olympic Games. Feb. 23 TV Picks: Olympics closing, but ‘Dead’ walking 2014-02-19T21:05:01Z He was also deeply connected to the Pacific Northwest landscape, spending his childhood exploring the forests of the Olympic Peninsula and paddling around the Puget Sound, according to “Dreamer of Dune.” How ‘Dune’ was inspired by the Oregon coast, at the beautiful Oregon Dunes 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z Fifty-plus years after you organized the Olympic Project for Human Rights around the ’68 Olympics, h ow significant do you think it is that the U.S. Olympics activist: ‘Athletes have always been in the forefront saying: We, the people, are better than this’ 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z In it, the brothers — Kevin, Joe and Nick — will be put to the test as they get a taste of different Olympic sports, while being trained by Team U.S.A. What’s on TV This Week: The Olympics and the Jonas Brothers 2021-07-19T04:00:00Z This year there will be a Refugee Olympic Team. Rio Olympics offers a break from typical summer sports 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z In addition to appearing in the original game, a remixed version appeared in the DS version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games. Opening ceremony shines light on video game music 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z As part of the Olympic Arts Festival, they created 10 vivid murals along the 110 and 101 freeways. L.A. again carries a torch for 1984 Olympic murals, their artists 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z We students love the Olympic village, it's like a big community. With the Olympics Over, Six Former Host Cities Worth Visiting 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z Doc putting the 1968 Olympic "black power" podium salute into context. This week's new films 2012-07-13T23:10:55Z Albarn, whose other group Gorillaz may be better suited to come up with a catchy Olympic theme, actually introduced the song last month at a poetry festival. Olympics theme songs: Still terrible 2012-07-19T16:40:00Z Olympic Christian still has a “chunk of parents who don’t believe in immunizations”, said Tiffany Gillespie, the principal, and a teacher during the outbreak. How a vaccinated woman's death exposes the threat of anti-vaxxers 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z Best Workout: No matter what the routine or the number of steps involved, Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson has never gotten winded during a performance. Dancing with the Stars Watch: The Semi-Finals Starring Michael Jackson and Val in a Speedo 2012-11-20T13:30:54Z Boyle was censured by the BBC Trust after a Mock The Week episode in which he described Olympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington as "someone who's looking at themselves in the back of a spoon". Katie Price threatens C4 over Frankie Boyle joke 2010-12-10T10:21:00Z Craig and Boyle have worked together once before: when the former appeared as Bond, alongside the Queen, in a brief film that featured in the London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony, which Boyle directed. Danny Boyle's exit from James Bond throws franchise into chaos 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z And as Team Nigeria started to search for another sports apparel partner for the upcoming Olympic Games after their Under Armour sponsorship ended, Ms. Adigun offered the spot to Actively Black. Two Winter Olympics Underdogs That Have Already Won 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z Hard enough to win an Olympic gold medal in wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics and a bronze medal in 2004. Olympian Gardner wrestles demons on 'Biggest Loser' 2011-01-05T18:06:16Z Comedians and cooks are competing with Britain's new Olympic heroes in the publishing world. Book world's biggest day of the year – but who will triumph? 2012-09-29T23:06:04Z One frames the Olympic stadium, currently as beautiful as it will ever be, as its spare steel frame is not yet engulfed in the happy-clappy cladding it is due to receive. Beautiful south 2010-06-19T23:05:00Z Even if you’re just starting a running routine or trying to get yourself back to the gym, there are plenty of insights to learn from the mind-set of Olympic athletes. 6 Podcasts to Whet Your Appetite for the Olympics 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z If wedding bouquet-catching were an Olympic sport, a special spot would be reserved for Jamie Jackson at the top of the podium. Utah Woman Seeks World Record for Most Wedding Bouquet Catches 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z Atlanta plans several ribbon cuttings in 2014, but the main event is the National Center for Civil and Human Rights, opened in June next to the Centennial Olympic Park and the Georgia Aquarium downtown. 52 Places to Go in 2014 2014-01-10T05:00:00Z It already fascinated the Ancient Greeks who painted running Olympic athletes on Attic black-ground vases in the age of Pericles. Exhibition Review: Degas: More Than Just a Ballet Master 2011-09-23T12:00:07Z Milk marketers have also tapped Olympic medalists, women who play football and other sports influencers who swim, climb or play street soccer. Got Milk? Not This Generation. 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z Her playing itself was athletic, in an Olympic sense: brutally efficient, singularly focused, imperious in its physicality. 2010-01-30T05:29:00Z Danny Barnes is a cult hero country punk and banjo virtuoso who fell in with some of our region’s top players after starting a new life on the Olympic Peninsula. Forget Seattle. Rural Washington is ready to rock the Grammys 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z That success left Danny Boyle and Ruth Mackenzie, directors of the Olympic opening ceremony and Cultural Olympiad respectively, in third place, followed by producer Cameron Mackintosh. National Theatre steals a march on theatre power list 2013-01-03T15:35:51Z In fact, a 2012 study found that fencing was among the Olympic sports, summer or winter, least likely to injure athletes. Fencing: A terrific workout that really makes you think 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z For each Olympian with roots in Steamboat, a flag bearing the nationality of that year’s Olympic host country hangs from the rafters. Land of 100 Olympians: Why Steamboat Springs is a winter sports mecca 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z Diane Sawyer’s conversation with Olympic gold-medal winner Bruce Jenner, who revealed he is in the process of becoming a transgender woman, was watched by about 16.9 million viewers on Friday night. 16.9 million watch Bruce Jenner tell Diane Sawyer, 'I'm a woman' 2015-04-25T04:00:00Z “This is definitely not within the Olympic spirit,” said China’s Lin Dan, the No. 2 men’s singles player. Michael Phelps isn’t the greatest 2012-08-02T11:55:00Z That can mean jumping into the pool, as she did recently to photograph the Olympic swimming champion Katie Ledecky underwater, pushing off from the side as though in a trance. Annie Leibovitz’s Work on ‘Women’ Is Never Done 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z What is the most unusual object you’ve made into an Olympic logo? Design: Who Made the Olympic Rings? 2012-07-12T04:47:18Z His swooping tailoring and sharkskin materials looked to a world of water — not the aerobic energy of an Olympic pool but rather the lure of the deep and its sea creatures. Fashion Review: Stella McCartney 2011-10-03T18:27:47Z He developed a passion for skiing and competed for Britain in the giant slalom in two Olympic games in the 1950s. 'Windmills of Your Mind' singer Noel Harrison dies at 79 2013-10-22T18:16:07Z The Olympic Park also features in the show's opening titles. Olympic rowers visit EastEnders 2012-09-14T12:31:05Z "It's like a meeting of the Olympic games and art, and I find that fascinating and challenging for me, to see what can be done." Paul McCartney composes orchestral work for New York City Ballet 2011-02-24T10:57:30Z I really do believe he could have been an Olympic athlete if he hadn't chosen to be the country's finest ever prime minister. Digested read: Behind the Black Door by Sarah Brown 2011-03-14T21:00:01Z AD’s survey of historic Olympic venues spans 17 Games over nine decades, from Los Angeles’ first Summer Olympics in 1932 to London’s third hosting gig in 2012. Olympic Design 2014-02-21T05:00:00Z And, at least for now, the sculpture is also serving as a prime target for British Olympic crankiness. London’s ArcelorMittal Orbit Leads to Controversy 2012-06-01T19:22:38Z A teacher of mathematics at Olympic College in Bremerton and Shelton, Mason County, writes "a secular, satirical thrill ride, in which all humanity's glories and vanities can be seen in one lyrical, hypocritical microcosm." Washington state's Gov. Booth Gardner is subject of new biography 2010-06-28T23:20:00Z Beach Naturalist Program, Olympic Sculpture Park and Redondo Beach pocket beach SAT-MON Naturalists help visitors explore the beach at low tide, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2013-05-22T21:47:05Z The hunt took him on a Sunday morning to Los Angeles’ Venice Beach, a cradle for the skating culture that Olympic organizers now hope will entice young audiences to tune in to Tokyo. At Tokyo Olympics, a debt to ‘Back to the Future’ and ‘E.T.’ 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z A selection of photos, films and stories of great Olympians, housed at The Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, will also be featured. Olympic artefacts to be shown during London 2012 2011-05-09T08:03:48Z The contracts herald a pivotal year for the OPLC, which will oversee the transformation of the Park during the year until it reopens as Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in summer 2013. Olympics Anish Kapoor tower hopes to attract 1m visitors a year 2011-01-07T00:05:13Z On Sunday, the International Olympic Committee weighed in, calling the whole escapade “simply unacceptable.” Why media coverage of LGBT Olympic athletes is ‘simply unacceptable’ 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z Williams will conduct a performance of his "Olympic Fanfare" alongside Olympians competing in this year's Summer Games. Broderick to headline DC July Fourth celebration 2012-06-12T13:06:48Z We wanted to include something with an Olympic focus for London 2012. Audio description: let's hear it for arts, heritage and culture for all 2013-05-24T16:31:03Z London landmarks featured prominently in the BBC's Olympic promos For the media, as for the nation as a whole, it was a remarkable fortnight - and it wasn't just in the sports arenas that records tumbled. London Olympics give media boost 2012-08-14T10:32:17Z It leaps from her training for the Olympic trials and becomes a treatise on swimming and pools in general. Books of The Times: ‘Swimming Studies,’ by Leanne Shapton 2012-07-16T21:32:18Z The club overlooks the plein-air ice-skating rink in the Olympic Park, which offers skate rentals for 22 Swiss francs. 36 Hours in St. Moritz 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z An earlier version of a picture caption with this review referred incorrectly to the Olympic medals won by Carl Lewis that are shown. Review: The Smithsonian African American Museum Is Here at Last. And It Uplifts and Upsets. 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z So far 75% of the cost of building the Olympic village has been recouped in deals, not just with the Qataris but with housing associations too. Will the Olympics be a winner for east London? 2012-07-07T17:00:01Z The second thing I noticed was that Ryan was wearing an Olympic gold medal. Jordyn Wieber shocker: Gymnastics is not a meritocracy 2012-07-30T11:46:00Z As oil prices rose, so did Putin’s ambitions, which reached a symbolic height with his decision to host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, a Russian resort town with little snow and lousy facilities. Rachel Maddow Takes On the Oil Industry 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z She is to work with a waterfall in a rainforest near Rio de Janeiro in Brazil's Olympic year. Mariko Mori: 'There are two kinds of light – one invisible' 2012-12-09T00:05:46Z Following her withdrawal from some Olympic events this summer, Biles admitted that the trauma and "scars" of Nassar's abuse still affect her to this day, and impacted her mental health in Tokyo. Our endless demands on Simone Biles 2021-09-19T04:00:00Z The former Olympic skier Edie Thys Morgan, who’s also a friend of mine, now coaches her two sons and a whole herd of other young skiers as they try for downhill glory. Motherlode Blog: In Youth Sports, Losing is for Champions 2012-03-06T23:18:22Z “Olympic National Park in Washington is one of the places along the West Coast where foliage is expected to be on full display this year,” Mr. Reppert said. How to Time Your Leaf-Peeping Trip This Fall 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z There’s even a petition for pole dancing to become an Olympic sport. Pole dancing has come out of the strip clubs ... and become an event for the whole family. Is this progress? NBC recently faced criticism for omitting a tribute to victims of the 2005 London bombings from its coverage of the Olympic Games opening ceremony and for pausing the closing ceremony to air a sitcom. NBC defends 9/11 silence omission 2012-09-12T08:58:51Z The original plan was to use the velodrome built for the Pan American Games in 2007, but it was not approved by the International Cycling Union for Olympic events. UCI president expresses concern over Rio venue preparations 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z No one left to hate Bruce Jenner leaps jubilantly in the air after securing gold in the Olympic Decathlon in Montreal, Canada, July 30, 1976. No one left to hate 2012-07-31T20:10:00Z “Inspired by the movement of athletes, the United States Olympic Museum spirals up and outwards from a central atrium, drawing the public in at its base and propelling them up through the galleries.” U.S. Olympic Museum Plans Are Taking Shape 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z Olympic Gymnast Louis Smith has been crowned champion of this year's Strictly Come Dancing. Louis Smith is Strictly champion 2012-12-23T11:01:53Z And the artists have chosen to call it “Gloria,” a title that “works across all the different metaphors: religious, military, Olympic and aesthetic,” she said. Inside Art: Athletes to Bring Life to Venice Biennale 2011-03-03T17:52:13Z The Olympic season is “the longest season in fashion,” he said. The Olympic Fashion Unveil Begins 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z Nothing but rubble is left of the dams blocking the Elwha River in Olympic National Park, after the last bit of concrete structure was demolished. Olympic park's Elwha River freed after last dam blasted out 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z If there's a philosophic point to be made, it's that if you look at the very origins of the Olympic Games they weren't merely sporting competitions, they were celebrations of virtuosity. Edinburgh festival director Jonathan Mills extends his contract until 2014 2011-02-03T13:58:56Z A swimmer preparing for Olympic trials comes under fire when performance-enhancing drugs are found in a cooler at the club where he trains. The Best Theater of 2016 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z One of Armstrong's former teammates is Tyler Hamilton, who was forced to return his 2004 Olympic gold medal after being found guilty of doping. Survey finds sharp increase in teen use of human growth hormones 2014-07-23T04:00:00Z Lolo Jones, a stunningly beautiful Olympic hurdler, made huge waves when she admitted she was still a virgin at 29 years old. 27 and never been kissed 2012-08-17T23:30:00Z The band was recording at Olympic in Barnes, and things weren't going too well, so Klein called me and told me they wanted me to come down. The Rolling Stones: a career in quotes 2013-06-26T12:29:44Z This is my first and last Olympic experience as an athlete. Adam Rippon Is Famous. What Now? 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z He grew up in Merrick, N.Y., which he has called the home of “Olympic shoppers” and credits with fostering his fashion sense. DealBook: Michael Kors Stock, Like His Frocks, Is Selling Fast 2011-12-15T12:47:10Z For a town that’s never even hosted the games, Steamboat showcases the best of the Olympic spirit and makes for a remarkably well-rounded winter sports vacation destination. Land of 100 Olympians: Why Steamboat Springs is a winter sports mecca 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z She’s one of the greatest tennis players of all time: winner of seven Grand Slam singles titles and Olympic gold, a woman who changed the face of modern tennis. Game, set, matching ottomans: Venus Williams turns from tennis to interior design Hamburg has just voted against bidding for the 2024 Olympic games. Shelf life 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z It also shines a spotlight on an individual star—something that is more common with male Olympic athletes. TIME Olympic covers feature women athletes as . . . athletes 2012-07-25T16:55:00Z Although a formal women’s gymnastics competition was not added to the Summer Olympic Games until 1936 — 40 years after their male counterparts — they were allowed to participate in demonstrations. Olympic gymnasts sound off on the evolving leotard: 'Power and prestige goes with those leos' 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z Lost 20-Something Dear Lost 20-Something, If you were an Olympic athlete and a Fulbright scholar, would that erase your memories of abuse? I’m not achieving my dreams! 2013-05-22T00:00:00Z With her Olympic duties over Bird is now working on her fourth poetry collection, The Hat-stand Union, which will be published in June 2013. Trojan tragedy goes modern 2012-11-15T06:55:18Z These were girls who didn't necessarily have Olympic dreams. "These girls became perfect prey": The women who ended Larry Nassar's abuse tell their stories 2019-09-14T04:00:00Z Then Mr. Trump went to the nearby Olympic Tower for a dinner held by the Saudi billionaire Adnan Khashoggi, encountered a living room bigger than his own and decided to remodel. Trump Tower, a Home for Celebrities and Charlatans 2017-08-12T04:00:00Z The last part of the exhibit celebrates the modern cheongsam and includes the lovely red and gold outfit worn by the Beijing Olympic hostesses in 2008. History of a Dress, Chinese Style 2010-08-30T12:10:00Z “This gives people an opportunity to have a slight respite from all the Olympic fever, and it has really brought the community together,” he explained. In Canada, an Artwork With Its Own Barkeeps 2010-02-22T05:41:00Z He went on to win two Olympic gold medals and two Stanley Cup championships. 'Red Army' explores Russia's soul through Olympic hockey, Slava Fetisov 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z Carpenters Road has been all but erased by the Olympic Aquatic Centre. Rachel Whiteread: 'I couldn't say no. It felt right to do this one' – interview 2012-07-07T19:19:01Z The Olympic Isle on opening night was "full of noises, / Sounds, and sweet airs that give delight and hurt not". Identically Different: Why You Can Change Your Genes by Tim Spector – review 2012-08-08T09:30:03Z This charged debate is timely because of a landmark rule change instituted by the International Olympic Committee this year. Do transgender athletes have an unfair advantage at the Olympics? 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z Just as professional basketball players are now allowed to compete for Olympic medals, why couldn't these more polished films contend for Sundance's main event? No second-guessing with the films or winners this year 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z Eastwood wrote and directed the film about the true story of the security guard who went from hero to suspect after the 1996 Atlanta Olympic bombing that killed one woman. Clint Eastwood’s ‘Richard Jewell’ gets AFI Fest premiere 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z It was legitimately startling, for a viewer accustomed to endless self-glorification, to see an Olympic host nation use some of its time to address their own culpability in global suffering. NBC Missed the Point of the Olympics Opening Ceremony 2016-08-06T04:00:00Z The Olympic Stadium, also known as Kosevo Stadium, was renovated after the war and remains active. With the Olympics Over, Six Former Host Cities Worth Visiting 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z That said, every time Universal runs the film’s moody trailer — as it did on Aug. 9, right before Michael Phelps won his 20th Olympic gold medal — Riverhead sees a buying surge. ‘The Girl on the Train’ Takes the Fast Track From Book to Screen 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z At time of writing we know only that Welford Road has missed out, that they need to shift 2.9m tickets and that time is against staging World Cup games at the Olympic Stadium. Kathryn Hunter, actor – portrait of the artist 2013-02-26T17:00:03Z "I thought it would be a very good advert," he said on his first day as Olympic artistic director. Profile: Kim Gavin 2012-08-10T07:09:19Z Campground and other fees also would increase at Olympic. $25 (and up) entrance fee proposed for Olympic, other big national parks. Have your say 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z The country aims to hold the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo in the next four months, which were postponed a year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Japan warns public of coronavirus risks at karaoke spots: 'People are packed in' 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z Once he became the Olympic doctor he would bring them gifts back from the Olympics to make them feel special. "These girls became perfect prey": The women who ended Larry Nassar's abuse tell their stories 2019-09-14T04:00:00Z The condition affects 20 percent of adults, predominantly seniors, but also young, healthy people, even Olympic athletes. If this is my final tweet 2012-06-29T23:30:00Z Sanchez referred to the tradition in ancient Greece to stop all conflicts during the Olympic games. A game of two popes: Vatican plays down talk of World Cup rivalry 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z In 1904, when Tom Hicks won the Olympic marathon, strychnine was fine – it was too much training that was forbidden. Superhuman: are we the greatest design project of the century? 2012-07-17T12:38:33Z They are judged on execution, difficulty and “flight time,” according to the official Olympic program. Amid the Fury of the Olympics, the Zen of the Trampoline 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z The latest works cost £2.3m, which would be the tiniest scraping in the giant Marmite jar of, for example, Olympic funding, but which has a more obvious and immediate local benefit. Horniman Museum; Bauhaus Live – review 2012-05-26T23:05:30Z Bennett did kind of warn the Olympic’s manager. The Ramones rattled Seattle’s staid Olympic Hotel exactly 40 years ago 2017-03-06T05:00:00Z Although the article is about how cities fare after hosting the Olympic Games. With the Olympics Over, Six Former Host Cities Worth Visiting 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z Shot near La Push on the Olympic Peninsula, it shows a small, ripple-patterned sandbar islet afloat in a pond of calmed seawater. Seattle-area artists play with visual rhythms from nature 2013-03-21T20:31:12Z It’s an off year for the Olympic Games and soccer’s World Cup, but the international matches will be on for the 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup in Ireland. No Olympics or World Cup, but Plenty of Sports to Cheer On 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z Mr. Costas also addresses the concerns surrounding the first Olympic Games held in South America. What’s on TV Thursday: ‘Race’ and ‘Chariots of Fire’ 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z The only flag being waved by the Promenaders was an Olympic one. First Night of the Proms 2012-07-13T23:36:30Z Rosario Dawson in Danny Boyle's Trance What do you do for an encore once you've captured the nation's heart and blown its mind with a stunning Olympic opening ceremony? 'A cauldron of iffy acting' 2013-03-20T15:56:11Z The Olympic interlude is sandwiched between some wartime scenes, right after the plane that Louie’s on starts to malfunction and just before it falls into the Pacific. ‘Unbroken,’ Directed by Angelina Jolie 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z Perhaps one reason the London festival directors were wary of the opera was that the plot turns on a cheating scandal at the Olympic Games. Music Review: Garsington Opera’s ‘Olympiade’ by Vivaldi, in England 2012-06-24T22:11:06Z Olympic and Paralympic Committee indicated that U.S. athletes would participate anyway. Anger in Tokyo over the Summer Olympics is the latest example of how unpopular hosting has become 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z And words like “Olympic,” “Olympian,” and “Olympiad” — well, those are off limits for commercial use too. The force of Olympic branding 2012-07-27T14:45:00Z For many, two weeks of Olympic sport will be the TV highlight of 2012. Not game for hours of Olympic TV coverage? Here's some alternatives 2012-07-26T11:43:27Z The daughter of famed rocker Bruce Springsteen and his E Street Band wife, Patti Scialfa, failed to qualify for the Olympic individual jumping finals at Tokyo’s Equestrian Park on Tuesday night. Springsteen makes Olympic debut, falls short in qualifier 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z Given the already heavy potential mental health toll of living inside the Olympic bubble with major restrictions on movement, “I would rather avoid entering there,” he said. BEIJING SNAPSHOT: Olympic press can grab high-tech naps 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z Williams, who became the first British woman in 58 years to win a Winter Olympic individual gold medal when she triumphed in the skeleton race at the Vancouver Games, receives an MBE. Catherine Zeta-Jones tops bill in Queen's honors list 2010-06-11T23:03:00Z And on the Olympic Peninsula on the northwest corner of Washington State, that’s what they remain. Explorer: Hiking Washington State’s Rocky Olympic Coast 2012-07-13T16:31:29Z Thursday Nights at Olympic Sculpture Park: Children's activity area and live entertainment, 5:30-8 p.m. Weekend Preview: last hurrah for Jetty Island 2011-08-31T20:50:09Z "It was like trying to clean an Olympic pool full of oil while sitting on the side using Q-tips." Big picture: Spill, by Daniel Beltrá 2012-09-28T22:00:20Z That is, perhaps, not a surprise since the Olympic audience skews female. TIME Olympic covers feature women athletes as . . . athletes 2012-07-25T16:55:00Z The Olympic Mountains provide a bulwark against southwestern rainstorms, so the area gets quite a bit less precipitation than the rest of the Olympic Peninsula. Hike beach to Dungeness lighthouse, then quaff cider on the way home 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z One of their priorities was pressuring the International Olympic Committee to ban South Africa for its apartheid policies, which the IOC subsequently did. Olympics hoops: The world catches up to the U.S. 2012-08-13T12:15:00Z This informal festival takes place in a historic dairy farm on the Olympic Peninsula, where picnickers and freely roaming donkeys enjoy chamber music concerts. Summer Stages: Classical 2010-05-07T21:59:00Z In 2015, the International Olympic Committee officially recognized the World Flying Disc Federation, which bolstered the Olympic hopes of flying disc sports, including disc golf. The future of “golf” may not be on the links 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z To begin to understand what happened at Team Foxcatcher, it’s important to take into context what it used to be like to compete as an Olympic athlete. The Truth About Foxcatcher 2014-11-22T05:00:00Z Photograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images The Olympic Velodrome, by Hopkins Architects, is a handsome building, taut and intelligent in its detail. Constructive criticism: the week in architecture 2011-07-22T16:02:37Z And it matters because women’s gymnastics is one of the most widely viewed Olympic sports. The Bedazzling of the American Gymnast 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z When the time comes, Flanagan will be among the few female coaches guiding the careers of Olympic athletes. 'We bring the same skills as men': US running needs more female coaches 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z This summer Emin produced a poster and limited edition print for the the Olympic and Paralympic Games, one of only 12 British artists selected. In pictures: New Year entertainment honours 2012-12-29T00:05:32Z Khan played an integral part in the Olympic opening ceremony, dancing to Emile Sande's rendition of Abide with Me. London Road wends it way to Canada 2012-11-28T15:21:24Z Here are the proposed changes for Olympic National Park, which is seeking comments from the public online about the increases. $25 (and up) entrance fee proposed for Olympic, other big national parks. Have your say 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z Earlier this year, Under Armour released a new television ad featuring the Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps. When Men Wanted to Be Virile 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z There was this fantastic expansion: the expansion of the downtown building, the building of Olympic Sculpture Park and Volunteer Park becoming the Asian art museum. New SAM director announces first big exhibit: Joan Miro 2013-02-06T22:02:12Z My father was a British Olympic skier, my mother a chalet girl, and it was a whirlwind romance. Santa Montefiore 2013-07-19T12:00:00Z Link to video: London 2012 Olympic Park regenerated before opening to public - timelapse video Last summer's sporting euphoria already seems like a distant memory, but the "legacy" of the Games is only just beginning. The best architecture and design for summer 2013 2013-05-26T18:55:00Z It was played for the first time on the Chris Evans Radio 2 Breakfast Show live from the Olympic Park on 27 July, the day of the Olympic Games opening ceremony. BBC Olympics theme song on sale 2012-07-31T13:37:05Z One of the most memorable blunders in Olympic history happened just four years ago in the Winter Olympics in Turin. 2010-01-29T21:00:00Z The programme's start next year coincides with London's Olympic year. Games 'culture drive' announced 2011-07-27T11:41:59Z The images in “London Street Photography” also amount to a tour of the East End of London, lately revitalized with restaurants, galleries and, now, Olympic stadiums. Art Review: ‘London Street Photography’ at Museum of the City of New York 2012-07-26T22:56:22Z During the Games, it provided more of an inviting winter getaway vibe than the expansive, concrete Olympic Park, about an hour’s drive down the road or accessible by train. Update : With Games Gone, Will Travelers Still Go to Sochi? 2014-02-26T18:48:55Z The Olympic Stadium could be hosting rock concerts by July London's Olympic Stadium is set to be re-opened in July with a series of rock concerts, BBC London has learned. Rock gig plans for 2012 stadium 2013-01-02T18:02:10Z Olympic TV ratings are significantly lower this year, but the audience is still far larger than is typical for the midsummer months. NBCUniversal invested heavily in the Olympics. Is that why NBC News has made it a major story? 2021-07-27T04:00:00Z That marked the beginning of the largest dam removal in the world and an ambitious ecological restoration effort that will return salmon to Olympic National Park’s largest river system. ‘Elwha: A River Reborn’: the resurrection of a river 2013-05-03T20:50:22Z Her debut album, Our Version of Events, went on to sell 1.4 million copies in the UK last year and she performed at both the opening and closing ceremonies of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Emeli Sande tops Brit nominations 2013-01-10T20:44:51Z This reminds me of the many houses and parties of the 2010 Olympic Games. Sampling South by Southwest Interactive, from Seattle to Austin 2011-03-12T05:24:06Z The palace said it will issue a communique on the former Olympic swimmer’s health later Friday. Palace says Princess Charlene of Monaco’s health ‘stable’ 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z Meant to be open for the 2008 Olympic games, it's still not completed because of design and financing problems. Facts about Ferris wheels and the 10 tallest 2012-09-27T22:41:09Z The former Olympic decathlon gold medalist sported a number of outfits, including a gold corset and a black Zac Posen dress. Annie Leibovitz, the Un-Fashion Photographer 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z At the Olympic Games closing ceremony on 12 August, Pure Imagination was performed by Russell Brand from the top of a psychedelic bus. Shrek show makes way for Charlie 2012-08-31T09:20:47Z This week, legacy expectations of the Olympic Stadium are downgraded from Spurs or West Ham to Dagenham & Redbridge FC, before the Americans arrive to assess security concerns over dodgy starting pistols. TV highlights 10/07/2012 2012-07-09T19:00:04Z I’m partial to “Calgary ’88: 16 Days of Glory” and “Atlanta’s Olympic Glory,” which includes a segment about the track star Jackie Joyner-Kersee and her final Olympic Games. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z Earlier, Fallon introduced what seemed likely to become a regular feature, "Tonight Show Superlatives," in which photos -- in this case, again, Olympic athletes -- were paired with "most likely to," high school yearbook-style captions. Jimmy Fallon takes helm of 'Tonight Show', brings it back to New York 2014-02-18T05:03:20Z English theatre was, they said, a delicate ecosystem of creative life, nurturing the talents on which events such as the Olympic ceremonies depended. Danny Boyle accuses culture minister Maria Miller of 'outrageous' snub 2012-11-15T18:52:43Z “So much of my adult life had been tied to my Olympic journey, and you get a little kind of confused as far as what you want to do.” Ralph Lauren rolls out buffalo plaid for Team USA in Beijing 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z “The problem with Olympic stadiums is it’s somehow the most terrible commitment,” said Jacques Herzog, one of the Bird’s Nest architects. Olympic Stadium in Tokyo Is Dogged by Controversy 2015-01-04T05:00:00Z But the queen is flexible enough to take outside advice on stunts such as the Olympic opening. Queen's "Bond girl" stunt crowns majestic rebrand 2012-07-29T15:17:31Z Christina is an Olympic gold medalist turned TV personality who succeeds Reese Witherspoon's Bradley Jackson as their new morning anchor after Bradley moves into the evening news anchor chair. The stunning, rude awakening of Nicole Beharie's Chris Hunter on "The Morning Show" 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z Johannes Brahms and the Olympic Musical Festival were on excellent terms with each other at the festival's penultimate weekend concert Saturday afternoon. Superb Brahms at Olympic Music Festival's Saturday concert 2011-08-28T16:07:04Z Going to the Olympic games and plan to wear a shirt, hat, or other clothing item with, say, a Pepsi logo on it? Seven ways the IOC ruins the Olympics 2012-08-07T17:57:00Z Wiggins celebrates winning Olympic gold with friends and a "few vodka tonics" Bradley Wiggins posted this photo of himself on Twitter on Wednesday night, along with the tweet, "Getting wasted at StPauls". The Armchair Olympics: day six 2012-08-02T16:03:33Z UK Sport said yesterday it hoped to make the required savings without directly affecting funding for Olympic athletes. Arts and sport facing 3% cuts 2010-05-25T05:00:00Z Olympic athletes will be among the headliners for this year's July Fourth celebration on the National Mall. Broderick to headline DC July Fourth celebration 2012-06-12T13:06:48Z When the Berlin Wall collapsed, so did Olympic TV ratings. No one left to hate 2012-07-31T20:10:00Z The "Olympic Rings Fruit Platter" from the food blog Emily Enchanted combines a beautiful presentation – in the shape and colors of the Olympic rings – with the delicious taste of fresh fruit. ‘Olympic Rings Fruit Platter’ will win gold medals at your watch party: Try the recipe 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z The Biennale is the oldest established international arts exhibition in the world, dating to 1895, a year before the first modern Olympic Games. A Jackson Pollock Takes Its First Trip to Venice 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z The collection will also celebrate London becoming the first city to host the Olympic Games three times. Olympic Museum to open on Park 2012-02-27T16:29:45Z It was published as Russian President Vladimir Putin visits London for talks with Prime Minister David Cameron and a visit to the Olympic judo competition. Top British rockers seek release of Russian band 2012-08-02T11:16:04Z It’s all adorably heart breaking until you remember that Chris was in the Bachelor Pad promos hopping from bed to bed like it was an Olympic sport. The Bachelorette Watch: The Men Tell All 2012-07-17T12:00:53Z He brought back gifts from his stints at international competitions: water bottles, Olympic jackets, photographs signed by stars of the sport. The Victims of Larry Nassar Who Dared to Come Forward First 2019-05-25T04:00:00Z He was joined by fellow Radio 1 and 1Xtra presenters, as well as musicians, Olympic athletes and reality TV stars, during the day. Grimshaw completes Sport Relief ride 2014-03-17T19:02:47Z Tickets cost around $ 54 and includes access to all three ziplines including the Olympic ski jump. Driving along the Trans-Canada Highway isn’t a road trip. It’s a family culinary tour. 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z But what would the difference have been if we recorded ‘Ventilator Blues’ at Olympic or at Nellcôte? Music: Revisiting ?Main St.,? Rethinking the Myth 2010-05-20T03:39:00Z Note to younger readers: Korbut was the Olympic gold-winning Soviet gymnast of the early 1970s; Streep is now 61. Meryl Streep playing Margaret Thatcher ? what's not to like? 2011-02-08T20:30:31Z The continuation of State Route 20 goes all the way to the Olympic peninsula, but the mountainous portion is closed in the winter. No slopes required: Washington state’s cross-country ski oasis 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z Traditionally that title was given to the man who won the Olympic decathalon. Caitlyn Jenner Named Most Fascinating Person of 2015 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z As a teenager, he met Mark Breland when the 1984 Olympic welterweight champion brought his gold medal to their shared Bedford Stuyvesant neighborhood and “all the kids running around touching the medal,” he said. Comedian Tracy Morgan hosts The ESPYS to help fight cancer 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z "It's going to be a bit like the Olympic torch," Gilhooly said. "Ode to Joy" for Royal Philharmonic Society's 200th 2012-11-07T14:53:10Z And that journey from poverty to becoming an Olympic champion in one year, from the first time he put gloves on, an impossibility. Why "Big George Forman" star Khris Davis refused to wear a fat suit 2023-04-29T04:00:00Z He's doing the same "preoccupied posho" thing he did, regrettably, as Winston Churchill in The King's Speech and, regrettablier, as Winston Churchill in the Olympic closing ceremony. Blandings is just the ticket, by jove 2013-01-12T06:00:00Z It has not required an entire Olympic Games to unlock it but the planned arrival of the American Embassy in 2017. Utopia-on-Thames? 2012-11-11T00:05:54Z Singing in a gymnasium, she is joined by muscular actors playing the US Olympic team, who form a distinctive – and distinctively subversive – Busby Berkeley chorus around her. Jane Russell: Mean! Moody! Misunderstood! 2011-03-01T22:00:01Z Her first is set to be the London 2012 Olympic swimming pool and diving centre. Zaha Hadid tipped to win Stirling prize for architecture 2010-07-21T23:00:00Z The Smithsonian plans to open its first international exhibition space at a new cultural complex being developed at the former Olympic park in London, officials announced Tuesday. The Smithsonian aims to open its first international exhibition space in a London cultural complex 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z A version of this review appears in print on February 24, 2014, on page C5 of the with the headline: Applying Olympic Sinew to Strauss . Music Review: Nézet-Séguin Brings Philadelphia Orchestra to Carnegie Hall 2014-02-23T22:56:56Z The exhibition is part of the London 2012 Festival, a UK-wide arts programme running across 12 weeks of the Olympic year. VIDEO: Giant sculptures dominate London street 2012-08-28T23:53:51Z The 31-year-old Olympic swimmer and "Dancing with the Stars" contestant told USA Today for a story published last week that he was ready to ask Reid to marry him. Ryan Lochte engaged to former Playboy model Kayla Rae Reid 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z The label's menswear collection for next summer - when London will again host the event - is a tribute to the Olympic spirit as a source of Missoni's heritage. Milan designers tip hat to summer elegance 2011-06-20T22:31:13Z Today come reports that he has been booked to direct the opening ceremony at the 2012 Olympic Games. Should Danny Boyle carry the torch for the London Olympics? 2010-06-08T10:41:00Z For the latest information on weather and road conditions and closures, call 360-565-3131 for a recording about current conditions or stop in at the main Olympic National Park visitor center in Port Angeles, open year-round. Lake Crescent hikes can help you recover from winter 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z Twice British Open winner Greg Norman, also scheduled to play, and China's multiple Olympic champion gymnast Li Ning will serve as host ambassadors for the event, organizers added. Record pot on offer at China's "uni-sex" Pro-Am 2010-03-18T06:05:00Z The station has provided a platform for opposition leaders and reported on allegations of official corruption, including during Olympic preparations. How Russia hits back at slights over WWII victory 2014-02-10T14:06:15Z “For Winter, Lillehammer and Vancouver have been success stories, but probably none more so than Salt Lake City,” said Bill Mallon, a founder of the International Society of Olympic Historians. With the Olympics Over, Six Former Host Cities Worth Visiting 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z The late Badri Patarkatsishvili, one-time president of the Georgian National Olympic Committee and fugitive of the law, credited Khukhashvili with being one of the first three honored coaches in the history of independent Georgia. Could this man control college basketball? 2013-03-17T21:00:00Z Instead, they will travel to Pyeongchang, South Korea, as Olympic artists in residence, the International Olympic Committee announced today. 4 Athletes Selected as Artists in Residence at the Olympics 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z And Shylock is one of those fictional characters who surpass their creators’ intentions, inspiring actors from Henry Irving to Dustin Hoffman to transform what is essentially a character role into an Olympic star turn. | 'The Merchant of Venice': Al Pacino Brings His Shylock to Shakespeare in the Park 2010-07-01T02:01:00Z But when the modern Olympic Games started in 1896 in Athens, Greece, there was no such thing as the Winter Olympics. Perspective | Winter Olympics have snowballed since the first Games in 1924 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z My time at the Olympic pool ended in emptiness too. | Float, Memory 2014-05-06T13:00:33Z The party Aug. 24 has a name: "The Olympic Freeway Murals: Celebrating 30 Years." L.A. again carries a torch for 1984 Olympic murals, their artists 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z Homer, a silver-medal-winning sabre fencer, will be making his third Olympic appearance in Tokyo. Navy blazers, stripes and flag scarves for Team USA in Tokyo 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z But before the new towers arrived — and before, more recently, Rio’s white-elephant Olympic stadiums and Mexico City’s big-money museums — they were already cities of dreams. How Latin America Was Built, Before Modernism Came Along 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z Boyle, who was also in charge of the opening ceremony of the London Olympic Games, knew Craig from the Bond spoof they had concocted there with the Queen. Phoebe Waller-Bridge brought in to liven up new Bond script 2019-04-14T04:00:00Z Hitler was fond of the piece, programming it for the opening of the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. At G-20, Beethoven Sends a Mixed Message to Trump 2017-07-09T04:00:00Z In 2006, however, the International Olympic Committee decided to retroactively upgrade the curling medals from that first Olympics in 1924 from demonstration to official medals. 10 cool facts about curling 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z He did not, which prompted Mr. Trump’s theory as to why Blago didn’t throw either Michael Johnson, an Olympic track champion, or Bill Goldberg, a wrestler-turned-actor, under the bus. Chicago News Cooperative: ?Celebrity Apprentice,? a Primer for Blagojevich and His Prosecutors 2010-04-09T03:30:00Z The abuse, which extended while Oyamada was in elementary school through high school, violated the Olympic principles of diversity and human rights, he said in an online commentary. Japanese composer for Tokyo Olympics apologizes for abuse 2021-07-17T04:00:00Z “There’s been a significant movement in the athlete’s rights movement,” said Ms. Schneider, of the Centre for Olympic Studies. Who Decides What a Champion Should Wear? 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z An ashtray or a cigarette lighter resembling the “Bird’s Nest” Olympic stadium in Beijing? Design: Looking at China as a Creator, Not Manufacturer 2011-07-10T13:20:00Z Olympic Hall of Fame, theater, gift shop, café, and broadcast studio. U.S. Olympic Museum Plans Are Taking Shape 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z I think what is now important is to focus on ensuring that the Olympic Park brings education and employment opportunities for local people to bring down horrendous rates of unemployment and drive up achievement levels. Will the Olympics be a winner for east London? 2012-07-07T17:00:01Z I finally got to the little green house Rigondeaux had been given by the government for his achievement as an Olympic champion, and knocked on the door. The way we left Cuba 2012-12-31T18:00:00Z The International Pole Sports Federation hopes the event will one day be included in the Olympic Games. South American pole dancing champions crowned in Buenos Aires 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z Then there’s the IOC’s rabid protection of its own brand, the Olympic rings. Seven ways the IOC ruins the Olympics 2012-08-07T17:57:00Z To many young people, and certainly to Olympic athletes, sports are to be played. Review: In ‘Game On!’ the Stuff of Sports Becomes the Stuff of Art 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z Albert - himself an Olympic bobsledder - has told interviewers it was Wittstock's athletic drive that attracted him to her, though her slim silhouette and shapely swimmer's arms and shoulders mustn't have hurt either. Monaco's bride seeking to make her own mark 2011-06-26T11:31:09Z Big Ben emerged from its east London furnace and the Olympic bell, named Big Boris by Taylor, was designed here, although the furnace was not large enough to cast it. How do I become ... a bellmaker? 2012-12-20T10:42:22Z He scraped into the Calgary Olympics with a jump just short of 70m, and in the process upset many of the toffs heading up the British Olympic Association. Eddie the Eagle: ‘I was probably closer to the ostrich’ 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z The prevailing American Olympic TV narratives — emotion-saturated backstories about individuals, backed by loved ones, working hard and triumphing — are typically intertwined with crowd shots that include those very supporters watching the achievements happen. A pandemic Olympics, without all the crowds: What gets lost? 2021-08-01T04:00:00Z It’s just a few minutes walk from the ferry dock into Winslow via Olympic Drive Southeast. Ditch the car, don a mask, take the ferry: 3 Kitsap County destinations for a socially distanced getaway 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z Olympic mountain biking team, recommends starting slow and working up to more challenging trails. The Mountain Bike Cure: Exercise, Fresh Air and Fellowship 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z Mr. Fetisov — who helped lead the Soviet team to two Olympic gold medals and one silver as well as seven world championships in the 1970s and ’80s — wanted his director to deal with it. ‘Red Army’ Is Among the Notables at Festival 2014-05-18T04:00:00Z Workouts in Boston have drawn more than 1,400 people, among them Olympic and professional athletes. The Early-Morning Workout Flash Mob 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z As an Olympic athlete, yeah, I worked hard. Olympian Gardner wrestles demons on 'Biggest Loser' 2011-01-05T18:06:16Z Her best-known British building was the Olympic aquatics centre, while other projects include the Guangzhou opera house in China and the BMW Central building in Leipzig. Design Museum sells Thames-side home to architect Zaha Hadid 2013-07-08T23:02:00Z While Olympic lugers may hit the 70- and 80-mph ranges on pro tracks, lugers on this track reach up to about 30 mph. Would-be Olympians can bobsled, curl and luge at these North American rinks, tracks and slopes 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z Hundreds of thousands visit Olympia - the birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games - every year. Robbery at Ancient Olympia museum 2012-02-17T16:38:39Z Designers at Party, a Japanese creative lab, devised a system of running-track lanes to guide travelers through the terminal—a fitting design, as Tokyo will host the 2020 Olympic Games. A Running Track Guides Travelers Through Tokyo’s Narita International Airport 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z A few minutes farther down the highway, Hostel International Whistler was originally part of the athletes’ village during the 2010 Olympic Games. How to ski (and stay) at Whistler without breaking the bank 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z Houseboats on the route of the Olympic walk, with Canary Wharf beyond. Journeys: An Olympic Preview in London?s East End 2012-01-27T17:44:53Z Join park wilderness and natural resources staff and volunteers to learn more about protecting, managing and conducting research within the Olympic Wilderness. Celebrate Wilderness Act: No fee, films,walks and more at Olympic Nat'l Park 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z Shorts appeared in an array of fabrics, from jacquard linen to gabardine, nylon to cotton jersey - the latter in long shorts that perhaps best evoked Olympic memories. Milan designers tip hat to summer elegance 2011-06-20T22:31:13Z If Washington is selected, it automatically leaps to a short list of global host cities under consideration by the International Olympic Committee. Washington’s Olympic team: The A-list sports fans vying for the 2024 Games Foxcatcher was the gripping true-crime story from the 1980s of violence and obsession in, of all things, the world of American Olympic wrestling. Cannes 2014 awards: Timothy Spall an anchor in a stormy night of surprises 2014-05-24T04:00:00Z So does this represent the north finally embracing the Olympic and the ideals that it represents? Has the north finally learned to love the games? 2012-08-03T06:00:00Z Current road information is available by calling Olympic National Park’s recorded information line at 360-565-3131 or checking online at nps.gov/olym/planyourvisit/current-road-conditions.htm. Expect Olympic National Park road delays in next 10 days 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z He is also in the middle of planning for NAMOC’s new building, a structure to be built on the Olympic Green, by the Bird’s Nest Stadium. Art: A Beijing Exhibition on Art for the 'Post-Human Era' 2011-08-11T11:30:08Z Olympic establishment the power to define what’s legitimate and what is not. Olympics activist: ‘Athletes have always been in the forefront saying: We, the people, are better than this’ 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z WED Food, beverages, jazz band, silent auction, former and current Seattle professional athletes to support Norris Frederick and his Olympic aspiration, 6:30 p.m. Community calendar 2012-05-23T22:33:05Z These Olympics are the first ever hosted in South America; despite the Zika panic, the many logistical and financial problems, and the doping scandals, Olympic joy was as palpable as I’ve ever seen it. The Olympics Opening Ceremony in Rio: Let the Games Begin 2016-08-06T04:00:00Z But when it is time to cook, one had better hustle like an Olympic sprinter. Learning to cook South Indian food, with the help of some experts Photograph: Facundo Arrizabalaga/EPA They not only won our first Olympic golds, they led the way throughout thanks to a female sports commentator who managed to be rigorous, entertaining and empathetic. 2012 review: it was the best of times. It was the worst of times … 2012-12-29T23:46:00Z London suffered the same damage as Aleppo, entire neighborhoods would be wiped off the map -- in this alternative reality, Buckingham Palace, the Olympic stadium and the tower of London are all rubble. If London were Aleppo - Buckingham Palace destroyed, 4.3 million dead or displaced 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z The two-day event featured fake snow and a man-made slope as tall as the Capitol Records building, from which Olympic and X-Games snowboarding medalists shot themselves skyward with great grace. Kendrick Lamar blasts Air + Style sound system, cuts off set early 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z She will also compete in PyeongChang, South Korea, in the debut of Olympic mixed doubles with her older brother. Think you could be an Olympic curler? Don’t make these women laugh. 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z Roman numerals pop up in lots of places, including the Olympic Games, the names of popes and book chapters. Were you born in MMV? If the Romans had their way, you might have been. 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z You just won two Olympic gold medals for your country. No one cries for Lolo Jones 2012-08-08T11:03:00Z A small stage has been given over to new talent from the local Olympic boroughs, in which pop-grime – east London's permutation of commercial hip-hop – alternates with young R&B singers. Radio 1's Hackney Weekend offers an urban alternative to the Olympics 2012-06-23T18:00:01Z A specially-commissioned Olympic themed exhibition has opened at the V&A Museum in London. In Pictures: Britain Creates 2012 2012-07-06T11:37:11Z Starting next week, Seattle Art Museum's Olympic Sculpture Park becomes a summer-long hub of music and dance activity — with food trucks, yoga sessions and sketching excursions thrown in. SAM's 'GET OUT!': open-air fun at Olympic Sculpture Park 2012-07-05T20:55:06Z Pay no heed to the swimming pool designed by Olympic medalist and “Tarzan” actor Johnny Weissmuller. Hotels are getting creative to attract summer guests | Travel Troubleshooter 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z One of the mightiest, most Olympic performers we Americans have ever experienced, is, on a Tuesday at lunchtime — and I mean this from the bottom of my heart — just some lady. Barbra Streisand Is Ready to Tell All. Pull Up a Seat. 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z Most of these are crowded with homeowners who respect their neighbors’ open views of the Olympic Mountains by landscaping their lots low. In West Seattle: A family home crafted for a crowd 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z The new trailer for Bennet Miller’s Foxcatcher is out, and it focuses on Tatum, who plays the intense Olympic wrestler Mark Schultz. Channing Tatum Stars in New "Foxcatcher" Trailer 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z The task of shaping a motley crew of young men into an Olympic team to venture into the heart of Nazi darkness seems like cinematic gold. The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown – review 2013-07-13T08:30:11Z He was referring to the moment when a stuntman dressed as the queen parachuted into the Olympic Stadium during a skit involving James Bond, the legendary spy. Queen Elizabeth II honored for supporting UK film 2013-04-04T20:26:12Z Olympic Committee finally formalized its pledge earlier this year not to punish athletes for peaceful protest? Olympics activist: ‘Athletes have always been in the forefront saying: We, the people, are better than this’ 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z The band would end up opening for the Ramones at the Olympic. The Ramones rattled Seattle’s staid Olympic Hotel exactly 40 years ago 2017-03-06T05:00:00Z Oh, to catch Bud Greenspan's eye and then turn up in one of his Olympic documentaries. Bud Greenspan, longtime filmmaker who chronicled the Olympics' soaring moments, dies at 84 2010-12-27T01:16:00Z Q: We are looking for a happy hour near the Olympic Sculpture Park on Thursday. Reader Q&A: Searching for Pappy Van Winkle’s 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z The IOC punishment left room for many Russians to compete under the name “Olympic Athlete from Russia,” or OAR. Russia banned from competing in 2018 Olympics 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, the crowd of around 80,000 in the Olympic Stadium will include the Queen and a host of dignitaries and celebrities. Hyde Park show kicks off Olympics 2012-07-27T13:20:34Z Like other wonders of the Olympic Peninsula, this is driven primarily by geographic isolation. Our deep lakes incite curiosity and conjure legends 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z Wray is an anthropologist with the National Park Service at Olympic Peninsula. Local Books: Jimi Hendrix's brother remembers; Olympic Peninsula basketry 2012-05-25T22:14:12Z “It’s done great things for women’s skateboarding. It’s a very male-dominated sport,” Barratt, a park skateboarding specialist, said of the Olympic nod to her field. Ralph Lauren unveils crisp white Team USA Olympic uniforms 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z In the upstate New York village of Lake Placid, home to the Winter Olympic Games in 1932 and 1980, it is much more than an existential question. In Lake Placid, Olympic Sports and Spirit 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z After setting a world record with his short program, Chen goes for an Olympic title Wednesday night live in prime time. Chen closing in on gold, US curlers begin title defense 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z Olympic basketball outfits, shooting rolls of toilet paper at the crowd and pumping their fists. The 373-Hit Wonder 2011-01-07T15:27:23Z As temperatures heat up and we sprint to the Olympic Opening Ceremonies, sports-drink marketing is at a fever pitch. Sports drinks aren’t ‘recharging’ your kids. They’re just pumping them full of sugar. 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z Olympic baseball team and sent Ventura a text message congratulating him. New Sox manager needs help to succeed 2011-10-08T21:30:00Z Five Welshman, you will recall, played with Team GB on the 2012 Olympic team. Why England Should Stop Competing in the World Cup 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z Case in point is the seamless Speedo swimsuit worn by the United States Olympic swimmers, an example of which is in the show. | Shows: The Fabric of a Champion 2012-08-04T17:10:45Z Well, Jones carved out a niche as the unofficial commentator on an array of live telecasts, memorably including her divine work covering the Olympic games. Who comes after Trevor Noah to host "The Daily Show"? The answer may be among these stars 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z On her 26th birthday she carried the Olympic torch wearing red three-inch stiletto heels. Music Review: Paloma Faith at Joe’s Pub 2012-09-12T22:06:19Z The two then hugged, and, in an Olympic first, exchanged bibs. Oscar Pistorius and McKayla Maroney: Beautiful losers 2012-08-06T17:15:00Z In Carol Cassella’s fine third novel, “Gemini,” an unconscious “Jane Doe” is badly injured in a hit-and-run accident on the Olympic Peninsula. ‘Gemini’: mysteries of love, identity and inheritance 2014-02-26T20:25:57Z The public debate about his apparent turn away from more hard-core protest pieces — a discussion prevalent after he directed the Olympic Opening Ceremony in 2008, among other moves — has faded somewhat. Cannes: For Zhang Yimou, a return to roots amid a turn to Hollywood 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z At the national championships in 1939, Ms. Williams, who was 17, won three gold medals and earned a place on the 1940 United States Olympic team. Esther Williams, Who Swam to Movie Fame, Dies at 91 2013-06-06T17:42:45Z From July, the northern half of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic park will open up, complete with an adventure landscape by Erect Architecture – a wild world of ladders, slides and walkways winding through the trees. The best architecture and design for summer 2013 2013-05-26T18:55:00Z The master plan for the Olympic Games last summer entailed creating what’s meant to be a prosperous new center in the historically downtrodden East End. Critic’s Notebook: A Rothschild Building in London 2013-01-09T21:32:09Z The details are Olympic legend: The 24-year-old Olympic hopeful allegedly hired her ex-boyfriend and bodyguard to attack competitor Nancy Kerrigan, bruising her leg with a baton. Our figure skating obsession: Why America loves watching women fall 2014-02-20T21:45:00Z As for Korbut herself, the years after her Olympic glory were less than totally triumphant, culminating in a shoplifting arrest in 2002 involving $19.35 worth of food. Michael Phelps, Jordyn Wieber: Redemption! 2012-08-01T11:45:00Z The flight deck is sixty feet above sea level, nearly double the height of an Olympic diving platform. Inside the mind of one “American Shooter” 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z This year the Games were going to introduce several new Olympic sports, including sport climbing, surfing and skateboarding. Perspective | Postponing the Olympics is disappointing, but there was no other choice 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z "We" are addressed as an imaginary audience who are hysterical for a street party, a sight of the Olympic torch, a scone on a plate, basically any old tack. I have had enough of irony 2012-05-30T19:00:04Z Sir Simon appeared at the London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony, when he and the London Symphony Orchestra were upstaged by Mr Bean while playing Chariots of Fire. Conductor Simon Rattle to lead LSO 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z In total, 16 of London 2012's British Olympic heroes will compete over eight disciplines against their Team GB teammates in a bid to become the two best all-round Superstars. Xmas Superstars Olympics special 2012-11-14T12:38:15Z ON Aug. 2 Gabby Douglas, the 4-foot-11-inch, 94-pound dynamo nicknamed the Flying Squirrel, vaulted her way into the lead in the women’s individual all-around finals at the Olympic Games in London. The Week Ahead: Aug. 26 — Sept. 1 2012-08-26T07:00:06Z The first train began operating on 30 December, running from Beijing to Taizicheng, which will also hold some Olympic skiing events and is the closet station to the Olympic village. World’s fastest driverless bullet train launches in China 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z Daldry was executive producer of the Olympic opening and closing ceremonies, the success of which is being held up as evidence that investment in the arts is not wasted. Are regional theatres at risk? 2012-10-29T09:28:12Z There’s Shawn Johnson the Olympic gold medalist who has been pushing the rules all season with Derek Hough in order to incorporate her gymnastic skills into her dances. Dancing with the Stars Watch: The Grand Finale 2012-11-27T13:30:59Z But in Jenny Lee's production, this never quite eclipses a remarkable real-life story, of an Olympic Games sacrificed to some very un-Olympian ideals. 1936 – theatre review 2012-07-24T17:30:01Z “We are very pleased to invite people to experience Glines Canyon from a new perspective,” Olympic National Park Superintendent Sarah Creachbaum said in a written release. Olympic National Park opens new viewpoint on dam-free Elwha 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z A true tribute to him after his death was made at the opening of the Barcelona Olympics in 1992 as the Olympic flame was lit. Freddie Mercury 30 years on – remembering the theatrical, eccentric genius 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z Bieber's award was collected on his behalf by members of Canada's Olympic women's curling team. Justin Bieber booed at Juno Awards 2014-03-31T10:19:25Z Olympic marathon trials in Los Angeles four years ago, the sweltering weather held her back. Some athletes’ rivals include the weather. Here’s how to beat the cold (or heat). 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z A website, whiteface.com/activities, explains all the details of the Olympic venues and lists the prices to use them. In Lake Placid, Olympic Sports and Spirit 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z The concert kicks off with the “Olympic Fanfare”; you’ll also hear music from “Jurassic Park” along with a whole lot of “Harry Potter” and “Star Wars.” 9 best family-friendly arts and entertainment events in the Seattle area to take kids to in fall 2019 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z NBC Sports Group, boosted by its coverage of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games and the Super Bowl, took home the most awards at the 36th Sports Emmys on Tuesday night. Winter Olympics leads NBC to Sports Emmys wins 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z Political tensions and human rights abuses have plagued the Olympic stage from the start. The 8 biggest Beijing 2022 Olympics controversies, from doping to disqualifications 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z Sixty men wearing Bavarian national costumes fired antique pistols into the sky, signaling the arrival of the hallowed Olympic flame carried from the Peloponnese, the site of the ancient Olympics. Inside the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z For the next three weeks, see prints by Louise Bourgeois, the late creator of several works familiar to fans of Olympic Sculpture Park: "The Eye Benches" and the sculpture/fountain "Father and Son." The Week Ahead: Smashing Pumpkins, Beethoven and Wine 2010-09-01T22:30:00Z Second contestant’s response: What is carried the Olympic torch? ‘Jeopardy!’: The most challenging final ‘Jeopardy!’ questions in the show's history 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z These pieces will be displayed first in the Victoria & Albert Museum; in August, they will move to Selfridges where they will be centrepieces of the Olympic window displays. Britain Creates: when fashion and art collide 2012-06-26T20:00:01Z I live near there, I'm a big sports obsessive, and a big believer in the Olympic ideal. What Danny Boyle did next 2010-12-05T00:04:00Z Visitors and entertainers at the Olympic Park, east London. What were the highs and lows of your Olympic Park experience? 2012-08-08T15:16:58Z Recorded at Olympic Studios in London, it was released in Britain on Dec. 5, 1969, and went to the No.1 spot on the British album chart and No. 3 in this country. ArtsBeat Blog: 'Let It Bleed' Cover Art Up for Sale 2011-11-22T15:56:23Z The Oscar-winning writer of The King's Speech is to prepare a screen version of the true story of prisoners of war who staged their own version of the Olympic Games in 1940, according to Variety. The King's Speech scriptwriter signed up for 1940 Olympics film 2011-03-24T15:59:33Z Possibly you missed when Biles was called a "childish national embarrassment" for putting her mental health issues ahead of Olympic acclaim. On "Cheer," Jada Wooten is a role model, despite the narrative of "too much"-ness spun around her 2022-02-06T05:00:00Z Walking down Stratford High Street, along the south-east border of the Olympic park, the signs are not auspicious. London's Olympics legacy faces early disqualification 2013-07-21T18:30:01Z I emerge on the A11 where a frenzy of indifference awaits the Olympic torch. London in ruins 2012-07-14T15:00:00Z I didn't even know he was an Olympic champion. Why "Big George Forman" star Khris Davis refused to wear a fat suit 2023-04-29T04:00:00Z If there was an Olympic gold medal for 'chillaxing', he would win it. David Cameron's 'chillaxing' hobbies revealed in new biography 2012-05-19T10:46:51Z Earlier he described the event as "yet another important international gathering following the 2008 Beijing Olympic games". Shanghai Expo 2010: Tight security as city prepares for opening 2010-04-30T13:01:00Z Lots of kids dream about growing up to be famous professional athletes or maybe Olympic champions. As a new baseball season starts, hope springs eternal 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z And so we swam, like crazed Olympic sprinters, from a cobblestone Italian town square to a serene island monastery in the middle of glittering Lago d’Orta. Overnighter: The Secret Little Sister of the Italian Lakes 2012-09-20T16:21:42Z After routing Senegal and setting Olympic records in points, margin of victory and assists, the U.S. women's team next faces Spain at 12 p.m. What to watch at the Rio Games on Monday 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z Neither Brazil's Defense Ministry nor Rio de Janeiro police will say how many security personnel are on the ground to secure the Olympic opening ceremony. The Latest: De Lima lights the Olympic cauldron 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z It was three days after a lethal explosion killed one woman and injured more than 100 people at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta’s Centennial Olympic Park. How the Investigation Into Richard Jewell Unfolded 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z With this in mind the Chinese government asked Mr. Ai to collaborate with the Swiss architectural firm Herzog & de Meuron on the design for the Olympic stadium, known the Bird’s Nest. Critic?s Notebook: An Artist Takes Role of China?s Conscience 2011-04-05T22:31:29Z He also designed eight commemorative stamps, including ones with Olympic and tennis themes. Donald Moss, Illustrator of Sports Art, Dies at 90 2010-05-26T05:45:00Z Seasonal restrictions apply on some stretches of Washington beach, and cars aren’t allowed at places such as Olympic National Park beaches. Crack down on Washington beach driving? Take our poll 2014-10-26T04:00:00Z In July, however, the International Olympic Committee recognized it, for the first time, though it is not yet an Olympic sport. The Highs and Lows of the ‘Cheer Mom’ 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z Except for bonspiel regulars, curling seems only to break into popular consciousness once every four years, with the arrival of the Winter Olympic Games. Inspired by the Olympics? Here’s How to Get Into Curling. 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z Will Self will examine the Olympic regeneration programme in East London. Morpurgo in book festival line-up 2012-05-16T07:01:15Z She was close to realizing her ambition as an Olympic medalist in Helsinki. Bathing Beauty: The Wet and Wild Life of Esther Williams 2013-06-13T15:28:43Z Skip forward another few centuries, and author Scott Elliott patterns important elements of his new novel, which is set on the Olympic Peninsula, after the Greek epic form. ‘Temple Grove’: war over Olympic Peninsula’s old trees 2013-05-22T23:10:19Z Moldauer wound up in second place at the Olympic trials in St. Louis, and is expected to dominate on nearly all exercises in Tokyo. Meet Team USA gymnasts: Here are the newcomers joining Simone Biles on the quest for gold 2021-07-25T04:00:00Z In addition, 24 million people - 42% of the UK public - watched coverage on one or more of the BBC's 26 dedicated Olympic TV channels, making it - in the view of London's Evening Standard - the . London Olympics give media boost 2012-08-14T10:32:17Z From here, you can look across the strait to the Olympic Peninsula, watch giant ships go by and check out what’s said to be the world’s tallest totem pole. Walk, hike and bike the civilized sights of Victoria 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z The International Olympic Committee weighs public sentiment in cities when it decides where to hold the games. Anger in Tokyo over the Summer Olympics is the latest example of how unpopular hosting has become 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z The women were being held at a police station in Adler, a suburb of Sochi that is home to the Olympic Park. 2 members of punk band Pussy Riot held in Sochi 2014-02-18T22:09:24Z All I’m sure of is that of all the Olympic competitions, there are more clichés in a synchronized swimming event than any other 10 events combined. No one cries for Lolo Jones 2012-08-08T11:03:00Z Curiously, Jessop does not mention the crash in her memoir — but she does offer vivid details about her experiences on the Olympic's sister ships. 7 facts about "Titanic" survivor Violet Jessop 2022-04-23T04:00:00Z The website also said the Seoul concerts, scheduled for the Olympic Fencing Stadium Friday and Saturday, would be canceled. Ill Tom Jones cancels Asia concerts 2010-04-01T21:09:00Z I know it is hopeless to seek to dent Boris Johnson's self-portrait of a carefree British patriot in this moment of Olympic euphoria, but it's all an act. Simon Walsh: the vindictive persecution of an innocent man 2012-08-11T23:11:00Z April 13, 2010, Calling All Carnivores in Portland, Ore. Olympic Provisions, a new restaurant in Portland, Ore., may occupy a restored cereal mill in and industrial neighborhood in the city’s southeast. Calling All Carnivores in Portland, Ore. 2010-04-13T21:00:00Z Spicing up the tour: an Olympic gold medalist and two world champions. Stars on Ice back after pandemic with Olympic, world champs 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z The modern Olympic Games, in their earliest decades, relied on creative competition. 4 Athletes Selected as Artists in Residence at the Olympics 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z Congress has proposed a law that would give Congress oversight over the Olympic Committee, and the gymnasts tell me that they feel like this is progress. "These girls became perfect prey": The women who ended Larry Nassar's abuse tell their stories 2019-09-14T04:00:00Z I only went to the Olympic site out of curiosity. With the Olympics Over, Six Former Host Cities Worth Visiting 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z Aware the subject is about a mile wide, we aimed to get a rope around some of the dominant visual and political themes of the Olympic coverage so far. Gabby Douglas’ race narrative 2012-08-04T12:00:00Z As unofficial Olympic anthems go I'd keep the melody but add "congestion around the Olympic village makes us all losers, ultimately." This week's new tracks with Elis James 2012-08-03T23:05:28Z Perino: One of the best things that ever happened to me was realizing I was never going to be an Olympic gymnast. Dana Perino of Fox News: It's a 'gift to live in a free country with choices to make' 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z A sportsman who for years occupied a spot on Monaco's Olympic bobsled team, the prince was obviously taken with her. The quiet royal wedding in Monaco 2011-06-23T06:33:42Z “It’s like a meeting of the Olympic games and art, and I find that fascinating and challenging for me, to see what can be done.” ArtsBeat: Paul McCartney Collaborates With City Ballet 2011-02-23T19:28:55Z About the same time, he was introduced to chamber music at the Olympic Music Festival in Quilcene. Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center to play Seattle May 7 2013-05-02T21:28:14Z NBC News’s Olympic coverage thus could be an opportunity to attract occasional news viewers and convert them into regular “Nightly News” or “Today” viewers, said Tyndall. NBCUniversal invested heavily in the Olympics. Is that why NBC News has made it a major story? 2021-07-27T04:00:00Z At a speech last week to herald the opening of the athletes' village at Olympic Park, Johnson had his audience rolling in the aisles with bon mots about Marbella timeshares and the Greek economy. Boris Johnson, the comedian of politics, has the last laugh 2012-07-30T12:00:01Z Sometimes, because athletes are so fast, he has to resort to smashing all the keypad buttons at once, producing many photos of nothing but the dingy, scarred Olympic ice. EXPLAINER: Robots and Olympics — a potent photo combination 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z He was recently named the official advisor to the Chinese Olympic golf team. 18 Holes With Greg Norman: The Shark On Golf, Adventure And How He Became A Folk-Hero In China 2013-06-04T14:00:00Z Dramatic vantage points that offer spectacular views of the rest of the mountain, the forested Olympic Valley below and surrounding Sierra Nevada peaks. Coming Soon to an American Cliff Near You: ‘Via Ferrata’ Routes 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z In June, the financially strapped state government of Rio de Janeiro received $850 million in emergency federal funds after declaring a “state of public calamity” that it said threatened its ability to meet Olympic commitments. Why you should care about the Olympics, even if you don’t care about the Olympics 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z Officials at this summer’s Olympic Games moved the marathons and distance-walking events to a more northern city because of the heat in Tokyo, Japan. Perspective | Will climate change affect sports? It already has. 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z At a young age, Chan’s parents, with Olympic aspirations in mind, enrolled him in swimming lessons. ‘Princes Can Be Asian, Too’: A Dancer Breaks Barriers in Ballet 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z “It’s like a meeting of the Olympic Games and art, and I find that fascinating and challenging for me, to see what can be done.” Paul McCartney Composes Work for City Ballet 2011-02-23T23:05:59Z We had a glorious, sunny autumn day, and after a short hike through woods on a 3-mile loop trail we emerged on a rocky, shoreside bluff with a horizon-filling view of the Olympic range. Lopez Island in the fall: Hikes, farm stands and fine dining 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z "Cannot last much longer," the Titanic tells its sister ship, the Olympic, nearly an hour later. Belfast unveils birth-to-death story of Titanic 2012-03-30T14:54:08Z She directed the film, which is based on the life of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner who spent two years as a Japanese prisoner of war during World War Two. Angelina Jolie on directing Unbroken 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z More such events will be held in Japan in the lead up to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, they added. Pokemon Go fans join giant Pikachus at Yokohama festival 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z So, it would seem, does the "postgame" routine on "Dancing," where competitors are interviewed in an area that recalls an Olympic mixed zone, with TV studio spots assigned to media outlets. If it's Monday, it must be 'Dancing' for Evan Lysacek 2010-04-12T18:31:00Z Snowboarder Shaun White was named best male Olympic athlete for his gold medal, as well as best action sports star. New Orleans Saints march off with top Espys 2010-07-15T05:55:00Z “My Olympic goal was actually to turn on the TV sometime before I’m dead and see trampoline in the Olympics,” he says. Bounce so hard 2012-07-28T13:00:00Z This weekend I’ll be watching plenty of Olympic events and catching up on USA’s “Mr. Robot,” which I like but often feel unmotivated to watch. What You Should Watch This Weekend: ‘The Little Prince’ and the Olympics 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z Of course, no one needs massive lung capacity more than Olympic swimmers, and arguably the greatest of all time, Michael Phelps, was infamously photographed taking a bong hit, for which he apologized repeatedly. These famous athletes are advocating for marijuana as a workout tool 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z When James Bond dashed into Buckingham Palace in July to pick up Queen Elizabeth so they could parachute into the Olympic opening ceremony, it was tough to picture what he could do for an encore. Movie Review: ‘Skyfall,’ With Daniel Craig as James Bond 2012-11-07T19:59:51Z Four years into their marriage, the former Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson, 28, and Andrew East, 28, a National Football League free agent, deliver raw stories and unguarded confessions while chronicling their history together. Podcasts Inspired by Love and Relationships 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z Boyle said he and Olympic Opening Ceremony collaborator Stephen Daldry hoped to ask David Cameron for "modest but sustained investment in the arts". Danny Boyle voices theatre fears 2012-11-15T14:43:14Z On top of that, Zoe is suffering from a major life crisis of her own, while Kate and her fellow Olympic cyclist husband, Jack, are worried about their young daughter Sophie, who's battling leukemia. 'Gold': loneliness at the top for an Olympic cyclist 2012-07-11T20:07:06Z Drive five minutes back up Highway 110 toward Forks to the trailhead for Second Beach, in Olympic National Park. At La Push, walk wild Washington beaches and commune with native culture 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z What if instead of the drama of athletes risking life, limb and loss for their countries, the Olympic Games set the scene for a run-of-the-mill romantic comedy? ‘Olympic Dreams’ Review: A Hopeful Rom-Com Fails to Medal 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z Best Repeat Performance: Despite their putative rule breaking, it was clear that last night’s best dance, while not its highest scoring, was the one performed by Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson and Derek Hough. Dancing with the Stars Watch: Two Went Home 2012-10-10T12:30:44Z Her more recent account of her early career as a trainee Olympic swimmer, Swimming Studies, was celebrated everywhere – but was unconventional, too, with its photos of swimming costumes and watery sketches. Leanne Shapton: 'The idea for my new novel came from my raging jealousy' 2013-04-28T09:30:01Z The project is scheduled to break ground next spring, with completion expected before the Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, in February 2018. U.S. Olympic Museum Plans Are Taking Shape 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z It certainly shapes the narrative in that it’s seen as an Olympic sport. “To break the shackles of gravity”: How women’s gymnastics captures our imagination every 4 years 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z Earlier this year, Ms. Pappas and Mr. Teicher created the film series “Olympic Dreams”— where Ms. Pappas stars alongside Nick Kroll — as part of the International Olympic Committee’s new Artist In Residence Program. Side by Side and No Finish Line in Sight for Alexi Pappas 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z "Olympic Park?" railed critics after this weekend's Hard Rock Calling festival. The Olympic Park: how London's newest outdoor gig venue shaped up 2013-07-02T13:17:43Z To celebrate the upcoming fall promotion -- and convince you to mark your calenders -- the group is holding a fundraiser next Tuesday, August 24 from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Olympic Sculpture Park. Seattle Restaurant Week: Round 2, Food Lifeline and you 2010-08-20T21:46:00Z This has been in evidence with its myriad sponsorships and draconian rules on branding, its bullying of small businesses with similar names, and its banning of non-officially-branded food and drink from Olympic venues. London 2012 anti-logos 2012-07-12T00:00:00Z View a slide show of the most memorable Olympic architecture. Olympic Design 2014-02-21T05:00:00Z In the midst of Olympic mania, they promise a quiet, lovely moment, one likely to be overlooked in the general melee. Amid the Fury of the Olympics, the Zen of the Trampoline 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z President Barack Obama says the Olympic Games build a sense of "common humanity" as countries pursue the ideal of sending their best to compete "in a spirit of goodwill." The Latest: De Lima lights the Olympic cauldron 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z The naturalists will be at Redondo Beach from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday and at Olympic Sculpture Park Beach from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday. Fit & Fun: at low tide, a whole new world at the beach 2012-05-30T21:41:13Z DEC. 16-23 In the tradition of Frederick & Nelson department store, Strolling Minstrels, Olympic Ballet Dancers, Santa, benefit Arthritis Foundation programs for children, 9:30 a.m. 51 festivals and community events for the 2012 holiday season 2012-11-18T04:17:56Z The theatre is hoping for late spring 2012, when the Royal Shakespeare Company is coordinating a world Shakespeare festival as one of the cultural highlights of the Olympic games 2012. Winning team 2010-04-23T14:21:00Z “Mission accomplished,” he said after claiming the 20th Olympic gold of his career. Michael Phelps reclaims the race that got away 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z Lose yourself in the wild beauty of the Olympic Peninsula at this 175-site outpost perched on a bluff high above the Pacific. These Are America's Prettiest Beach Campsites 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z This year’s grand marshal is Bryan Clay, Olympic decathlon champion and Issaquah resident. Issaquah Salmon Days Festival is swimming with fun things to do for kids and adults 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z British rock band Muse have announced their new single Survival will be the official song for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Muse unveil official Olympic song 2012-06-28T09:34:15Z Kids across the globe aspire to be as fast, strong and skilled as Olympic athletes, so marketing Powerade as the drink of an Olympic winner is certainly a gold-medal strategy. Sports drinks aren’t ‘recharging’ your kids. They’re just pumping them full of sugar. 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z At the end of the month, Danny Boyle's Olympic opening ceremony is honoured at the . Theatre review of 2012 2012-12-28T07:52:36Z Olympic gold medal in Rio de Janeiro, will return to day jobs or college, in her case as a sophomore engineering major at West Virginia University. So you just won a gold medal? Welcome to the rest of your life. 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z The Cold War’s end has also allowed Third World nations to become Olympic superpowers. No one left to hate 2012-07-31T20:10:00Z Land ownership on the Olympic Peninsula is a farrago of state, federal, Indian, and private property lines, with sketchy boundaries and often little signage. Don’t shoot me! I’m just picking mushrooms! 2013-09-08T13:30:00Z Ameen recognizes the heavy expectations that Hunter is shouldering heading into his first Olympic fight on August 1. America’s heavyweight hope 2012-07-15T16:00:00Z Ai was an artistic consultant on the design of Beijing’s National Stadium, which became the instantly iconic symbol of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. Ai Weiwei: A retrospective of his works Dream School Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir tries to inspire the students in this new episode. Wednesday's TV Highlights: 'The 100' on KTLA 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z The revelations of economic trouble in the households of these star athletes is an "Olympic parents - they're just like us!" moment. Motherlode Blog: Olympic Bankruptcies for Ordinary Families 2012-08-08T13:35:46Z Jean Patrick, a Tutsi, needs a Hutu identity card to get through roadblocks; but as an Olympic hopeful, he is paraded to western aid-givers by the Tutsi-hating president as proof of reforms. Running the Rift by Naomi Benaron – review 2012-06-26T10:45:02Z The flame of this summer’s Olympic Games is to be lit in southern Greece on Thursday, but organizers lit a backup on Wednesday in case bad weather spoils the official ceremony. Olympic flame to begin its journey to Rio 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z There is downhill skiing and snowboarding on the trails that decided the outcome of six Olympic races at Whiteface Mountain. In Lake Placid, Olympic Sports and Spirit 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z This movie tells the true story of Louis Zamperini, a promising Olympic runner who joined the U.S. Forget the winter chills with a movie 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z During the men's mixed team relay finals, China won the gold medal after the Russian Olympic Committee and the U.S. — two top ranking teams prior to the semifinals — were disqualified. The 8 biggest Beijing 2022 Olympics controversies, from doping to disqualifications 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z I am an Olympic champion and I am happy with my situation.” ‘Strong is beautiful’: the unstoppable rise of Crossfit 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z A U.S. audience has yet to hear Chen introduced as an Olympic champion, and the same is true for Knierim and Frazier. Stars on Ice back after pandemic with Olympic, world champs 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z The 45-minute route weaves through Pike Place Market and down to the Olympic Sculpture Park waterfront path. Hitting the Road (or Trail) on a Guided Hotel Run 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z When I announced my situation to my friends, some of whom ride for British Cycling’s Olympic and Paralympic programmes, they didn’t bat an eyelid and volunteered their own accounts. ‘I had a huge swelling’: why my life as a female cyclist led to vulva surgery 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z Unlike many other countries, the United States federal government doesn’t fund Olympic programs, though some athletes get special funding from their national governing bodies. The Olympian struggle: How do Olympic athletes pay the electric bill? 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z The photograph shows an attractive Olympic volunteer blissfully soaking in the sun in Sochi against a backdrop of snow. Doxxing Internet babes: “She wanted it” 2014-02-23T00:00:00Z The Olympic swimmer said he felt "a little hurt" after the two men in anti-Lochte T-shirts rushed the stage during the live broadcast, prompting producers to cut to commercial. The Latest: 2 arrested for rushing Lochte during 'Dancing' 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z This is the last in a series featuring Vancouver Olympic hopefuls who offer training tips and fitness advice for recreational athletes. Faster, Higher, Stronger: Before the Glitter, Plenty of Bruises 2010-02-24T20:40:00Z Bevacqua and NBC realize there is work ahead to build an Olympic brand that has been tarnished over the past six months. Once savvy, NBC’s Olympics deal is shakier after Beijing 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z The marathon joined the Olympic program when the games were rebooted from antiquity in 1896. The etymology of 15 weird and wonderful Olympic words 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z Ai Weiwei, smasher of precious artifacts and architect of the Beijing Bird’s Nest Olympic arena, has penned a memoir covering not just his own life, but a century of his country’s history. 10 books to read in November 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z Olympic trials taking place this week in Omaha, Nebraska, is intense. Perspective | Teens are among the swimmers to watch in U.S. Olympic trials 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z But outside of tennis, life seems good for the three-time Grand Slam winner and the holder of two Olympic gold medals. Andy Murray Has a Place for You to Stay 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z She had dreamed of being an Olympian since she was eight and wrote on her blackboard at home, "I want to be an Olympic champion." Marion Jones: 'I'm a sucker for a challenge' 2010-05-29T23:05:00Z These are the conditions described in archaeologist Neil Faulkner's new book, "A Visitor's Guide to the Ancient Olympics," which serves as a manual for any would-be Olympic Games-goer in ancient Greece. 'Visitors Guide to the Ancient Olympics:' an epic frat party, with sports on the side 2012-06-20T21:43:04Z The 28th season of the Olympic Music Festival in Quilcene got under way last weekend with a characteristically poetic and probing piano recital of "Night Music" by festival favorite Paul Hersh. Chamber music and cheeseburgers at Olympic Music Festival 2011-07-01T20:23:09Z However, Mark Adams, the spokesman for the International Olympic Committee, called the account “absolutely not true.” #LochteGate explained: Everything we know about U.S. Olympic swimmers alleged robbery, so far 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z The helicopter then zipped across the city where a man dressed in a tuxedo skydived down into the Olympic Park in east London, followed by a figure in a pale peach dress. Spirited Queen Elizabeth happy to play Bond girl 2012-07-28T17:17:47Z Is London Calling the best anthem for an Olympic city? Adele to make debut at MTV Video Music Awards 2011-07-28T15:10:14Z But the region’s best bet for tourism happiness may lie in the mountain cluster, Krasnaya Polyana, where Olympic skiing and snowboarding events were staged. Update : With Games Gone, Will Travelers Still Go to Sochi? 2014-02-26T18:48:55Z Skip Gilbert, former executive director of USA Triathlon, the sport’s governing body, said he believes the craze started when the triathlon became part of the 2000 Olympic Games in Atlanta. Triathletes, 40-Somethings, Going for Youth 2010-10-22T21:50:00Z All she did was to create a genre that didn’t exist before, and has been neither duplicated nor even imitated since, and to inspire the Olympic sport of synchronized swimming. Bathing Beauty: The Wet and Wild Life of Esther Williams 2013-06-13T15:28:43Z He went on to ask the athletes to "respect yourself, respect each other, respect the Olympic Values which make the Olympic Games unique for you and for the entire world." The Latest: De Lima lights the Olympic cauldron 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z They’ve sacrificed so much for that Olympic athlete standing in readiness at the starting line, diving platform or — with hands chalked and body taut — before the uneven bars. ‘You Will Know Me’: Mean girls, tiger moms, Olympic dreams — and murder 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z “If you’re going for a run midday in the summer, wear a hat, protective clothing and sunscreen,” says Summer Sanders, a 1992 Olympic champion swimmer who has had three melanomas removed. The skinny on skin care for athletes who train in the sun 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z From a viewing platform, it is to offer breathtaking views across London and the Olympic park. ArtsBeat: High Above London, One Can See for Miles and Miles 2011-07-06T16:00:23Z Its parent company’s massive investment in television rights gives NBC News greater access to Olympic venues, athletes and footage than its competitors, providing a huge competitive advantage. NBCUniversal invested heavily in the Olympics. Is that why NBC News has made it a major story? 2021-07-27T04:00:00Z Olympic coverage continues this week with archery, tennis, volleyball, judo, fencing and much more, available all throughout the day and night. What’s on TV This Week: The N.B.A. Draft and Cesar Millan 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z Many were mystified by the presence of comedian Jo Brand on the judging panel, alongside Team GB's diving coach Andy Banks and former Olympic diving medallist Leon Taylor. Daley diving show makes a splash 2013-01-07T11:01:52Z Some of the players on the United States Olympic baseball team may look familiar. Perspective | New sports add thrills to Summer Olympics 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z Grab a coffee and a doughnut from Sluys Bakery and head over to the water to see sail boats drift against the backdrop of the 8,000ft Olympic Mountains. 10 of the best small towns in the US: readers’ travel tips 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z That was especially true this time with Bolt, who dazzled in Beijing, looking to become just the second man in Olympic history to win consecutive gold medals in the event. NBC blows it again 2012-08-06T11:59:00Z Then we heard that the Chilean Olympic committee recruited future high divers by placing small children on the trampoline and evaluating their “flight skills”. ‘You buy a lot of flowers and tampons': things you only know when you have seven daughters 2016-01-09T05:00:00Z And the sports documentary “First: The Story of the London 2012 Olympic Games” screens at several theaters on Thursday. ‘Cleopatra,’ Ahnold and the Olympic Mountains 2013-05-23T20:21:54Z James Earl Green, an aspiring Olympic runner, was supposed to receive the green and yellow coat at his graduation in Mississippi half a century ago. ‘A way we resist’: Quilts honor victims of racial violence 2021-12-12T05:00:00Z The West Wing is also always nearby, and we put the London Olympic Games 2012 and That's Entertainment! box sets on in the background on a Saturday afternoon a fair bit. Chris Addison's favourite TV 2013-02-16T06:00:06Z This is, after all, the only Olympic sport in which bikinis are, well, uniforms. Is it the bikinis? 2012-07-31T11:14:00Z The outing was filmed on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington and in the forests of the Cascades, and the scenery is spectacular. | 'True Adolescents': Great Outdoors Beckons as a Test of Manhood 2011-07-28T22:03:05Z Relative newcomer Stephan James stars in this biopic about track and field Olympic gold medalist Jesse Owens, which centers on his experience training for and participating in the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. These are TIME's Most Anticipated Movies of 2016 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z New in paperback, Gig Harbor author Lance Weller’s debut novel follows a Civil War veteran who looks back on his harrowing war experience from a postwar home on the shores of the Olympic Peninsula. NW books: Take a trip down Highway 99 2013-05-24T19:44:24Z His father’s boat was seized during the wartime internment of Japanese nationals; Mr. Kojima left the fishing industry when he returned to Steveston in the 1950s and went on to coach Canada’s Olympic judo team. The Best Asian Food in North America? Try British Columbia 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z I spent my mornings on skis in the mountains to get to the Olympic athletes I was in the country to cover, which left my afternoons free to chart this resort town of Wanaka. New Zealand for Beginners 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z He thinks that several of them could qualify for the 2024 Olympic trials. This elite D.C. pole vaulting center is trying to grow the sport by leaps and bounds 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z For the closing ceremony, Canada’s Olympic organizers teamed with Levi’s to produce a denim “Canadian tuxedo” jacket alive with Japanese street-style graffiti to be worn with white denim pants. Let the fashion policing begin on opening day of Tokyo Games 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z By this, I gathered he meant it’s a sham that this financially troubled country could ill afford — a big spectacle, not unlike the exorbitant, overdesigned arenas and “villages” built for the modern Olympic Games. An Olympic Odyssey: Where the Games Began 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z Ultimately, Boyle's vision - which included a much-talked about skit involving Queen Elizabeth and Daniel Craig as James Bond - prevailed and was the most-viewed Olympic opening ceremony in both the United States and Britain. Danny Boyle on 'Trance' and keeping sane during London Olympics 2013-03-19T22:15:24Z To be sure, this horse show — which showcases more than 1,500 horses competing in 200 classes at all levels of age and ability, including Olympic medalists and those with disabilities — has its egalitarian dimensions. Where to Show Off Your $5 Million Horse 2019-08-31T04:00:00Z The so-called “Olympic Family” arriving for the games sat in traffic some 32 miles long this morning, said The Telegraph. Olympics: Thousands stream into London 2012-07-16T13:51:00Z The artist and architect behind Olympic Sculpture Park's "Love and Loss" will make you look at everyday furniture in a new way when you visit his current show at Ballard's Ambach & Rice. The Week Ahead: '127 Hours,' Dane Cook, Seattle Men's Chorus are highlights 2010-11-17T23:57:00Z She was, as she put it, learning to “swim pretty” in tandem with Johnny Weissmuller, a former Olympic gold medalist who was already the star of MGM’s “Tarzan” films. Esther Williams, Who Swam to Movie Fame, Dies at 91 2013-06-06T17:42:45Z He’s one good free skate away from Olympic gold. Chen closing in on gold, US curlers begin title defense 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z But ballet skiing’s Olympic failure — it did not return to the games after 1992, though both moguls and aerials became full medal sports — helped seal its competitive fate. When Ski Ballet Pushed at the Porous Boundary Between Art and Sport 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z She swam for the U.S. at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, won three national championships, and later in life set hundreds of national and world swimming records in several masters age groups. Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2021 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z Bruce Jenner set a world record by winning the Montreal Olympic decathlon in 1976. Caitlyn Jenner faces new lawsuit over fatal car crash 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z While the Karolyis helped to pave the way to greatness, these six women will ultimately determine their own fate in Tokyo, beginning a new chapter in American Olympic gymnastics history in the process. 8 of the biggest ways the Summer Olympics are different in Tokyo this year 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z The Olympic Music Festival program in which Canellakis will participate includes Brahms' String Sextet No. 2 in G major, which he calls "a pastoral piece with unusual textures; gorgeous." At Olympic Music Festival, a cellist with a 'thirst' for comedy 2012-08-09T20:27:03Z Active excursions include hiking in the Olympic Mountains, kayaking around Sucia Island and whale watching in the San Juan Islands. Roundup : 6 Trends in Cruising 2014-03-13T16:01:40Z The comedian's commentary during the Olympic Games has kept us entertained and well-informed on everything from the individual events to the worldwide competitors of the season. What's keeping NBC from rehiring Leslie Jones for its Olympics commentary? 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z In May 2013, they crossed paths again in Fairburn, Ga., where she was competing in her first international three-day event at the Olympic level. Elinor MacPhail and Alexander O’Neal: The Older Woman (by Nearly a Full 2 Years) 2016-05-29T04:00:00Z The Discus Thrower may seem the unbeatable gold medallist among Olympic artworks, but it has some younger rivals challenging for the top spot. Which Olympic artwork takes gold? 2012-08-06T14:13:54Z Through these manufacturing processes, custom coloring and rhinestone embellishments became a prominent leotard style among competitors, including Team USA and the Italian Olympic team. Olympic gymnasts sound off on the evolving leotard: 'Power and prestige goes with those leos' 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z The London 2012 Olympic cauldron is going on display for the first time in a purpose-built gallery. Olympic cauldron secrets revealed 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z He has overseen AP’s Olympic photo report for more than a decade and has viewed thousands of images over the past two weeks. At Olympics, the line between photo and painting can blur 2022-02-14T05:00:00Z According to China Daily, nearly one million people run in Beijing’s Olympic Forest Park each day. Chinese burn: how the People's Republic has become an endurance-running superpower 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z Berk has her own roster of celebrity clients, including rapper Kanye West, former Olympic champion and reality TV star Caitlyn Jenner, and actor Mel Gibson. Harvey Weinstein hires NY defense lawyer Benjamin Brafman 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z Amelia Bullmore is also flawlessly subtle as Kay Hope, head of sustainability, the woman who must find uses for every Olympic site after the games finish. Have you been watching ? Twenty Twelve? 2011-04-04T14:37:06Z Do they need one kind of parent or another to achieve Olympic dreams? Motherlode Blog: Does It Take a Tiger Mom to Raise an Olympian? 2012-08-03T15:54:59Z Utah Olympic Park’s new Park City Ski Mountaineering Team expands the events at the Park City location to include ski mountaineering, or “SkiMo,” a timed racecourse that combines Alpine, telemark and Nordic skiing. 9 Things Every Skier Should Know This Winter 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z His studio designed the recently re-imagined London bus, and it will be a Heatherwick cauldron that houses the London Olympic flame. Thomas Heatherwick: the new Da Vinci of design 2012-05-18T09:00:00Z And this thing that the United States Olympic Committee did was transactional. Olympics activist: ‘Athletes have always been in the forefront saying: We, the people, are better than this’ 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z Members on the men’s Olympic team range in age from 23 to 42; local curling clubs in Canada routinely see players in their 60s. 2010-02-12T22:00:00Z Doug Carnell, the picker, is an Olympic Peninsula knockabout with a checkered past and an internal atlas of prime mushroom patches from the North Cascades to the Klamath Mountains. ‘The Mushroom Hunters’: foragers in the fungal wild 2013-09-06T14:16:07Z The Giving Spree | Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby, the British designers responsible for 2012's Olympic torch, for which they earned a spot in T's "Twelve for '12." | Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby 2012-12-21T14:00:05Z When the action wheels into Munich, we linger at the Olympic Village, where Martin reminds his subordinate of the slaughter of Israeli athletes, by way of justifying their mission. “The Little Drummer Girl,” Reviewed: A Fever Dream of Glamourous Espionage 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z Asked about the issue, Solomon said, “if there’s an Olympic Games that’s happening, as the American broadcaster, we’re going to be here to chronicle the stories of the games.” Plenty at stake for NBC as COVID Olympics opening looms 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z More than 125 international architects submitted proposals for the new arts complex in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, the site of the 2012 Summer Games. A New Cultural Complex Will Be Built in London’s Olympic Park 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z A poem by a poet from each of the 204 Olympic nations is included in the bombardment, along with 50 additional poems by Chilean poets and 50 by UK poets. London prepares for poetry bombing 2012-06-26T12:45:30Z EastEnders is well-known for its cliffhangers, but this summer it was Olympic stories like the "brothers in the boat" that had everyone on the edge of their seats. Olympic rowers visit EastEnders 2012-09-14T12:31:05Z The former Olympic swimmer, Johnny Weissmuller became the face of the franchise through the 1930s. Tarzan returns: from Edwardian swinger to hunky ecowarrior 2012-07-14T23:06:48Z Among the most remarkable of these was an Olympic wrestler, Mark Schultz, who, as embodied by Channing Tatum, is the latest in a seemingly never-ending line of poetic male primitives. Steve Carell and Channing Tatum in ‘Foxcatcher’ 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z “I’ve never seen that before,” said Olympic champion Gabby Douglas, who finished fifth. There’s gold for four at gymnastics world championships 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z Organized by Creative Time’s curator Nato Thompson, the show is mostly housed in the raw, cavernous interior of the Historic Essex Street Market; the Olympic occupies a corner of the same building. Art Review: ?Living as Form? at Essex Street Market - Review 2011-09-29T22:41:46Z Interracial sporting competition was banned in the American south, so none of the American Olympic Committee's qualifying events could be held in states such as Owens's native Alabama. The shameful legacy of the Olympic Games 2012-06-14T19:00:08Z Olympic skier Bode Miller and his wife, Morgan Beck, a professional beach volleyball player, own this cozy estate in New Hampshire’s ski-resort territory. Here Are 13 Celebrity Homes You Can Rent 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z A former Olympic sprinter and an admitted doper, Montgomery is in prison for heading a multimillion-dollar cheque fraud scheme and for dealing heroin. Marion Jones: 'I'm a sucker for a challenge' 2010-05-29T23:05:00Z The contours and colors of the course, Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains co-star in the most striking photos. ‘America’s St. Andrews:’ a golfing gem in Pierce County 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z A video quiz lets visitors test their knowledge of rules for Olympic athletes: Are you allowed to declare residency in another country? Heads Up: Telling the Olympic Story, Far From Sochi 2014-01-15T17:26:45Z Shadowing the Chehalis River, I drove west along Olympic Highway to Aberdeen, an old logging city once called “the roughest town west of the Mississippi.” Footsteps : Chasing Kurt Cobain in Washington State 2014-03-25T21:43:53Z The West was convinced the Commies were cheating by paying their athletes to train — thus violating Olympic rules on amateurism — and injecting them with steroids. No one left to hate 2012-07-31T20:10:00Z The local authorities chose a park in the village of Khosta, about 10 miles from the Olympic arenas, and have since said that there were few, if any, applications for rallies. 2 Pussy Riot Members Say They Have Been Arrested 2014-02-18T10:47:08Z Here’s how it works: You knock on the door marked “Israeli Olympic Team.” ?Battleship?: Dumbest military spectacle ever? 2012-05-17T00:00:00Z Her Olympic skiing dreams ended due to injury. The surprisingly sex positive "Resident Alien" 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z Two disciplines, in particular, account for great Winter Olympic rivalries: Skiing and skating. 2010-01-29T22:15:00Z Cosabella recently introduced a style tested on an Olympic swimmer, with wider band sizes and smaller cups, which had proved surprisingly tricky to make, Mr. Campello said. ‘Women Don’t Want to Be Harnessed Anymore.’ 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z "I feel the love tonight," Jay-Z, 43, told the crowd at Queen Elizabeth Park on the former Olympic site. Jay-Z bags first UK number one album 2013-07-15T05:57:13Z Kim was asked if she considered adorning her gown with Olympic gold. At the state dinner for South Korea, two nations toast an anniversary 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z She wasn’t just a record-breaking athlete who went to two Olympics: she was a record-breaking Olympic athlete who endured constant physical abuse and lived in poverty. How I, Tonya betrays its tragicomic ice-staking protagonist 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z They toasted his severe eye infection, which had dominated the Olympic news cycle. The chaos of the Olympics has arrived. Fortunately, we have Bob Costas. 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z Forget the defective Olympic ring drama, Bob Costas’ funky eye, or even those busted bathroom doors – Wagner’s face captured what the games are truly about: the agony of defeat. Ashley Wagner’s moment of honesty goes viral 2014-02-10T16:02:00Z Least Surprising Moment: Shawn and Derek’s “Knight Rider Bhangra” earned the Olympic gymnast a standing ovation and a perfect 30, while her Michael Jackson tango got a 29. Dancing with the Stars Results Watch: Who Is in the Finals? 2012-11-21T13:30:41Z In general, NBA personnel are not allowed to contact locked-out players, though the league says an exception exists for Olympic business. The NBA Lockout: All About Timing 2011-10-07T09:00:00Z Australian swimmers sent home Two members of the Australian Olympic swimming team, Nick D’Arcy and Kenrick Monk, will be sent home immediately after their events as punishment for posting photos widely deemed inappropriate on Facebook. Australian swimmers sent home 2012-06-09T15:59:00Z Luxury apartments, a luxury hotel, a spa, and offices, all swept up into a mute, impenetrable glass skin, owned by Qatari Diar, owners also of the publicly funded Olympic village. High stakes 2013-02-12T07:00:01Z Among the competitors in Bath was Laura Faulkner, who is part of Britain’s Olympic development squad in weightlifting. ‘Strong is beautiful’: the unstoppable rise of Crossfit 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z Films, including "Sport A-Z" for Olympic and Paralympic sports, will be shown before each session allowing spectators to get an overview of the sport they are about to watch. UK band Muse composes official Games song 2012-06-27T15:35:54Z His passion for those strange occurrences makes him the perfect man to help us come up with a list of the 10 biggest blunders in Olympic history. 2010-01-29T21:00:00Z The trumpeted publicity still is the latest and, in some ways, most dramatic step in the difficult gender transition of former Olympic decathlon gold medalist Bruce Jenner. Caitlyn Jenner's courage is bold, Annie Leibovitz's portrait cliched 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z Intensify skaters by channeling your inner Olympic speedskater — widen the space between the jugs and hop between them. How to stay fit while on vacation That find is a starting point for Tony Robinson to explore the wider history of the area around the Olympic Park. TV highlights 10/07/2012 2012-07-09T19:00:04Z A team of Greek and German researchers found it on an engraved clay plaque in Ancient Olympia, the birthplace of the Olympic Games in the Peloponnese peninsula, the Greek culture ministry said on Tuesday. 'Oldest known extract' of Homer's Odyssey discovered in Greece 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z The docudrama focuses on Jewell, who was initially hailed as a hero for finding a bomb at the event held at Centennial Olympic Park and clearing bystanders from the area. ‘Jumanji’ ends ‘Frozen 2’ hot streak to claim top spot 2019-12-15T05:00:00Z But Mr. Dooley, 28, of Lake Forest, Calif., is competing for the gold in Olympic trampoline. Amid the Fury of the Olympics, the Zen of the Trampoline 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z Olympic Training Site that also offers lessons to the public. Would-be Olympians can bobsled, curl and luge at these North American rinks, tracks and slopes 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z The former Olympic champion’s photo was on the front of the breakfast cereal after his gold medal victory in the decathlon in 1976. Bruce Jenner Wheaties Boxes Are Selling For Hundreds on eBay 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z Seal Rock Campground, Olympic National Forest: On the eastern edge of the Olympic Peninsula, it features showers, easily accessible interpretive trails, and beautiful views of Hood Canal and beyond. Motorcycle camping gets you out of the box (the boxy house, the boxy car…) 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z The Japanese Olympic Committee hated the film and commissioned another; nationalist boosters called it unpatriotic or worse. The 1964 Olympics Certified a New Japan, in Steel and on the Screen 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z Last year, at the Olympic opening ceremony the world focused on London and Britain was proud. Head to head: should councils cut arts funding? 2013-06-20T15:34:09Z Commissioned from Kapoor and his engineering collaborator Cecil Balmond, who are also designing London's Olympic tower, the structures will complement earlier landmarks created on an heroic scale by industrialists along the river. Anish Kapoor sculpture nets high praise 2010-06-10T14:59:00Z A week later they will be one of the first bands to perform at the Olympic Park in London on 6 July with Vampire Weekend and Ben Howard supporting them. Mumford & Sons bassist in hospital 2013-06-12T07:59:09Z A moment of disappointment, on arriving at the farm in Quilcene Saturday for the final weekend of this year's Olympic Music Festival, was followed by two hours of the most comprehensive artistic satisfaction. Pianist Di Wu wows Olympic Music fest audience 2011-09-04T16:28:04Z Mr. Phelps, with 16 medals to date, needs just three more Olympic medals to have the most in the history of the Summer Olympics. Ryan Lochte, Olmypic Swimmer and Sex Symbol 2012-06-09T10:00:23Z They were driving to the theater a few nights back when they passed an intersection near Sepulveda and Olympic boulevards that is often frequented by homeless panhandlers. The identical twin stars of 'My Sister' came to L.A. with acting ambition and real empathy 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z She is gracious as you would expect a former Olympic gymnast to be about it, thanking everyone for the opportunity. 'Dancing With the Stars' Recap: Here Are the Finalists 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z Perhaps the pair of them could collaborate on the Team GB 2016 Olympic kit. Yoko Ono's fashion line for John Lennon gives pants a chance 2012-11-28T18:53:32Z “We think of it as being a skin over the bones of the space inside, or a garment that’s skintight, like an Olympic uniform, and something that’s highly engineered,” Mr. Gilmartin said. At the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum, All Athletes Are Equal 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z The patches are already a keepsake of the historic Olympic delay: They say “Team USA” with the year 2020 printed in red. Ralph Lauren unveils crisp white Team USA Olympic uniforms 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z He plans to compete to join the Olympic team in 2024. How a Ban on a Swim Cap Galvanized Black Swimmers 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z In 2008, Western journalists reported on the plight of Beijing residents whose neighborhood were razed to built Olympic arenas. ‘China will be China’: Why journalists are taking burner phones to the Beijing Olympics 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z Last year, the team traveled to Orlando, Fla., to compete in a junior Olympic championship. Jamaica Has Never Had Olympic Synchronized Swimmers. These Girls Want to Change That. 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z Also, I would say one of my biggest accomplishments today was the Olympic Games. Team USA fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad: “I’ve been detained by U.S. customs and I’m an Olympic me... 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z Grayson and I had studios together, where the Olympic stadium is now. Rachel Whiteread: 'I'm not a joiner-in' 2012-06-12T17:00:01Z “The Tokyo government is less interested in the details of how to move the market and more concerned with the Olympic Games.” A Famed Tokyo Fish Market Is Relocating 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z The addition of more rules and formalized elements, some borrowed from figure skating, crowded Olympic ballet skiers into an uncomfortable box, spawning the technically impressive but artistically stunted routines that now transfix online audiences. When Ski Ballet Pushed at the Porous Boundary Between Art and Sport 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z It is the second-oldest U.S. sporting event, and some view it as the canine version of the Olympic Games, which coincidentally are taking place simultaneously in South Korea. New York's Westminster Show: Where 'Good Dog!' is not good enough 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z "It is much more ambitious and will truly bring the Olympic spirit to London." Olympic artefacts to be shown during London 2012 2011-05-09T08:03:48Z Earlier this week, Hyde Park's former promoter Live Nation announced it would be promoting gigs at the Olympic Park in Stratford, east London, bringing the Wireless and Hard Rock Calling festivals there from Hyde Park. Bon Jovi to play Hyde Park in July … but will it be loud enough? 2013-01-23T16:29:16Z A new addition to the city’s Olympic Park offers obstacle courses and other a la carte attractions from trampolines to trapezes. How circus-loving Montreal has persisted as the big top of the world 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z They had light-up bow ties and Olympic athletes at their events. Sarah Colt on Why 2021 Is the Right Time for a Film About Billy Graham 2021-05-14T04:00:00Z Even back then, athletes “tended to be kept in much more separate areas,” much like in the Olympic Village now. Sexiest Olympics ever? 2012-07-29T01:00:00Z The Italian Olympic Committee, which was already building a new soccer stadium at the Foro, decided to restore Mussolini’s decorations. The Meaning of Names at Princeton and Yale 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z Ray, played by the terrific Alex Breaux, has spent his life in the water, essentially, and is preparing for the upcoming Olympic trials as the play begins. Review: In ‘Red Speedo,’ a Swimmer Faces a Moral Quandary 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z SUN Super Sprint, Sprint and Olympic Triathlon, pancake breakfast, relays welcome, 7 a.m. Community calendar 2011-08-25T00:14:04Z Olympic team just 16 weeks after giving birth. What You Should Watch This Weekend: ‘The Night Of’ and ‘The Circus’ 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z This documentary, narrated by Kristen Bell, follows the team as it prepares to compete for its fourth consecutive Olympic all-around gold and second team title at the Rio Olympics in August. What’s on TV Friday 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z The guest of honor at the Louis Vuitton cruise show, held Thursday evening at the Salk Institute in San Diego, was not the Olympic skier Eileen Gu, though she walked the runway. A Post-Apocalyptic Royal Rave 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z Walker isn’t a household name, but she helped guide the creation of two successful new urban spaces in the past few years, the Olympic Sculpture Park and South Lake Union Park. The push to see Seattle waterfront transformed 2014-09-12T04:00:00Z Since it can’t add capacity to ease demand during the Olympic Games in July, the airport authority aims to boost organization on the ground. In Transit Blog: Going to Heathrow? A Few Survival Tips 2012-04-29T14:00:37Z On previous installments, he has explained the importance of net netutrality and the corruption of the International Olympic Committee. John Oliver will remain on HBO through 2017 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z "The fact that I was a former Olympic athlete passed everyone by," he said, cringing at the thought of cartoons showing him on a Zimmer frame. Radio review: Follow the Leader 2011-01-05T08:00:03Z That’s surely one of the most esoteric songs any Olympic performance will ever be set to. Hope Solo saves the day 2012-08-10T11:52:00Z The free Olympic screen near Tower Bridge is likely to be the busiest. How to enjoy the London Olympics for free 2012-07-25T14:27:13Z The next landmark decision will be whether to choose Tottenham Hotspur or West Ham United as the tenant of the Olympic Stadium, likely to be reduced to a capacity of 55,000 following the Games. Olympics Anish Kapoor tower hopes to attract 1m visitors a year 2011-01-07T00:05:13Z Gold medal favorite Kalina Valieva finished her disastrous final performance at Thursday’s Olympics and skated over to the edge of the rink, where her Russian Olympic Committee coach began to reprimand her. Perspective | The most painful part of Kamila Valieva’s Olympic stumble was what happened after she left the ice 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z “Athlete A” was a moniker given to the anonymous athlete who first reported Larry Nassar, the Olympic doctor and convicted child abuser, to U.S.A. ‘Athlete A’ Review: A Web of Abuse and Cover-Ups Come to Light 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z I stop briefly at Stratford, the shiny, energetic new face of east London, home of the Olympic park and Westfield shopping centre. London Underground at 150 - a birthday journey 2013-01-09T05:21:53Z Three national parks are crossed – Glacier, North Cascades and Olympic – plus several designated wilderness areas, including the vast and beautiful Pasayten Wilderness. 10 epic long-distance walks around the world 2016-04-23T04:00:00Z She said she worked on her rehabilitation for seven hours a day, not unlike the grueling hours she put in as an Olympic athlete. U.S. swim star Van Dyken back in pool to battle paralysis 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z The news shocked and saddened fans who saw the point guard — an Olympic gold medal "Dream Team" player and three-time National Basketball Assn. Magic Johnson to launch TV network via Comcast 2012-02-21T14:01:00Z Montage Deer Valley resort in Utah invites guests to ski with Shannon Bahrke, a two-time Olympic medalist in freestyle skiing. Wanted: More Women on the Slopes 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z There's a lot of people that won the Olympic trials that aren't going to Tokyo because they hadn't been on the team consistently each year, fighting around the world with the team. Olympic boxer Ginny Fuchs on going for the gold while managing OCD: It's a "battle every day" 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z The festival has previously taken place in Hyde Park, but promoters Live Nation have suffered problems with noise restrictions and logistics and are moving the event to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z to headline Wireless at Olympic Park 2013-02-19T08:08:00Z His work on the canopies for Gunter Behnisch's 1972 Olympic stadium has been echoed in the ideas of younger architects and in the designs of structures such as the Millennium Dome and the Eden Project. Architect wins posthumous award 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z The statues, an archaic-era Greek youth and a Roman-era copy of a classical athlete, were to be the centrepiece of an exhibition entitled Olympic Games: Past and Present. Qatar returns statues to Greece amid nudity dispute 2013-04-28T16:31:30Z Take a walk on what was once a lake on the Olympic Peninsula. Guided walks on what was water at Olympic peninsula's Elwha 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z Danny Boyle's Olympic opening ceremony turned out to be a theatrical event on a grand scale that would both bewitch and baffle its global audience. Theatre review of 2012 2012-12-28T07:52:36Z Surprisingly, the producers didn't leap at the chance to cast an Olympic gold medalist. Olympian Gardner wrestles demons on 'Biggest Loser' 2011-01-05T18:06:16Z Olympic Bankruptcies for Ordinary Families "I'm not even embarrassed." Motherlode Blog: Olympic Bankruptcies for Ordinary Families 2012-08-08T13:35:46Z Several newspapers also ran stories about Fame Daddy, whose slick website claims a roster of donors including an Olympic gold medalist and a Formula 1 driver. UK broadcaster duped by 'celebrity sperm' hoaxer 2012-10-18T14:32:08Z The special Olympic menu pays homage to traditional British cuisine and is inspired by the airline’s 1948 London Olympics in-flight meals. In Transit Blog: British Airways' Menus Try for a Retro Feel 2012-04-27T19:00:46Z The complex is now open to the public, while also being a training base for the likes of British Olympic bronze medallist Tom Daley. Shard makes the Stirling shortlist 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z Each painting will be dedicated to one of the 15 Winter Olympic events. 4 Athletes Selected as Artists in Residence at the Olympics 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z This Olympic Legacy Special features, among others, a gamesmaker who has been unable to adjust to normal life. Next week's radio: from Glastonbury to Classic FM Summer Book Club 2013-06-22T05:00:07Z I spoke with Maddie as she prepared for an Olympic trials competition in Aspen, Colorado. Perspective | Snowboarder Maddie Mastro’s aim for PyeongChang is no pipe dream 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z And its recent, free art/dance collaboration with Pacific Northwest Ballet reportedly brought 4,000 people to the Olympic Sculpture Park. Seattle visual artists paint an ambivalent picture of the future — but are determined to survive 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z The result was unpleasantly like that of a reality television final episode, or some arcane Olympic event that required a lot of gung-ho patriotic explaining beforehand. The real debate winner was Anderson Cooper: Who knew good journalism still makes for great TV? 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z Once, politics was an Olympic sport played by Greco-Roman standards; now it’s more likely to feature Wrestlemania’s walk-on music, dropkicks and smashing people with foreign objects. Jim Jordan used to torment GOP leaders. Now he’s leading them in defending Trump. 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z The cherry-red creation, shaped like a scrambled double helix, was designed for the 2012 Olympic Games as an inventive take on the observation deck. The World’s Largest Tunnel Slide Coming to London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z Eurovision promises a utopian idealism rivalled only by the Olympic Games and the odd rerun of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Why the US embrace of Eurovision is good news for planet Earth 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z “Glennon doesn’t know how to have fun,” Ms. Wambach, the two-time Olympic gold medalist and former captain of the U.S. women’s soccer team, announced. Are You a Glennon or an Abby? 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z The Olympic Stadium is expected to become a major rival to London's other major concert venues - Wembley and the 02 Arena. Rock gig plans for 2012 stadium 2013-01-02T18:02:10Z To begin with, Kapadia conducted a series of ad hoc interviews near the Olympic site. Asif Kapadia's 2012 Odyssey: the film that captures London's dark side 2012-06-24T17:30:01Z Scottish explorer Townsend records his 1,100-plus mile walk along the trail from the Rocky Mountains to the Washington coast, crossing through Glacier, North Cascades and Olympic national parks. NW Books: Observations and photos along the Pacific Coast Trail 2012-09-04T14:31:04Z And then there's the whole biking community with Boulderite Connie Carpenter winning the first Olympic Gold in Women's Cycling, and all the continuing Astronomical connections. In Boulder, Where Inner Peace Meets Outer Beauty 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z If the town were not smothered in Olympic logos, visitors might forget about its Olympics connections and think they had wandered into an idyllic Swiss hamlet. 36 Hours: Lake Placid, N.Y. 2011-12-08T15:29:59Z Sixty miles to the east, where surfing made its Olympic debut, fans found their way to Tsurigasaki Beach. Sneaking a peek: Fans find creative ways to glimpse Olympics 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z There he is on the cover of this month’s Vogue, arms linked with his fellow Olympic hopefuls Hope Solo, a soccer player, and Serena Williams, the tennis star. Ryan Lochte, Olmypic Swimmer and Sex Symbol 2012-06-09T10:00:23Z During last month’s Games, also held in Rio, athletes broke 60 Olympic records and 19 world records. At Rio Paralympics, athletes take record-breaking to new level 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z Almost half a century after its heyday as a creative haven for the Beatles and Jimi Hendrix, the Olympic Studios building in London is back to making noise. | Once More, With Feeling 2014-02-25T15:00:35Z He'll be an Olympic correspondent for NBC and has hinted that he could take on a role at the "Today" show. Seacrest is heir apparent to Clark's pop influence 2012-04-19T20:08:19Z Olympic cermonies are destined to be seen by the whole world, but performance art is classically seen by just a handful of people. Tino Sehgal has created a you-had-to-be-there moment at Tate Modern 2012-07-24T12:56:01Z Once declared married, we clasped hands and threw up our arms like Olympic gold medalists. Our marriage can’t be denied 2014-01-12T00:00:00Z Skating, especially on the Olympic level, is a sport with a mystifying judging system. French Olympic Ice Dancers Make Skating as Ethereal as Ballet 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z Though gymnastics is one of the most popular Olympic sports, there’s little serious analytic reporting on it. “To break the shackles of gravity”: How women’s gymnastics captures our imagination every 4 years 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z On the Olympic peninsula 35 minutes by ferry from Seattle, this picturesque little town highlights its Nordic heritage – the town saw a lot of immigration from Norway and Finland particularly – while remaining distinctly American. 10 of the best small towns in the US: readers’ travel tips 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z Under her mother's tutelage, Wittstock rose to Olympic levels, swimming for South Africa in the summer games in Sydney in 2000. Monaco's bride seeking to make her own mark 2011-06-26T11:31:09Z As it happens, the “Loving Cup” described above was not recorded in Nellcôte’s basement but at Olympic Studios in London in the spring of 1969. Music: Revisiting ?Main St.,? Rethinking the Myth 2010-05-20T03:39:00Z At that point, it seemed that her ongoing Olympic dreams would not be denied. Inside Simone Biles' long history of making history: A timeline 2021-06-28T04:00:00Z Raney, raised by her grandfather, loves to paint and roam unsupervised in the forests on the Olympic Peninsula. ‘Gemini’: mysteries of love, identity and inheritance 2014-02-26T20:25:57Z EOK: The Estonian Olympic Committee and the Hellenic Basketball Federation:One is a bunch of guys in Tallinn, Estonia; the other is a bunch of guys who are tall in Greece. Style Invitational Week 1108: Hearts of dorkness — your funny valentine 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z Audible and Houghton Mifflin also jointly acquired a forthcoming memoir by the Olympic snowboarder Shaun White, which will be released in audio a month before the print edition is published this November. Want Michael Lewis’s Next Book? You’ll Have to Listen to It. 2018-06-02T04:00:00Z Field Operations – which also designed Fresh Kills Park on Staten Island, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London and Central Waterfront in Seattle — was chosen from a group of five finalists. High Line Designer Chosen for Project in San Francisco 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z It requires Olympic hopefuls to compete in international events and be placed in the top 30% or the top 50 competitors, whichever is fewer. Eddie the Eagle: ‘I was probably closer to the ostrich’ 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z That's what happened to swimmer Michael Phelps —who is the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time with 28 medals, 23 of them gold — after he was arrested for a second DUI in 2014. In HBO's sobering "Weight of Gold," athletes reveal the mental toll of becoming an Olympian 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z With the multitudes flocking to London next year for the Olympic Games, some of Britain’s other offerings may get overlooked. In Transit Blog: British Cities Suggest Themed Trips 2011-12-14T21:46:07Z The two then flew by helicopter across London and parachuted into Olympic Stadium — Elizabeth, unsurprisingly, had a stunt double for that part — before the film ended. An Inscrutable Monarch, Endlessly Scrutinized Onstage and Onscreen 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z You know, on the Olympic team, of all the skaters on it, I was the only one that was gay. Adam Rippon Is Famous. What Now? 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z Less often, SAM Remix happens outdoors at the Olympic Sculpture Park . Late notice: SAM Remix 08/27/10 with Truckasauras 2010-08-26T20:01:00Z With that, the cauldron — one unlike any other in Olympic history — was lighted. The Latest: De Lima lights the Olympic cauldron 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z And yet they are so difficult to attain, unless you are an Olympic swimmer or under the age of 10. Self Helpless Books 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z Trump said that if Jenner — who won an Olympic gold medal as Bruce Jenner — were to walk into Trump Tower, she could use whichever bathroom she wanted. Caitlyn Jenner has taken up Donald Trump's offer and used the women's restroom at one of his luxury buildings 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z How the Olympic Stadium will be transformed into a rural British idyll including horses, chickens and sheep, by the artistic director of the opening ceremony, Danny Boyle. Cy Twombly's late works alongside Turner and Monet – the week in art 2012-06-15T11:47:02Z But Boyle's approach can be justified by the fact that the 2012 Olympic bid was initiated and successfully executed by Labour governments at both national and London level. Why the Olympic opening ceremony was a triumph of agitprop theatre 2012-07-31T14:17:05Z So, likewise, will be his place at the climax of next month's Olympic games opening ceremony. Paul McCartney at 70: Still at number one 2012-06-17T22:24:29Z And he has landed on the cover of Sports Illustrated's Olympic preview. 2010-02-11T13:31:00Z Mr. Brodsky served on the city’s 2012 Olympic bid committee, which also endorsed the mayor’s proposal for a Jets stadium on the West Side, a plan that ultimately failed. Met Museum Elects New Chairman 2011-05-10T20:27:27Z While one series of rooms was inspired by the “Star Wars” franchise — “Luke I Am Your Cousin,” read one sign — others, like “Olympic Fish,” were more puzzling. The Facebook Breakup 2016-03-12T05:00:00Z The Olympic Games address these sorts of competitive guidelines, and now that ski halfpipe is a recognized sport, I imagine binging will soon follow: I Was Misinformed: A ‘House of Cards’ Binge Takes Its Toll 2014-02-21T23:08:59Z Even as he worked to dramatically extend public transit, he backed a plan to turn Olympic and Pico boulevards into one-way streets. 'Latino Urbanism' influences a Los Angeles in flux 2014-12-06T05:00:00Z When Bruce Jenner revealed to Diane Sawyer what many had already speculated — that the 1976 Olympic champion now publicly identifies as a woman — nearly 17 million people were watching. Transgender community, allies see Jenner interview in positive light 2015-04-25T04:00:00Z AM I think it's very unlikely that 11,000 homes will be built in the Olympic Park. Will the Olympics be a winner for east London? 2012-07-07T17:00:01Z Myron's Discus Thrower, one of the great Olympic art champions, takes silver this time. Which Olympic artwork takes gold? 2012-08-06T14:13:54Z So those of you who are still trying to avoid hearing real-time Olympic results need to focus on what made “Columbo” so enjoyable. Critic’s Notebook: ‘Columbo’ Approach to NBC’s Late-Night Olympics Coverage 2012-08-10T16:18:28Z In late July, police visited a teenager in Weymouth after he had posted an abusive tweet about the Olympic diver Tom Daley. Matthew Woods 'joking' about April Jones on Facebook is sick, not criminal 2012-10-09T12:17:57Z The Nike Oregon Project was a vaunted attempt at nothing less than revitalizing American distance running and earning Olympic gold medals. Reading All the Books on Nike, Déjà Vu Sets In 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z His work outfitting the Liberian Olympic team for the Tokyo Summer Games provided the base for a line of genderless “athletic wear” that was also evening wear. It’s Telfar’s World. We’re Just Living in It. 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z Here was a doctor, and he rose to become the Olympic doctor, so kids trusted him. "These girls became perfect prey": The women who ended Larry Nassar's abuse tell their stories 2019-09-14T04:00:00Z “We are committed to providing all visitors with the best possible experience, while still providing affordable options to enjoy the park,” said a statement from Olympic National Park Superintendent Sarah Creachbaum. $25 (and up) entrance fee proposed for Olympic, other big national parks. Have your say 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z Joining ’s collection is the biggest honor in the design world: the design equivalent of an Oscar or Olympic gold medal. Design: For Electronic Types, a Mark of Distinction 2011-01-23T22:30:03Z Be it drugging or diplomatic incidents, bad behavior or political upheaval, the event rarely unfurls in exactly the way the International Olympic Committee so fervently hopes. Off-script Olympics: Wins, losses, and a whole lot of improv 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z NBC's decision not to stream a feed of the Winter Olympic opening ceremony live in the United States didn't mean that video couldn't be found. Illegal streams enable early US ceremony viewing 2014-02-08T01:08:57Z Chen, who also will skate to “Space Song” by Beach House in another solo routine, chuckles when asked if Elton John reached out after the Olympic triumph. Stars on Ice back after pandemic with Olympic, world champs 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z And nervous because the former Olympic gold medalist and Keeping Up With the Kardashians dad is also reintroducing herself to the world as the most visible and thus scrutinized transgender person in America. Review: 'I Am Cait' Is 'Coming Out With the Kardashians' 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z Albert, the son of late American film star Grace Kelly, ended decades of bachelorhood last year when he married South African Olympic swimming champion Charlene Wittstock. Son of Monaco's Princess Caroline getting married 2012-07-04T11:46:03Z New works for the Turbine Hall are usually unveiled in October, but Sehgal's piece was brought forward to coincide with the Olympic Games and the London 2012 Festival. Live art in Tate's Turbine Hall 2012-07-23T10:06:03Z His preferred location is outside the Seattle Asian Art Museum at Volunteer Park; his second choice is the Olympic Sculpture Park. '70s George Tsutakawa fountain finds its way back to Seattle 2012-03-23T03:11:30Z Earlier that year, a picture surfaced of Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps taking a bong hit at a college dorm party in South Carolina. Pot: Not just for losers! 2012-08-15T11:44:00Z That’s when you realize how deep the Olympic spirit runs in Lake Placid. In Lake Placid, Olympic Sports and Spirit 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z Despite the film’s beauty, Japan’s Olympic officials were reportedly furious with Ichikawa for neglecting Olympic glory in the name of art. Top 10 Summer Olympics Films 2012-07-09T18:58:36Z Meanwhile, perched above the churning mud and trucks of London's Olympic site, another young practice has created a more flamboyant structure. Beautiful south 2010-06-19T23:05:00Z "Instead, every Olympic event will be available live online for cable and satellite subscribers, who will be able to select events from a menu at nbcolympics.com." Olympics: Media's biggest ever event? 2012-07-26T07:09:07Z Last month, thousands of people turned out to see the rock band carry the Olympic flame through their home town of Teignmouth, on day two of the 70-day relay. Muse unveil official Olympic song 2012-06-28T09:34:15Z Her protagonist lives in the Olympic Village, a housing complex built for athletes to use during the 1968 Olympics that was later transformed into a compound for exiled Chileans and Argentines. Read Your Way Through Mexico City 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z While she's gone, we heave rubbish into the dumpster like it's an Olympic sport. I clean out hoarder houses. Some jobs are even harder than the rest 2020-05-30T04:00:00Z The son of swimming champions in Australia, Simpson said he once wanted to follow in the footsteps of Olympic swimming sensation Michael Phelps - until music took over. Pop star Cody Simpson returns to Australian roots with new album 2013-07-16T22:59:32Z Tyler Downs, an Olympic diver, posted a video on TikTok directed at Simone Biles, asking the decorated gymnast to “talk 2 me.” The Olympics Are All Fun, No Games on TikTok 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z Puma said in a statement that the multi-year deal would involve Rihanna becoming the face of the Women’s Training category, joining celebrities like Olympic champion sprinter Usain Bolt as brand ambassador. Puma names Rihanna as women’s creative director 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z “Million Dollar Legs” does offer some topical value: it’s a freewheeling, borderline surrealist comedy more or less about the Olympic Games, which in 1932 were being held in Los Angeles. New on DVD: ‘Universal Rarities: Films of the 1930s’ 2012-08-17T19:58:28Z SAT-SUN Olympic Peninsula Wineries Association of Washington celebration of Washington wines and ciders, including new releases, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Community calendar 2012-11-07T21:54:04Z Evison focuses on his family when he's there and then retreats to a remote cabin on the Olympic Peninsula each week for a three-day writing binge. Jonathan Evison gets in touch with his inner 80-year-old woman for 'Harriet Chance' 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z Two hundred guests attended, including 20 “Amazing Race” competitors, one of whom, Kellie Wells-Brinkley, a Universal Life minister and former Olympic track and field champion, officiated. He Had Him at ‘Howdy’ 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z The Smiths were curiously absent from Danny Boyle's Olympic ceremony celebration of British musical heritage. Morrissey – review 2012-07-29T17:30:01Z Solo, 32, plays for the Seattle Reign FC and was the goalkeeper for the U.S. women’s soccer team during two Olympic gold medals wins. U.S. Soccer star Hope Solo arrested over domestic violence allegations 2014-06-22T04:00:00Z And even within this jumbled valley of Olympic unpredictability, it’s worth noting where the script endured. Off-script Olympics: Wins, losses, and a whole lot of improv 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z Olympic Museum, a new cultural institution planned for Colorado Springs. U.S. Olympic Museum Plans Are Taking Shape 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z All that training and his ability to recall the feats of Ethiopian Olympic legend Abebe Bikila winning in Rome and Tokyo give him the endurance to escape his tormentors. Ten of the best running movies 2013-02-18T13:18:00Z Our modern woman-ness sometimes seems to be built on competitive honesty and an insistence that we are failing; self-deprecating as if it was an Olympic sport, with medals. why its ok to be bad | Eva Wiseman 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z Friday night, Sawyer will deliver another highly-anticipated one-on-one when she sits down with Olympic Champion and reality TV star Bruce Jenner on ABC at 9 p.m. These Are Diane Sawyer's 8 Most Memorable Interviews 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z The network would not discuss anti-piracy efforts taken in conjunction with the International Olympic Committee. Illegal streams enable early US ceremony viewing 2014-02-08T01:08:57Z In 2017, the United States Olympic Committee reported that about 25 percent of their figure skaters were “people of color.” ‘When I Skate It Just Feels Free’ 2019-01-05T05:00:00Z The soccer star David Beckham was interviewed about the queen and his chances of making the British Olympic soccer team. The TV Watch: A Sea of Network Giddiness on the Thames 2012-06-05T22:27:25Z The IOC’s move seemed inevitable in a week with pressure mounting from all quarters — athletes, sponsors, broadcasters and more than 200 national Olympic committees, and international sports federations. Olympic committee considers delaying Tokyo Games 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z Through it all though, as all the stresses and expectations build up — all the pressure from coaches, fans and yourself — mental healthcare resources for Olympic hopefuls are still lacking. In HBO's sobering "Weight of Gold," athletes reveal the mental toll of becoming an Olympian 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z Bell this summer produced NBC's Summer Olympics coverage and is expected to become the full-time executive producer of the network's ongoing Olympic coverage. NBC to replace "Today Show" producer, source says 2012-11-13T05:20:47Z On July 27, 1996, a homemade bomb exploded at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, the host city for that year’s Summer Olympics. ‘Richard Jewell’ Review: The Wrong Man 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z It’s also part of a growing alignment between celebrity fashion personalities and the Olympic Games. Skims Is the Official Underwear of the U.S. Olympic Team 2021-06-28T04:00:00Z The model is Oscar Pistorius, the South African sprinter with Olympic ambitions who is known on the track as the Blade Runner. Model and Front-Runner 2011-07-13T20:10:26Z They met during Special Olympic games in Australia more than four years ago. Model with Down's syndrome makes strides worldwide 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z It was less than a year before the Olympic torch would arrive in early February, and Krasnaya Polyana didn’t resemble a quaint French mountain valley so much as the world’s largest alpine construction site. A Test Run at Russia’s Olympic Hopeful 2013-12-20T16:51:32Z For one, it rounds up films about the primary Olympic sport, usually ignored by commercial sports movies – running. This week's new film events 2012-06-01T23:05:50Z Gymnastics Championships all-around title – her 7th – by a significant 4.7 points and qualified for the Olympic Trials. Inside Simone Biles' long history of making history: A timeline 2021-06-28T04:00:00Z The impending Olympic Games in Berlin particularly fills them with dread. Review: ‘Ostend: Stefan Zweig, Joseph Roth, and the Summer Before the Dark’ Revisits Moments in Exile 2016-01-31T05:00:00Z Since then, she has performed at the 2012 Olympic Team Welcome Ceremonies, Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street. Glastonbury preview: Part one 2013-06-25T06:12:44Z TV stars are arriving at the red carpet for this year's Bafta Awards, with Olympic satire Twenty Twelve and BBC drama Accused among the nominees. VIDEO: Jessica Hynes: Bafta is the ultimate 2013-05-12T16:50:11Z Its open view to the Olympic Mountains was blocked earlier that summer by the Seattle Lake Shore and Eastern Railroad, the first of three trestles to run between the beach and the bay. The scene in Kinnear Park, 1900 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z Even spectators at Olympic events will be off limits to reporters, according to the playbook. ‘China will be China’: Why journalists are taking burner phones to the Beijing Olympics 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z The week's best-selling album, "Ill Manors" from London singer Plan B, brought another Olympic connection to the charts as it topped the rankings on its debut. Olympics soundtrack races into British charts 2012-07-29T19:31:30Z But, for me, the red button event that summed up the Olympic experience most perfectly was Saturday afternoon's equestrian dressage. BBC red button Olympics: Fencing, Judo and Dressage 2012-07-30T13:47:03Z Manchanda will oversee modern and contemporary art programs and collection at all three SAM branches: SAM Downtown, Seattle Asian Art Museum and the Olympic Sculpture Park. Seattle Art Museum names new curator of modern and contemporary art 2011-06-29T23:22:04Z It explores the impact this has had on local working-class communities, many of whom have been marginalised even more by the Olympic juggernaut of commerce and supposed regeneration. The DIY photobook phenomenon 2012-07-25T16:35:01Z Rodrigo, who starred in the “High School Musical” television series, thanked her parents for letting her follow dreams that briefly included being an Olympic gymnast. Batiste, joyful performances highlight Grammy Awards 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z While none will become Olympic contenders, he said they could learn some valuable lessons from skating. Vignettes from the American Music Awards 2010-11-22T03:55:00Z She is also due to star as herself in a biopic based on the New York Times bestseller My Fight/Your Fight, the Olympic judo medallist’s recently published autobiography. Ronda Rousey grapples with Patrick Swayze's role in Road House remake 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z Maybe the only good thing to come out of 2016 was the Olympic champion Simone Biles, whose grins, on her way to gymnastics gold, were as wide as her backflips were high. The Books We Loved in 2016 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z The show chronicles Ms. Jenner’s new life as Caitlyn, a person the world previously knew as Bruce Jenner, the Olympic star and the patriarch of “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” for 10 seasons. With Caitlyn Jenner’s New Show, a Reality Producer Tries to Tame the Antics 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z Wireless and Hard Rock Calling are to relocate from Hyde Park to the Olympic Park this summer. Populist: Items of interest this week 2013-01-26T06:00:03Z Not just because the Olympic Games and puppetry are traditions dating back to ancient times. Revenge of the Muppets 2012-02-12T20:00:19Z "Friendship, fair play, glory, honour and peace": the Olympic slogan is an empty one. Ai Weiwei: China excluded its people from the Olympics. London is different 2012-07-25T16:47:53Z A road that the city is building will pass through where the wholesale market is now, to connect the Olympic Village for the 2020 Tokyo Games with the main sporting venues about 10 miles away. In Tokyo, Tsukiji Fish Market Braces for an Uncertain Future 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z Grounds near the Olympic Park in east London boast bungalows, retro billboards, a gas station, diners and a reproduction of the town square that featured in the film. Secret Cinema sends film fans Back to the Future in London 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z Whole collections for sale to consumers are built around what Olympic athletes wear during opening ceremonies. Let the fashion policing begin on opening day of Tokyo Games 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z Yulia Lipnitskaya, the Russian figure skater who stole the hearts of viewers around the world during last week’s team competition, was poised to become the darling of this year’s Olympic games. Our figure skating obsession: Why America loves watching women fall 2014-02-20T21:45:00Z Poetry is all around us, and as our great cultural legacy to the world it deserves to feature in the Olympic park and celebrations. Paperback Q&A: William Sieghart on Winning Words 2012-07-31T17:33:00Z Further, after problems trying to do a video blog on the ramped up Olympic planning site, she uses it to send thinly veiled messages to her ex-husband. “Twenty Twelve:” If Michael Scott ran the Olympics 2012-07-06T20:00:00Z I'd be more curious about the Olympic legacy in Seoul, Nagano or Sydney - noble seems to know about how Olympic Games affected those places, although all of them increased their profile significantly after the games. With the Olympics Over, Six Former Host Cities Worth Visiting 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z And of course, it ended with the Olympic flame: a Firebird-inspired torch lighting a row of flame jets that burst into flame at the cauldron. Russian Through History: The Sochi Olympics Opening Ceremonies 2014-02-08T14:28:50Z The rest of the team will walk in tailored navy blazers made of U.S.-grown wool, a red Olympic patch on one breast and the company’s Polo Pony emblem on the other. Navy blazers, stripes and flag scarves for Team USA in Tokyo 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z The men told the Los Angeles Police Department they were protesting Lochte for falsely claiming he was robbed at gunpoint in Rio during the Olympic Games this summer. Ryan Lochte Says 'Dancing With the Stars' Team Is His 'New Family' After Protest 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z He is a dentist, part of the medical staff for the athletes in the Olympic Village, where he happily advises patients who are more familiar with pelvic fractures than dental floss. ‘Olympic Dreams’ Review: A Hopeful Rom-Com Fails to Medal 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z Later, he focused on investment banking, and also became the largest shareholder of the financial corporation Olympic Cascade, the holding company of a brokerage firm, National Securities. My father had a lifelong ticket to fly anywhere. Then they took it away 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z Most recently, Russia has been accused of state-sanctioned doping, and some of their track and field athletes have been banned from competing in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. John Oliver Tackles Olympic Doping on 'Last Week Tonight' 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z Another reason I prefer Olympic hockey: It’s a wide-open game favoring skating, speed and puck handling over brute force. Blame Canada! Fighting has turned hockey immoral 2014-02-11T00:00:00Z From then on, Summer Olympic demonstration sports were considerably more lighthearted and typically host-nation-specific. 2010-01-28T23:00:00Z In 2012, he was the first Briton to win the Tour de France and took his fourth Olympic gold medal in the time trial in London. Sir Bradley Wiggins: ‘My most embarrassing moment? Post 2012, I had a few hissy fits’ 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z Although his Olympic mural was destroyed, Wyatt is thrilled to see the other works come back. L.A. again carries a torch for 1984 Olympic murals, their artists 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z Olympic National Park protects the land’s many ecosystems, from glacier-capped mountains and old-growth temperate rainforests to 73 miles of rugged coastline. For a Seattle writer, trips to the Olympic Peninsula made time to reconnect with outdoors, others 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z Photograph: Tristram Kenton Despite the eerily deserted streets of central , arts and entertainments bosses are reporting very mixed fortunes during the Olympic Games. London arts venues report mixed fortunes during Olympic Games 2012-08-02T18:09:52Z The next day, we drive west and south, following the edge of Olympic National Park into Forks, the logging town where the “Twilight” novels are set. Explore one of the most remote regions in the continental U.S., Washington’s Olympic National Park 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z We were disappointed the International Olympic Committee picked Beijing over Almaty to host the 2022 Winter Olympics. Welcomed like family in Kazakhstan 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z He lived in Stockholm for several years and in 1976 he busked across Canada, playing at the Montreal Olympic Games. Don Partridge obituary 2010-09-24T15:13:00Z The BBC is broadcasting more than 2,500 hours of high definition television during the Olympics Now, 64 years later, Olympic swimmers in London are again being televised using the latest technology. Next generation of HD television 2012-07-31T08:52:53Z Olympic Opening Ceremony toque while going for a fitting of his jive costume, a black leather jacket with jet hematite crystals, black T-shirt, pegged pants, pink socks and black Converse All-Stars. If it's Monday, it must be 'Dancing' for Evan Lysacek 2010-04-12T18:31:00Z Photograph: Royal Academy Olympic year: Olympic art – the gods of British painting were on show from the start. The best art of 2012: Laura Cumming's choice 2012-12-15T21:00:01Z This summer they will swim for Olympic gold and glory in Tokyo, Japan. Perspective | Teens are among the swimmers to watch in U.S. Olympic trials 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z On July 26, while working a 12-hour shift at the Olympic Centennial Park, Jewell noticed a green backpack under a park bench. The Tragic True Story Behind Leonardo DiCaprio and Jonah Hill’s Next Movie 2014-02-05T21:33:51Z But he warns that securing an Olympic legacy means being ready to build on the nation's new-found enthusiasm for sport. Has the north finally learned to love the games? 2012-08-03T06:00:00Z Finishing, he salutes to everyone like he just finished an Olympic routine and promptly turns toward a nearby flagpole and starts singing the Yemeni national anthem. Pommel horses and protesters 2012-08-25T12:00:00Z In 1996, Buckwheat Zydeco performed at the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games in Atlanta. Stanley Dural Jr., Founder of Buckwheat Zydeco, Dies at 68 2016-09-24T04:00:00Z The Olympics offered up finalists including the verb "to medal," "Games Maker" - the name given to thousands of Olympic volunteers - and distance runner Mo Farah's victory dance, "the Mobot." Oxford chooses 'omnishambles' as word of the year 2012-11-13T00:08:07Z The other six contestants including Lauren Goodger from The Only Way Is Essex, Olympic boxing gold medallist Luke Campbell and television presenter Anthea Turner, will all perform for the first time next weekend. Pamela Anderson first out of DoI 2013-01-07T10:00:42Z It is incredibly accurate, with major new and proposed buildings, including the Olympic stadiums, shown in white. | Map It Your Way 2011-01-28T17:30:28Z In one image, a mass of tents, arranged in a grid, occupies a field at the Hellinikon Olympic Complex. Richard Mosse’s “Heat Maps”: A Military-Grade Camera Repurposed on the Migrant Trail 2017-02-05T05:00:00Z NBC was able to pair Super Bowl and Olympic spots for advertisers, while CBS will not worry about going up against the Olympics. Super Bowl/Olympics Sunday about to become routine for NBC 2022-02-06T05:00:00Z The theater says the project will celebrate the London 2012 Olympic games and mark the first time all Shakespeare's plays will be performed in one season. Globe theater to show Shakespeare in 38 languages 2011-01-21T12:46:08Z Unlike Olympic weightlifting and powerlifting, Strongman competitions can vary significantly from meet to meet — including such events as a truck pull, a log press, a keg lift and the yoke walk. In Maryland’s Strongman competition, lifting, grunting and the ol’ heave-ho The two-time Olympic gold medalist and Christina Hammer will be featured in “All Access” episodes on Showtime Sports’ social media platforms. Claressa Shields in another boxing 1st on Showtime 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z HBO's "Real Sports" aired a thorough investigation last month into the International Olympic Committee and demands placed on host countries, but don't expect something similar on NBC. NBC gears up for Olympics with exhaustive coverage plan 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z See Seattle Times stories on where to play and stay in Olympic National Park. Guided walks on what was water at Olympic peninsula's Elwha 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z The 1976 Olympics in Montreal were marred by financial difficulties, and their most noteworthy piece of pageantry was a leaning Olympic stadium that has since become a symbol of poor planning and excess. 2010-02-12T14:01:00Z Nancy Pearl interviews Jonathan Evison about writing his Olympic Peninsula-based novel, "West of Here," an epic tale of discovery and the relationship between man and nature, ranging from the late 19th century to the present. "Book Lust with Nancy Pearl," featuring Jonathan Evison 2011-03-23T19:33:54Z Controversy erupted, reigniting discussions from Rio earlier this month, sparked when the Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas neglected to place her hand on her heart during the national anthem. Colin Kaepernick and the Radical Uses of “The Star-Spangled Banner” 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z In 2004, the Olympic powers that be dumped her event—double trap—from the Games. Jordyn Wieber shocker: Gymnastics is not a meritocracy 2012-07-30T11:46:00Z Greenspan acknowledged the problems that plagued the Olympic movement, but rarely lingered over them in his films. Bud Greenspan, longtime filmmaker who chronicled the Olympics' soaring moments, dies at 84 2010-12-27T01:16:00Z It's a fitting refuge for a former collegiate sprinter who made it all the way to the Olympic trials, where she represented her home country of Jamaica. Maryland teacher Keishia Thorpe, winner of Global Teacher Prize, inspires many 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z Lucia Kinghorn, a vice president of fashion at Hudson’s Bay, which helped created Canada’s uniforms and other Olympic gear, is aware of the scorn. Let the fashion policing begin on opening day of Tokyo Games 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z Imagine, he says, trying to organize an Olympic Games in 1016. What Are the Biggest Problems Facing Us in the 21st Century? 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z The ingredients of “Race,” a studiously uplifting biopic of Jesse Owens, the phenomenal star of the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, remain as volatile as they were 80 years ago, although nowadays they are camouflaged. Review: ‘Race’ Chronicles Jesse Owens’s Rise to Olympic Glory 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z Rafer, an Olympic gold medalist, is a founder of Special Olympics Southern California. Three new L.A. murals celebrate Special Olympics World Games 2015 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z The festival, part of the cultural warmup to next summer's 2012 London Olympic Games, reflects the ability of Britain's most famous playwright to reach audiences in myriad languages and cultures. The Bard goes global with 37 plays in 37 languages 2011-09-26T23:02:08Z Jenner's story is already well-known: As Olympic track star Bruce Jenner, he won the 1976 gold medal in the decathlon. Caitlyn Jenner signs book deal, will write memoir with Buzz ('Friday Night Lights') Bissinger 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z Olympic includes 11 athletes that are mothers and 53 fathers. Against sexist Olympic advertising 2012-07-24T16:05:00Z Even though I haven’t been to the gym in two weeks and I had a few trips to McDonald’s when I was at the Olympic Village. Adam Rippon Is Famous. What Now? 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z A former competitive swimmer with Olympic dreams, Jack now delivers the local newspaper his father runs; mainly he lies around in his tighty-whities all day. `The Paperboy' delivers gooey, sleazy cheese 2012-10-03T22:40:24Z “After the Olympic Games, when he had notoriety and opportunities, he said: ‘No, I’m not going to go the usual ice-show route. Critic’s Notebook: The Glories of Ice Shows Recalled, at Dance on Camera 2014-01-30T23:30:03Z Star Trek actress Alice Eve apologized in a statement to Entertainment Weekly for saying former Olympic champion Bruce Jenner is “playing at being a woman.” Alice Eve Says Bruce Jenner Is 'Playing at Being a Woman' 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z Bree’s new school is named after the first Black woman to win an Olympic medal in swimming, and its swim team is the underdog battling a threatened pool closure and a snooty rival school’s team. Water Dance 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z All the manpower and resources has predictably translated into a wave of Olympic news stories for NBC. NBCUniversal invested heavily in the Olympics. Is that why NBC News has made it a major story? 2021-07-27T04:00:00Z So the Olympic has been transformed into a 1920s boxing arena complete with vintage posters and an enormous Union Jack. ‘Peaky Blinders’: The Disparate Ingredients of a Cult Hit 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z As Mr. Lionti put it, “I really consider this like the American Olympic basketball team.” All-Star Orchestra Records Series for WNET 2012-08-31T21:48:03Z And yesterday LeBron saved the U.S. from the greatest Olympic humiliation in, possibly, our entire history. LeBron James is a hero 2012-08-05T13:06:00Z Head for the Olympic Peninsula and see the rain forest when it’s really a rain forest. 3 things to do on this rainy weekend 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z And it was only in 1984 that the Olympic Games finally allowed women to compete in the marathon. Let's get physical: how women's sport can conquer body image 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z The wicked Sheriff holds a stuffed carrot to Marian's throat; there's an Olympic archery contest, with Kaler on a spinning target, and – of course – a Gangnam Style spoof. The Borrowers; The Mouse and His Child; Robin and His Merry Mam!; Dial M for Murgatroyd 2012-12-23T00:04:15Z And Olympic National Park offers two ways to take advantage of the wild weather. The 41 Places to Go in 2011 2011-01-07T21:03:56Z Villain of the year: Mr Bean, for distracting attention from Simon Rattle's performance of Chariots of Fire at the Olympic opening ceremony. The best classical music of 2012 2012-12-05T19:00:11Z If London is still on your mind after the recent Olympic Games, here's a selection of winning crime novels from the UK. September crime fiction: UK authors on the case 2012-09-05T22:53:04Z The public model of Olympic coverage is standard across Europe. Ryan Seacrest, you’ve been replaced 2012-08-01T15:55:00Z He conducts as if it were an Olympic event, throwing himself into the music with tremendous energy and sweeping, incisive gestures. Cellist Baltacigil delights Seattle Symphony audience 2012-10-05T18:56:04Z Initially, the notion was to electrify the whole team, but an Olympic committee hoping to attract the 2020 Games to the United States quashed the idea. Ralph Lauren Gets Ready to Electrify the Olympics 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z It's about two former Olympic swimmers, Max and Elsa, who are looking back to when they were teenagers, at the height of their professional training. Swimming coach Nuala Muir-Cochrane on Amphibians 2011-01-16T22:15:01Z The sculpture — which will change color as the sun hits it and is meant to represent a sixth Olympic ring — is to be situated atop the Véu da Noiva waterfall. Warhol Museum Is Adding Long-Sought ‘Do It Yourself (Sailboats)’ 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z Speaking of Amateurism: The International Olympic Committee, desperate to reclaim its relevance, is considering introducing White House fence-jumping as a demonstration sport at the 2020 Summer Games. In the age of hysteria, take the ‘New Normal’ quiz 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z The Olympic and Paralympic opening and closing ceremonies revolved around British pop, celebrating everything from punk to grime. Readers' panel: Which band represents the best of British? 2012-09-25T14:05:37Z Writing in The Washington Post last year, Karen Attiah observed that “If How Not to Write About Africa were an Olympic floor gymnastics event, Linton’s piece would be a strong contender for a gold medal.” Louise Linton: Bad at being a public servant, bad at being Instagram famous, but pretty quick to apologize 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z Mr. Matadi mentioned the idea to Kouty Mawenh, Liberia’s Olympic attaché and a former Olympic competitor, who saw the relationship as an opportunity to merge Liberian talent to the advantage of both. Telfar Clemens Is Getting Into the Leggings Game 2021-06-21T04:00:00Z It’s like the Olympic ceremony of wine — except it happens daily for almost a month. Switzerland’s Once-in-a-Generation, Over-the-Top Party 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z Having said that, not all of them would help anyone in an Olympic moment. Winning Words: Inspiring Poems for Everyday life chosen by William Sieghart – review 2012-06-09T23:05:36Z A few weeks later, he was winning an Olympic gold medal. My workout: ‘Towards the end of a race, your legs are on fire’ 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z Clay failed to make this year’s Olympic team, so his marketability is pretty much dead. No one left to hate 2012-07-31T20:10:00Z Williams trains at Bath University and it's a world away from an Olympic setting. The Gizmo Games 2010-10-13T07:00:00Z The family in toto consists of Kris’s four children with her first husband, Robert Kardashian; her two daughters with the former Olympic gold decathlete Bruce Jenner; and four offspring from Bruce’s first two marriages. T Magazine: The Wild Bunch 2010-12-04T14:00:00Z It is part of the London 2012 Festival, which ties in with the Olympic Games this summer. Shakespeare festival opens on Bard's birthday 2012-04-23T19:32:08Z But he opened the popular VIP Palace restaurant on Olympic Boulevard and helped convince Mayor Tom Bradley in 1980 to officially give the name "Koreatown" to the neighborhood. Koreatown's cool old buildings point to L.A.'s future 2014-11-29T05:00:00Z What he tells us about the Olympic development plan is shocking . Critical eye: book reviews roundup 2011-07-29T21:55:02Z I am getting older and grumpier, but, really, the Olympic emperor has no clothes. With the Olympics Over, Six Former Host Cities Worth Visiting 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z From its northern border on West Olympic Place, it plunges nearly 250 feet to the waterfront. The scene in Kinnear Park, 1900 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z The placement of his Olympic experience suggests that Louie’s life is flashing before him or that he’s drawing strength from a memory. ‘Unbroken,’ Directed by Angelina Jolie 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z Don't be quiet, tell us your highlight! ... the London 2012 Olympic Games opening ceremony. What are your 2012 cultural highlights? 2012-12-05T18:59:00Z Andy Billings, director of the sports communications program at the University of Alabama, said he sees positive signs for NBC in the attention paid to televised Olympic team trials. Plenty at stake for NBC as COVID Olympics opening looms 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z So, Ill Manors cheerily presents the mean streets of Olympic London not as a shameful swamp to be drained by official policymakers but as a theatre for human carnival. Ill Manors just wants a little respect for our gangsters 2012-06-06T11:07:56Z In June, Harry Edwards, a noted sociologist at the University of California, Berkeley, who helped organize the 1968 Olympic protests, announced that he was rescinding all association with the University of Texas. The Many Costs of Campus Carry 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z The North Olympic Salmon Coalition’s Salmon Festival is described as “a day of revelry, music, poetry, games, films, fish-printing, food, Fin, and fun.” 3 getaways for this weekend, from B.C. wine to Portland's Day of the Dead 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z Watch the video, which also visits the Sub Pop offices and the Olympic Athletic Club near his old Ballard stomping grounds, below. Watch: New Chris Cornell video tours Seattle landmarks through Seattle Times paper route 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z The host nation always enters last, and the Brazilians were immediately preceded by another crowd favorite — the 10-person Refugee Team, which is competing under the Olympic flag. The Latest: De Lima lights the Olympic cauldron 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z Yes, playing to lose is contrary to the spirit of Olympic sport. Michael Phelps isn’t the greatest 2012-08-02T11:55:00Z In another, an African dog is united in marriage with a long-jumping Olympic athlete. Theatre review | Here, There & Everywhere | Theatro Technis | London 2010-03-20T01:03:00Z The Olympic Park to date is a new "quarter" of London built on an outdated Docklands model. Will the Olympics be a winner for east London? 2012-07-07T17:00:01Z Affordable housing has been at the centre of legacy promises and indeed we are told that half the homes in the Olympic village will be affordable. Will the Olympics be a winner for east London? 2012-07-07T17:00:01Z Olympic trials in advance of the London games later this month. Olympic trials, talent show give NBC ratings boost 2012-07-03T16:03:08Z NBC dives deep into its research of Olympic viewership, though it's never looked specifically into whether depressing news in the real world makes viewers more likely to tune in. As divided US views conventions, NBC promotes Olympic unity 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z The band are currently working on a new album and will release a single titled The Winner later this month to coincide with the Olympic Games. Status Quo rock the film world with action movie 2012-07-03T11:59:56Z The show sees celebrities trained by Olympic bronze medallist Tom Daley Splash!, Daley diving show makes a splash 2013-01-07T11:01:52Z Photograph: Dario Acosta It might be mostly happening across the border, but even the Edinburgh International festival is not immune to Olympic fever. This week's new live music 2012-08-03T23:05:27Z The two athletes were suspended from the U.S. team and forced to leave the Olympic village. Athlete-activist Tommie Smith works on graphic novel on life 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z The little boats dodging about with intrepid Mancunians at the oars also have a vaguely Olympic connection, as part of a light-hearted 'urban sporting arena' which is part of the Cultural Olympiad. Manchester opens inner city boating lake 2012-07-06T10:00:00Z “My uncle went to the Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996.” Champions in the Ring, and Out 2018-09-08T04:00:00Z Today, the Olympic muralists say, both aerosol artists and graffiti artists have come of age and have developed a healthy respect for the lasting nature of murals. L.A. again carries a torch for 1984 Olympic murals, their artists 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z The IOC, which holds international broadcast rights from Olympic venues, will now allow access to some shows. BBC gets compromise on radio ban 2012-07-30T11:12:05Z In February 2020, she is to begin running the 1,500 meters in preparation for the United States Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore. Michelle Howell, Maxwell Unterhalter 2019-10-13T04:00:00Z A Garsington representative said that the festival directors had decided that Vivaldi’s opera was too close thematically to the actual summer Olympic Games. Music Review: Garsington Opera’s ‘Olympiade’ by Vivaldi, in England 2012-06-24T22:11:06Z Several other activists were also detained by police at the same time, said Simonov, who has been protesting alleged abuses of migrant laborers at Olympic sites. 2 members of punk band Pussy Riot held in Sochi 2014-02-18T22:09:24Z “I was told that my grandmother ran track against Wilma Rudolph in the Olympic trials and lost because she was pregnant with my dad.” Comedian Tracy Morgan hosts The ESPYS to help fight cancer 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z For a longer jaunt, walk to Dallas Road, which skirts Vancouver Island’s southern coast with in-your-face views of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Olympic Peninsula. Water taxis, pickle boats, aquatic pub crawls: Explore Victoria by boat 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z Canada, United Kingdom and Australia — and, of course, there are rumblings about roller derby someday becoming an Olympic sport. The best kind of growing pains for Rat City Rollergirls 2013-01-17T21:37:32Z When she was still an “Olympic hopeful” in April 2012, Douglas was filmed in the Iowa gym where she trains, along with her coach Liang Chow. Gabby Douglas wins gold in all-around 2012-08-02T20:52:00Z He'd banged the sprawled events of a decade into the rushed two-year run for Olympic gold. 'Foxcatcher' screenwriters wrestled with getting the characters right 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z And the driver of a bus full of VIPs became lost on his way to the Olympic Park. Political drama 2012: Fact v fiction 2012-12-31T07:11:28Z The gallery would be part of a new cultural quarter planned for the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in East London, where the 2012 Olympics took place. Smithsonian Considers Opening London Location 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z She was prompted by the contrast in the positive coverage of female Olympic athletes and submissive images of topless young women. What now for Britain's new-wave feminists – after page 3 and £10 notes? 2013-07-27T21:15:01Z But there's a good reason for her absence: In 1996 and 2000, she was a member of the Summer Olympic Judo team for the U.S. 25 fun facts about "Home Alone" 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z Much like talk of an Olympic legacy in east London, the big ambition is that the Turner Contemporary will help kickstart urban regeneration. Turner Contemporary's boardwalk empire 2011-04-06T20:30:00Z The center, devoted to Hellenic culture, is remodeling its quarters in the Olympic Tower in Midtown Manhattan, and monsters have moved in along with the builders. Spare Times for Children for July 11-17 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z The Olympic gymnast is part of the touring production of the popular ABC reality show. ‘Dancing With the Stars’ winner Laurie Hernandez waltzes into Seattle 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z Today, Felix is notably helping to fund child care for Olympic athletes competing in Tokyo. Treated as a "criminal mastermind”: Black Olympic athlete’s abortion derails her career 2021-07-17T04:00:00Z It could not have been a more accurate portrayal of the heart and soul of Britain’s first Olympic ski jumper, he says – even if, factually, it was only about 5% accurate. Eddie the Eagle: ‘I was probably closer to the ostrich’ 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z The big sports news is that 2020, which is just around the corner, is an Olympic year. Perspective | Sport climbing moves into the spotlight with an Olympic debut in 2020 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z It’s certainly as transporting as anything you could hope to watch in this Olympic summer that never was. Streaming: the best Japanese films 2020-07-18T04:00:00Z When Germany could not repeat its rowing victory over England on the battlefields of the second world war, the way Germans viewed the Olympic heritage of Berlin changed. The shameful legacy of the Olympic Games 2012-06-14T19:00:08Z In 1981 he was nominated for an Academy Award for playing an Olympic trainer in 1920s Britain in “Chariots of Fire.” Ian Holm, Malleable Actor Who Played Lear and a Hobbit, Dies at 88 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z Best Couples Skate: Olympic ice skating legend Dorothy Hamill had to drop out of the competition for health reasons, but she returned for one last waltz. Dancing with the Stars Watch: And the Winners Are… 2013-05-22T04:10:14Z For Cameron loyalists, Boris is a firework that will soon splutter out as Olympic euphoria fades and people start to ask serious questions about his fitness for the highest office. Boris Johnson reminds Tories of what David Cameron has lost 2012-10-06T23:08:26Z SAT-MON Pairing of red wine and chocolate at Olympic Peninsula wineries, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2014-02-13T20:52:52Z Mr. Daley’s Olympic knitting certainly has brought even more attention to the crafts. Tom Daley Is All-Around Gold 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z Mr Ai, who co-designed the Beijing Olympic stadium known as the Bird's Nest, was detained by officials at Beijing airport on Sunday. Chinese police investigate artist 2011-04-07T10:17:58Z In 1968, the country was convulsed when the Mexican military massacred an unknown number of students in Tlatelolco who were protesting government expenditures on that year’s Olympic Games. How Mexico's súper rudas 'Radical Women' are rewriting the history of Latin American art 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z By this time next year, London will be choked with Olympic tourists. | London Alfresco 2011-08-05T13:00:14Z Olympic trials, and that was actually the biggest disappointment of my career, not making that team. London Marathon medalist Sara Hall says positivity and faith helped her across the finish line 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z The actress, the daughter of an Olympic gold medalist and lieutenant-colonel in the British Royal Artillery, said that her early life “was always a competition.” Charlotte Rampling’s Date With Oscar Got a Little Complicated 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z She was also part of the BBC's Olympic presenting team last year. Mishal Husain, a new female voice for the Today programme 2013-07-16T12:56:42Z “We have an obligation in that moment, as the broadcaster of the Olympic games, to cover the moment,” Solomon said in an interview with The Associated Press on Wednesday evening. NBC defends Shiffrin coverage, suggests sexism by critics 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z The Olympic rings were inaugurated in June 1914, the same month that a bullet felled an archduke and sent the world tumbling into war. Design: Who Made the Olympic Rings? 2012-07-12T04:47:18Z It was how the world watched him triumph in the punishing multi-skill Olympic sport, taking a victory lap while exhausted rivals writhed in pain. The forgotten history of Bruce Jenner: How the all-American hero of the 1970s ended up here 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z If you prefer a ground-level perspective, head for Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park. Things Every Southerner Must Do! 2010-07-14T22:49:00Z On our Olympic team I was 28 years old, and we had two other really talented kids who were 17 and 18. Adam Rippon Is Famous. What Now? 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z Last summer, the Seattle Art Museum commissioned Tamiko Thiel to develop an augmented reality artwork viewable in the Olympic Sculpture Park, which overlaid the natural greenery with strange, ecologically worrying additions. Virtual Reality Has Arrived in the Art World. Now What? 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z Photograph: Keystone USA-Zuma/Rex Features The architecture of the Olympic Park, Chinese author Mo Yan winning the Nobel prize for literature, Ten Billion at the Royal Court – and of course, the Queen's skydive. What are your 2012 cultural highlights? 2012-12-05T18:59:00Z The numbers are particularly impressive given the lack of ready-made Olympic moments so far this year. 2010-02-16T02:09:00Z On the Peninsula, he studied violin from age 5 and was soon playing with the North Olympic Youth Symphony and Port Angeles Symphony Orchestra. Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center to play Seattle May 7 2013-05-02T21:28:14Z “The whole cast is excited to be here,” says Chen, whose dominant Olympic performance climaxed a career including six U.S. titles and three at worlds. Stars on Ice back after pandemic with Olympic, world champs 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z The final story, Olympic Spirit, offers a peek backstage at what it takes to be an Olympic athlete. Heads Up: Telling the Olympic Story, Far From Sochi 2014-01-15T17:26:45Z The Olympic Games have always been a tempting subject. Culture flash: Olympic Games 2011-07-28T08:14:35Z When they’re not competing, the athletes at the Olympic Games in Tokyo have been quite candid on social media. The Olympics Are All Fun, No Games on TikTok 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z The Prize is a verbatim play exploring the sacrifices made for Olympic success, and Bye Bye World is an award winner from Holland about the desire to leave your life and start afresh. What to see: Edinburgh Fringe special 2012-07-30T11:15:31Z Some were members of the United States Olympic fencing team in Beijing, but they will teach foes of all ages and skill levels. Weekend Miser: Free Fencing Lessons, Yoga and Ballet 2010-05-27T21:59:00Z Photograph: Reuters If "chillaxing" was an Olympic sport then , would win a gold medal, according to a new biography of the prime minister. David Cameron's 'chillaxing' hobbies revealed in new biography 2012-05-19T10:46:51Z Local organizers, in concert with the International Olympic Committee, have imposed the tightest restrictions on reporters ever for an Olympics, which begin Feb. 4. ‘China will be China’: Why journalists are taking burner phones to the Beijing Olympics 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z A version of this article appears in print on February 16, 2014, on page ST14 of the with the headline: An Editor’s Olympic Turn on TV . For David Remnick, the Editor of The New Yorker, an Unusual Role as an Olympic Correspondent for NBC 2014-02-14T22:47:59Z For that matter, it also resembles what Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps does to win. 'The Power of Habit': vanquishing bad habits with good ones 2012-04-08T18:48:04Z Unlike with the critical response to the Olympic volunteer’s doxxing, women who are outed after anonymously posting nude photos tend to get little sympathy. Doxxing Internet babes: “She wanted it” 2014-02-23T00:00:00Z She was more curious about what he did outside of work and steered the conversation to one of her passions: Olympic weightlifting. Date Lab: Who wants to talk shop for half an hour? 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z The Soviet Union won the 1972 Olympic match with a last gasp basket after a controversial decision to replay the last three seconds. We are the champions: basketball film wows Russians before election 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z As someone in the Sun put it before her first event, the 100-m hurdles: “Would Britain’s Olympic poster girl shrink beneath the hopes of millions?” NBC blows it again 2012-08-06T11:59:00Z A workman sweeps rubbish near the famous Olympic rings logo. The Secret Olympian by Anon – review 2012-05-25T08:00:02Z Critics say it's a vestige of a time before Olympic action and results weren't available at people's fingertips. Taking stock: NBC learning about changed viewer habits 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z There are £10 Olympic Park general admission tickets, although these have all now sold out. How to enjoy the London Olympics for free 2012-07-25T14:27:13Z The Kalaloch area along Highway 101 is a popular stopping point for Olympic National Park explorers. When the ocean mood strikes, hit these accessible Washington coast trails 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z It's between Midtown and downtown, about 1 mile from Centennial Olympic Park and the Georgia Aquarium. Atlanta Family Weekend On the Cheap 2011-10-14T15:20:00.890Z It is not uncommon to see hundreds of people camped outside Olympic memorabilia stores in Beijing in the hopes of snagging one of the fluffy toys. The rise and fall of Bing Dwen Dwen, Beijing's insidious Olympics mascot 2022-02-20T05:00:00Z "We are delighted to be playing our part in such a prestigious national event as the country prepares to host the Olympic Games," says chief executive Michael Eakin. In Pictures: London 2012 Festival 2012-04-26T09:00:18Z Prosecutors, citing unlikelihood to prove negligence in court, declined to file a vehicular manslaughter charge against Jenner, who won a 1976 Olympic gold medal in decathlon as Bruce Jenner. Wrongful Death Case Against Caitlyn Jenner Dismissed 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z The 23-time Olympic gold medalist said Friday at the "Call of Duty" fan convention that he's never seen him dance. Michael Phelps has 'never seen' Ryan Lochte's dance moves 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z The athlete: The American biathlete will return to the Winter Olympic Games for the fourth time in a row. 4 Athletes Selected as Artists in Residence at the Olympics 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z Jackson-Dumont also visited Seattle and reportedly was blown away by SAM's Olympic Sculpture Park on the city's waterfront. Seattle's Sandra Jackson-Dumont makes art a party 2011-05-26T18:46:02Z This is in Hackney Wick, east London, on the northern fringe of the 2012 Olympic site. Folly for a Flyover 2011-07-09T23:05:57Z Olympic athletes and making costumes for Martha Graham's ballet production "Lucifer." Halston: The glittering rise — and spectacular fall — of a fashion icon 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z Cheetah was the comic relief in the Tarzan films that starred American Olympic gold medal swimmer Johnny Weissmuller. Cheetah the chimp from 1930s Tarzan flicks dies 2011-12-28T11:31:03Z Urdangarin is a former professional and Olympic handball medalist and the deals he landed were for things such as organizing seminars on using sports as a lure for tourism. Spanish monarchy's popularity hits new low 2013-02-22T12:04:10Z Photograph: Imago/Barcroft Media After Team GB's Olympic successes last year, cycling has captured the popular imagination, the sport's mix of physical demands and longform strategy particularly rewarding at the Tour De France. TV highlights 09/07/2013 2013-07-09T06:00:03Z T-shirts were emblazoned with gold-embossed Olympic torches, iconic Greek athletic figures and printed Olympic medals draped around the neckline. Classic and fanciful both permeate Milan runways 2011-06-19T23:02:08Z In London, an Olympic Park Is Reimagined The first phase of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park will open to the public in late July. In Transit Blog: In London, an Olympic Park Is Reimagined 2013-07-05T16:17:03Z A year later, she was on the 1940 US Olympic team headed for Tokyo when the second world war intervened, cancelling the Games along with her hopes for international fame. Esther Williams dies aged 91: swimmer who starred in MGM musicals 2013-06-06T22:14:09Z Not hard to rock … Hard Rock Calling's move from Hyde Park to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park was a success. The Olympic Park: how London's newest outdoor gig venue shaped up 2013-07-02T13:17:43Z The first of its kind, “The End of the Perfect 10″ contextualizes Olympic gymnastics, taking it beyond the marginalized category of “women’s sport” to its deeper political relevance. “To break the shackles of gravity”: How women’s gymnastics captures our imagination every 4 years 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z In Washington state, that means there’s no entrance fee at the biggies such as Mount Rainier National Park and Olympic National Park. Free entrance to national parks this weekend. But where's winter? 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z In December 2013, two decades after its inauguration—and 150 years after the birth of Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympic Games—the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, reopened to the world. The Olympic Museum in Switzerland Reopens with Airy New Interiors 2014-02-12T05:00:00Z While working on Batman Live, Devlin was also busy dreaming up sets for Take That's record-breaking Progress stadium tour, The Trojans for the Royal Opera House and the Olympic Games closing ceremony. Setting the scene 2011-07-20T07:58:28Z Ahead of the 1936 games in Berlin, the chairman of the American Olympic Committee concluded that there was no case for a boycott as there was no discrimination in German sport. Fanfare 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z Who would win a medal in the contest for best Olympic style? Soccer star Lionel Messi to play for Paris Saint-Germain after 2 decades with Barca 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z The Olympics seemed a luxury London couldn’t afford, and the Olympic movement became an idea people were mistrustful of. London 2012 anti-logos 2012-07-12T00:00:00Z Among those inspired by Spielberg’s blockbuster about a stranded alien was future Olympic track cycling champion Chris Hoy. At Tokyo Olympics, a debt to ‘Back to the Future’ and ‘E.T.’ 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z At the Olympic Restaurant on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, customers who heed the call of nature are in for a pleasant surprise. Art Review: ?Living as Form? at Essex Street Market - Review 2011-09-29T22:41:46Z One was with my volleyball coach who’d taken me to two Olympic medals.” You?re O.K., but I?m Not. Let?s Share. 2010-12-01T08:10:00Z Greenspan received lifetime achievement awards from the Directors Guild of America and the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, as well as a Peabody and the Olympic Order award. Bud Greenspan, longtime filmmaker who chronicled the Olympics' soaring moments, dies at 84 2010-12-27T01:16:00Z The yard outside is filled by a greenhouse to cultivate vegetables, built from wood and plastic sheeting, and an herb garden made from wood donated by the London 2012 Olympic Games construction site. Design: Making Food Seriously Local 2011-09-18T14:01:26Z The Mexico Olympic Committee held a national vote online to choose the opening ceremony looks from three designs created by High Life. Let the fashion policing begin on opening day of Tokyo Games 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z Korbut’s melodrama, of course, played out only days before McKay’s landmark coverage of the Olympic Village hostage crisis, which would change the world of sports, and sports television, in a different and darker way. Michael Phelps, Jordyn Wieber: Redemption! 2012-08-01T11:45:00Z This rule is said to be an attempt to preserve "the neutrality of sport at the Olympic Games and the neutrality of the Games themselves." 8 of the biggest ways the Summer Olympics are different in Tokyo this year 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z Khan leads an acclaimed contemporary dance company based in London, and his work has been performed by the English National Ballet and in the Opening Ceremonies of the 2012 London Olympic Games. Review | Akram Khan delivers a powerful indictment of war in ‘Xenos’ at the Kennedy Center 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z But just how close to the truth is the Olympic spoof? AUDIO: Twenty Twelve 'is art imitating life' 2012-07-17T13:01:24Z But the input of her daughter Allegra Versace, who is of Mr. Kane’s generation, created a strong combo of Olympic energy and a certain girly sweetness, especially in those sugary colors. Special Report: Fashion: Giorgio Armani Sends Out a Shimmering Collection 2011-09-26T17:07:04Z Most Competitive Olympic Rivalries Tim Kiladze These winter sports battles are among the most memorable--and some will reignite in Vancouver. 2010-02-04T23:00:00Z “Or better, given her natural skills, an Olympic gymnast.” A Successful Editor Turns Debut Author, Surprising Nearly Everyone 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z Anyway, they've just found the bodies of two Bulgarian construction workers at the Olympic stadium site. Murder, intrigue and rolled trouser legs ... help us write a crime novel 2011-07-07T10:49:00Z For a second year, the Olympic Peninsula’s North Olympic Library System is teaming with Olympic National Park to offer Poetry Walks, displaying the works of famous poets alongside four trails in the park. Take a Poetry Walk in Olympic National Park 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z How about because the ideals that Smith and Carlos believed in and fought for have now been adopted wholeheartedly by the American and International Olympic Committees. Olympics hoops: The world catches up to the U.S. 2012-08-13T12:15:00Z But it is very much like an Olympic experience hitting the road and doing six months of shows. Q&A with Michael Bolton: Making a new album, meeting Pavarotti and how he keeps his voice strong 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z B. Coffee has been ruled a legal performance enhancer for Olympic swimmers. Style Invitational Week 1168: Asterisky business — give us nerdy humor 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z A majestic Olympic Stadium was constructed on the wasteland alongside a sprawling Olympic Village where the athletes would stay. Inside the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z We won the 1924 Olympic gold medal for football -- in Paris, a city with a special place in the Latin American imagination. World Cup: 'Golazo!' author on soccer passion in Latin America 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z The Russian Olympic Committee later won gold but were not awarded their medals due to Valieva's positive test. Sha’Carri Richardson, Tara Lipinski, Johnny Weir and others push back at doping decision leniency 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z Similarly, Olympic Provisions, located in a large, renovated commercial building in an industrial section of Portland, serves house-cured meats and other simple, flavorful vegetable side dishes. 2010-02-12T01:10:00Z I have asked our bodies to make these savings while protecting frontline services wherever possible, and without interrupting the Olympic programme. Arts and sport facing 3% cuts 2010-05-25T05:00:00Z He protected me from bullies and thrilled me with risks as we pretended to be Olympic slalom riders down the legendary Suicide Hill nearby. Halloween is my nightmare, but not for the usual reasons 2015-10-31T04:00:00Z I think there is now an opportunity for the Olympic legacy to be handled very differently from what has gone so far. Will the Olympics be a winner for east London? 2012-07-07T17:00:01Z Already, Ms. Robbie has helped create a new production company, LuckyChap Entertainment, to develop projects she could potentially star in, like a planned film about Tonya Harding, the disgraced Olympic figure skater. For Margot Robbie, the Hustle Never Stops 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z Though denied an Olympic appearance herself, Williams is pointed to as an inspiration for the development of synchronised swimming, an Oympic discipline since 1984. Esther Williams dies aged 91: swimmer who starred in MGM musicals 2013-06-06T22:14:09Z Most of the officials she talks to insist that it’s pointless to try to persuade the International Olympic Committee to reverse a decision. ‘The Golden Girl’ Review: A Lose-Lose Proposition 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z People loved Rio’s cartoon Olympic mascot—until a real jaguar was subbed in and then killed after exhibiting threatening behavior during a torch-relay event. The Most Influential Fictional Characters of 2016 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z Don’t miss the tiny Olympic museum in the stairwell leading up to the cafeteria, which includes artifacts like Carmichael’s ski jacket from the 1992 Olympics. Land of 100 Olympians: Why Steamboat Springs is a winter sports mecca 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z “How did cats and dogs thrive for thousand and thousands of years?” said Ms. Schultze, who lives on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington. The Diet Worked For Them. Now Their Pets Are on It. 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z Simpson's attorney Robert Kardashian, in the early 1990s and is married to former Olympic decathlon gold medalist Bruce Jenner, says reports her reality TV star daughter's relationship was made for TV are false. Mom says Kim Kardashian 'heartbroken' over divorce 2011-11-04T20:15:14Z In stifling heat and humidity, Wanjiru broke the Olympic record by more than three minutes with a time of 2:06:32. Marathon updates: Running without Wanjiru 2011-10-09T12:00:00Z Opening this programme themed around the Olympic ideals of "faster, higher, stronger" is Martin Lawrance's Run For It for Scottish Ballet. This week's new theatre and dance 2012-06-15T23:05:31Z Attending a Winter Olympics might be on many bucket lists, but unless you made plans for Sochi months ago, traveling to the Olympic venues might be as difficult as winning an Olympic medal. Pursuits : Catching the Olympic Spirit in Lake Placid, N.Y. 2014-01-21T20:00:48Z “It reinforced training like an Olympic athlete,” he says. Perspective | ‘More like a festival’: How classical competitions are reinventing themselves 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z Deftly, the film shifts focus from Raducan’s disqualification to the entrenched injustices of Olympic sports, with their outsized pressures and brittle illusions of meritocracy. ‘The Golden Girl’ Review: A Lose-Lose Proposition 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z Carl Lewis’s Olympic medals, Jesse Owens’s cleats Owens wore the cleats at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, where he won four gold medals. The National Museum of African American History and Culture 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z It's a broken echo of the Nazi party glory days, of the Hitler youth and Olympic spectacle. This week's new exhibitions 2012-05-18T23:05:00Z On the other side of the world, the snowy mountains of Pyeongchang, South Korea, host the Winter Olympic Games, Feb. 9-25. Top travel destinations of 2018, from Malta to Moscow to Minneopolis 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z If Nigeria had won the hosting rights for the Olympic Games that year, I would have leased out my swimming pool to the Local Organising Committee. The Swimming Pool by Jekwu Anyaegbuna 2013-03-16T09:01:08Z What used to take 15 hours with Ironman competitions can now be done in as few as 3 hours in an Olympic distance race. Triathletes, 40-Somethings, Going for Youth 2010-10-22T21:50:00Z Despite a few apartment buildings and funky houseboats lining the canals, the Olympic vicinity of East London felt empty, with construction cranes appearing to outnumber people. Journeys: An Olympic Preview in London?s East End 2012-01-27T17:44:53Z Olympic softball team in 2004 and 2008, did not address any potential conflict of interest — working for a team while simultaneously commentating on all clubs. Mendoza to work for Mets while remaining an ESPN broadcaster 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z Visitors may now reach the Boulder Creek Trailhead, which provides hiker and stock-user access to the Olympic Hot Springs Trail, a 2.5-mile hike from the trailhead. Road to Olympic Hot Springs reopens after 3-year closure 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z The Olympic Park Legacy Company aims to appoint an operator by June. Olympics Anish Kapoor tower hopes to attract 1m visitors a year 2011-01-07T00:05:13Z Not just good, but like Olympic, world-class good. Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan on their 'brutally honest' rom-com 'Catastrophe' 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z Athletes across the board — the Israeli baseball team, an Irish gymnast, American rugby players — have posted videos of themselves and teammates attempting to corrupt the cardboard beds in the Olympic Village. The Olympics Are All Fun, No Games on TikTok 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z “That was very gay,” Wenner now concedes of a 1973 illustration of the Olympic swimmer Mark Spitz, imagining him as a Vargas boy. The Licentious Life and Times of Jann Wenner 2017-11-27T05:00:00Z Ms. Potter, 31, grew up in the early years of women’s hockey, when there were few organized programs and no Olympic team to idolize. 2010-02-11T06:00:00Z It’s an event so grueling that the winner of the Olympic gold medal is often dubbed “the world’s greatest athlete.” The forgotten history of Bruce Jenner: How the all-American hero of the 1970s ended up here 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z A few miles further east lies the Olympic Park, where Danny Boyle's opening ceremony offered up another pastoral scene, of sheep, geese and rolling green. The new ruralism: how the pastoral idyll is taking over our cities 2012-11-18T20:30:00Z With skateboarding entering the Olympic Games in 2020, the international growth of skate parks is likely only beginning. Skateboarders Won 2018-04-07T04:00:00Z The second half details his own, nicely quirky proposals for making a better Olympic Games. Non-fiction roundup - reviews 2012-08-10T21:55:04Z Ai, famous for his "Bird's Nest" Olympic Stadium in Beijing and a recent installation at London's Tate Modern gallery comprising millions of replica porcelain sunflower seeds, was 13th in the ranking last year. China's Ai Weiwei tops annual ArtReview power list 2011-10-13T00:12:56Z The United States Bridge Federation, for instance, which runs the equivalent of Olympic trials for a U.S. team, held competitions this month in monitored hotel rooms, using tablets and recording games. After a Year of ‘Rampant’ Cheating, Elite Bridge Tries to Clean Up 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z All Olympic coverage will be from the BBC – just like at home. How to enjoy the London Olympics for free 2012-07-25T14:27:13Z “It’s a pretty profound reminder of the consequences of war on a city and its people, and how an Olympic city can carry on.” With the Olympics Over, Six Former Host Cities Worth Visiting 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z Modern literary competitions appeared shortly after the revival of the Olympic Games at the end of the 19th century. The Booker steps away from being its own genre 2012-07-28T08:00:02Z The Olympic gold medalist is widely recognized as the greatest gymnast in the world, and her historic delivery of yet another never-been-done-before move shows us this reputation is well-earned. Simone Biles' historic Yurchenko double pike is being punished 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z Where, when, why: We traveled to Olympic National Park in Washington from Aug. 14-20. Best friends plan an offline vacation at Olympic National Park in Washington state 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z "I know, people only recognize me in athletic gear," the Olympic gold medalist said. On the Runway Blog: Fashion Week Stargazing: Days 3 and 4 2012-09-10T18:46:29Z Page last updated at Olympic diving star Tom Daley is set to travel around the world for a new TV series. Tom Daley to present travel show 2013-08-05T16:00:11Z On Saturday, the Rapture were perhaps bemused to find themselves the de facto warm-up act for an Olympic torch handover on the main stage. RockNess – review 2012-06-12T15:46:05Z On our doorstep will be fantastic Olympic facilities that if managed correctly will be the catalyst for future East End achievement and fulfilment. Will the Olympics be a winner for east London? 2012-07-07T17:00:01Z Thomson was in Berlin in the mid 80s – on the verge of taking a job as a cleaner at the old Olympic stadium – when news of his father's death brought him back to Eastbourne. Rupert Thomson: a life in writing 2013-03-08T10:00:01Z The gear for fans evoking the Beijing designs went on sale Thursday at Ralphlauren.com, from red plaid duffels and backpacks to white puffer jackets in a bold Olympic ring print. Ralph Lauren rolls out buffalo plaid for Team USA in Beijing 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z There was a big to-do last year for the 20th anniversary, but the orchestra was not about to miss the tie-in to the London 2012 Festival and the Olympic Games. Music Review: Jonathan Harvey’s ‘Weltethos’ in England 2012-06-22T23:59:58Z Among other projects, she designed the aquatic center for the 2012 Olympic Games in London, museums in Cincinnati, Glasgow and Rome, an auto plant in Germany and an opera house in China. Zaha Hadid, Pritzker-winning architect of defiance and drama, dies at 65 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z Twenty Twelve, set in the offices of the Olympic Games' organisers, was another series with an uncanny knack of pre-empting events. Political drama 2012: Fact v fiction 2012-12-31T07:11:28Z I’m not your typical Olympic athlete by any means. Adam Rippon Is Famous. What Now? 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z "USA gymnastics and the United States Olympic and Paralympic committee knew that I was abused by their official team doctor long before I was ever made aware of their knowledge." Larry Nassar survivors testify before US Senate: "I blame an entire system" 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z In one gripping scene, a tough Israeli Nazi hunter holds Bernie’s life in her hands while she and Bernie sit chatting in plain sight on the top tier of the storied Olympic Stadium. Review | The late Philip Kerr’s left behind a colorful new novel. It won’t be his last. 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z This was supposed to be the month when all eyes would be on Japan, with the presumably lavish festivities for the Tokyo Olympic Games due to kick off shortly. Streaming: the best Japanese films 2020-07-18T04:00:00Z Still, this Olympic gold medal in basketball may have an unexpected consequence for LeBron James, one that the combination of an NBA championship ring and an MVP award could not do. Olympics hoops: The world catches up to the U.S. 2012-08-13T12:15:00Z With his twinkling blue eyes, aquiline nose and dimpled smile, Mr. Lochte, 27, is being groomed to be a breakout Olympic superstar, with millions in corporate sponsorships to match his athletic accomplishments. Ryan Lochte, Olmypic Swimmer and Sex Symbol 2012-06-09T10:00:23Z In total, the Honors List recognized more than 1,200 people in the U.K. this year, including scientists, actors, politicians, Olympic athletes and people who worked to raise funds for charities. Tony Blair, Daniel Craig join scientists on UK Honors List 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z There are just two weekends left for you to enjoy the 2010 Olympic Festival season. Review: More Olympian music-making at Quilcene's Olympic Music Festival 2010-08-09T17:48:00Z That every Olympic athlete excelled at sport at school. The Secret Olympian by Anon – review 2012-05-25T08:00:02Z They said, 'if we asked you to do the Olympic theme, what would you do?' BBC airs Olympic title sequence 2012-07-02T10:02:35Z But they ran into an inspired Costa Rica and the reigning Olympic champions were lucky to escape the opening half with a 1-0 lead after a 16th minute header from Tobin Heath. Soccer: U.S. women secure Olympic berth 2012-01-28T07:08:02Z This requirement of Olympic athletes is undeniably dehumanizing, reducing athletes to their performances and splicing their intersecting identities and values from the Olympics' neat, white-washed presentation of sport as apolitical. The contrast between real-life soccer racism and "Ted Lasso" is impossible to ignore 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z Phelps' competition schedule kept him from attending the first four openings of his Olympic career, and many athletes from around the world — if they're competing on Saturday — tend to pass on the ceremony. The Latest: De Lima lights the Olympic cauldron 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z Pockets of gentrification in East London predate Olympic efforts. Journeys: An Olympic Preview in London?s East End 2012-01-27T17:44:53Z That year, Ebsworth and other local donors pledged an estimated $1 billion worth of art to celebrate three things: SAM’s big downtown expansion, the Olympic Sculpture Park and SAM’s 75th anniversary. Multimillion-dollar art collection, once promised to SAM, now up for auction at Christie’s 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z The results were surprising, says Stellingwerff, who is the director of research at the Canadian Sport Institute, the country’s Olympic research facility in Vancouver. Can you improve performance by rinsing your mouth with carbs? 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z Some of the docs address the current situation, others focus on Greek Olympic heritage. This week's new film events 2012-10-05T23:05:17Z The White Hart Inn sits on the village green — close to biking trails, the Appalachian Trail and an Olympic ski jump. Hotel Review: White Hart Inn in the Berkshires 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z Instead, he drew on the knowledge that all large organizations are dysfunctional in similar ways, and the gap between Olympic organizers' noble rhetoric and the messy everyday reality of planning such a big event. Olympic satire 'Twenty Twelve' hits close to home 2011-04-07T11:46:05Z Among the strongest is the opener, “Earth Mama,” the terrifically assured feature debut from the writer-director Savanah Leaf, a former Olympic volleyball player. At New Directors/New Films, See the World Through Perceptive Filmmakers’ Eyes 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z Still, the German National Olympic Committee persuaded Hitler that even a Games that included non-Aryan athletes could be turned to Germany's advantage. The shameful legacy of the Olympic Games 2012-06-14T19:00:08Z Hailing from Minnesota, Lee is an 18-year-old Hmong American who is widely regarded as a favorite for Olympic gold on the uneven bars. Meet Team USA gymnasts: Here are the newcomers joining Simone Biles on the quest for gold 2021-07-25T04:00:00Z To pick up some tips, I reached out to some families who deserve Olympic medals for their longstanding reunions. This Life: Just One Big, Happy Family? 2013-08-30T20:36:44Z I caught the ferry west to the Olympic peninsula and pulled in at Port Townsend. In search of the funkiest little town in America 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z Six years later, Elizalde is even deeper into the challenges of running the annual festival’s behind-the-curtain operations as well as realizing its onstage mission to bring great chamber music to the Olympic Peninsula. From playing music in a barn to a state park, Olympic Music Festival has been undergoing reinvention 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z In a brief, tongue-in-cheek film broadcast to a packed Olympic stadium late on Friday - as well as a massive worldwide television audience - Bond actor Daniel Craig entered Buckingham Palace wearing his trademark tuxedo. Spirited queen happy to play Bond girl 2012-07-29T08:56:17Z It began and ended with comfortingly well-known radio stalwarts – Big Ben's chimes and the pips – but between those was an opaque sonic collage that made the Olympic opening ceremony easy to fathom in comparison. Damon Albarn's barmy composition a fitting birthday tribute to BBC Radio 2012-11-14T19:59:26Z He was there in Boston, at the 2000 Olympic trials, helping Shannon Miller to her feet after a weak block off the vault scuttled her attempt to qualify for the Sydney Games. The Victims of Larry Nassar Who Dared to Come Forward First 2019-05-25T04:00:00Z It will again be highly topical as it will coincide with London's 2012 hosting of the Olympic Games, another pillar of classical Greek culture. Free drama of popular protest rocks London stage 2011-08-31T12:37:39Z That Olympic speed skating oval may have been built for the '32 games, but it is where the Heiden siblings won medals in 1980 as well. With the Olympics Over, Six Former Host Cities Worth Visiting 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z Stamps from the series have also featured Olympic runner Wilma Rudolph, author Harriet Beecher Stowe and Tuskegee airman C. Alfred “Chief” Anderson. USPS honors former Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham with a new stamp 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z It was the location of many of the sporting events at the Ancient Olympic Games. With the Olympics Over, Six Former Host Cities Worth Visiting 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z The acclaimed architect, best known in Britain for the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park, recognised a bias that pushes women towards designing interiors. Zaha Hadid: Britain must do more to help encourage its women architects 2013-02-17T00:06:12Z “We started teaching her Olympic lifting and she loved it.” 8 tips for making fitness part of your family life (no home gym required) 2019-11-29T05:00:00Z Perhaps Mr. Piene’s best-known sky art was “Olympic Rainbow,” consisting of five different-colored polythene tubes, each more than 1,500 feet long, which were inflated and released to close the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Otto Piene, German Artist of New Modes, Dies at 85 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z But when the Olympic Delivery Authority took over after London won the bid, they refused to honour the agreement, claiming that "it is illegal to dictate the terms of contracts struck under open tender". Will the Olympics be a winner for east London? 2012-07-07T17:00:01Z Dreamed up by the centre's poet-in-residence Simon Armitage, it is intended to echo the poetic spirit of the ancient Olympic Games. London prepares for poetry bombing 2012-06-26T12:45:30Z The central moment is the queen's jawdropping entry into Rome, for which Mankiewicz creates a sensational Busby Berkeley fantasy,, like the world's biggest Olympic opening ceremony. Cleopatra – review 2013-07-11T20:34:00Z Olympic Park offers several less strenuous activities, including several obstacle courses and a museum. AWAY IS HOME | When your itinerary goes sideways, have a backup plan 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z “Hi, I’m on this trip with my teenage daughter as a rest before her Olympic tryouts.” My swimming odyssey: ‘It felt like a last chance to prove what I was capable of’ 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z All these elements — past and present, real and surreal, serious and absurd — are stacked like some Olympic version of literary Jenga. Review | A.R. Moxon’s ‘The Revisionaries’ might be the weirdest novel of the year 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z "The Slap" is not just a gamble for NBC, which is looking for event series to complement its live musicals and Olympic telecasts, but also for one of its lead creative figures. NBC risks parental blowback with 'The Slap' 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z It takes 10 years, he says, to produce world-class trampolinists and the sport’s Olympic lifespan has hit 14 years, plenty of catch-up time. Bounce so hard 2012-07-28T13:00:00Z They are the only two brothers in U.S. wrestling history to win both Olympic and World championships. Sports at Cannes: Wrestling with Foxcatcher, Scoring With Red Army 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z Everyone's been watching my fights and analysing them, and every time I step in the ring, they are thinking: "I want to beat the Olympic champion." London 2012: British Olympians, one year on – Jade Jones 2013-06-22T23:05:24Z At the very least, you should have sustained multiple injuries on your journey to Olympic greatness. Olympic women’s burden 2012-08-09T15:51:00Z Seattle Aquarium Beach Naturalists, Olympic Sculpture Park SAT Explore sea life at low tide, drop in anytime 12:30-3:30 p.m. Community calendar 2012-06-21T01:23:04Z So, I guess that’s excluding slavery and your city being burned to the ground and segregation and the notorious serial killer and the Olympic bombing.” Jon Stewart slams America’s extreme legal hypocrisy: Teachers get jail time for cheating, bankers who “nearly broke the earth” walk free 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z Singer told Hodge that his daughter’s chance of getting into Georgetown based on academics was fifty per cent “at best,” but that “there may be an Olympic Sports angle we can use.” The Unseen Student Victims of the “Varsity Blues” College-Admissions Scandal 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z At IMG, he represented the International Olympic Committee in rights deals for seven Olympics. Barry Frank, sports TV, marketing pioneer, dies at 87 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z It comes about two months after the death of Harris, who scored the first basket in Olympic women’s basketball history and was the first woman officially drafted by an NBA team. Shaq, Curry win Oscars for ‘Queen of Basketball’ documentary 2022-03-27T04:00:00Z For example, two-time Olympic javelin thrower Cyrus Hostetler recently told The Washington Post that the most he’s ever earned in a year is $3,000. The Olympian struggle: How do Olympic athletes pay the electric bill? 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z Now, normal civilians like you and I may have no idea what a non-cynical marketing strategy looks like, but Olympic athletes should be able to figure it out. Olympic women’s burden 2012-08-09T15:51:00Z He then drove to his Hannam market on Olympic Boulevard and climbed onto the roof with his handgun, joining friends and relatives. Koreatown's cool old buildings point to L.A.'s future 2014-11-29T05:00:00Z It was called Coca-Cola – today, the official beverage of the Olympic Games. A Man in a Hurry – by Nick Harris, Helen Harris and Paul Marshall 2012-06-29T21:55:06Z His Olympic career includes medals won at the Athens and Beijing games. Ryan Lochte to cameo in 90210 2012-08-15T11:00:31Z International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach — a 1976 gold medalist in fencing for his native country — stood and waved with both hands as the Germans walked into Maracana Stadium. The Latest: De Lima lights the Olympic cauldron 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z My mum works in the butchers and they are still selling Olympic gold sausages there. London 2012: British Olympians, one year on – Jade Jones 2013-06-22T23:05:24Z No Clear Favorite Ahead of 2020 Olympic Site Vote All three candidate cities to host the 2020 Summer Games — Istanbul, Tokyo and Madrid — present risks ahead of Saturday’s vote. 20 Directors to Watch 2013-09-05T14:14:57Z The sculptor designed the gold Olympic UK Kilo coin for the Royal Mint, which was unveiled at the Royal Academy in 2011. In pictures: Sir Anthony Caro 2013-10-24T13:18:23Z The U.S. won the event at the FEI World Equestrian Games in 2018 and will be seeking a record fourth Olympic gold medal in the team jumping event. Felix runs for history, Americans seek more basektball gold 2021-08-05T04:00:00Z The Olympic gymnastic silver medallist, who won Strictly in 2012, earned his latest success on the night that Sir Bruce Forsyth returned to the show. Smith wins another Strictly title 2014-12-25T05:00:00Z And because the former Olympic gold medalist and Keeping Up With the Kardashians dad is reintroducing herself to the world as the most visible and thus scrutinized transgender person in America. Caitlyn Jenner and Jazz Jennings Reveal Remarkable Women Living Amid the Mundane 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z The financial support awarded to Olympic hopefuls winners convinced her to apply. Who Wants to Be a Gold Medalist? 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z Her poem, The Fun Palace, which celebrates the life and work of theatre director Joan Littlewood, is on display in the Olympic Park. Trojan tragedy goes modern 2012-11-15T06:55:18Z When women made their competitive Olympic debut in gymnastics at the Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics, they switched out dresses for shorts and shirts. Olympic gymnasts sound off on the evolving leotard: 'Power and prestige goes with those leos' 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z Attempts to boycott the Olympic Games in Berlin had failed. Garry Kasparov Says We Are Living in Chaos, But Remains an Incorrigible Optimist 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z And though he's spending his first week back welcoming Olympic champions, it's clear that while Leno too knows how to win, "The Tonight Show" hasn't picked up a clue about being a good sport. Jay Leno: Now, with more gloating 2010-03-02T13:40:00Z But the Olympic body left the door open to some Russian athletes without a history of doping to compete at its invitation as neutral “Olympic Athletes from Russia”. From Russia with love: OAR skier weds athlete not invited to Games 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z In a follow-up message on Twitter, Ms. Tolokonnikova posted a photograph that appeared to have been taken from a police vehicle traveling toward the Olympic sites. 2 Pussy Riot Members Say They Have Been Arrested 2014-02-18T10:47:08Z This compelling new investigative podcast series tells the little-known true story of one of the biggest mistakes in Olympic history. 6 Podcasts to Whet Your Appetite for the Olympics 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z Olympic and Paralympic teams and present the main award and lifetime achievement honor at the celebration of sporting accomplishments. Kate Middleton to attend UK sports awards show 2012-12-16T15:50:14Z The Olympic Park commission could be described at Bartee’s farewell homage to the American Pacific Northwest. Andrew Bartee returns to woods to create Face of America installment for Wolf Trap The ban means that the 29-year-old Contador, who had threatened to end his career if found guilty, will miss this year's Tour de France and the London Olympic Games. Contador gets two year ban, set to lose Tour title 2012-02-06T12:32:03Z The Wikipedia entry for ski suit, in fact, features an image not of the Olympic stars Lindsey Vonn or Bode Miller but of Mr. Putin, wearing the red two-piece uniform of Russia’s national team. A Test Run at Russia’s Olympic Hopeful 2013-12-20T16:51:32Z He successfully defended his title the next year at the Olympic Auditorium, in front of his mother. Gene LeBell, 89, Judo Champion, Wrestler and Star Stuntman, Dies 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z The Olympic boroughs are among the poorest in the country and affordable housing is desperately needed. Will the Olympics be a winner for east London? 2012-07-07T17:00:01Z The governing body said an extended Olympic qualification period will be introduced in 2021 and will include only those tournaments that were postponed, cancelled or suspended due to the pandemic this year. Shuttlers to keep Tokyo ranking points earned before shutdown 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z And one of the very few past Olympic venues to get a great "Mass" of Bier! With the Olympics Over, Six Former Host Cities Worth Visiting 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z Care for a little trout on the Olympic Peninsula? Look Ahead: The hottest Seattle events for August 2018 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z “The Olympic dream has always been about going up a big hill to achieve what you want,” she said. At the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum, All Athletes Are Equal 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z Olympic sponsorship is a costly, but lucrative investment for brands. BMW Goes To The London Olympics 2012-07-28T19:29:27Z Brown came up with the original idea after interviewing Olympic swimmers, psycholoigists and coaches about their preparations and training for competition. This week's new theatre 2011-01-01T00:05:46Z Once completed, the track cycling facility will be part of the Olympic Training Center, one of the main legacies of the Rio Games. UCI president expresses concern over Rio venue preparations 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z NBC, which will broadcast the London Games, has referred to Mr. Lochte as “arguably the face” of the American team on its Olympic Talk blog. Ryan Lochte, Olmypic Swimmer and Sex Symbol 2012-06-09T10:00:23Z All three freestyle skiing disciplines were added as demonstration sports at Calgary in 1988, but the International Olympic Committee seemed uncertain how to create objective judging criteria for ballet. When Ski Ballet Pushed at the Porous Boundary Between Art and Sport 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z Olympic swim team for a training session in 1952, before they headed to Helsinki. The Swimmer: Manhattan Edition 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z Herman Brix, a former Olympic shot-putter, starred in The New Adventures of Tarzan, in 1935, depicting the jungle hero as an educated, softly spoken and cultured lord, who spoke several languages – and didn't grunt. Tarzan returns: from Edwardian swinger to hunky ecowarrior 2012-07-14T23:06:48Z Last March at Squaw Valley, five people were caught in a big slide near the Olympic Lady chairlift. After an Avalanche, Questions About Safety 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z Olympic champion and world record holder Usain Bolt jumped the gun in the 100-meter finals and just like that, he was out of the event. Rebecca Soni’s game-changing record 2012-08-03T11:45:00Z In recent weeks, Live Nation and Rotella's Insomniac announced a partnership to expand the Electric Daisy Carnival overseas on July 20 to Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London. Electric Daisy Carnival showcases no-longer-outlaw dance music 2013-05-16T20:09:00Z Olympic Games: the mysterious station marked on Metro’s plan for 2040, placed squarely on what — squinting again here — must be M Street. Historic Georgetown may be barreling toward a newfangled future. Are we ready? 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z As Gingrich left the House to become "an influence peddler," Romney said he was running the Olympic games and beginning "a very successful turnaround" in Massachusetts. Romney calls Gingrich an 'influence peddler' 2012-01-24T02:36:00Z But he tries to run an Olympic marathon before he has fully learned to walk. Polar Bears 2010-04-06T23:48:00Z The biographical drama about the Olympic runner and World War II hero Louis Zamperini is scheduled for release on Christmas Day. Angelina Jolie will direct Brad Pitt in 'By the Sea' for Universal 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z Through its ownership and aggressive protection of Olympic branding, along with its cut of all sponsorship and broadcast income, the nonprofit IOC controls great wealth and influence, outside of but part of the political class. London 2012 anti-logos 2012-07-12T00:00:00Z Its brisk piano chords and buoyant beats created a kind of trampoline for the star to bounce off refrains of Olympic skill. Aretha Franklin’s 20 Essential Songs 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z Olympic swimming legend Ian Thorpe was among the first to arrive, showing up shortly after 9 a.m. Celebs, sports figures, royalty flock to wedding 2011-04-29T09:45:10Z In the experimental documentary “The Witches of the Orient,” the women of the 1964 Japanese Olympic volleyball team recall their whirlwind rise to gold-medal glory. ‘The Witches of the Orient’ Review: Symphony of a Sports Team 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z “It had a prestigious university, it had an Olympic hopeful, an athlete, heroes who stepped in,” said Alaleh Kianerci, the district attorney who represented Ms. Miller in court. ‘It Will Always Be a Part of My Life’: Chanel Miller Is Ready to Talk 2019-09-22T04:00:00Z His concerns, however, are rejected by Andy Worthington who is leading the Steering Group for the Olympic Games in the North West. Has the north finally learned to love the games? 2012-08-03T06:00:00Z This year the company is adding a venue: They’ll perform for the first time in Seattle’s Olympic Sculpture Park. Theater minus the roof, in and around Seattle 2013-07-11T23:00:44Z The results include the glowing green fantasia of “Road 2470: Olympic National Forest” and eye-popping shapes and colors in “The Night Before Rachel’s Wedding, Truro Beach, Cape Cod.” ‘Women in Photography’ explores diverse possibilities of familiar medium 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z On the way back to the village are the 90- and 120-meter Olympic ski jumps, the tallest of which rises 26 stories. Pursuits : Catching the Olympic Spirit in Lake Placid, N.Y. 2014-01-21T20:00:48Z As Boyle intuited, everything can be traced back to the industrial revolution, both the glorious Olympic architecture and its ersatz neighbours. What were the highs and lows of your Olympic Park experience? 2012-08-08T15:16:58Z She also visited Olympic athletes and sought advice from them on stage fright. Smith admits opening night nerves 2012-09-13T10:39:30Z Days after Olympic gold medalist Caitlyn Jenner appeared on the cover of Vanity Fair, ABC Family premieres its sweet and insightful new docu-series "Becoming Us," which follows two families, each with a transitioning transgender parent. Kids, transgender parents are heart of ABC Family's 'Becoming Us' 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z In the afterglow of their Olympic success, the brothers' management team approached the soap's producers about the silver medallists visiting the set as a treat. Olympic rowers visit EastEnders 2012-09-14T12:31:05Z In contrast, the British Olympic team had looser-fitting shorts that were also longer in length. Olympic gymnasts sound off on the evolving leotard: 'Power and prestige goes with those leos' 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z He said it was because he saw such potential in their child and they would think, “Wow, this renowned doctor, this Olympic doctor, sees the potential in my child.” "These girls became perfect prey": The women who ended Larry Nassar's abuse tell their stories 2019-09-14T04:00:00Z Caitlyn Jenner, the former Olympic star and, perhaps, the most globally recognized transgender woman, was candid in her show of support in the run up to the election. Caitlyn Jenner defends her vote for Donald Trump: “I’m not a one issue voter” 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z Above it hangs a giant light fitting, designed for their most famous collaboration: Beijing's Bird's Nest Olympic stadium. Herzog & de Meuron: and now for our next trick … 2012-05-23T18:30:01Z But those kinds of stories “will be difficult when we are limited to the official hotels and venues,” acknowledged Washington Post Deputy Sports Editor Matt Rennie, who is coordinating the newspaper’s Olympic coverage. ‘China will be China’: Why journalists are taking burner phones to the Beijing Olympics 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z It’s filled with contemporary furnishings and vintage relics of local sports: Wooden bobsleds line the ceiling, old ski poles mark the doors and black-and-white photos of St. Moritz’s Olympic competitions festoon the walls. 36 Hours in St. Moritz 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z After each one, he put an arm in the air, as if he had won the Olympic decathlon. Princeton-UCLA: Reflections on an Historic Upset 2011-03-16T10:05:00Z If they handed out gold medals for body snarking, the competition these Olympic games would be ferocious. Zoe Smith takes on everyone 2012-08-01T15:40:00Z Doping is hard to pull off, because athletes are frequently tested and closely monitored, especially during the Olympic Games. John Oliver Tackles Olympic Doping on 'Last Week Tonight' 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z Exactly one year on from the London 2012, the Olympic Park – now the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park – is inviting in the masses once again. Summer holidays 2013: outdoor events in the UK 2013-07-04T10:07:00Z In 1936, Martha Graham’s company was invited to participate in the Olympic Games in Berlin, when Hitler was in power. 11 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z Even entry into the Olympic Village was easy for competitors and autograph hunters alike. Inside the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z British Olympic hopefuls revealed in the Guardian on 7 July the training regimes and diet that it takes to develop a medal-winning body. Interns need a fairer deal 2012-07-09T14:19:00Z It presided over Hill Street near Olympic Boulevard in downtown L.A. for almost two decades until the federal government, which was rehabbing the building, painted over the artwork. Google Cultural Institute database wants to give street art permanence 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z Westminster Council called the curfew "exceptional" and said it was dictated by the Olympic TV broadcast, which is being shown on screens in the park. Snow Patrol get late gig licence 2012-07-24T11:22:03Z Photograph: Alamy The Olympics are wonderful and got me thinking – what are the best representations of Olympic sports in art? Which Olympic artwork takes gold? 2012-08-06T14:13:54Z That show was all about the intersection of politics and pop culture, so if I had a sketch about an Olympic sport, it also had to kind of be a political commentary as well. Robin Thede leads yet another comedy revolution with "A Black Lady Sketch Show" 2019-07-28T04:00:00Z More than a dozen players from the league will be trying to help teams from Australia, Brazil, Serbia, Senegal and other countries earn Olympic medals. Basketball action heats up this summer with Olympics and WNBA 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z When Rio landed its Olympic bid in 2009, Brazil’s booming economy led optimistic officials to envision the Games would as a catalyst for all manner of positive change. Why you should care about the Olympics, even if you don’t care about the Olympics 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z We are honored to continue our longstanding relationship with the United States Olympic Committee in the 2014 Olympic Games by serving as an Official Outfitter of the US Olympic and Paralympic teams. On the Runway Blog: Ralph Lauren Pledges U.S.-Made Olympic Uniforms for 2014 2012-07-14T00:56:28Z It was also perhaps the most compelling argument for continuing to open Olympic bidding to the entire world, as opposed to the currently voguish idea of setting up a single space for every Games. NBC Missed the Point of the Olympics Opening Ceremony 2016-08-06T04:00:00Z "As a mother of four kids and three of them young daughters, I love the trend of unitards coming back in the forefront of gymnastics," the four-time Olympic medalist said. Olympic gymnasts sound off on the evolving leotard: 'Power and prestige goes with those leos' 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z He is perhaps best known for his roof canopies for the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, admired for their lightness and strength. Frei Otto, German Architect, Wins Pritzker Prize Posthumously 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z The Olympic Peninsula artist is best known for her cameo engraved glass works, which translate photographic images into ghostly affairs. October galleries: Apocalypse now 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z The map will be available from June, in an edition of 18 million, aimed at visitors to the capital through the Olympic summer. Tracey Emin's tube map draws a natural connection 2012-05-17T13:35:12Z A version of this article appears in print on February 6, 2014, on page C1 of the with the headline: Olympic Spotlight for Russia’s Musical Profile . Olympics Spotlight for Russia’s Musical Profile 2014-02-05T22:54:52Z The Olympic level, which Mr. Korff organizes, roughly doubles each distance. Urban Athlete: Triathlon Training: Rigorous Pursuit That?s on the Rise 2011-09-08T23:00:08Z If you think the International Olympic Committee of today has issues, well, journey back in time to the 1936, when the organization teamed up with the Nazis. What to Watch This Week: Films New to Netflix and ‘Gilmore Girls’ 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z “Run Mama Run,” a five-part web series about her, is fascinating, and the final episode is still in production, since the Olympic track and field trials wrap up Sunday. What You Should Watch This Weekend: ‘The Night Of’ and ‘The Circus’ 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z An inevitable Olympic theme for this eccentric annual amalgam of characters and casters. This week's new events 2012-06-08T23:05:32Z This year’s Week kicked off on Sunday with a widely promoted race between Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps and what ended up being a computer simulation of a great white shark. The strange bargain of “Shark Week”: Salon talks to a marine biologist about Discovery’s annual event 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z Relevant Olympic Moment tied to this song: This is what you get when the U.S. and 65 other countries boycott your Olympics, Soviet Russia. 11 Olympic Theme Songs, Dissected 2012-07-30T12:00:54Z “Here with my old friend Caitlyn here,” Schwarzenegger, 68, said in the snap, calling the Olympic champion a “very good friend” and a wonderful person. Caitlyn Jenner and Arnold Schwarzenegger Reunite On Snapchat 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z At his apex, Halston reigned from a lobby-size office on the 22nd floor of the Olympic Tower above Fifth Avenue, where the mirrored doors alone cost $500,000, according to the movie. Up Close: Whitney Sudler-Smith?s Love Letter to the ?70s 2010-04-28T22:23:00Z During the opening ceremony on Aug. 5, the refugee athletes marched into the games to thunderous applause under the Olympic flag. Refugee team mural unveiled in Rio 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z Shannon Miller, Dawes’ teammate, told Fox News she remembers going through several leotards during her Olympic career. Olympic gymnasts sound off on the evolving leotard: 'Power and prestige goes with those leos' 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z "Both Liverpool and Mobo are getting ready for another historic event in this Olympic year." Mobo Awards 2012 go to Liverpool 2012-08-14T10:04:25Z Yes, the film humanizes Harding, through a lens so much more sympathetic than the skeptical NBC cameras that filmed her showing Olympic judges a broken shoelace. How I, Tonya betrays its tragicomic ice-staking protagonist 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z Join him for an online chat on the upcoming Gay Games with Olympic gold medalist Greg Louganis at washingtonpost.com on Aug. 12. Single or married? Why it matters what a gay couple says on health forms when same-sex marriage is banned in their state. I’ve been detained by U.S. customs, and I’m an Olympic medalist. Team USA fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad: “I’ve been detained by U.S. customs and I’m an Olympic me... 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z If the Olympic Games ever added a biathlon that combined constant movement with a contrarian streak, look for our gene pool to be contenders in Seoul, 2030. Motherlode Blog: Dad's a Romantic. Preschooler Son? Not So Much. 2012-05-21T20:46:38Z It was a great moment transferring to the Barbican theatre last week after a month of rehearsals at 3 Mills Studios right by the Olympic stadium in east London. André de Ridder: together in electric dreams 2013-04-11T16:49:29Z First Steps will be used for on BBC television and radio Olympic coverage. BBC Olympics theme song on sale 2012-07-31T13:37:05Z The footage made in the following year and a half became the last chapter of my project and turned into the short doc film "Olympic Favela." The human costs of the Olympics: Inside the community displaced by the 2016 Rio games 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z The 60,000-square-foot facility will celebrate Team USA’s achievements at the Olympic and Paralympic Games with a range of interactive exhibitions highlighting athlete training regimens, record-breaking performances, and related science and technology. U.S. Olympic Museum Plans Are Taking Shape 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z Koyama, the art exhibit organizer, is planning a third anti-Olympics art event late next month, when the Olympic opening ceremony is slated to start. ‘Suffocated’: Art becomes form of protest against Olympics 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z Choupette the cat London 2012: Food in the Olympic park fails to win any medals What will Florence Welch say next – and will we understand it? Food as art: it looks almost too good to eat 2012-08-03T22:00:40Z The year before, I had traveled to Greece to be at the opening ceremony of the 2004 Olympic Games, in Athens, where Björk sang the song that she and I had written for the occasion. Inspiration Information: 'The Whispering Muse' 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z I don't believe in the so-called Olympic spirit. Ai Weiwei: China excluded its people from the Olympics. London is different 2012-07-25T16:47:53Z For about a decade — a time that Olympic historians may someday classify as “the Michael Phelps era” — I’ve been reading about the unique genetic blessings bestowed upon the greatest swimmer to ever live. Perspective | We celebrated Michael Phelps’s genetic differences. Why punish Caster Semenya for hers? 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z Tucked away below street level in Olympic Tower — you have to know it’s there to find it — and charging no admission, it brings in top-shelf art from Greece, supplemented by choice international loans. Review: ‘A World of Emotions’ in Greek Art Unmasks the Stony Faces 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z She gets on well with , but not well enough for him to let her in on the secret of his Olympic parachute jump with the Queen. Judi Dench: 'I never want to stop working' 2012-10-13T23:05:47Z I don't say this with any Pollyanna-ish expectations that ignorant trolls taking shots at the Olympic champion might suddenly find their hearts growing three times normal size. What "Ted Lasso" could help us to understand about athletes protecting their mental health 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z In line with Olympic founder Baron Pierre de Coubertin's principle, the important thing was not winning, but taking part. Wheelchair race, pancake toss: Brussels debuts 'Olympics for Seniors' 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z The footage is from the 1992 Olympic finals in ballet skiing, also called ski ballet, or simply “ballet” by some practitioners. When Ski Ballet Pushed at the Porous Boundary Between Art and Sport 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z She will continue her training while living in the Olympic Village. 4 Athletes Selected as Artists in Residence at the Olympics 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z Olympic National Park spokeswoman Barb Maynes said the debris from this week's blasts will be hauled away over the next few weeks. Olympic park's Elwha River freed after last dam blasted out 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z More would have been on the ground if Rio wasn't forced to cut about $550 million from the Olympic budget amid a recession. The Latest: De Lima lights the Olympic cauldron 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z The development at Olympic Park will also house the University of the Arts London’s college of fashion, a new venue for the Sadler’s Wells theater and new studios for the BBC. Victoria and Albert Museum Names Leader for East London Outpost 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z But the album had to wait as the band was asked to perform at the Olympic opening ceremony. Arctic Monkeys: "We're a gang again" 2013-09-12T06:55:20Z Two real-life Olympic tales on the next two nights, “Going for Gold — The ’48 Games” and “Strong!,” provide an instructive contrast in how best to approach such material. Television Review: ‘Strong!’ and ‘Going for Gold,’ Olympic Tales on Television 2012-07-24T21:17:39Z Rhode also became the first American athlete to win an individual medal in five consecutive Olympic Games. Jordyn Wieber shocker: Gymnastics is not a meritocracy 2012-07-30T11:46:00Z For Beauty Products, an Olympic Profile With mostly limited-edition makeup, soap, nail polish and perfume, the beauty industry is adding to the deluge of products in stores this month that commemorate the Olympic Games. On the Runway Blog: For Beauty Products, an Olympic Profile 2012-07-30T17:12:00Z I wanted to see up close why Craftsbury has quietly become one of the country’s premier cross-country skiing centers, an innovator on sustainability and a pipeline for Olympic aspirants. Skiing Town to Town in a Magical Corner of Vermont 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z This series of short documentary films highlights a variety of Olympic competitors. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Battle of the Sexes’ and ‘Gifted’ 2018-02-03T05:00:00Z Then 18, Sims was deep in preparation for Olympic qualification, pouring hours in the gym with his father, a bounty of encouragement who cut his teeth as a street fighter. Ringside: inside a powerful boxing documentary made over nine years 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z Events at the Olympic trials in Oregon were delayed recently because of the heat, and the athletes weren’t even wearing masks. Perspective | My son’s camp requires masks outdoors in the heat. How do I keep him safe? 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z And while the already decently funded "Olympic boroughs" received a considerable uplift, the non-Olympic outer boroughs saw no new funding at all, with south-west London especially neglected. Arts Council rejects: where did we go wrong? 2011-04-05T14:09:44Z The title track had been written with the intention of using it as the theme to the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, but Mercury died the year before. 32 surprising facts about Freddie Mercury 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z The E! network, which will air the program starting July 26, unveiled the title and a trailer Wednesday amid the public's fascination with the Olympic gold medal-winner's transition. Caitlyn Jenner's new reality show is called 'I Am Cait' 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z The next Remix, will be held 8 p.m. to midnight, Aug. 12, at Olympic Sculpture Park. Seattle's Sandra Jackson-Dumont makes art a party 2011-05-26T18:46:02Z “And do not forget that in Peloponnese is ancient Olympia, the original city of the Olympic games.” In Greece, a Run With Some History 2014-09-12T04:00:00Z The athletes will wear a turtleneck sweater in the same blue adorned with the American flag and the Olympic rings in white. Ralph Lauren rolls out buffalo plaid for Team USA in Beijing 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z We lost touch after my family moved, and I never saw my old friend standing on an Olympic podium, as I always thought I would. Motherlode Blog: Does the P.&G. Olympics Ad Have You Dreaming of Glory by Proxy? Don’t. 2014-01-17T18:52:43Z So far, in a Seattle Times poll linked to the Olympic National Park fee increase, Times readers seem to be taking the proposed increases in stride. Mount Rainier plans to boost park-entrance fee to $25 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z I can tell you that dozens of officials have been fired or arrested from these major institutions from Michigan State University, from USA Gymnastics, US Olympic Committee. "These girls became perfect prey": The women who ended Larry Nassar's abuse tell their stories 2019-09-14T04:00:00Z Monday, Jan. 16, is a free-admission day at all national parks and national forests, including Mount Rainier National Park, Olympic National Park, and Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Free entry to state and national parks, forests for MLK holiday -- with plenty of snow fun 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z Correct: What is lighting the Olympic flame at the Olympic Games? ‘Jeopardy!’: The most challenging final ‘Jeopardy!’ questions in the show's history 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z A young soccer player gets her mojo back in “The Kicks,” adapted from books by the Olympic gold medalist Alex Morgan. What’s on TV Friday: ‘The Danish Girl’ and ‘The Kicks’ 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z Like a physical bar chart, their bloated bulk stands as a diagram of the vastly inflated land values whipped up by the Olympic gold rush. London's Olympics legacy faces early disqualification 2013-07-21T18:30:01Z Olympic regeneration has been much touted, bemoaned by the likes of Iain Sinclair as destroying "magical wildernesses". TS Eliot's The Waste Land 2012 – a multimedia walk 2012-07-30T11:14:00Z Jonathan Mills, the director of the Edinburgh International Festival, is seeking entrepreneurial links with the 2012 games Photograph: Murdo Macleod When the Olympic Games end on 12 August 2012, all eyes will be on London. Edinburgh festival organisers plan VIP tie-up with Olympics 2011-08-12T20:19:04Z “Twenty Twelve” is like “The Office,” at least the crueler, original British version created by Ricky Gervais, only the setup is Olympic preparation, and the joke is the lunacy of ill-staffed, disorganized bureaucracies. | Television: “Twenty Twelve,” Olympics Spoof, on BBC America 2012-06-21T21:37:47Z He started over with a new design that includes fewer Olympic rings and a misspelling of Tokyo as “Okyo.” ‘Suffocated’: Art becomes form of protest against Olympics 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z If Paris wins the bid for the 2024 Olympic Games, Mayor Anne Hidalgo fantasizes that the city will host some of the swimming events in the Seine. A River’s Tales: The Islands of the Seine 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z “I only knew about it once I graduated from college, made two Olympic teams and then tried to get a job,” she said. Title IX at 50: How it Changed Congress, Campuses and Sports 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z It has been banned by most professional sports leagues in the US and by the International Olympic Committee, since some athletes use it as a performance enhancer. A 'miracle' healing gel, a cult-like following, and a fiercely protected empire 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z A National Olympic Committee of Thailand spokesman said Vanessa-Mae would be welcome to race for Thailand if she qualified. Violinist Vanessa-Mae rehearses for a new role - Olympic skier 2013-01-21T13:03:41Z This switch-hitting is like an Olympic sport, acting as a transformational relay race. Intiman's 2012 revival season: the pluses and the minuses 2012-08-17T16:43:32Z He faces more restrictions on what goes in his mouth than an Olympic athlete. Cheyenne Jackson strips down in 'The Performers' 2012-11-12T12:27:08Z Most athletes will never compete at the Olympic Games, he cautions, and “most people at the Olympics don’t win medals.” So you just won a gold medal? Welcome to the rest of your life. 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z On his first day, he said, Mr. Letterman, who had an Olympic diver as a guest, had Mr. Kalter jump into a pool while wearing his best suit. Alan Kalter, Longtime Voice of Letterman’s ‘Late Show,’ Dies at 78 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z “Sochi is a unique place,” Mr. Putin told the International Olympic Committee in his winning pitch to host the 2014 Games. A Test Run at Russia’s Olympic Hopeful 2013-12-20T16:51:32Z The plays drew crowds and productions were moved to the Olympic Theater. 'Calvary' could mark a signature role in Brendan Gleeson's career 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z St. Lukes Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, is celebrating newborns on an Olympic level with crocheted medals and athlete-inspired attire for babies born during the Tokyo Olympics after the opening ceremony officially kicked off Friday. Nurses crochet sweet Olympics gear for babies born amid Tokyo games 2021-07-27T04:00:00Z Last year, the group’s song “Survival” was adopted for the 2012 Olympic Games. Arts and entertainment highlights for the week beginning Jan. 27, 2013 2013-01-25T01:09:43Z The retired figure skater recounts his coming-of-age journey from a home-schooled kid in Scranton, Pa., to Olympic medalist. New & Noteworthy Audiobooks, From John le Carré to Adam Rippon 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z Rounding out the category was Bowie's comeback, the Olympic Games opening ceremony, The Stone Roses reuniting to play Heaton Park in Manchester and Green Day's secret set at the Reading Festival. Rolling Stones nominated for four NME music awards 2013-01-21T23:21:50Z "Let's put it in the Olympic Park alongside the Bradley Wiggins Bell" - rung by the British cycling champion to mark the opening of the games. Danny Boyle opposes plan to sell Moore sculpture 2012-11-05T15:46:04Z Family friendly and nothing fancy, it’s perched above the street with big windows to catch Olympic vista sunsets. Five Hooks Fish Grill: fresh seafood at reasonable prices 2013-04-04T22:41:52Z In Whistler Olympic Park, bikes will be allowed on designated trails daily and on additional trails on Wednesday evenings. Resorts and Sports: Fat Biking in Whistler; Hotel Week in New York 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z She is then expected to help open the Olympic Games in July before beginning her summer holiday. Queen to host royals' Christmas, Kate's first 2011-12-23T12:32:12Z The Olympic flame does not illuminate each event equally. Amid the Fury of the Olympics, the Zen of the Trampoline 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z In 1954, he recruited the Norwegian Olympic gold medalist Stein Eriksen to run the Boyne ski school and dazzle crowds with his signature aerial flip. Searching for a Secret Ski Destination? Try Michigan 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z The expansive public plaza was designed to take in — at least in the clear, warm summer months — a jaw-dropping panorama of Mount Rainier, the Olympic Mountains and ferries traveling to and fro on Puget Sound. Seattle’s expanded Pike Place Market has room for everyone 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z He wasn’t meant to know, of course, because Stuxnet — or Olympic Games, to use its NSA codename — was a secret weapon built by the United States government. “Science fiction cyber-war is here”: Alex Gibney on “Zero Days” and Stuxnet, the secret weapon that got away 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z A version of this article appears in print on January 26, 2014, on page TR8 of the with the headline: Catching the Olympic Spirit, Closer to Home . Pursuits : Catching the Olympic Spirit in Lake Placid, N.Y. 2014-01-21T20:00:48Z Simone Biles pulled out from the Olympic all-around gymnastics competition while on the floor of the stadium in Tokyo. The Year in Stars 2021-12-18T05:00:00Z Seattle Art Museum is throwing another of its Remix shindigs on Aug. 24, at the Olympic Sculpture Park. Party at the (Olympic Sculpture) Park 2012-08-23T18:46:26Z In the 1960s, as a young San Jose State professor, Edwards created the Olympic Project for Human Rights as his protest against racism. Football is Trumpball Lite: Who needs Super Bowls when Trump’s real-life plays are more aggressive? 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z Some are saying that the sculpture - which weighs some 1.5 metric tons - should be on display at Olympic Park in London. ArtsBeat: British Art World Figures Protest Possible Sale of a Henry Moore 2012-11-05T19:46:16Z In the early 20th century, hoping to gain an edge in the competitive transatlantic passenger industry, the White Star Line launched three ships offering unprecedented luxuries to wealthy passengers: the Olympic, Titanic, and Britannic. 7 facts about "Titanic" survivor Violet Jessop 2022-04-23T04:00:00Z But this is a bucket’s worth of heartbreak in the Olympic pool of 20 years of estrangement. Carolyn Hax: Teen wants more independence, but Mom wants household chores done first Berk has her own roster of celebrity clients, including rapper Kanye West, former Olympic champion and reality TV star Caitlyn Jenner, and actor Mel Gibson. Harvey Weinstein hires NY defense lawyer Benjamin Brafman 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z Please note that contributions are still needed to ensure that there will be a 30th — and the Olympic Music Festival is altogether too good a local amenity to lose. 29th Olympic Music Festival closes brilliantly 2012-09-02T16:27:03Z Seacrest made the comments Friday while promoting "Idol Across America," a relay of the "American Idol" microphone across the country, taking a page from the Olympic torch relay. Seacrest dodges wedding question at 'Idol' event 2013-03-01T23:52:08Z While on Hurricane Ridge Mountain in Olympic National Park, Moubon and Masoom were approached by several black-tailed deer and a marmot. Summer of KidsPost: National parks and a historic railroad tunnel 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z Come to think of it: there aren't any Olympic Games vestiges worth mentioning in Los Angeles! With the Olympics Over, Six Former Host Cities Worth Visiting 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z And through his participation in the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, Mr. Khan is likely to become known to an extraordinary number of people who might never otherwise see contemporary dance. Akram Khan Troupe in Montclair While Khan Recovers From Injury 2012-02-02T22:51:29Z The sprawling masterplan for the Olympic site, by Allies and Morrison, saw 242 hectares of the Lower Lea Valley cleansed and reformed as a heroic sporting campus of Teletubby mounds and swathes of tarmac. Riba awards 2013: buildings for nuns, pupils, tourists … and Ferraris 2013-06-12T18:58:19Z The 54-year-old artist, famous for his work on the "Bird's Nest" Olympic Stadium in Beijing, was detained without charge for two months this year in a move that drew criticism from Western governments. China orders Ai Weiwei to pay $2.4 million for "tax evasion" 2011-11-01T05:27:33Z A new rule for the 2020 Games also bars athletes from protesting or engaging in any kind of "demonstration or political, religious or racial propaganda" while in an Olympic site, venue or other area. 8 of the biggest ways the Summer Olympics are different in Tokyo this year 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z He ran a leg with the Olympic torch in advance of the 1996 Games in Atlanta. Alex Trebek, Longtime Host of ‘Jeopardy!,’ Dies at 80 2020-11-08T05:00:00Z Alongside talks by medal-winning Olympic triathletes the Brownlee brothers, practical workshops and free beer, at the heart of the event is the Mountain film festival, which showcases 60 films, including several premieres. Kendal Mountain festival – adventure film round-up 2012-11-13T09:09:09Z “Do people come in and say ‘I want what Mo Farah wears?’” he asked, referring to the British distance runner and Olympic gold medalist. Wait Wait … for NPR Host Peter Sagal 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z Fitzgerald himself contributes to the confusion as the author of countless contradictory zingers: "Parties are a form of suicide," he said, but he was an Olympic party animal. Careless People: Murder, Mayhem and the Invention of The Great Gatsby by Sarah Churchwell – review 2013-06-02T07:01:17Z She won silver and bronze medals in the Olympic Games; she was not an “Olympic champion.” Meryl Davis and Charlie White Seek Olympic Gold in Russia in 2014. Will Endorsements Follow? 2012-03-18T06:37:03Z In fact, he knew of the schedule months in advance—and soon after, in the face of immense pressure, informed British Olympic officials that he would be honoring the Sabbath. Rings ‘n’ Things: 10 Best Facts About the Olympics in Pop Culture 2012-08-03T12:00:24Z An Olympic gold medal is the highest honor in popular opinion. Olympian-turned-actor Tian dives into film romance 2011-04-11T10:23:08Z But the Olympic body left the door open to some Russian athletes without a history of doping to compete at its invitation as neutral “Olympic Athletes from Russia”. From Russia with love: OAR skier weds athlete not invited to Games 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z He narrowed Olympic Games, the program against the Iranian nuclear enrichment program, to make sure that it did not cripple civilian facilities like hospitals. Obama Sees Limited Options for Cyberwar in Syria 2014-02-24T22:03:46Z His death three days later shook the German Olympic team. Brazilian woman who received heart from German Olympic coach vows active lifestyle 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z So the United States Olympic Committee was in a position where they could get on board or get run over. Olympics activist: ‘Athletes have always been in the forefront saying: We, the people, are better than this’ 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z The show's makers were not given insider access to Olympic planning. Olympic satire 'Twenty Twelve' hits close to home 2011-04-07T11:46:05Z The issue: With new Olympic guidelines in place, do trans women athletes have an unfair advantage? Do transgender athletes have an unfair advantage at the Olympics? 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z Some of the most striking moments are when he invokes potential modern parallels to duels—American Westerns, Olympic fencing. Men at arms 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z Each speaker will also share his or her personal connections to the Olympic Wilderness. Celebrate Wilderness Act: No fee, films,walks and more at Olympic Nat'l Park 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z The Olympic Center features the Lake Placid Olympic Museum and is where the “Miracle on Ice” occurred. With the Olympics Over, Six Former Host Cities Worth Visiting 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z The "new" album, Valleys of Neptune, released on Monday, is taken from recordings made at Olympic and at Record Plant in New York in 1969. Remembering Jimi 2010-03-05T12:08:00Z KP: I don’t want to jinx you, but . . . what will you do if you don’t make the Olympic team? Perspective | Snowboarder Maddie Mastro’s aim for PyeongChang is no pipe dream 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z Glickman, then 18, made the United States Olympic track team for the Berlin Games. ‘Olympics Über Alles,’ a Story of the 1936 Games 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z It is not an Olympic event but it ought to be. Pursuits : Catching the Olympic Spirit in Lake Placid, N.Y. 2014-01-21T20:00:48Z City Hall and the various Olympic quangos prefer to deal with a single monolithic entity. London in ruins 2012-07-14T15:00:00Z This is a real Olympic run where you’re subjected to up to five times the force of gravity. AWAY IS HOME | When your itinerary goes sideways, have a backup plan 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z Why we like her: London 2013: Drifting Through the Ruins, exploring what's to become of the Olympic site and its surrounds, is a particularly sharp imagining of abandoned ideals. Artist of the week 126: Laura Oldfield Ford 2011-02-18T13:09:32Z Watching Olympic gymnastics is “almost like a reminder, like an alarm clock went off,” said Salil Maniktahla, owner of Urban Evolution gyms in suburban Washington. Adults Catch the Gymnastics Bug 2012-11-05T22:37:03Z You’re the first African-American gymnast to win gold in a women’s gymnastics all-around event and the first black female in Olympic history to become the individual all-around champion. No one cries for Lolo Jones 2012-08-08T11:03:00Z Released this week, AM follows the Sheffield quartet's second headline slot at Glastonbury in June, and a performance at last summer's Olympic opening ceremony. Bowie, Bugg and Mvula in Mercury race 2013-09-11T20:30:14Z The Olympic Sculpture Park offers an eclectic selection of things to do 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday. A world of options for Earth Day 2013 2013-04-17T17:47:10Z With her impeccable intonation, she is an Olympic archer who always hits bull’s-eye dead center. | Linda Eder: Pop-Country Echoes Come to Feinsteins at Loews Regency 2010-04-11T22:18:00Z Marlen is from Houston, Texas, and she is part of the first women’s Olympic team in the first year that women’s boxing is an Olympic sport. Marlen Esparza is my idol 2012-08-06T01:00:00Z A tedious, misjudged marriage of Olympic opening ceremony, Eurovision half-time show and most recorded nightmares, Worlds Away is set in a mysterious land of make-believe. Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away – review 2013-01-31T22:30:02Z After going to last summer's glorious sporting celebrations in Stratford, it's fair to say that my first impressions of the Olympic Park reborn weren't particularly soul-stirring either. The Olympic Park: how London's newest outdoor gig venue shaped up 2013-07-02T13:17:43Z Liu is not the only former Chinese Olympic champion eyeing an entertainment career. Olympic gold medalist switches to show business 2011-05-09T10:42:08Z Kroll plays a dentist volunteering to monitor Olympic athletes' teeth during the games, and Pappas plays Penelope, a young cross country skier who doesn't do well in her event. Nick Kroll on returning to his filmmaking roots and the recommended age for starting "Big Mouth" 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z This is the second in a series featuring Winter Olympic hopefuls who offer training tips and fitness advice. 2010-02-11T06:00:00Z Port Townsend on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula is a working seaport noted for its coastal views, Victorian architecture, exquisite private gardens. 12 Authors Write About the Libraries They Love 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z A legendary diva, an Olympic gymnast, and the guy who taught you how to party rock will compete on the new season of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars, premiering March 16. Michael Sam, Patti LaBelle, Suzanne Somers Join 'Dancing With the Stars' 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z “I think anybody in our business would love to be in that position to have these power of the Olympic Games. It still has the ability to really aggregate an audience like nothing else can.” Several factors contribute to NBC’s low Olympic ratings 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z Olympic team and donated $13 million to help restore the Betsy Ross flag. Melania Trump’s ‘America First’ Inaugural Wardrobe 2017-01-21T05:00:00Z If theater were an Olympic sport, the degree of difficulty on display would earn New Haarlem several points, although not quite enough to offset the spotty execution. | 'Blues for Mister Charlie': A Murder, an Arrest and Racial Tensions 2011-07-05T00:37:51Z The Olympic Park is situated in one of the more deprived areas of London. Will the Olympics be a winner for east London? 2012-07-07T17:00:01Z There's even an Olympic singalong, with song sheets provided. How to enjoy the London Olympics for free 2012-07-25T14:27:13Z Every morning before sunrise, Mr. Bradstock will set up the day’s large blank canvas in the Olympic Village. 4 Athletes Selected as Artists in Residence at the Olympics 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z First, however, Hunter will aim for the Olympic gold medal in London as the top U.S. heavyweight boxer. America’s heavyweight hope 2012-07-15T16:00:00Z The stages mirror subject Louis Zamperini's evolution from child to Olympic hero to bombardier to castaway to prisoner of war in brutal Japanese camps. Godzilla, Alan Turing and more move to Alexandre Desplat's music 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z Open fires are prohibited in the Olympic Hot Springs area including Boulder Creek Campground. Road to Olympic Hot Springs reopens after 3-year closure 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z The creative starting point she is suggesting is the notion of the Olympic truce: the traditional cessation of hostilities between the frequently warring cities of ancient Greece during the original games. Ruth Mackenzie: 'There's no time to mess around' 2010-03-29T20:30:00Z Flouting Olympic protocol, a life-sized panda approached Chinese freestyle skier Yang Shuorui and spoke — in the gravelly voice of a middle-aged man. The rise and fall of Bing Dwen Dwen, Beijing's insidious Olympics mascot 2022-02-20T05:00:00Z The victories of Ennis and Murray combined with two gold medals in rowing – confirming the country’s status as the world’s preeminent rowing nation – made this was the greatest Olympic weekend in British history. NBC blows it again 2012-08-06T11:59:00Z It is Monday 9 August 1948, and the late afternoon sun beats down at Henley on Thames, where a capacity crowd awaits the first day of Olympic rowing finals since the 1936 Games in Berlin. Bert and Dickie: Rations, rowing and rivalry 2012-07-23T06:01:05Z “There just isn’t a better way to spend a weekend in February than fishing on the Olympic Peninsula,” Dan Tatum, the derby’s outgoing president, said in a news release. Olympic Peninsula Salmon Derby is Feb. 20-22 2014-12-21T05:00:00Z She was on board the RMS Olympic when it crashed into another ship. 7 facts about "Titanic" survivor Violet Jessop 2022-04-23T04:00:00Z It’s a risk, both from a coronavirus safety standpoint and a public relations one, should the delta variant sweep through the Olympic Village and this whole thing be determined a terrible idea. At fraught Tokyo Olympics, Jill Biden may win just by showing up 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z She won eight Olympic and world championship medals. Who is Washington’s greatest athlete of all time? 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z Two areas of the Hoh River on the Olympic Peninsula will close to all fishing after Monday, Sept. 29 through Oct. Sections of Hoh River closing soon to all fishing to protect low salmon returns 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z It is a great image of the mental as well as physical endurance we see in the Olympic Games. Which Olympic artwork takes gold? 2012-08-06T14:13:54Z These are the eight athletes Salon would most like to see profiled on the Olympic broadcast. Olympians worth cheering 2012-07-26T00:00:00Z After winning over a wary centre court crowd with an emotional concession speech, he returned a month later to win Olympic gold and then managed his first grand slam at the US Open. TV highlights 24/06/2013 2013-06-24T06:00:11Z This would be fine if I were a marathon runner or an Olympic athlete, but mine was not a well-trained heart. In Matters of the Heart, We’re in This Together 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z When it was announced that the Olympic sailing events would be held in nearby Weymouth, the BSO determined to mark the occasion in their own way. How Dorset's 1000-year-old Viking bones inspired my new oratorio 2012-07-11T17:41:33Z "This agreement ensures comprehensive coverage of the Olympic Games across Europe, including the guarantee to provide extensive free-to-air television coverage in all territories," International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said in a statement. Discovery lands European TV Olympic rights 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z Britain is represented by the Royal Cornwall Yacht Club, captained by recently retired Olympic champion Ben Ainslie. TV highlights 18/04/2013 2013-04-18T06:00:04Z From pies and petite treats to three-tiered cakes and gingerbread houses, the bakers tackle them all in the ultimate Olympic Games of desserts. From "MacGruber" to "Dr. Death," here are 11 shows to watch on Peacock besides the Olympics 2022-02-12T05:00:00Z More recently the Discover Children's Story Centre, 10 minutes from the Olympic stadium, has been enlivening children's drama and literature. The House Where Winter Lives; Hansel and Gretel; Pinocchio – review 2012-12-30T00:06:25Z And as she stays at the Polish embassy Monday, the Olympic games continue to unfold in Tokyo. As Belarusian Olympian seeks asylum, Olympics has never been apolitical 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z Track and field star Jesse Owens won four Olympic gold medals, setting or matching three world records. Europe: 100 years of war and transformation Easy as it is to elect a white president, graceful as an Olympic figure skater, I parted my lips and I lied. I failed my friend Dante Barksdale. We all failed him 2021-02-14T05:00:00Z Port Townsend is at the northeast tip of Washington’s Olympic Peninsula. Worth the Trip: Port Townsend theater is a Rose — and so is the town 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z Among them is the unorthodox winter sports festival Barbegazi, which is held in the shadow of Montreal’s Olympic Stadium. Why Montreal wants you to visit in the winter 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z "Olympic Dreams" is rather amazingly shot with a crew of just three. Nick Kroll on returning to his filmmaking roots and the recommended age for starting "Big Mouth" 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z A Florida man accused of stalking Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson says he is not guilty because he is insane. Accused Shawn Johnson stalker enters insanity plea 2010-06-07T18:31:00Z Olympic volunteers pose in front of the National Gallery before Team GB's victory parade on 10 September. 2012 review: it was the best of times. It was the worst of times … 2012-12-29T23:46:00Z In the Olympic Park, it's not just reserved for the merchandise stores. What were the highs and lows of your Olympic Park experience? 2012-08-08T15:16:58Z In the Olympic Park, this aesthetic manifests itself as the brick wallpaper in the seafood restaurant and the raw wooden slats on the facades of the two enormous McDonald's restaurants. What were the highs and lows of your Olympic Park experience? 2012-08-08T15:16:58Z Indeed, far from apologising, the presenter finished his article with another deliberately tasteless joke: "Mexico doesn't have an Olympic team... because anyone who can run, jump or swim is already across the border." Steve Coogan attacks Top Gear's 'ignorant' stars 2011-02-05T21:32:50Z Rustic cabins and lodge in the foothills of the Olympic Mountains, proudly Internet-free. Explore one of the most remote regions in the continental U.S., Washington’s Olympic National Park 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z The best ticket at an Olympic venue couldn’t begin to approximate what an NBC camera sees. A pandemic Olympics, without all the crowds: What gets lost? 2021-08-01T04:00:00Z Once again, great chamber music will be offered in Quilcene starting July 3, when the Olympic Music Festival opens its 27th season. Chamber-music festival returns to Quilcene's barn for 27th season 2010-06-23T23:29:00Z We started building this character, like, what if he was an Olympic athlete, or whatever he was good at? Maggie Gyllenhaal on sexual liberation 2012-05-18T13:50:00Z With the programming commitment, Discovery Communications President and Chief Executive David Zaslav said Eurosport will deliver "record amounts of content across platforms to ensure the Olympic flame burns bright all year long." Discovery lands European TV Olympic rights 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z He and his brother, Dave, had been two of the most successful wrestlers in U.S. history, the only siblings to win both World and Olympic championships in the 1980s. Mark Schultz still grappling with Hollywood spotlight 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z His design for the ceremonial cauldron at the 2012 London Olympic Games likewise garnered raves around the globe. An exhibition of Thomas Heatherwick’s work opens in Dallas 2014-09-12T04:00:00Z Keep an eye on that hole in the ground that’s opening up beside the bike path in the Seattle Art Museum’s Olympic Sculpture Park. Work starts on 46-foot-tall face in Olympic Sculpture Park 2014-04-01T01:33:36Z The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park will begin to reopen to the public in 2013 An Olympic Museum is to be built on the Olympic Park in east London, when it reopens after the Games. Olympic Museum to open on Park 2012-02-27T16:29:45Z The first, Olympic World, highlights the history of the Games from their start in ancient Greece through various efforts to revive the Olympic movement to Pierre de Coubertin’s successful attempt with the 1896 Games. Heads Up: Telling the Olympic Story, Far From Sochi 2014-01-15T17:26:45Z She holds the Guinness world record as “television’s most frequent clapper,” and in the run-up to the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, she and Sajak carried an Olympic torch. Vanna White Takes a Spin as ‘Wheel of Fortune’ Host After 37 Years 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z The glass-walled apartment, which is on the 28th floor, offered panoramic views of the snow-capped Cascade and Olympic Mountains. T Magazine: Little Big Man 2011-03-11T18:01:47Z Just as the Olympic torch passes through Manchester this week, so AND offers a warm-up of its own before the full-blown festival coinciding with the Olympics proper. This week's new film events 2012-06-15T23:05:16Z Team USA and spectators of the Beijing Winter Games seem to be pleased with the beds that have been prepared for the athletes at the Olympic Village dorms. Athletes at Winter Olympics 2022 praise new adjustable beds over carboard beds used in Tokyo 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z For the 2016 Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles, 19, a life of frequent travel is an inevitable part of her newfound fame. Why Simone Biles Loves Belize 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z Fun fact about show jumping: While the sport may never shake its elitist reputation, it’s the rare Olympic event where men and women compete against one another. What to Wear to a World-Class Horse Jumping Show 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z The stadium built for the 1908 Olympics has been knocked down – so much for the Olympic legacy – and even the dogs who used to race there have been hounded out. London Underground at 150 - a birthday journey 2013-01-09T05:21:53Z “As they train for their Olympic journey, I am with them in spirit and song.” The tale of the 2,018-person choir: a kickoff to Special Olympics in Seattle 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z This is a game focused on the antiseptic premise that the physical mechanics of Olympic athletes are the whole show. Video Game Review: London 2012, a Video Game From Sega 2012-07-10T22:55:43Z Olympic problems and missteps pile up — Feb. 16 10. seattletimes.com year in review | 10 most-viewed articles 2010-12-17T19:54:56Z It has 56 rooms and a restaurant fitted out with mirrors, paneling and stained glass from the RMS Olympic, Titanic’s sister ship. At Alnwick Castle, (don’t) pick your poison in this deadly garden 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z There’s always a need for more, and many Olympic celebrities are happy to oblige. So you just won a gold medal? Welcome to the rest of your life. 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z "The quest to find Britain's Brightest will inspire all of us," said Balding, the face of the BBC's Olympic coverage. Balding to host BBC One quiz show 2012-10-19T10:21:56Z Mittal said: "This project is an incredible opportunity to build something really spectacular for London, for the Olympic games, and something that will play a lasting role in the legacy of the games." Climb this: Anish Kapoor's massive artwork that will tower over London 2010-03-31T13:57:00Z Attracting and sustaining new members is one of the biggest obstacles of trying to reach their Olympic dreams. Jamaica Has Never Had Olympic Synchronized Swimmers. These Girls Want to Change That. 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z The TOP program operates on a four-year term, also known as the Olympic quadrennium. BMW Goes To The London Olympics 2012-07-28T19:29:27Z Not as many people are aware that the Olympic Wilderness Coast, more than 73 miles of beach and headland, is the longest stretch of undeveloped coastline in the United States outside Alaska. Explorer: Hiking Washington State’s Rocky Olympic Coast 2012-07-13T16:31:29Z The plans for the Olympic year were revealed today as the Globe, which also celebrates its 15th birthday in 2012, announced a £7m fundraising campaign for a 320-seat indoor Jacobean theatre. Speak the speech ... Shakespeare's plays to be performed in 38 languages 2011-01-20T18:26:01Z Francis, who turned 78 on Wednesday, improvised the comment at the end of an address to members of Italy's national Olympic committee. Pope wishes Rome luck on Olympic bid but jokes 'I won't be around' 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z Brasher is the son of former Olympic steeplechase gold medalist Chris, who also helped pace Roger Bannister to the first sub-four minute mile 60 years ago. Marathon man Brasher inspires London to get riding 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z Much of the movie will be set around famous Berlin locations like the Brandenburg Gate and the 1936 Olympic Stadium, but filmmakers provided no plot specifics. Indian actor Shah Rukh Khan filming in Berlin 2010-10-22T16:01:00Z The exhibition, which runs until October 28, is part of the London 2012 Festival bringing together an international program of performance, film, talks and live events to coincide with the summer Olympic Games in London. London gallery opens space dedicated to live art 2012-07-16T16:02:29Z Much of the section focuses on nutrition, physical preparation and life in the Olympic Village. Heads Up: Telling the Olympic Story, Far From Sochi 2014-01-15T17:26:45Z Blending biopic, autobiography drama and documentary to create a portrait of the first African to win an Olympic gold medal, the film features stunning canters through the Abyssinian plateau. Ten of the best running movies 2013-02-18T13:18:00Z His college dreams of being an Olympic wrestler ended with a serious shoulder injury. | 'Magic Trip': Stoned Archive: Wild Ride Of the Merry Pranksters 2011-08-04T19:00:07Z There were few hints about what would be included, except that the lighting of the Olympic torch was central to their thinking, and "zombies would not be running around on stage." "Slumdog's" Boyle to direct 2012 Olympic ceremony 2010-06-17T11:41:00Z Bob Costas here at the International Broadcast Center, welcoming you to our sixth night of Olympic coverage on NYCNBC. Critic’s Notebook: Imagining the 2012 Olympic Games in New York 2012-08-02T21:35:22Z “When someone is holding your dreams in their hands, it’s very hard to push back against that,” said Megan Neyer, a sports and psychology consultant and former Olympic diver. Who Decides What a Champion Should Wear? 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z For more than half a century, David Burnett has been photographing impeachments, wars, revolutions, Olympic Games, and artists, making himself one of the stars of his field. Photographing Impeachment Proceedings Against Three Presidents 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z Crews are currently making repairs to the Olympic Hot Springs Road and anticipate re-opening the road to the Boulder Creek Trailhead by the end of November. Olympic National Park opens new viewpoint on dam-free Elwha 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z |
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