After every Olympics, a lot of gymnasts take time off, and others retire completely, which means that some countries can’t field a full team the following year. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Even though the Olympics had been the pinnacle of my athletic career, it had only created a jumping-off point for the rest of my life. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I knew that many gymnasts got injured, had already peaked, or simply lost the motivation to compete by age nineteen, which was how old I’d be when the next Olympics rolled around. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

An international grandmaster, he was one of America’s strongest players in the late 1920s and 1930s, when he played in five chess Olympics, winning a number of medals. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

At the Olympics, there wasn’t a lot of time between bouts, and I needed every single minute to prepare for my next match. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

She was also a very good swimmer and had won a gold medal at the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Unlike our World Cup format, the individual event at the Olympics was held on one day. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Bobby rejected six tables as inadequate, before asking for one from the 1950 Chess Olympics in Dubrovnik. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Claire had been to several local competitions before and just missed qualifying for the Junior Olympics the year before. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I’d never been to a Junior Olympics, and I wanted to see the best of the best go at each other. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The goal was for us to then stay at one hundred percent through the Olympics. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

With my twelfth place finish, theoretically I could think about the Junior Olympics, too, but I knew that wasn’t something I should be focusing on so early in my career as a saberist. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

But as naturally as the skills came to me, this was the Olympics, and I didn’t want to take anything for granted. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

It extended barbed wire and built new concrete barriers.3 China, too, increased border security to discourage North Koreans from entering the country in the run-up to the 2008 Summer Olympics. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

I was doing everything I could to compete at the Olympics as healthy as possible. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

In college, the agent had been a first-string diver on the swimming team; he had almost qualified for the Olympics. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he was reminded that he had been just as sour about his prospects before both the 1928 and 1932 Olympics, he replied curtly, “This time it’s different.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Every minute of my time during the Olympics was scheduled, from the moment I woke up in the morning until the blissful moment when I could lay my weary head down to rest at night. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“I had no idea they let colored people be in the Olympics.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Alan Gould of the Associated Press promptly hired her to cover the Berlin Olympics as a reporter, though in fact her pieces would be ghostwritten. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Because there were so many fencers competing at the Junior Olympics, the tournament was more than four days long. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I squat and stand, sure I look like a weightlifter at the Olympics as my legs wobble. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

He took a job as a welder at the Lockheed Air Corporation and mourned his lost Olympics. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

She no longer needed to win Mr. Lemoncello’s Library Olympics for the scholarship money. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

They were too excited about the upcoming Library Olympics. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Of course, I wished I’d been able to get through the entire routine without a mistake, but who falls on beam at the Olympics and still wins a medal? Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Training for my Olympics qualifier, wearing an ankle brace for support with an injury. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

But Genter, who had dreamed of going to the Olympics since the age of nine, decided to swim anyway—without medication. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the conversation for the rest of the night was pretty much all about the Olympics. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

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

I was still ranked number two in the country and number twelve in the world after the Olympics. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

It was like asking someone who’d just learned to swim to compete in the Olympics. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“First of all, Mom, it’s not the Olympics. It’s the Junior Olympics,” I said, laughing. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“How do you feel as a Muslim woman competing in these Olympics, considering what’s going on in your country?” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

With the sweep in California, recent victories in Poughkeepsie, and now talk even of future victories in the Olympics, any Seattleite could suddenly stick out his chest and crow a bit. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Unfortunately,” said Mrs. Gause, “all the fiction wall cameras were not functioning from the start of the Library Olympics until ten minutes ago.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

I never thought so many amazing opportunities would be placed in my path after qualifying for the Olympics. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I could probably take our family name to the Olympics. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

He cries his way through the Olympics and Hallmark commercials. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

So, every Olympics, they drop two team events. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The Junior Olympics was an individual event and had nothing to do with my membership on Duke’s fencing team. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

She was in the spelling bee, she was in the Academic Olympics, she was the salutatorian of her class. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dog jumped over him, like a tiny hurdler at the Olympics, but he went too fast and slid directly into the wall, smacking his head against the wainscoting. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

No one in the world could do this better than Briony Tallis who would be representing her country next year at the Berlin Olympics and was certain to win the gold. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The memory of my Junior Olympics performance still made me cringe. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Most female gymnasts only go to the Olympics once. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Despite this, we were all so enthralled just to be at the Olympics. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“But there isn’t going to be any Olympics in ’44. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was my first Olympics, so there was no way I was letting anything stand between me and traveling to Brazil to represent Team USA. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Boe’s point is that we could predict precisely the order in which every country would finish in the Math Olympics without asking a single math question. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

One reason was that we’d be the last five-member USA gymnastics team to go to the Olympics; starting with the 2020 Games in Tokyo, each country would send only four artistic gymnasts. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I stare at Hana’s poster of two track runners from the Olympics, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, with their fists raised on the winners’ platform. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I was really happy for her and knew she was that much closer to qualifying for the Junior Olympics. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“I want to be just like you when I grow up. Except I don’t want to fence. I’m going to the Olympics to run track.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“This is an abomination!” said one of the committee members, watching a recap of the Lemoncello Library Olympics’ first day of competition on the Book Network’s website. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

I wave it at him as though I am cheering on my team at the Olympics. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Louie Zamperini was on his way to Germany to compete in the Olympics in an event that he had only contested four times. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

The event had been planned since before the Olympics, and bringing home a bronze medal only made the event organizers even more excited to celebrate my achievements. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The first three would go to the Olympics, but Louie felt cheated nonetheless. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

But in order to be truly prepared for the Olympics, there is a level of crazy required. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

With the Olympics months away, Louie was peaking at the ideal moment. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Professor Hunk replies, “Come on, is this the oppression Olympics?” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Now, under the younger March’s direction, the stadium was undergoing renovations in preparation for the 1936 Olympics, which Germany was to host. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“You know how athletes get ready for the Olympics? They swim early in the morning and late at night. They run around the track for hours and hours without a crowd to cheer them on.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“What do you think this is, Milt, the Olympics?” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“I mean that you should think about competing on the international circuit and maybe even think about the Olympics,” Coach Mustilli said. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

During the winter he ran track and the track coach thought he could make the Olympics if he stuck with sprinting. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This has been the experience of a lifetime getting to see you compete in the Olympics. I couldn’t be prouder, and you should be proud of yourself.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Because I knew that, sooner or later, he would come here and beg you to take his place in the Library Olympics.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Ulbrickson heaped praise on all three crews and ended by saying, to cheers, “With support like this we’ll win at Poughkeepsie and then it will be on to Berlin and the Olympics.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

With the Olympics over and his usefulness for propaganda expended, the village’s designer, Captain Fiirstner, learned that he was to be cashiered from the Wehrmacht because he was a Jew. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

For example, there was the Piscine Deligny, the city’s oldest pool, dating back to 1796, an open-air barge moored to the Quai d’Orsay and the venue for the swimming events of the 1900 Olympics. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

After my disappointing performance at the Junior Olympics, my mother decided it was the perfect time to try to find some more information about this club people kept talking about. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I told myself that the Olympics were a real possibility. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

But there IS an oppression Olympics going on. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

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

Why is he acting like I won the Brain Olympics just because I answered a question? Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“What you look like,” she said, “is Jesse Owens, who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics running like that.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Twig screamed and jumped around, celebrating as if we’d won the Egg Drop Olympics or something. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It made me proud to know that I was actively changing the narrative for other Muslim women, and it motivated me to continue reaching for the highest levels of sport, like qualifying for the Olympics. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

It looked like Dr. Zinchenko had instructed her video artists to run a Balloon Fiesta simulation for the final day of the Library Olympics. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

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

That’s bigger than the Olympics and more than the population of Springfield. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

“What did you win the Olympics for?” asks Gat. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Imagine that every year, there was a Math Olympics in some fabulous city in the world. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

The Italians—four of them veterans of the crew from Livorno that had come within two-tenths of a second of beating California at the 1932 Olympics— also looked like a threat. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

And my new goal was to make it to the 2012 Olympics in London. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, Library Olympians and library lovers, for joining us here today. Come back tomorrow for the final two games of the first Library Olympics. Now go away! All of you! Go!” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Years later, Aimee told me that was the day she knew I had what it took to go all the way—to Nationals, to Worlds, and, one day, maybe even to the Olympics. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

By the end of the Olympics, the Soviet Union, which had fielded one of the strongest teams ever, came in first and the United States eased into second. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

For my first Junior Olympics, I had a goal for myself to make it into the top sixteen. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

It was true that I couldn’t have survived my journey to the Olympics without her. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“I wanted to be a rocket scientist, like my dad. That’s what I wanted to be, if I wasn’t going to make the Olympics.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

If dogs were ever in the Olympics, Nala would be the captain of every dog team. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

One month later, my mother was driving me to Cleveland, Ohio, for my first ever Junior Olympics. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

First for the Olympics and then for something else. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

In many ways it was a victory for the thousands of young Americans who were then competing for a chance to participate in the Olympics. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

What’s more, both of his daughters were successful college fencers, and there was talk that the elder daughter might make it all the way to the Olympics. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

It’s only a citywide, preseason meet, but it makes me think of the Olympics. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“You went to the Olympics. You couldn’t have been too afraid.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was honored to be acknowledged for breaking barriers in sport, as the first Muslim woman to represent the United States in international competition, but I hadn’t even qualified for the Olympics. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

All the other kids talked about qualifying for the Junior Olympics like it was the pinnacle of their fencing career. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Frank’s Vancouver Winter Olympics shirt was inside out. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Everyone there had their hopes set on fencing well enough to secure their spot at the Olympics for their respective countries. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He was expected to win a medal at the Olympics but didn’t. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

They had, in fact, some American friends staying with them in Kopenick that week, in town to see the Olympics. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

"Is it true you ran in the Olympics?" the kid asked. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Weeks later, Japan withdrew as host of the 1940 Olympics, and the Games were transferred to Finland. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

“She won team bronze in the 2016 Rio Olympics,” adds Coach. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

A marked contrast to my first Junior Olympics in high school. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

So once again I had a choice to make: Should I work toward my dream of one day competing in the Olympics? Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

No Washington coach had ever even come close to going to the Olympics. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“But the Olympics are almost here,” she said. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

On the stormy night in January 1935, when Ulbrickson had first started talking openly about going to the Olympics, everyone had stood and cheered. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The practice apparently began when Atlanta was working to land the 1996 Olympics. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Under a large photograph of Joe and the sophomores rowing the City of Seattle, a bold caption read “They Dream of Poughkeepsie and Olympics.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

In time this oddly matched pair would play a large role in defining how the world viewed the 1936 Olympics in Berlin and, by extension, the very nature of the new Nazi state. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I thought about the physical toll actually getting to the Olympics had taken on my body and then considered the emotional toll as well. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

And maybe an endorsement contract might require me to show up at a certain number of sponsored events or to tape a certain number of TV commercials to air during the Olympics and afterward. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

It was my hope that my appearance, as a Black Muslim woman in the sport of fencing who was on her way to the Olympics, would help alleviate anti-Muslim sentiment in mainstream America. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

It was time for each of the seven regions to make its toughest cuts and choose the four members for its Library Olympics team. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Throughout history,” he explained in the Library Olympics welcome packet, “too many books have been burned by people who didn’t like what was written inside them.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Finding the missing books was supposed to be the twelfth game in the Library Olympics,” explained Kyle. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Did I ever tell you,” he began in a husky tone, “that I used to be aiming for the Olympics?” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tymeka is our age, and I recognized her from the eighth grade when we used to compete in the Academic Olympics. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The upcoming 2012 Olympics were even being mentioned in my presence. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The gist of it was a simple, bold assertion—the University of Washington’s eight-oared crew was going to win gold at the Berlin Olympics in 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 watch Hana twisting her armband round and round, and then I look at Kaepernick and at her Olympics poster, and I get an idea. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

It would be a dream come true to go to the Olympics with my sister. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Jewish guy did not know this, but “oppression Olympics” is what smart liberal Americans say, to make you feel stupid and to make you shut up. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I’m glad that Mr. Lemoncello read my several letters and launched these Library Olympics,” Marjory told a reporter from her hometown newspaper. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Then he placed the gold medal over my head, just like they do in the Olympics, and had me turn to face the audience. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

The neighbors would see him water- falling down High Street, carried by the momentum of his speed, and they’d cry out, “Going for the Olympics, Goob?” The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was the crew with which he would attempt to go to the Berlin Olympics. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

When you stare at the empty plate, for just a few moments you’re in the Olympics. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Daria was a strong fencer who had just missed a chance to compete in the 2008 Olympics but who had done really well on the college circuit, competing for Columbia University. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

"Well, it's true, Lu. I did run in the Olympics. And I won a gold medal." Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Now with the Olympics approaching, officials were planning to add a massive set of wooden grandstands built out over the water on the other side of the lake. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I learned afterward that I’d made history by becoming the first American woman ever to win gold in that event at the Olympics. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She stares up at the poster of Tommie Smith and John Carlos with their fists raised at the Olympics—the same one Hana has in her room. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Her seventh grade essay was entitled “The Cerebral Palsy Wheelchair Olympics Blues.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Sponsors wanted me now, in the run up to the 2016 Olympics in Rio. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“I’m sitting here looking at your rankings. Did you know you’re only one result away from qualifying for the Junior Olympics next month?” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Reminded me of the Olympics—the only thing I like to watch, besides running, are the synchronized swimmers. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

In that moment, I quietly asked God to please help me do everything I could to be part of the 2016 Olympics team. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

In the United States, talk of boycotting the 1936 Olympics had been simmering since the Nazis had come to power in 1933. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

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

Here I was doing everything I could to qualify for the Olympics, but I was missing a large part of my training that each of my competitors had ample access to. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

In 2012, there was no women’s saber team event in the Olympics, only the individual event. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The police cars escorting the two game pieces on wheels had flapping Library Olympics flags attached to their bumpers. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

It also meant the whole Library Olympics came down to the Hometown Heroes versus the Midwest. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Even though Coach Mustilli told me he believed I had what it took to make it all the way to the Olympics, my path to becoming a world-class athlete didn’t suddenly materialize. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

She was seething at the injustice of the act and maybe she was a little bit jealous, as she had been in the same position as Monica back at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

But I’d been waiting my entire life for a chance to go to the Olympics, and just like that, the experience was already behind me. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Just wait until the next Olympics, the inventor thought. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well,” he said, “you did a beautiful job in the Olympics.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d also earned more Worlds medals than any other woman in the history of the sport, which put me in the record books—and made me a favorite to make the USA Olympics team. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

My mom reminded me that just competing in the Olympics was a win for me and for all of the people who looked up to me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“I want to go to the Olympics,” I said, not really answering his question. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

And with that—after several years of struggle—the last serious American effort to boycott the Berlin Olympics was effectively dead. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t thinking about running a record time or qualifying for the Olympics or being a spectacle. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Universal Pictures came and shot newsreel footage of them, just in case it was needed for the Olympics. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The soccer field that once held the 1984 Olympics is now filled with tombstones. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Ginza Six sees tourists as a key target as the Japanese government aims to nearly double the number of overseas visitors to an annual 40 million by 2020, when Tokyo hosts the Olympics. Dior takes to rooftop with new looks to launch Tokyo store 2017-04-19T04:00:00Z

In the episodes opening the show’s third season, the family attends a redneck Olympics and mother and father take halfhearted stabs at teaching their four daughters the birds and the bees. Critic’s Notebook: ‘The Price of Gold’ Revisits the Harding-Kerrigan Story 2014-01-15T22:56:24Z

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

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

I think that’s because Olympics news is so different from the usual summer baseball scores and reports from pro football training camp. Rio Olympics offers a break from typical summer sports 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z

Reports of Lochte’s participation began circulating last week, but that was before the news broke that Brazilian authorities were charging the athlete with falsely reporting a crime during the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.  Ryan Lochte’s redemption tango: Can “Dancing With the Stars” turn “America’s idiot sea cow” back into a hero? 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z

She made the official announcement with a video, where as she sported an NBC Rio Olympics hat and waved an American flag. Leslie Jones is Heading to Rio to Report for NBC 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z

Seems a continuation of the Olympics commentary....Sad and disappointing. ‘Mr. Robot’ Season 2, Episode 8: A Shock to the System 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z

Ms. Hall Moran, then a 14-year-old skater avidly following the Olympics, easily related to the two-time U.S. national champion, who was 20 at the time. ‘Breaking Ice’ Makes Music From a Classic Skating Rivalry 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z

The Winter Olympics in Beijing formally begin on Friday with an opening ceremony set to include the traditional cauldron lighting and parade of nations. What’s on TV This Week: ‘Missing in Brooks County’ and ‘Sisters With Transistors’ 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z

What was it like performing in the Olympics closing ceremony? Eric Idle, comedian – portrait of the artist 2012-11-20T17:22:50Z

Mr. Hyde said the chance to compose for the Olympics was a great honor. ArtsBeat Blog: Underworld to Create Music for Opening of 2012 Olympics in London 2011-12-07T20:30:16Z

It is thought the Olympics are a major factor. Theatre review of 2012 2012-12-28T07:52:36Z

Ms. Colker, the movement director for the opening ceremony of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in 2016, may be able to shift large groups around a stage, but here, her structure is repetitive and conventional. Review: Film Overwhelms Dance in a Mud-Caked Trip to Brazil 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z

Photo of the Day: Olympics Closing Ceremony Last night's closing ceremony to the London Olympics not only showcased the country's rich musical history, but also some of the biggest names in British fashion. On the Runway Blog: Photo of the Day: Olympics Closing Ceremony 2012-08-13T19:16:14Z

The sense of separation between the Olympics and local communities was crystallized in the identity of the Games. London 2012 anti-logos 2012-07-12T00:00:00Z

Following the Olympics, Owens was barred from competing in amateur events, forced to race horses for a living, a model of stoical grace in the face of fickle adulation and racism. TV highlights 06/06/2012 2012-06-05T19:00:01Z

If Biles had retired after Rio, the stories leading up to the Tokyo Olympics no doubt would have been championing Lee's name and her impressive list of skills. Suni Lee's signature move is her ability to perform under pressure 2021-07-31T04:00:00Z

Although none of this is the creation of the Olympics, the Summer Reading Challenge is one of the strands in the 2012 Cultural Olympiad. Is the Six Book Challenge a good thing? 2012-07-17T13:31:00Z

And this season will add a big detour to her itinerary in February, when she competes in the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Why the Skier Mikeala Shiffrin Loves Croatia — and Colorado 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z

Needless to say, with Jessmania still rampant her her home city, there will also be sporting challenges based on the London Olympics. Sheffield wins Radio 5 Live's Octoberfest 2012-08-22T12:33:32Z

When Curry reappeared on "Today" during the London Olympics to introduce a story she had done, Lauer twice remarked that it was good to see her again. Where have 'Today' show viewers gone? 2012-10-11T11:55:17Z

He wants to move to Los Angeles after the Olympics, though he still expects to compete, commuting to Gainesville to train. Ryan Lochte, Olmypic Swimmer and Sex Symbol 2012-06-09T10:00:23Z

Complicated topics, like the fraught relationship between the Paralympics and the Olympics, which take place in the same facilities but can receive uneven attention, are skimmed or skirted. ‘Rising Phoenix’ Review: Carrying the Paralympic Torch 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z

The characters change but the narrative never does: This is the Olympics, a quadrennial contest between the heroes of Team USA and the vaguely sinister confederation of foreigners trying to steal their gold medals. Ryan Seacrest, you’ve been replaced 2012-08-01T15:55:00Z

Both Stone and Wadleigh wrote songs specifically for the Special Olympics opening ceremony. The tale of the 2,018-person choir: a kickoff to Special Olympics in Seattle 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z

Soon he was competing and winning awards, and as a young teen, he went alone to live with married coaches in Michigan, his eye on the Olympics. Ruston Kelly Survived Addiction and Heartbreak. It’s in His ‘Dirt Emo.’ 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z

But the ratings were also up six percent from the 20.2 million average of the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Sochi Ratings Down in U.S. Compared to Last Winter Games 2014-02-24T22:42:18Z

Over the next decade, Joyce says more people asked about covering UCLA-Princeton than any of the hundreds of other events — including Olympics and Super Bowls — that she worked. Princeton-UCLA: Reflections on an Historic Upset 2011-03-16T10:05:00Z

They sailed into Tokyo Bay on Friday on a barge and will stay there until the Olympics open on July 24 and close on Aug. 9. Olympic rings arrive in host city on barge into Tokyo Bay 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z

This season, the Summer Olympics siphoned off movie audiences a bit, and the shootings that killed 12 people at a midnight debut screening of "The Dark Knight Rises" in Colorado jolted the industry. Hollywood's summer heads south as films fizzle 2012-09-02T17:21:13Z

I know the BBC has a lot of time to fill, but can you imagine it covering the Olympics or any other top sporting event in this way? Wimbledon 2013: how the BBC got its coverage wrong 2013-07-08T14:03:37Z

If they watch television, it’s reruns of the Olympics from years earlier. Using Fiction to Show How Self-Control Becomes Self-Destructive 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z

The Eurovision Song Contest, the Continent’s pop-music Olympics, happens only once a year, while mass violence in Russia is a more frequent occurrence. Russia Declares War on Eurovision 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z

Not until 2008, when the Games opened in booming Beijing, would an Olympics so profoundly alter a city and a nation. The 1964 Olympics Certified a New Japan, in Steel and on the Screen 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z

He’s presented as being ambitious and frustrated, presuming that his career was meant for greater things than monitoring an Olympics sideshow. The Unintentional Politics of Clint Eastwood’s “Richard Jewell” 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z

Instead, he shot "Trance" in the British capital at night while working on the Olympics ceremony during the day. Danny Boyle on 'Trance' and keeping sane during London Olympics 2013-03-19T22:15:24Z

He performed at both of President Bill Clinton’s inaugurations and was featured in the closing ceremonies of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Stanley Dural Jr., who popularized zydeco music as Buckwheat Zydeco, dies at 68 2016-09-24T04:00:00Z

As with athletes who make the team at the Olympics, the selection of an artist to represent the United States at the 58th Venice Biennale next spring is a big deal in the art world. Artist Martin Puryear Chosen for U.S. Pavilion at Venice Biennale 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z

“The cancellation of our Met season is, for A.B.T., akin to the cancellation of the Olympics for those athletes.” American Ballet Theater Cancels Spring Season at Met Opera House 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z

While around 200 nations are expected to compete in the Olympics, the book festival this year hosts writers from 40 countries, the international festival artists from 38, and the fringe, performers from 43. Edinburgh festival organisers plan VIP tie-up with Olympics 2011-08-12T20:19:04Z

Not long after, German athletes were wearing the Dasslerses’ spiked shoes at the Olympics. What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘Every Day’ and ‘Lethal Weapon’ 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z

How about a salmon picnic across from Pike Place Market with glorious views of Elliott Bay and the Olympics? A&E highlights: Tacoma’s taste, Capitol Hill’s pride and concerts in the barn 2013-06-19T23:17:32Z

The Olympics closing concert is apparently Blur's last one before dissolving into a couple of musicians, a cheesemaker, a wannabe politician and an occasional Phil Daniels. Live music booking now 2012-05-18T23:05:00Z

For the month of August, the bakery is donating all proceeds to the Special Olympics in honor of Mr. Wankerl and Ms. Marquardt. They Met on the Court. They Both Won in Love. 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z

This summer he travelled to London to work as a volunteer at the Olympics. Italian arrested in murder case with echoes of Basic Instinct 2012-08-22T15:51:55Z

This decidedly different tower, Olympian in ambition, should continue to delight us long after the Olympics have been forgotten. First among Olympian obelisks 2010-04-01T05:30:00Z

Soon it will play host to events for the entire world: this year's World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics. The Architect’s Eye: The Architecture of Rio de Janeiro 2014-02-26T05:00:00Z

One year on, and with £11bn of public money spent on the Olympics, the first part of the park will reopen this weekend. London's Olympics legacy faces early disqualification 2013-07-21T18:30:01Z

Much of that money has been held over to 2012 to cover the Diamond Jubilee, Euro 2012, the Cultural Olympiad and the Olympics. Sharp fall in TV arts spending 2012-06-29T15:26:59Z

But with three nominations, including 's spectacular opening ceremony, the Olympics has still ended up with one fewer than the BBC2 sitcom that spoofed the preparations for the Games, Twenty Twelve. Bafta nominations: three for Olympics – but four for Twenty Twelve 2013-04-09T20:43:43Z

So while covering the Olympics for NBC on Monday night, sports commentator Al Trautwig did a pretty common thing and talked about Biles’s family. Grandparents or parents? Coverage of Simone Biles shows that we still don’t know how to talk about adoption 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z

David Stubbs There will come a time soon, after the cost is tallied and the results examined, when the 2012 London Olympics will be no laughing matter. Tonight's TV highlights: Raymond Blanc's Kitchen Secrets 2011-03-14T07:59:01Z

The Olympics are a showcase of niche sports. No one left to hate 2012-07-31T20:10:00Z

If all else fails, you can always watch the actual Olympics in a communal setting. This week's new film events 2012-07-06T23:05:00Z

Olympics coverage thoroughly dominated television last week, as expected. Olympics derail almost everything else on TV 2012-08-07T19:44:09Z

Latin America’s lackluster Olympics Topics: , Argentina, Brazil, , Latin America, LIMA, Peru — If there were a gold medal for watching the Olympics on TV, Latin America would be a serious contender. Latin America’s lackluster Olympics 2012-08-10T18:50:00Z

This meant the Olympics opening ceremony didn't get anything at all. TV Baftas 2013: 10 things we learned 2013-05-12T21:44:07Z

It was an impressive finale to an Olympics precursor that can only be judged a gold-medal production. BBC Radio 1 Hackney Weekend – review 2012-06-25T10:18:00Z

On top of this, many Londoners feel disconnected and even excluded from the Olympics, an event on their doorstep but mostly inaccessible to them. London 2012 anti-logos 2012-07-12T00:00:00Z

Jenner largely walked away from all associations with athletics almost four decades ago after the 1976 Olympics. Caitlyn Jenner wrong honoree for courage award? 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z

It was sunny, and it was overshadowed by the Olympics. Edinburgh festival 2012: the highlights 2012-08-27T16:32:15Z

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 Top 10 Olympics events all had peak TV audiences of , The Guardian noted. London Olympics give media boost 2012-08-14T10:32:17Z

Next thing: After placing as the highest American in the Women’s Park Final at the 2021 Dew Tour in May, Ms. Wettstein secured her spot on the United States’ Olympics team. A High School Skateboarder Makes Her Olympic Debut 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z

Among them will be a delegation from Brazil, home to the world's largest street party, in Rio, and host to the 2016 Olympics. Notting Hill carnival goes ahead after Scotland Yard doubles police numbers to 20,000 2011-08-20T23:06:51Z

With just over a month to go before the London Olympics, maybe now would be a good time to remind you of an exciting new development in the field of athletic competition. Jonah Lehrer’s male arrogance 2012-06-21T15:00:00Z

NBC has confirmed that the The Jay Leno Show at 2200 will end next month and, after the Winter Olympics, it will be replaced with dramas such as Law and Order and Parenthood. 2010-01-16T10:27:00Z

After the 1992 Summer Olympics and 2004’s Universal Forum of Cultures, long stretches of urban coastline went from industrial wasteland to prime beaches. 6 Places in Europe Offering Shelter From the Crowds 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z

Mr. Holt took a break from the Republican National Convention to talk about his news-driven style of travel and the challenges and rewards of attending the Olympics. Why NBC’s Lester Holt Loves Covering the Olympics 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z

When the synthetic fanfare and corporate gloss of the Olympics has faded, many will be thankful for these alternative perspectives. Swandown: two men in a pedalo 2012-07-18T17:17:15Z

The heroine of this story is Eunice Kennedy Shriver, now best known as one of the founders of the Special Olympics. ‘Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter,’ by Kate Clifford Larson 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z

There is no suffering Olympics, no gold medal to be won, there is only suffering. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: A parent pooh-poohs a non-parent’s sleep-deprivation 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z

The writers launched the tour in 2012 to take advantage of the London Olympics, but the group failed to get it started in time. ‘London literary pub’ tour brings writers and writing home 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z

In 2012, just before the London Olympics, the Amateur International Boxing Association proposed that female boxers wear skirts, not shorts, to differentiate themselves from men. Who Decides What a Champion Should Wear? 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z

Another concert in the same location, with the 1990s pop sensations Blur, led by Damon Albarn, as headliners, will mark the end of the Olympics on Aug. 12. ArtsBeat: Pop Acts Chosen for Opening of Olympics 2012-05-01T18:34:59Z

The weeklong television event reeled in its best ratings ever in 2015 before a slight dip in viewership last year, when it aired earlier than usual because of the Rio Olympics. Shark Week 2017: more fishy tales or nature TV's great-white hope? 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z

Or are we simply still recovering from the Beijing Olympics’ opening ceremony? Crib Sheet: The 10 Things to Talk About This Weekend 2011-01-26T17:35:55Z

Rather than a breathless overspill of enthusiasm from the Olympics, he would prefer to see a real change of tone on multiculturalism from the government. Notting Hill carnivalgoers hope to put seal on London's summer-long party 2012-08-25T23:06:36Z

In a press release, the brewery mentioned several upcoming events, notably the Olympics taking place elsewhere in the Americas this summer – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – and of course the deeply contentious US election itself. Budweiser rebrands as 'America' in lead-up to US election 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z

I couldn’t have made it to the Olympics if you hadn’t! Against sexist Olympic advertising 2012-07-24T16:05:00Z

Although clearly seeking to cash in on the imminent Olympics, Fast Girls, for copyright reasons, actually concerns a fictional championship. Fast Girls: the Cannes sprint 2012-05-22T18:00:02Z

Earlier this year the London playhouse announced it would stage each of Shakespeare's 38 plays in a different language to mark the 2012 Olympics. Globe actors to read entire King James Bible 2011-02-10T17:40:31Z

It's incredible how focused and single-minded you have to be, and how hard you have to train, even to think about going to the Olympics, let alone standing on any rostrums. Blood, Sweat and Luxuries, Afghan Star and Olympic Dreams 2010-04-20T23:05:00Z

“It made the mission of the Gay Olympics crystal clear,” she says in the documentary. 'We were forming family': how LGBT sports grew in the early 1980s 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z

“It is like the Olympics,” said the New York dealer Fergus McCaffrey, “or the European Champions League, and every good gallery and their artists wants desperately to compete.” At Art Basel, a Powerful Jury Controls the Market 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z

He was fed on tribal lore, and he grew up roaming the trails in the Olympics. ‘Temple Grove’: war over Olympic Peninsula’s old trees 2013-05-22T23:10:19Z

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

Meanwhile, famous faces aren't leaving the stage as they age: Morton points to the popularity of Paul McCartney at the Olympics and Bruce Springsteen on the presidential campaign trail. What's shaking fashion? An adult-quake 2012-11-15T18:24:09Z

Each first lady has taken a different tack on her Olympics visits, except for Melania Trump, who never went. At fraught Tokyo Olympics, Jill Biden may win just by showing up 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z

The commission is one of 12 across the UK celebrating the London Olympics and Paralympics. Leeds centre prepares for OverWorlds & UnderWorlds 2012-05-17T10:01:01Z

The network aims to the use the Olympics to launch the series, putting the “About a Boy” premiere at 11:07 p.m. ‘About a Boy’: from novel to film to sitcom 2014-02-18T21:16:02Z

Once they’ve wed, the movie concentrates on sports and the fierce politics of the Olympics during the time of Hitler’s rise. Review: ‘Race’ Chronicles Jesse Owens’s Rise to Olympic Glory 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z

Tomorrow would bring a double session of exhausting practices to rack up the 70,000 meters he swims weekly in preparation for the London Olympics next month. Ryan Lochte, Olmypic Swimmer and Sex Symbol 2012-06-09T10:00:23Z

He’s created large-scale shows for the Beijing Olympics and other high-profile events. Review: Fireworks in ‘Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang’ 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z

She went to the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 as the sole U.S. representative to cheer on athletes during the pandemic, when even their families couldn’t be in the stands. Analysis | Jill Biden’s gaffe about women’s basketball and its endless fallout 2023-04-09T04:00:00Z

Saturday’s event was the first New Year auction of the Toyosu market, after the famed Tsukiji fish market shut last year to provide temporary parking for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics. Tuna sells for record $3 million in auction at Tokyo's new fish market 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z

Going to Brazil, epicenter of the Zika virus, for the Olympics. An Informed Traveler Is a Safer Traveler 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z

One of last year's highlights was the Globe To Globe season, which saw dozens of companies from around the world perform the bard's work ahead of the Olympics. This week's new theatre 2013-04-20T05:00:22Z

Mr. Phelps, on the other hand, who at 26 is a year younger than Mr. Lochte, has said this Olympics will likely be his last. Ryan Lochte, Olmypic Swimmer and Sex Symbol 2012-06-09T10:00:23Z

In Millwall park, a woman watches a plane descend over London City airport; in the film, that was still the Royal Albert Dock, where Harold talked of bringing the Olympics to east London. First the gangsters, then the bankers: how The Long Good Friday foretold the future 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z

Still glowing from the energy poured into the Olympics, London harmonized with the installations stuffed into its storefronts and leftover spaces. The Details: In Praise of British Design 2012-09-26T22:11:26Z

In Britain, fewer people do sport now than did before the Olympics in 2012. Fanfare 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z

The stars would be nuts to refuse the Olympics — the p.r. hit would be heard in Antarctica. The NBA Lockout: All About Timing 2011-10-07T09:00:00Z

Savannah Guthrie announced Tuesday that she is pregnant and is skipping the upcoming Rio Olympics due to concerns over the Zika virus. Zika and her pregnancy keep NBC's Guthrie out of Brazil 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z

With Kerrigan injured, Harding won the tournament and a spot at the Olympics. 2010-01-29T22:15:00Z

The series has been described as being "about the people paddling hard beneath the water to make the Olympics happen in London 2012". London Olympics boss Lord Coe to appear in comedy 2011-03-02T10:16:25Z

"He said, `This is kind of like the Olympics for the celebrities.'" SHOW BITS: The show must go on 2013-01-14T01:34:10Z

Britain Creates, conceived by the British Fashion Council as an opportunity to commemorate the London Olympics and to celebrate the breadth of British creative talent, does just that. Britain Creates: when fashion and art collide 2012-06-26T20:00:01Z

Want to eat some fries while at the Olympics? Seven ways the IOC ruins the Olympics 2012-08-07T17:57:00Z

Mercury died before it became the theme to the 1992 Olympics. Unlikely pop duos 2013-06-15T18:00:00Z

Bell, 45, a former defensive lineman on Harvard's football team, joined NBC in 1990 to work on the Barcelona Olympics and has worked on every summer Olympics since. After Olympics success, Bell poised for promotion at NBC 2012-08-17T22:22:41Z

“Rising From Ashes”: A documentary that follows Jock Boyer as he helps the first Rwandan National Cycling Team in their journey to compete in the Olympics. Greek and Latin American festivals | Weekend Preview 2013-09-11T21:26:46Z

Uncertainty and controversy, and a rising number of Covid-19 cases in the city, have increasingly overshadowed the run-up to the Summer Olympics, and early events like the ceremonial torch relay have felt subdued. 6 Podcasts to Whet Your Appetite for the Olympics 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z

British music, especially that of contemporary composers, has traditionally featured large at Cheltenham, and this year the festival, positioned time-wise between the Diamond Jubilee and the Olympics, seemed to demand a particular British focus. Cheltenham festival opening – review 2012-07-06T15:16:29Z

Jones said on Twitter Sunday night that she enjoys watching and tweeting about the Olympics because people were telling her during the Rio Games that no one watches the Olympics. Jones free to post Olympics after 3rd-party error resolved 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z

Once you have got past the image of a diver on the cover, stuck in midair in honour of the Olympics, you can start to enjoy what is a first‑rate collection. Winning Words: Inspiring Poems for Everyday life chosen by William Sieghart – review 2012-06-09T23:05:36Z

Rocketing down an iced bobsled track at 50 miles an hour, my first thought was not of the pageantry and festive spirit that will accompany the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea in February. In Lake Placid, Olympic Sports and Spirit 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z

All of this has contributed to the Olympics unpopularity, and people’s loss of interest. London 2012 anti-logos 2012-07-12T00:00:00Z

But I always advise people the Olympics extend beyond the arenas and the stadiums. Why NBC’s Lester Holt Loves Covering the Olympics 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z

They’ve never lost a set in three Olympics, which places them among the most dominant Olympians. Olympics recap: Michael Phelps reaches the end 2012-07-29T12:24:00Z

To have two feature-length climbing films land at once is a remarkable treat for the enthusiast, and a sign of boom times for the sport, which will make its Olympics debut in 2020. No ropes attached: behind two heart-racing free climbing documentaries 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z

Even sporting events ranging from the Super Bowl to the Winter Olympics saw viewership declines. TV Ratings for Tonys Go Up, Bucking an Award-Show Trend 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z

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

His participation in the opening ceremony of the London Olympics and collaboration with its director, Danny Boyle, had just been confirmed. Akram Khan Troupe in Montclair While Khan Recovers From Injury 2012-02-02T22:51:29Z

“I think the Olympics will always be, in my mind, one of the most important sporting events. . . . So it’s just a matter of sharing what to me is an art piece.” To Olympian Rafer Johnson, the Opening Ceremony torch he carried is a symbol of upward mobility 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z

Unlike in our everyday sports experience where men are the assumed participants unless otherwise specified, in the Olympics, events are tagged “men’s” and “women’s” equally. The Olympics’ delicate gender politics 2012-08-11T16:00:00Z

After a spate of bestsellers about the capital's history, and with the Olympics in prospect, the overhauled modern galleries, which deal with London life since the great fire, are launched in altogether more auspicious circumstances. In praise of? the Museum of London 2010-06-08T23:06:00Z

His official royal duties include sitting and applauding at the Olympics. Cheers for naked Prince Harry! 2012-08-22T19:35:00Z

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

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

Clad all in black -- from tennis shoes to the shades he never removes during an hourlong interview -- the singer is there to rehearse for his performance at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Post-divorce Usher returns with new attitude 2010-03-29T01:46:00Z

Dvora Meyers’ impressive and fascinating debut “The End of the Perfect 10” lands just in time for the this year’s Olympics. “To break the shackles of gravity”: How women’s gymnastics captures our imagination every 4 years 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z

The naked photos proved an embarrassment for the family after a summer of well-received Diamond Jubilee celebrations to mark Elizabeth's 60 years on the throne and royal appearances at the London Olympics. No press complaint over UK Prince Harry's naked pictures 2012-09-28T14:06:31Z

We hoped she might swim for the Berlin Olympics, in 1936. Two Brothers by Ben Elton – review 2012-11-07T08:00:03Z

One car ad during the Opening Ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, for instance, was seen as promoting Tibetan independence from China. Do Chrysler's TV Sermons Really Sell Any Cars? 2012-02-10T16:57:27Z

Thanks to the rise of social media, reverence for athletic achievement at the Olympics can now be measured in milliseconds. Noted: Social Media Speeds Up Criticism of Olympians - Noted 2012-08-10T20:34:30Z

If you don’t make the final five, after making the shortlist of nine, it’s like finishing fourth at the Olympics. Oscar Nominees for Best Foreign-Language Film Discuss Work 2012-02-20T22:38:12Z

And there are still a few tickets available - free of charge - between now and the end of the Olympics. Next generation of HD television 2012-07-31T08:52:53Z

Absolutely Fabulous returned for another two series in 2001 and 2004, together with various specials, including one for the Olympics this year. Jennifer Saunders: from Comic Strip to Spice Girls musical 2012-12-11T06:30:02Z

Still, David is excited the sport will be in the Olympics. Perspective | Sport climbing moves into the spotlight with an Olympic debut in 2020 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z

In fact, it wasn’t even written for the Olympics. Rings ‘n’ Things: 10 Best Facts About the Olympics in Pop Culture 2012-08-03T12:00:24Z

In the 2016 Olympics in Rio, Brazil, Muhammad helped to secure the bronze medal in the Team Sabre competition. Team USA fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad: “I’ve been detained by U.S. customs and I’m an Olympic me... 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z

Boyle, who won an Academy Award for "Slumdog Millionaire" and directed the opening ceremony of the Olympics, said Monday that the sculpture "defies all prejudice in people's minds about one of London's poorest boroughs." Danny Boyle opposes plan to sell Moore sculpture 2012-11-05T15:46:04Z

Because he runs on springy Cheetah Flex-Foot prosthetics, he was initially banned from the 2008 Olympics on the grounds they would give him an unfair advantage. Oscar Pistorius and McKayla Maroney: Beautiful losers 2012-08-06T17:15:00Z

The film is part of the program “Native Games,” which also includes short films about canoeing in the Pacific Northwest, stickball in Arizona and the World Eskimo-Indian Olympics. Weekend Miser: Figment NYC at Governors Island; ‘Native Games’ 2013-06-06T18:49:57Z

The Summer Olympics, which will officially start Friday in Tokyo, Japan, will be different. Perspective | Olympic magic moments will happen — even without the crowds 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z

The record for any Olympics was 4.48 billion minutes from the Tokyo Games. Several factors contribute to NBC’s low Olympic ratings 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z

If it works at the Super Bowl, why not at the Olympics? ArtsBeat: Pop Acts Chosen for Opening of Olympics 2012-05-01T18:34:59Z

However, the £215m extension to Tate Modern, long promised in time for the Olympics, will be only partly complete, it is understood. Damien Hirst 2011-03-03T16:53:03Z

Nine years ago, when the Summer Olympics were held in London, the opening ceremony drew a record-setting U.S. audience of 40.7 million people. NBC estimates 17 million in US saw opening of Tokyo Olympics 2021-07-25T04:00:00Z

And Chen served as music director for the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Review: A Chinese Concerto and a Romantic Classic Gaze Back 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z

They soon decided that the Cultural Olympiad needed a big bang finale as its main event, hence the 12-week festival in the runup to the Olympics. Cultural Olympiad's London 2012 festival lines up arts world A-list 2010-12-07T21:08:00Z

One of his former students, a woman named Trance, won a gold medal in the Olympics, was a sharpshooter in Iraq and ultimately becomes a heroine of the Vermont independence movement. A Polite Drive for Secession in ‘Radio Free Vermont’ 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z

The restaurant is already the official restaurant sponsor of the London Olympics, USA Today reported. McDonald’s at London Olympics 2012-07-12T14:02:00Z

The plans, it is true, were on the grandiose side: The village wanted to host the Olympics. Review: New Museum Triennial Casts a Wary Eye on the Future 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z

How about moving forward with the same kind of grace associated with the Olympics? Tonya Harding Would Like Her Apology Now 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z

"I don't think there is any doubt in the rest of the world's mind that Brazil is the place, between hosting the Olympics and hosting the World Cup," she said. New Miss Universe set to be crowned in Brazil 2011-09-13T01:34:09Z

We’re told that, because we have legal protection, because anti-atheist discrimination is illegal, therefore we don’t really have any problems, and we’re just trying to gain unearned sympathy and win the victim Olympics. Atheists fight discrimination too 2012-08-09T18:26:00Z

Tolokonnikova said the Winter Olympics, due to be held in February in Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi, were Putin's pet project and that anybody attending them would be supporting him. Russian punk band says freed to improve Russia's image before Olympics 2013-12-27T12:32:36Z

An earlier version of this article stated that the Olympics held in Helsinki took place in 1954. With the Olympics Over, Six Former Host Cities Worth Visiting 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z

About 35 miles west of Park City is another venue built for the 2002 Winter Olympics. Would-be Olympians can bobsled, curl and luge at these North American rinks, tracks and slopes 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z

Bavarian officials hoped the event would confirm Germany’s rehabilitation as a civilized society, expunging memories of the Second World War and the Infamous 1936 Berlin Olympics, which Hitler used to glorify Nazi ideology. Inside the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z

She is ranked No. 11 in the world, won her second Women’s Tennis Association title in June, and will be competing at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Madison Keys, on Rackets and Mascara 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z

From street games to the Games, will you give us a cynic’s word on the Olympics? Will Self, on himself 2012-08-20T11:45:00Z

About 7,000 athletes from more than 175 countries will partake in this year’s Special Olympics. Three new L.A. murals celebrate Special Olympics World Games 2015 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z

But the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul featured one of the greatest blunders in history--and it was on the part of the judges. 2010-01-29T21:00:00Z

The Winter Olympics in Beijing is scheduled to start in six months. NBC perseveres after rough start in transitional Olympics 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z

“The Boys in the Boat” by Daniel James Brown, the stirring true story of the University of Washington rowing team that competed in the 1936 Olympics. What are the most-checked-out books at Seattle Public Library? 2015-03-15T04:00:00Z

One of China’s favourites for gold at next summer’s Olympics isouston, who is very much aware of her looks. ‘Strong is beautiful’: the unstoppable rise of Crossfit 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z

Michael also confirmed to Evans that he is scheduled to perform at the Olympics closing ceremony in August. Illness caused Michael memory gap 2012-07-17T15:01:16Z

She was invited to ski in the 1940 Olympics, but then World War II spoiled the games, so she became a flight instructor. T Magazine: The Other Ann Taylor 2011-02-22T21:30:11Z

Outside of the Olympics, when attention gets more equitable, “we’re at only 8 percent of all coverage everywhere,” she said. Too Good to Be Ignored: Women Who Reached the Top in Sports 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z

In opposition, both had been strongly critical of ill-formed plans to boost sports participation through the Olympics and now have a chance to do something about it. Coalition agreement - the full deal at a glance 2010-05-20T14:13:00Z

Accordingly, a duplicate of any component that could break got a ticket to the Olympics. EXPLAINER: Robots and Olympics — a potent photo combination 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z

The tragedy of Valieva’s Olympics was reflected in what happened after the teenage girl left the rink sobbing. Perspective | The most painful part of Kamila Valieva’s Olympic stumble was what happened after she left the ice 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z

“No, I’m not training for the Olympics,” she explained. Date Lab: Who wants to talk shop for half an hour? 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z

Years later, likely sometime in his late teens, Leonard says he sat in a car with the same coach discussing his prospects for the 1976 Olympics. Does Sugar Ray Leonard's sex abuse story hold up? 2011-06-13T22:01:00Z

Or do we want the kind of national identity that presented itself in the London Olympics, a year ago? Michael Gove's history wars 2013-07-13T07:00:05Z

I have heard smart people in the business predict that competitive gaming will make it into the Olympics in the next couple of decades. Gamers Have a Little League of Their Own 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z

Leslie Jones is free to take to social media to give her commentary about the Olympics after a misunderstanding with some of her posts. Jones free to post Olympics after 3rd-party error resolved 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z

Thanks to the Winter Olympics, NBC has surged into third place for the broadcast season -- giving the network an outside shot at ending its fourth-place losing streak this year. NBC gearing up for post-Conan schedule 2010-03-01T05:28:00Z

In addition to the Olympics next winter, NBC will burst into the season this month with the “Million Second Quiz,” hoping to draw viewers away from series premieres on other networks. Fall TV: What can replace ‘Breaking Bad,’ other faves? 2013-09-04T21:22:47Z

Mackenzie said the festival would aim to define the celebratory mood of the Olympics. 2012 Olympic festival to be at centre of cultural celebration around games 2010-03-17T17:34:00Z

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

Boris Johnson wants three million Londoners dancing by the 2012 Olympics, and to inspire us he showed off his best Bollywood moves at the Palladium. Shobana Jeyasingh 2010-07-04T21:45:00Z

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

Romney writes in “Turnaround” of being unprepared for a heated local debate over alcohol sales at his Salt Lake Olympics. But I’m a good Mormon wife 2012-06-01T23:00:00Z

My fear is that the government will privilege the short-term kudos of the Olympics above the long-term nourishment of sustained arts investment. Arts and the new coalition government 2010-05-21T23:07:00Z

He won a bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics, and he’s not too proud to brag about his third-place finish—he calls himself the Bronze Bomber. Knockouts in the Concussion Age 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z

Released just before London hosted the Olympics in 2012, Sam Blair's lean study follows four British sprinters as they compete to represent their country at the games. Ten of the best running documentaries 2013-03-01T07:53:41Z

Some of the best athletes at these Olympics are also some of the … worst. Olympians you should boo 2012-07-27T23:30:00Z

The group got back together for a tour in 2007-2008 and also performed at the London Olympics opening ceremony in 2012. Excited Spice Girls say reunion tour will feel strange without 'Posh' 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z

British pride that is as hard as nails The 2012 London Olympics melds with the Jubilee, as a runner with flag-painted nails grasps the handle of the torch at Penzance in Cornwall last week. Fash File: Pulling Out the Stops for the Jubilee 2012-05-28T12:05:16Z

I think that's why, when I went to the Olympics, I was able to just really live in those moments and perform well, but also really show authentically who I was as a person. How losing made Olympic medalist Adam Rippon a winner 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z

In that moment, at once bracing and luminous, the Olympics turned from being a competition into a performance. French Olympic Ice Dancers Make Skating as Ethereal as Ballet 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z

"You have to wonder what possessed them to up the ante in 2003," says Rick Gentile, former executive producer of CBS' Olympics telecasts. 2010-01-29T05:02:00Z

Except for two weeks during the Olympics, "Today" hasn't sniffed first place in the ratings since. Where have 'Today' show viewers gone? 2012-10-11T11:55:17Z

Much the same vision captivated the people at Burton Snowboards, who outfitted the United States Olympics snowboard team in aluminum-coated uniforms meant to evoke NASA’s glory years. Why Is Fashion Having an Astral Moment? 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z

"It was very poignant movement to see a medal winner from the last London Olympics carry the torch for this year's Games." Muse carry Olympic flame in Devon 2012-05-20T19:44:30Z

In the Olympics, women athletes are front and center. Rio Olympics offers a break from typical summer sports 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z

But five Olympics later it’s beginning to look as if the world has caught up again – or at least the Spanish. Olympics hoops: The world catches up to the U.S. 2012-08-13T12:15:00Z

It's clear that even fresh off of the Tokyo Olympics, Biles remains as active and important as ever. Our endless demands on Simone Biles 2021-09-19T04:00:00Z

Plans to build a mosque began in 1890 with an act of parliament, but all fell through, including one timed for the 2004 Olympics. A century in the making, Athens set for first mosque since Ottoman times 2017-02-13T05:00:00Z

Jenner arrived at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal a virtual unknown. The forgotten history of Bruce Jenner: How the all-American hero of the 1970s ended up here 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z

“My mom and I danced on a lot of stages together,” said Ms. Goodman, who went on to compete in clogging in the Junior Olympics, in 2002 and 2003. For Two Cloggers, 20 Years to Get in Step and Get Married 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z

Speaking of her, Ellie Cole has this fantastic quote: "In the Olympics all the bodies look the same, and in the Paralympics, none of the bodies look the same." Netflix's stunning new Paralympics doc "Rising Phoenix" erases stigma through visual elegance 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z

But it was also a perfect image of the kind of utopian peace among nations and people that the Olympics would like to conjure. Critic’s Notebook: London 2012 Festival Shows British Talent and Eccentricity 2012-08-31T22:07:21Z

“The films demonstrate the performance of the new ATS on a world stage, making it a natural fit for the Olympics,” said Don Butler, vice president of Cadillac marketing. Cadillac, Seeking Respect, Confronts The Scariest Roads In The World 2012-07-18T06:25:49Z

That interview took place through an intermediary shortly after the conclusion of the Beijing Olympics. The Mount Everest mystery deepens: Was there an international cover-up of a dead climber's ascent? 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z

No doubt the biggest drama of all was the Olympics, and here the BBC lived up to its reputation for being able to deliver a major event more impressively than anyone else on the planet. The best television of 2012: Andrew Anthony's choice 2012-12-15T22:00:05Z

The Olympics no longer have much of that to offer Americans, except during the basketball tournament. No one left to hate 2012-07-31T20:10:00Z

The timing of the Winter Olympics is likely to affect other awards shows, too. Olympics expected to affect next Oscars date 2013-02-26T18:11:12Z

Simone Biles leads the United States women’s gymnastics team at the Rio Olympics. What’s on TV Sunday: ‘Inspector Lewis’ and Simone Biles at the Rio Olympics 2016-08-07T04:00:00Z

The Odyssey combines new interviews with footage from previous Olympics, as well as a lot of aerial photography. Asif Kapadia's 2012 Odyssey: the film that captures London's dark side 2012-06-24T17:30:01Z

Noun quantity … Mo Farah won two gold medals at this summer's Olympics, but did not medal. Gif is America's word of the year? Now that's what I call an omnishambles 2012-11-14T11:57:29Z

There will be three types of competitive climbing in the Summer Olympics. Perspective | Sport climbing moves into the spotlight with an Olympic debut in 2020 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z

He will contribute to the network's Tokyo Olympics coverage this summer, as well as coverage of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Steve Kornacki will bring his "Big Board" skills to a new gig – game show host 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z

Women’s empowerment is a good predictor of a country’s medal count in the Summer Olympics, a new study says. Male and Female Athletes From Nations with Empowered Women Win More Medals 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z

The games are held every four years, in the year before the Olympics, and include 36 events including archery, swimming, track and field and wrestling. Tuesday’s Travel News and Tips 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z

The other day I heard an ad on the radio that was pushing a travel package for the London Olympics this summer, and it referred to the event as "the real 'Hunger Games'." The "real" Hunger Games? 2012-04-16T23:46:04Z

Lipinski, who won gold in the 1998 Nagano Olympics, added that the decision is "putting a permanent scar on our sport." Sha’Carri Richardson, Tara Lipinski, Johnny Weir and others push back at doping decision leniency 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z

Before we proceed, it must be noted that pre-Games chaos is not a problem unique to Rio or Brazil — confusion, cost-overruns, and delays are endemic to the modern Olympics. Why you should care about the Olympics, even if you don’t care about the Olympics 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z

“A city that builds a stadium solely for the Olympics, without solid plans in place for its long-term use, will greatly diminish the stadium’s future viability,” Ms. Hadid said in emailed responses to questions. Olympic Stadium in Tokyo Is Dogged by Controversy 2015-01-04T05:00:00Z

As the Olympics reported, he “climbed up to the stage after He Zi received her silver medal, getting down on one knee while holding a red box with the ring and a glass-encased rose.” Public marriage proposals are awkward: An Olympic medal ceremony — among other events — isn’t the time or the place 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z

But for all of his satire, it's clear Colbert has a genuine love of the Olympics. 2010-02-11T13:31:00Z

Shriver — whose father, Sargent Shriver, was the first Peace Corps director and whose mother founded the Special Olympics — put an emphasis on activism and charity work. Katherine Schwarzenegger was born in the spotlight. She’s choosing to stay there. 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z

Political symbolism in sports doesn't stop with the Olympics and the Jackie Robinson story. Both Super Bowl LIV team names are pretty racist — Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z

About 500 protesters took part in the demonstration while carrying signs that read “We want a compact and economical Olympics” and “Reverse the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.” Protesters march against Tokyo Olympic stadium 2014-07-05T04:00:00Z

He's the guy who whispered in the ear of the athletes who did the Black Power Salute all the way back then at the Olympics. Documentary “The King”: “The American people are Elvis. They have been hoodwinked” 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z

The festival is taking a fallow year, ceding the summer to the London Olympics. Michael Eavis: 'Glastonbury is on the way out' 2011-07-11T09:17:39Z

So he has become a media pundit during the Olympics, but his real subject is twins and what they tell us about genes. Identically Different: Why You Can Change Your Genes by Tim Spector – review 2012-08-08T09:30:03Z

Bell, who is also producing NBC's Olympics broadcasts, said it would be wrong for "Today" not to undergo some self-examination with the new competition from ABC. NBC discussing plan to remove Ann Curry as host 2012-06-21T01:56:12Z

Cutchin began competing in Special Olympics when he was in middle school. D.C. track star heads to Los Angeles for Special Olympics World Games 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z

However, when the black men of the 2000 Olympics gold medal 4×100 team removed their shirts in celebration, they were called a “disgrace.” America’s racial double standard: White celebs are excused, but black stars are “thugs” 2014-01-24T16:16:00Z

"As I would watch the athletes compete, I would grow to understand the dedication and honor being a part of the Olympics embodied." Team USA, Kim Kardashian’s SKIMS line partner on official loungewear 2021-06-28T04:00:00Z

Paris and U.S. rival Los Angeles are the only two cities bidding to stage the 2024 Olympics, and the French capital is running a series of events over the weekend to promote its credentials. Paris turns into Olympic park as part of push to host 2024 Games 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z

The Olympics ought to be a sports fan’s smorgasbord, a quadrennial chance to put aside the ball and the bat and partake of the exotic and the downright odd. Jordyn Wieber shocker: Gymnastics is not a meritocracy 2012-07-30T11:46:00Z

With Tokyo gearing up for the 2020 Olympics, many hotels are being constructed or remodeled. Monster view: New Tokyo hotel will feature 'Godzilla' rooms 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z

Jenner threw himself into competition and, at 22, earned a spot on the U.S. decathlon team for the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. The forgotten history of Bruce Jenner: How the all-American hero of the 1970s ended up here 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z

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

I spend my time on about the 99 percent of what's good about the Olympics and most people spend 100 percent of their time on the 1 percent that's negative. Bud Greenspan, longtime filmmaker who chronicled the Olympics' soaring moments, dies at 84 2010-12-27T01:16:00Z

NBC, the network with the rights to broadcast the Olympics, will show the opening ceremony live, starting its show at 6:30 a.m. Olympic fans in US can watch opening ceremony with breakfast 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z

But the Skims Olympics line, which will be available for online purchase by non-Olympians in July, isn’t just about underwear. Skims Is the Official Underwear of the U.S. Olympic Team 2021-06-28T04:00:00Z

She spoke to BBC Breakfast about her career and the highlight - when she was asked to perform at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. VIDEO: KD Lang: 'My success came late' 2011-04-18T10:32:51Z

Last summer, she performed during the opening and closing ceremonies at the Olympics in London. ArtsBeat: Emeli Sandé Wins at Ivor Novello Awards 2013-05-17T17:32:13Z

On July 25 Bonhams in London will hold its first sale devoted to Olympics memorabilia, with estimates of a few thousand dollars apiece for most of the 215 lots. Antiques: Olympics Memorabilia in London Auctions and Museums 2012-07-12T22:41:56Z

Has this competitive element been introduced because of the Olympics? Is the Six Book Challenge a good thing? 2012-07-17T13:31:00Z

That said, the Americans of 2017 can make a pretty strong case that they are gold medalists in the Anxiety Olympics. Prozac Nation Is Now the United States of Xanax 2017-06-10T04:00:00Z

Olympics host Bob Costas then delivered a rhapsodic postscript before declaring a wrap for NBC's Olympics coverage at 12:35 a.m. NBC halts Olympics for promotional monkeyshines 2012-08-13T16:29:08Z

Since retiring from competition after the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, he’s been working to help people overcome the dark chapters in their lives. Olympian Michael Phelps honored for mental health advocacy 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z

Yes, there is a residual glow from a successful Olympics. Fashion Review: Fashion Review: The Italian Men’s Wear Shows 2013-01-16T21:30:06Z

When the band reunited last year for a second time since their initial split, they released Under the Westway, a single written specially for their show at the Olympics closing cermony. Blur hint at possible new album 2013-05-07T10:28:21Z

The symbolism of the modern Olympics celebrates nations working together peacefully in athletic competition. Both Super Bowl LIV team names are pretty racist — Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z

During the Cold War, the Olympics were politics by other means. No one left to hate 2012-07-31T20:10:00Z

Also in February of 2002, the Chicago police revealed their own investigation of Mr. Kelly, on the same day that he performed at the opening ceremony of the 2002 Winter Olympics. As R. Kelly’s Trial Begins, Here’s a Timeline of the Allegations 2021-08-08T04:00:00Z

Yep I love the Olympics it's the only time all countries come together to compete! If You're Not Watching the Olympics With Leslie Jones, You're Doing It Wrong 2016-08-07T04:00:00Z

An 18-month investigation by The Associated Press during the run up to the Olympics found dangerously high levels of bacteria and viruses in Rio beaches. Brazil’s Ilha Grande has what Rio does not — pristine waters 2017-05-27T04:00:00Z

The bank holiday celebrations will be policed at the same level as next year's Olympics. Rioting suspects told to stay away from Notting Hill carnival 2011-08-21T12:50:35Z

With the Olympics just weeks away, it will be hard to celebrate or find joy in the competition, knowing the misogynoir at the heart of its governing institutions. Recent Olympic rulings show dehumanization of Black women in sports 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z

Did her recent struggles at the Tokyo Olympics strike a chord with you? Jan Lisiecki, Piano’s Doogie Howser, Comes of Age With Chopin 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z

Ms. Marquardt, now 28, also started playing Special Olympics basketball as a teenager with her school district’s team. They Met on the Court. They Both Won in Love. 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z

In a sense the whole business is another act of self-enshrinement in the art world’s ego Olympics, and that’s not interesting. Art Review | 'Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present': At MoMA, a Performance Artist Endures 2010-03-11T22:56:00Z

It is part of a larger arts and culture festival accompanying the London 2012 Olympics. Major UK festival to celebrate Shakespeare 2011-09-06T18:58:08Z

Romney, calling for a ban on earmarks, pounced with a reference to his stewardship of the troubled 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City. Romney, Santorum clash in testy debate 2012-02-23T06:03:00Z

Among the parallels that this Los Angeles County Museum of Art exhibition will explore: the visual language between the Mexico City Olympics in 1968 and the L.A. All of the L.A. arts events and exhibitions to check out this fall 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z

But fugu-focussed restaurants hope the Olympics, and the hordes of tourists they will bring, will revive business. Japan's deadly fish: fugu purveyors dream of Olympic revival 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z

We are not participants in the literary Olympics. Orange is not the only fruit: why book prizes, not sponsors, matter to writers 2012-05-22T12:00:28Z

The true weekend of comparison is not last year at this time but the weekend of Aug. 8-10, 2008, when the Beijing Olympics began. The Dark Knight Rises Again: What 'Aurora Effect'? 2012-07-29T22:51:11Z

The Academy Awards were pushed back a week, so as not to conflict with the Olympics, which caused this year’s scheduling hiccup. In Paris, Oscar Viewing Becomes a Challenge 2014-02-28T22:58:19Z

You'll be participating in the Tokyo Olympics next month — how exciting! Olympic boxer Ginny Fuchs on going for the gold while managing OCD: It's a "battle every day" 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z

On his watch, Russia spent more than $50 billion hosting the Winter Olympics in 2014, making them the most expensive Games ever staged. Russia's $30 million center for acrobatic rock'n'roll, sport of Putin's daughter 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z

The 1900 Olympics were part of the Paris world fair and took place over five months. Modern Olympics took decades to become a global event 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z

This current clampdown began with the Beijing Olympics. Exiled author Ma Jian banned from visiting China 2011-07-29T11:44:29Z

One of them, Sean McCormick, was less than enthusiastic about watching the Winter Olympics. Noted: Citing Discrimination, Some Gays and Lesbians Call for Boycott of Winter Olympics in Sochi 2014-01-31T21:21:10Z

World Athletics President Seb Coe sent a letter to Bach saying that holding the Olympics in July “is neither feasible nor desirable.” Olympic committee considers delaying Tokyo Games 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z

He is the only politician in the land known by his first name; during the Olympics, he had a crowd of 60,000 chanting it. Boris Johnson reminds Tories of what David Cameron has lost 2012-10-06T23:08:26Z

When editors are not using sex to sell the Olympics, they often fall back on another familiar depiction: the pixie gymnast. TIME Olympic covers feature women athletes as . . . athletes 2012-07-25T16:55:00Z

The pair’s battle attracted some of the highest US television viewing figures in Winter Olympics history. Margot Robbie to play disgraced Olympic figure skater Tonya Harding 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z

Because the Olympics were so politicized, they had a meaning deeper than individual achievement, deeper even than the team sport rivalries that excited sports fans during the other three years of the athletic calendar. No one left to hate 2012-07-31T20:10:00Z

Is it too much to expect NBC's Olympics coverage to be less packaged? Reality or “Reality”?: Should NBC’s Olympics Coverage Be More Straightforward? 2012-08-08T12:00:20Z

Molly Solomon, executive producer of NBC’s Olympics coverage, objects to any characterization of the network’s philosophy as simply winner takes all. Olympic attention to mental health: Can NBC coverage pivot? 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z

I felt a tremendous pride when I saw Daniel Craig and the Queen for the opening sequence of the Olympics. Roger Moore on Why Daniel Craig Is the Best James Bond Ever and What 007 Role He’s Dying to Play 2012-11-09T13:00:14Z

Organizers for the Tokyo Olympics told the Associated Press at the time that the firmness-adjustable mattresses would be recycled into plastic products. Athletes at Winter Olympics 2022 praise new adjustable beds over carboard beds used in Tokyo 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z

I’ll probably only see the Olympics on television, but I’m going to be there every night. Wim Wenders on ?Pina,? His Film on Pina Bausch?s Dances 2011-12-09T21:44:03Z

Up until the turn of the millennium, he merely dabbled in philanthropic activities, from Covenant House to the Special Olympics. Jon Bon Jovi: Hungry To Help 2012-09-07T14:02:42Z

The patio at Le Grand Bistro Americain on Lake Washington, with a view of the Olympics and the Seattle skyline, is the place to spend the waning days of summer. Happy Hour: Le Grand Bistro offers a grand view 2011-08-31T21:38:58Z

Getting her to the Olympics would be worth almost anything. ‘You Will Know Me’: Mean girls, tiger moms, Olympic dreams — and murder 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z

“Some say no to everything,” he tweeted last week after Rome pulled its bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics. Meet Matteo Renzi — the Justin Trudeau of Italy and the Obamas’ final state dinner honoree 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z

Diving in the 1976 Montreal Olympics, he incorporated the rip technique. Hitting the water without a splash gets big cheers, but has Olympic diving gotten too dry? 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z

Yet the list of films set at the Winter Olympics is short, and the quality falls off pretty quickly. On Silver Screen, a Bit of Gold 2014-02-04T23:04:55Z

Will the London Olympics one day be remembered as a cesspool of electronic negativity? Noted: Social Media Speeds Up Criticism of Olympians - Noted 2012-08-10T20:34:30Z

Mr. Cesari likened the sport to snowboarding, whose addition to the Olympics, he pointed out, did not cause a lasting surge in popularity. Social Climbing Has a Whole New Meaning 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z

This photography exhibition coincides with the Olympics and looks at images of bodies in motion, focusing in particular on subjects from Rio. Sia in Budapest and Louise Bourgeois in Shanghai: Global Arts Guide 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z

She competed in the same equestrian event at the 2012 London Olympics, where her team won the silver medal — presented by her mother. ‘The Crown’: Who Is Princess Anne? 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z

The comet turns out not to be an extinction event but a portal to the Winter Olympics. The rise and fall of Bing Dwen Dwen, Beijing's insidious Olympics mascot 2022-02-20T05:00:00Z

The British actor said he was pleased to be honored in the year of the queen's Diamond Jubilee and the Olympics. Kenneth Branagh knighted by Queen Elizabeth II 2012-11-09T15:26:13Z

This dressy ensemble was also worn during a balance beam demonstration, as noted in a rare video clip shared by the Olympics' official YouTube channel. Olympic gymnasts sound off on the evolving leotard: 'Power and prestige goes with those leos' 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z

The majority of Japanese citizens are unvaccinated against the virus and most wish the Olympics weren’t taking place this summer. Plenty at stake for NBC as COVID Olympics opening looms 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z

The encores included a version of Hey Jude that was more entertaining than Paul McCartney's at the Olympics. Prom 24: José Hernando Arias Noguera and Egidio Cuadrado – review 2012-08-01T11:20:43Z

The peaks of the Olympics may be hidden by clouds in it, but the Kitsap foothills, plateau of West Seattle and silver-gleaming waters of the Sound are an inviting expanse. At SAAM: A lost art-history chapter restored 2011-12-07T23:48:10Z

Kept their £57m "management bonus" despite a staggeringly inept Olympics security performance that would have had The Thick of It's Malcolm Tucker reaching in vain for sufficiently toxic new swear words. 2012 review: it was the best of times. It was the worst of times … 2012-12-29T23:46:00Z

The London Olympics was the turning point for me of looking internationally and of the power of literature to tell the truth. North Korean 'court poet' to publish memoir 2013-05-01T11:21:21Z

The strategy aims to capitalise on the boost in tourism from the royal wedding, the Queen's diamond jubilee and next year's Olympics. British tourism drive points out it doesn't always rain 2011-03-04T00:04:00Z

The Nazis see an opening: Hitler invites her to the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, where she is literally wooed to their cause. ‘Lovers at the Chameleon Club’: darkness in 1932 Paris 2014-04-23T19:37:15Z

Olympics officials had denied on Monday that Ms. Luxuria had been detained. 2 Pussy Riot Members Say They Have Been Arrested 2014-02-18T10:47:08Z

It helped win us the Olympics and it would be crazy to put at risk the complex ecology of our culture by slashing at its roots. Arts cuts must be made, but made with care 2010-07-21T15:33:00Z

“For many,” Ms. Yates said, “it’s a boxing museum. But it really takes you on a journey of his lifetime, from the bicycle to him holding the torch at the 1996 Olympics.” What to See in Muhammad Ali’s Louisville 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z

Wherever you are, whatever time it is, it is the Olympics. Amid the Fury of the Olympics, the Zen of the Trampoline 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z

“What with the Olympics and all, it’s their turn, their time.” Brazil?s Leading Arts Financing Group Shares the Wealth 2012-03-27T04:42:36Z

These were the same mountains that once hosted the 1984 Winter Olympics, Sarajevo’s glorious coming-out party to the world, a high-water mark still referenced by nearly everyone I talked to. Sarajevo’s Enduring Optimism 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z

There were woefully pregnant silences as the London Olympics morphed into an unequivocally delightful celebration of all that's good about Britishness. 2012 review: it was the best of times. It was the worst of times … 2012-12-29T23:46:00Z

“Sports and the Olympics represent the magic that the whole world was missing,” Sanz added. Sanz: The Olympics are magic that the world was missing 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z

A short time later, “they open up 20 national training centers and they start training seriously for the Olympics,” he says. Bounce so hard 2012-07-28T13:00:00Z

A full schedule of events can be found on the Olympics website and NBCOlympics.com. 8 of the biggest ways the Summer Olympics are different in Tokyo this year 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z

I get that the Olympics is a business, that NBC spends a lot of money, that it should be expected to try to make its investment back and turn a profit. NBC’s Unkind Olympic Cut 2012-07-28T16:00:53Z

Viewers' habits change during every edition of the Games, with more searching for Olympics news online or through social media, fragmenting the traditional broadcast audiences that advertisers still pay a premium for. Half the world watching Games, opening ceremony ratings flat: IOC 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z

Inspired by the London Olympics, the three-minute script featured Matt Smith as the Doctor and Karen Gillan as Amelia Pond, and heralded the return of one of the Doctor's most feared monsters, the Weeping Angels. VIDEO: Pupils write new Dr Who episode 2012-05-24T21:45:03Z

“I really believe that people are craving a shared experience after all we’ve been through,” said Molly Solomon, executive producer of NBC’s Olympics coverage. Plenty at stake for NBC as COVID Olympics opening looms 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z

Here they discuss the set the band played at the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics and how they controlled their nerves in the run up to the most-watched gig of their lives. VIDEO: Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner on Olympics 2013-09-09T17:33:38Z

This Black polio survivor became the first U.S. female to win three track-and-field gold medals at a single Olympics. Wilma Rudolph, Nuclear Fusion and Other Letters to the Editor 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z

Are you going to the Olympics this summer? | Hugh Bonneville: Hugh Bonneville, Star of the Olympics Comedy ‘Twenty Twelve’ 2012-06-24T03:30:52Z

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

Evan Lysacek and Sumners will talk about Stars on Ice, competing at the Olympics, their successful skating careers and more in a live chat at 12:30 p.m. today on seattletimes.com. No Winter Olympics this year, but here's where to get a figure skating and fashion fix 2011-02-10T16:11:06Z

That may be by using mosquito repellent religiously at the Olympics, taking public transport in New Zealand, and spending less time in big European cities and more in small towns. An Informed Traveler Is a Safer Traveler 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z

But there are those few exceptions every year—the Oscars, the Super Bowl, the Olympics—when TV awakens as a big medium. Debate Preview: TV Doesn’t Matter Anymore, Except When It Totally Does 2012-10-16T13:46:11Z

Before the Tokyo Olympics, Biles alluded to how the strain of uncertainty throughout the pandemic had made her consider retiring. Our endless demands on Simone Biles 2021-09-19T04:00:00Z

What if the Olympics opening ceremony was directed by Ken Loach? Close up: Dark Knight, still rising 2012-07-26T16:06:47Z

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

Instead it’s a flowering of the collective identity many Londoners experienced at the onset of the 2012 Summer Olympics, which were held in that city. A 35-year-old composer and 25-year-old conductor make their Seattle Symphony debuts 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z

Hot on the tails of the Olympics, Victoria Pendleton and Louis Smith have drawn in fans still glowing from London 2012. Strictly Come Dancing 2012: this year's show has been a joy 2012-12-19T15:10:54Z

It seems like the perfect conditions for a band to rescue the Olympics from musical schmaltz. Olympics theme songs: Still terrible 2012-07-19T16:40:00Z

With Tokyo bracing for an influx of tourists for the 2020 Summer Olympics, here are some lesser-known tips for first-timers on avoiding faux pas and other cultural missteps while in Japan. A Few Etiquette Tips for Getting Around Japan 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z

But still, it's an early warning sign that the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro may not be the smash success of the London Games. Sharp drop in NBC's ratings for Rio opening ceremony 2016-08-06T04:00:00Z

And I think right now, being one week out of the Olympics, it’s probably too early to be like, “It’s over! Tie ’em up, put ’em on the shelf!” Adam Rippon Is Famous. What Now? 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z

In June, shortly after the country declared a state of emergency that will run through Aug. 22, Olympics organizers banned spectators from the Olympics. 8 of the biggest ways the Summer Olympics are different in Tokyo this year 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z

At the London Olympics, the duo retained pride of place during a fashion show at the closing ceremony, each dressed by Sarah Burton of Alexander McQueen. Fashion’s New Order 2012-09-07T20:36:32Z

During their broadcasts on Monday, ABC’s “World News Tonight” and CBS’s “Evening News” devoted about two minutes each to recounting the latest triumphs and disappointments at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. NBCUniversal invested heavily in the Olympics. Is that why NBC News has made it a major story? 2021-07-27T04:00:00Z

The program will create an international Shakespeare community in London as "a prelude to the internationalism, which will fill the capital later in the year with the Olympics," Dromgoole said. Globe theater to show Shakespeare in 38 languages 2011-01-21T12:46:08Z

The self-reporting starts two weeks before traveling to Beijing and continues throughout the Olympics. ‘China will be China’: Why journalists are taking burner phones to the Beijing Olympics 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z

All of the Special Olympics basketball players and I inspired the Terps men’s basketball team to work harder and play better during their season. 40 basketball players, one picture and a lifetime of memories 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z

NBC Sports said Bell will become executive producer of NBC's Olympics coverage, a role he took on this summer for the network's successful coverage of the London Olympics. Exec: NBC's 'Today' show making leadership change 2012-11-13T03:17:08Z

“It’s like working out for the Olympics or something,” he said of preparations for going on the road, according to The Associated Press. ArtsBeat: Rolling Stones Heading to Studio to 'Get the Feel Again' 2012-04-10T16:09:52Z

The installation will come down next Monday morning, after the Olympics have ended, and after that it’s not entirely clear what will happen to it. In Canada, an Artwork With Its Own Barkeeps 2010-02-22T05:41:00Z

HD took more than 20 years to progress from the Los Angeles Olympics into UK homes, and the latest next-generation technology will not be available domestically for some years. Next generation of HD television 2012-07-31T08:52:53Z

Aside from the Olympics, Fox Sports Live was a big winner with four Emmys. Winter Olympics leads NBC to Sports Emmys wins 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z

Olympia is such a striking piece of Nazi pageantry that it is easy to forget Adolf Hitler had not wanted to host the Olympics. The shameful legacy of the Olympic Games 2012-06-14T19:00:08Z

McCartney went to the heart of the English countryside in a sporty show that mixed posh furniture patterns with stretchy tweeds and zipper - and the London Olympics on her mind. Stefano Pilati says adieu to Yves Saint Laurent 2012-03-06T02:46:06Z

TV audience for an Olympics held outside U.S. soil. NBC gets bumper Olympic ratings despite complaints 2012-07-28T17:29:45Z

There will come a time soon, after the cost is tallied and the results examined, when the 2012 London Olympics will be no laughing matter. TV highlights 19/7/11 2011-07-18T21:59:01Z

I first spoke with Gustaitis in early March 2020, right before the world shut down; at that point, the Olympics still seemed inevitable. The pandemic postponed the 2020 Olympics. This Maryland rugby player is hopeful for 2021. 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z

It’s scheduled for May 12, two months before the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, and the plot also looks to the future. Siblings Maia and Alex Shibutani launching book series 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z

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

Photograph: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Without the World Cup or Olympics to overshadow their exploits, England's occasionally brilliant cricketers take centrestage this summer. TV highlights 31/05/2013 2013-05-31T06:00:03Z

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

McPherson is an experienced musical performer, but the theatrical monologue is a new form to him – and a startlingly contrast to his performance in the Olympics closing ceremony. Solo Suggs, soliloquising soldiers: the performers who go it alone 2012-08-30T09:25:00Z

In most movies, an emotional triumph at the Olympics would be the principal goal for a protagonist. ‘The Swimmers’ Review: Overcoming the Greatest Challenges 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z

“We dream that bridge will be a competition too at the Olympics,” said Hartono. From the oldest to the richest: Bridge players aim to make their mark 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z

Boyle, 56, initially planned on shooting the film in New York before he was asked to be the artistic director for the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics. Danny Boyle on 'Trance' and keeping sane during London Olympics 2013-03-19T22:15:24Z

Past perfect … An image of Charlie Chaplin projected during the opening ceremony of the London Olympics. Film-makers have lost the art of making a long story short 2013-04-08T10:48:51Z

A Syrian teenager who saved fellow refugees from drowning and then swam for the refugee team at the Olympics was among those honored at the first Global Goals Awards in New York City. After swimming at the Olympics, a Syrian refugee gains a new platform at the U.N. 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z

I suppose I was surprised somewhat by the Olympics. I am an English writer, not a British one, Ian McEwan tells Alex Salmond 2012-08-22T21:40:25Z

During the Olympics, all sorts of body types are represented, from the heavy weightlifters to the slim, lithe gymnasts to the sculpted muscles of hurdlers. The Olympics’ delicate gender politics 2012-08-11T16:00:00Z

I was a grumpy Brit in the run up to this, i thought the Olympics are a monumental waste of money. Feedback loop: your reviews and comments 2012-08-06T09:53:38Z

It's not often that you get to hear "a concert-length a cappella opera that recounts the creation story of the ancient Zoroastrians" — while you watch the sun set over the Olympics. Review: Sculpture park a perfect setting for Esoterics' exploration of ancient myth 2010-05-08T18:39:00Z

"The reality is that preparations for the Olympics are going to be pretty challenging. Casinos are secondary," Okabe said. Costs, politics erode chances for a Tokyo casino by 2020 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z

The left wing protested; the Communist magazine Vie Nuove argued that it was humiliating and offensive for the Olympics to unfold amidst Fascist slogans like “Many enemies, much honor.” The Meaning of Names at Princeton and Yale 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z

Today, Douglas, also known as the “Flying Squirrel,” went on to become the first African-American woman to win the all-around gold medal at the Olympics. Gabby Douglas wins gold in all-around 2012-08-02T20:52:00Z

Boyle previously worked with Craig on a short film for the opening ceremony at the 2012 London Olympics, in which the actor, as Bond, entered Buckingham Palace, where he was greeted by Queen Elizabeth. Oscar winner Danny Boyle to direct next Bond film 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z

It's all part of a massive sustainability and environmental awareness effort at these Olympics. The Latest: De Lima lights the Olympic cauldron 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z

The show is part of the “Cultural Olympiad,” which is being billed as the “largest cultural celebration in the history of modern Olympics.” Damien Hirst at Tate Modern 2012-07-09T14:15:00Z

Africa Express is also one of the final events of the London 2012 Festival, running alongside the Olympics, and a fitting climax says festival director Ruth Mackenzie. All aboard the Africa Express 2012-09-03T07:36:05Z

Are the Olympics a news event, or a televised drama? NBC Missed the Point of the Olympics Opening Ceremony 2016-08-06T04:00:00Z

Are you sort of glad that D.C. didn’t get the Olympics? Meet Muriel Bowser 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z

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

Meanwhile, Mills continues to cover politics and the White House, as well as every summer and winter Olympics. Iconic 9/11 photos and the photographers who shot them: Here are their stories 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z

"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

The country is now hosting the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, greeting them with a vastly evolved approach to pop music and culture. A K-pop primer for Olympic listening 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z

Eleven of the 53 swimmers are still in their teens, while 35 are making their Olympics debut in Tokyo. 8 of the biggest ways the Summer Olympics are different in Tokyo this year 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z

And given there was a 6% increase in the number of shows, the fringe can be seen to have held up well in Olympics year. Edinburgh is over. But comedy keeps the laughs coming 2012-08-29T09:06:23Z

The Olympics is an event predicated on nationalism, a manufactured collective “us.” The Olympics’ delicate gender politics 2012-08-11T16:00:00Z

Millions have been watching NBC’s evening coverage of the London Olympics even though they almost surely heard the major results earlier. Critic’s Notebook: ‘Columbo’ Approach to NBC’s Late-Night Olympics Coverage 2012-08-10T16:18:28Z

Think back to all that drama around Gaby Douglas’ hair at the Olympics last summer. For white chicks in afro wigs 2012-10-19T23:30:00Z

The decision was also condemned by Danny Boyle, a Tower Hamlets resident and director of the opening ceremony for the 2012 Olympics. Henry Moore sculpture decision raises fears for public art 2012-11-07T20:16:35Z

She also, perhaps more important, embodied the theme of the Olympics, which was billed as the greenest Games yet with the motto “Be better, together — For the planet and the people.” Jill Biden, Changing the Fashion Game 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z

This Olympics, with higher-than-expected ratings that Sanders said have "thrilled" the network, have exceeded 30 million nightly viewers for a majority of its prime-time telecasts and bested the ratings of the 2008 Beijing Summer Games. NBC gives Olympic boost to 2 new comedies 2012-08-07T20:37:12Z

Planning for each Olympics typically begins a couple years before, but the usual site visit 18 months in advance had to be substituted with pandemic-induced Zoom conference calls and studying schematics. EXPLAINER: Robots and Olympics — a potent photo combination 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z

Of course, the summer cinema season was front-loaded last year as distributors tried to grab the audience's cash before the arrival of Euro 2012 football on 8 June and the Olympics on 27 July. Iron Man 3 still holding strong while The Look of Love is sadly unrequited 2013-05-08T15:56:24Z

Manchester's Olympics live site in Exchange Square was the first to open and includes a pop-up bar open throughout the Games. How to enjoy the London Olympics for free 2012-07-25T14:27:13Z

Ratings for the Olympics, the Super Bowl and even other awards shows like the Grammys were up this year. The TV Watch: Supersizing the Show (Austerity Is So 2009) 2010-03-08T14:27:00Z

And unlike watching the Olympics on your living room couch, in Lake Placid, you get to participate. In Lake Placid, Olympic Sports and Spirit 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z

Unsurprisingly, East Germany managed to win 572 medals at the winter and summer Olympics in its 41 years in existence. Experience: I didn’t know I was being doped 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z

Whether this Argentine tango had anything at all to do with Liukin’s triumphs at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing – it did share a soundtrack – the gymnast brought her game face on Monday. 'Dancing With the Stars' recap: First perfect 10s; Michael Sam leaves 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z

It was at a Star Anna performance at the Neptune Theatre when he was approached by producer Michael McMorrow, who is serving as entertainment adviser and consultant for the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games. The tale of the 2,018-person choir: a kickoff to Special Olympics in Seattle 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z

The album's title is also the name of the lead track, which has become an official song of the London Olympics. Elton John tops UK album chart for first time in 22 years 2012-07-22T20:34:50Z

Four decades after his decision, Ross runs one of Canada’s most dependable—if somewhat unheralded—pipelines to the Olympics. Bounce so hard 2012-07-28T13:00:00Z

The music most Americans associate with the Olympics is not the official theme. Rings ‘n’ Things: 10 Best Facts About the Olympics in Pop Culture 2012-08-03T12:00:24Z

If Daldry had been looking for positive validation then last summer's Olympics and Paralympics came along at exactly the right time. Stephen Daldry 2013-02-10T07:00:19Z

During the Olympics, the only thing on TV more than sporting events is stories. Olympics secret: They’re not about sports 2012-07-26T20:20:00Z

“It’s like watching the awkward Olympics when that happens,” said Ms. Gregorisch-Dempsey. In Reality Show, Celebrities Confront Detractors 2011-09-12T15:05:11Z

Reporters at this year’s Games must agree to a lengthy list of covid-related restrictions, which go beyond the policies at last summer’s Olympics in Tokyo. ‘China will be China’: Why journalists are taking burner phones to the Beijing Olympics 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z

You can also hike about a mile here to the other must-see attraction: West Beach, and its panoramic view of the Olympics and Vancouver Island. Quiet hikes and undiscovered cabins at Washington’s favorite state park 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z

Oliver argues that winning by any means really matters to the Olympics machine that he considers vulnerable to influence and abuse. John Oliver Tackles Olympic Doping on 'Last Week Tonight' 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z

My last Olympics, I had a girlfriend — big mistake. Ryan Lochte’s mom explains his sex life 2012-08-02T20:00:00Z

I think there are people inside NBC sports who are trying to establish to Comcast the value of making a huge capital investment in broadcasting the Olympics. NBC uses Olympics to lure back lost audience 2010-02-17T23:09:00Z

Because she lost the Olympics, because her career ended in ignominy, it is easy to forget that she was an unparalleled, world-class athlete. How I, Tonya betrays its tragicomic ice-staking protagonist 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z

If the Olympics are indeed a global event that puts a pause on political discussion, then they deserve coverage as such. NBC Missed the Point of the Olympics Opening Ceremony 2016-08-06T04:00:00Z

The clothes are lots in Christie's "London sale" on Monday, which is the auction house's way of celebrating the Jubilee, the Olympics and the Paralympics. Margaret Thatcher's 70s suits up for sale 2012-08-30T16:02:45Z

The group performed as part of the cultural festival surrounding the Beijing Olympics, and became the first American ensemble to be invited to tour Tibet. Abigail Washburn: fingerpicking good bluegrass with Chinese flavouring 2011-01-20T23:08:01Z

The Olympics are a source of fascination for some in Beijing and a reflection of the direction of development in the country. We Put Hong Kong on the 52 Places to Go List. Things Got Complicated. 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z

And no one connected with American athletics, the Olympics or the TV networks that broadcasts the Olympics ever raises the issue. Olympics hoops: The world catches up to the U.S. 2012-08-13T12:15:00Z

The opening ceremonies for the Summer Olympics in London. 13 top entertainment picks for July 22-28, 2012 2012-07-18T22:12:05Z

Norwich's Olympics site in Chapelfield Plain is offering free aerobics sessions every morning to get visitors into the spirit of things. How to enjoy the London Olympics for free 2012-07-25T14:27:13Z

This summer it is producing the World Shakespeare Festival to coincide with the London Olympics. Royal Shakespeare Company names Doran new chief 2012-03-22T16:46:04Z

The Olympics primetime host is a mix of story teller, traffic cop going from one event to the other and master interviewer. NBC’s Tirico reflects on Tokyo Games, looks ahead to Beijing 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z

And while he was successful in the Paralympics, his sights were set on competing at the Olympics. Model and Front-Runner 2011-07-13T20:10:26Z

After the Olympics, the Orbit will serve as the centerpiece of a public pavilion with the capacity to host corporate events, gallery exhibitions and as many as one million visitors annually. London’s ArcelorMittal Orbit Leads to Controversy 2012-06-01T19:22:38Z

Any redeemed 1979 tickets will be donated to help raise money for the Special Olympics. ArtsBeat: 1979 Who Tickets Still Good in Providence 2012-08-01T13:54:19Z

Tokyo, a great city in any year, is hosting the Summer Olympics in 2020. How We Picked the 2020 ‘Places to Go’ List 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z

Now, the Olympics loom, iceberg-like, at the end of the month. Why cinemas love a wet weekend 2012-07-12T18:00:02Z

Sometimes, a country appears to get it right, as China seemed to do in Beijing with its National Stadium for the 2008 Olympics — nicknamed the Bird’s Nest because of Herzog & de Meuron’s lattice exterior. Olympic Stadium in Tokyo Is Dogged by Controversy 2015-01-04T05:00:00Z

Watergate, the Munich Olympics massacre, the kidnapping of Patty Hearst and, of course, Vietnam, where her father, Ernt, was a prisoner of war. Two Novels, United by Troubled Daughters of Damaged Fathers 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z

But the outbreak of war in Europe that year canceled the 1940 Olympics, and Esther dropped out of competition to earn a living. Technicolor Star Esther Williams Dies at Age 91 2013-06-06T18:07:18Z

Something else was different about these Games compared with today’s Olympics: There were only 11 female athletes at the 1924 Games, and they competed only in figure skating. Perspective | Winter Olympics have snowballed since the first Games in 1924 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z

The Olympics, said the actor and comedian Eddie Izzard, "redefined how Britain sees itself … People have understood what modern multicultural Britain is all about." Michael Gove's history wars 2013-07-13T07:00:05Z

In 1980, the U.S. boycotted the Moscow Olympics over the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. No one left to hate 2012-07-31T20:10:00Z

So in preparation for the Olympics they released this commercial which shows the mothers of Olympians with the tagline, “The hardest job in the world, is the best job in the world.” Against sexist Olympic advertising 2012-07-24T16:05:00Z

My boys, at 11 and 13, fantasize regularly about being in the Olympics, and that dream is part of what fuels the passion with which they pursue their sports. Motherlode Blog: Does It Take a Tiger Mom to Raise an Olympian? 2012-08-03T15:54:59Z

A study from the 2018 Winter Games found that one-sixth of the Olympics content consumed by Americans was streamed on devices, and that percentage was likely larger in Tokyo, Billings said. NBC perseveres after rough start in transitional Olympics 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z

They set up a contrast involving Spain in 1992, when the country hosted the Olympics in Barcelona and the Expo ’92 in Seville, projecting the image of a modern, post-Franco nation. ‘The Year of the Discovery’ Review: Remembering Tumult in Spain 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z

The Super Bowl was the most widely watched broadcast ever, and this years’ Winter Olympics and even the Grammy Awards drew larger audiences than their predecessors. Film: Huge Film, Small Film: Big Stakes 2010-03-06T09:54:00Z

Pistorius was once revered around the world as the ultimate example of triumph over adversity as he overcame his disability to compete alongside able-bodied athletes at the London 2012 Olympics. Pistorius has heightened fight response, defense witness says 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z

Created for the 2002 Winter Olympics, the site not only welcomes solitary skiers but also offers tubing runs and training facilities for biathlon athletes. Six tips that will help you plan your next cross-country skiing trip 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z

A test event in Rio de Janeiro this year put her firmly into the Indian sporting spotlight when she qualified for the Olympics. India’s Karmakar to go for broke at Rio with Produnova 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z

For better or worse the show cuts off at 1980: before the Winter Olympics of 1984, and before the breakup of the country that brought the world’s attention to Sarajevo for much grimmer reasons. When Yugoslavia’s Bright Future Was Fashioned in Concrete 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z

It is experimenting with Olympics content, much of it highlight-based, although it will offer some events streamed live or later on demand. Plenty at stake for NBC as COVID Olympics opening looms 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z

The space is dominated by sculptures made from lustrous wood and antique furniture salvaged from houses and temples doomed by the Olympics. Art Review: Ai Weiwei Survey Lands at the Brooklyn Museum 2014-04-17T21:00:53Z

Despite multiple recuttings by Riefenstahl to minimise or remove the overtly Nazi footage, Olympia remains the permanent legacy that the Olympics would surely rather forget. The shameful legacy of the Olympic Games 2012-06-14T19:00:08Z

“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

That’s the event that’s as close as the Olympics get to an obstacle course — there are big hurdles called “barriers” that the runners can step on if they want, plus giant puddles. What You Should Watch This Week: ‘Brooklyn’ and Olympic Highlights 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z

He’s the man who helped synchronize 16,000 performers in the Bird’s Nest stadium in Beijing for the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Olympics. Dance Review: Shen Wei Dance Arts at Park Avenue Armory - Review 2011-11-30T23:03:35Z

Another extension, due in 2024, will link to Los Angeles International Airport, one among nine future stations set to open before the city hosts the 2028 Summer Olympics. L.A. by Subway 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z

Depending on the route, there are Mount Rainier views and a glimpse of downtown Seattle and the Olympics. Top 10 snow-free (mostly) winter hikes within a yodel of Interstate 90 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z

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

At every turn, the Olympics has allowed itself to be manipulated by governments, including appalling regimes. Fanfare 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z

The 37-year-old was chosen to craft the peace flame torches for the European Youth Olympics opening on Feb. 10 in Sarajevo, the largest sport event to be organized in Bosnia since the 1984 Winter Olympics. Bosnia's sole female coppersmith keeps flame burning for dwindling art 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z

"And everything I could have hoped for from the genius behind the Olympics opening ceremony. Doctor Who is born anew in the mind of a genius!" he added. Cottrell Boyce writes Doctor episode 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z

However, he retired before he could represent the UK at the Olympics. The secret life of Jason Statham 2013-06-21T13:00:00Z

With the 2024 Paris Olympics less than two years away, this championship acts as a preview for that competition. What’s on TV This Week: ‘House of the Dragon’ and U.S. Gymnastic Championships 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z

The success of the Summer Olympics — the city still feels on a high — showed how vital that heritage is. Fashion Review: In London Fashion, the Olympic Glow Continues 2012-09-19T19:37:35Z

Even the grand spectacle of the Olympics opening ceremony is subject to the overwhelming power of modern communications. Tino Sehgal has created a you-had-to-be-there moment at Tate Modern 2012-07-24T12:56:01Z

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

Amid ongoing criticism of the Olympics' role in displacing locals and this year potentially spreading COVID, criticisms of the games as a racial justice issue escalated over the weekend. Recent Olympic rulings show dehumanization of Black women in sports 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z

It's good for the UK and especially London – possibly even better than the Olympics – in that the infrastructure is centrally located, fully staffed, and was ready to go hundreds of years ago. Debate: Is the royal wedding a cause for celebration? 2010-11-21T00:07:00Z

Lang performed the song during opening ceremonies of the XXI Winter Olympics on February 12; a newly recorded studio version appeared on her "Recollection" hits set. Black Eyed Peas make history again on U.S. chart 2010-02-25T22:44:00Z

A smiling panda and a walking Chinese lantern will be the mascots for the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Beijing. Beijing brings back the panda as 2022 Olympic mascot 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z

Foster Klug is The Associated Press’ news director for Japan, the Koreas, Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands, is on assignment at the Tokyo Olympics covering, among other things, table tennis. ‘Snakeman’ looks to spread joys of table tennis beyond Games 2021-08-05T04:00:00Z

After the Olympics, you write in your book that you received a death threat. Ibtihaj Muhammad: The Olympic Fencer Is Charting Her Own Path 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z

Jenner, then known as Bruce, won a gold medal in the decathlon at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal. “This issue doesn’t deserve to be in the gutter anymore”: Caitlyn Jenner talks in-depth about her transition in SI cover story 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z

They're so local they have even been roped into the Olympics. Scissor Sisters; Gossip ? review 2012-05-19T23:08:04Z

Women’s visibility in the Olympics is a double-edged sword, though. The Olympics’ delicate gender politics 2012-08-11T16:00:00Z

The 2008 Olympics helped make China a fresh vacation spot, and children will lead a charmed existence at the architecturally stunning Commune by the Great Wall. 2010-02-08T22:00:00Z

Dozens of antiquities were stolen when two masked gunmen burst into a small museum at the birthplace of the ancient Olympics in southern Greece on Friday, the Associated Press reported. ArtsBeat: Gunmen Steal Dozens of Antiquities in Greece's Second Big Museum Theft This Year 2012-02-17T20:41:48Z

Lindsey devoted much of his spare time to raising funds for the Alabama Special Olympics. George Lindsey, known as Goober Pyle, dies 2012-05-06T16:55:09Z

“Freedom of speech is about to be extinguished because of the Tokyo Olympics,” Koyama said. ‘Suffocated’: Art becomes form of protest against Olympics 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z

The elaborate centrepiece of last year's Olympics and Paralympics was honoured earlier this year at the South Bank Sky Arts Awards. Heatherwick receives critics' honour 2013-12-04T10:57:21Z

With the Olympics poised to annex the borough from next month, this weekend it was the turn of music superstars. BBC Radio 1 Hackney Weekend – review 2012-06-25T10:18:00Z

Gone were Jordyn Wieber’s tears, and the running mascara, magically replaced by an impish smile and a playful bite on an Olympics gold medal. Michael Phelps, Jordyn Wieber: Redemption! 2012-08-01T11:45:00Z

The Olympics show us that whatever those bodies look like, they’re good for something golden. That’s an Olympian! 2012-08-10T20:59:00Z

Killy, winner of the 1967 World Cup, entered the Olympics at the top of his game and dominated in his first two events. 2010-01-29T22:15:00Z

‘The reclaiming of a national identity’ … sports fans during last year’s Olympics. Michael Gove's history wars 2013-07-13T07:00:05Z

Strands: A Year of Discoveries on the Beachby Jean Sprackland So-called "nature writing" is the Olympics of metaphor production, requiring technical agility and testing the writer's stamina for simile. Strands – A Year of Discoveries on the Beach by Jean Sprackland – review 2012-07-27T21:45:12Z

With the Tokyo Olympics just weeks away, there are mixed feelings about the long-awaited return of the postponed competition. Recent Olympic rulings show dehumanization of Black women in sports 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z

James Bond received the royal seal of approval earlier this year at the Olympics opening ceremony when Daniel Craig's character appeared in a short film alongside the Queen. Daniel Craig wows Skyfall crowds 2012-10-24T08:29:16Z

"It's rather as if the Chinese were excluded from the Olympics." American invasion damp squib for some Man Booker diehards 2013-09-25T11:46:49Z

The BBC's controller of drama commissioning Ben Stephenson said on Monday the anniversary of the time-travelling show would be a national event and compared it to the Queen's diamond jubilee and the Olympics. Doctor Who goes 3D for 50th birthday 2013-02-11T20:00:03Z

That was 2004, when Greece hosted the Olympics and there was a feeling of buoyancy on the island. Favorite Place : Peeling Back the Layers of Naxos, Greece 2014-03-07T16:25:34Z

It's worth noting that, following his work on the Olympics opening ceremony, director Danny Boyle turned down the knighthood offered in recognition of his services to Britain. TV highlights – 08/05/2013 2013-05-08T06:00:04Z

The Caribbean island nation's entry to the Winter Olympics in 1988 caused a huge media stir and inspired the movie "Cool Runnings." Jamaican bobsledders hit Sundance before Olympics 2014-01-21T15:33:09Z

As a diplomat with the British Foreign Service, Juliette was invited to attend the opening ceremony of the summer Olympics at the Beijing National Stadium. The Mount Everest mystery deepens: Was there an international cover-up of a dead climber's ascent? 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z

Hunt, Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, will announce the Catalystendowment awards at 9.00am on Wednesday 20 June.  Culture coach: the week's essential arts stories 2012-05-18T14:36:34Z

Fans who wish to get their hands on the limited-edition collection can expect to see the SKIMS-USOPP apparel listed on SKIMS.com starting on July 12 — nearly two weeks before the Tokyo Olympics will begin. Team USA, Kim Kardashian’s SKIMS line partner on official loungewear 2021-06-28T04:00:00Z

NBC, meanwhile, gets the 2022 Super Bowl from Los Angeles, and the network then will televise the Winter Olympics from Beijing. CBS and NBC swap Super Bowl telecast years in 2021 and 2022 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z

Hunt, the most senior government official dedicated to the 2012 London Olympics, has denied behaving improperly. At inquiry, Rupert Murdoch defends 50 year record 2012-04-25T13:22:06Z

Baron Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympics, was a French aristocrat with an enormous waxed mustache that hung on his face like a rogue accent mark. Design: Who Made the Olympic Rings? 2012-07-12T04:47:18Z

One step beyond … Fresh from singing at the closing ceremony of the Olympics, Suggs put on an engaging one-man show in Edinburgh. Solo Suggs, soliloquising soldiers: the performers who go it alone 2012-08-30T09:25:00Z

Gymnast Louis Smith, who won a silver medal for his pommel horse routine at the London 2012 Olympics, has won this Year's Strictly Come Dancing, alongside his professional dance partner Flavia Cacace. In Pictures: Strictly final 2012 2012-12-23T00:58:44Z

The Olympics, initially planned for July 2020, were postponed until next summer due to the pandemic. Novelist Yu Miri: Olympics not helping Fukushima rebuilding 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z

Tirico moves farther south next month, when he will be host of NBC's daytime coverage of the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Mike Tirico to make NBC Sports debut in Scotland 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z

“Every day I’d think about the Olympics and how close I was to achieving my goal and just having that opportunity taken away,” she says. The pandemic postponed the 2020 Olympics. This Maryland rugby player is hopeful for 2021. 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z

The Soviet squad that lost in 1980 won gold medals in the next two Olympics and is almost universally regarded as the greatest hockey team ever assembled. ‘Red Army,’ the Rise and Fall of a Soviet Hockey Dynasty 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z

This place is a thrill for Olympics buffs — and plenty of fun for those of us who just watch every two years. Lake Geneva: Switzerland’s Riviera 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z

“It’s like winning a medal, it’s like going to the Olympics and your team for the first time wins the bronze medal or the silver medal.” Middle Eastern filmmakers celebrate historic Oscar nominations 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z

The pandemic halted the team’s training for nearly five months last year, and the postponement of the 2020 Olympics was devastating. The pandemic postponed the 2020 Olympics. This Maryland rugby player is hopeful for 2021. 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z

The Tokyo Games will be NBCUniversal’s 11th consecutive Olympics production and ninth consecutive Summer Games — beginning with the 1988 Seoul Games. NBCUniversal will have 7,000 hours of Tokyo Games coverage 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z

The only show that the Olympics are a great, tested promotional platform for is the next Olympics. Upfronts Watch: NBC Tries to Turn Around Its Turnaround 2013-05-13T18:04:02Z

"We're not trying to link thematically directly with the Olympics or the Commonwealth Games, because we're not a sporting event, so it would be absurd for me to make that claim," Mills said. Edinburgh festival director Jonathan Mills extends his contract until 2014 2011-02-03T13:58:56Z

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

He said he expects to be sidelined for about a week while the French team prepares for the Summer Olympics. US basketball star hurt in Drake-Brown brawl 2012-06-16T07:16:04Z

But by 2006, when she was 20, she represented the United States in the Olympics in Torino, Italy. Olympian Erin Hamlin Marries a Childhood Playmate 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z

The week leading up to the opening ceremony of the Olympics is the perfect context for staging Elfriede Jelinek's epic play about the culture of sport. Sports Play – review 2012-07-23T17:07:08Z

But Blur’s two Olympics themes don’t have quite the same energy. Olympics theme songs: Still terrible 2012-07-19T16:40:00Z

There are fears gay foreign athletes could be targeted whilst in Russia to compete in the Winter Olympics next month, which are being held in the Black Sea resort of Sochi. McKellen protest at Russia gay law 2014-01-14T12:16:36Z

When London hosts the 2012 Olympics, it is a fair bet that visitors to the city will want to do a bit of sightseeing and that Tate Modern will be, for many, on the agenda. Is Damien Hirst the right artist for the Tate to showcase during the 2012 Olympics? 2011-03-03T15:42:14Z

"I know the 2012 Olympics has had an impact on this but it's great everybody is now working together to combat this." Promoters trial new ticket system 2011-05-17T05:22:22Z

The container drum orchestra was a moment of salvation in a summer where fantastic, accessible free festivals such as the Lambeth Country Show have been cancelled owing to the fast-advancing horror of the Olympics. Bloc 2012: making music out of chaos 2012-07-09T16:48:00Z

But, she said, "I don't view the Olympics as reality TV. I view it as a great sporting event." Is NBC's prime-time Olympics due for a change? 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z

We’re going to be inundated with so much stuff like this once the Rio Olympics begin in earnest in August, and the truth is I cannot wait. What You Should Watch This Weekend: ‘O.J.: Made in America’ and the Tony Awards 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z

“It’s naive to think the pandemic hasn’t played right into China’s hands,” said Christine Brennan, a USA Today sports columnist for whom the Beijing Games will be her 20th Olympics. ‘China will be China’: Why journalists are taking burner phones to the Beijing Olympics 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z

They argue that design doesn’t matter to this or any other Olympics, because the only thing that does is sport. Design: Despite Changes, There's Little to Love in 2012 Olympics Logo 2010-03-29T06:21:00Z

He also only received one week, whereas most of the other guests hosts got two and weren't programmed against the Summer Olympics. "Jeopardy!" is likely naming this man you never heard of as host – apparently the job was always his 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z

When they do, it reinforces the nationalistic discourses that frame Olympics coverage in the United States.  Matt Lauer, pleasant corporate stooge: America’s double standard on politicizing the Olympics 2014-02-14T16:34:00Z

Edwards tried to qualify for the next three Winter Olympics but failed, often hurting himself in the process. Eddie the Eagle: ‘I was probably closer to the ostrich’ 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z

“I have watched Olympics since I could walk lol,” Jones said. Jones free to post Olympics after 3rd-party error resolved 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z

According to a recent poll, some 83% of the Japanese public wants the Olympics canceled, and protests are frequent. Anger in Tokyo over the Summer Olympics is the latest example of how unpopular hosting has become 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z

SAT Fundraiser by law enforcement agencies to benefit Special Olympics; 10 a.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2013-02-06T01:20:34Z

Every year Hackney's Victoria Park becomes the London outpost of the festival season and – moved forward two months to avoid clashes with the Olympics – this weekend brings two events. This week's new live music 2012-06-01T23:05:57Z

“We said this was a different Olympics, necessarily so, but it’s still wonderful, it’s still great and it’s still the best 17 days in sports.” NBC perseveres after rough start in transitional Olympics 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z

NBCUniversal will present 7,000 hours of coverage of the upcoming Tokyo Olympics across eight networks and multiple digital platforms from July 20 to Aug. 8. NBCUniversal will have 7,000 hours of Tokyo Games coverage 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z

After a triumphant series of parties last summer – beginning, serendipitously, on Olympics opening night – The Upfront Project are back at Fire in Vauxhall, in association with Red Bull Music Academy. Clubs picks of the week 2013-03-16T06:00:13Z

Winter Olympics team was “darker, gayer, different” than in the past. New curated news site hopes to break partisan fever 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z

The year 1968 was one of racial progress and retreat: the year athletes raised their fists in a Black power salute at the Olympics, the year Martin Luther King Jr. was slain. In the latest wave of science fiction, authors of color take space to imagine multiple new societies 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z

According to AdAge, Coke is running its World Cup campaign in 85 percent of its markets around the world, vs. the 50 percent of markets that carried promotions for the 2012 London Olympics. Why Coca-Cola Released 32 Versions of the Same Song for the World Cup 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z

To hear someone like Tasha say she cried herself to sleep every night at the Olympics as a 15-year-old because she was starving. "It's not worth it": ESPN podcast "Heavy Medals" probes the Karolyis' ruthless gymnastics empire 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z

In 2016, thirty-six female boxers competed at the Summer Olympics, in Rio. Fighting Cuba’s Boxing Ban 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z

Respected Chinese director Zhang Yimou, who choreographed the stunning opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics last year, was given the Asian film award for outstanding contribution to Asian cinema. Hong Kong's Sun Yat Sen film falls short at Asian awards 2010-03-22T21:29:00Z

Casual and seductive on the surface, ingenious and multilayered within — that’s the music of Brazil, which is about to get a new burst of global exposure as the Olympics begin in Rio de Janeiro. The Essentials of Brazilian Music for Olympic Listening 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z

London hosts the Olympics Games this summer and Queen Elizabeth celebrates 60 years on the throne, leading to predictions of high numbers of visitors from abroad. UK film, London theatre takings rise in 2011 2012-01-31T12:22:00Z

The government couldn’t raise the money for the Olympics through the private sector, so the taxpayer had to put the money up for it – was forced to do so, undemocratically. Will Self, on himself 2012-08-20T11:45:00Z

It boasts the same frantic waste of resources as any Olympics opening ceremony.  Must viral videos be so bad? Admit it, “God Only Knows” is the worst 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z

Photograph: The Trustees of the British Museum Before the faster, higher, stronger stuff got under way at this year's Olympics, British history found itself on show to the world in East London. Christmas gifts 2012: the best history books 2012-11-29T09:00:04Z

Bruce Jenner, 63, won the gold medal in the decathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. Reality TV stars Kris and Bruce Jenner say they have separated 2013-10-08T23:49:26Z

It opens with a leisurely flashback to Diana’s princess childhood during some kind of Amazonian Olympics, with aerial gymnastics and tight, muscular thighs astride thundering horses. ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Review: It’s Not About What We Deserve 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z

"He understood the other side of the Olympics, he just was determined not to let that change the glasses through which he looked at the world." Bud Greenspan, longtime filmmaker who chronicled the Olympics' soaring moments, dies at 84 2010-12-27T01:16:00Z

Being together at this point in time — before the Brexit vote, during the U.S. presidential race and prior to the Rio Olympics — engendered some fascinating conversations from wide perspectives. From the bottom of the world to the top, two friends explore the poles 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z

One of the major fires was burning in the southern Greek region of the Peloponnese near ancient Olympia, where the Olympics were held every four years from 776 B.C. for more than a millennium. Forest fires rage in Greece, threaten Olympics birthplace 2021-08-05T04:00:00Z

Tarrytown, though, was sad to see its brief stint as host city of the dog Olympics come to an end. This year’s Westminster Dog Show was unlike any other — at a castle, with grass sticking to fur 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z

The story of “Race” centers on Owens’s gold-medal performances in four track-and-field events at the 1936 Berlin Olympics and the attendant controversy surrounding the novelty of a black athlete outshining Hitler’s Aryan heroes. Actor Stephan James sees parallels between himself and Olympian Jesse Owens 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z

They dream of competing in the Olympics, but they also coach children in the local ski club and schools and help keep the campus running. Skiing Town to Town in a Magical Corner of Vermont 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z

“There is no comparison between the Olympics and a moldy old detective show.” Critic’s Notebook: ‘Columbo’ Approach to NBC’s Late-Night Olympics Coverage 2012-08-10T16:18:28Z

The athlete: Mr. Evéquoz is a Swiss fencer who won a bronze medal in the épée team event at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. 4 Athletes Selected as Artists in Residence at the Olympics 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z

They were so good at the Olympics ceremony. Little Mix: 'We all look like dirty mingers underneath!' 2012-11-22T16:02:00Z

He told fans it was "great to be alive" as he returned to the stage after also performing at the Olympics closing ceremony in August. George Michael cancels Australian leg of his tour 2012-09-30T18:38:47Z

The Twin Cities of Minneapolis-St.Paul would be the best venue for a Summer Olympics. Screw Los Angeles: Minneapolis should host the 2028 Summer Olympics 2017-08-05T04:00:00Z

Comedy may be the best lens through which to view the Olympics ... Culture flash: Olympic Games 2011-07-28T08:14:35Z

For an athletics team that didn’t win a single medal at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, the pressure was on. Viva Italia! Olympic golds follow soccer and song successes 2021-08-01T04:00:00Z

It’s cute and all, but the Daily Beast is on to something when it blames the “mommy cam” for turning the Olympics into “one big Lifetime original movie.” Olympic moms have it all! 2012-07-31T15:15:00Z

But the 100- and 200-meter dashes — both men’s and women’s — are still among the most exciting events in any Summer Olympics. Perspective | Olympic magic moments will happen — even without the crowds 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z

Tundra games, flip-flop fun and an indoor Olympics are some of the cool events planned. Holidays offer sights, sounds and hands-on fun 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z

As the Sochi Olympics will remind the world again, there is a huge amount of human drama in the skiing, skating and snowboarding that seize the world’s attention every four years. On Silver Screen, a Bit of Gold 2014-02-04T23:04:55Z

Common compared the pressure of going in front of the camera to participating in the Olympics: You'd better be well-prepared and hit your mark, or your mistakes will be documented forever. Rappers bust a move to the small screen 2012-08-24T16:53:08Z

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

She was referring to comments made by him earlier this month at an event, supported by Olympics opening ceremony director Danny Boyle, to raise awareness of funding problems for theatres in the regions. Maria Miller: arts lobby's statements are 'close to pure fiction' 2012-11-28T16:36:59Z

And during that year’s Tokyo Olympics — Japan’s big moment of image cleanup — they appeared throughout the city scrubbing the streets with toothbrushes. Art Review: ‘Tokyo 1955-1970: A New Avant-Garde’ at MoMA 2012-11-15T22:48:46Z

It was only then, he says, that the call came through about the 2012 Olympics and he accepted it straight away. What Danny Boyle did next 2010-12-05T00:04:00Z

When he returned to cover the Olympics a year later, he carried his laptop with him at all times. ‘China will be China’: Why journalists are taking burner phones to the Beijing Olympics 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z

Mr. Dromgoole, the Globe's artistic director, comes down on neither side, and thus neither panders to nor flouts the our-team jingoism that inevitably fills the air during a homeland summer Olympics. ArtsBeat: In London, a 'Henry V' That Doesn't Take Sides 2012-06-27T15:15:09Z

It received the Olympics preview treatment as well. NBC’s “Superstore” challenge: Can an Olympics preview win over viewers? 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z

In one recent incident, the group pulled a pro-Obama super PAC ad because it contained a few seconds of Olympics footage from 2002. Seven ways the IOC ruins the Olympics 2012-08-07T17:57:00Z

Three of her corgis were featured in a James Bond skit with the queen and Daniel Craig that aired at the 2012 Olympics. The queen’s beloved corgis were always near. What happens to them now? 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z

Shortly after graduating high school, Oscar De La Hoya won a gold medal for lightweight boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics. What’s on TV This Week: ‘The Righteous Gemstones’ and ‘Heels’ 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z

Not attending: former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, who played a key role in bringing the Olympics to Tokyo and who once dressed up as Super Mario to promote the Games. At fraught Tokyo Olympics, Jill Biden may win just by showing up 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z

There was the wizard who produced uniforms for United States athletes at the 1976 Olympics, Girl Scout leaders, the crew of Braniff Airlines as well as costumes for Martha Graham. Halston’s Women Have Their Say 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z

In a few more years, the world would applaud as he lit the torch at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Muhammad Ali: A superstar before the word meant anything 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z

For parents to witness their child compete at the Olympics would be worth all those early-morning practices, private coaching fees and long-distance drives to tournaments. ‘You Will Know Me’: Mean girls, tiger moms, Olympic dreams — and murder 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z

In August, Amazon suggested that I ask Alexa for a joke about the Olympics, which I did, to my regret. Yelling at Amazon’s Alexa 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z

The Olympics open on July 24 and the Paralympics open on Aug. 25. Tokyo Olympics creative director out over ‘power harassment’ 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z

The strong ratings performance means Comcast, which initially expected to lose money on the $1.18 billion it paid for the Olympics broadcast rights, now expects to break even and turn a small profit. After Olympics success, Bell poised for promotion at NBC 2012-08-17T22:22:41Z

The idea to site 2012's Weekender in Hackney emerged from a sense that local young people felt left out of the Olympics. Radio 1's Hackney Weekend offers an urban alternative to the Olympics 2012-06-23T18:00:01Z

He called the evening "this year's annual Winter Olympics for geeks." Science and technology Oscars handed out 2014-02-16T17:27:19Z

EastEnders played a very public role in the run-up to the Olympics when the torch was carried by one of the characters on the set. Olympic rowers visit EastEnders 2012-09-14T12:31:05Z

The show will receive a special preview coming out of the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics on Sunday, February 28. 2010-01-11T08:24:00Z

Vancouver is NBC's sixth consecutive Olympics, the longest streak for a U.S. network. 2010-01-29T05:02:00Z

Much like the Olympics, the global tour has prompted cities to vie for consideration as host locations, in the hope that the awards will bring visibility, recognition and, in time, tourism dollars. How Melbourne Landed the World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z

The joyous Diamond Jubilee and the multicultural Olympics, with its wacky opening entertainment, have offered appealing new facets to the clichéd “top hats and red buses” vision of Britain. Harvesting the Seed Corn 2012-09-14T16:21:47Z

It is much too soon to say anything about the relationship between the gentrification of Brixton, or the coming of the Olympics to London, and the current explosion of violent alienation. Constructive criticism: the week in architecture 2011-08-12T14:57:47Z

Officials with the World Squash Federation lobbied numerous times to include the game in the Olympics. Looking to work out the mind and body? Squash might be the answer. 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z

Nor is the Olympics site the final destination: Kötting later proceeded, solo, to a dark tunnel in Islington, north London, "where the river enters the underworld". Swandown: two men in a pedalo 2012-07-18T17:17:15Z

Britain is also preparing to host the 2012 Olympics in London. Britain's queen delivers annual Christmas message 2010-12-25T22:51:41Z

Prime-time coverage of the Rio Olympics dives in with swimming, beach volleyball and men’s gymnastics. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘The Peanuts Movie’ and the Rio Olympics 2016-08-06T04:00:00Z

George Mpanga, 23, who performs as George the Poet, rose to prominence with My City, a poem contrasting the massive investment in the 2012 Olympics with the London he grew up in. BBC Sound of 2015 longlist revealed 2014-11-30T05:00:00Z

The skies, the Sound, the snowy Olympics: Thomas Dausgaard loves snapping photo after photo of Seattle’s maritime views in their constantly changing light. Meet Thomas Dausgaard, Seattle Symphony’s new music director 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z

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

Plans to open Japan's first casino in Tokyo before the 2020 Olympics are becoming increasingly unlikely, with developers facing skyrocketing building costs and a city government that no longer considers casino development an economic priority. Costs, politics erode chances for a Tokyo casino by 2020 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z

“Why did the prospector try out for the Olympics?” Yelling at Amazon’s Alexa 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z

There are no Olympics, the NFL season is months away, and basketball and hockey nearly will be over by the time the action begins. Networks unlikely to profit from World Cup 2010-05-07T03:58:00Z

It also had an uncanny ability to predict real-life events, such as the breakdown of the Olympics countdown clock. Bafta nominations: three for Olympics – but four for Twenty Twelve 2013-04-09T20:43:43Z

The real reason people stayed home in late July and early Aug. was to watch the London Olympics, which pulled record TV ratings and kept folks entertained for free. 2012 Turnaround: The Avengers Brings People Back to the Movies 2013-01-03T17:21:00Z

“In 2008, the Olympics was a brilliant stage and chance for our country to show ourselves,” he said. Filmmaker Zhang Yimou returns for Olympics opening ceremony 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z

And coinciding with his "Downton" duties, he also played the addled Head of Deliverance for the Olympics commission in "Twenty Twelve," a riotous BBC miniseries that spoofed preparations for the London Olympics. Hugh Bonneville presides on 'Downton Abbey' finale 2013-02-14T14:56:41Z

From the viewpoint of circus art, 60 minutes by two people is like the Olympics. An Acrobat and a Dancer Walk Into a Circus (and Do Ballet in the Air) 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z

An abbreviated version of "Hendrix Hits London" was on view in London during the Olympics, but McMurray has since fleshed that out. New Jimi Hendrix exhibit at EMP not to be missed 2012-11-15T19:02:04Z

No, the last song I did was for the Beijing Olympics in 2008. Giorgio Moroder Is the Godfather of Modern Dance Music 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z

NBCUniversal is promising to provide that and more as part of coverage of the Winter Olympics from Beijing on its TV platforms. New this week: ‘Pam & Tommy,’ Olympics and the doc ‘Torn’ 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z

I rooted for him hard in the next to Olympics. Olympics recap: Michael Phelps reaches the end 2012-07-29T12:24:00Z

"Salt Lake was a domestic Olympics that took place seven months after 9/11 in a media environment that is so old now that it is sort of like the paleo-historic era." Winter Games seen on TV by over half of Americans 2010-02-23T21:41:00Z

The Games of the XXX Olympiad — the 2012 London Olympics, to you and me — have had, like all Olympics, their fair share of winners and losers. Reality or “Reality”?: Should NBC’s Olympics Coverage Be More Straightforward? 2012-08-08T12:00:20Z

Awards shows face additional scheduling challenges to avoid overlap with the 2014 Winter Olympics, set for Feb. 7 to 23 in Sochi, Russia. Golden Globes set for Jan. 12, starts award season 2013-04-18T18:32:08Z

A PBS profile of the African-American athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, thereby scuppering Hitler's plans to present the event as a spectacle of Aryan superiority. TV highlights 06/06/2012 2012-06-05T19:00:01Z

The Olympics are all about making rich people richer, not about enriching our human existence. With the Olympics Over, Six Former Host Cities Worth Visiting 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z

Isn't that what the Olympics is all about? BBC red button Olympics: Fencing, Judo and Dressage 2012-07-30T13:47:03Z

With the winter Olympics in Vancouver just around the corner, there's no question: The Canadians want revenge. 2010-01-29T22:15:00Z

Another is the reputation of London, with the Olympics barely a year away. The importance of the Notting Hill carnival 2011-08-25T18:59:03Z

After they received their medal on the podium, the raised their black-gloved fists – Smith his right, Carlos his left — in the most famous gesture of protest the Olympics have ever seen. Olympics hoops: The world catches up to the U.S. 2012-08-13T12:15:00Z

When it comes to building careful, generous places, do we really need the Olympics as an excuse? London's Olympics legacy faces early disqualification 2013-07-21T18:30:01Z

"He's 15 months and every time he comes running like he's in the Olympics." Baby races to the fridge as it opens in adorable viral video 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z

A team of American chefs on Wednesday won the biennial Bocuse d’Or culinary competition — the equivalent of the Olympics for professional cooks — for the first time in the contest’s 30-year history. U.S. Team Wins Bocuse d’Or Competition for First Time 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z

Supplement your Olympics viewing with “Black Orpheus,” Marcel Camus’s intoxicating adaptation of the Greek myth, set during Carnival in Rio. What’s on TV: ‘Black Orpheus’ and ‘The Walking Dead’ Marathon 2016-08-14T04:00:00Z

“The Olympics got nothing on Steamboat Springs,” boomed the emcee through the loud speakers. Land of 100 Olympians: Why Steamboat Springs is a winter sports mecca 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z

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

Special Olympics became the cornerstone of her social life. They Met on the Court. They Both Won in Love. 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z

“The Greatest,” by Cryptik, depicts Muhammad Ali surrounded by plaques bearing inspirational quotes from Special Olympics athletes. Three new L.A. murals celebrate Special Olympics World Games 2015 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z

The event, sponsored by the British Council and the British Fashion Council, was first inspired by the powerful cultural effect of the London Olympics in 2012. Fashion Review: J.W. Anderson’s Mesmerizing Weirdness 2014-02-16T18:38:24Z

It was a bit of media hyperbole that described the showdown between skating rivals, both of whom performed to music from Bizet’s classic opera, at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada. ‘Breaking Ice’ Makes Music From a Classic Skating Rivalry 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z

This year's show was held on Jan. 31, mainly because of the Winter Olympics. Grammys back in February for 2011 2010-04-13T15:16:00Z

Tweeting under the logo "Keep Calm and Watch The Olympics," he responded to questions from local affiliates, tweeted ratings performance updates and interacted with frustrated viewers. After Olympics success, Bell poised for promotion at NBC 2012-08-17T22:22:41Z

Though the hardest times in prison were her sons' birthdays, the two weeks of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing brought their own particular pain. Marion Jones: 'I'm a sucker for a challenge' 2010-05-29T23:05:00Z

On a visit to Jackson State’s campus last week to see the portrait, Green-McCray, now in her late 60s, recalled her older brother’s ambitions of running in college and then in the Olympics. ‘A way we resist’: Quilts honor victims of racial violence 2021-12-12T05:00:00Z

This July at the Tokyo Olympics, Virginia "Ginny" Fuchs will be one step closer to her dream of winning a gold medal for Team USA as a flyweight boxer. Olympic boxer Ginny Fuchs on going for the gold while managing OCD: It's a "battle every day" 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z

To finish the rant off, McCain demanded the Biden administration boycott the upcoming Beijing Olympics, citing the alleged persecution and genocide against the Uighur Muslim population in China. Meghan McCain rails against MLB, Joe Biden while defending Georgia's new restrictive voting laws 2021-04-06T04:00:00Z

“I support many athletes in the Tokyo Olympics at the moment,” Gates wrote on Instagram. Springsteen makes Olympic debut, falls short in qualifier 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z

Bush's interview with Lochte at Brazil's Summer Olympics, in which the swimmer first claimed he was a crime victim, was an atypical news story for Bush. Billy Bush under fire along with Trump for lewd comments 2016-10-08T04:00:00Z

If P&G is all about promoting family values, why couldn’t they have celebrated the athletes in the Olympics that are parents instead? Against sexist Olympic advertising 2012-07-24T16:05:00Z

Crystal Dunn, 24, is a forward for the Washington Spirit of the National Women’s Soccer League and for the U.S. women’s national team, which will compete at the Rio Olympics. The Spirit’s Crystal Dunn talks goals 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z

Others in the arts to be honored included sculptor Anish Kapoor, who created the Orbit tower at the London Olympics site. Adele honored in Queen Elizabeth's birthday list 2013-06-14T21:57:31Z

Her 21st century reincarnation, though, will tower over the city's streets in designer underwear, including an iron corset being created by Zandra Rhodes, to celebrate the 2012 Olympics. Zandra Rhodes plans iron corset for Godiva's Olympic ride 2011-03-14T01:00:00Z

One of Mercury's songs was used as the theme for the 1992 Olympics. 32 surprising facts about Freddie Mercury 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z

Yet there has been a lot of talk — both anecdotally and in the local press — that ticket sales have been weak this year, perhaps because of competition from the London Olympics. World Fringe Congress in Edinburgh 2012-08-26T21:38:54Z

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

Photograph: Sang Tan/AP Luckily, there are no sport-themed proposals among the six shortlisted works for the next fourth plinth commission, one of which will be on display in time for the 2012 Olympics. Fourth plinth battle: the heroic child takes the cake 2010-08-19T14:44:00Z

For 2012, the year of the jubilee and the London Olympics, is already packed with material by which future generations will judge us. What's typically British now? Tears, tents and no spiders 2012-06-01T19:30:01Z

Two men rushed the "Dancing with the Stars" stage last month to protest Lochte for lying about a drunken encounter during the Rio Olympics. Ryan Lochte engaged to former Playboy model Kayla Rae Reid 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z

More recently, at the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea, Canada won the team gold medal in figure skating. Where Trails Are for Skating, Not Hiking 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z

There was the evolving plan that died some years ago to build a new Jets football stadium and shift the Garden to Hudson Yards as part of a bid for the Olympics. Architecture: A Proposal for Penn Station and Madison Square Garden 2012-02-08T16:59:06Z

The only major network sending a large contingent to Beijing is Australia’s Seven Network since Olympics held in Asia are the equivalent of when NBC gets to do the Games in North America. Remote Games: NBC announcers ready to call action from US 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z

Olympics handball – France vs Spain: faster than netball, more tactical than basketball and higher scoring than football. BBC red button Olympics: handball, field hockey and water polo 2012-08-02T16:02:34Z

‘The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Olympics’ Few sports carry the aristocratic pedigree of crew. ‘The Boys in the Boat’: UW team vanquishes Hitler’s crew 2013-05-29T22:21:04Z

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

One way to think about the “Real Housewives” shows is as a kind of perverse, televised postfeminist-feminine-status Olympics. Riff: ?Housewives,? Rebranded 2011-11-18T23:36:00Z

It all seems like another lifetime, decades ago, when Athens felt proud and vibrant those few years after the Olympics. Megaphone by Natalie Bakopoulos 2012-05-28T15:00:00Z

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

“No Olympics, no Wimbledon, no festivals, no vacation, no Eurovision song contest.” How Quarantine Killed the Weekend 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z

That was what the 1936 Olympics were all about from the Nazi point of view. Q & A: Daniel James Brown on ‘The Boys in the Boat’ 2013-06-07T22:35:35Z

In the 2012 Summer Games, Brunei, Qatar and Saudi Arabia became the last three countries competing at the Olympics to send women. Nike Reveals the ‘Pro Hijab’ for Muslim Athletes 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z

“People don’t watch television live like that unless it’s NBC’s football games or the Olympics, or an occasional big event.” ‘Annie Live!’: Coming Soon to Your Living Room 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z

Because what would Assemble's answer be to the aquatics center at the Olympics? Assemble might have a Turner Prize, but the London collective continues to defy categorization 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z

Lee, who is 18 years old and the first Hmong American to compete in the Olympics, has been a fierce competitor in gymnastics for a while now. Suni Lee's signature move is her ability to perform under pressure 2021-07-31T04:00:00Z

"In many ways it is a good dry run for the Olympics," said London Mayor Boris Johnson. UK police make 56 arrests around royal wedding 2011-04-29T18:04:22Z

NBC says the comparison is valid because even though the cable viewers weren't watching the same thing as people tuned in to NBC, they were still watching the Olympics. NBC says Rio Olympic viewership reaches parity with London 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z

For example, why don’t we just let elite athletes drug-up for the Olympics? Why You Shouldn't Do Your Child's Homework 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z

Finally, you must always watch BBC News, a show dedicated to only talking about the Olympics, all the time, forever. Lord Patten's TV guide 2011-03-11T13:16:05Z

Tirico will join NBC, where he is the heir apparent to Al Michaels on “Sunday Night Football” and to Bob Costas as the studio host of the network’s Olympics broadcasts. Why all that talent is headed out the door at ESPN 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z

This all-female work in three parts responded to the rise of fascism and arose in the wake of Graham’s refusal to perform at the 1936 Olympics in Hitler’s Berlin. Review | Martha Graham dancers are marvelous, but the message is mixed in Kennedy Center program 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z

The Olympics, held amid China’s strict pandemic rules, conclude on Feb. 20. New this week: ‘Pam & Tommy,’ Olympics and the doc ‘Torn’ 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z

The exhibition, which runs until 23 September, is part of the London 2012 Festival, a 12-week nationwide celebration of arts events running parallel to the Olympics. Emin shines spotlight on Margate 2012-05-26T01:53:50Z

But let’s face it, they don’t get half the attention that Tom Brady or LeBron James gets — except during the Olympics. Perspective | Postponing the Olympics is disappointing, but there was no other choice 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z

One admirer said, “She had a dream to go to the Olympics and she did many times.” October Class of KidsPost: Belmont Station fifth-graders 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z

And the Rio Olympics continue with a big night for track-and-field finals. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Fearless’ and ‘You’ve Got Mail’ 2016-08-20T04:00:00Z

The Summer Olympics is also one of the few times when female athletes get the same amount of attention on television as male athletes. Perspective | Postponing the Olympics is disappointing, but there was no other choice 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z

Much like swimming, women's gymnastics is one of the most popular sports of the Summer Olympics. 8 of the biggest ways the Summer Olympics are different in Tokyo this year 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z

The last scene of Ali returning to the Olympics to light the Olympic flame, but he's retired now, with Parkinson's disease and it was so powerful, you become almost emotional watching it. Telling Muhammad Ali's story in full: "What really struck me the most was how much humility he had" 2019-05-05T04:00:00Z

Mr. Fallon delivered a fairly classic “Tonight” monologue with predictable jokes about the Olympics. The TV Watch: Jimmy Fallon Debuts New ‘Tonight’ Show in New York 2014-02-18T06:42:54Z

“The ‘Ring’ is so intense — it’s the Olympics of opera for the presenters, but also for the attendees,” Tweeddale says. At Seattle Opera, not resting on the ‘Ring’ 2013-08-22T02:38:02Z

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

But the 2022 Winter Olympics are coming and neither weather nor trade war can stop the world’s most populous nation from cultivating the greatest snow sports boom the world has ever seen. Ready, Set, Ski! In China, Snow Sports are the Next Big Thing 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z

Mr. Shin said he first learned about Liddell’s life in China while working on a project related to the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The Story After ‘Chariots of Fire’ 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z

So for some athletes this is their only opportunity to ever compete because their sport won't exist at the Olympics the next year or it's changing from like singles to doubles canoeing. Nick Kroll on returning to his filmmaking roots and the recommended age for starting "Big Mouth" 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z

In the old days, when the world felt smaller, we seemed less distracted and the Games weren’t so packaged, the Olympics resonated longer in the nation’s collective consciousness. So you just won a gold medal? Welcome to the rest of your life. 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z

In some cities like Turin, where he visited in June, he said, “there is almost no evidence that the Olympics was ever there.” With the Olympics Over, Six Former Host Cities Worth Visiting 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z

No charges were filed against Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alekhina, who were held along with several other people near the city's ferry terminal, a popular area for fans celebrating the Olympics. 2 members of punk group Pussy Riot released 2014-02-18T14:39:08Z

Nazi Germany, which had initially been reluctant to play host, soon realised the huge potential benefits: it is estimated that more was spent on the Berlin games than all the previous Olympics combined. Fanfare 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z

Perhaps one of the best things about the Olympics is that we learn so much about the individual female athletes both before and after their events but also while they are actively competing. The Olympics’ delicate gender politics 2012-08-11T16:00:00Z

“Korea is a nice place to be,” he said after executing sculptural commissions for the 1988 summer Olympics in Seoul, “if your work is hysterical.” Dennis Oppenheim, a Pioneer in Earthworks and Conceptual Art, Dies at 72 2011-01-27T04:30:03Z

George Wallach, Jenner’s sports agent and manager since the Olympics, was dismissed. The forgotten history of Bruce Jenner: How the all-American hero of the 1970s ended up here 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z

By depicting the Third Reich as a sublime setting for the 1936 Olympics, “Olympia” also functioned as Nazi propaganda. ‘Dietrich & Riefenstahl’ review: Two women who made fateful choices 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z

As a guitar player, it’s like the Olympics of guitar, phenomenally difficult lines, and it required two to four hours of practicing a day. Robert Fripp Lightens Up 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z

The stage version was Mr. Hudson’s idea, to coincide with London’s hosting of the Summer Olympics that year. Hugh Hudson, Director of ‘Chariots of Fire,’ Dies at 86 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z

The next Winter Olympics will be in South Korea in 2018. D.C. track star heads to Los Angeles for Special Olympics World Games 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z

They don't see themselves as a novelty act in the Olympics, but real competitors. Jamaican bobsledders hit Sundance before Olympics 2014-01-21T15:33:09Z

There was nothing remarkable about her dimensions — she was 5 feet 6 ½ inches tall and weighed 132 pounds at the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles. 'Wonder Girl': the multifaceted sporting life of Babe Didrikson Zaharias 2011-07-20T20:43:03Z

Its final episodes, rather than given a buoyant send off, were scheduled against the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics. Arrested Development: meet the people who brought the Bluths back to life 2013-05-25T05:00:00Z

At the Winter Olympics, figure skaters rule the games, dominating press coverage and media attention. Our figure skating obsession: Why America loves watching women fall 2014-02-20T21:45:00Z

Still, the Winter Olympics were underway, adding more sports to the Games, and especially more sports for women. Perspective | Winter Olympics have snowballed since the first Games in 1924 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z

Money previously diverted to help fund the Olympics would again be spent on the arts from next year. Edinburgh festival director Jonathan Mills extends his contract until 2014 2011-02-03T13:58:56Z

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

When the Calgary Olympics debuted in 1988, the opening ceremonies were conspicuously low on patriotism, and high on pioneer nostalgia and '80s kitsch. 2010-02-12T14:01:00Z

Last year, the show shifted to March 7 to avoid going head-to-head with the Vancouver Olympics' closing ceremonies, but the 83rd Academy Awards are sliding to February 27. Holding Oscars earlier would be tricky 2010-06-24T03:55:00Z

And the Seoul-born art dealer, Jason Haam, 32, enthused in an interview, “It’s kind of like the World Cup or Olympics coming into this country.” Inside South Korea’s Art-Mad Capital 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z

The idea of the horse show was raised in the 90s but has had to wait for the Olympics to give it an extra leg-up. The Horse: From Arabia to Royal Ascot – review 2012-05-26T23:05:41Z

But when you think about the Winter Olympics, it isn’t all about winning. Perspective | Olympics athletes show how to be resilient. They fall, get up and try again. 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z

Television cameras caught the intense grimace on the swimmer's face at the Rio Olympics as he sat with his hood up and headphones on just before a race last month. Michael Phelps brings back angry face for Jimmy Fallon 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z

Louie’s life moves so rapidly here that about 30 minutes after the movie’s start, he’s running laps at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. ‘Unbroken,’ Directed by Angelina Jolie 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z

In an ideal world, there’d be a way to cut back on the delays and the commercial breaks, and the choking commentary, and put the Olympics opening ceremony before audiences simply as it is. NBC Missed the Point of the Olympics Opening Ceremony 2016-08-06T04:00:00Z

With the Rio Olympics coming up, I’m enjoying the gymnastics portion of the program that’s about to occur. Jon Stewart, Back on ‘Late Show,’ Lets Loose on Fox News and More 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z

It is not as though Latin America’s relative underachieving at the Olympics is rooted in overall sporting failure. Latin America’s lackluster Olympics 2012-08-10T18:50:00Z

The results were boosted by the company's successful telecast of the Sochi Winter Olympics. NBCUniversal sees growth in theme parks and movie studio 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z

Hell, we just finished watching the Olympics, an event founded in the principles of peace but one that features events that, like numerous sports, mimic combat or appropriate its tools—wrestling, archery, fencing, &c. The Morning After: Unfriendly Fire 2012-08-14T14:02:01Z

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

It's the climax of a landmark year for the rocking rodent, with his music dominating Canada's Winter Olympics, ambitious live shows, and electro toe-tapper hits Animal Rights and Sofi Needs A Ladder. This week's new clubs 2010-12-04T00:07:00Z

After all, the fringe is the Olympics of the comedy and theatre worlds, a contest between the brightest, most innovative and funniest performers that is even more competitive than the games. Edinburgh festival 2012: the highlights 2012-08-27T16:32:15Z

Iran threatens to boycott the 2012 Olympics over the logo, which it claims spells out “Zion.” Crib Sheet: The 10 Things to Talk About This Weekend 2011-03-02T18:30:29Z

The former host of NBC's "Late Night" was helped in the ratings by a lead-in of the network's coverage of the Winter Olympics. Jimmy Fallon's 'Tonight Show' debut draws 11.3 million viewers 2014-02-18T20:51:27Z

American swimmers, meanwhile, continue their quest for gold at the Rio Olympics. What’s on TV Wednesday: World Lion Day and Kerri Walsh Jennings in Rio 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z

The exhibition is part of the Tower's preparations for the Queen's diamond jubilee celebrations and the anticipated onslaught of visitors to the capital for the 2012 Olympics. Steel skirts and codpieces: exhibition charts royal armour through the centuries 2010-03-31T17:11:00Z

This means the Olympics are going to be an eerie sight, one that some say will only further highlight the brutal excess of the Games themselves. 8 of the biggest ways the Summer Olympics are different in Tokyo this year 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z

That’s why the Olympics feed so enormously into the collective psyche. Will Self, on himself 2012-08-20T11:45:00Z

When Simone Biles withdrew from the team finals in women's gymnastics during the Tokyo Olympics earlier this week, it shocked the world. Suni Lee's signature move is her ability to perform under pressure 2021-07-31T04:00:00Z

The biggest audiences may have gone down, as viewing is fragmented between ever more channels, but last year's Olympics still managed to attract more than 26 million viewers for the opening and closing ceremonies. Torin Douglas: 24 years in media 2013-06-03T07:43:41Z

Stocks run low during football matches, the Olympics, Christmas and royal weddings. Blood tales: the magic liquid that keeps us alive 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z

Because that is when the opening ceremony for the London Olympics took place. The London Olympics opening ceremony: a moment of optimism that destroyed the decade 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z

For decades, viewers of the Olympics have looked into Costas’ eyes and seen warmth, excitement and the spirit of the Games. The Top 15 Minutes of Fame of 2014 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z

Team GB at the London Olympics were among those who joined in the Keep Calm fun. Keep Calm and Carry On trademark battle enters new year 2013-01-02T19:53:35Z

Between cable networks and streaming, NBC Universal peeks into every corner of the Olympics. Olympic attention to mental health: Can NBC coverage pivot? 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z

He’s undefeated in his weight, and a title would propel him toward the Olympics and then a pro career. T Magazine: Friday Night Fights 2011-02-08T22:01:19Z

Mark Thompson was the BBC's director general for eight years Mark Thompson leaves the BBC on a high, following its highly praised coverage of the Olympics. Mark Thompson: A hard act to follow 2012-09-15T01:03:43Z

The very first time I fell in love with The Onion, it was over a headline: “Special Olympics Fixed.” Stop mocking Adam Holland 2013-04-30T15:04:00Z

"Pitting activists against one another upholds the 'oppression Olympics' and perpetuates the belief that justice issues must fight over 'breadcrumbs' supplied by those with power, resources and large platforms," the letter states. "The Activist" implosion: How a reality show working for greater good became a capitalist nightmare 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z

Here on Gatewood Road, however, the Olympics are rarely seen, except in winter from the bedroom windows on the third floor. In West Seattle: A family home crafted for a crowd 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z

All over the park, there are expansive lawns and marvelously naturalistic playgrounds, along with a children’s climbing wall repurposed from a bridge used during the Olympics. In London, an Olympic Park Anchors a Resurgence 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z

Photograph: Alison Jackson The Queen's Jubilee and the Olympics have renewed interest in all things quintessentially British, and Shakespeare is getting more than a fair crack of the whip this summer through this festival. This week's new theatre and dance 2012-07-06T23:05:28Z

Alternatively, check out Italy's Vertigo festival, which takes place next to the ski jumps used for the 2006 Winter Olympics. 13 reasons why this year's festival season will be unlucky for none 2013-05-10T23:00:04Z

Although “100 Classic Hikes” was assumed to be statewide, the early editions focused on the Cascades from Mount Rainier to the Canadian border, with a handful of Olympics and South Cascades hikes, Romano said. Best of the best: Author's 10 picks from new Washington ‘Classic Hikes’ guide 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z

Later entrants, such as the mascot of the 1996 Summer Olympics and the spokesbee of Honey Nut Cheerios, were less distinguished. The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Adapts to the Eye of the Times 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z

Those competitions are considered the first Winter Olympics, but they were not as big as today’s Games. Perspective | Winter Olympics have snowballed since the first Games in 1924 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z

In a surprise, the Oscar for best documentary went to “Icarus,” a Netflix film about systematic Russian doping at the Olympics. ‘The Shape of Water’ Wins Best Picture as Oscars Project Diversity 2018-03-04T05:00:00Z

Take a dip in Puget Sound to support Special Olympics Washington, 9 a.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2014-01-29T21:13:11Z

This hike is better in winter than in summer and offers views of Seattle, the Olympics and the Cascades. Top 10 snow-free (mostly) winter hikes within a yodel of Interstate 90 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z

Backers say the law will protect traditional values, similar reasoning given by Russian lawmakers whose "anti-gay" law prompted some Western leaders to boycott the Winter Olympics hosted by President Vladimir Putin in Sochi. Gays fear new law will drive them out of Kyrgyzstan 2014-11-02T04:00:00Z

Watching these Olympics, I am reminded that there are as many approaches to raising an Olympian as there are Olympians. Motherlode Blog: Does It Take a Tiger Mom to Raise an Olympian? 2012-08-03T15:54:59Z

The ancient Olympics were the most important sporting festival in ancient Greece, held every four years and lasting up to five days. Museum robbed at Greece's Ancient Olympia 2012-02-17T16:10:12Z

Sometimes confusingly, there are also many books highlighting London and the 2012 Olympics. Has the diamond jubilee increased the number of 'royal' books? 2012-05-22T16:10:10Z

A Slate article, which is part of a long-running feature called "Olympics Jerk Watch," criticized her allegiance and assigned her a "jerk score" of 6.5 points out of 10. The 8 biggest Beijing 2022 Olympics controversies, from doping to disqualifications 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z

When we did the Olympics, he sang there in London. George Michael’s Freedom Video: An Oral History 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z

More than 50 years later, with a little bit of help from the Rio Olympics, the song is once again in demand. ‘The Girl From Ipanema’ Goes Walking Again, With Gisele Bündchen’s Help 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z

All of which is entirely in keeping with the spirit of the Olympics! Hansel 2012: on the road with Britain's mobile movie marathon 2012-06-09T23:05:28Z

But I think we saw a revival of it in the opening of the Olympics, which I thought was like a kind of grand staged version of Magical Mystery Tour. Fab furore: Is it time to re-evaluate the Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour? 2012-09-25T17:33:00Z

But behind those inspiring stories lurks a long, dark history of athletes using illicit performance-enhancing drugs at the Olympics. John Oliver Tackles Olympic Doping on 'Last Week Tonight' 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z

That documentary, by Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam, follows the Dalai Lama over a year through protests over the status of Tibet that were timed to coincide with preparations for the Beijing Olympics. 2010-01-09T03:35:00Z

The Olympics opening ceremony staged by Danny Boyle – another of the stars of Cool Britannia – was based on a creation myth in which British popular culture dates from the 1960s. How Menswear typified Cool Britannia and Britain's creation myth 2012-11-23T12:50:55Z

That wasn't enough to match the $846 million in Olympics revenue gold in 2014, which spans 17 nights of prime time. L.A.-Harry Potter theme parks, 'Fifty Shades' boost NBCUniversal profit 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z

NBC’s Mike Tirico began Friday’s opening ceremony by saying, “just over six months ago in Tokyo, we said we were about to embark on an Olympics unlike any other. Now we’re about to top that.” Several factors contribute to NBC’s low Olympic ratings 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z

"The Olympics are dominating the media landscape," Lazarus said. NBC sports chief says Rio Games are a 'huge hit' 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z

And did you know that he went to the Olympics?” Adam Rippon Is Famous. What Now? 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z

The Summer Olympics were fun, but superstar gymnast Simone Biles dropping out of several competitions shows the extreme pressure some athletes are feeling. Perspective | Sports has recently shown a dark side, but that doesn’t mean kids should stop playing 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z

“Everyone thinks they can go to the Olympics in curling because they think it’s so easy,” she says, shaking her ponytail. Think you could be an Olympic curler? Don’t make these women laugh. 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z

If the Olympics is, as they like to say, one of the planet’s biggest stages, there was a lot of improv going on. Off-script Olympics: Wins, losses, and a whole lot of improv 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z

"Universe of Sound: The Planets" premiered in London in 2012 at the city's Science Museum, where its launch was part of the cultural festivities surrounding the 2012 London Summer Olympics. Why Salonen's 'Universe of Sound: The Planets' L.A. stop was canceled 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z

Here's a video captured by a fan of a recent skating performance where he sings his new single "Dirty Love": Last January, Weir was preparing for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Johnny Weir: Singing, dancing, writing, not so much skating 2011-01-12T19:09:08Z

His statement actually echoes a debate that’s been bashed around since soccer’s first World Cup in 1930 — and even as far back as the Ancient Olympics. World Cup soccer coach urges players to avoid sex 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z

After almost two weeks of watching, here are some observations — some serious, some silly — about the 2016 Summer Olympics. Olympic wrap-up: Highlights, surprises and disappointments in Rio 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z

Set in a valley at the foot of the Alps, it was a logical Winter Olympics site. What a Trip: Hiking and painting in the French countryside 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z

Another sequence, in which Mr. Zamperini competes in the Berlin Olympics, also brings viewers close in. Below the Line: Shooting 'Unbroken' 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z

Olympics theme songs: Still terrible Topics: Blur, , Olympics There’s nothing like a big “whoo-hoo” at the stadium to get the crowd into the action. Olympics theme songs: Still terrible 2012-07-19T16:40:00Z

It is being hailed as London's answer to the Eiffel tower and is part of an ambition to make the Olympics site a permanent visitor attraction. Climb this: Anish Kapoor's massive artwork that will tower over London 2010-03-31T13:57:00Z

But none of them has stared down an Olympics as fraught with challenges as the one Jill Biden is at in Tokyo right now. At fraught Tokyo Olympics, Jill Biden may win just by showing up 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z

The San Antonio Spurs star — and French point guard at the Rio Games — says the Olympics are "one of the greatest and biggest sports events in the world." The Latest: De Lima lights the Olympic cauldron 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z

“When I plummeted into infamy in the Calgary Olympics, I never thought that a film would be made about my life,” he says. Eddie the Eagle: ‘I was probably closer to the ostrich’ 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z

And so, this past winter when Lord Coe showed Rudisha the track on which he would be running  in the Olympics, he was delighted to see that it was indeed a “fast” track. Hope Solo saves the day 2012-08-10T11:52:00Z

“What I’ve learned through the years is that the host of the Olympics needs to be a good generalist,” he says. The chaos of the Olympics has arrived. Fortunately, we have Bob Costas. 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z

The Winter Olympics, after all, is notable for its preponderance of judged rather than timed events. Fashion Diary: Let the Games Be Stylish 2010-02-20T00:42:00Z

Perry surprise-released the track, which pulls double duty as the theme song for the 2016 Olympics, in July and it’s her first release in two years. Watch Katy Perry's New Music Video for 'Rise' 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z

Of course, history is not just in books, it’s happening every day at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Modern Olympics took decades to become a global event 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z

There are also mock pebble beaches outside – just the place to destress from a hard day at the Olympics. Constructive criticism: the week in architecture 2012-06-29T14:58:23Z

An average 12.3 million U.S. viewers watched the Olympics on television on Saturday morning - a 56 percent increase over the Saturday daytime audience for Beijing in 2008, the network said. NBC gets Twitter backlash over Olympics, but record TV audience 2012-07-29T22:34:05Z

Without gold medals from the previous year’s championships, the world silver medalists on pommel horse, rings, and high bar – from Hungary, the Netherlands, and Slovenia respectively – did not automatically qualify for the Olympics in 2008. Pommel horses and protesters 2012-08-25T12:00:00Z

Of all those hard-working competitors who became heroes during the course of last summer's Olympics, perhaps the most unlikely was Australian comic Adam Hills. This week's new live comedy 2013-03-16T06:00:12Z

NBC also didn't start streaming the event through its app or Olympics website until the television coverage began, and streamers had to authenticate their account with a cable or satellite service. The Latest: De Lima lights the Olympic cauldron 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z

This year happens to be particularly special, with the Queen's Jubilee and the Olympics at the same time. Arts A-list gathers for the Queen 2012-05-23T23:08:14Z

The stadium had history, dating to the 1932 Olympics, but it lacked luxury boxes, and the team seldom filled the 92,000-seat venue. Raiders owner Al Davis dies at 82 2011-10-08T16:27:00Z

“It certainly is a low-water mark. But two of the next three Olympics are going to be blockbusters for NBC.” Once savvy, NBC’s Olympics deal is shakier after Beijing 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z

One of her former lovers is described as a “South American professor/revolutionary/poet, a super hottie, a sexual adventurer, who had also been in the Olympics.” The Multiverse Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up to Be in ‘Come With Me’ 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z

The Olympics are beholden to the wishes of various commercial operations, which in turn shape our understanding of the event and of the world. Ai Weiwei: China excluded its people from the Olympics. London is different 2012-07-25T16:47:53Z

He won five medals, including two golds, at the London Olympics. Swimmer Lochte diving into reality TV with show 2013-01-08T04:16:03Z

Ms. Periault is not competing in the Olympics, but she is there, represented in black and white and surrounded by scaffolding, thanks to the French artist JR. JR’s Monumental Artworks Have an Olympic Moment in Rio 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z

But the Olympics are still the largest platform for women’s rugby, and Gustaitis believes that Americans are a natural audience for the fast, physical game of rugby sevens. The pandemic postponed the 2020 Olympics. This Maryland rugby player is hopeful for 2021. 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z

Are you looking forward to the Winter Olympics in February? Perspective | Will climate change affect sports? It already has. 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z

EST will end with the Feb. 12 beginning of the Winter Olympics, which will air in the prime-time hours, including Leno's slot. 2010-01-10T22:29:00Z

They're not allowed to charge for Olympics coverage so it's all free. This week's new film events 2012-07-06T23:05:00Z

International pressure by groups including Amnesty International, and the approach of the Sochi Olympics, got them freed shortly before the end of their two-year sentences. Music Review: ‘Bringing Human Rights Home’ at Barclays Center 2014-02-06T23:46:07Z

She briefly left Twitter, but later returned to tweet about the Rio Olympics. Hackers Publish Nude Pictures on Leslie Jones’s Website 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z

You’ll want to pack your favorite sleepwear for the pajama party and start your training for something called the Deen Team Lawn Olympics. Shipping Out: 10 Pop Culture-Themed Pleasure Cruises 2013-10-30T09:45:52Z

Andrews took ballet lessons as a child and Lysacek won a gold medal at the Vancouver Olympics in February for figure skating. Footballer Ochocinco misses out on "Dancing" finals 2010-05-19T01:48:00Z

Madonna was due to confirm summer dates earlier this month but delayed the announcement until after the Olympics. Madonna scraps Australian tour 2012-07-18T12:04:37Z

The Olympics will come and go but this good mood, the great spinoff of the great Happiness Snow Ice Dream as the People’s party calls it, will hopefully linger and bloom — trade war or no. Ready, Set, Ski! In China, Snow Sports are the Next Big Thing 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z

Despite hosting the 1992 games in Barcelona, Spain doesn’t really care all that much about Olympics sports or anything where big money isn’t involved. Ryan Bailey can’t catch Usain Bolt 2012-08-12T12:28:00Z

The United States is sending more than 300 Special Olympics athletes and coaches to Los Angeles. D.C. track star heads to Los Angeles for Special Olympics World Games 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z

Daley, who won a bronze medal in the men's 10 meter platform at the London 2012 Olympics, announced last year he was dating a man. Daley unconcerned about competing in Russia 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z

Pope Francis on Friday wished Rome luck for its bid to host the 2024 Olympics, which may include some events in the Vatican, but then joked that he would not be around to enjoy them. Pope wishes Rome luck on Olympic bid but jokes 'I won't be around' 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z

Slightly more likely to make the 2012 Olympics is competitive marbles, which has been played at this site in Tinsley Green for over 75 years. Events picks of the week 2010-03-27T00:08:00Z

“My focus is elsewhere in snowboarding right now, the halfpipe event at the Olympics is quite a grind.” A Master of the Half Pipe Plants His Feet at the Altar 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z

Ok packing I'm in the middle of watching Olympics so I might miss some stuff!! Leslie Jones is Heading to Rio to Report for NBC 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z

Let me say upfront that complaining about the quality and immediacy of one’s video options for watching the Olympics in the comfort of my home is, more literally than usual, a First World problem. NBC’s Olympic Livestreaming Is a Step Forward. But Is It a Permanent One? 2012-07-30T15:36:34Z

Look at the Olympics and the opening ceremony. Peter Bazalgette: 'Maybe I don't qualify as great or good' 2013-02-24T00:06:07Z

"We started with the Euro cup, Wimbledon, the Olympics, Murray and the Paralympics, it's been a really exciting time to be here." Brad Pitt has great British summer 2012-09-06T22:01:05Z

At the same time as we bailed out the banks we also bailed out the Olympics to the tune of an extra £5.7bn. Will the Olympics be a winner for east London? 2012-07-07T17:00:01Z

Two years after Qatar’s World Cup, Beijing is set to host the winter Olympics. The N.B.A. and China and the Myths of Sports Diplomacy 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z

Recently, the official Olympics YouTube account posted a video both beautiful and strange. When Ski Ballet Pushed at the Porous Boundary Between Art and Sport 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z

Between the Olympics and "America's Got Talent," NBC has more original programming on during the summer than its rivals, and Greenblatt said that the network hopes viewers are enticed by promotions for the new shows. Seeking a comeback, NBC bets heavily on comedy 2012-05-14T00:47:08Z

What I wished for him was to have one more glorious Olympics, quit competitive swimming and try to be the eternal kid – one of those athletes who always seem boyish and never seems to age.  Olympics recap: Michael Phelps reaches the end 2012-07-29T12:24:00Z

The government's 2002 "Game Plan" report, quoted by one essayist, declared that the Olympics "appear to be more about celebration than economic returns." The Art of Dissent: Adventures in London's Olympic State edited by Hilary Powell and Isaac Marrero-Guillamón 2012-07-31T10:45:01Z

Ten fans on Tuesday traded in their old tickets, which will be auctioned off to help the Special Olympics. The Who fans to redeem 1979 tickets 33 years later 2012-07-31T19:16:03Z

Olympics: It has been a great year for British sport. Guinness Book of Records 2013 – digested read 2012-12-09T18:30:02Z

Whatever the outcome, choosing the winner of the Stirling's architectural Olympics will be no easy task with this wealth of worthy competitors. Riba awards 2013: buildings for nuns, pupils, tourists … and Ferraris 2013-06-12T18:58:19Z

It’s about the University of Washington’s crew team: “Nine working-class boys from the American West who at the 1936 Olympics showed the world what true grit really meant.” Books of The Times: Beach Reads From Stephen King, Kevin Kwan, Carl Hiaasen and More 2013-06-06T21:14:31Z

What’s better than siblings competing against each other at the Olympics? What You Should Watch This Week: ‘Brooklyn’ and Olympic Highlights 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z

He won a silver medal in the parallel bars at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Just Asking: D.C. developer and former Lego fanatic Jair Lynch

Tube schedules, sewer plans, police disguises, helicopters, perfectly timed getaway drivers, plus a small army – hosting the Olympics was a village fete by comparison. 2012: the year of the dumb blockbuster 2012-12-29T00:07:33Z

The morning competition is expected to revert to its recent pattern, with “Good Morning America” on top, but “Today” did get some additional exposure from the interest in the Olympics. Closing Olympics Ceremonies Give NBC a Narrow Win on a Crowded Sunday 2014-02-24T22:36:42Z

The method is scarcely a decade old — no one was using robotics, at least at the Olympics, before the 2012 Summer Games. EXPLAINER: Robots and Olympics — a potent photo combination 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z

Concert promoters were impressed by the live music at the closing ceremonies of the Olympics and Paralympics. Rock gig plans for 2012 stadium 2013-01-02T18:02:10Z

Last year, fears were raised in the cultural sector that the Olympics would impact negatively on audiences for shows and exhibitions in the capital. Brazilian artists invade London 2012-07-12T06:42:15Z

When kids think of the Summer Olympics, they naturally think of the big sports that dominate television coverage of the Games — such as swimming, track and field, and gymnastics. Perspective | New sports add thrills to Summer Olympics 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z

Five years before the coronavirus pandemic began, Tokyo residents were losing interest in the Olympics. Anger in Tokyo over the Summer Olympics is the latest example of how unpopular hosting has become 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z

Now that the Rio Olympics are over, inevitable questions about the city’s post-Games legacy have surfaced. With the Olympics Over, Six Former Host Cities Worth Visiting 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z

“The wins at the last Olympics were not a lot,” says Geving, in a masterstroke of Minnesotan understatement. Think you could be an Olympic curler? Don’t make these women laugh. 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z

Seattle, east of the Olympics, gets roughly 37 inches of rainfall a year, less than most East Coast cities. Explorer: Hiking Washington State’s Rocky Olympic Coast 2012-07-13T16:31:29Z

Frankly, Ma'am, after one's cool cameo in the Olympics opening ceremony, the nation expected better. La Clique Royale – Edinburgh festival review 2012-08-24T15:55:57Z

The U.S. government is boycotting the Beijing Olympics over human rights. ‘China will be China’: Why journalists are taking burner phones to the Beijing Olympics 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z

“It was then, during the Olympics, that it was decided to form an opera company.” How Plácido Domingo taught L.A. to love opera 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z

There were two other awards for women involved with the Olympics - Tracey Seaward, who produced the Opening Ceremony was presented with the producer award by director Danny Boyle. Balding honoured for Olympic work 2012-12-07T12:02:14Z

Beijing also marks the first time since 1992 that two Olympics are taking place only six months apart. Several factors contribute to NBC’s low Olympic ratings 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z

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

Cheered on by the crowd, nine contestants took part in the Drag Olympics, which also involved a handbag flinging contest before the judges picked a winner. Stiletto races and hula hoops at Pride festival in Myanmar 2019-01-27T05:00:00Z

The 2015 event, like the Olympics, has to be fun and have community and fan engagement right at its core. Kathryn Hunter, actor – portrait of the artist 2013-02-26T17:00:03Z

The show is to travel to Japan this summer as part of the culture festival of the Tokyo Olympics, and commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing. With a 7-Hour Saga, Robert Lepage Returns to Safer Ground 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z

Meanwhile, the queen’s daughter, Princess Anne, an accomplished equestrian who competed in the Olympics and became the tireless patron of numerous charities, was also having an affair. A Low Point for the Monarchy, in a New Season of ‘The Crown’ 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z

He works; has participated in the Special Olympics six times, for biking; and lives with a family that has become “like a second family” and that “has a wonderful social life,” she says. Rebecca Miller on the Mother of All Subjects: Her Father 2018-03-11T05:00:00Z

For a very successful and memorable summer games, many hearty Congratulations to Brazil and its Olympics Organizing Committee. With the Olympics Over, Six Former Host Cities Worth Visiting 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z

When we see the Olympics, we get this really brief look into the athlete’s life. Team USA fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad: “I’ve been detained by U.S. customs and I’m an Olympic me... 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z

The ancient Greeks didn't run marathons in their Olympics, though footraces were a main event of their games. The etymology of 15 weird and wonderful Olympic words 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z

In 1963, he arrives in Tokyo, one of the efficient bodies who will build the facilities to host the following year’s Summer Olympics. Review | Yu Miri’s ‘Tokyo Ueno Station’ focuses its attention on the shamefully overlooked 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z

They were livid about corruption, poor public services and billions of dollars of public money being spent on the World Cup and the 2016 Olympics, which are also to be held in Brazil. Ruffato writes Brazil 'as I see it', and it's not pretty 2013-10-16T15:30:54Z

You know the story of the Olympics at Salt Lake City? Ry Cooder: 'Mitt Romney is a dangerous man, a cruel man' 2012-08-09T19:00:00Z

He is obsessed with an old-time legend called Rick Oldcorn, who won gold at the 1968 Olympics, and eventually he meets him. The Fun Parts by Sam Lipsyte – review 2013-07-07T10:00:00Z

The conversation moved to the gymnast Simone Biles and how she prioritized her mental health at the Olympics. For Al Franken, a Comeback Attempt Goes Through Comedy Clubs 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z

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

American women are still two, or perhaps three, Olympics away from losing a game. Ryan Bailey can’t catch Usain Bolt 2012-08-12T12:28:00Z

The Sochi Games were the most expensive Olympics ever staged, a staggering $50 billion or greater price tag to construct a sports Disneyland in a place most North Americans can’t point to on a map. Update : With Games Gone, Will Travelers Still Go to Sochi? 2014-02-26T18:48:55Z

Despite past terrorist attacks and the scandals, the Olympics represent a time of international amity. Netflix's engrossing Rubik's Cube competition doc reminds us what we're missing without the Olympics 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z

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

By its very nature, the Olympics are an athletic competition. Olympic attention to mental health: Can NBC coverage pivot? 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z

All week, she’d been watching the Olympics, and all week, she’d been feeling dismayed that she wasn’t as lithe as the swimmers, or as flexible as the gymnasts. That’s an Olympian! 2012-08-10T20:59:00Z

Suddenly, al-Harazi’s lifelong dream of competing in the Olympics would be realized that August. Pommel horses and protesters 2012-08-25T12:00:00Z

She was raised in British Columbia, as anyone who watched this year’s Winter Olympics coverage probably knows, in a “lumberjack town” on a small island. She and Her New City: Kim Cattrall Does London 2010-04-02T15:08:00Z

He is now firmly viewed as a national hero after orchestrating the dazzling opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. China film stirs passions anew before Japan PM visit 2011-12-23T04:57:48Z

The Olympics have often been a political target, and none more so than the Berlin games of 1936, dominated by Hitler and the black American athlete Jesse Owens. This week's new theatre and dance 2012-07-13T23:11:45Z

NBC Sports Films visits the Karolyi Ranch — the training center for the United States women’s gymnastics team — ahead of the Rio Olympics. What’s on TV Friday 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z

Saturday's average audience is thought to be the highest since the Olympics closing ceremony in the summer. Strictly Come Dancing final watched by 14 million 2012-12-23T14:12:38Z

"Animal Practice," starring Justin Kirk of "Weeds" and set in a veterinary hospital, will air after the Olympics closing ceremonies on Sunday, set to wrap about 10:30 p.m. NBC gives Olympic boost to 2 new comedies 2012-08-07T20:37:12Z

On the exact spot where the Winter Olympics will be held in 2014, four columns of the Russian army converged on the last surviving force of highlanders, receiving their surrender. Let Our Fame Be Great: Journeys Among the Defiant People of the?Caucasus by Oliver Bullough 2010-05-07T23:17:00Z

Run by Arts Council England and the BBC, the aim is to build the digital skills and capability of the sector in the run-up to the Olympics. Digital art named for The Space 2012-02-22T13:48:22Z

I did not watch the Olympics last time; I am not very interested in watching it this time, either. Ai Weiwei: China excluded its people from the Olympics. London is different 2012-07-25T16:47:53Z

These are the eight biggest ways the Summer Olympics will be different in Tokyo. 8 of the biggest ways the Summer Olympics are different in Tokyo this year 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z

The best documentary feature award went to “Icarus,” a Netflix film about institutionalized doping in Russian athletics and at the Olympics. Oscars 2018: ‘The Shape of Water’ wins best picture at awards show laced with social and political statements 2018-03-05T05:00:00Z

This year’s unhappy Tokyo Olympics at least leave an architectural legacy: the lean, low-impact New National Stadium, made of the unfinished cedar that Kengo Kuma has made his authorial and ecological signature. Best Art Books of 2021 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z

NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Preempted by coverage of the Tokyo Olympics. Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z

That was the largest single-day margin of victory for “Today” since the Beijing Olympics four years ago, Nielsen said. London Olympics Huge Boost to Today Show 2012-08-06T22:45:24Z

Advertisers sometimes adjust their budgets to save money following a big expenditure, such as the Olympics. TV ad sales fall short of target 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z

She was sitting in her home in Port Antonio, mesmerized as she watched synchronized swim teams competing in the Olympics as they twirled, bobbed and danced in brightly colored swimsuits and glistening makeup. Jamaica Has Never Had Olympic Synchronized Swimmers. These Girls Want to Change That. 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z

With all the attention given to the winners, it’s easy for kids to think the Winter Olympics is a tale of unending triumph. Perspective | Olympics athletes show how to be resilient. They fall, get up and try again. 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z

Here in Ontario’s London, a city of graying Alpine snow banks that will never be confused with its British namesake, the Americans were competing in the Continental Cup, the penultimate competition before the Olympics. Think you could be an Olympic curler? Don’t make these women laugh. 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z

“I think it’s time to tear up any notion of the Olympics’ leaving behind white elephants,” Mr. Cameron said in a news conference. London’s ArcelorMittal Orbit Leads to Controversy 2012-06-01T19:22:38Z

It's even more the case for the Olympics, which carry a cachet above all other sporting events. 2010-01-29T05:02:00Z

Jade Jones celebrates after winning gold at last year's Olympics. London 2012: British Olympians, one year on – Jade Jones 2013-06-22T23:05:24Z

The BBC's Olympics coverage was nominated for three awards, one fewer than Twenty Twelve, the sitcom which so effectively spoofed the preparation for the London games. Last Tango dances off with Bafta prize for 'love story about people over 35' 2013-05-12T19:29:17Z

If “Saturday Night Live” suffered any loss of visibility during its monthlong Winter Olympics hiatus, the show got a most unusual promotional boost on Friday. Playing Trump on ‘S.N.L.,’ Baldwin Takes On White House Turmoil 2018-03-04T05:00:00Z

It all began more than two decades ago, with the dream of an investor named Daniel L. Doctoroff, who wanted to bring the Olympics to New York. New York Chased the Olympics. It Got the Shed Instead. 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z

Perrault Architecture is now currently master planning the 2024 Olympics in Paris, which includes the transformation of a largely abandoned industrial district along the Seine for the Summer Games. A French Modernist Masterpiece, Lost and Found 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z

"I don't know if he had a glint in his eye about the Olympics or not at that point," Boyle says. What Danny Boyle did next 2010-12-05T00:04:00Z

The potential Olympics conflict is just another example of how this year's NBA labor strife is all about timing. The NBA Lockout: All About Timing 2011-10-07T09:00:00Z

On the heels of the Rio Olympics and the impeachment of Brazil’s president Dilma Rousseff, the exhibition embraces, rather than denies, the problems of the region. Uncertainty in Brazil, Vitality in Its Art 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z

And mostly he ruled, proving himself conversant in subjects as far-flung as leprosy and Franz Liszt, the Olympics and hedgehogs. Final score on 'Jeopardy!': Computer 1, humans 0 2011-02-17T14:09:35Z

ET with four hours of Olympics coverage before the Super Bowl programming kicks off at 12 p.m. Super Bowl/Olympics Sunday about to become routine for NBC 2022-02-06T05:00:00Z

There have been signs of that, in the wake of its popular London Olympics coverage, including its cycling programme Bespoke. BBC Radio 5 Live: where should it go from here? 2013-02-19T13:40:14Z

For Olympics viewers around the world, their first impressions of skiing in China will be from Chongli. Ready, Set, Ski! In China, Snow Sports are the Next Big Thing 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z

His book “Perfect Game” includes a character who is a Special Olympics athlete. D.C. track star heads to Los Angeles for Special Olympics World Games 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z

For NBC, “this feels like a particularly vulnerable moment,” said someone closely involved with the Olympics and television, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of ongoing business ties. Once savvy, NBC’s Olympics deal is shakier after Beijing 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z

Filmed during the London 2012 Olympics, Mark Donne's documentary reveals a modern Britain dominated by a financial sector that relies on unfair play for profit.• The UK Gold: watch the trailer for new documentary about tax avoidance - video 2013-06-06T10:00:13Z

Holloway says the key to their success is keeping in tune with what the audience wants, which he says is "live-event television", as shown by the huge ratings for the Olympics. Richard Holloway interview: 'Again, I'm not being bitchy, but …' 2012-08-26T18:00:01Z

“As a Swiftie and antitrust policy nerd, this hearing is my Olympics,” Shira Stein, a Washington correspondent for the San Francisco Chronicle, noted on Twitter. Closely watching the Ticketmaster hearing today: Swifties. 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z

A quick break during practice or warm-up at the Olympics is no big deal. Does Michael Phelps just hold it? 2012-08-01T18:05:00Z

“She is a super fan of the Olympics and we are super fans of her.” Jones free to post Olympics after 3rd-party error resolved 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z

That’s because the Summer Olympics will be taking place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rio Olympics offers a break from typical summer sports 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z

On Monday, Missy Franklin competed in two Olympics races in 15 minutes. Does Michael Phelps just hold it? 2012-08-01T18:05:00Z

Alcohol was also at the heart of an international competition that took place the day after the Winter Olympics ended and was far more exciting than anything that occurred in Sochi. The Rock Boat: Booze, Battles and 32 Bands 2014-03-14T16:53:54Z

Consumers are following the Olympics in different ways. NBC perseveres after rough start in transitional Olympics 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z

They need to look at where, how and why they are awarding the Olympics to certain countries. Speed skater Blake Skjellerup: “These Olympics have a mark against them” 2014-02-04T16:52:00Z

However, with tomorrow's colourful opening ceremony at Delhi's Nehru Stadium and over the forthcoming days, the chances are we'll be televisually hooked despite all, as was the case with the Vancouver Winter Olympics. Commonwealth Games 2010-10-02T05:45:00Z

Now, as the Olympics draws to a close, Gavin is making the final tweaks to the closing show, titled A Symphony of British Music. Profile: Kim Gavin 2012-08-10T07:09:19Z

With so much strain and effort in the Olympics, serenity in an athlete’s performance can offer the biggest jolt of all. Hitting the water without a splash gets big cheers, but has Olympic diving gotten too dry? 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z

Its acclaimed Olympics coverage promised it would be a year to remember for the BBC, only for the corporation to be plunged into crisis by the revelations about Jimmy Savile. Bafta nominations: three for Olympics – but four for Twenty Twelve 2013-04-09T20:43:43Z

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 20-year-old Olympics Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland — the single Swiss participant — is displaying lots of fairly awful statues of athletes. Critic?s Notebook: Google Art Project?s Expanded Offerings 2012-04-11T19:59:11Z

But their jubilee "pageant" disaster only really served to highlight how hard it could be, and thus how magnificent their Olympics coverage truly was. 2012 review: it was the best of times. It was the worst of times … 2012-12-29T23:46:00Z

The dance theater will perform during the summer Olympics in London. Wim Wenders on ?Pina,? His Film on Pina Bausch?s Dances 2011-12-09T21:44:03Z

True, the first piece, “Sound the Bells!,” a brief, tingling, brassy, celebratory prelude written for the Boston Pops in 1993, represented the ceremonial side of Williams familiar to millions from NBC News and the Olympics. Hold the light sabers: This is John Williams off the big screen but still substantial at the Bowl 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z

Bean has lived on intermittently in commercials, cartoons, two movies and an appearance as a symbol of British culture in the opening ceremonies of the 2012 London Summer Olympics, among other things. Before and after 'Bean': A talk with Rowan Atkinson, continued 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z

“You made it to the top. People call this the Olympics of dance. You made it to the N.B.A. Why would you stop now?” When the Dancers Have to Miss the Last Dance 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z

Studio bosses had anticipated the Olympics competition: they released all their big summer films before the Games began. 2012 Turnaround: The Avengers Brings People Back to the Movies 2013-01-03T17:21:00Z

"I love this city and I love the Olympics," he says. Asif Kapadia's 2012 Odyssey: the film that captures London's dark side 2012-06-24T17:30:01Z

The Olympics kicked off in Rio de Janeiro. Guardian Travel's year in Instagram 2016 – in pictures 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z

He would watch athletes in the Olympics and tell himself that it could still be him one day, walking round with his head held high in a Great Britain tracksuit. Eddie the Eagle: ‘I was probably closer to the ostrich’ 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z

The world's varieties of English range from the "crazy English" taught to the Chinese-speaking officials of the Beijing Olympics, to the "voice and accent" manuals issued by Infosys and Microsoft at their Bangalore headquarters. A global tongue 2010-05-08T23:05:00Z

While the Olympics will throw a huge international spotlight on the sport, most climbers will not become Olympians. Perspective | Sport climbing moves into the spotlight with an Olympic debut in 2020 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z

Zamperini was a Los Angeles high school track star who served as a bombardier in World War II and who raced in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Angelina Jolie signs up Skins star 2013-07-11T14:04:03Z

After watching children and parents clinging to the fairytale of life, it was hard to really care whether all these athletes got to live their fairytale of making it to the Olympics. Great Ormond Street and Olympic Dreams 2010-04-14T05:45:00Z

Having her lead the delegation indicates just how important the Olympics are to the administration, says Lauren Wright, a political scientist at Princeton University who studies first ladies. At fraught Tokyo Olympics, Jill Biden may win just by showing up 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z

Jay Leno will return to the "Tonight" desk March 1 after the Winter Olympics. 2010-01-18T16:50:00Z

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

Mr Bean makes his first TV appearance since the 2012 London Olympics. Lenny Henry kicks off Comic Relief 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z

Bolt, 26, who became the only man to win the 100-200 meters double at successive Olympics during last year's London Games, will compete in a 150 meters race on Brazil's Copacabana beach on March 31. The novelty value of Publishers Weekly's novel list 2013-02-26T15:00:00Z

Girl meets boy, girl's dream of diving in the Olympics is threatened, by growing up. TV Review: Dive 2010-07-09T05:45:00Z

Flying under the flag of the Cayman Islands and currently based in Vancouver’s Coal Harbour for the Olympics, the yacht is a classic Feadship, with a flared bow and a long, low profile. Mary Wells 2009-11-01T00:00:00Z

The Americans, disturbed by the exclusion of Germany's Jewish athletes, moot a boycott – until their Olympics chief is sweetened by an offer from the presidency of the International Olympic Committee. 1936 – theatre review 2012-07-24T17:30:01Z

Broadcasts of the Sochi Olympics will be shown, and free general ice skating sessions will be held at 1 and 2:30 p.m. Spare Times for Children for Feb. 7-13 2014-02-07T00:13:48Z

How does he equate that with playing the publically funded Olympics opening ceremony? Frank Turner: 'I got 100 death threats a day' 2013-04-24T17:15:01Z

Whenever I try to picture what they look like, I see a bunch of caricatures: grubby-faced rubes hunting possum or whittling wood — recreational sports of the hillbilly Olympics. All the ways I killed off my dad 2014-07-06T04:00:00Z

The advantage of theater as an endless, circular repertory is that it allows you to see great performers test their mettle in roles that might be regarded as Olympics caliber. The New Season: New Season Includes ?King Lear? With Sam Waterston 2011-09-17T23:00:46Z

The Olympics will still be there when they get back because it will leave behind amazing infrastructure that will be an asset to their community for years to come. Will the Olympics be a winner for east London? 2012-07-07T17:00:01Z

And, although we don’t know what is to come, it felt as if there would be Glastonburys and Olympics and other united moments of television in the future. Repeat viewing: why the past is the future of our TV schedules 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z

Something like the Olympics — call me a rank sentimentalist — but I think these things matter. Hugh Laurie is back as a TV doctor in Hulu's dark 'Chance' 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z

Other than the Winter Olympics, ice skating doesn’t get a lot of attention among winter sports. Where Trails Are for Skating, Not Hiking 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z

Five years after the Montreal project, at the 1972 Munich Olympics, Mr. Otto made an even bigger impression with his stadium covering and other prominent buildings designed in collaboration with Behnisch & Partner. Frei Otto, Architect Who Found Inspiration in a Post-War Shortage, Dies at 89 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z

Then he goes over to Great Britain and bad mouths the Olympics over there ... Ry Cooder: 'Mitt Romney is a dangerous man, a cruel man' 2012-08-09T19:00:00Z

Phillips - a world class equestrian who hopes to compete in the London Olympics next summer - is the daughter of Princess Anne and Mark Phillips, her first husband. Queen's granddaughter set to wed rugby standout 2011-07-29T13:55:07Z

In the end, the double-edged sword of women’s visibility in the Olympics = the awesome + the maddening. The Olympics’ delicate gender politics 2012-08-11T16:00:00Z

I was an athlete, my mom’s an athlete, and I wanted to train to be in the Olympics and I wanted to win a gold medal. Sheila E Reflects on Her 'Glamorous Life': 'It's Hard to Be That Popular' 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z

During the Olympics, we get to watch all sorts of women play all sorts of sports. The Olympics’ delicate gender politics 2012-08-11T16:00:00Z

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Monday that he was willing to send athletes to the Olympics, though he also repeated threats against the United States. South Korea invites North Korea to cooperate on Olympics 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z

The Olympics were eight days old before I saw someone who looked like me: Galen Rupp, the 5 foot 11, 134-pound American who won a silver medal in the men’s 10,000. That’s an Olympian! 2012-08-10T20:59:00Z

Other changes to the Olympics involve new rules for the medal presentation ceremonies in an effort to better protect everyone involved. 8 of the biggest ways the Summer Olympics are different in Tokyo this year 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z

A former swimming star who almost made the Olympics, Ben feels bored and underused. Review | The most surprising novel this year is a modern-day ‘Beowulf’ minus the macho hero 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z

Protests marred the build up to this year’s Sochi Winter Olympics, but speaking at the Leaders in Sport Convention at Stamford Bridge on Thursday, Daley said his sole focus is on competing. Daley unconcerned about competing in Russia 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z

After years of planning and construction, the Winter Olympics and the World Cup are generally regarded as the marquee sporting events of 2018. Where to Watch Sports in 2018 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z

Kornblau denied reports that anyone in the news division knew about it last month when Billy Bush, who appears in the video with Trump, talked about it while covering the Olympics. NBC News explains its handling of the Trump video. It still doesn’t all add up. 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z

That’s why Nobel Prizes, or the Olympics, are so important: China feels that it needs international face.” Books: Highlighting Differences in Interpretations of the Opium War 2011-08-18T15:14:28Z

MLB prevents any player on a 40-man roster from competing for any team at the Olympics because it would require pausing the season or forcing teams to go without their best players for several weeks. 8 of the biggest ways the Summer Olympics are different in Tokyo this year 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z

And on Sunday the Olympics finished in fine style: The closing ceremony coverage was the week's most-watched show. Another Olympics week, more ratings gold for NBC 2012-08-14T17:53:09Z

It will premiere after the Tokyo Olympics in August. Jimmy Fallon heads to prime-time with celeb musical series 2020-01-11T05:00:00Z

The Sochi Olympics, like the Tarasov hockey program, were calculated to foster pride at home and envy abroad—to strut Russia’s stuff on the world stage. Cold War Puck: The Beauties of Russian Hockey 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z

That could be a drop in the ocean if an axe is taken to exchequer funding for sport in the wake of the 2012 Olympics. Coalition agreement - the full deal at a glance 2010-05-20T14:13:00Z

To make way for the Olympics, the Oscars are to be held March 27. What to watch out for when Oscar noms are announced Tuesday 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z

With his sinewy limbs and lanky stature, Mr. Jones put me in mind of one of those amazing African long-distance runners in this summer’s Olympics. Theater Review: ‘Richard III,’ with Ron Cephas Jones, at the Public Theater 2012-08-12T20:55:37Z

The law has come under fire from human rights activists as Russia prepares to host the Winter Olympics next month. Elton John rebukes Russia's anti-gay law, cites Moscow visit 2014-01-22T19:15:11Z

It was Christmas vacation 10 years ago, and we were near Chamonix, France — the site, in 1924, of the first Winter Olympics. Six tips that will help you plan your next cross-country skiing trip 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z

In Steven Spielberg's "Munich," about Mossad assassinations of Palestinians who killed Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympics, a Tel Aviv beach promenade scene was filmed in Malta. Israel lures Hollywood to film in the Holy Land 2011-08-29T11:21:10Z

But she’s already secured herself a place in our collective memory of these Olympics, perhaps as much for what she symbolizes as for what she does. Our figure skating obsession: Why America loves watching women fall 2014-02-20T21:45:00Z

The maker of Barbie announced this week that it will sell a doll modeled after Ibtihaj Muhammad, an American fencer who competed in last year’s Olympics wearing a hijab. New barbie wearing hijab to honor U.S. fencer 2017-11-15T05:00:00Z

"Because we don't have it in Brazil, yet. But we are having the Olympics." What's troubling athletes arriving in Rio? No 'Pokemon Go' 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z

This quaint patio on Lake Washington comes with a view of the Olympics and the Seattle skyline. 10 best places to get an outdoor drink this summer 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z

In one of the more outlandish contributions to the hundreds of arts events marking the Olympics, the vehicle will hover on the side of the modernist De La Warr Pavilion until October. Artist Richard Wilson hangs out 'Italian Job' bus to teeter on Bexhill pavilion 2012-07-03T17:04:42Z

They are trying to get the sport to the Olympics. In "Life in Synchro," this hyperfeminist sport empowers women to work together 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z

And if parachuting into the London Olympics with Queen Elizabeth II weren't exciting enough, Daniel Craig will leap into his first hosting role on the Oct. ArtsBeat: Seth MacFarlane, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Daniel Craig to Host 'Saturday Night Live' 2012-08-29T14:05:37Z

"A monument to dissent" is what its editors call this timely, handsomely produced rejoinder to the state-sponsored hoopla over the London Olympics. The Art of Dissent: Adventures in London's Olympic State edited by Hilary Powell and Isaac Marrero-Guillamón 2012-07-31T10:45:01Z

Ai is best-known for his part in designing the Bird's Nest stadium for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Dissident artist Ai Weiwei brings exhibit to Alcatraz 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z

Viewers might also spot the Olympics breakout stars, the Final Five gymnasts, who will attend and finally meet their bevy of famous fans. Here's Your Guide to the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z

The greatest race in the Olympics is the simplest. How fast can we go? The science of sprinting 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z

Broyles has chosen the Special Olympics for her social impact initiative. New Miss America first Alaskan, Korean American title holder 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z

Shot in the wide CinemaScope format, in rich color, with newfangled telephoto lenses, “Tokyo Olympiad” is, by several lengths of the track, the greatest film ever made about the Olympics. The 1964 Olympics Certified a New Japan, in Steel and on the Screen 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z

The 18 day coverage of the Winter Olympics kicks off tonight with opening ceremonies that include the Parade of Nations and the lighting of the caldron. Feb. 7 TV Picks: Olympics Opening Ceremony on NBC 2014-02-06T20:43:17Z

“Animal Practice,” first seen in a sneak-peak premiere during the Olympics last month and now taking a regular slot, presents what it hopes are the wacky high jinks at a New York animal hospital. Television Review: ‘Animal Practice’ and ‘The Neighbors,’ TV Comedies 2012-09-25T18:09:57Z

And where were the Olympics, Britain’s biggest summer event? Shorts Reign in a Men's Wear Jubilee 2012-06-18T12:37:03Z

Occasionally, I find myself concerned that these characters are little more than comic Pez dispensers, glossy mouthpieces for a series that is, in effect, the Olympics of one-liners. Last night's TV 2010-06-01T05:45:00Z

“If you like the Olympics, there’s never been more Olympics available to you, whether it’s digitally on cable or on the main network,” he said. NBC’s Tirico reflects on Tokyo Games, looks ahead to Beijing 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z

This isn’t a spectacle on the order of the Olympics, but it is surface grandeur nonetheless. Beijing Dance Theater’s ‘Wild Grass’ at the Kennedy Center: A superficial spectacle

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

Daniel Craig as Bond and the Queen as the Queen in the secretly filmed slot for the Olympics opening ceremony. Shhhh! How keeping secrets became cool 2013-04-23T15:29:58Z

As People.com reported, Douglas’s achievements were a catalyst for a longtime dream. ”Even before I competed in the Olympics, I always wanted to write a book,” she said. 10 Lightning-Speed Celebrity Memoirs: How Soon Is Too Soon? 2012-09-10T12:00:28Z

Ultimately, Sapan said, he hopes Marvels of Media becomes something akin to the Special Olympics, giving more attention to art forms that have meant so much to his son and others who share his interests. Museum Show Highlights Media-Makers on the Autism Spectrum 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z

“About a Boy,” which debuts on Saturday after the Olympics, revolves around a callow, womanizing bachelor in San Francisco who befriends the lonely 11-year-old son of the single woman next door. Television Review: NBC Rolls Out ‘About a Boy’ and ‘Growing Up Fisher’ 2014-02-21T23:28:58Z

“So the Theater Olympics program looked especially impressive in such a context, like we were 10 or 15 years ago, in a time of freedom and collaboration.” The Theater Olympics Bring a World of Drama Together 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z

You can ring a bell with Martin Creed to usher in the Olympics on Thursday. Culture coach: the week's essential arts stories 2012-07-20T09:40:00Z

That, too, has been part of the fun of this Olympics, the giddy embrace of the theatricality and flamboyance that were formerly disdained or ridiculed. Embracing Fashion, Saggers to Sequins, at the Winter Games 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z

All The Bells heralded the start of the Olympics at 8:12 BST on 27 July. Big crowds for Olympic art events 2012-08-06T16:41:27Z

It is also, as it does biennially, promising that the Olympics will be a great launch platform to promote its midseason shows. Upfronts Watch: NBC Tries to Turn Around Its Turnaround 2013-05-13T18:04:02Z

This fall, in fact, Cremona will be about as buzzing as it will ever get: The 14th Triennale violin-making competition, essentially the Olympics of stringed instruments, takes place Sept. 4 to Oct. There’s More to Cremona Than Violins 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z

For fun he orders the death of anyone who crosses him, and plays a video game of the Munich Olympics massacre. Sacha Baron Cohen's The Dictator: He Has Ways of Making You Laugh 2012-05-14T14:30:51Z

As Britain prepares for the 2012 London Olympics, several organizers were recognized for their work. Queen's honors list includes actress Bonham Carter 2011-12-31T00:03:12Z

The president of cycling’s world governing body remains “very, very concerned” that the velodrome under construction for the Rio Olympics will not be completed in time for a proper test event. UCI president expresses concern over Rio venue preparations 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z

He knows that she was a fast runner, but she hasn't told him that she was in the Olympics. Marion Jones: 'I'm a sucker for a challenge' 2010-05-29T23:05:00Z

As you might expect, condemnation flew at NBC Universal from all sides, with one refrain being repeated across social media as if it were a truism: “This isn’t reality television, this is the Olympics.” Reality or “Reality”?: Should NBC’s Olympics Coverage Be More Straightforward? 2012-08-08T12:00:20Z

The failed experiment of Conan O'Brien taking over the "Tonight" show and Leno moving into prime time ended just before the Olympics. NBC's prime-time viewership improves without Leno 2010-03-17T00:01:00Z

The twilight of her reign was, I would say, probably her best years, where she took the chance to jump out of a helicopter during the London Olympics. Diana would "entirely agree with Harry's assessment of the royal family," says royals expert 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z

In a statement, Jim Bell, the executive producer of NBC Olympics, said, “Bob has been a real trooper but needs a night off.” Costas Steps Aside From Olympic Coverage 2014-02-11T17:53:22Z

Then he launched his Invictus Games, which was his version of the Wounded Warrior, Special Olympics for veterans. "Never offer the Queen an ultimatum": Why it's good to be Queen, but no one else in the royal family 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z

The Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia took place in February while the World Cup in Brazil begins next month. BBC hotel bill comes to £11.6m 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z

I don’t think there’s a more intriguing question in world sport than why the leading sports nation of the 21st century does so poorly in the Olympics. Ryan Bailey can’t catch Usain Bolt 2012-08-12T12:28:00Z

Instead, Biden made this troubled Olympics her first solo trip abroad as first lady. At fraught Tokyo Olympics, Jill Biden may win just by showing up 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z

After a disappointing Olympics debut, the American figure skater Nathan Chen seeks redemption in the short program. What’s on TV Thursday: ‘20/20’ With the ‘Roseanne’ Cast, and ‘The Grey’ 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z

She's most known for being the first U.S. athlete to compete in the Olympics while wearing a hijab, as well as as being the first Muslim-American to medal. Team USA fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad: “I’ve been detained by U.S. customs and I’m an Olympic me... 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z

Haya, a graduate of Oxford University, is a keen equestrian and competed in show jumping for Jordan at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. UK High Court finds that Dubai ruler hacked ex-wife’s phone 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z

They performed together at the Back2Black festival, which switched from Rio de Janeiro to London in July, just before the Olympics. Brazil is surfing a musical new wave that is now reaching Europe 2013-01-01T14:01:04Z

But his experience got me thinking: Someone’s child will compete in the Olympics or play a pro sport or attend Juilliard. How parents of talented children hold the line between supporting and pushing 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z

The 2012 Olympics is Britain's chance to reclaim some glory in front of a global audience. Why we need Iron Maiden for the Olympics 2010-03-25T14:58:00Z

They were among nearly 600 antiquities brought from Greece for the "Olympics - Past and Present" exhibition. Official: Greeks pull nudes from Qatar art exhibit 2013-04-25T19:13:11Z

And I kind of have a feeling that I’ve used the Olympics to get myself to meet the world. Adam Rippon Is Famous. What Now? 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z

And there was me thinking it was the Olympics and free nationalised healthcare. The X Factor live blog: sixth results show 2012-11-11T19:36:27Z

Wang's embrace of his Chinese roots was so strong that Beijing authorities tapped him as a torchbearer for the 2008 Olympics, and he performed at the closing ceremony. Can Leehom Wang transcend China and America's pop cultures? 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z

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

It also dashes hopes for any casino resort to be built in time for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. Japan set to indefinitely postpone casino legalization: sources 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z

She also won an Olympic gold medal in tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Perspective | Can ‘Coco’ Gauff catapult to top-level tennis as a teenager? Serena and Steffi did. 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z

Probably the most discussed controversy of the Olympics needs no introduction since it centered on what is arguably the most popular event of the Winter Games. The 8 biggest Beijing 2022 Olympics controversies, from doping to disqualifications 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z

Please vaccinate yourself and your children — whether you’ll be experiencing the Olympics in person or in the comfort of your living room. Will Olympics spread measles? 2012-07-26T15:50:00Z

"The Olympics took us round the houses," says Turner, who spent a "couple of months" planning for the seven-minute performance. Arctic Monkeys: "We're a gang again" 2013-09-12T06:55:20Z

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

Bach says all Brazilians "can be very proud tonight," then went on to talk about the importance of these Olympics. The Latest: De Lima lights the Olympic cauldron 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z

It was born, improbably enough, of the failed attempt to bring the Olympics — and a football stadium — to Manhattan. New York Chased the Olympics. It Got the Shed Instead. 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z

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

It turned out, as Mr. Bogner later explained to the German Press Agency, the uniforms were instead a “celebratory design inspired by the wonderful atmosphere” of the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Fashion Diary: At the Winter Olympics in Sochi, the Opening Ceremony Uniforms Looked One and the Same 2014-02-12T21:58:09Z

In 2006 Mr. Stone went to Stockholm to compete in the World Championships of Magic, also known as the Magic Olympics. Books of The Times: ‘Fooling Houdini’ by Alex Stone 2012-06-20T20:11:57Z

Beijing saw a plethora of new hotels open for the 2008 Summer Olympics, so finding good deals is possible even in the peak travel times in the spring and fall. What to Do in Beijing 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z

There’s the classic with Short and Shearer as two brothers with a demented dream, training for the Olympics in men’s synchronized swimming. Martin Short: I watched Larry David’s profane “Saturday Night Live” exit 2014-11-15T05:00:00Z

There was a rumor that Bush would perform in the 2012 London Olympics, and I stayed up late, watching the closing ceremony, waiting. From “Stranger Things” to TikTok: Kate Bush speaks to lonely kids. Here’s why 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z

Her father, Nazir Khan, a former soccer player, urged her to train for the Olympics. Daisy Khan, an Eloquent Face of Islam 2010-11-15T19:12:00Z

During the Olympics, soccer was overshadowed by swimming, gymnastics, track, basketball and dozens of other events that captured our quadrennial attention. U.S. Goalie Hope Solo: From a Pariah to the Pinnacle 2011-07-15T08:55:00Z

"They are, in fact, the only thing that makes me want to go and watch @nbc's actual coverage of the Olympics," the tweet continued. What's keeping NBC from rehiring Leslie Jones for its Olympics commentary? 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z

The debates, it seems, are the Oscars, Super Bowl and Olympics for politics. Debate Preview: TV Doesn’t Matter Anymore, Except When It Totally Does 2012-10-16T13:46:11Z

TV channels boast rival talent shows; schools use dance to motivate difficult children; and in the run-up to the Olympics, dance is part of a national campaign to get us fit. Judith Mackrell on dance 2010-07-14T20:45:00Z

“Going for Gold,” Wednesday night on BBC America, is a dramatization of a British pair’s quest for a medal in the men’s double scull event at the 1948 Summer Olympics, which were held in London. Television Review: ‘Strong!’ and ‘Going for Gold,’ Olympic Tales on Television 2012-07-24T21:17:39Z

Located in Utah’s Wasatch Range, Deer Valley was a site for the 2002 Winter Olympics and still hosts major ski competitions. Bespoke ski adventures that are about more than the slopes 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z

He made a memorable appearance, in full traditional regalia, on “Late Show With David Letterman”; sang at three Rose Parades in Pasadena, Calif.; and carried the torch through Georgia for the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. Kongar-ol Ondar, a Master of a Vocal Art, Dies at 51 2013-08-03T23:34:57Z

Adgate said the strong ratings for the London games were surprising, especially for an Olympics outside the United States. NBC gets Twitter backlash over Olympics, but record TV audience 2012-07-29T22:34:05Z

For futebol devotees, World Cup fever combines the Super Bowl, March Madness and the Olympics — but “much more intense,” insisted one guest at Brazil’s viewing party. World Cup fever hits diplomatic Washington

"I suspect, rather like with the Olympics, we're all a bit surprised about that in a very British way." 'Nearly 20m' take up Olympic arts 2012-09-10T15:33:45Z

When he was searching for something "light and humorous" to refresh his palette after the Olympics, somehow it sprang to mind. Zhang Yimou's adaptation not so Blood Simple after all 2011-03-03T22:50:00Z

Precise figures are expected later on Saturday but audiences were expected to be below those for the Olympics held in Los Angeles and Atlanta. NBC gets bumper Olympic ratings despite complaints 2012-07-28T17:29:45Z

For 17 days, the young artists competed in what some have called the Olympics of piano-playing: the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Texas, one of classical music’s most prestigious contests. At Cliburn Competition, Pianists From South Korea, Russia and Ukraine Triumph 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z

At the Vancouver Winter Olympics in February, Vonn became the first American woman to win the gold medal in downhill skiing. Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn gets "Law & Order" role 2010-03-31T22:08:00Z

One of the expectations we might bring to contemporary art is that it should surprise us, and in this regard “Drawn from the Olympics” does not disappoint. Euphoric work at Suyama Space ‘Drawn from the Olympics’ 2013-12-05T20:44:26Z

They raced the Nazi rowers in Berlin in the 1936 Olympics and beat them, winning the gold medal as Adolf Hitler watched in frustration. Q & A: Daniel James Brown on ‘The Boys in the Boat’ 2013-06-07T22:35:35Z

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

It was interesting to see the Olympics in the background, because we're talking about a once-in-a-lifetime investment of billions in east London. iLL Manors – reviews 2012-05-26T23:03:05Z

Before the Olympics, she was in charge of a regular column that helped the FBI and other agencies “apprehend nearly one hundred alleged criminals”. 'Crass and contemptible': is Clint Eastwood's new movie built on a lie? 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z

The Bocuse d'Or world culinary competition, referred to by some as the culinary Olympics, ended today with the American team, for the first time, on the awards podium. USA wins silver in Bocuse d'Or 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z

Coinciding with the Olympics, the 2011 commission is the most prominent yet, and the next six proposals, presented as a show of maquettes, are eagerly anticipated. This week's new art picks 2010-08-13T23:06:00Z

Their central place in pop history was underlined in the Olympics opening ceremony, which featured Song 2 soundtracking a montage of kisses, and ignored their rivals of old, Oasis. Watch Blur live tonight – and let us know your thoughts 2012-07-31T14:04:56Z

We're at a recording studio in east London, close to the Olympics site, and Devlin has a cup of tea in one hand. Devlin: 'You've got to be hard on yourself. It's all or nothing' 2013-02-03T00:05:05Z

The day I was there, there were many groups of schoolchildren touring the stadium, which shows the Olympics' significance in South Korean history. With the Olympics Over, Six Former Host Cities Worth Visiting 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z

Beijing won its bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics on Friday, but now it’s involved in a controversy of Disney princess-sized proportions. Is This New Winter Olympics Song a 'Let It Go' Rip-Off? 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z

Tsimanouskaya's case, all while the games are continuing to unfold, shows that reckoning with the real-world at the Olympics isn't just inevitable, it's a feature of the event, as it somehow claims to be apolitical. As Belarusian Olympian seeks asylum, Olympics has never been apolitical 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z

Similar pressure was put on activists ahead of the Olympics. Shanghai Expo 2010: Tight security as city prepares for opening 2010-04-30T13:01:00Z

Immediately the “gray corridor” of First Avenue is replaced by vistas of Puget Sound and Bainbridge Island and the Olympics. Street party will welcome SAM installation 2013-03-22T22:39:05Z

In 2016 he took the title again and also triumphed at the Rio Olympics. Andy Murray: ‘I went from world No 1 to not being able to walk’ 2019-07-06T04:00:00Z

The athletes and fans in Rio for the Olympics seem to be having a blast. If You're Not Watching the Olympics With Leslie Jones, You're Doing It Wrong 2016-08-07T04:00:00Z

Bruce Jenner, 64, won the gold medal in the decathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. Reality TV personalities Kris and Bruce Jenner to divorce 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z

The center was home to bobsleigh, luge and skeleton events during the Winter Olympics. 36 Hours in Whistler, British Columbia 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z

The pairing of these icons, the English monarch and the king of spies - in a film for the opening ceremony of the London Olympics - was a thrilling moment. No mid-life crisis for 007 as Bond films turn 50 2012-10-02T15:43:12Z

G4S, the company famous for failing to sort out security for the Olympics, has been saluted in song, presumably to be played at some ghastly trade fair or other. This week's top five music links 2012-07-20T11:16:57Z

This summer, when cameras at the Tokyo Olympics zeroed in on the British diver Tom Daley, he was nearly always knitting: by the pool, in the stands, on the bus. Tom Daley Is All-Around Gold 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z

DON’T cry. There’s no crying in the Olympics. Olympic women’s burden 2012-08-09T15:51:00Z

It said 300,000 people watched some part of the London Olympics in 3D. BBC shelves 3D after 'disappointing' takeup by viewers 2013-07-05T15:43:46Z

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

“Companies belonging to one man alone, Putin’s childhood friend and former judo sparring partner Arkady Rotenberg,” Mr. Feifer contends, “earned more than seven billion dollars, more than the entire budget for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.” Books of The Times: ‘Russians,’ by Gregory Feifer, Portrays the Putin Era 2014-02-17T23:06:32Z

China has also banned foreign athletes at the Olympics Games from making political statements, on pain of facing punishment. The rise and fall of Bing Dwen Dwen, Beijing's insidious Olympics mascot 2022-02-20T05:00:00Z

The upcoming Tokyo Olympics has banned athletes from any kind of political commentary, whether through kneeling or any other form of political protest. The contrast between real-life soccer racism and "Ted Lasso" is impossible to ignore 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z

This is such an important year, it is a trial for the Olympics in 2012 and a chance to show the world that London is open and ready for business. Notting Hill carnival: fraught with risk, but the show goes on 2011-08-19T16:55:04Z

Olympics recap: Michael Phelps reaches the end Topics: , Bob Costas, United States' Michael Phelps makes his way out of the pool after placing fourth in the men's 400-meter individual medley swimming final. Olympics recap: Michael Phelps reaches the end 2012-07-29T12:24:00Z

In an interview posted by the Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday, Bell called the Olympics a "cleansing moment" for the show and said it needs to maintain the ratings boost it got from the games. After Olympics success, Bell poised for promotion at NBC 2012-08-17T22:22:41Z

“The idea just started percolating,” Allen said, speaking from his yacht in Rio de Janeiro, where he is attending the Summer Olympics. Paul Allen’s new festival, Upstream, to mentor and celebrate Seattle musicians 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z

But Hitler invaded Poland, and the 1940 Olympics were canceled with the onset of World War II. Esther Williams, Who Swam to Movie Fame, Dies at 91 2013-06-06T17:42:45Z

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

Rio de Janeiro is actively wooing the filmmaker with millions in subsidies in the hope that a film set there would prime international tourists for a visit ahead of the 2016 Olympics. 2009-12-03T18:01:00Z

Despite setting a U.S. women’s gymnastics record with four gold medals at the 2016 Olympics, Biles insists that she’s pretty much a normal person. It’s been eight months since the Rio Olympics, but Simone Biles is still flying high 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z

Earlier this year, the theatre announced it would stage each of Shakespeare's 38 plays in a different language to mark the 2012 Olympics. Shakespeare's Globe puts King James Bible centre stage for anniversary 2011-02-10T20:12:41Z

The opening ceremony will be held in the famous Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, which was the host stadium for the 1932 and 1984 Summer Olympics. D.C. track star heads to Los Angeles for Special Olympics World Games 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z

Advance ticket sales are down, but theatre attendance has been strong so far this year Most people with tickets for the London 2012 Olympics will also attend a cultural event, research suggests. Olympic visitors 'will see shows' 2012-07-02T17:01:16Z

Likewise separating the Ninth from politics, Kahane explained, is the equivalent of talking about the Olympics but leaving out sports. Beethoven, politics and a Ninth Symphony for all 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z

In 1991, Ms. Evans founded the Miss Exotic World pageant, an annual competition she liked to call the Olympics of burlesque. Dixie Evans, Who Brought ‘Monroe’ to Burlesque Houses, Dies at 86 2013-08-11T00:49:34Z

It won no medals at the 2012 London Olympics; its best performance ever was one lone medal in the 1952 Helsinki Games, a gold in the men's 1,500 meters. Royal wedding gives Luxembourg turn in spotlight 2012-10-18T06:10:09Z

And when the 2012 Olympics roll in town, about two miles away, Town Hall will be in the heart in the action. London's East End Gets Cool New Hotel 2010-04-08T22:01:00Z

The five-year stretch rather than the usual four between Olympics has been challenging for Homer, along with the pared-down fanfare and pandemic protocols planned for Tokyo, he said. Navy blazers, stripes and flag scarves for Team USA in Tokyo 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z

But the Beijing Olympics has witnessed the rise of more current, mainstream and offbeat music that first took hold four years ago in Pyeongchang, the first Winter Games in which lyrics were allowed. Nathan Chen demonstrates new era of music in figure skating 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z

Zhang, who directed an awe-inspiring opening ceremony for the Summer Olympics in Beijing in 2008, is returning in the same role for the 2022 Games, Chinese state media reported late Friday. Filmmaker Zhang Yimou returns for Olympics opening ceremony 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z

"The crowds are beyond expectations and the shows have been very professional and very fresh," said Tillman, who believes the Olympics have left Britain suffused in a pleasant afterglow. Westwood highlights gala London fashion shows 2012-09-16T21:10:14Z

Lake Placid was not created to host the Olympics, but it was chosen to host the event because it seemed like a natural home for the Winter Games. Pursuits : Catching the Olympic Spirit in Lake Placid, N.Y. 2014-01-21T20:00:48Z

Montreal, he says, has always considered itself more Gallic than Anglo, and its separatist identity crested just as the city hosted the 1976 Summer Olympics. How circus-loving Montreal has persisted as the big top of the world 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z

Photograph: Pennie Smith This year has had the Jubilee, is in the throes of the Olympics, and is also celebrating another coming of age. This week's new live music 2012-08-03T23:05:27Z

The sports played at the Olympics therefore need to be judged by their cultural significance as well. We made a sport 2012-08-19T13:00:00Z

The Winter Olympics begin in two months 180 miles from Rocket Man. Perspective | Was 2017 the end of something or just the beginning? 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z

NBC even interrupted the closing ceremony, inviting viewers to return for the final minutes of the Olympics after sampling "Marriage Ref." NBC gives Olympic boost to 2 new comedies 2012-08-07T20:37:12Z

A translation reads, “On Thursday, we transport the two killer whales in bathtubs weighing 33.5 tons in Sochi dolphin J All the Olympics!” Orcas: Amazing athletes, but they don’t belong at the Olympics 2014-02-07T13:30:00Z

Brussels hosted its first "Olympics for Seniors" on Tuesday, giving the chance for locals aged between 75 and 96 the chance to compete in a range of adapted sports at the national stadium. Wheelchair race, pancake toss: Brussels debuts 'Olympics for Seniors' 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z

But the Olympics are full of rules that sacrifice competition in favor of inclusion. Jordyn Wieber shocker: Gymnastics is not a meritocracy 2012-07-30T11:46:00Z

As with the Olympics, the bigger narrative is about global cooperation and empathy, that we are aligned in celebrating people who are alike in their pursuit of greatness no matter what country they're representing. Netflix's engrossing Rubik's Cube competition doc reminds us what we're missing without the Olympics 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z

For many natives the Olympics began in earnest today. Jessica Ennis: Better than Michael Phelps? 2012-08-04T12:35:00Z

But nothing tops the awkward corporate synergy of “Something in the Air,” a song by the Brooklyn composer Grayson Sanders, commissioned by Coca-Cola, a Special Olympics partner. New Music Releases of the Season, From Jazz to Gospel 2012-11-22T20:23:16Z

“Drawn from the Olympics” is made from enormous quantities of kraft paper, and Kavanaugh and Nguyen prove themselves virtuosi of paper crumpling. Euphoric work at Suyama Space ‘Drawn from the Olympics’ 2013-12-05T20:44:26Z

Though official sales figures have not been published yet, many say they have shared in the Olympics bonanza by gaining extra sales and advertising revenue. London Olympics give media boost 2012-08-14T10:32:17Z

Williams also composed the theme songs for Sunday Night Football, NBC's "Nightly News" and the Olympics. Spielberg, Lucas salute composer John Williams at AFI gala 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z

It might actually be worse than the Olympics themselves, of course. Not game for hours of Olympic TV coverage? Here's some alternatives 2012-07-26T11:43:27Z

And the way the Olympics exist in a grotesque linkage or synergy with the international finance capital is so obvious. Will Self, on himself 2012-08-20T11:45:00Z

Licensing a song for a television advertisement during top events, such as the Oscars, Olympics or Super Bowl, placed fourth on the list for the second consecutive year. Super Bowl, Grammys still music's top promotional venues: Billboard 2013-11-15T14:02:41Z

Photographer: Colin Hutton/BBC It wasn't just builders who descended on east London when the capital was awarded the Olympics: a team of archaeologists was also despatched to explore the area. TV highlights 10/07/2012 2012-07-09T19:00:04Z

No one was available at Beats Electronics to comment on the marketing strategy at the Olympics. Dr Dre beats any Olympic rap with headphone tactics 2012-08-03T16:05:51Z

Early Wednesday the site opened to music fans who missed out last year when Glastonbury skipped a year as control barriers and portable toilets were needed at the London Olympics. Glastonbury festival kicks off with megastars, music but no mud 2013-06-26T10:30:37Z

"People have got used to paying outlandish fees for things like Olympics and football tickets - and demand far outweighs the number of seats available." Rolling Stones announce four gigs 2012-10-15T14:29:56Z

And so it's an opportunity for them to get to the Olympics. Nick Kroll on returning to his filmmaking roots and the recommended age for starting "Big Mouth" 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z

This then led to a leading role of Harold Abrahams in Chariots of Fire, the story of British athletes at the 1924 Olympics, a film he didn’t think of “going beyond the English shores”. Chariots of Fire actor Ben Cross dies aged 72 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z

Group photos will also not be taken, which means these Olympics might look a bit lonelier than others when we look back at them years from now. 8 of the biggest ways the Summer Olympics are different in Tokyo this year 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z

Given the setting — a Special Olympics tournament — he already knew at least one thing about Ms. Marquardt. They Met on the Court. They Both Won in Love. 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z

It opens in Rio in 2016, at the Summer Olympics there. Turning Points: Three Movies Centering on Young Women 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z

But barring a tragic infrastructure collapse or a terrorist attack, the Olympics will still be the Olympics, an event unlike any other. Seeking a Medal-Worthy Trip? Tips for Olympic Travelers. 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z

“Imagine 10 summers from now, the entire world is watching the Olympics and the Olympics are in Washington, D.C. Wouldn’t that be amazing?” Washington’s Olympic team: The A-list sports fans vying for the 2024 Games

Javelin throwing was one of the events of the original pentathlon at the ancient Greek Olympics. The etymology of 15 weird and wonderful Olympic words 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z

The Winter Olympics are over, but there is still a lot to learn from the Games. Perspective | Olympics athletes show how to be resilient. They fall, get up and try again. 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z

Ian Jordan "The commentators on @BBCSport Winter Olympics are embarrassing. Cheering people falling over just because a Brit is going to win a medal." Olympic commentary draws complaints 2014-02-10T11:54:59Z

Boyle, 56, planned to shoot the film in New York before he was asked to be the artistic director for the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics. Danny Boyle on 'Trance' and keeping sane during London Olympics 2013-03-20T01:07:24Z

Without the two weeks of the London Olympics, the average is 4.3 million. Where have 'Today' show viewers gone? 2012-10-11T11:55:17Z

Viewing the Olympics through the prism of style can be a screwball proposition, since the pinnacle of sport is also pretty reliably the height of sartorial kitsch. Embracing Fashion, Saggers to Sequins, at the Winter Games 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z

All the events in the Winter Olympics happen on snow or ice. Perspective | Olympics athletes show how to be resilient. They fall, get up and try again. 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z

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

Two years later, she became the first Indian female wrestler to qualify for the Olympics. Geeta and Babita Phogat: ‘Our father taught us never to be scared' 2017-01-21T05:00:00Z

The year-delayed Tokyo Olympics officially opens with NBC’s telecast of the opening ceremony on July 23 — live in the morning and with an edited version in prime time. Plenty at stake for NBC as COVID Olympics opening looms 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z

“But our trend line is pretty good. Our ratings have gone up the last three days. We are feeling that America is finding the Olympics.” Several factors contribute to NBC’s low Olympic ratings 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z

Free newspaper Metro said it also had a , with 50 advertisers targeting the Olympics audience. London Olympics give media boost 2012-08-14T10:32:17Z

Back then, I treated the fringe like it was the comedy Olympics and I was representing my country. Rhys Darby, comedian and actor: Portrait of the artist 2012-08-22T07:01:00Z

As the Olympics opening ceremony wowed those at home, we were taking a trip round the electronic dance map from Brazilian hip hop, to Jamaican dancehall, Reggaeton and good old UK house. Womad: 30 years of world music 2012-07-30T10:36:06Z

The company has said that it expects to exceed advertising sales from the last Summer Games, in 2016, with more advertisers than any previous Olympics. Plenty at stake for NBC as COVID Olympics opening looms 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z

His journey will take him through Slovakia, Austria, Germany, France, Luxembourg, Belgium and The Netherlands — hopefully in time for the Olympics opening ceremony in London on July 27, Agence France Presse reported. 50 marathons in 50 days 2012-06-06T22:24:00Z

Whether you’re a dedicated Olympics fan or a casual viewer, these six podcasts will get you in the mood. 6 Podcasts to Whet Your Appetite for the Olympics 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z

On the strength of the artistic and personal momentum, the Glasgow-birthed collective kept going, even performing as part of the programming surrounding the London Olympics in 2012. Like ‘long-lost cousins,’ Indian and Celtic musicians find common notes 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z

TV is slowing down a little — both political conventions are over and the Olympics are a week away. What to Watch This Weekend: ‘Last Chance U’ and ‘Rolling Papers’ 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z

In fact, with the country gearing up for the Olympics, its emphasis on the pursuit of gold and always being the best is particularly pertinent. This week's new theatre and dance 2012-05-18T23:05:00Z

The hired tape recorder I was using for the interview had performed heroically at the LA Olympics but wasn't fully recharged. Adam Mars-Jones: my lunch at the Dorchester with Gore Vidal 2012-08-03T07:00:37Z

Doull, 27, is a Welsh track cyclist who won a gold medal in men’s team pursuit at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Olympic cyclist rescues lost dog with headphones as a makeshift leash 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z

One: Olympics coverage began with a splendid show Friday night; and two, Hollywood, knowing the Games were coming, released lesser films this weekend. The Dark Knight Rises Again: What 'Aurora Effect'? 2012-07-29T22:51:11Z

Joshua Pines, who got his award for color correction technology, called it "the Winter Olympics for geeks". Top techs behind moviemaking get their star turn from Academy 2014-02-16T08:55:00Z

Every two years, when the Olympics roll around, my Olympian-ness reappears like a virtual laurel wreath halo. Motherlode Blog: Does It Take a Tiger Mom to Raise an Olympian? 2012-08-03T15:54:59Z

From there, Rogê made six albums and a DVD, and helped write the theme song for the 2016 Olympics in Brazil. Seu Jorge and Rogê’s Bond Began in Brazil. It’s Since Moved to L.A. 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z

You suspect that Ms. Wang wanted to fit in everything she was seeing: forced relocations, the health system, Olympics propaganda, paunchy foreign men dancing with young Chinese women, and on and on. | 'Beijing Taxi': Bystanders to China?s Transition 2010-12-09T23:30:00Z

Brundage, who prominently supported the America First movement that opposed the U.S. entry into World War II, insisted that the United States not boycott the 1936 Olympics in Nazi Germany. Asian Art Museum to Remove Bust of Patron. That’s Just a Start. 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z

“Where is Petition City?” a man asks early in the film, which was made over more than a decade, culminating in the ambiguous civic triumph of the 2008 Summer Olympics. | ?Petition?: In China, You Can?t Fight City Hall 2011-01-14T00:04:43Z

From two football teams to maybe the Olympics to a soccer stadium, what you’ve done with public transportation — it feels like the city is seeing around corners. The public voice of George Lucas' museum talks diversity, access and how this museum aims to be different 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z

But unlike regular fashion shows, the Olympics are “a show everyone gets to see,” he said. Telfar Clemens Is Getting Into the Leggings Game 2021-06-21T04:00:00Z

The Paris Olympics in 2024 are now in talks to include gaming as a demonstration sport. All We Want to Do Is Watch Each Other Play Video Games 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z

I had been commissioned by the French magazine GEO to shoot some iconic London scenes for a special issue they were putting together in the runup to the Olympics. Dinner, dusk and dancing Russians: my best winter shot 2012-12-16T17:59:01Z

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

"With increasing international competition and a very strong art market, the UK faces a challenge in securing new acquisitions," said Jeremy Hunt, the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport. Arts Council in philanthropy plan 2011-06-29T11:54:12Z

Tonight, in honour of the Olympics, it's a mainly British programme, featuring Walton and Elgar. Tough times ahead for US orchestras 2012-07-25T01:04:51Z

While the world is still high on the rush of national pride from the Olympics, we find ourselves thinking about what defines a victory. Rihanna’s VMA triumph has nothing to do with her love life 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z

Unlike today’s Olympics, with its bronze and silver medals, second and third places were not recognized in the games of antiquity. An Olympic Odyssey: Where the Games Began 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z

The track athletes Smith and Carlos, shown in a widely seen photograph, became a sensation for making what was seen as a black-power salute when they won medals at the 1968 Olympics. A Pop-Culture Glossary for ‘Da 5 Bloods’ 2020-06-14T04:00:00Z

Over the course of the week it is expected that 20,000 musicians will descend on the city to compete in what is being described by the organisers as the "Olympics of traditional music". All-Ireland fleadh begins in city 2013-08-12T08:33:56Z

The Olympics definitely are rewarding, Etzel contends, just not necessarily financially. So you just won a gold medal? Welcome to the rest of your life. 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z

To try it yourself, here’s the "Olympics Rigs Fruit Platter Recipe" from Emily Enchanted. ‘Olympic Rings Fruit Platter’ will win gold medals at your watch party: Try the recipe 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z

His view of the Olympics was never accurate; now the games seem more imperilled than ever. Fanfare 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z

He mentions swimmer Ryan Lochte only in passing, as an example of the “amazingly American stories and personality types” found at the Olympics. Ryan Lochte, Donald Trump and the steep decline of American democracy 2016-08-20T04:00:00Z

The adventure tourism operator Green Visions leads treks from the graffitied shell of the 1984 Winter Olympics bobsled track, through spruce forests with a view of Old Town and a panorama of peaks. Seven Places in Europe We Call Home 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z

“The next Olympics is in two years,” he said. Who Wants to Be a Gold Medalist? 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z

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

And what if this lockout extends to summer and impacts the London Olympics? The NBA Lockout: All About Timing 2011-10-07T09:00:00Z

I didn't get to fight in Rio, so I'm just excited to actually be competing in the Olympics! Olympic boxer Ginny Fuchs on going for the gold while managing OCD: It's a "battle every day" 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z

That isn't to say that the creations of those savants aren't great – I'm not playing oppression Olympics here, and I can't wait to see the play – but the ignorance surrounding autism upsets me. Autism: of mice, men and my little bro 2013-04-30T07:00:03Z

It was Britain's most popular visitor attraction for the sixth year running in 2012, with 5.6 million people entering its colonnaded portals despite the competing attraction of the Olympics, said its chairman, Niall FitzGerald. British Museum has best spring ever 2013-06-25T17:11:15Z

She said "a notable coinage coming from the word is Romneyshambles" - a derisive term used by the British press after U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney expressed doubts about London's ability to host a successful Olympics. Oxford chooses 'omnishambles' as word of the year 2012-11-13T00:08:07Z

"It was clear to me that if we were going to do anything around the Olympics, then Pina should be involved." Pina Bausch dance cycle to be staged as part of 2012 Cultural Olympiad 2011-03-09T18:23:59Z

Even right now with the Olympics, these are women who are doing the absolute most and best with their female bodies. Elizabeth Banks Swears By Rob Reiner and Finger Sandwiches 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z

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 festival itself seems as capacious as Ryan's poems are compact; starting on 26 June, its events bring together at least one poet from each of the 204 nations in the Olympics. Kay Ryan: the un-American poet who will fly the US flag at Poetry Parnassus 2012-06-29T08:26:54Z

River, debates over housing and development and the 2024 Olympics bid, please join me for an onstage conversation with the mayor at 7:30 p.m. The Garcetti Decade* 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z

By day, they represent Trump’s administration at the Olympics. Perspective | Hope Hicks believed in Donald Trump. Why do we find that so hard to accept? 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z

“Maybe it is the Olympics,” Mr. Kane said backstage, referring to the sandals and to the range of jeans he has made with the U.S. giant J Brand. Special Report: Fashion: Peter Pilotto Illuminates London Fashion Week 2011-09-19T17:48:59Z

"Those were the hardest times in my life," she told Men's Journal before the 2008 Olympics. U.S. Goalie Hope Solo: From a Pariah to the Pinnacle 2011-07-15T08:55:00Z

With Brian Williams anchoring from London, NBC's "Nightly News" continued to enjoy an Olympics boost of its own, averaging nearly 10 million viewers. Another Olympics week, more ratings gold for NBC 2012-08-14T17:53:09Z

Thursday night’s audience of 8 million marks the smallest primetime Olympics audience on record, surpassing the 9 million that tuned in for the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Games. Several factors contribute to NBC’s low Olympic ratings 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z

PBS gears up for Rio with “The Boys of ’36,” about the working-class American rowers who took the gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. What’s on TV Tuesday 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z

The Opening Ceremony of the Rio Olympics, what with its favelas and its climate-change horrors and its children skipping around with plants, was quite something. My Most Memorable Cultural Moments of 2016 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z

For now, South Korea, following its star turn hosting the 2018 Winter Olympics, may be the beneficiary of increased attention to the peninsula. Will American Travelers Be Able to Return to North Korea? 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z

Due to a rash decision made nearly 12 months ago, I am obliged to abandon my armchair for part of the day, in order to attend the actual Olympics. The Armchair Olympics: day six 2012-08-02T16:03:33Z

“They then often spoke of the Olympics with a sense of pride.” With the Olympics Over, Six Former Host Cities Worth Visiting 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z

Also, given the longevity of female track stars' careers – some have competed in the Olympics into their mid-30s – if things had gone differently, Jones might be training now for the London Games. Marion Jones: 'I'm a sucker for a challenge' 2010-05-29T23:05:00Z

It may be hard to tell in the U.S., but the World Cup is Coca-Cola’s biggest and broadest marketing campaign—much larger than even the Olympics. Why Coca-Cola Released 32 Versions of the Same Song for the World Cup 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z

"Top Chef" really is the Olympics of cooking. "Top Chef" producer on that demanding thali challenge: "I'm getting winded just thinking about it!" 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z

“I think this is going to be a perfect fit for the Olympics. It is most populous metro area in the world with so much great scenery and tradition,” Tirico said. NBC’s Tirico getting look at Tokyo year before Summer Games 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z

The long-time Olympics host started duty in Sochi with one eye reddened from an infection that he hoped would clear up quickly. NBC’s Costas Back at Work Monday From Sochi Games 2014-02-16T21:28:17Z

But his fifth Olympics have been hampered by controversy and an underwhelming performance. What’s on TV Friday: ‘Mute’ and ‘Ugly Delicious’ 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z

I’m sure I haven’t won any gold medals at the Sensitivity Olympics in my time. My imperfect forgiveness project: How writing a memoir forced me to deal with old resentments 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z

If Game of Thrones can beat the Olympics at the Baftas, it can probably beat a Ukrainian with a giant. Eurovision song contest 2013: the key songs to watch out for 2013-05-17T15:03:09Z

But spectators rarely play a role in Olympics events, and there was some charm in the way NBC used video conferencing to connect athletes to family and fans back home. NBC perseveres after rough start in transitional Olympics 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z

"Don’t set some dramatic goal of you know, competing in the Olympics," Hove said. Woman loses 130 pounds by 'habit stacking': 'Focus on progress, not perfection' 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z

The thing about the Olympics is that you have effectively got six years to build them. Will the Olympics be a winner for east London? 2012-07-07T17:00:01Z

That's about a week earlier than this season's awards show, which was held March 7 to avoid conflicting with the Winter Olympics. Oscars moved back into late February for 2011 2010-03-25T17:23:00Z

Fuelled by the DIY spirit, Turner has inched his way up from pub gigs to headlining Wembley Arena; he performed at the Olympics opening ceremony. Frank Turner – review 2013-04-19T15:00:03Z

I saw the London Olympics opening ceremony late, on Pacific Time—my colleague Catherine Mayer reviews it elsewhere at time.com—but it was a spectacle and a hoot, in the best sense of both words. NBC’s Unkind Olympic Cut 2012-07-28T16:00:53Z

He gained fame for ingenious designs like his torch for the 2012 London Olympics, known as the Caldron. A $150 Million Stairway to Rise at Hudson Yards 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z

Its aim is not only to show off the best in new Brazilian art but also to create a cultural link between London and Rio - which is due to host the Olympics in 2016. Brazilian artists invade London 2012-07-12T06:42:15Z

It was evident in an interview Shiffrin gave to NBC after she spun out in her first Olympics race how much it was weighing on her. NBC defends Shiffrin coverage, suggests sexism by critics 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z

What is more, the current exhibit, “Drawn from the Olympics” by Wade Kavanaugh and Stephen B. Nguyen, is one of the best things to have been made there in some time. Euphoric work at Suyama Space ‘Drawn from the Olympics’ 2013-12-05T20:44:26Z

Time and again, Jones picked herself back up – even scoring an Olympics correspondents gig in the process. Leslie Jones Tweets For The First Time Since Website Hack 2016-09-04T04:00:00Z

He also pointed to the absence of a major sporting event last year, while 2010 played host to the World Cup and Winter Olympics. Sharp fall in TV arts spending 2012-06-29T15:26:59Z

But with Rio de Janeiro due to host the 2016 Summer Olympics, things may be about to change. Latin America’s lackluster Olympics 2012-08-10T18:50:00Z

She said the show gives her something to "focus on" after the Olympics but admitted she was intimidated by fellow Team GB star Louis Smith. Full Strictly line-up confirmed 2012-09-11T07:14:54Z

This pattern echoed what happened in Brazil, which hosted the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Anger in Tokyo over the Summer Olympics is the latest example of how unpopular hosting has become 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z

Historically, it is at the figure skating rink that the Olympics has provided the best examples of truly terrible fashion. Fashion Diary: Let the Games Be Stylish 2010-02-20T00:42:00Z

At the opening of the Beijing Olympics, he duly ordered that the little girl who sang Ode to the Motherland be replaced by a "cuter", lip-synching double. Should Danny Boyle carry the torch for the London Olympics? 2010-06-08T10:41:00Z

“I always say that if there were a marble Olympics, our team would definitely take the gold,” Bob Shaw bragged. Flowers and Fake Marble: How TV Production Designers Create the Past 2023-09-10T04:00:00Z

From there it degenerates into a horrid walk-off bordering on, as Hunter says, a game of "Oppression Olympics." Let's have a cringey talk about multiracial identity, from "Ginny & Georgia" to Harry and Meghan 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z

I started to encounter these little snippets about really famous women athletes like Kathrine Switzer and tune into the fact that the women’s marathon wasn’t run in the Olympics until 1984. “The Long Run”: An author processes grief and feminism through running 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z

But the acts of Palestinian terrorists — plane hijackings; the massacre of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympics in Munich — are not ignored. Movie Review: ‘Valentino’s Ghost,’ a Documentary by Michael Singh 2013-05-16T22:47:11Z

In terms of population, it’s something like Pontiac, Mich., or Lynchburg, Va., putting together a local group and sending it to the Olympics. Movie Review: In ‘Next Goal Wins,’ American Samoa Tries to Overcome a Loss 2014-04-23T21:39:51Z

If the Olympics have been a force for wider good, this has often been in spite of the IOC rather than because of it. Fanfare 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z

Armed robbers have stolen dozens of artefacts from a Greek museum dedicated to the history of the early Olympics. Robbery at Ancient Olympia museum 2012-02-17T16:38:39Z

The opening ceremony of the London Olympics in July 2012, directed by filmmaker Danny Boyle, was awarded music moment of the year and U.S. Rolling Stones hope to play Glastonbury festival, Ronnie Wood says 2013-02-28T02:58:42Z

Coined by writers of the satirical television show "The Thick of It," omnishambles has been applied to everything from government PR blunders to the crisis-ridden preparations for the London Olympics. Oxford chooses 'omnishambles' as word of the year 2012-11-13T00:08:07Z

Peek-a-boo views of Mount Si on the right and the Olympics on your left are highlights of the first 1.5 miles. Rattlesnake Mountain’s Grand Prospect trail has sweet views, smaller crowds 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z

Ms. Reutter, who won two medals at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, offered tips for those new to the sport. Urban Athlete: Skates Built for Speed, and for Burning Calories 2012-02-24T00:05:56Z

But there is an underdog charm to trampoline, in part because it sounds, to the unenlightened ear, fitter for clown college than the Olympics. Amid the Fury of the Olympics, the Zen of the Trampoline 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z

Naturally, they’ll be produced by an Australian -- David Atkins, the same man who created the opening and closing ceremonies for the Sydney Olympics. 2010-02-12T14:01:00Z

Freeman infuses Mandela’s speeches with the same gentleness and gravity he brought to his numerous God roles and the Visa Olympics commercials. Mandela in the Movies: 10 Films About Apartheid 2013-12-06T21:21:59Z

You suspect that Wang wanted to fit in everything she was seeing: forced relocations, the health system, Olympics propaganda, paunchy foreign men dancing with young Chinese women, and on and on. 'Beijing Taxi': a picturesque ride through several years of China in transition 2011-06-09T20:12:05Z

Despite all the commentator blather about universal harmony among athletes, the Olympics have always in part existed to showcase shifts in political geographies, to embody symbolic combat among nations. Fashion Diary: At the Winter Olympics in Sochi, the Opening Ceremony Uniforms Looked One and the Same 2014-02-12T21:58:09Z

He helped design the futuristic Bird's Nest stadium for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, but later soured on the event. UK's Tate buys 8 million Ai Weiwei sunflower seeds 2012-03-05T11:51:07Z

“Reporting for the Winter Olympics in China is likely to be subjected to such pressure. The question is how Western media will respond.” NBC mum on Chinese complaints about map during ceremony 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z

However, festivals including Sonisphere, Harvest at Jimmy's and the Innocent Village Fete have been cancelled, with some citing competition from the Olympics. Olympic visitors 'will see shows' 2012-07-02T17:01:16Z

It’s written, quite literally on the poster, with the words “true” and “truth” promising, at long last, facts behind the headlines that followed the tragic bombing at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. 'Crass and contemptible': is Clint Eastwood's new movie built on a lie? 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z

Ten years ago they told us that making money was of great importance, while two years ago they told us everything was for the Olympics.” In ?Spring Fever,? Lou Ye Confronts China?s Repression 2010-07-30T17:49:00Z

Which is what the politicized Olympics were all about. No one left to hate 2012-07-31T20:10:00Z

“When you look at historically what’s happened with the Olympics and brand sponsorships, you see the biggest brands in the world,” he said. Two Winter Olympics Underdogs That Have Already Won 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z

Still, Russia's flag cannot be flown at the Olympics and their anthem cannot be played when their athletes win. Teenage figure skater Kamila Valieva is the latest casualty of Russia's athletic glory at any cost 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z

Before the pandemic, the Edinburgh Fringe, which opened last Friday and runs through Aug. 30, was surpassed only by the Olympics and the soccer World Cup in terms of audience size. Edinburgh Fringe Is Back. Is a Smaller Festival Better? 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z

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

The producer of the opening ceremonies said he had planned to include a segment on World War II in the show, but the International Olympics Committee strongly advised against it. How Russia hits back at slights over WWII victory 2014-02-10T14:06:15Z

The scheme was expected to win planning permission soon and the project was due to be completed in 2012 to coincide with the staging of the Olympics in the UK. Summer solstice celebrations at Stonehenge hit by funding blow 2010-06-21T11:00:00Z

Perhaps for British designers it is a foretaste of the 2012 Olympics, like the energetic collection from Stella McCartney on Monday. Fashion Review: Stella McCartney 2011-10-03T18:27:47Z

He wants to go to the Summer Olympics in Tokyo and Expo 2020 in Dubai. ‘Trump’s job creation certainly helped me!’ says a Donald Trump impersonator who is making bank 2019-09-02T04:00:00Z

In October, the BBC hired Martin Green, an event producer who oversaw the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2012 London Olympics, to oversee the event. How Liverpool Put on a Song Contest for Ukraine 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z

A stronger protest was made this month away from the Olympics. Olympic broadcasters curb sexual images of female athletes 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z

While there has long been corruption in the bidding process for the Olympics, the Valieva episode tarnished the actual competition, Billings said. Once savvy, NBC’s Olympics deal is shakier after Beijing 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z

It will be seen in Berlin in mid-November and in London during the Summer Olympics next year. Toni Morrison?s ?Desdemona? and Peter Sellars?s ?Othello? 2011-10-25T21:57:27Z

Besides her mother’s position, her older brother, Brendan, has Down syndrome and competes in athletic events with Special Olympics Alaska. New Miss America first Alaskan, Korean American title holder 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z

Various athletes have answered frequently asked questions about their sport, themselves and being in the Olympics. The Olympics Are All Fun, No Games on TikTok 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z

And the Olympics…are governed by that charter. Speed skater Blake Skjellerup: “These Olympics have a mark against them” 2014-02-04T16:52:00Z

Even the female athletes from the Olympics are fretted about as "impossibly perfect in their own way". The Ministry of Thin by Emma Woolf – review 2013-06-01T14:45:03Z

Feb. 6: At the Beijing Olympics, Xi Jinping becomes the first supreme leader to win gold in the men’s downhill after the other competitors all showed up at the wrong mountain. Style Invitational Week 1469: Post Mortems — our obit poem contest 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z

But as we spit tacks, we remember that making the Olympics a success is another of ACE's priorities. Arts Council rejects: where did we go wrong? 2011-04-05T14:09:44Z

The onset of the Olympics and this weekend's diamond jubilee celebrations has prompted a massive sprucing up exercise across London, and the results are coming thick and fast. Constructive criticism: the week in architecture 2012-06-01T16:08:11Z

In addition, the athletes couldn’t just stay in their homes before the Olympics. Perspective | Postponing the Olympics is disappointing, but there was no other choice 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z

So a commitment to broadcast Glastonbury as though it's the Olympics is heartening, if slightly boggling. Rewind radio: The Story of Music in 50 Pieces; In Search of the British Dream – review 2013-02-02T23:00:02Z

The initial episode was first seen last month in a sneak preview during the Olympics and was scheduled for rebroadcast on Monday. Television Review: ‘Go On,’ With Matthew Perry, on NBC 2012-09-10T21:51:57Z

He also worked on Queen musical We Will Rock You and the opening and closing ceremonies for the last two Olympics. Acts pay tribute to designer Fisher 2013-06-26T16:37:40Z

Don't suppose Gwyn is that fussed about the Olympics. Snowdonia: a Year in the Wild – review 2012-07-28T06:00:01Z

London 2012 anti-logos Topics: , , , , Satire Maybe it’s just because I’m based in London and so more aware, but this Olympics, more than any other, has been a target for spoof, protest, and conspiracy. London 2012 anti-logos 2012-07-12T00:00:00Z

A lot of people get together to watch the Olympics on TV, the ratings are high. Chicagoans expect a global boost from NATO 2012-05-17T05:00:00Z

"The human spirit soars," Williams wrote in his program note, describing his feeling of the Olympics. John Williams' mastery on display at L.A. Philharmonic season opener 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z

The Olympics next year seem to have energized Milan menswear, wiping away any nostalgia for country pursuits and even lowering the temperature for beach and sand. Special Report: Fashion: The Sporting Life 2011-06-20T11:43:45Z

If not quite a world-class destination, it is a popular as a winter weekend escape for domestic tourists — whether that will be enough to sustain it after the Olympics is yet to be determined. We Put Hong Kong on the 52 Places to Go List. Things Got Complicated. 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z

However, with attendances down 9% in the three weeks after the Olympics opening ceremony, Mark Rubinstein, Solt's president, conceded the Games did take a bite out of business. West End defies gloomy predictions with rising attendances in 2012 2013-01-29T14:47:08Z

"So no, apart from that strange and rather heady moment of the Olympics, which I have to say I was completely obsessed by, I have not confronted Britishness as a culture." I am an English writer, not a British one, Ian McEwan tells Alex Salmond 2012-08-22T21:40:25Z

Jillian, on the verge of her senior year, is in Texas, competing at the Junior Olympics Track and Field Championship. Even after woman is gone, she remains her daughters’ guide

“It’s often impossible to separate the Olympics from politics,” Vieira said, here more than many places. Russian Through History: The Sochi Olympics Opening Ceremonies 2014-02-08T14:28:50Z

Between the Olympics in Lillehammer, Nagano and Salt Lake, those three duels combine to a total time difference of just 0.9 seconds between the two teams. 2010-01-29T22:15:00Z

His first was “The Last Days of Old Beijing,” a well-received portrait of daily life in an ancient section of the city that is about to be razed in the run-up to the 2008 Olympics. Review: Michael Meyer’s ‘In Manchuria’ Documents a Changing Rural China 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z

"The Olympics start airing tonight on NBC ... NBC will finally get to show somebody who is OK with passing the torch," the comedian quipped. Jay Leno 'Tonight Show' goodbye gets more viewers than first farewell 2014-02-08T00:02:38Z

She became the first Alaskan to ever qualify for the Olympics in swimming, let alone win gold. New Miss America first Alaskan, Korean American title holder 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z

Maybe now the Olympics are over, they'll all come out to play. Edinburgh festival: day 10 on the fringe 2012-08-15T13:58:00Z

She committed to Oregon State University back in 2017, but deferred enrollment to focus on preparing for the Olympics. Meet Team USA gymnasts: Here are the newcomers joining Simone Biles on the quest for gold 2021-07-25T04:00:00Z

Badminton was introduced at the Olympics as a demonstration sport in 1972 and became a medal sport in Barcelona in 1992, but it’s  often perceived as wimpy. Michael Phelps isn’t the greatest 2012-08-02T11:55:00Z

What followed was a series of "jokes" dunking on Biles' mental health, and comparing her step back from the Olympics to Larry Nassar's conviction. Michael Che and the "edgy," male comedian's obsession with rape jokes 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z

“When we won the Olympics, we weren’t in the same position we’re in now,” Ms. Sinclair, of Arts Council England, said. London 2012 Festival and Cultural Olympiad in Britain 2012-04-08T21:46:42Z

This year, some republicans have mounted an online campaign to get the Sex Pistols' God Save the Queen to no 1; Olympics organisers unsuccessfully approached the band to play at the closing ceremony. Punk is still the sound of youth rebellion 2012-06-01T15:39:56Z

And it will allow the stadium to hold concerts and major sporting events like college basketball's Final Four — or some part of the Olympics, should L.A. win the bid for the 2024 Summer Games. Success of Inglewood's new showcase NFL complex depends on how it develops its surroundings 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z

With the Winter Olympics providing a big platform, NBC aired a promotional spot advising that "the chin" was back. Leno returns to late night, but can he rule? 2010-03-01T18:37:00Z

But the fortunes of the restaurant were tethered to the city’s: Turin’s once-thriving industry tumbled in the 1980s and ’90s, regaining some momentum when the city hosted the Olympics in 2006. | Sleeping Beauty 2014-05-05T21:20:48Z

The first committee of the Theater Olympics consisted of the participants at that original Delphi gathering, and most of the original members are still involved. The Theater Olympics Bring a World of Drama Together 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z

How can you have Wham! in there, and Vanilla Ice, the dance troupe Diversity and the London Olympics logo, but not the Godfather of Rap? How Hip Hop Changed the World ? review 2011-08-13T06:00:01Z

Survival is one of five official songs being composed for the Olympics. UK band Muse composes official Games song 2012-06-27T15:35:54Z

The series will be performed in before the Olympics. Pina Bausch dance cycle to be staged as part of 2012 Cultural Olympiad 2011-03-09T18:23:59Z

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

The coverage of the attack at the Munich Olympics had caused me to have such an intense fear of being killed by gorillas that I couldn’t sleep. ‘Reality shrivels. This is your life now’: 88 days trapped in bed to save a pregnancy 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z

We’d care for the poor, welcome strangers and be much stronger advocates for including bingo in the Olympics. Style Invitational Week 1308: Picture This . . . or These 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z

But when the athletes paraded in Friday night at the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony, Associated Press photojournalist Petr David Josek decided to look at it a bit differently this time around. AP PHOTOS: At Olympics opening, zooming in on the outfits 2021-07-24T04:00:00Z

Challenged, but Determined to Compete for the Tiara The Special Olympics are commendable, but they’re not right for every child with a disability. Television Review: ‘Miss You Can Do It’ Showcases Challenged Girls 2013-06-23T21:48:53Z

“The whole idea of this Olympics — and I really like this as a native Washingtonian — is the legacy it will leave. It’s an economic shot to the region that would be unparalleled.” Washington’s Olympic team: The A-list sports fans vying for the 2024 Games

NM True, employment opportunities from the Olympics have not lived up to the hype so far. Will the Olympics be a winner for east London? 2012-07-07T17:00:01Z

However, especially in the absence of the 2020 Olympics, "Weight of Gold" remains essential viewing. In HBO's sobering "Weight of Gold," athletes reveal the mental toll of becoming an Olympian 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z

Would we wish our cultural life and the picture we present of it to the world to become narrower, more mainstream, more inward looking, especially in the years leading up to the Olympics? Arts and the new coalition government 2010-05-21T23:07:00Z

That leap may be analogous to pulling off the installation in Rio, amid an Olympics unusually besieged with problems. JR’s Monumental Artworks Have an Olympic Moment in Rio 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z

The 100m final is, traditionally, the glamour event of the Olympics, the marquee race of the games. NBC blows it again 2012-08-06T11:59:00Z

As the Olympics came to its spectacular close, the company began a heavy for the next sporting extravaganza. London Olympics give media boost 2012-08-14T10:32:17Z

The government of Shanghai spent $45 billion on urban and Expo-related development in the last eight years, more than Beijing spent in advance of the Olympics. In Shanghai, Preserving Buildings Takes Work 2010-05-01T10:03:00Z

On “The Daily Show” Monday, Stewart said this was the first Olympics rated XXX. Is it the bikinis? 2012-07-31T11:14:00Z

Before that there is the Olympics Opening Ceremony on 27 July, at which Rylance is rumoured to be performing a speech from Shakespeare's The Tempest. Mark Rylance goes back to Bard 2012-06-20T08:33:51Z

“In the community, with Special Olympics and other programs, she felt more comfortable. She’s more confident and outgoing in those settings.” They Met on the Court. They Both Won in Love. 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z

SAT 5K raising money for Special Olympics of Washington; 9 a.m. Community calendar 2012-02-22T23:13:04Z

Seems everyone is forgetting the real victim here was Nancy Kerrigan, who was almost prevented from competing in the Olympics because of an injury that was not of her making. Tonya Harding Would Like Her Apology Now 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z

Jean still keeps an apartment in Seoul and was snowboarding on the slopes of Pyeongchang long before they’d been home to the Winter Olympics. What’s ‘Quintessentially Korean’? The Monk? The Waterpark? Both? 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z

My first Olympics was when I was 16. Athlete Greg Louganis on His New Documentary: 'I Was Thinking I Was Not Going to See 30' 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z

But she also delivered an original up-to-the-minute hip-hop ditty, “Russky Rap,” timed for the Winter Olympics. Music Review: Nellie McKay Sings Homemades and Standards at Café Carlyle 2014-02-19T19:30:53Z

On the other hand, Olympics sitcom Twenty Twelve was not quite the success of the sporting event itself, nominated four times and not leaving with a single gold. British comedy awards: worthy winners? 2012-12-13T09:33:46Z

Just steps from the village core is the Mirror Lake Inn Resort and Spa, where inside the lobby is displayed the bronze medal from the men’s super-G competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Pursuits : Catching the Olympic Spirit in Lake Placid, N.Y. 2014-01-21T20:00:48Z

When Cassius Clay won gold at the 1960 Olympics in Rome, he adhered to the script for athletes of the era — be humble, praise your opponents, let your skills do the talking. When Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali's friendship changed history: The new book 'Blood Brothers' explains 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z

What happened at the Lillehammer Winter Olympics is almost a quarter of a century ago. Tonya Harding Would Like Her Apology Now 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z

Lake Placid is not only a surrogate Olympics; unlike Sochi, it is interactive. Pursuits : Catching the Olympic Spirit in Lake Placid, N.Y. 2014-01-21T20:00:48Z

I remember watching the 1980 Olympics in the middle of the night," he recalls, "the perfect excuse to stay up late. Asif Kapadia's 2012 Odyssey: the film that captures London's dark side 2012-06-24T17:30:01Z

The American speedskating team is led by Shani Davis, the first African-American to win an individual gold medal at a Winter Olympics. What’s on TV Friday: ‘Mute’ and ‘Ugly Delicious’ 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z

He performed at the London Olympics closing ceremony in August. George Michael says he's seeking help for anxiety 2012-10-01T10:36:09Z

Mr. Spencer abandoned his swimming career after the 1960 Olympics in Rome. Bud Spencer, the ‘Good Giant’ of Spaghetti Westerns, Dies at 86 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z

The show's arrival in the West End has been timed to coincide with the 2012 Olympics in London. ArtsBeat: Running in Circles: 'Chariots of Fire' in London 2012-06-28T14:59:50Z

I think the Olympics for Britain is brilliant. 'No 2012 ticket' jokes Matt Smith 2012-06-18T15:12:40Z

The previous week he was starting work on a Mike Leigh short that was commissioned as part of the 2012 Olympics. Eddie Marsan Has a Busy Acting Career 2010-08-06T04:13:00Z

Think Pierre de Coubertin and the origins of the modern Olympics. A ‘Hunger Games’ Prequel Focuses on an Unlikely Character 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z

In addition, 2015 is an off-year for the Olympics, which attract hundreds of millions of TV ad dollars every two years. Moody's predicts soft TV ad spending, but 2016 to set records 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z

“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

"It's almost like a time capsule for me," said Whiteside, who covered several Olympics for USA Today. Is NBC's prime-time Olympics due for a change? 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z

The most prominent British music showcase of 2012 came at this summer's Olympics, which saw two radically opposed versions of British pop in naked competition. The best pop music of 2012: Kitty Empire's choice 2012-12-15T20:00:01Z

At the same Olympics, Ms. Mengering interviewed Hillary Clinton, the first lady at the time. Dorothy Mengering, David Letterman’s Mother and Comic Foil, Dies at 95 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z

Rumors swirl about a salary cut for Matt Lauer and Alec Baldwin tweets an offer to cut his salary, even as the network gambles on a $4.4 billion bid for the Olympics. NBC regroups under Comcast with new cuts, spending 2012-10-09T17:58:09Z

If there were ever a more "First World problem" for the Zika-plagued, water-polluted Rio Olympics, it's Brazil's lack of access to the hit mobile game, which has united players the world over. What's troubling athletes arriving in Rio? No 'Pokemon Go' 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z

According to the network, this year’s Olympics will be the first to include coverage of all events both live and on demand. Olympic fans in US can watch opening ceremony with breakfast 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z

I think at the very core I am somebody who loves engaging with people, I love making people laugh, and along the way I’ve been a professional athlete and someone who’s gone to the Olympics. Adam Rippon Is Famous. What Now? 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z

Topics: 2012 Olympics, , , With just over a month to go before the London Olympics, maybe now would be a good time to remind you of an exciting new development in the field of athletic competition. Women Olympians: They’re hot! 2012-06-19T18:40:00Z

The show has been running since before the Rio Games in 2016 and has returned intermittently to discuss events including the 2018 Winter Olympics. 6 Podcasts to Whet Your Appetite for the Olympics 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z

Halfway through the episode, someone suggested this would be the world's first public transport Olympics. TV review: Twenty Twelve; The Newsroom 2012-07-10T22:40:01Z

An opening monologue featured topical issues -- chiefly the Olympics, which also happen to be airing on NBC -- and a chat with Smith touched on the actor's recent adventures skydiving, and more on the Olympics. Jimmy Fallon takes helm of 'Tonight Show', brings it back to New York 2014-02-18T05:03:20Z

Harder to say is what Whitney Houston had in mind when she recorded the unbearably dreary One Moment in Time for the 1988 Olympics in Seoul. Culture flash: Olympic Games 2011-07-28T08:14:35Z

Coe, also a gold medalist in 1984, went on to become a politician and headed the London organizing committee at last year’s summer Olympics. Daniel Radcliffe to Star as Olympic Runner Seb Coe 2013-10-30T17:06:04Z

They rarely pretend to be anything they’re not, unless there’s an Olympics going on. ‘Feasting on fantasy’: my month of extreme immersion in Disney+ 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z

He also dazzled the world with his massive opening ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, which saw hundreds of performers form Chinese characters with large blocks. Zhang calls new film a back-to-basics romance 2010-10-07T12:40:00Z

"This is the Olympics of fashion," Licht said, "and since fashion is sort of sports for women, we're using sports as a model." Live streaming of runway shows at New York Fashion Week 2011-09-08T06:10:05Z

"I hope the economy will keep improving, building up to the 2020 Olympics," he said, which will be held in Tokyo. Revelers start ringing in 2014 with fireworks 2013-12-31T13:58:40Z

Aside from starring roles at Queen Elizabeth's diamond jubilee as well as the closing and opening ceremonies for the London Olympics, McCartney's "On the Run" tour grossed $57 million from 18 dates in 2012. McCartney tops UK music rich list, Adele richest youngster 2013-04-11T15:39:33Z

In fact “Gold” keeps both women so distracted by their competitive sparring that the race to the London Olympics pre-empts all else. Books of The Times: ‘Gold,’ a Novel by Chris Cleave 2012-07-08T21:24:50Z

The video coincides with the release of a sports-themed clothing line by H&M ahead of next month's Rio Olympics. Caitlyn Jenner discusses winning Olympic gold 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z

The best male hockey players are not competing in the Winter Olympics in South Korea. Perspective | For NHL fans, the action is close to home 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z

“The next time I do this is when Russia gets the Olympics again,” he said. For David Remnick, the Editor of The New Yorker, an Unusual Role as an Olympic Correspondent for NBC 2014-02-14T22:47:59Z

Ms. Fraser, who represented Britain at four Olympics, will lead fitness sessions combining circuit training, cardio, strength training, yoga, stretching and running, often on the beach. Resort and Lodging News: Airbnb in Cuba; Caribbean Villas 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z

But is he the kind of actor destined for Hollywood's version of the Olympics? 'Foxcatcher' star Channing Tatum still wrestling with his ambitions 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z

He also competed at the Athens Olympics in 2004 and it sounds as if he were a rower. The Secret Olympian by Anon – review 2012-05-25T08:00:02Z

The NBC Olympics executive producer said that the network will not add additional crowd noise to its coverage. Sounds of the Games: NBC doesn’t plan on adding crowd noise 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z

The other is to stay focused on the big themes — the symbiosis between religious faith and warfare is another — and not get caught up in the Gore Olympics that preoccupy some shows in this genre. Review: ‘The Last Kingdom’ Offers a Fight, With Swords, for Identity 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z

"The demand and astonishing feedback we've seen from audiences accessing our Olympics content online, whenever they want on the devices they choose, has helped fulfill this aspiration." London Olympics give media boost 2012-08-14T10:32:17Z

I’ll let young kids have this sexual camp experience here at the Olympics. Adam Rippon Is Famous. What Now? 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z

To mark the London Olympics, there is a series of events devoted to Classical Greek culture. Hay book fest marks 25th at "Woodstock of the mind" 2012-05-24T15:07:35Z

“Your eyes are kind of darting from thing to thing,” he says of his Olympics role, “trying to make sure you understand where Simone Biles is in her ­rotation.” The chaos of the Olympics has arrived. Fortunately, we have Bob Costas. 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z

“It’s kind of been an Olympics,” said Gillian Smith, director of actors and dancers at the Met. The Met Opera Never Missed a Curtain. It Hopes Audiences Rebound. 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z

At the time of Curry's departure last June, the network was under pressure to get its talent lineup in order before the Olympics, which it had paid $1.18bn to broadcast. Matt Lauer in damage control mode as he admits NBC botched Ann Curry exit 2013-03-11T16:09:38Z

The Olympics are an opportunity to explore the complex flavors in good-quality versions of this spirit, on your own or at local watering holes. Toast the Olympics with cachaça, Brazil’s favorite spirit 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z

Leni Riefenstahl, the female director of the Hitler propaganda film Triumph of the Will, captured those and other notable events in Olympia, her two-part documentary of the Berlin Olympics. Top 10 Summer Olympics Films 2012-07-09T18:58:36Z

ABC News declared that “After being criticized during the Olympics for her pulled-back ponytail, she arrived at ‘Good Morning America’ on Aug. 15, 2012, with a sophisticated center part and curls cascading to her shoulders.” Gabby Douglas will be criticized for everything 2012-08-17T20:30:00Z

It doesn’t get much more grim than taking on du Pont, a dilettante with a wrestling obsession who created a facility at his Foxcatcher farm for amateur wrestlers to practice for the Olympics. 3 hours of makeup later, Steve Carell becomes John du Pont for ‘Foxcatcher’ 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z

There’s nothing like the Olympics to incite foul language. Critic’s Notebook: In Olympic Figure Skating, ‘Compete’ Has Replaced ‘Perform’ 2014-02-18T22:52:26Z

The year before, he’d shown us our first VCR tape, of a race from the Olympics: he pushed a button and suddenly the runners were wriggling backward, toward the starting line. The City at the Bottom of the Sea 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z

Photograph: Sarah Lee for the Guardian The announcement of this year's Booker longlist, just a few days before the opening of the Olympics, reminds us that literary jousting originated in ancient Greece. The Booker steps away from being its own genre 2012-07-28T08:00:02Z

The most famous, controversial – and, some would say, overexposed – British artist never to have had a UK retrospective will dominate the Tate's programme during the 2012 Olympics. Damien Hirst 2011-03-03T16:53:03Z

The festival, billed as an "explosion of arts and creativity", ran alongside the London 2012 Olympics. Hirst tops Tate Modern solo shows 2012-09-17T16:12:01Z

During the second half of the Cold War, every Olympics became a platform. No one left to hate 2012-07-31T20:10:00Z

There’s no TV event quite so massaged as the Olympics on NBC. How NBC Took Advantage of Olympic Fans 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z

Sande, 25, who gained worldwide attention after performing at both the opening and closing ceremonies at the London Olympics last summer, sang her hits "Heaven" and "Next to Me." Newcomers and veterans celebrated in pre-Grammy festivities 2013-02-10T11:55:36Z

He called the China Olympics effort a “pretend smile” and criticized its heavy security. Movie Review: ‘Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry,’ on the Chinese Artist 2012-07-26T22:42:29Z

Ms. Hadid designed the Aquatic Center for the 2012 London Olympics, while Mr. Stilgoe is best known for writing the lyrics for “Cats,” ”Starlight Express” and “The Phantom Of The Opera.” ArtsBeat: Winslet and Branagh Among Those Honored by Queen 2012-06-18T14:17:52Z

Drones are increasingly common at sporting events, and these Olympics is the highest-profile showcase yet for their use in broadcasting. Sochi drone shooting Olympic TV, not terrorists 2014-02-10T19:35:14Z

In terms of ratings, consistently wins the all-important 18-49 demographic, even outperforming the Olympics twice, with each new season premiere bucking trends by growing its audience as opposed to traditional standard attrition. What Makes The Walking Dead the Undead Ruler of TV? 2014-02-25T23:54:38Z

There’s also things like “Dancing With the Stars,” the Olympics and the N.B.A. championship. Meet the 24-Year-Old Director Bringing Kanye West’s Visions to Life 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z

Legacy has become the Olympics buzzword, applied before the fact, as if you could reverse time, and projected on to the future. This week's new exhibitions 2012-06-22T23:06:30Z

“It’s like winning a medal, it’s like going to the Olympics and your team for the first time wins the bronze medal or the silver medal.” Middle Eastern filmmakers celebrate historic Oscar nominations 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z

At the close of the Olympics, this grandstanding is immensely damaging to the festival and to those people they nominally suggest they are trying to help: artists. Why Stewart Lee is wrong about the death of the Edinburgh fringe 2012-08-16T07:00:05Z

He directed 17 World Series, 18 All-Star Games and many other significant sports events, including the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada. They Grew Closer Despite a Geographical Distance 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z

In this Olympics season, I wasn’t surprised that the subject of transgender athletes came up in my recent online chat, specifically trans women competing against those “born female,” as the writer described. Do transgender athletes have an unfair advantage at the Olympics? 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z

Gymnast Liu Xuan, the women's balance beam champion at the Sydney Olympics, released her debut pop album in February and stars in "Grace Under Fire," a kung fu drama on leading Hong Kong broadcaster TVB. Olympian-turned-actor Tian dives into film romance 2011-04-11T10:23:08Z

What with the Olympics, summer holidays and Edinburgh International book festival, it's been a while since I have put up a new blog. Tips, links and suggestions: What you are reading today? 2012-08-21T16:05:56Z

That was one of the things that was most interesting about the '48 Olympics was how much it was about nations rebuilding after the horrors of war. 'No 2012 ticket' jokes Matt Smith 2012-06-18T15:12:40Z

It's also to seek to frame the Olympics as a "pure," inspiring event amid the troubles swirling around the Rio Games — from the Zika virus to Brazilian political turmoil, from polluted waters to doing scandals. As divided US views conventions, NBC promotes Olympic unity 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z

For the second straight Olympics, the emotional health of athletes performing on the biggest stage has become a focus of discussion. NBC defends Shiffrin coverage, suggests sexism by critics 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z

And at this summer’s Olympics in London, British athletes will be wearing uniforms her company designed for Adidas, the team sponsor. What Drives Stella McCartney 2012-02-22T11:58:00Z

Try this one: what colour medal is given to people who come second in the Olympics? Burton and Taylor; Take on the Twisters – TV review 2013-07-22T21:30:00Z

Whistler Blackcomb celebrates its legacy as a host of the 2010 Winter Olympics Games with the return of its Ski or Ride With an Olympian program. 36 Hours in Whistler, British Columbia 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z

As the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang approaches, however, you might wonder what life is like for kids in South Korea. What is life like for South Korean kids? Busy. 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z

She also skipped the just-ended Wimbledon, with her agent saying she wanted personal time, but is expected to compete in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics for her native Japan. ‘Naomi Osaka’ docuseries takes intimate look at tennis star 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z

The press was granted a preview of King's Cross station's new concourse, ahead of its opening in time for the Olympics next year. Constructive criticism: the week in architecture 2011-08-12T14:57:47Z

Now it’s going to be destroyed for the Olympics. See Why the Fashion and Architecture Worlds Are Leaping to the Defense of a Tokyo Hotel 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z

Sometimes music critics feel guilty about the “athletic” stuff, as if we’re simply Olympics judges holding up numbers after a vault. Pavarotti Captured the Sublime and Vulgar Sides of Opera 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z

The film purports to tell the “true” story of the heroic security guard who found the pipe bomb which killed one person and injured 111 others at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Stop defending an irresponsible movie and start apologising | Benjamin Lee 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z

Ab Fab returned at Christmas and New Year with two specials, with a third story to air before the Olympics. Baftas 2012: Surprises and celebrations 2012-05-28T02:50:59Z

Did anyone else in the entire Olympics better represent the spirit that we all want to believe the Olympics are about? Misty May-Treanor, Kerri Walsh: America’s golden women 2012-08-09T11:35:00Z

The third largest international multisport games, after the Olympics and the Asian Games, will draw over 7,000 athletes from 41 countries and territories throughout North, Central and South America. Tuesday’s Travel News and Tips 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z

Topics: , London Olympics, , , If aliens were to intercept media coverage of the upcoming Olympic games, they could easily get the impression that it’s a competition not in gymnastics, swimming, or track, but rather in sex. Sexiest Olympics ever? 2012-07-29T01:00:00Z

This is an age-old concern, reinforced by the questionable legacy of ambitious sporting venues built for World Cups and Olympics over the last 60 years. Perfect pitch: Cape Town's Green Point stadium 2010-05-30T20:30:00Z

"GMA" beat "Today" in total viewers in two out of the first three days after the Olympics ended, according to preliminary Nielsen data distributed by ABC. After Olympics success, Bell poised for promotion at NBC 2012-08-17T22:22:41Z

At about the same time, competitive ballet skiing was heading for the Olympics — and still trying to figure out where it fell on the continuum between sport and art. When Ski Ballet Pushed at the Porous Boundary Between Art and Sport 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z

The men's 100 meters race, a highlight of the Olympics, was not seen as a great draw for gamblers. Olympic Games opening sparks betting flurry on filmmaker Boyle 2012-07-28T15:55:21Z

Rousseff's impeachment trial is expected to end after the Olympics ends on Aug. 21, which leaves the country with two presidents until then. Rio Olympics opening ceremony highlights Brazil, environment 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z

Expect to Pay A combination of  high oil prices, an improving economy, reduced airline capacity and the London Olympics are pushing up airfares to Europe this summer. In Transit Blog: Morning Walkabout: 4/12 2012-04-12T15:07:03Z

Graham's works include the ceremonial gate for the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum that was commissioned for the 1984 Olympics and features nude statues modeled on some of the athletes. Famous artists sue Christie's, Sotheby's, eBay 2011-10-20T21:31:11Z

Along with two partners, Stephen Ihli and Eric Small, he aims to get the sport of jump rope sprint added to the Olympic Games, as soon as the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil. We made a sport 2012-08-19T13:00:00Z

Built for the Moscow Olympics in 1980, it occupies a special place in the hearts of Moscow intellectuals, who recall special films, concerts and countless art exhibits mounted there. Moscow Cultural Landmark Is Seen as Threatened 2009-12-15T05:03:00Z

Rupert, is, of course, "Mecca for most women" – he's variously won the Olympics, taken a GCSE, been Tory minister for sport and won a television franchise. Why Jilly Cooper should not let racy Rupert grow old disgracefully 2012-08-06T14:58:54Z

“The arts are like the Olympics,” Allen added. Kennedy Center Honors will stage almost a week of events celebrating Garth Brooks, Debbie Allen, Joan Baez and more 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z

Alas, the sport has not yet been approved for the Olympics, but there are synchro teams in Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Africa, and Turkey. In "Life in Synchro," this hyperfeminist sport empowers women to work together 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z

Evolution and the recognition of slavery and climate change: this is my kind of Olympics. The Olympics Opening Ceremony in Rio: Let the Games Begin 2016-08-06T04:00:00Z

This month is the 125th anniversary of the first modern Olympics, held in Athens, Greece. Perspective | First modern Olympics, 125 years ago, was nothing like today’s huge spectacle 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z

Many cachaça makers saw Brazil’s hosting of the World Cup in 2014 and now the Olympics as opportunities to introduce the spirit to a wider audience. Toast the Olympics with cachaça, Brazil’s favorite spirit 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z

It’s tribal, futuristic and a bit like an opening ceremony for a post-apocalyptic Olympics. Review: Paris Opera Ballet Kicks Off New Season With Futuristic Choreography 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z

Olympics officials are emphasizing permanent use in evaluating possible sites for the 2024 Summer Olympics. Olympic Stadium in Tokyo Is Dogged by Controversy 2015-01-04T05:00:00Z

I think largely because they're fans of the sports, the Olympics itself. Nick Kroll on returning to his filmmaking roots and the recommended age for starting "Big Mouth" 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z

Originally the 94th edition was set to air on Feb. 27, but that month is also crowded with major live events, including the 2022 Olympics and the Super Bowl. Oscars set next show date for March 2022 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z

To the onlooker, the Olympics and its attendant bureaucracy give every appearance of being a multinational corporation. London 2012 anti-logos 2012-07-12T00:00:00Z

For many of them, life at home is rough, but last year more than half the team qualified for the Junior Olympics. Rivers Merge in St. Louis. So Do Racism, Violence and Exclusion. 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z

Colin Welland, a British actor and writer who won the Academy Award for best original screenplay for “Chariots of Fire,” the drama about runners at the 1924 Olympics, died Nov. 2 in London. Colin Welland, Oscar-winning writer of ‘Chariots of Fire,’ dies at 81 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z

He produced live drawings of the Olympics for TV and was the official computer artist of the Super Bowl for CBS. LeRoy Neiman dies aged 91 2012-06-21T03:09:03Z

That move would ban Russian track-and-field athletes from competing internationally, such as at the Olympics. Russia covered up its athletes’ drug use, a new report says 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z

The internet’s favorite Olympics analyst is officially headed to Rio. Leslie Jones is Heading to Rio to Report for NBC 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z

Beginning in late July, NBC will air the Olympics, which many, many people will watch. NBC Sets Fall Schedule, Hopes You Don’t Have Plans in August 2012-06-15T13:00:38Z

British Invasion On the heels of the London Olympics and the queen’s jubilee, several fashion brands are channeling Brit style. New York Fashion Week: Fashion’s Night Out: A Selective Guide 2012-09-05T18:42:26Z

The next time the Olympics are held in an un-American time zone, you’ll have no chance. Critic’s Notebook: ‘Columbo’ Approach to NBC’s Late-Night Olympics Coverage 2012-08-10T16:18:28Z

Sports — the N.F.L. and the Winter Olympics — will provide the most ratings muscle. TV Networks Prepare for Upfronts 2013-05-12T22:24:33Z

And what would be your dream lineup for this year's Olympics? Multiculturalism is what makes British music great 2012-05-17T16:04:33Z

The Winter Olympics are over, but I am still thinking about the Games. Perspective | Olympics athletes show how to be resilient. They fall, get up and try again. 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z

The will-they-or-won’t-they-happen lead-up to the Olympics was grueling mentally, and she found herself talking to the team’s sports psychologist to deal with the stress. The pandemic postponed the 2020 Olympics. This Maryland rugby player is hopeful for 2021. 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z

A mega-resort dedicated to entertainment and business conferences, it would include 12 hotels, six casinos and three golf courses spread across 2,000 acres — the biggest urban development project in Spain since the 1992 Olympics. EuroVegas, baby 2012-08-06T16:13:00Z

At the same venue, you can get in the mood for the Olympics with Much Ado About Wenlock, the Shropshire market town which inspired the modern Olympic games. What to see: Lyn Gardner's theatre tips 2012-06-29T15:43:54Z

He still didn’t know a few days later, when he invited four Special Olympics families, including Ms. Marquardt’s and her boyfriend’s, to his mother’s house for dinner. They Met on the Court. They Both Won in Love. 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z

Moreover, as the cultural historian Thomas Dixon points out, tears are sometimes associated with joy and ecstasy rather than grief and sorrow – hence the mass emotional displays during the London Olympics. Why do humans cry? A new reading of the old sob story 2013-04-13T23:05:11Z

Journalists covering the Winter Olympics next month say they’ll do their work in Beijing on brand-new cellphones and laptops. ‘China will be China’: Why journalists are taking burner phones to the Beijing Olympics 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z

She was invited to perform at the Olympics Closing ceremony but declined. In pictures: New Year entertainment honours 2012-12-29T00:05:32Z

For the moment, tennis is still her top priority: more majors, a spot with the Washington Kastles, and one more shot at gold at the 2016 Olympics. Game, set, matching ottomans: Venus Williams turns from tennis to interior design

Lots of kids are looking forward to the Summer Olympics starting in July in Tokyo, Japan. Perspective | First modern Olympics, 125 years ago, was nothing like today’s huge spectacle 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z

Yet this surging city seems more confident than ever, so much that it’s seriously building a bid to host the Winter Olympics, again, in 2026. Next Stop: Action Off the Mountains in Salt Lake City 2013-07-25T18:10:08Z

Chamonix, renowned for hosting the first Winter Olympics in 1924, is a picturesque village located at the base of Mont Blanc, the highest mountain peak in Europe. With Courchevel and Chamonix so pricey, why not go to ‘Grand-Bo’ 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z

I was doing the big exhibit on the history of blacks in the Olympics. ‘You can’t be a historian of black America without being hopeful,’ says Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z

“This is the Olympics of fashion,” Ms. Licht said, “and since fashion is sort of sports for women, we’re using sports as a model.” New York Fashion Week: Live Streaming of Runway Shows ? New York Fashion Week 2011-09-07T20:59:50Z

So, you want to bring the Olympics to Washington. Washington’s Olympic team: The A-list sports fans vying for the 2024 Games

She is a 17-year-old snowboarder competing for a place on the U.S. team that will go to the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea. Perspective | Snowboarder Maddie Mastro’s aim for PyeongChang is no pipe dream 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z

Studios also worried about competition from the London Olympics and poor weather in parts of the country. ArtsBeat: 'The Dark Knight Rises' Leads at a Sluggish Box Office 2012-07-29T17:22:08Z

Bowie turned down the opportunity to appear at the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony despite a personal plea by director Danny Boyle. David Bowie to release new album, with surprise single out now 2013-01-08T06:58:00Z

The federation said there was no specialized center of any kind in the country for archery, a sport in which Russia won a silver medal at the Rio Olympics in August. Russia's $30 million center for acrobatic rock'n'roll, sport of Putin's daughter 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z

In the middle of a discussion of the Olympics, Dr. Rupert suddenly interjects, “My wife and I can’t conceive.” ‘Picture Ourselves in Latvia,’ a Free Comedy by Ross Howard 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z

I also don't think the Olympics will touch the lives of the kind of people in east London you see in the film. iLL Manors – reviews 2012-05-26T23:03:05Z

And so the museum’s airy upper floors — the Culture and Community galleries — will feature the uneven-bar grips used by gymnast Gabby Douglas in the 2012 Olympics and a terry-cloth robe worn by Muhammad Ali. Painful but crucial: Why you’ll see Emmett Till’s casket at the African American museum 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z

Putin granted his request last week and then welcomed the actor late Saturday to his residence in Sochi, the host city of the 2014 Winter Olympics. French actor Depardieu gets Russian passport 2013-01-06T13:44:13Z

Isn’t that what we watch the Olympics for – to see that in action, to learn that lesson, again and again? Plushenko and Abbott’s beautiful stumbles 2014-02-14T16:22:00Z

The Olympics were on, a lot of people were going to that. Music festival ceases to trade 2012-09-25T10:46:33Z

The Olympics opening ceremony was a great advert for the UK's arts sector, among much else, and – rather improbably – it even allowed the Queen to show off her acting chops. Seven days on stage: final act for Covent Garden's ROH2 2012-08-20T11:21:54Z

Between television rights, ticket sales, licensing and sponsorships, the most recent summer Olympics, in London, generated $5.2 billion in revenue. Just say no 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z

He remembers the 1973 documentary Visions of Eight, filmed at the Olympics in Munich the year before, in which eight directors took a subject each. Dustin Hoffman: ‘I was an outsider. I came to New York and I was cleaning toilets’ 2016-03-06T05:00:00Z

Los Angeles just won a bid to host the 2028 Olympics, returning the games to the United States for the first time in what will have been 26 years. Trevor Noah Says L.A. Could Have a Strange Effect on the Olympics 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z