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Displaying all articles tagged:
Olympics
figure skating
Feb. 7, 2022
Vincent Zhou Tearfully Addresses Olympics Withdrawal in Instagram Video
“I’ve isolated myself so much that the loneliness I felt in the last month or two has been crushing at times.”
By
Ashley Shannon Wu
winter olympics 2022
Feb. 7, 2022
11 Films and Shows to Cure Your Olympic Figure-Skating Withdrawal
So you’ve become obsessed with Olympic figure skating, but you have a lot of time to kill before 2026. Here’s what to watch.
By
Rebecca Alter
snl
Feb. 3, 2022
Ring in the Olympics With These 16 Classic
SNL
Sketches
Featuring John Belushi, Nancy Kerrigan, Jennifer Lopez, and expert commentator Leslie Jones.
By
Dan Reilly
snow patrol
Feb. 1, 2022
Will Peacock Get the Olympics Right This Time?
After a rocky performance last summer, the streamer could use a win in Beijing.
By
Josef Adalian
streamliner
Jan. 20, 2022
Winter Olympics: NBC to Stream ‘Every Minute of Every Live Event’ on Peacock
Including the opening and closing ceremonies.
By
Bethy Squires
the law
Sept. 15, 2021
Watch Simone Biles’s Heartbreaking Testimony in the Larry Nassar Senate Hearing
“I am proud of my representation of gymnastics. I am also a survivor of sexual abuse.”
By
Rebecca Alter
the goat
Aug. 3, 2021
Simone Biles Double Pikes Her Way to Bronze
Balance beam! Balance beam!
By
Devon Ivie
vulture sports
July 31, 2021
The GOAT Withdraws From the Individual All-Around Competition
Biles has now withdrawn from the vault, uneven bars, and floor events.
By
Devon Ivie
vulture recommends
July 30, 2021
YouTube Might Be the Best Place to Watch the Olympics
Specifically, the NBC Sports channel.
By
Zoe Haylock
buffering
July 29, 2021
Is This NBC’s Nightmare Olympics Scenario?
Low ratings, Peacock complaints, and unhappy advertisers: Welcome to Tokyo.
By
Josef Adalian
tokyo olympics
July 29, 2021
Suni Lee Secures Olympic Gold in All-Around Gymnastics
Making history as the first Hmong American Olympian.
By
Zoe Haylock
vulture asks
July 28, 2021
Vulture Asks: What’s Your Favorite Olympic Event?
The Tokyo Olympics have been
weird
but let’s not forget — some of these events have always been weird.
By
Vulture Editors
olympics 2021
July 26, 2021
Ariarne Titmus’s Swim Coach Got, Uh, Excited About Her Olympic Gold-Medal Win
The Australian swimmer edged out favorite Katie Ledecky in the 400-meter freestyle.
By
Justin Curto
olympics 2021
July 23, 2021
Welcome to the ‘What Are We Doing Here?’ Olympics
The opening ceremony’s determined efforts to project normalcy amid the abnormal were occasionally lovely and frequently surreal.
By
Jen Chaney
olympics 2021
July 23, 2021
And Now, Another Celebrity ‘Imagine’ Video, Courtesy of the Olympics
Just 16 short months after Gal Gadot’s video.
By
Justin Curto
open letters
July 8, 2021
Naomi Osaka Says Press Conferences Need “A Refresh” to Protect Athletes
“I believe that we can make it better, more interesting, and more enjoyable for each side.”
By
Zoe Haylock
vulture sports
July 7, 2021
Sha’Carri Richardson Is ‘Accepting’ of Team USA’s Relay-Race Exclusion
Despite the sprint star’s 30-day suspension ending before the Olympic race, she was not offered a spot.
By
Devon Ivie
vulture sports
July 2, 2021
Sprint Star Sha’Carri Richardson Suspended From Team USA After Failed Drug Test
“I know what I’m supposed to do, I’m allowed not to do, and I still made that decision.”
By
Devon Ivie
oh sh-t
July 2, 2021
Ultimate Slip ’N Slides
’s Post-Olympics Debut in the Toilet
NBC is currently looking for solutions to continue filming, to which we say … maybe don’t?
By
Savannah Salazar
an ode
May 26, 2021
Tokyo Olympiad
Is One of the All-time Great Sports Documentaries
When the Olympics came to Tokyo in 1964 (and went off as planned, unlike 2020’s games), Japan hired filmmaker Kon Ichikawa to chronicle the events.
By
Chris Vognar
vulture sports
Mar. 9, 2021
Japan Bans Foreign Visitors From Attending Summer Olympics
Sorry, doesn’t matter if you have the vaccine.
By
Devon Ivie
capitol riot
Jan. 14, 2021
Olympic Gold Medalist Klete Keller Charged in Capitol Riot
The swimmer was identified by his “Team USA” jacket and six-foot-six frame.
By
Chris Murphy
documentaries
Dec. 13, 2020
With Drawn Arms
Resurrects the Story of Tommie Smith for Today
Informally screened for players in both the NBA and the WNBA bubble, it chronicles the Olympian’s singular path from athleticism to activism
By
Chris Lee
vulture sports
Dec. 7, 2020
Break-dancing Is Officially Headed to the Olympic Games … in 2024
Could have really used it this coming year, but we will take it whenever we can get it.
By
Halle Kiefer
vulture sports
Sept. 7, 2020
IOC Says Tokyo Olympics Are Happening ‘With or Without COVID’
Starting on July 23, 2021.
By
Halle Kiefer
buffering
Mar. 27, 2020
NBC’s Peacock Pushes Forward Without the Olympics
The decision to postpone the Tokyo games will deprive the new streaming service of its biggest promotional platform.
By
Josef Adalian
vulture sports
Mar. 24, 2020
The Olympics Are Officially Postponed to Summer 2021
The IOC and Japan have reached a decision.
By
Justin Curto
vulture sports
Mar. 23, 2020
Canada Says It Won’t Send Its Athletes If the Summer Olympics Aren’t Postponed
The Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Committees call on the IOC to delay the games by one year.
By
Halle Kiefer
hell hath frozen over
Sept. 18, 2019
Tessa and Scott Will Ice Dance No Moir
My heart will
not
go on.
By
Rebecca Alter
roll clip
Mar. 20, 2018
Ellen DeGeneres Demands to Know Whether Scott Moir and Tessa Virtue Are a Couple
They insist they are not.
By
Jackson McHenry
politics! sports!
Feb. 25, 2018
Gus Kenworthy Slams Ivanka Trump’s Sudden Presence at the Olympics
“Honestly, tf is she doing here??”
By
Devon Ivie
olympics 2018
Feb. 25, 2018
Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir Skate Once Again to Fuel Your Wild Romance Fantasies
JUST KISS.
By
Devon Ivie
olympics 2018
Feb. 24, 2018
USA’s Curling Team Celebrates Historic Win With Hilariously Bad Karaoke
Curl
up and watch this.
By
Devon Ivie
Feb. 20, 2018
Paul Rudd Appears on ‘The Tonight Show’s First Five-Minute Episode of the […]
Due to NBC’s Winter Olympics coverage, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon is cramming this week’s episodes into quick, five-minute clips […]
By
Megh Wright
2018 olympics
Feb. 19, 2018
Olympic Figure Skater Suffered From ‘Nightmare’ Wardrobe Malfunction Last Night
Gabriella Papadakis remained cool, calm, and collected.
By
Devon Ivie
roll clip!
Feb. 18, 2018
Please Enjoy Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir’s Impromptu Beyoncé Dance Party
Never let the Olympics end.
By
Devon Ivie
babes
Feb. 17, 2018
That Shirtless Tonga Hunk Is Mighty Proud of His 114th-Place Olympic Finish
“We’ll have a good laugh over dinner.”
By
Devon Ivie
olympics 2018
Feb. 17, 2018
Adam Rippon Knows He’s ‘America’s Sweetheart’ Thanks to the Olympics
He’ll also accept “icon.”
By
Devon Ivie
olympics 2018
Feb. 17, 2018
NBC Erroneously Declared Olympic Winner in Women’s Skiing Before Finals Ended
“How did that happen?”
By
Devon Ivie
vulture lists
Feb. 16, 2018
The 5 Things That Make an Olympics Broadcaster Great
Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir are the gold standard of what Olympics coverage should look like.
By
Jen Chaney
winter olympics 2018
Feb. 16, 2018
Brian Tyree Henry Loves Curling So Much, He Invented an Olympics Drinking Game
“Just drink a shot whenever!”
By
Jackson McHenry
Feb. 16, 2018
An Oral History of the Time Bob Costas Had Pink Eye at the Sochi Olympics
“The decision to take him off air was … not difficult.”
By
Kelly Conaboy
Feb. 15, 2018
The 15 Best Olympics Movies, Ranked
From
Personal Best
to
Blades of Glory.
By
Will Leitch
and
Tim Grierson
winter olympics 2018
Feb. 13, 2018
Why NBC Shouldn’t Worry About Winter Olympics TV Ratings
The Pyeongchang Games are doing incredible numbers relative to everything else on TV.
By
Josef Adalian
2018 winter olympics
Feb. 13, 2018
Olympian Chloe Kim Casually Tweeted About Being Hangry While Winning Gold
This is a story about sports, but it’s also one about breakfast sandwiches.
By
Dee Lockett
Feb. 10, 2018
The 2018 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony Was the Best I’ve Seen in Years
NBC’s coverage of the Pyeongchang Games opening ceremony was marked by intelligence and restraint.
By
Matt Zoller Seitz
Feb. 9, 2018
10 Moments You Missed at the 2018 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony
Flags! Ice! Singing!
By
Clare Palo
winter olympics 2018
Feb. 9, 2018
You Will Not Be Seeing This Ice-Dancing Team’s Too-Sexy Lift at the Olympics
The Winter Olympics are a family-friendly place, okay!
By
Jackson McHenry
Feb. 7, 2018
A Few Reasons Why the Winter Olympics Are the Better Olympics
For one, the outfits are better.
By
Jackson McHenry
the end of an era
Feb. 9, 2017
After 24 Years, Bob Costas Will No Longer Host NBC’s Olympics Coverage
Costas took over the network’s prime-time hosting in 1992.
By
Halle Kiefer
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