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The Olympics

vulture sports Feb. 4, 2022

The Easiest Ways to Watch the 2022 Beijing Winter OlympicsPeacock would like to reintroduce itself.

By Savannah Salazar
highs and lows July 29, 2021

The Best and Worst of the 2021 Olympics So FarBecause in a pandemic Olympics, there’s room for celebration and deep concern.

By Jackson McHenry, Kathryn VanArendonk, and Cydney Lee

so angry it’s insane July 1, 2021

Welcome to Mad Girl SummerHeroines both onscreen and in real life are meeting the back-to-normal-ish moment by airing grievances like it’s Festivus in July.

By Jen Chaney
biopicked June 3, 2021

Tiffany Haddish Hits the Ground Running With Flo-Jo BiopicThis tracks (and field.)

By Halle Kiefer
biopicked May 4, 2021

Thomasin McKenzie Vaults Into Olivia Wilde’s Upcoming Kerri Strug Biopic PerfectThe JoJo Rabbit actress will star as the gold-medal-winning gymnast.

By Halle Kiefer
trailer mix July 20, 2020

Michael Phelps, Fellow Olympians Discuss Mental Toll in Weight of Gold TrailerShaun White, Lolo Jones, and other athletes discuss their struggle to receive mental health support in the world of elite sports.

By Halle Kiefer
vulture sports Apr. 14, 2020

NBC Sports to Re-Air the Summer Olympics’ Best HitsIncluding the Magnificent Seven, the Dream Team, and Jesse Owens.

By Zoe Haylock
vulture sports Mar. 30, 2020

Tokyo Summer Olympics 2020 Get New Dates for 2021But they’ll still be called the 2020 Games.

By Zoe Haylock
buffering Mar. 27, 2020

NBC’s Peacock Pushes Forward Without the OlympicsThe decision to postpone the Tokyo games will deprive the new streaming service of its biggest promotional platform.

By Josef Adalian
pitches Jan. 31, 2014

Ten Olympians Who Deserve Their Own BiopicU-S-A!

By Amanda Dobbins and Margaret Lyons
Aug. 10, 2012

Olympic Gymnasts Are Weird, Broken People“‘This trip has been incredible, but really I’m already starting to miss home and being a weird kid who doesn’t have any friends,’ said the […]

By Adam Frucci
vulture investigates Aug. 9, 2012

Do the Olympics Help NBC Shows Find Viewers? Vulture Digs Through NBC’s PastLooks like endless promotion during the Games does not lead to success.

By Margaret Lyons

the olympics July 26, 2012

Damon Albarn Iffy on the Olympics, Psyched About Ping-Pong“I’m just anti the capitalism of it all.”

By Amanda Dobbins