Tag: Life / Sports
8 Things to Know About Gabby Thomas, the Harvard Grad Who Won Gold in the 200m
Being an Olympian is just the first thing about Gabby Thomas, the…
3 Trans Athletes on Why Being Excluded From Women’s Sports Is So Devastating
What happens when the sport you love, the one you have spent…
What Artistic Swimmers Wish You Knew About This Absolutely Grueling Olympic Sport
While a lot of people think artistic swimming is delightfully antiquated—a bunch…
Olympic Equestrians Are Jumping Over Literal Works of Art—Here Are All Our Favorites
The barriers depict everything from pastries to the famous French wine-making process—and…
What Exactly Is Steeplechase (and Why Is There…a Water Pit on the Track?!)
Runners continue for a total of seven and a half laps, clearing…
Here’s Exactly How and When to Watch Sha’Carri Richardson at the Olympics
Sha’Carri Richardson hasn’t even competed yet, much less claimed a medal, but…
Everything Suni Lee Has Shared About Her Rare Kidney Disease
After Suni Lee won gold in the women’s gymnastics individual all-around final…
Here's How You Get 10,000 Swarovski Crystals on a Teeny-Tiny Leotard
Gymnastics—like diving and figure skating—is an Olympic sport where artistry and aesthetics…
Everything Katie Ledecky Has Shared About Living With POTS
At the 2015 world championships in Kazan, Russia, Katie Ledecky started feeling…
Simone Biles and Suni Lee Are Set to Face Off Against Each Other in History-Making All-Around Event
The women’s gymnastics qualifications on Sunday morning set the stage for some…