Tag: Life / Sports
Why Olympian Raven Saunders Throws Shot Put in a Distinctive, Full-Face Mask
You’ve probably heard of famous celeb alter egos like Beyonce’s Sasha Fierce,…
8 Things to Know About Gabby Thomas, the Harvard Grad Who Just Won Gold in the 200m
But college wasn’t all studying for Thomas—it’s also where her track career…
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…
Cyclist Kristen Faulkner Won Olympic Gold Just 7 Years After She First Started Biking
One of the best things about the Olympics is that nothing’s set…
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…
Why Some Olympic Surfers Are Wearing Helmets on Tahiti’s ‘Wall of Skulls’
The crystal-clear waves of the Olympic surfing beach in Tahiti might look…
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…
Here’s What Needs to Happen for Simone Biles to Get (Another) Skill Named After Her
Some elite athletes make history by winning medals or breaking records. Gymnasts…
Everything Katie Ledecky Has Shared About Living With POTS
At the 2015 world championships in Kazan, Russia, Katie Ledecky started feeling…