Did the designer Stella McCartney disadvantage Team GB by not including more red in their Olympic outfits?
Olympic Outlook: In Gymnastics, Meet America’s Flying Squirrel
U.S. gymnasts have a tough road ahead to make the Olympic squad. But that doesn’t deter Gabby Douglas, who left her family and home for a chance to compete in London
Taking a Dive: Is Great British Hope Tom Daley Set for an Unsuccessful Olympic Games?
Why hasn’t Daley harnessed his obvious abilities as a springboard to predicted success this summer?
British Athletes Told to Avoid Shaking Hands at the Olympics
If you’re looking for a snapshot of what it is to be British, then look no further. In any other country, if a nation’s representatives at an Olympic Games were told not to shake hands during the greatest show on Earth, it would …
The New Olympic Ring: U.S. Women’s Boxing Hopefuls
Men have boxed at the Games for more than a century, but now women are getting their turn, too. Peter Hapak photographed the contenders for the women’s U.S. Olympic team
Jeremy Lin Won’t Be an Olympian. At Least Not for Team USA
There won’t be any Linsanity at this year’s Olympics — unless the rising NBA star decides to switch sides.
The Dream Team Gets Dreamier: Team USA Adds Blake Griffin to Olympic Pool
The 20-player group will be narrowed down to a final dozen by June. Which NBA stars will get cut?
Those Loony Olympic Mascots
London’s eerie choices for the 2012 games prompt questions about what makes a successful mascot. From the cute and cuddly to the creepy, absurd, and ethically questionable, a visual survey of past Olympic mascots.
Top 10 Memorable Moments of the Winter Olympics
It started with tragedy, and a technical mishap or two, but the Vancouver Winter Games also had its share of athletic triumphs. Here is a look at this year’s Olympic highs and lows
A Brief History of Olympic Sore Losers
Russia’s Evegni Plushenko believes he deserved the men’s figure-skating gold medal instead of silver at the Vancouver Winter Olympics. In honor of his poor sportsmanship, TIME takes a look at other Olympic complainers