There were many memorable moments at the London Olympics, some heartbreaking and some baffling. But each of TIME’s correspondents at the Games has picked two that stood out the most, for better or for worse
Social Self Portraits: Olympic Athletes’ Best Photos From London 2012
Amazing photos from the track and the pool fill the pages of magazines and the front pages of newspapers every Olympics. But thanks to social media and some camera-happy athletes we’re now privy to some amazing behind-the-scenes …
Bring Back Tug of War, So Long Ping Pong: The Olympic Sports to Add — and Drop
Did you ever get that feeling, during London 2012, that there was something missing from your Olympics? Or that there was a sport dragging the whole thing down? Here, the TIME writers who covered the London 2012 Olympic Games …
Olympic Winners Savor the Moment
The newly awarded Olympic gold medalists find a moment of calm to process their achievement.
Q&A: Sochi’s Olympics Chief on the 2014 Winter Games
It’s still balmy in London, but Dmitry Chernyshenko, the president and chief executive of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, has ice and snow on his mind. Here he talks to TIME about the preparations for the Sochi Games.
Boris Johnson: The London Mayor is the Biggest Winner of the Olympics
London 2012 has given Boris Johnson’s signature blend of erudition and slapstick a worldwide platform and hitched his star to an event hailed globally as a triumph.
The London Olympics Come to a Show-Stopping Close
In a spectacle featuring pop stars, fireworks and athletes from around the world, the London Games come to a close, handing off to Rio de Janeiro for 2016.
Britain’s Party: The London Games Rock On at the Closing Ceremony
With a musical medley of epic proportions, Britain puts on a memorable closing ceremony to cap a jolly good fortnight in London
How Team USA Won Men’s Hoops — and the Entire Olympics
For America, a gritty basketball win over Spain tops off a spectacular Olympics, across all sports
U.S. Women Win Fifth Consecutive Basketball Gold. Will the WNBA Benefit?
The WNBA has struggled to find a place in the crowded landscape of predominantly male sports that rule the best broadcast slots. Could a gold medal be the boost it needs?
