In an upset, world all-around champion Jordyn Wieber doesn’t muster enough points to earn one of the US’s two spots in the all-around competition
London 2012
The 2012 Olympic Games Open with Lots of Bangs—and a Whimper
Danny Boyle’s spectacle was weird in places, patchy, a bit preachy sometimes—but the wobbles made the watching even more compelling.
London Gets Its Games On: Highlights from the 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony
As eager spectators take in the much anticipated London 2012 opening ceremony, the Olympic Stadium is filled with montages of everyday life in the British Isles: performers playing cricket, smokestacks rearing out of the ground …
Technology’s Touch: How a Photo Finish in the Olympic Pool Gets Resolved
Inside the timing suite for the Olympic swimming races. How accurate are those touch pads and clocks?
Olympic Soccer: Great Britain Draws with Senegal After 52-Year Absence
Senegal denies Britain a win in front of the home crowd
Q&A: Suttirat Larlarb, Olympic Opening Ceremony Costume Designer
The designer talks about the scale of the Opening Ceremony and Danny Boyle’s vision
Making Tracks: Will London’s Transport System Be Able to Cope with the Olympics?
The twin issues of transportation and security seemingly go hand in hand when it comes to putting on a major event
Liang Chow’s Gymnastics Coaching Journey: From Beijing to West Des Moines
Olympic athletes aren’t the only ones with inspiring journeys: Liang Chow built a reputation as an elite gymnastics coach from scratch
London’s Loss? Why Hosting the Olympics Is Bad Business
On Oct. 2, 2009, the entire country of Brazil threw a party. After a bidding process that lasted more than two years, the International Olympic Committee announced that Rio de Janeiro had won the right to hold the 2016 Summer …
The Olympics Have Begun, and It’s Ladies (Soccer) First
With women athletes on a more equal footing than ever in Olympic history, the women’s soccer teams have kicked-off the games with the first round of their group matches.