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 …
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Olympic Winners Savor the Moment
The newly awarded Olympic gold medalists find a moment of calm to process their achievement.
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?
Britain’s Olympian Capital: Why Yorkshire Produces So Many Winners
There’s one boast the county of Yorkshire can confidently make: it’s a veritable Olympic champion factory
Olympic Women’s Boxing Has Its First Champions, and a Generation of Girls Have New Role Models
One by one they shadow-boxed their way into the darkened Excel Arena, spotlights trained on them as if they were heavyweight champions of the world. Six contenders, fighting their way to three history-making gold medals. All the …
The Sights and Sounds of the Olympics
With the London Games almost at an end, fans reflect upon inspirational moments and their favorite athletes
Olympic Homophobia: Why Are There So Few Openly Gay Athletes?
In the high-profile world of Olympic competition, only a small (but growing) number of gay athletes have publicly acknowledged their sexual orientation.
Wonder Women
Why the London Games were a barrier breaker for female athletes
Olympic Beauty Statements: Bold, Beautiful and Downright Bizarre
From Ryan Locthe’s patriotic grill to Venus Williams’s colorful ponytail, TIME looks at the competitors’ most memorable style choices.