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Table for One

10th January 20227th February 2022 by lukealexdavis

What would you give up for a chance at gold?

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The Ringer’s favourite sporting moments of 2021

2nd January 20227th February 2022 by lukealexdavis

The panDemiLovato couldn’t stop these sporting moments from 2021.

Olympics / Summer Olympics

Jessie Lau on Tokyo 2020, new rules for trans athletes, and their future

6th September 20217th February 2022 by lukealexdavis

‘Will new Olympics rules exclude or include transgender athletes?’

Olympics / Summer Olympics

How Patrick Savile made Yuto Horigome’s Olympic gold medal-winning skateboard

7th August 20217th February 2022 by lukealexdavis

‘It’s a mad one. I’m so blessed to be involved somehow! But mainly I’m so glad Yuto got it, just because of how humble and deserving he was, and I love how perfect it was for him.’

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Why are Olympic swimming pools so fast?

6th August 20217th February 2022 by lukealexdavis

Slight variations in water temperature or pool structure could be the difference between a podium finish or 4th place or missing out on a world record.

Olympics / Summer Olympics

Mark Wilson on the terrible UX of Olympic broadcasting

5th August 20217th February 2022 by lukealexdavis

It looks like some sports broadcasters won’t be winning any medals for user experience this year.

Basketball / Olympics / Summer Olympics

A Japanese robot that gets 3’s from halfcourt

27th July 20217th February 2022 by lukealexdavis

Shaq is currently taking tips.

Olympics / Summer Olympics

Some Olympics data viz

24th July 20217th February 2022 by lukealexdavis

Learn more about new Olympics sports and what everyone’s talking about with these data visualisations.

Athletics / Olympics / Summer Olympics

History Extra on Harry Edward: Britain’s first Black Olympic hero

23rd July 20217th February 2022 by lukealexdavis

A Black man born in Germany to German and West Indian parents, winning two Olympic medals for Great Britain? Ain’t nothing changed since 1920.

Olympics / Summer Olympics / Water Sports

Shout out to Alice Dearing, the first Black female swimmer to represent Team GB at the Olympics

26th June 20217th February 2022 by lukealexdavis

Alice is 1 of only 3 Black British swimmers of any sex or gender to achieve this.

Cycling / Olympics / Summer Olympics

Montreal’s Biodôme was an Olympic velodrome in 1976

20th May 20217th February 2022 by lukealexdavis

It’s literally a concrete jungle (in one section at least).

Olympics / Summer Olympics

Canada’s 2020* Olympic closing ceremony outfits are… something

20th April 20217th February 2022 by lukealexdavis

What are thooooose?

Olympics / Summer Olympics

When Carlos Valderrama carried the Olympic torch in Windsor

20th January 20217th February 2022 by lukealexdavis

Who better than Carlos Valderrama to carry the Olympic torch on behalf of Colombia in 2012?

Athletics / Olympics / Summer Olympics

Tessa Sanderson on racism, records, and boardroom representation

26th October 20207th February 2022 by lukealexdavis

Former Olympic gold medalist Tessa Sanderson spoke to Sky Sports about her experiences with racism, her gold medal in Los Angeles, and the lack of BAME representation in boardrooms.

Olympics / Summer Olympics

Olympic Games design (1896-2020)

16th May 201924th January 2022 by lukealexdavis

An Olympic historian has gathered over 6,000 images for a new book from Niggli.

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