A baptism of fire for McLaren.
Cross post: WWE Star Asuka Is Building Her Own Arcade Packed With Retro Classics (via Distant Arcade)
Japan
When Senna met Prost at Suzuka Circuit in 1989
What is Tokyo Olympiad? A documentary by Kon Ichikawa
GOAT status in documentary form.
Olympics / Skiing / Soccer / Sport / Winter Olympics / Winter Sports / Wrestling
The top 10 posts of 2022
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A 2022 FIFA World Cup review by Rikesh Chauhan
‘There was much to be said about the build up to Qatar, but the World Cup itself does what no other sporting competition can—it unites and brings the world together, even if for just a month.’
A very brief guide to sumo: the national sport of Japan
Learn more about Japan’s national sport.
Nagano 1998 (Winter Olympic Film)
Relive Nagano 1998 with the official Olympic film right here.
The wrestling women of Japan
Dangerous Minds on ‘the gorgeous ladies of Japanese wrestling‘: All-female wrestling in Japan in the 1970s was a glorious wonderland full of tough, athletic women happily defying cultural and gender norms. Matches were broadcast on television and a duo going by the name The Beauty Pair (Jackie Sato and Maki Ueda) were huge stars. Teenagers …
That time Lewis Hamilton went snowboarding in Japan in 2018
Could we see Lewis entering the world of snowboarding after he retires from F1? Probably not but let’s imagine he did!
How Patrick Savile made Yuto Horigome's Olympic gold medal-winning skateboard
‘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.’
A Japanese robot that gets 3's from halfcourt
Shaq is currently taking tips.