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In this Hang Up and Listen Olympics Extra, Josh Levin speaks with North Carolina field hockey coach Karen Shelton, who was also a starting defender on the 1984 Olympic team, and with two-time field hockey Olympian Michelle Vittese, who is currently representing the U.S. in Rio de Janeiro. Plus, David Epstein of ProPublica talks about the British rowers Helen Glover and Heather Stanning, the best athletes at the 2016 Olympics that you’ve probably never heard of.
Here are links to some of the articles and other items mentioned on the show:
- The Guardian wrote about Fiji beating Great Britain in the rugby sevens final to win the country’s first-ever Olympic medal.
- In Slate, Katy Waldman wrote about Simone Biles’ win in the gymnastics all-round.
- Michael Phelps won the 200-meter individual medley, and Rachael Larimore wrote about his greatness in Slate.
- The CBC’s Elliotte Friedman called the entire race thinking Phelps was teammate Ryan Lochte.
- Ryan Lochte, famed Olympic oaf, dyed his hair blue.
- On Wednesday, U.S. field hockey beat Japan 6–1 to advance to the Olympic quarterfinals.
- Michelle Vittese scored in the United States’ 2–1 win over Australia on Monday.
- Follow Michelle on Twitter.
- Karen Shelton has coached UNC’s field hockey team to six national championships since 1981.
- Follow David Epstein on Twitter and buy his book The Sports Gene.
- British rowers Helen Glover and Heather Stanning won their second consecutive Olympic gold in the women’s coxless pairs.
- Josh’s Olympics Extra flunge: Olympic air riflists wear badass leather jackets.
Podcast production and edit by Dan Bloom and Efim Shapiro.
Our intern is Laura Wagner.
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