The 2010 Winter Olympics
A roundup of Slate's coverage of the Vancouver games.
The Games
"They Shot, They Scored: Canada's classic win over Team USA capped off a fantastic Olympic hockey tournament and redeemed a crummy Winter Olympics," by Charles P. Pierce. Posted Monday, March 1, 2010.
"The Olympics Sap-o-Meter: The Sap-o-Meter says an emotional goodbye to Vancouver. Plus: the Sappiest Word of the 2010 Olympic Games," by Josh Levin, Jeremy Singer-Vine, and Chris Wilson. Posted Monday, March 1, 2010.
"The Queen Is Crowned: Kim Yu-Na's performance was the climax of the Olympiad," by Troy Patterson. Posted Friday, Feb. 26, 2010.
"Ladies' Free Skating: The angelic lightness of Yu-Na, the profound sorrow of Joannie," by Meghan O'Rourke. Posted Friday, Feb. 26, 2010.
"The Olympics Sap-o-Meter: Courage, determination, and passion at the ladies' figure skating finals," by Josh Levin, Jeremy Singer-Vine and Chris Wilson. Posted Friday, Feb. 26, 2010.
"Skate With Slate: Slate writers and editors chatted live about the Vancouver Olympics. Read the transcript." Posted Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010.
"Bob-Cams: My suggestions for improving the Olympic TV experience," by Troy Patterson. Posted Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010.
"Better Living Through Tape Delay: Why live sporting events are for suckers," by Bill Smee. Posted Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010.
"The Olympics Sap-o-Meter: Falling in a winter blunderland," by Hillary Busis, Josh Levin, Jeremy Singer-Vine, and Chris Wilson. Posted Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010.
Illustration by Robert Neubecker.




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