Aug. 18 2016 2:03 PMMom and Dad Are Fighting: Doping for Kids EditionListen to Slate’s parenting podcast about watching the Olympics with kids and the lack of diversity in children’s literature.Allison Benedikt and Jessica Winter
Five-Ring Circus
Aug. 16 2016 6:22 PMForget Rio: Who’s Winning the Race for the 2024 Games?Henry Grabar
Five-ring Circus
Aug. 8 2016 10:44 AMEverything You Need to Know About Gymnastics ScoringOr, why Simone Biles won’t get a perfect score in Rio.Dvora Meyers and Aaron Wolfe
The XX Factor
Aug. 5 2016 5:12 PMUSA Gymnastics Ignored Stories of Coaches’ Sex Abuse for Years While Athletes SufferedChristina Cauterucci
The Eye
July 26 2016 8:51 AMThis Stunning Bridge Proposal for the 2022 Beijing Winter Games Was Inspired by the Olympic RingsKristin Hohenadel
Books
July 5 2016 7:14 AMA Perfect 16.223Dvora Meyers explains why gymnastics’ perfect 10 went away—and why it’s not coming back.Rebecca Schuman
The Slatest
June 17 2016 10:50 AMReport: Russian Track and Field Team Will Be Banned From Rio OlympicsBen Mathis-Lilley
Political Gabfest
May 23 2016 5:46 PMShould We Cancel the Olympics?The Political Gabfest hosts share their thoughts on whether the 2016 Olympics in Rio should be canceled.Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz
Medical Examiner
May 13 2016 12:07 PMRio Should Still Host the Summer OlympicsThe threat of Zika isn’t enough to warrant canceling the games.Marc Siegel
The XX Factor
April 29 2016 8:33 AMRalph Lauren’s Olympic Uniforms Are Straight Out of Prep-School HellChristina Cauterucci
Outward
Jan. 25 2016 6:25 PMTrans Athletes No Longer Need Gender-Reassignment Surgery to Compete in the OlympicsJune Thomas
The Slatest
Sept. 1 2015 6:02 PMLos Angeles Named the New U.S. Bid City for the 2024 OlympicsJeremy Stahl
The Slatest
Aug. 11 2015 5:22 PMEvidence May Indicate That Rio’s “Raw Sewage” Olympic Lake Is Bad for AthletesBen Mathis-Lilley
The Slatest
July 31 2015 8:58 AMWho Needs Snow? Beijing to Host 2022 Olympics.Joshua Keating
Sports Nut
July 28 2015 4:37 PMLet’s Force Cities to Host the OlympicsA modest proposal inspired by Boston and Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery.”Justin Peters
Lexicon Valley
Aug. 18 2016 12:37 PMGymnastics Events Involving Bars Are Confusingly NamedKaty Waldman
Hang Up And Listen
Aug. 16 2016 3:16 PMThe Case for Dumping Hope SoloHang Up and Listen discusses why the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team will be fine without its current goalkeeper.Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca
Cover Story
Aug. 7 2016 6:00 PMCan Brazil Be Saved?Colossal corruption. Political chaos. The worst recession in its history. The Olympics won’t rescue the once-booming nation. But all is not lost.Franklin Foer
Hang Up And Listen
Aug. 3 2016 11:03 AMShould a Beer Mile Be Added to the Olympic Games?There will be five new sports at the 2020 Olympics. What else should the International Olympic Committee add?Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca
The Slatest
July 17 2016 9:33 AMCould Russia Be Banned From Rio for Its Reported Doping Program?Emily Tamkin
Moneybox
June 17 2016 1:49 PMThe Summer Olympics Will Probably Be OK. Rio Won’t Be.Henry Grabar
Medical Examiner
June 7 2016 9:58 AMOlympians Should Still Go to RioThe risk of Zika is not big enough to warrant skipping the games.Marc Siegel
Five-ring Circus
May 23 2016 1:04 PMGold, Silver, Bronze, LatexA history of condoms in the Olympic Village, from 8,500 in Seoul to 450,000 in Rio.Holly Allen and Lakshmi Varanasi
The Slatest
May 12 2016 3:58 PMThe Crazy, Urine-Filled Story of How Russia Doped Its Olympic AthletesJosh Levin
The Slatest
March 3 2016 3:48 PMHey, Look, a Nice Thing: There Will Be a Refugee Team at the OlympicsBen Mathis-Lilley
Brow Beat
Oct. 15 2015 3:50 PMWatch the Genuinely Inspiring Trailer for Race, the Jesse Owens BiopicClaire Landsbaum
Quora
Aug. 12 2015 7:55 AMAre Professional Track and Field Athletes Required to Wear Shoes?Quora Contributor
Sports Nut
Aug. 10 2015 5:51 PMLet Katie SwimThere are reasons beyond gender equity for the Olympics to finally add women’s 1,500-meter events.Rachael Larimore
Metropolis
July 28 2015 7:54 PMThe Olympics Need an L.A. GamesThe city once saved the mega-event from its bloated, economically burdensome self. Los Angeles could do it again.Henry Grabar
Hang Up And Listen
April 20 2015 5:30 PMHang Up and Listen: The Our Dump EditionSlate’s sports podcast on the Warriors and Hawks, Boston’s Olympic bid, and the Islanders’ last days at Nassau Coliseum.Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca
