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The Olympic Games

340.3k viewsWhat Actually Happens at the Olympic VillageWhether it's the Winter Olympics or the Summer Games, Olympic Villages are full of fit people whose nerves and hormones are runnin...

3.4m viewsCreepy Ghost Sites from Past OlympicsHosting the Olympics almost always backfires. It sounds glamorous, but in reality, it's anything but. Cities build massive arenas ...

2.4k votersWhich Olympic Sport Has the Most Attractive Athletes?Every few years, the world comes together to celebrate its strongest, toughest, and most athletic stars. Nothing makes us prouder ...

364 votersThe Best Movies About the OlympicsThe Olympics are a source of inspiration, unity, and hope across the globe. Every country is proud to send its best athletes to th...

464 votersTake Note, IOC: Sports We Think Should Be In The OlympicsAs a former collegiate softball player, I was one of many saddened to see the sport excised from the Olympics in recent years. Thi...

29.6k views8 Times the Olympics Ruined the Economies of Host CitiesIn a 2014 editorial in The Washington Post on the economics of the Olympics, Steve Blakely wrote, "Olympics typically lose money a...

130.3k viewsThe Worst Olympic Injuries of All TimeEvery two years the world comes together to witness one of the greatest sports spectacles known to man: The Olympic Games. And whi...

4.3k votersThe Best Opening Ceremonies in Olympics HistoryWho doesn’t remember exactly where they were when they watched the opening ceremony of the last Olympics? Or the Olympic Games bef...

238 voters8 Old Winter Olympic Sports to Bring BackThere have been a number of cool sports featured at Winter Olympics past that won't be played at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeon...

211 votersInspiring Underdog Stories In Olympics HistoryEveryone loves a good underdog story (except for maybe those who end up being remembered as the losers) and Olympic history is ful...

109.7k viewsThe 13 Most Incredible Stories About Olympic Medal WinnersOlympians are an interesting breed. They strive against life and limb to compete, to prove themselves, to represent their country ...

1.3k votersThe Weirdest 'Sports' In The History of the OlympicsThe Olympic Games are the ultimate test of athleticism and skill. But when you look back at what events were in the Olympics that ...

30.5k viewsThings You Didn't Know About The History Of The OlympicsThere are many strange and fascinating facts buried in the long, bizarre history of the Olympics. The Summer Olympics of 2016 look...

21.3k viewsUnderneath The Glory, The Olympics Have Been Plagued By Crimes And Scandals For DecadesThe Olympic Games are consistently astounding and filled with high drama, not just because the athletes are paragons of human phys...

268 votersHow The Winners Of The First Modern Olympics Compare To Today’s AthletesThe first modern-day Olympics were held in 1896 in Athens, Greece. As with any new event, there were some hiccups. Some of the vis...