The Ringer Guide to the Summer Games
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The Ringer Guide to the Summer Games
Short-form daily podcast that breaks down all the ways the Olympics are the most fascinating sporting event on the planet, with insight, humor, and commentary from the athletes.
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20 EpisodenFlag Football Could Be Coming to the Olympics. Yes, Really.
The idea of flag football in the Summer Games may seem completely absurd. That doesn’t mean it won’t happen. The push to get this version of the sport...
Karate Is Now an Olympic Sport. It’s Not What You Think.
There will be 60 gold medals awarded in fighting events in Tokyo. But only one of these events features competitors who fight against nobody. It’s tim...
Meet the Most Unlikely Two-Sport Athlete in Olympic History
There are a few select athletes who’ve gone pro in both football and baseball. There’s a small group of Olympians who’ve competed in both the Summer a...
The Greatest Dynasty You Don’t Know Could Soon Get Even Better
The Olympics features plenty of remarkable teams, but Team USA women’s water polo might just be the best of them. Its success stretches the limits of...
How U.S. Women’s Basketball Became a Dream Team Like No Other
What does it look like when all of the best players in a sport are on the same team? Team USA women’s hoops can help answer that question. Its dominan...
Give Olympic Horses Their Damn Medals Already
The Olympics are all about celebrating athletic greatness. But that doesn’t extend to equestrian events. It’s time to fix an egregious mistake and giv...
One Small Step for Mankind. Two Giant Jumps for JuVaughn Harrison.
No man has represented Team USA in both the high jump and the long jump since Jim Thorpe in 1912. But that’s exactly what JuVaughn Harrison will do in...
One Weight Lifter’s Transformative Journey to Achieving Her Olympic Quest
In 2018, weight lifter Mattie Rogers found out that her weight class wouldn’t be part of the Tokyo Games. To chase her Olympic dream, she had to go to...
The Simone Biles Story and Why the “Twisties” Are So Dangerous
Simone Biles withdrew from both the team and individual all-around competitions in the Summer Olympics, telling reporters that she has the “twisties.”...
How to Win an Olympic Medal Without World-Class Athletic Skills
The rowers who don’t row may seem like the least impressive athletes at the Olympics. But one could be the key to preserving a Team USA dynasty. Welco...
Handball Rules. Why Isn’t Team USA Good at It?
Handball is one of the coolest Olympic sports. But the U.S. is never a medal contender. Why hasn’t handball caught on in the States? And what can be d...
What Makes Simone Biles the Greatest of All Time?
Everyone knows that Simone Biles is the greatest gymnast of all time. But what truly sets her apart? Let’s break down everything that makes her so tra...
Katie Ledecky Is About to Dominate the Olympics Like Never Before
Ledecky is already one of Team USA’s most decorated Olympians, but she’s never been able to swim her best event in the Summer Games. That’s about to c...
The Rugby Star Whose Olympic Path Was Paved by YouTube
Carlin Isles had never heard of rugby sevens. Then he clicked a link that changed his life. What happened next could win Team USA a medal—and chart a...
Can 3-on-3 Basketball Become an Olympic Phenomenon?
3-on-3 basketball is about to make its Olympics debut. And FIBA wants to popularize the sport worldwide. Will it work? The answer could depend on what...
The Rise of Olympic Skateboarding and the Debate Over Skating Culture
Skateboarding will make its Olympic debut in Tokyo. That’s amazing … and somewhat complicated. Does skateboarding need the Olympics? Or does the Olymp...
How Ultimate Frisbee Could Become an Olympic Sport
Think you know how a sport becomes part of the Olympics? Think again. Let’s break down that truly surprising process—and how it could lead to the firs...
Team USA Is Playing for Softball Gold. It’s Also Playing for Softball’s Olympic Future.
Softball is back at the Olympics for the first time since 2008! And the United States is favored to win! But the players aren’t just competing for a m...
The Last Hurrah of the Olympics’ Most Underappreciated Event
Racewalking sounds like the funniest Olympic sport. In reality, it’s absolutely brutal. What makes the 50k racewalk so perfect for the Summer Games? A...
Introducing ‘The Ringer Guide to the Summer Games’
What makes Simone Biles the greatest gymnast of all time? Why is Katie Ledecky set to dominate like never before? Who’s chasing history as a two-sport...