sochi
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Report: Russia Led A State-Run Doping Program For The 2014 Sochi Olympics
The New York Times published a blistering exposé today, detailing how Russian Olympians engaged in a state-run doping program in order to win as many gold medals as possible during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. At least 15 medal winners were reportedly involved.
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Ice-Climbing Structures Are Mind-Blowing Experimental Architecture
The design and fabrication of artificial ice-climbing structures is an incredibly creative yet widely overlooked form of experimental architecture. The resulting constructions are often astonishing: ice-covered loops, ledges, branches and towers reminiscent of the playful 1960s experiments of Archigram, yet serving as some of the most spatially interesting athletic venues in all of today’s professional…
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The Inside Story Of How Olympic Timekeeping Is So Amazingly Precise
Three one-thousandths of a second is less than 1/10th of a blink, less than 1/100th of a heartbeat. But if you’re a speedskater, 0.003 seconds can be the difference between gold and silver. So how are Olympics timekeepers able to get such ridiculous precision and accuracy? For the inside scoop, we talked to Omega’s Peter…
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Under Armour’s Suits May Actually Be Slowing Down Speedskaters
Heralded as “the world’s fastest speed skating suit,” Under Armour’s all-in-one was hoped to give US athletes the edge in Sochi. Now, though, it appears it could in fact be slowing them down.